Before your time... so this has been happening... how long?

[Maybe this would be better to bear if the vision wasn't still dancing around in his head.]

[Or if he hadn't been shot. Or if he weren't a cop, if that hadn't been his entire life goal. Or if--]

[He feels his nails dig into his partner's hand, and forcibly stops himself from digging in too much.]

Us against the world. It never sounds as badass as it should.

[His head lowers, but his eyes flick up again, after a moment.]

Kaburagi. Isn't he old and decrepit.