[ he smiles when set assumes a human shape because now he has something to smile at. ryouma can't help but have a sense of set's power and vastness in this place, but he's also a simple man and prefers a face over talking at the landscape. ]

Well, we're doing our best with what we have. We're lucky the folks in Kowloon really don't care too much about what's going on on the surface, so we'll just have to prove that we're better for business than Zenith.

[ he sounds confident even though he is under no illusion about the difficulty of the work he's taking on. he's never been deterred from doing anything just because it was hard. it also seems that ryouma is doomed to find himself in opposition to silco and sebastian no matter where he turns. he's sure that with those two gaining favour in Kowloon, it's only a matter of time before they go looking to uncover those secrets. ]

As for this factory business, it sure sounds like a challenge...

[ and once again: not a dealbreaker. ]

Still, if this thing goes down into the Below and potentially Kowloon, someone down there knows about it. I would guess they don't bother guarding it nearly as well down there because the location serves as its own protection.

Maybe we can find a way in that way? Or, a way to discover what it's all for, in any case. If you have any connections that might know somebody like that, send them my way. Otherwise, that information will probably cost us, but it's a worthy investment.

[ he knows money isn't the only currency that works in the Below, so he's hoping the price won't be too steep if he has to go that route. ]