You were… relatively close to Lieutenant Tsurumi, Kikuta observed smartly.

The Warrant Officer recognizes you, and briefly wonders what was so special about you to be in Tsurumi's tight knit little circle that he and Ariko were trying to infiltrate ( to get on Tsurumi's good side after being apart from him for quite some time ) … you must be obsessed with him too, right?

Yes, it would make sense… just as Usami was - being infatuated and strong, so easy to manipulate. Infatuation is easy to utilize, so no wonder the Lieutenant kept you close. Puffing on a cigarette, observing the townies gathered in the middle, being partnered up with you instead of that wretched Usami - to work together to find who was methodically killing prostitutes around town.

Perhaps he could use you, in a way… for information? A little awkward, but that's something he was familiar with. He didn't like you all that much, but was willing to put aside his thoughts and perhaps get into your mind as you seem a bit gullible… hm?

“Quite the horrorshow, hm?” He breaks the silence - cigarette smoke billowing from his lips; deciding to be the one to take the reins of the conversation. Kikuta glances over at you, “This whole mess. Having to look for a murderer while on the hunt for the gold.” He gestures around briefly… granted, the culprit had the tattoos as well - so it wasn't all for naught. But did you know that?