Winter Born

He's nineteen. He's not a kid.

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I suppose he simply ages differently, then.

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You've seen him? What do you mean, ages differently?

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Simply that the last time I laid eyes on him, he seemed nine.

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Shut up!

[Ken has a way with words, oh yes.]

I'm gonna find him. That's what! [There is no doubt at all in his tone.] What the Hell'd you mean, 'taken care of'?

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[Wait what how the Hell does that even work?]

And last time I saw him he was my age. What the Hell's going on?

[So eloquent, Ken.]

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Ahaha, isn't this quite the situation.

Tell me, does the name 'Takatori' mean anything to you?

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[Guarded. OH so very guarded.]

It's familiar. Why'd you wanna know?

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Does it mean anything to your friend, the nineteen-year-old?

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It means enough. Where are you going with this?

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A simple curiosity. It seemed to mean a lot to that little nine-year-old I encountered.

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When was this?

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Wouldn't you like to know.

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[Ken's starting to wonder if he'd have been better off just being worried than trying to ask for help. All this is getting him is a headache and a lot of angry frustration.]

He's my friend. Of course I want to know what happened to him. Is there gonna be a point to this?

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I could tell you who took him away. Is that what you want to know?

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I wanna know where he is, and who he's with.

[... and you better believe it he's wondering what the catch is here.]

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You're going to find him...by rushing in headlong without any information?

I'm sure he'll find it a comfort you've gotten yourself killed when he comes around.

[Naoya smiles, and it's sharp enough to cut glass.]

I mean he's being taken care of. Don't strain yourself thinking on it.

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What the Hell's that supposed to mean? You'd try and kill me just for wanting to know where my friend is?

[Oh hey there leaping to conclusions. But he didn't like that sharp little smile one bit, and he doesn't exactly care for Naoya's insinuations either.]

You'd better not have hurt him.

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I'm not the only person in Somarium, am I? If you rush in with an attitude like that, there's no guarantee the people who do have him won't retaliate.

I haven't laid a hand on him.

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An attitude like what? Like wanting to know he's okay? That's not a goddamn attitude!

If you don't have him, who does? Christ, what would anyone want with him?

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How should I know? I don't read Loki's mind, and the whims of a chaos god are inscrutable.

As for your attitude...you're the one who immediately jumped to conclusions and started spoiling for a fight without knowing any information beforehand.

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That's because I'm worried, you bastard! And then you call up just to be an asshole about it, what the Hell am I supposed to think about you? Oh yeah, don't mind this guy, he's totally not suspicious?

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Maybe you could try thinking at all in the first place? I told you clearly what had happened, to which you flew off the handle.

You're far too brash and bloodthirsty...you're going to bite off more than you can chew someday.

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You told me he was being taken care of but couldn't reply. That's really not that fucking reassuring where I'm from!

[Yeah. Paranoid assassin is paranoid. As regards the latter point... this has probably already happened.]

You're seriously not goddamn helping.

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