[Kouha's a pushy, violent, tunnel-visioned jerk a lot of the time, but he's empathetic to almost a fault. Everybody's got something important to them, and that's what Kouha finds interesting.
Honestly, though, he wasn't expecting that for an answer. He plays it cautiously, not wanting to upset Alex. That was a surprisingly honest answer, and it deserves some consideration.]
FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
Same here. Guess we've got more in common than I thought.
[Kouha recognizes a topic-change when he sees it, even if he's not all that pleased to get derailed right now. Still, he's moved a step forward, so that'll have to be good enough for now.]
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Haha, are you for real? What'd you do to get in trouble like that??
[Story time?? Please, oh, please.]
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dunno.
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but sending humans after me is pointless.
[He really didn't know, but it definitely had something to do with his file. Being a volatile viral biomass didn't help matters.]
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Yeah, 'cause you're super awesome, you've said so before.
[It's an affectionate jab, but it might be hard to tell through just text.]
FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
I'm more interested in how you lost 'em and got back to camp without getting arrested.
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yup.
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two people can't do what an army couldn't.
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Are you saying you outran a whole army before??
[That's kind of a stretch, even for monsters.]
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i was popular.
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army, marines and special ops. [Not that he's bragging...]
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That's completely crazy!! What'd you do to set off that many people??
[That totally sounds like bragging.]
FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
But now I'm getting why a guy like you joined up with the CDC in the first place.
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if you're too lazy to look at my file i'm not going to tell you.
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it wasn't to run if that's what you're thinking.
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I read it, don't sulk. I just don't think somebody else telling it is gonna have the whole story, or get it right.
[Besides, those files are pretty sparse sometimes.]
FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
But I wasn't thinking you were running. I was thinking you were looking for somewhere people weren't gonna run you down constantly, that's all.
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what's there left to know?
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i can blend in if i want to.
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Blending in ain't the same as not looking over your shoulder all the time.
FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
And there's lots to know! You really think everything that's worth knowing about a person can fit in those tiny files? No way.
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FROM: mercer.alex@cdc.org
no. but i didn't come here to tell my life story.
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Man, you're no fun at all. Don't tease a guy with details like that and then refuse to answer questions!
[No fun at all.]
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ask one then.
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Seriously? You gonna answer if I've got one?
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just one. [There's something to be said about bomb bonding.]
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Talk about pressure... Gimme a minute to figure out what I'll ask.
[A few minutes later, a second message is sent.]
FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
Okay, so I wanna know you better, so here's my question. What's most important to you?
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It probably wasn't what most people thought either.]
FROM: mercer.alex@cdc.org
someone who's not here.
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Honestly, though, he wasn't expecting that for an answer. He plays it cautiously, not wanting to upset Alex. That was a surprisingly honest answer, and it deserves some consideration.]
FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
Same here. Guess we've got more in common than I thought.
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Still he answered the question and would much rather move on.]
FROM: mercer.alex@cdc.org
don't expect me to grow hair like yours anytime soon.
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FROM: ren.kouha@cdc.org
You couldn't pull it off, even if you wanted to!
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sure i could.
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but it's not my style.
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No way, no how. You'd be hiding it under that hood of yours, as soon as you noticed it.
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want to bet on it?
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On which part? That you can make it happen, or that you can work it?
[But that's a tentative yes.]
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