Yeah. [ he’s quiet for a second before he adds, ] Had a run-in with someone. I dealt with it before getting you and the others.

[ and that’s it. daylight is surprisingly clipped and short when he gives his response, suddenly a lot more focused on taking sharp turns. along with trying to juke/fake out the doppelganger in hopes they can confuse it.

it’s probably not something he wants to talk about. Which could explain why he tries to turn the subject back to okuyasu: ] Does it get aggressive? Shown any signs of attacking you or others? Gotta know in case there’s an upcoming scuffle.