[ Reina is cautious as she speaks, unsure of what Mine does or doesn't know about Kiryu. The fact that he killed the chairman, though, seems to be common knowledge in the yakuza— notoriety that had always struck her as out of character, but without concrete reason to suspect differently. Nobody had denied it. Not Nishikiyama, not Kiryu. Yumi herself no where to be seen. Reina thinks of how lonely Nishikiyama must be now and her expression sombers. ]
Mm. Nishikiyama-kun used to be so cheerful, but he's been different ever since he became a patriarch. Sometimes he doesn't talk at all, and gets so drunk that he sleeps here until morning.
[ As the door knob of the restroom gives a soft rattle, she tries to cue Mine to cut the conversation short with a subtle nod. Her gaze moves onto Nishikiyama as he steps out. ]
Your toilet almost ate my keys.
I wondered what you were so upset about in there, but it felt rude to ask.
[ A small and simple karaoke pad and two microphones are set out for Mine and Nishikiyama to use. While they aren't the latest models, they still seem well-loved by the establishment. Nishikiyama sits beside Mine, a little closer than he had been when he left. Reina is readying other items for fun, like mini-maracas she found sold at a trinket shop. She hands one of them over to Mine, it's size like a baby rattle. ]
Mine, you like rock music?
[ There is a correct answer to this question that is quite obvious by how Nishikiyama prompts it. ]
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Mm. Nishikiyama-kun used to be so cheerful, but he's been different ever since he became a patriarch. Sometimes he doesn't talk at all, and gets so drunk that he sleeps here until morning.
[ As the door knob of the restroom gives a soft rattle, she tries to cue Mine to cut the conversation short with a subtle nod. Her gaze moves onto Nishikiyama as he steps out. ]
Your toilet almost ate my keys.
I wondered what you were so upset about in there, but it felt rude to ask.
[ A small and simple karaoke pad and two microphones are set out for Mine and Nishikiyama to use. While they aren't the latest models, they still seem well-loved by the establishment. Nishikiyama sits beside Mine, a little closer than he had been when he left. Reina is readying other items for fun, like mini-maracas she found sold at a trinket shop. She hands one of them over to Mine, it's size like a baby rattle. ]
Mine, you like rock music?
[ There is a correct answer to this question that is quite obvious by how Nishikiyama prompts it. ]