[color=#E34234][b]Takumi Minamoto - Rinquisition II[/b][/color]
[i]Third Ward, Sakura Clinic, Fourth Floor[/i]
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Takumi couldn't say he was completely surprised that his questions were met with silence. His conversation partner was, after all, not particularly inclined towards social interaction. He turned to face the door, waiting for one of his siblings, or even one of the orphans, to appear and erase the awkward silence between the two very different siblings. He was about to accept that he wouldn't get much ground before he heard that soft hiss of a voice characteristic of the scarred young ghoul. Quickly, he turned back to face her and listened to her patiently as she answered his sole serious inquiry. After she'd been rendered red-faced and silent once more, the one-eyed ghoul considered her answer for a moment. 

And then he began to laugh, just not at Rin. That fact might not have been completely clear at first, though. In actuality, despite not noting any particularly interesting changes or providing any entertaining anecdotes, he was hardly displeased with her answer. While he may have been so sufficiently human as to render the concern moot for himself, he was well aware of how difficult it was for a ghoul to maintain an average lifestyle. Besides, even something as simple as owning an apartment and maintaining a steady job was far more than he could say for himself. In all honesty, he was kind of inept at living a civilian lifestyle. He didn't particularly mind his own lifestyle, though. After all, working as a salaryman was too much of a grind for someone like him, and if he wanted to benefit society, he had more direct methods to choose from that suit his skills far better. Ultimately, as long as he could keep living how he chose, he would be content enough with his place. Maybe not completely, but enough. 

He scratched at the side of his left eye. [color=#E34234]"Haaaah...."[/color] he let the last few laughs out of his system, [color=#E34234]"Sorry for that. it's not your fault; it's mine."[/color] Takumi sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, noting that he'd definitely not given Rin enough credit. She wasn't as small and weak as he'd thought at first. He sighed. [color=#E34234]"Good job, I'm sure the old man would be proud of you,"[/color] he grinned, lifting his hand to affectionately ruffle her hair. 

Of course, he would've left the conversation at that, but he'd realized that still hadn't answered her question. And he knew he'd have to do it sooner or later. [color=#E34234]"Guess there's no harm to telling you,"[/color] he said, using it equal parts as a neat transition and a way to brace himself for the coming exposition. [color=#E34234]"Since I left Tokyo, I've just been travelling around Japan,"[/color] he shrugged. His relaxed body somehow became even more relaxed as his gaze stopped attending to Rin and began focusing on a particularly interesting patch of wall to her left. [color=#E34234]"It was fun. Saw some nice stuff and made some friends along the way. A lot more enemies though."[/color] He smiled like that was some kind of funny joke. [color=#E34234]"Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures. I guess the idea just didn't occur to me at the time."[/color] And by that, he meant that he hadn't made a point of meeting up with his siblings. Oh well. [color=#E34234]"Anyway, enough about me,"[/color] he said, his uncharacteristic degree of lethargy returning to more suitable levels, [color=#E34234]"I'm sure you don't want to hear someone like me talk about boring stuff like that."[/color] He waved his hand and got up off the floor to stretch his arms out. [color=#E34234]"Sounds like everyone's almost done showering..."[/color] A thought occurred to him, and he turned to look back at his conversation partner. 

[color=#E34234]"Say Rin, where's Itsunii gone off to, anyway?"[/color]