IC CONTACT | Mask or Menace

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"Hey, you've reached Charlie Maxwell. Leave me a message. Or just text me. I might get back to you faster that way."

Comments

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you've got a good support network here you know

you don't have to take on everything by yourself

[rassera]

[It's awhile before he replies. About an hour or so.]

i lost enough already

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enough what? people you care about?

so it's better to be the lone wolf, right? do everything by yourself

[rassera]

lone wolf

i had a gang back home im not into the lone wolf shit



its my responsibility

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still sounds pretty lone wolfish to me, but i'm just an old guy what do i know

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a lot more than most people

[A humorous thought. Kaneda briefly wonders if things would be different if people like Charlie existed in Neo Tokyo.

If they even could...]

even if youre pretty ancient

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i'll take that as a compliment

just not the ancient part

[rassera]

brought that on yourself

おじいさん

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yeah, i have no idea what that says

[rassera]

guess well leave it a mystery



see you back home i guess

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hey

if you need anything, call me, okay?

[rassera]

okay







thanks

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i mean it




take care of yourself, kiddo

some time later

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by the way, i ran that text through google translate

fuck you

[rassera]

you wish old man



still wanna look after my ass

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someone has to make sure it stays out of trouble

[rassera]

good luck on that one


i am trouble

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i guess i've got my work cut out for me, then