[ As much as he tries, Link is really not that good with children.
He had hoped that bringing cookies to the boy's grave and saying hello, simply talking to him, something— would be enough, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. Link had no idea how to play with children, and he was evidently not as good at conversing with them as he had thought. The poor man is at a loss when he turns to you. ]
I don't... suppose you have any ideas...? [ It's said with the faintest trace of embarrassment. The faintest trace. ]
II
[ If this detective wasn't absolutely insufferable, actually paid attention to anything beyond listening to himself talk, and actually put in as much work as he played at, he might actually be decent. As it stood, however, he was insufferable, was astoundingly unaware of what was going on around him, and was more concerned with looking like an ace detective than actually being one.
At the end of a meeting with a client, Link leaves an unassuming, mysterious business card somewhere the client will find it. It's not like he shouldn't spread the word if he's going to be out interacting with people, right?
While the detective goes on and on as they walk down the sidewalk, relating to his protegé the 'thrill of the chase' (if he's ever actually experienced it), Link stops to show you a picture. ]
Excuse me— Would you have happened to see this man? I'm looking into his disappearance.
[ Just ignoring the detective for now. Link actually doesn't mind detective work, he finds, and the other man isn't doing any of it anyway. ]
III
[ Okay, these little machines were getting out of hand. Link didn't know what they were, or what they were supposed to do, but the ayakashi responsible for this had a terrible sense of humor. Link was having a hard time stepping close enough to them to dispatch them with his knives without the knives nicking at his ankles. If he could figure out some kind of epicenter... ]
We need to find where the machines are most concentrated... But where...?
Howard Link | D.Gray-man | Shinki
[ As much as he tries, Link is really not that good with children.
He had hoped that bringing cookies to the boy's grave and saying hello, simply talking to him, something— would be enough, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. Link had no idea how to play with children, and he was evidently not as good at conversing with them as he had thought. The poor man is at a loss when he turns to you. ]
I don't... suppose you have any ideas...? [ It's said with the faintest trace of embarrassment. The faintest trace. ]
II
[ If this detective wasn't absolutely insufferable, actually paid attention to anything beyond listening to himself talk, and actually put in as much work as he played at, he might actually be decent. As it stood, however, he was insufferable, was astoundingly unaware of what was going on around him, and was more concerned with looking like an ace detective than actually being one.
At the end of a meeting with a client, Link leaves an unassuming, mysterious business card somewhere the client will find it. It's not like he shouldn't spread the word if he's going to be out interacting with people, right?
While the detective goes on and on as they walk down the sidewalk, relating to his protegé the 'thrill of the chase' (if he's ever actually experienced it), Link stops to show you a picture. ]
Excuse me— Would you have happened to see this man? I'm looking into his disappearance.
[ Just ignoring the detective for now. Link actually doesn't mind detective work, he finds, and the other man isn't doing any of it anyway. ]
III
[ Okay, these little machines were getting out of hand. Link didn't know what they were, or what they were supposed to do, but the ayakashi responsible for this had a terrible sense of humor. Link was having a hard time stepping close enough to them to dispatch them with his knives without the knives nicking at his ankles. If he could figure out some kind of epicenter... ]
We need to find where the machines are most concentrated... But where...?