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[ Ah. ]

That's... hard to explain.

[ Mostly because she's just... not in that world, doesn't know what it's like or how things work. ]

Either Pagan or I have told you I'm yakuza, right?

Yeah, you did.

I'm... well known.

Let's put it that way.

[ His life has been... insane. And his legend is... similarly bonkers. All the more difficult to get through for being true.]

As... a criminal? A murderer?

[ He looks a little tired for a moment before he breathes in deeeeep. ]

My hands certainly aren't clean. [ Do you know how many people Kiryu has beaten up over the years, Misty? So many people. At once. Or in a row. Or in a row and then at once. ] And being a yakuza means being part of a criminal organization, yes.

[ Maybe- maybe he can just kind of... give her a little something and they can move on. He's pretty sure it won't work, but he doesn't mind giving her this much. ]

I'm known as the Dragon of Dojima. [ The only saving grace here is that he's now considered Daigo's dragon, and not Sohei's. Fuck Sohei. ] And the Yondaime. The fourth chairman.

[If he's expecting shock, or horror, or disgust... he gets none of the above. She'd been a bit surprised when she'd first heard about his status at home, especially considering that he hadn't started out as an inmate like Pagan did, but she's pretty well beyond that now.]

You must have some really cool stories... even if you're ashamed of them now. Did you have a change of heart?

[ Oh. That's getting a raised eyebrow. ]

I'm not ashamed of any of them. And I wouldn't say I had a change of heart.

There's decisions I wish I'd made differently, but that was about how I chose to take care of the people closest to me. Not being a yakuza.

That's in my blood, etched on my skin. It's part of me. I don't regret it.

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Then why don't you want to talk about it much? Or about Majima? Do you just not like talking about yourself?

[ He shrugs. ]

It doesn't feel like there's much to say. And it's hard to explain to people from upright society.

Majima-no-nii-san is a part of that world, too. There's a lot of context that puts things into perspective.

Talking about my kids or some of my other jobs is easier because people understand that a little more.

Well, I understand a lot of things about the world of crime. And I'm not very upright myself. Obviously.

It's not just about crime.

[ He frowns as he tries to figure out how to say this. ]

Pagan might be able to explain better. He knows. And he's better at talking about it.

I'll tell him I don't mind. I promise.

Okay... do you guys talk a lot? Did he talk to Majima?

We do. But no, he missed him while he was being his father. He's hoping to meet him the next time something like that happens.

I'd like to meet him! I barely got to meet anyone. Well, I did meet Pagan's dad.

[A nice euphemism for "I murdered Pagan's dad".]

Why don't you want to talk about the notes?

We're friends now. I'm sure the next time he shows up, he'll look you up.

He likes to know what's going on with me. And usually, it's a good thing he does.

[ ...you see why he's used to nosy? Because he's used to nosy. And in everything. And joining him on every hobby. He appreciates it, actually. Far too many people just leave him alone or get intimidated.]

Why do you want to know about the notes so bad?

Well, because I want to know what's going on with you. And what went on with people and their people who came from home in general.

[ He doesn't really smile much. But he does look amused. ]

He stole my favorite shirt. Not too much else happened.

How did he get you to like him even though he's nosy?

[Pagan has informed her that "how to you con people into liking you" is not an acceptable method of friend-making, but she's not quite sold on that yet.]

I don't think about it very hard.

I just see how I feel about someone or something and decide if I like it or not.

But you're like... totally smitten with him. It's cute! How did he do that?

You'll have to ask him when he comes back. Or you could just ask Pagan.

Is Pagan smitten with him, too?

[ That gets a blink. ]

...no, they've never met. He got to meet someone else one time in a memory but not Majima.

Didn't Pagan give you my name?

Yeah, he did, but that doesn't explain why Pagan would be able to tell me how Majima got you to like him.

He can't. But he can tell you how I got to like him.

We didn't start as friends, even though it happened pretty quickly.

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