animus_network | 002 BITE. VOICE.

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002 BITE. VOICE.

Ah, I just realized I'm never gonna be able to settle things with Kazzy. Or have a fight with my brother, again. The only two tough bastards that were able to really fight me.

Shit. Even that voyeur's fighting tournament is somethin' I ain't gonna ever see, again. That was really fun. Sledgehammers and swords and general nastiness to get to the top ... no more.

Guess I'm gonna have to make a new hobby outta killin' some of the monsters on the floors. Maybe they can be some sport...

Unless someone wants to start up that sort of tournament here?

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Better than anything else. Don't think there's anything that takes a swing at you. ...Just a lot of biting.

Still yer right about now there's no real way to vent.

Gettin' nabbed every Monday is gettin' old.

Monday, huh? Me too. Tried not going. Didn't go very good. What's the point with nowhere to ride. Fucking ridiculous.

And the fuckin' color of this collar is clashin' with all my clothes!

[That...isn't exactly the first thing on his mind, but...okay...he's a bit too confused by this sudden change to even call Goro an idiot for it.]

...Right, yeah, should be letting people pick.

Look, I ain't some pansy who gives a shit about the latest fashion, but there is something that bothers me about having it mesh so poorly. I'd like to at least ignore the fact someone thinks I can be leashed.

Well sure, really makes it stand out. Couldn't they make it smaller or something? That'd be better than the colour.

That, too... what the fuck are they even thinkin'?

Probably just to fuck with us. Want to show you who's boss and shit. Just like prison all over again.

You been to prison, kid?

Aah, while ago. That's what the uniforms're for, right? Same shit...

What the shit you do?

Those bastards're always on me, just had a bad day! Run a gang, automatically means cops never leave you alone.

Haw? Ya have yer own gang? That's not like ownin' yer own family, and there's less rules, but it sounds like ya got yer head on straight to lead yer boys.

Cops generally don't know how to leave well enough alone. But there are some good ones there. Even the enemies that you have will eventually become somethin' close to friends after a time. But sucks that ya had to go to prison. How long was it for?

Family? You some kind of yakuza, old man? Mine's bousouzoku, biggest in the country! [There's clear excitement rising to his voice when he says that, it's his pride and joy.]

Prison was...shit, I dunno, half year?

That's right. I am. [ He laughs once. ] Really? Those sort of groups... I think we take a few of 'em from time to time. Third tiers, but they usually are able to get up in ranks. Still, that's better than some street punk-bitch and ya sound pretty proud about it.

I was only locked up for a few days... still half a year's kind of bullshit for a kid.

Aah, lots of guys've graduated to join up with you guys. Probably lands them a good deal being with us first. Got damn big, real fast. Started it up with my brother, he was a great leader, everybody heard about the great Diamond brothers!

Shit, few days? You got off easy. Probably just wanted to set an example with me, put all the punks in line.

Why didn't ya join up, then?

Eh. More or less. [ That shit is yakuza business and doesn't need to be discussed further, regardless of how much he already likes the kid. ] That's what they do.

...That's 'cause I got a duty with the gang. Made a promise with my brother, I'd make sure the gang grew and got stronger. Still got a few years before giving up the leader spot, have to see it through 'til then.

So after that, ya gonna join?

[He had intended to become a carpenter, after much worry over what he would do later, but...even that wasn't possible anymore. Though he doesn't believe the letters.]

Can't. Not gonna be going back anymore, this place's all I got.

[ Ah, right. All this talk had got him temporarily forgetting about the worlds being gone. He shakes his head. It's a damn shame. ]

Well, we've lowered our standards before. [ And he usually isn't the one to do this shit. But there is a teasing tone in his voice. ] Want to join the family?

[He snorts.]

You got one here?

Not gonna do you much good, good and dead back at home, and not much of that stuff going on around here, right?

I'm still the patriarch of my family, and they're too thick to die so easy. I can still choose who I let in my family, just like you consider yerself still the leader of yer group. Best I can offer since yer not get the chance is let ya join this family.

Shame it's only me being the member of it, but there were smaller ones before. Yer brother and you started yer band, right?

Aah, that's right. He was the first leader.

If you say it like that, guess I can't refuse, huh? Getting invited by the boss himself and all.

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