And Kusakabe, while wary of the lion, doesn't seem even the least bit intimidated by Trip's size. He's decked men larger and older than himself before without flinching. You don't scare him.

"Wild," he repeats, rolling the word around in his mouth as if it tastes off to him. "It's wild. Or...it's horrific," he states bluntly, fixing Trip with a dull, sour look.