[DRYLY:] Oh, they're very big on honor and pride, all right.
[To the point that he almost hadn't wrestled, so as not to infringe upon that honor and pride and make a fool of the Toraguma. But hey, a bit of stubbornness had prevailed, in the end. For which he's grateful. Much as Kamui, too, prefers not to fight without a very good reason, it'd been pretty gratifying, actually.
The mention of a 'mutual acquaintance', however, is a surprise. A woman who'd known about him fighting can only be--]
Ah... you've met Emily. She's really nice, isn't she?
[He looks, well. Slightly contrite about all this. Kim's tone isn't scolding, but somehow, something in the man's nature makes him feel like he's being scolded, anyway. He averts his eyes as he continues.]
It's nothing too exciting. I was new in town, I walked through the wrong neighborhood, and I looked like an easy target.
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[To the point that he almost hadn't wrestled, so as not to infringe upon that honor and pride and make a fool of the Toraguma. But hey, a bit of stubbornness had prevailed, in the end. For which he's grateful. Much as Kamui, too, prefers not to fight without a very good reason, it'd been pretty gratifying, actually.
The mention of a 'mutual acquaintance', however, is a surprise. A woman who'd known about him fighting can only be--]
Ah... you've met Emily. She's really nice, isn't she?
[He looks, well. Slightly contrite about all this. Kim's tone isn't scolding, but somehow, something in the man's nature makes him feel like he's being scolded, anyway. He averts his eyes as he continues.]
It's nothing too exciting. I was new in town, I walked through the wrong neighborhood, and I looked like an easy target.
[He looks back at Kim, expression level again.]
Unluckily for those men, I'm not one.