[ Aiichiro leans into the touch with no hesitation; he needs the comfort right now, even if from an unexpected source. Maybe he's being naive, but Reno's refusal to give back the violence he was shown has put Aiichiro in a mood to trust him. ]

It's... it wasn't terribly formal, but there was something of a ... get-together recently, among people interested in sharing information. It was just a bunch of people chatting individually, not really everyone putting everything they know on the table, and some of the people I saw there... know more than they told, I'm sure of it.

[ He can't be angry with them for it, but he's a little curious if he'll eventually get more from one of those sources. ]

I have my own source too, if I can figure out... how to utilize that connection properly. But the gist of it is that people who have been here a long time have been collecting bits and pieces of information about the city, and the world, and the nature of things here. The fact that none of us can ever truly leave seems to be something ... quite a few people know from different sources, for example.

That's part of why I feel even more determined to create some kind of change.