[Rinne greets the Karterians with a different sort of smile, all roses and sunshine. He's not about to scare potential fans off when their fangs are doing half the work for them. It's not too much to ask of him. It is, however, more work than he asked for. He just wants to focus on Takasugi and their small victories now.

But even Takasugi doesn't want to focus on that...]

Oh, I heard about that. I don't think it's a bad idea to be prepared, but leaving everything in the hands of a literal god of war is kinda on the nose for me.

[Rinne slows down to match Takasugi's pace, leaning in as he tries to catch a glimpse of the man's face.]

What are you thinking?