I don’t even remember the last time I wore a suit.
[Eddie does not do formal. This much is obvious, again, just by looking at him — metalhead vibes notwithstanding, his personality just isn’t suited for clean-cut and proper.]
I don’t even remember the last time I had to tie a tie. No, Haru, it’s going to be bad.
Oh, I would have told you that regardless. [ She's doing soup today, something a soft yellow with herbs littering the top of it. And she scoops up a spoonful, also looking amused. ]
The promotion really only just means this apartment has a bit more space than my last.
That's true. I'm mostly meant to help all the new arrivals and to lend a hand keeping the local businesses safe and thriving after what you encountered. So far, nothing I wouldn't have done normally.
Oh, yeah— [Wiggles the fingers of his free hand.] Real abusive, helping out a new guy like me and inviting them to be your roommate. How terrible of you, Haru.
He was the CEO of Okumura Foods, which also overlooked a fast-food chain. His true interest was politics, however. He wanted to gain more of a foothold into that world.
That's awful. I didn't- [Way to go, Eddie. Way to turn the conversation around from something casual to getting her to mention her dad's murder.] Sorry, I didn't know.
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[ she's far too used to dressing formally. ]
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[Eddie does not do formal. This much is obvious, again, just by looking at him — metalhead vibes notwithstanding, his personality just isn’t suited for clean-cut and proper.]
I don’t even remember the last time I had to tie a tie. No, Haru, it’s going to be bad.
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[ Probably. She has no idea tying a tie for someone else is an entirely different kind of complicated. ]
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[Unforunately for them both, Eddie does not realize this, either. He's only ever had to tie one for himself, and clumsily, at that.]
Careful. If you offer that, I'm going to come running to you every time I have to wear a tie so I don't have to fiddle with it myself.
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[ You too can master the great and mysterious tie, Eddie. She believes in you. ]
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I see how it is. You're just resigning me to a fate of having to walk around with my tie all crooked.
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[ sips her coffee. ]
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Mm-hm. Such a taskmaster, Haru.
[He hardly seems bothered, only amused. He takes a bite out of his sandwich next -- not bad.]
Guess it makes sense, since you're one of Shuten's officers, aren't you?
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The promotion really only just means this apartment has a bit more space than my last.
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Yeah, but you still have more responsibilities than someone like me, who just got here, right?
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[She worries a lot, doesn’t she?]
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You know what I mean! Presumably!
[ Well, now she's just lightly pouting. She doesn't want to throw her weight around! ]
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The fact that you're even worrying about it means you probably aren't abusing any power you have. I wouldn't fret too much, all right?
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... I'm sorry. It's something I can't help but worry about. I don't ever want to be someone who lets power get to their head.
[ Unlike her father. ]
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You got, like, bad experiences with people who've done that before?
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What does your father do?
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Yes. But he was also murdered during a televised conference.
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Shit.]
That's awful. I didn't- [Way to go, Eddie. Way to turn the conversation around from something casual to getting her to mention her dad's murder.] Sorry, I didn't know.
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I'm sorry, for phrasing it so bluntly, but I've come to learn it's been worse to try and explain it delicately.
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