[He's sure Shigeru knows the answer to that, so... he just moves on with a shake of his head.]

It's not all for him, he just... irritated the bruises that were already there.

[Not that he's planning to tell who gave him the first bruises. The important part is that he's made Reaper angry.. and for once, he sort of regrets it.]

Can I uh. Tell you something? [He takes a long drag from his cigarette, refusing to look at Shigeru as he speaks.] It's been... a few months now, since I've been around my boss. I think I'm losing my mind without someone giving me orders.