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Shun hadn't bothered looking at the menu, since he already had an idea of what he wanted. After casting a glance at his lycan, he let out a sigh and turned his attention to Shiro.

"What was it you wanted to say?"

The other reaper looked up from the menu and heaved a sigh.

"As you know, I've worked for your father for a long time. He.. wasn't always the man that he is today. Things had changed drastically after the loss of your mother," he started. The last few words had caught Shun's attention, though he narrowed his eyes, not certain where Shiro was going with that.

"And what's the reason for telling me this?" he asked warily. Rarely did he ever hear anything regarding his mother. And quite frankly, it didn't matter that much to him if Kaitou was once different. This was the man he had always known personally.

"Because things are slowly getting worse as time goes by. I'm getting older and more weary of the way things are here," Shiro said while rubbing his forehead, "The business was never completely pleasant, given what it is. There's always limits though...You saw how your father just completely disregarded some of his men for having been caught. I feel it could use a little more... compassion I guess you could say. "

Shun was wondering very much the same thing as Mitsu, but she had beaten him to the question. The other reaper was trying to get at something here, but he wasn't entirely certain what it was.

"I doubt Kaitou will be able to change. Things have been going in a downward spiral. The loss of your mother had turned him into an incredibly bitter and spiteful man," Shiro said before letting out a sigh, looking over the two, "But.. given that you are his son, he has given a chance for you to work towards taking over one day. It's.. possible you could change things for the better. If this path keeps continuing, the Family would likely crumble in on itself. We'd be no better than some petty gang of street thugs."

This caused Shun to raise an eyebrow.

"Why have you never mentioned anything like this before?"

It was a legit question. He knew Shiro for quite some time, and yet he never spoke anything of this sort of thing.

"To be honest, with the way you were raised I thought you wouldn't end up much different from your father. But... I can see here that isn't the case," he said quietly in turn, motioning towards Mitsu, "You don't completely turn away close bonds out of fear you'll be hurt in turn."

Shiro looked between the two for a moment, but then his gaze fell upon Shun more directly.

"That would really depend on you. If.. this is a path you would be willing to pursue, I would be willing to aid you however I can. Regardless of how your father may treat you, I feel that you would be able to have better luck with getting others behind you as well. Maybe not everyone but.. I know I'm not the only one to feel this way. It won't be an easy path... but the right way is rarely easier," the older reaper explained. He paused as a waitress came on by to take their order.

"Ah.. I'll take some tempura udon," he smiled.

Shun took that in, thinking about the man's words. He furrowed his brow at the last set, recalling Lizzy saying something very similar. He didn't say anything in response just yet, as they needed to order food first.

"... lil oink ramen," he said quietly, then looked towards Mitsu.

Shun frowned when he saw Mitsu shove away the menu. With a sigh, he just shifted his gaze to the table for a moment, while the waitress went on to collect the menus and go to put in their orders. There were still a few questions in his mind.

"I doubt a business like this could be changed completely," he said quietly.

"No, but like I said.. there are still limits. Things often take a much darker turn than they need to be."

Thinking things over some more, he found himself wondering about one other thing.

"What happened to her anyway? ...My mother that is. No one would tell me anything before. But you seem to know something," he asked. Now seemed like as good of a time as any. He had suspected that his father had done something, but that might not be the case.

"One of Kaitou's enemies had gone after her. Ayumi didn't come back after that. And well.. it was because of that that he's taken this sort of philosophy," Shiro admitted, but he seemed a little uneasy about it. The boss had been adamant about no one speaking of it, but the boy was old enough now that he should know more, he figured, "something had snapped within that man that day..."

Shun fell silent again at this. It was... strange hearing about this sort of thing. That would suggest that his old man had cared for his mother after all. The idea of him caring about anyone was a rather foreign concept.

"Anyway... I want you to consider what I've told you."

Hearing Mitsu speak up, Shun turned and looked towards her. It didn't take him long to see what she was getting at. They knew an Ayumi, after all.

"It's... somewhat uncommon," he replied. He furrowed his brow, thinking about it. The woman was a ghost and had been for about seventeen years.

...

It was likely a coincidence.

Shiro looked to the two with curiosity, but he had quieted down for now.

While he waited, Shiro noticed that Mitsu was looking towards him.

"Hm?" he voiced. It looked like she had some sort of question on her mind.

"Yeah. It's.. a nice name though," Shun said quietly before falling silent as well. Before too long, at least, two bowls of noodles had come. At the sight of them, Shiro grinned and got his chopsticks ready before digging in.

The younger reaper was a little more slow as he did so, but he soon began to eat as well. It was just as good as he last remembered.

"..Would you like some?" he offered to Mitsu.

Shun watched Mitsu as she declined. Silently, he regarded her for some time, then turned to continue to eat, slowly.

"..Sorry.."

He didn't know what it was exactly, but he could tell that something was bothering her. It worried him too. He was having some trouble figuring out what path he should be taking right now. The reaper felt oddly compelled to stay in this line of business, though he was sure she didn't exactly approve of that. But... the thing Shiro spoke about.. it was almost a sort of compromise perhaps.

Even so..