It's personal business. Nothing you should worry about.
[ Filling Mine in on the details will take a while, not to mention shine a light on his festering grudge. It's best to keep him in the dark, he thinks. Mine might refuse to assist if he realizes what it is Nishikiyama actually wants Hiyoshi for. ]
It's long overdue. You won't have to involve yourself beyond bringing him.
[ He curls the page in his hand some, ready to flip to the next tab. ]
[ It'd be naive to think no other explanation would matter to him, Mine knows. He wants one, though, and is willing to make that claim in case it lets Nishikiyama share more intimate details. Mine is kept mum when the other man repeats himself and uses phrases obviously meant to reassure. They do very little of that, and Mine's brow furrows to spell out his worry instead of wording it. ]
Yes. [ Even so. Wariness again, like with Kiryu, makes him reply in a terse way. ] I'll find him.
[ If Nishikiyama needs help, though... Mine can look for someone else. He clears his throat; he has to, not about to make an offer in the same space that'd seen his reaction shut down quickly. Instead: ]
[ He turns the pages on that cue, not hesitant to quit looking at Hiyoshi. Behind a red tab are copies of another profileβ adoption papers, some photographs of Yumi during her time as a hostess at Serena. There's more information on her than there had been on Hiyoshi. ]
Sawamura Yumi.
[ His face is softer when he looks at what he's gathered about her. There's a melancholiness to it, and he looks at Mine again. ]
She went missing on the night Kiryu went to prison. We grew up together.
[ He doesn't know what else to say to Mine about Yumi. Can hardly explain why he wants him to look for her. ]
It'll be harder to pinpoint her because she doesn't remember who she is anymore. I want you to try, though.
[ Mine's own speculations don't disappear with the page being turned, but he watches Nishikiyama's face more closely, seeing the change. The Kazama Family patriarch brought a number of children under his roof; Mine sees his name penned in on the adoption paperwork. Nishikiyama and his sister, Yumi and Kiryu...
Kiryu. The thought hasn't fully reformed in Mine's mind, but after hanging up the phone call, his want to ask the man about some of the things he'd said is still there. ]
I see.
[ Looking for Yumi inherently makes more sense to Mine than searching for that doctor. He doesn't ask for justification, unlike for Hiyoshi. Having learned some about Nishikiyama's past and sharing portions of his in turn, Mine thinks he understands. He has a desire to, at least. He can't bear the thought of losing family. ]
Searching for someone with memory loss... [ βis difficult.
It's not that Mine doubts his efforts, but wouldn't Nishikiyama have looked everywhere already? Mine lets a moment of silence into the conversation. In the end he's unsure though, whether his concerns reach Nishikiyama this way. He decides not to say them out loud again. ]
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Date: 2024-02-23 12:59 pm (UTC)[ Filling Mine in on the details will take a while, not to mention shine a light on his festering grudge. It's best to keep him in the dark, he thinks. Mine might refuse to assist if he realizes what it is Nishikiyama actually wants Hiyoshi for. ]
It's long overdue. You won't have to involve yourself beyond bringing him.
[ He curls the page in his hand some, ready to flip to the next tab. ]
Do you think you can handle that much?
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Date: 2024-02-23 01:28 pm (UTC)Yes. [ Even so. Wariness again, like with Kiryu, makes him reply in a terse way. ] I'll find him.
[ If Nishikiyama needs help, though... Mine can look for someone else. He clears his throat; he has to, not about to make an offer in the same space that'd seen his reaction shut down quickly. Instead: ]
You mentioned a second person?
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Date: 2024-02-23 01:55 pm (UTC)Sawamura Yumi.
[ His face is softer when he looks at what he's gathered about her. There's a melancholiness to it, and he looks at Mine again. ]
She went missing on the night Kiryu went to prison. We grew up together.
[ He doesn't know what else to say to Mine about Yumi. Can hardly explain why he wants him to look for her. ]
It'll be harder to pinpoint her because she doesn't remember who she is anymore. I want you to try, though.
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Date: 2024-02-23 05:03 pm (UTC)Kiryu. The thought hasn't fully reformed in Mine's mind, but after hanging up the phone call, his want to ask the man about some of the things he'd said is still there. ]
I see.
[ Looking for Yumi inherently makes more sense to Mine than searching for that doctor. He doesn't ask for justification, unlike for Hiyoshi. Having learned some about Nishikiyama's past and sharing portions of his in turn, Mine thinks he understands. He has a desire to, at least. He can't bear the thought of losing family. ]
Searching for someone with memory loss... [ βis difficult.
It's not that Mine doubts his efforts, but wouldn't Nishikiyama have looked everywhere already? Mine lets a moment of silence into the conversation. In the end he's unsure though, whether his concerns reach Nishikiyama this way. He decides not to say them out loud again. ]
I'll do everything possible to find her.