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[ he doesn't have a voicemail box set up. ]

vin: That's right.
vin: That makes sense.

sohmayuki: Though sometimes we can't protect anyone at all.
sohmayuki: Why do you ask?

vin: That's true

[slight pause]

vin: You remember the boy on Chipmunk
vin: The one from the game around two weeks ago

[ also a slight pause ]

sohmayuki: Do you mean Julian?

vin: Yes
vin: I wasn't sure whether or not you'd talked to him after what happened so I didn't use his name
vin: But yes

sohmayuki: So you've been talking a lot?

vin: Yes
vin: Maybe I shouldn't have

sohmayuki: It's fine. He doesn't hold it over your head, does he?

vin: To the contrary he's been more forgiving than I expected

sohmayuki: I'm glad.

[ another delay ]

sohmayuki: I'll keep it in mind.

vin: Keep what in mind?

[girl]

sohmayuki: That you're worried about protecting him.

[ zero mercy ]

vin: Even if I was
vin: I'm aware we are running out of teams we don't want to target

sohmayuki: Yeah. We'll see how it goes.
sohmayuki: But when there is something I can do about it, I want to.