(Ah, Matoba does that thing again where he switches how he speaks and it surprises him once more. Things like this always catch his attention, making him a little more alert as if he's back on an assignment or in some sort of briefing to prepare for one if only so he can blend in better.
He can also tell where the conversation is beginning to go and... well, considering the circumstances under their last meeting, he can only assume he must have let loose more than he thought. Enough for his accent to slip through, definitely. Not enough to completely give it away? Talking about home is complicated though if only because he can guess where the conversation may go next and that is where the feelings become more complicated,)
... It's a small. (Smaller than Kyushu.) A lot of fisherman and a lot of farmers. (Poorer people in society.) A few people on top and a bunch at the bottom.
(Which checks out! The island has historically been one of the poorer ones. It's one of the main factors that led to so many revolutionaries coming from the area; all tired of being abused by society and desperate and eager for something better even if it meant going to extreme methods.)
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He can also tell where the conversation is beginning to go and... well, considering the circumstances under their last meeting, he can only assume he must have let loose more than he thought. Enough for his accent to slip through, definitely. Not enough to completely give it away? Talking about home is complicated though if only because he can guess where the conversation may go next and that is where the feelings become more complicated,)
... It's a small. (Smaller than Kyushu.) A lot of fisherman and a lot of farmers. (Poorer people in society.) A few people on top and a bunch at the bottom.
(Which checks out! The island has historically been one of the poorer ones. It's one of the main factors that led to so many revolutionaries coming from the area; all tired of being abused by society and desperate and eager for something better even if it meant going to extreme methods.)