[ this is a business meeting. and someone he doesn't like very much right now made sure to drive home the point that there isn't a lot of room for emotion in this. it boils down to the simple decision of if there are unused resources, they can allocate them somewhere they can be put to use. basic stuff.
ryouma also wonders if matoba is going to ask about things openly or if, besides the sword, he can sense that something's changed, enough that ryouma is almost a little startled when he's asked about something entirely different. maybe that was on purpose, but ryouma looking foolish isn't such an odd thing anyway. ]
Well, they didn't peck me t' death, if that's what y' mean! I suspect I have the boss t' thank for it not escalatin' further, but I've managed t' look a little chewed up for a few days, at least. That ain't scathed enough, huh?
[ he laughs, even if he shouldn't. he's got the scrapes and scratches, but he's already been failing at the not sorry part of this the whole time. ]
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[ this is a business meeting. and someone he doesn't like very much right now made sure to drive home the point that there isn't a lot of room for emotion in this. it boils down to the simple decision of if there are unused resources, they can allocate them somewhere they can be put to use. basic stuff.
ryouma also wonders if matoba is going to ask about things openly or if, besides the sword, he can sense that something's changed, enough that ryouma is almost a little startled when he's asked about something entirely different. maybe that was on purpose, but ryouma looking foolish isn't such an odd thing anyway. ]
Well, they didn't peck me t' death, if that's what y' mean! I suspect I have the boss t' thank for it not escalatin' further, but I've managed t' look a little chewed up for a few days, at least. That ain't scathed enough, huh?
[ he laughs, even if he shouldn't. he's got the scrapes and scratches, but he's already been failing at the not sorry part of this the whole time. ]