[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

No need to apologise. Take care during all that.

Thanks. Right now it's stressful because I can't go take care of it. In the morning, it'll just be a bunch of tedious work. I've owned a retail business in Chicago for over a decade; this is not my first break-in experience.

It's a bummer, though. I believe in what the protestors are fighting for, and it sucks to see a few assholes tarnish that message for their own gain.

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

As for Kaixa, everything you've just mentioned has always been the appeal of the chararacter to me, alongside seeing what kind of ridiculous scheme he's up to next. I'm sure there is plenty more of that to come, but I remember my issues (and I assume a big part of mpst people's issues) is that the other characters don't exactly... respond to his continued menacing the way ai felt they should. I'll hold off elaborating because maybe when you get to future episodes, I'l suddenly remember differently.

(hey what if i try and take my off of things by talking about faiz)

There's definitely some of that in Episode 24, but not a lot. Mari, for one, is acutely aware of Kusaka's transgressions. Takumi is more... okay, here's a story.

I've got this friend. I've known for a long time. He's a friendly, funny guy. You can not believe a thing he tells you. Nearly every explanation he has for something in his life, assume it's at least 40% fabricated or embellished. And, like, he's always been this way. It's not malicious, he's not scheming, but you basically have to treat his stories as apocryphal. If you can do that, he's a blast to hang around with.

I think that's how Takumi is starting to view Kusaka. He knows Kusaka's lying to everyone, so he doesn't care if Kusaka tries to lie to him. His interactions with Kusaka are calibrated towards He Is Up To Something, which creates space to actually communicate with Kusaka.

It's a neat dynamic!