[... you know, if it weren't for the fact that belph's pretty sure hikage's crushing on steph, that would almost sound like a love confession.

anyway.

he's quiet for a while, sipping more at his drink. the alcohol hasn't hit him—he can take a lot more than this. which is for the best, since he really doesn't want to get inebriated around hikage, of all people.]

It's really not that interesting.

[...]

You know how humanity lives underground in my time, right? My family's responsible for that, though most aren't aware. We're the ones who ruined the world, for the sake of ruling it.

... Well, that was before I was born.