"Pretty wild story, isn't it?" Trip answers easily, as if assuming every sordid little detail of all those years had already been shared. Maybe it has been, maybe it hasn't. He knew now that Sei was just as capable of keeping secrets as anyone else, but really, what did it matter either way?

He props his chin in his hand as he leans on the table, overall a man of proportions far too large for this delicate little eatery. Throw his weight around a little and he could be the proverbial bull in a china shop, to say nothing of his giant Allmate joining in. His own teacup looks like a child's toy in his fingers as he takes a sip of his own, eyes expectant.