[ And this is when the filter turns off. ] It's... [ He looks down on his hands, his cigarette tapering out. His next words come out in a whisper. Audible, but low. ]
I'm scared that those conversations weren't anything but Whisperer work. [ He's remembering how nice and entertaining she'd been. And how on the last night, nothing. Was it all an act? ] Or that I might have done something wrong.
Well, if they were... Maybe you should just leave them at that. You know part of being human means getting your heart broken once or twice. What should matter is the experience.
[He shrugs, because his own situation with Nico is rather different.]
What should matter is that you had that time, those talks. Whether you did something wrong is irrelevant. Because I think Kasumi-san would be upfront about that sort of thing.
[ Brig gives a nod, with a look on his face that he is absorbing the advice whole-heartedly ] I wouldn't go as far as heartbroken. [ He chuckles softly ]
It's just that it felt a bit so abrupt how she suddenly seemed so distant. [ He sighs ] Cause those talks did matter.
They [ a beat ] got me thinking about a lot of things. I just don't want to have offended her or anything.
I think you'd know if you offended her. And if the conversations you had mattered to you, then isn't that what counts? People. Conversations.
[He stands and balances himself, needing to stretch out.]
While it's not the same, Nico and I had to go through a lot before things settled. You'll go through that too when the right time and the right person comes along. [Pause, backtrack.] Not that I think Kasumi-san would be bad at all... It's just... [Shrug.]
[He spots guards looking up at them. Hm. That could be bad.]
That said, I think we've overstayed our welcome. How's about we take the normal way down and find ourselves some food. All that running made me hungry.
Still, thanks. I haven't had many friends in a long, long time.
[ He pulls out his phone and clicks open a bookmark. He forwards it to Kaz's number. ]
Big Fernand? [ It's a burger joint that's known to be "A brilliant little burger joint, which takes the traditional American burger and gives it the French terroir treatment." ]
[ He steps off the ledge and kills his cigarette ] You know, I'm pretty sure you won't be screaming when you do that next time we have one of these again. More like victorious shouting like Jack from "Titanic".
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He's opening up to you, Kaz. haha. Yes, you know more about romantic relationships than Brig does.
[ And this is when the filter turns off. ] It's... [ He looks down on his hands, his cigarette tapering out. His next words come out in a whisper. Audible, but low. ]
I'm scared that those conversations weren't anything but Whisperer work. [ He's remembering how nice and entertaining she'd been. And how on the last night, nothing. Was it all an act? ] Or that I might have done something wrong.
Aiyaaaaaaaa.
[He shrugs, because his own situation with Nico is rather different.]
What should matter is that you had that time, those talks. Whether you did something wrong is irrelevant. Because I think Kasumi-san would be upfront about that sort of thing.
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It's just that it felt a bit so abrupt how she suddenly seemed so distant. [ He sighs ] Cause those talks did matter.
They [ a beat ] got me thinking about a lot of things. I just don't want to have offended her or anything.
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[He stands and balances himself, needing to stretch out.]
While it's not the same, Nico and I had to go through a lot before things settled. You'll go through that too when the right time and the right person comes along. [Pause, backtrack.] Not that I think Kasumi-san would be bad at all... It's just... [Shrug.]
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Thanks, Kaz. This really means a lot to me. [ It really does ]
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[He spots guards looking up at them. Hm. That could be bad.]
That said, I think we've overstayed our welcome. How's about we take the normal way down and find ourselves some food. All that running made me hungry.
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Still, thanks. I haven't had many friends in a long, long time.
[ He pulls out his phone and clicks open a bookmark. He forwards it to Kaz's number. ]
Big Fernand? [ It's a burger joint that's known to be "A brilliant little burger joint, which takes the traditional American burger and gives it the French terroir treatment." ]
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[That, and he wants to save that sort of thing for next time. He has a feeling talks like this will happen more often between himself and Brigade.]
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[ He steps off the ledge and kills his cigarette ] You know, I'm pretty sure you won't be screaming when you do that next time we have one of these again. More like victorious shouting like Jack from "Titanic".
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Welp, we should go. I don't think they're gonna climb up here or anything, but I don't want them to send up a Helicopter either. Which way down?