[h2][center][color=BFBFBF]Zenkichi Hasegawa[/color] [/center][/h2]
[center]Midgar- Sector 7 Slums [/center]
[center]Lvl 2 (3/10) -> Lvl 2 (4/10) [/center]
[center]Word Count: 520 words[/center]

Zenkichi concurred with Tora and Giovanna's suppositions on why Midgar hadn't taken the fight directly to the Machines. [color=BFBFBF]"It sucks, but...well, it's not all bastards all the way up and all the way down. They make the decisions they make for reasons, not just to be cartoonishly evil. Well...mostly not to be cartoonishly evil,"[/color] Zenkichi corrected after remember some of the more corrupt folks he'd had the misfortune of dealing with. [color=BFBFBF]"It's almost always a question of logistics. What do we get out of doing this? Is the risk worth the potential reward? And...well, the undercities just get counted less heavily in the equation. Not only is it out of sight, out of mind, but there's not many people with money down here to make people care. If you can invest in a bigshot politician's campaign, or even worse, his [i]opponent's[/i], well, they have to at least hear you out. Or it's their job on the line, and their power."[/color] Sighing, Zenkichi shook his head. [color=BFBFBF]"Politics..."[/color]

He watched on curiously as Tora waddled over to Partitio, and let the man know what they were here to help. Unsurprisingly, they didn't mystically round up a posse to take the fight to the robots because everybody was just waiting for the first person to stand up and say "no more", but they did at least get the attention of the merchant himself. [color=BFBFBF]"Huh. Uh, well...we're definitely trying to help out, but, and forgive the bluntness, we're not planning a casual stroll. It's gonna get ugly."[/color] He wasn't saying that to try and scare the guy off, but it was better to be safe then sorry. 

The Seekers carried on, reaching Stargazer Heights on their way to Scrap Boulevard, and that was where they saw the Rust Crew, along with a couple of folks that Roxas recognized and ran after while Giovanna made her way to Scrap Boulevard to try and get them a ride. Poppi's question, or more specifically, the way she addressed him, caused Zenkichi to tug at his collar, a little embarrassed. [color=BFBFBF]"Uh, yeah...that's them. But could you...not call me master? It's...kind of weird."[/color] He admitted, vividly remembering a time when he...hadn't handled Aoi's death so well. 

Shaking his head, he focused back on the Rust Crew. [color=BFBFBF]"But, yes, let's give it a shot."[/color] Walking towards the three members of the Rust Crew, he waved and called out, [color=BFBFBF]"Hey guys! So, heard you were looking for that Hollow Child yesterday, too. That, uh...well, didn't go so well for us. And turns out PubSec is...less interested in doing the right thing than in trying to save face. I probably shouldn't go into detail, but we're on our way to go try and do what we can to keep things from blowing up too badly in our faces. Not officially, of course. If you're willing, we could use a hand?"[/color] Zenkichi decided to go with honesty, hoping that they'd be willing to help, for whatever reasons they so chose. As long as nobody was stabbing anybody in the back, he'd consider it a win.