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"You're going to have to be a bit more clear. I can't read your mind, you know?" You lie to him.
"Him! Gregory! This whole fucking mission has been us being stringed along by him and his stupid obsession with this place!" You swear if he clenches his fists any tighter, he's going to break something. "Where to even start here?"
"First, he lies to us about why he's here! Then we dig around and see all of the stupid nonsense he did without even remotely thinking on the consequences!" Each word is laced with more and more frustration. "First, he fucks around with a position given to him by his sister! Then, he fires a god damn cameraman who somehow became an anomaly! Then he <span class="mu-i">BURNED SEVERAL CITY BLOCKS TO KILL IT!</span>"
"AND GUESS WHAT! HE COULDN'T DO THAT!"
"And what punishment does he get for messing around with people and killing god knows how many people? Oh, he gets to become one of the richest and most powerful men in the City!" He stomps his foot onto the ground. "'Oh Maru', you say, 'He had to come back to face his past regrets!'"
"Did he now? He had US handle it. WE found it, WE built the set to appease it. WE brought it over to him to 'talk' to. And it just...it just FUCKS OFF without even doing us the COMMON COURTESY OF KILLING HIM!" In an attempt to let out excess energy, he begins to pace around in a circle. "WE even had to patch him up otherwise, ahah, we'd be blamed for his death! Yeah, I rather NOT HAVE A FUCKING ARISTOCRAT FAMILY AFTER US!"
"Fuck, man. Can't he actually get PUNISHED for what he's done? Can ANY OF THESE FUCKS get ANY payback for what they did to...to..." The sheer overwhelming ANGER he's feeling prevents him from saying anything other than choked snarls.
"This isn't about Gregory, is it? Maybe he's a part of the actual reason why but there's something else to this, isn't there?" You place a hand on his shoulder to try comforting him.
"C-Can't I get ONE moment where an asshole like him gets PAYBACK?" He chokes out. Tears begin to build up in his eyes. "Even when he actually has to face his fucking issues, he gets away scot-free!" You open your mouth but he interrupts you. "Yeah, like missing an eye means anything when he can BUY A NEW ONE?" He pulls your hand off his shoulder. You stumble a bit but quickly regain your balance.
He's not listening to you at all.
"Gregory, look, I'm not here to fight you." You flex your hand a bit to make sure he didn't accidently hurt it. "Fuck. I want to help, okay? I'm worried about you. If this keeps up, you're going to burst a vein."
He continues to ramble, seemingly ignoring you. "Every fucking day, my office deals with asshole clients like him. Rich pieces of shit who never had to struggle to get where they are. All I wanted was to see him SUFFER. TO SUFFER LIKE I HAVE! Is that so wrong, Nicole?" You barely even need to mindread him when he's being THIS blunt about his feelings. You take a moment to think of a proper response.
"Maruyama," You respond with...
