[He says nothing as she begins to talk, just listens. His face is as expressionless as he can make it, taking everything in as best as he can—though when Takaya is mentioned, he twitches, because good riddance. Takaya was nothing but a sick bastard, and the world is probably better off now that he's gone. It wasn't like he didn't have a death wish anyway, so he got what he wanted in the end, and Jin followed. Jin was loyal that way—sounded like what Shinjiro knew of him. He had never wished death on him, but he hadn't ever liked him. Jin was just another messed up kid, just like the many others that wandered the streets.
The Chairman's betrayal, however, is a different story. He looks up sharply, a new light entering his eyes as his inner ire grows with every new bit of information he hears. It makes him angry, though his reaction is bridled, boiling underneath the skin. All this means is that all of them were nothing but pawns to use in whatever game he was playing, and it suddenly makes every damn thing he did reprehensible. He allowed a kid to join SEES. Allowed a bunch of teenagers to put their life on the line, getting hurt because of their solidarity towards a cause, all for a goal that was never a possibility.
He had known the Chairman for years, and Shinjiro had trusted him in his own way. Never close, he was never a friend, but respect was there. Now there isn't, just a sudden void.
But, just like he had agreed, he just listens, waiting to hear more of the many things he knows he'll never be able to change.]
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The Chairman's betrayal, however, is a different story. He looks up sharply, a new light entering his eyes as his inner ire grows with every new bit of information he hears. It makes him angry, though his reaction is bridled, boiling underneath the skin. All this means is that all of them were nothing but pawns to use in whatever game he was playing, and it suddenly makes every damn thing he did reprehensible. He allowed a kid to join SEES. Allowed a bunch of teenagers to put their life on the line, getting hurt because of their solidarity towards a cause, all for a goal that was never a possibility.
He had known the Chairman for years, and Shinjiro had trusted him in his own way. Never close, he was never a friend, but respect was there. Now there isn't, just a sudden void.
But, just like he had agreed, he just listens, waiting to hear more of the many things he knows he'll never be able to change.]