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[Firo's leaving 1246 Williams Road late in the morning when he spots his regain. Outwardly, the car's nothing too remarkable. Except that the sides are badly scratched and the windshield is mostly broken. The thing's definitely been through the wringer.]

What the-? This thing..?

[It's not even his, unless... The sudden presence of the car has Firo a little unnerved. He knows he's seen this before, and he's pretty sure it's Szilard's. That brings up a question: why did he regain it?]

The hell is goin' on here..?

[He growls and marches to the vehicle. Though this is worrying him- he's been trying to just forget about Szilard- he's going to do his best not to show it.

After a few moments of slowly circling the car, he attempts to push it into the street. It stays stubbornly in place. Passers-by might see Firo glaring resentfully at the car before kicking it in the tire. He'll be alternating between attempting to move it and anxiously examining it.

He's not Szilard, Mayfield's must just be trying to mess with him.]

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[A little later in the day, Firo picks up the phone. Trying to sound casual, he asks:]

Hey, have any of you ever gotten somethin' from Mayfield that's... not exactly yours?

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Stealing would be so like me... so I try not to think about it... But yeah, um. I haven't regained anything that I don't actually own, but I'd be interested to know if it's possible.

[Sorry, kid, but that first part is weird enough that he can't let it go. He doesn't sound amused anymore, though.]

What's wrong with it bein' like you?

... It's nothing. Forget about it. I don't mean to be insulting somehow when I say that.

It's not insultin' me, if that's what ya mean.

But, hey, if that's who ya think you are, why's there a problem? Plenty of people make a livin' off stealin'. I'm not sayin' it's the right thing to do, but in the real world right doesn't matter.

[Gangsters should not attempt to make motivational speeches.]

... ehe... hahaha! [ She covers her mouth, trying to hide her giggling fit. She's never heard anyone say something like that before. ]

You're a funny person! Most people would scold me so much for thinking about such a thing!

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...What?

[At least she seems cheered up. After a little while, Firo speaks up, this time sounding a little happier.]

I've had a different life than most people, I guess.

Everyone here seems to have really interesting lives back home... Can I ask what yours was like?

Sure, why not?

[It's not like he can be arrested here.]

I'm a camorrista back home. I told you I run a casino, right? That's a part of my job.

Camorrista...? [ She has no idea what that is! But dang, sounds fancy. Gonna assume it's on par with being a king. ] That's amazing! Casinos are places I'm not allowed to go myself... I'm too young, apparently.

The Camorra's sorta like the Mafia, it you wanna think about it that way.

[He chuckles.]

Definitely. You're like, what, twelve?

Oh wow, the Mafia! So they're like your family?

[ ... sob. ] Um... sure, that's close enough. [ Fifteen. ]

Right on the money. I've been with 'em for years, since I was a kid.

What? Am I wrong?

That sounds really nice... I bet it's not scary being in a Mafia if it's like family!

... Nn-nn, don't worry about it. You were only three years off.

Camorra, remember. And they're not scary at all, unless you're on their bad side. I've got their backs and they've got mine.

...Three? Oh. Sorry about that.

[He gets pretty fussy about people messing up his age.]

That's not too young, I guess.

Ehe! Right! Camorra! I'll remember. It sounds like a nice system, though. I wish more things like that existed... or well! I wish only one existed and everyone was a member, I guess.

[He laughs.]

...Never thought I'd hear somebody say that.

... Am I wrong?

No, I agree with you. It's just, ya know, most people outside of the Mafia or the Camorra would never say somethin' like that. Most people aren't too fond of us, you could say.

Whether they acknowledge it or not, everyone is a part of something... so unfortunately, seeing something that they are not a part of is likely to make them feel uneasy. Especially if they're fooled into thinking they're apart of nothing that compares.

...When did you become so smart?

[But he likes that explanation. Especially because it makes him feel superior to Officer Noah.]

O-oh... um... by skipping middle school, I guess?

Sounds like a great idea. And what do you do when you're skippin' like that?

I-It's kinda weird to explain. Nothing good, I guess... But I learned to say strange things that sound smart, at least!

Oh, c'mon, they never teach you anything useful there anyway.

[Not that he'd know, he didn't even get through elementary school.]

Is that a useful skill?

[ She giggles. ] Even if learning isn't always useful, it's still super fun! I wish my head was filled with useless knowledge too! [ Don't worry, Satou, you have enough useless knowledge to go around. ]

I dunno... But I've gotten this far, haven't I?

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