[It was something he understood on an intellectual level, but he was so stubborn and independent that he insisted on doing everything he could on his own. Normally his friends were around if there was a snafu. Jigen was there on the guns, the wheels, and whatever else he needed for an assist; Goemon's sword was among the most reliable he had ever encountered when the blade wasn't directed toward him; Fujiko always pulled through in the end, with more help than any of them bargained for, no matter how cold and callous she seemed during the initial planning phases.
His network wasn't in Luceti, save for Fujiko. It took years for him to fully adjust to the presence of his partners, and even then he always held back a detail here or there. They accepted it. The four of them accepted each other, for all of their flaws and quirks.]
...I have a lot of bad ones, I know. This is just a job I don't want getting out before the right time.
[Job. That's what it was to him, and so much more.]
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[It was something he understood on an intellectual level, but he was so stubborn and independent that he insisted on doing everything he could on his own. Normally his friends were around if there was a snafu. Jigen was there on the guns, the wheels, and whatever else he needed for an assist; Goemon's sword was among the most reliable he had ever encountered when the blade wasn't directed toward him; Fujiko always pulled through in the end, with more help than any of them bargained for, no matter how cold and callous she seemed during the initial planning phases.
His network wasn't in Luceti, save for Fujiko. It took years for him to fully adjust to the presence of his partners, and even then he always held back a detail here or there. They accepted it. The four of them accepted each other, for all of their flaws and quirks.]
...I have a lot of bad ones, I know. This is just a job I don't want getting out before the right time.
[Job. That's what it was to him, and so much more.]