[Ah, the need to be the infallible leader, solver of all problems. She watches his face, that little awkward gesture, and decides: yeah. It must have been tough.

So the easier topic will probably be a welcome relief instead of trying to push about what being a leader had been like. Her eyebrows quirk, a little suspicion that she'd had falling neatly into place. Ah, of course Akechi had known so much about Jung and coached it in such language. She files that information away, nodding and smiling.]

We've met. She introduced herself to me as Violet -- I guess that's one of the code names you talked about, right? She shared some of the food she cooked with me. And I've hung out with Akechi-san a couple of times. I helped him make some beef stew, and I brought him lunch a couple days ago.