Rei managed a wan smile as she nudged him, although her words made him grimace a little. "I know." He said grimly. Hopefully his lips weren't too loose... Shaking his head, he came back to the present. "Yeah. The True Scions." Rei pitched his voice a little lower. "Nasty bunch. You hear some rumors ...

Until the question, Rei smiled a bit. Then it fell away. "No." He said, shaking his head. "That's the other thing. The complicated part that maybe can't be fixed." He sighed. "Sorry. It's not something I can talk about very much. It's..." He grimaced, glancing around. "Not for public discussion."

Rei just shook his head, closing his eyes briefly. He took a deep breath, sighing just as deeply. Then, shaking his head again, he looked back at Yurei with a smirk. "Oh? Well, I'll have to remember that. I should have taken you out for breakfast instead." He flashed her a quick grin. "But, well, I'...

Rei grinned at that. "Tsuyo-sama is a smart woman. She had me pretty well figured out. Or... to some extent." He chuckled. "Poked at me a bit for playing around, so to speak. You know, like you and I did." A quick smile at that. Then he sighed. "I did get married once. I could again..." Rei looked o...

"She's leaving." Rei sighed. "But we mean to stay in touch." The next bit made Rei smirk. "So I'd gathered. And it was fairly obvious the two of you were connected, after that. I mean, at the party last night, she shouted about her girlfriend several times." His expression became less playful, altho...

Rei grinned. "I imagine Hinata is around here somewhere. Possibly we should check the park. Make sure to look up." His expression turned a little wistful. "I am very fond of her, too." Glancing at Yurei, he gave a tiny shake of his head. "It wasn't like that, though. Just... we have a connection." W...

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Rei chuckled. "Hey, the embassy budget doesn't stretch far enough to keep Yurei in restaurant food." He flashed her a grin. "But from time to time, sure." His expression grew more serious, although he still smiled, as she went on. "Oof!" He grinned. "And here I thought Akodo-sama was the only one wh...

"Damn right-" Whatever else Rei had been going to say was cut off as Mariko pulled him into another passionate kiss. Well, he was done talking, anyway. It was hard to say which of them needed the other more, but fortunately they could both be satisfied at the same time. Even as they kissed, Rei's ha...

"Well then," Rei said, lifting his glass to her, "I look forward to seeing what you come up with. And, perhaps, to a productive partnership." Smiling, he took a drink from his glass. Setting it down, he sighed. "After all, I expect to be here for a while, yet. Which is good. I kinda like it here."

"Oh." Rei grunted. "Sorry."

He brushed another hand over his face. "I mean, Crab and Spider are pretty different. Wait." He turned to look at her, sorta rolling along the wall. "Rikako?" His frown deepened. "Who's that? When was this?"

Well, Rei wasn't so concerned with the tease that he was going to pull away, smiling as their lips met for a few soft kisses. His passion started to stir noticeably as the last kiss lengthened, his lips briefly chasing after hers as she pulled back. He straightened, eyes bright, lips curled up into ...

Rei, on the other hand, was leaning against the wall. It was an awkward, heavy lean, but he was upright. "Mblergh." He muttered, one hand reaching up to brush across his face, making sure he was still awake. "What?" He said, followed a moment later by "Oh." Rei frowned at her, squinting. "I take it ...

Rei made a strange face. "I guess that's one way to handle it..." He looked like he was about to object, until Koyuki made her offer. "I do have someplace to be, actually. A very important date. So yeah, it's actually extremely important that I not be too drunk for it." He pursed his lips, looking a...

Rei smiled, a genuine smile. "Of course. I'll bring her tomorrow. And I actually just got a book about them. I'll drop it off with your things." He hesitated a moment, and then walked slowly to the door. "See you soon. Yuria." Rei looked at her a long moment, then smiled. "I'm really glad you're oka...

Rei tilted his head, smiling at her. "I bandaged it myself. If you'd like to check my handiwork, I'd be pleased to let you." Then his expression turned more serious as well. "Sometimes my job involves that sort of thing. But I'm careful, I promise. Besides..." He smiled again. "I kinda like impressi...

"Good. Good." Rei murmured softly, still watching her face, concerned. "You deserve some rest. And some safety. I'll see to that." Slowly he rose, his expression thoughtful as he gathered up Airi, who hissed mildly in protest as he put her back in her carrier. He moved slowly, the depth of his thoug...

"Hmmm..." Rei took a sip of his drink then, his expression thoughtful. "I would certainly trust anyone that you set me up with, Yurei-san." He flashed her a grin. "I'd like to think that goes the other direction, too. Not that he'd exactly set her up with Sakura, but he'd helped a bit... His express...

Well. This was a game that Rei was more than willing to play. Especially as he'd already wanted to tell her something. Preparing to talk, he took a deep breath, taking in more of her lovely scent as he did so. "It was a shootout with a nasty ronin group." Rei said, his expression turning slightly pe...

"Hmmm." Rei said, frowning, still holding his drink. "A way to sort the good ronin from the bad ronin would be good. We rely a lot on personal relationships, but that has a trade-off between speed and accuracy. If there was a way to do it faster..." He spread his hands, still holding his drink. "So ...