No, Kuko's not like that. [He shakes his head.] But then I really don't have any answers.
[Of course Ichiro had considered it might not be about him. Even after Samatoki talked him down, anger had festered from that fresh wound and he couldn't do anything but accuse Kuko of being the sole cause of it all. Ichiro hadn't done anything wrong. He couldn't have. They'd been normal just the day before. They were looking forward to facing off with Kujaku Posse as the four of them. Kuko was just being a punkass or had some other motive.
Blaming Kuko had just left him feeling sick, though, and left him with only two options that had never felt right either. Either he had done something or something had happened to Kuko to make him act that way. It would make sense, considering Sasara had pulled the same thing on the same day but... somehow it was so hard to believe. And then everything with The Dirty Dawg happened - his blowout with Samatoki. Samatoki blamed him for something, so it only made sense that he was the common factor in both breakups.
But at least Samatoki had a reason, whether it was correct or not. He hadn't been grasping at straws like Kuko had been, and that makes Ichiro return to a previous thought.
He hesitates before speaking.]
How... much do you know about Sasara-san?
[This isn't his story to tell - he hadn't even told Rosho about Sasara's time in MCD - but if it has anything to do with Kuko, he can't keep quiet. That's why he's here with Hitoya. So they have to talk about it.]
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[Of course Ichiro had considered it might not be about him. Even after Samatoki talked him down, anger had festered from that fresh wound and he couldn't do anything but accuse Kuko of being the sole cause of it all. Ichiro hadn't done anything wrong. He couldn't have. They'd been normal just the day before. They were looking forward to facing off with Kujaku Posse as the four of them. Kuko was just being a punkass or had some other motive.
Blaming Kuko had just left him feeling sick, though, and left him with only two options that had never felt right either. Either he had done something or something had happened to Kuko to make him act that way. It would make sense, considering Sasara had pulled the same thing on the same day but... somehow it was so hard to believe. And then everything with The Dirty Dawg happened - his blowout with Samatoki. Samatoki blamed him for something, so it only made sense that he was the common factor in both breakups.
But at least Samatoki had a reason, whether it was correct or not. He hadn't been grasping at straws like Kuko had been, and that makes Ichiro return to a previous thought.
He hesitates before speaking.]
How... much do you know about Sasara-san?
[This isn't his story to tell - he hadn't even told Rosho about Sasara's time in MCD - but if it has anything to do with Kuko, he can't keep quiet. That's why he's here with Hitoya. So they have to talk about it.]