[Honestly it's a miracle Harry can get away with his white suits. But then, Harry hasn't been on the front lines for a long time. Brandon's always favored dark colors. It's always made more sense.
The thanks takes him by surprise. Just for remembering a name?]
Brandon shrugs, returning his attention to the (entirely slack) fishing line. It's awkward, accepting thanks. He never quite feels like he's done something notable enough to earn it. And for all that he likes to help where he can, he doesn't want to intrude on others' lives. At that point he's not helping.]
[Oda hesitates - does he have the right to call them family? If it weren't for the mafia he's a part of, they would still be with their real parents. 'Family' is a word he shouldn't use easily.
...But there isn't any other way he could describe them. Even if he couldn't call himself their father, those kids are undoubtedly family.]
[It's difficult for Oda to impose a request on a superior, but the offer has been made, and it's equally difficult to refuse. The deciding factor is whether Oda actually would like to learn.]
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The thanks takes him by surprise. Just for remembering a name?]
For what?
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[Remembering a name would be worth thanks, considering Oda's name is so unimportant, but that's not what he meant.]
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Brandon shrugs, returning his attention to the (entirely slack) fishing line. It's awkward, accepting thanks. He never quite feels like he's done something notable enough to earn it. And for all that he likes to help where he can, he doesn't want to intrude on others' lives. At that point he's not helping.]
...They're your family, aren't they?
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...But there isn't any other way he could describe them. Even if he couldn't call himself their father, those kids are undoubtedly family.]
Yes, sir.
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...That's important.
[He gives the fishing line a final evaluating look before starting to reel it back in. If nothing has bitten yet tonight, it's not going to start.]
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[More important than just about anything.]
...Any fish today?
[He's not much of a fisher himself, but he knows it's a hobby that requires patience. Uncle said he would be good at it.]
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Do you fish?
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[That's the way it was described in books, anyway.]
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If you'd like to learn... [He shrugs, awkwardly, not wanting to make too much of the offer.]
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If you don't mind. Thank you very much.