[ kaiser thinks that he's been tortured enough that he doesn't need to thank ray dark for bailing him out of jail on some kind of faustian bargain, he's paid back his dues. he does, however, say thank you very nicely whenever he gets invited to ray dark's holiday parties... so there's that. but were these sentiments spoken aloud, kaiser would simply agree — he tries to not make the mistake of forgetting that a part of him will always be a downtrodden child whose idea of a great life was being able to eat delicious food whenever he feels like it, because the last time he forgot, he crashed out live on the telly for everybody to see. ]

Well, then, keep in the back of your mind that I'm fully aware that I'm about to lodge a complaint about one of the most ideal competitive environments in the world. [ never let it be said that kaiser isn't self-aware... ] Everybody is talented, of course, but some lack the capacity to truly aspire for greatness. That annoys me sometimes.

[ some who are just happy to have been wanted by the most decorated team in the world, some who want to avoid losing more than they want to win, some who are concerned more with personal status than the noble pursuit of kicking the ball better... also, leonardo luna is there.

but, well, kaiser is clearly not starting any fistfights over it. nor are there any rumors that he plans to leave, so it can't be that bad. ]

Not enough to play too many mindgames over it, though. [ emphasis on "too many". and yes, even if kaiser is grateful in retrospect for all the mental tortures noa put him through, he is allowed to call him out for them, he thinks. ] People are hard to fundamentally change, after all.