AoiTsukiroD8B751-PMA1-TRANSCRIPT

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Individual assessment of Agent Aoi Tsukiro from Batch 751 regarding his assigned mission on March 5, 21XX at 6394 \*\*\*\*fakeaddress, Tokyo. Multiple witnesses have spotted a hostile Daeva roaming the abandoned building, and there had been no civilian casualties when it was reported to MONO. Aoi was accompanied by Agent Sawachika, Agent Mifune, and Agent Iwayanagi. The mission was completed successfully, although Sawachika was comatose after he was found on the ground next to the building, assumed to have fell from it.

07/03/21XX

**Interviewer**: Uesaka Kunitaro, 5th division

**Interviewee**: Aoi Tsukirō, 8th division

**Location**: MONO:JAPAN — Interrogation Room 3

**Duration**:8m 15s

[BEGIN TRANSCRIPT]

**INTERVIEWER**: Good afternoon. I am Uesaka Kunitaro, your interviewer for today. Please state your name and age.

*(No response)*

**INTERVIEWER**: To ensure this interview goes smoothly for the both of us, we expect you to comply properly. Your name and age, please, right here. *(Taps the recording device)*.

*(No response)*

**INTERVIEWER**: Mr. Aoi.

**Aoi Tsukirō**: So you do know my name after all.

**INTERVIEWER**: *(Sigh)* It’s for archival purposes, but, yes, I am aware of who you are. It’s quite difficult not to. Now, name and age.

**Aoi Tsukirō**: *(Pause)* Aoi Tsukirō. 17 years old.

**INTERVIEWER**: Thank you. We’ve called you here to discuss an incident that occurred in your last mission. Will you be willing to give your account of what happened?

*(No response)*

**INTERVIEWER**: Mr. Aoi, I understand this was the first mission you’ve been on as a proper agent without the care of a mentor, but you don’t have to be hesitant when answering questions.

**Aoi Tsukirō**: I’m not hesitant. I just have nothing to say.

**INTERVIEWER**: Alright then. Agent Sawachika is currently unconscious in the Saisekai Hospital, suffering three fractures and a concussion. Do you have anything to say about that?

**Aoi Tsukirō**: No I do not.

*(Pause, shuffling of papers)*

**INTERVIEWER**: Agent Mifune and Agent Iwayanagi have given their statements already, and they both claim you pushed Agent Sawachika, leading to his fall. Is this true?

[TRANSLATOR’S NOTE: The interviewee starts using informal speech here. Until the end of the interview, he uses honorific speech to a minimum.]

**Aoi Tsukirō**: What? That’s stupid. He did that to himself.

**INTERVIEWER**: That’s why we’re here, Mr. Aoi, to figure it out. We value hearing out all sides of a dispute, which is why it’s important for you to give your account. Unfortunately, Agent Sawachika cannot give his, so in the meanwhile —

**Aoi Tsukirō**: Dispute? I’m sorry- can I speak to my aunt?

**INTERVIEWER**: …I beg your pardon?

**Aoi Tsukirō**: My aunt, Aoi Katsumi. Let me speak to her.

**INTERVIEWER**: I know who your aunt is, but I’m afraid we can’t do that. President Aoi is overseas on official business.

**Aoi Tsukirō**: Call her. Surely, with all of your fancy gadgets there’d be at least one you can use to reach contact.

**INTERVIEWER**: What I mean is, we cannot allow you to speak to her, not while the interview is ongoing.

**Aoi Tsukirō**: Why not? She’s my guardian. *And* your boss. Just let me —

**INTERVIEWER**: Mr. Aoi! *(Hands slam on table. Pause, clearing of throat)* Speaking to your guardian will only be permitted until after this assessment is over. Is this understood?

**Aoi Tsukirō**: *(Inaudible)*

**INTERVIEWER**: Now, please answer the questions properly without any other interferences. Don’t make it any more difficult for us. What happened on your previous mission?

**Aoi Tsukirō**: …We entered the site. Identified the Daeva. Killed it. Went home.

**INTERVIEWER**: Properly.

**Aoi Tsukirō**: Fine. Agent Sawachika, Agent Mifune, Agent Iwayanagi, and I arrived at PLACEHOLDER a little after 11PM. We couldn’t see the Daeva yet, but we knew it must be lurking around somewhere. Then Sawachika thought it would be a *genius* idea to climb up the building to scout.

**INTERVIEWER**: Is that sarcastic? Please refrain from using sarcasm.

**Aoi Tsukirō**: I’m just saying it would’ve been less time-consuming if we searched through the site, instead of waiting for it to appear. But of course they didn’t listen to me.

**INTERVIEWER**: Did this disagreement cause any conflict between you and your team?

**Aoi Tsukirō**: No. I was silent the whole time.

**INTERVIEWER**: Is this true?

**Aoi Tsukirō**: Yes.

**INTERVIEWER**: According to Agent Mifune and Agent Iwayanagi, you were, quote, “actively arguing with and cursing at them”, unquote.

**Aoi Tsukirō**: They said that? Seriously? *(Scoff)* Alright. I was very vocal about being against their stupid ass decision, is that what you wanted to hear?

**INTERVIEWER**: To some extent, it is. Continue on, then.

**Aoi Tsukirō**: We climbed the building. What there was of it, anyway. It was only 5 floors tall with no windows. We scouted the area. More me than them. They spent more time chatting with each other than actually doing what we came for.

**INTERVIEWER**: Did you argue with them during that interval?

**Aoi Tsukirō**: Do you have to keep asking so many questions? No, I kept quiet, honestly this time. I was too busy actually doing my job. And, as I expected, it took too long before we spotted the Daeva. Maybe half an hour after we went up.

**INTERVIEWER**: How did you find it?

**Aoi Tsukirō**: Me? I saw it coming up the stairs. But I don’t think we found it exactly. More like, it found us because of their loud fucking talking.

**INTERVIEWER**: Please try to keep cursing to a minimum, it’s inappropriate. What happened next?

**Aoi Tsukirō**: I’ll tell you what happened — absolute fucking idiocy, that’s what.

**INTERVIEWER**: *(Sigh)* What makes you say that?

**Aoi Tsukirō**: For one, they have no coordination at all. They scrambled around like little rats, and they somehow managed to talk a whole bunch before bringing out their weapons. It was walking closer, and I was the only one in position. Sawachika even suggested that we retreat downstairs first, which wasn’t even possible, since the Daeva was blocking the fucking stairway!

THIS ISNT FINISHED YET HAHAHAHA

**Addendum 08/03/21XX**: Agent Aoi Tsukiro was filed for suspension, yet it was denied by President Aoi. He will remain to be an active agent, although the President has ordered the 8th division to not assign him in future missions with the other 3 agents. He has been reassigned to Batch 749. Agent Aoi's request to transfer to the 7th division was denied.