[Kaneda could tell right away when someone would be sneaking in the shadows. The boy might not know the forest or the jungle or even the difference between them, but the city life was what he knew, and a good gauge on the dangers of it. If Kaneda was calm...

There was nothing to worry about in those shadows. He ruled this city, if you asked him.]

Right! It's easier that way! [It WAS.]

But that's not...mmm. [His language is working against him here as he tries to rephrase it.] You 'shopped around' before you met Cha-Chan. And when you got to him...you stopped, right?


Was it really that easy? Eto...


You didn't regret it, right? It's just as nice as it feels now?

I-I mean...it WAS that nice even after you--[Shit. He fucked up.]