It's nice to hear from you again.
I take it you already cast your vote? I am quite positive about it so far, though admittedly I try not to check in with the newest exit polls every fifteen minutes. To no avail, as you can imagine.
Why do you ask about bets? Want to make one? Could be fun.
Lunch? I suppose it's good enough of an excuse to have lunch together then, paid by the loser.
United Kusari being a candidate to face investigations, you say? I think they learnt their lesson from the scandal four years ago and cut ties with everything even remotely problematic. I'm more inclined to bet on the Social Democrats appearing in the news over ties to Liberty before the election phase even ends. I'll pay for the dessert as a bonus if the Ninkyō Dantai doesn't manage to overtake United Kusari.
Something as big as such an investigation will spread across the news like a wildfire anyway, so we'll see indeed. One last amendment to our bet: The winner also gets to choose the restaurant. I hope you know places with good desserts, just in case you get lucky enough to win. I'll already compile a list of options myself assuming we stick to Planet New Tokyo as location.
They better hurry up with the scandals, I am starting to grow hungry just thinking about it.
Are you on a deployment? I hope you haven't been drafted into this whole operation yet.
I need an additional person to talk to and I can only think of you for that. Can you find time for me?