[ oh. see, this is where emily has him beat because ryouma is nowhere near this put together about things. he was expecting to discuss it and chisel things down to—... a list that already exists. ]
Hehe, got it all thought out already, huh? Okay! How d'ya eat an elephant? One bite at a time, right?
[ that's the only way to tackle an insurmountable problem, which are almost all of the problems he's ever given himself to deal with. ]
I'll take it up with the boss and see what I can't get from them, to start. As for breakin' the news, you can leave that t' me again, if ya like. Maybe they won't throw birds at me this time if we're lockin' down this market thing at the same time. [ he laughs. ] I'm more confident about this than I was about the war!
[ half of that is giddy anticipation because it's starting to feel like he's finally getting close. he knows he should be more professional about this, probably, especially since he's not supposed to have a personal stake in this but... it's hard not to care about your own work when you're invested in it. it's not like it used to be, mediating as an external third party with no stakes in anything. whatever. the question of ryouma's personal ambition is a thing to face another day. ]
I suspect Matoba will wanna be involved, if only to see what's out there. In fact, if ya hadn't insisted I stay in the city he probably would've pushed for it himself, now that ya mention it.
[ but since he's not going, he leaves it at that. no need to add layers with enough to think about already unless emily feels the need to ask. ]
Cloud as well. I dunno if he's up to going himself, but be sure to call on him as a resource. He's the one who's been makin' himself familiar with our resources in terms of skills and manpower. Doubt he'd object to meetin' your standards either if ya tell him where your lines're drawn.
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Hehe, got it all thought out already, huh? Okay! How d'ya eat an elephant? One bite at a time, right?
[ that's the only way to tackle an insurmountable problem, which are almost all of the problems he's ever given himself to deal with. ]
I'll take it up with the boss and see what I can't get from them, to start. As for breakin' the news, you can leave that t' me again, if ya like. Maybe they won't throw birds at me this time if we're lockin' down this market thing at the same time. [ he laughs. ] I'm more confident about this than I was about the war!
[ half of that is giddy anticipation because it's starting to feel like he's finally getting close. he knows he should be more professional about this, probably, especially since he's not supposed to have a personal stake in this but... it's hard not to care about your own work when you're invested in it. it's not like it used to be, mediating as an external third party with no stakes in anything. whatever. the question of ryouma's personal ambition is a thing to face another day. ]
I suspect Matoba will wanna be involved, if only to see what's out there. In fact, if ya hadn't insisted I stay in the city he probably would've pushed for it himself, now that ya mention it.
[ but since he's not going, he leaves it at that. no need to add layers with enough to think about already unless emily feels the need to ask. ]
Cloud as well. I dunno if he's up to going himself, but be sure to call on him as a resource. He's the one who's been makin' himself familiar with our resources in terms of skills and manpower. Doubt he'd object to meetin' your standards either if ya tell him where your lines're drawn.
How's that for a start?