Maruki isn't a good counselor. Not really. Any help he's managed to give to people has been because he has the mind of a researcher, cataloguing information and drawing connections.
So, he does here what he does with his patients, with his friends: He listens to what Dolph tells him, and weighs it alongside everything he already knows.
It's not that he knows much about Odasaku. The man doesn't talk about himself in a meaningful way, really. But he doesn't have to talk to tell Maruki things.
After quietly mulling that over, Maruki finally asks: ]
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Maruki isn't a good counselor. Not really. Any help he's managed to give to people has been because he has the mind of a researcher, cataloguing information and drawing connections.
So, he does here what he does with his patients, with his friends: He listens to what Dolph tells him, and weighs it alongside everything he already knows.
It's not that he knows much about Odasaku. The man doesn't talk about himself in a meaningful way, really. But he doesn't have to talk to tell Maruki things.
After quietly mulling that over, Maruki finally asks: ]
Have you ever seen him use a gun?
[ And then, with a smile. ]
I'm going somewhere with this. I promise.