[ She listens to Erika speak. She's quiet. Maybe the Detective would've liked talking to her, she thinks. Shinobu does the math herself, and...yeah. That sounds about right. ]
Mm. There's no way to really verify their claims until it happens.
[ ...however. ]
Did you and Makima strike up a deal or something? Why are you part of the executions now?
[ She feels a little embarrassed for jumping to that conclusion, oops. ]
So this'll be a walk in the park for you. Well, we'll be counting on you, then, Detective -- got any investigation tips you'd like to share, or are those considered trade secrets?
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Mm. There's no way to really verify their claims until it happens.
[ ...however. ]
Did you and Makima strike up a deal or something? Why are you part of the executions now?
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[So. Nothing as sinister as that, just an egotistical desire to take credit for any future executions.]
It's the role I'm used to playing. I expose the criminal, my partner carries out the execution.
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[ She feels a little embarrassed for jumping to that conclusion, oops. ]
So this'll be a walk in the park for you. Well, we'll be counting on you, then, Detective -- got any investigation tips you'd like to share, or are those considered trade secrets?
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Yeah. I get that. Especially now.
[ Even if all the doubt will eat away at her, she's used to being self-sufficient. ]
Thanks. ... We're counting on you.
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[Detectives rarely help the situation, she finds.]
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[ Shinobu is clever, but she's never had to solve a murder. That was all Heizou's job, back at home. ]
I'll do my best, in any case.
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[Is that encouragement????]