Quotes About Tatsu

A violet glow spread in the east. On Kirin's arm, the Gauntlet of Tatsu bled an angry scarlet fire. The dragon on their left snorted impatiently. It is time, said Kirin. What is time? asked his dragon, confused. It, snapped Kirin. Move.

I heard laughter and looked up. Some kids at the terminal next to me, playing an online game. I wondered for a moment how I had gotten here. And I wondered if maybe this is what Tatsu had meant when he said I could never retire. That I would inevitably ruin every other possibility.

I wouldn't want to try to take this guy out with anything less than a scoped rifle. Which is something that's hard to confuse with expiration by natural causes. The hell with it, I thought. Risks are one thing. This looks like suicide. If Tatsu wanted him dead that much, I'd recommend a six-man squad and firearms. Much as I would have liked to do something to buy Tatsu's continued goodwill, this one wasn't worth it.