[Half genuine question; half doubt. It's a likely enough story, but that doesn't mean Izaya will take it at face value.]
It does tend to be safer to travel in groups. But of course Akabayashi-san has his own way of doing things.
[Perhaps there's a compliment in there somewhere, but it's mostly stating a fact for the sake of it. Izaya knows everything one could possibly know about Akabayashi, of course!
Meanwhile, he keeps cutting away, disgust showing briefly in his eyes as the lizard's body shifts slightly, and blood gets on one of Izaya's shoes. A theatrical sigh soon buries all traces of real emotion, however.]
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[Half genuine question; half doubt. It's a likely enough story, but that doesn't mean Izaya will take it at face value.]
It does tend to be safer to travel in groups. But of course Akabayashi-san has his own way of doing things.
[Perhaps there's a compliment in there somewhere, but it's mostly stating a fact for the sake of it. Izaya knows everything one could possibly know about Akabayashi, of course!
Meanwhile, he keeps cutting away, disgust showing briefly in his eyes as the lizard's body shifts slightly, and blood gets on one of Izaya's shoes. A theatrical sigh soon buries all traces of real emotion, however.]