[ His facial reaction is subtle, but somewhere deep down he can feel his own crime coefficient going up a few ticks. ]
Akane... [ She came back with that memory and hasn't said anything? That's the second person in her life who paid the price for the Inspector's pure heart just by virtue of knowing her. It's not fair, and yet he knows that this is the danger that comes with having friends and family outside of work. Still... Akane Tsunemori is the last person who deserves this kind of suffering, and to what end? What was it for?
He wishes he had more comforting words to say other than slipping up with her name, so he just briefly pats her shoulder for now. There are times to be professional, and others to be just humans who have known loss. ]
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Akane... [ She came back with that memory and hasn't said anything? That's the second person in her life who paid the price for the Inspector's pure heart just by virtue of knowing her. It's not fair, and yet he knows that this is the danger that comes with having friends and family outside of work. Still... Akane Tsunemori is the last person who deserves this kind of suffering, and to what end? What was it for?
He wishes he had more comforting words to say other than slipping up with her name, so he just briefly pats her shoulder for now. There are times to be professional, and others to be just humans who have known loss. ]
I'm sorry.