Yeah, you mentioned that. Wasn't sure if maybe, I don't know, someone took you to one or something.

[ but the place kagari's from doesn't seem like a place where people do things out of the goodness of their hearts. like most places. it'd be kind of stupid to think otherwise, huh? juno tilts his head a little bit as he listens, a question bristling on the tip of his tongue. it blooms, prickling and unsettled. ]

She's someone I owed a debt to after a bad time. Decent guy. Owns the Vixen Valley where I'm from.

[ he glances down at the floor of the compartment briefly before back up at kagari again. ]

How'd you die?

[ he's never asked before. it always seems like a touchy subject and it's never warranted asking but. god his skin is crawling to know. fuck this ride. ]