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[rassera]

"Oi, it's me. Leave something here, would ya?"

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[psychofailed]

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You're not Masaoka, are you

[rassera]

youre the one with caller id you tell me


youre still sharing though right

[psychofailed]

["Kaneda Shotaro"...huh. Not a name he recognizes. Okay. This is fine.]

That depends. How old are you?

[rassera]

18


i hear thats adult in america

[psychofailed]

Isn't the legal drinking age 21 here?

[It's not so much that he thinks a couple of years makes that big of a difference--just, being marked as a latent criminal tends to warp your self-image a bit. Even eight months free, he still feels mildly uncomfortable interacting with the general public these days. And with alcohol being something people in Japan already avoided nowadays to protect their Psycho Pass, it feels a little awkward being a latent criminal offering someone underage alcohol.]

If you smoke, I could bring cigarettes, instead.

[He knows that's legal at 18 here, at least....]

[rassera]

more like a suggestion if you ask me

[Ask just how many fucks Kaneda gives about legal anything in America, and it'll probably be met with a shrug.]

[psychofailed]

A suggestion I'd rather follow, sorry.

[LOOK you're not even a legal adult in Japan?!]

[rassera]

oh come on ive been driving a bike since i was 13


16 since ive been here do they look like they care

[psychofailed]

Pretty sure you can get a driver's license at 16 here.

[rassera]

i dont need the government giving me a plastic card saying im allowed to drive


i know i can

[psychofailed]

Sure. But that doesn't help your case for why I should buy you alcohol.

Are you sure you should be asking a stranger in the first place?

[That's a diplomatic way of saying, seriously, I could be a fucking nutjob, why would you let me bring you anything??? It still makes him uncomfortable how trusting everyone is in this place, without Sybil to weed out unstable elements--including him, even.]

[rassera]

technically you asked me so


maybe practice what you preach

[psychofailed]

[One eyebrow sloooowly goes up. That's practically a Kagari-style logic weaseling, right there. It makes him hesitates for a moment, before responding with--]

You know the message wasn't meant for you.

[That's probably what he'd say to Kagari, too. Goddamn it.]

[rassera]

i like to think myself an opportunist

[Sorry buddy, he's one of THOSE guys.]

[psychofailed]

[Stop reminding him of people he hasn't seen in a long time gdi!!!!

He hesitates longer, the second time. Despite appearances, Kogami is a shockingly sentimental person, and Kaneda is chipping away at his resistance, here.]

Are you sure you don't smoke?

[rassera]

[Don't try to enable him into age appropriate bad choices!]

arent you an adult arent you supposed to be keeping me away from smoking


im not judging but im just saying

[psychofailed]

It's legal for you, at least.
If you're already into alcohol there's not much difference.

[rassera]

fun fact i dont really care about the legality

if i did my life wouldnt be half as fun

[psychofailed]

I do, though.

[rassera]

why

whats it ever done for you

[psychofailed]

[Isn't that a damn good question, Kaneda.]

Well
I did used to be law enforcement.

[rassera]

[LMAO WHOOPS. good thing that means jack shit in the U S of A. Or Kaneda would be hella backpedaling right now.]

so youre either fired you quit or america reemployed you


none of those make the law look all that good

[psychofailed]

The third one. But in fairness, the laws are different here than they are in Japan. It would've been irresponsible to put me on a police force without training in this country's policies.

[Also he probably would've had a much bigger existential crisis about it ahaha...ha....]