[Minakami looks away, at the mention of challenging the natural order. He's not going to say anything, he knows it bothers Tama, but it's still hard to kick a lifetime habit.]

...if we're brought here to... seed chaos in Hell, then it seems to be slow-going, even taking the sapping of people's strength into account. You say there are thorns, but most that I've seen [present company included] feel content to simply -- find a normal life here. Or an escape from their "normal."

Besides... [Not that Minakami has been speaking loudly, but he lowers his voice anyway. He hasn't wanted to bring this up, even besides the matter of his own contract, but it feels somehow taboo.] ...why promise us a reward, carte blanche, if we're a disruptive force?

[His head jerks back up, startled, at the mention of weird dreams. Even if he doesn't say anything, that's a clear "You, too?" ]

I-- well. What do you suggest, then? Cooperating with the Department's efforts to capture them? [He doesn't sound particularly for or against the idea, but there hasn't been any call to action from Shuten on the matter, that he's aware of.]