[ Immediately she gets a snort. ] No. Of course not. I have my own place.
[ A small, tidy apartment that only held what he needed. A couple of sentimental objects maybe, but nothing that he couldn't easily throw into a bag in a hurry.
He takes a quick peek at his phone screen when it vibrates with a message - "20.45" - and then switches the display off. ]
[Mostly it had been a throwaway question -- something to keep things moving. It didn't make much sense for him to be living back in Ekoda; surely in a year's time, she would have caught sight of him at least once before. With the answer, though, she learns something she didn't expect:]
You're not living with your mom?
[Her eyes flick briefly towards his phone when it vibrates, but the number means nothing to her. She doesn't give it a second thought. His question about the heist is much more surprising.]
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[ A small, tidy apartment that only held what he needed. A couple of sentimental objects maybe, but nothing that he couldn't easily throw into a bag in a hurry.
He takes a quick peek at his phone screen when it vibrates with a message - "20.45" - and then switches the display off. ]
...How was the heist? Seems Dove got away again.
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You're not living with your mom?
[Her eyes flick briefly towards his phone when it vibrates, but the number means nothing to her. She doesn't give it a second thought. His question about the heist is much more surprising.]
And you didn't see her? I thought you were there.
[Does that mean that he didn't see Toichi?]
[Is that better or worse if he didn't?]
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[ Lying about it would open him up to slip ups later. Better to be semi-honest. The best lies had a basis in truth. ]
Didn't want to stick around after... [ He let a gesture capture the rest of his words. She had been there too; she could fill in things herself. ]