[It wasn't something Ranpo ever talked about, really. Outside of when Fukuzawa's life was on the line, it was unusual to see him in any sort of mood that wasn't composed and confident.]
[There was a reason for that. The real reason he had such a lackadaisical life's motto: if he's happy, others are happy-- and if he's worried, it means there's a reason others should be worried, too. Maybe that didn't really apply outside of the criminal cases they took on, but it was a habit that was hard to break. He didn't want to let others in the ADA know that he was struggling sometimes, too.]
no subject
[Visibly winces.]
D-Don't worry about it!
[It wasn't something Ranpo ever talked about, really. Outside of when Fukuzawa's life was on the line, it was unusual to see him in any sort of mood that wasn't composed and confident.]
[There was a reason for that. The real reason he had such a lackadaisical life's motto: if he's happy, others are happy-- and if he's worried, it means there's a reason others should be worried, too. Maybe that didn't really apply outside of the criminal cases they took on, but it was a habit that was hard to break. He didn't want to let others in the ADA know that he was struggling sometimes, too.]