No shit? Didn't have him pinned that way. Not with all of you around him.
[The guy seemed more like the Inquisitor, that way. Though... maybe it does make sense. Now that he thinks about it. Guy in a position where he can't let things slip...]
[The corner of his mouth twitches a little.]
I'll keep it in mind.
[But probably going to keep things buried deep, regardless. Talking about the Chargers was hard enough without actually admitting they could be dead and it could be all his fucking fault and how he's letting his people down again damn it and--]
That's because he was always too busy solving the entire galaxy's problems that he's never stopped to think about his own. And hey, don't mention it, big guy.
[ And she hopes it doesn't come to that for Bull. Not the galaxy bit, since that's not really a thing here, but we get the idea. ]
Just thought you could stand to be reminded that you're a person, too. [ A beat. ] Now, about Tetsuo...
[ How does one say... I ran into Tetsuo in a shitty dangerous place and I didn't want to piss him off by trying to talk him out of it because I like staying alive so I inadvertently let him boss me around for a couple minutes? ]
I found him wandering around in Maurtia Falls sometime ago. He seemed like he was looking for something--like a scavenger hunt? He had a map with him.
He seemed to be having trouble, and I didn't want him to run about by himself in that place, [ more out of concern for anyone who might've made the mistake of trying to mug or kidnap him, honestly, and Kasumi really didn't want to bear witness to a psychic massacre ] so I sort of... helped him. I'm not sure what it was he ended up finding--I had to promise I wouldn't get in the way.
A map. Huh. You happen to see anything on it we could use?
[That's weird. Really weird. Something he should pass along to Kaneda as soon as possible. He has no idea why the weirdo would want anything to do with a map. Unless he's looking for a route to his missing hairline or something.]
[He looks her over as she trails off, though, nodding. Then leans more heavily onto his elbows -- to be more on the level of her eyes.]
But he's Tetsuo. And he's fucking insane on a good day.
[ She gives a rueful scoff at Bull's completion of her sentence--that was much more tactfully put than "a boy at least ten years my junior is freaking terrifying." ]
Yeah. That.
But I didn't find anything--not on the map itself, at least. It did lead us to an abandoned research facility... I could take a look into it, see what I can find. He went in by himself and told me to scram, but I stuck around and hid just in case. He came out with something after a while. I don't know what it was.
The whole thing was pretty shady, and--I don't know, but Tetsuo doesn't strike me as the type to be snooping around for things on his own like that. Someone sent him to retrieve this thing.
[He purses his lips, turning that over in his head. It sounds a hell of a lot like the research digs the Inquisition kept running across. And none of them ever really ended up well.]
[... except for that dragon guy. That was awesome.]
Yeah. We'd appreciate anything. Long as you keep yourself in one piece. But... I'll pass it on to Kaneda. Maybe he can put a few things together. Because I think you're onto something.
[He pauses. Then puts a huge hand on one of her shoulders.]
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[Shaking his head slightly.]
Funny. I'm usually the guy offering to listen to someone else's shit.
Giving other people what they need. [A dry, humorless chuckle.] Don't think I'd know how to do it the other way.
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Shep's the same way. You fellas forget this kind of thing can be a two-way street, sometimes.
[ Which is something that Kasumi is admittedly learning herself, too--slowly but surely, and with the help of the people around her. ]
Offer's on the table. I won't make you talk about it, but if you ever need an outsider's ear... you can reach me.
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[The guy seemed more like the Inquisitor, that way. Though... maybe it does make sense. Now that he thinks about it. Guy in a position where he can't let things slip...]
[The corner of his mouth twitches a little.]
I'll keep it in mind.
[But probably going to keep things buried deep, regardless. Talking about the Chargers was hard enough without actually admitting they could be dead and it could be all his fucking fault and how he's letting his people down again damn it and--]
... Thanks.
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[ And she hopes it doesn't come to that for Bull. Not the galaxy bit, since that's not really a thing here, but we get the idea. ]
Just thought you could stand to be reminded that you're a person, too. [ A beat. ] Now, about Tetsuo...
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[Maybe some other time. Once... he gets some shit sorted out with said boss. Once he sucks up the balls to ask.]
[If he even can at all.]
Hey, that defeats the point of the name. I put the in front of it for a reason. [He pauses too, long enough to drain half that drink.] Right.
What's he done now?
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I found him wandering around in Maurtia Falls sometime ago. He seemed like he was looking for something--like a scavenger hunt? He had a map with him.
He seemed to be having trouble, and I didn't want him to run about by himself in that place, [ more out of concern for anyone who might've made the mistake of trying to mug or kidnap him, honestly, and Kasumi really didn't want to bear witness to a psychic massacre ] so I sort of... helped him. I'm not sure what it was he ended up finding--I had to promise I wouldn't get in the way.
I'm sorry, Bull. I should've stopped him, but--
[ He scares me. ]
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[That's weird. Really weird. Something he should pass along to Kaneda as soon as possible. He has no idea why the weirdo would want anything to do with a map. Unless he's looking for a route to his missing hairline or something.]
[He looks her over as she trails off, though, nodding. Then leans more heavily onto his elbows -- to be more on the level of her eyes.]
But he's Tetsuo. And he's fucking insane on a good day.
[I don't blame you.]
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Yeah. That.
But I didn't find anything--not on the map itself, at least. It did lead us to an abandoned research facility... I could take a look into it, see what I can find. He went in by himself and told me to scram, but I stuck around and hid just in case. He came out with something after a while. I don't know what it was.
The whole thing was pretty shady, and--I don't know, but Tetsuo doesn't strike me as the type to be snooping around for things on his own like that. Someone sent him to retrieve this thing.
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[He purses his lips, turning that over in his head. It sounds a hell of a lot like the research digs the Inquisition kept running across. And none of them ever really ended up well.]
[... except for that dragon guy. That was awesome.]
Yeah. We'd appreciate anything. Long as you keep yourself in one piece. But... I'll pass it on to Kaneda. Maybe he can put a few things together. Because I think you're onto something.
[He pauses. Then puts a huge hand on one of her shoulders.]
Thanks, Kasumi. From all of us.