Two fucking gorillas whaled on him. Kira and— But he's not actually bothered by it, if he's going to be honest with himself. Not Kira, anyway. (The other, though, that never stopped bothering him. Not my father.)

"That's fair," Katou says agreeably, because he means it. "Gotta respect a guy who won't take anyone's shit." Not even his own. "You're kinda different from how I thought you'd be."