[ oh...

that's not ominous at all. he supposes maybe a lot of even salarymen feel pigeonholed into their roles as being the sole provider to a household, unable to change jobs, and navigating through overtime and other equally inconvenient details any job carries. but, perhaps because of his own history of being a devil hunter, he can't help but think it may be deeper than that. though, it's not like thinking so would really add or detract from the convo. ]

No choice? That's a funny way to word it. [ aka, tell him more...

but, at his words, yoshida gives a casual sort of smile. almost as if to silently say that such a thing couldn't really be applicable to him, but sure. he'll go along with it. ] Next you'll be scolding me for not studying for my finals. [ because... he's so hilarious (he's not). ] But, I think a lot of kids grow up under similar circumstances, but you never know. Maybe they can end up living more of a "normal" life than you expect.

"Normal" is best, right? [ saves this convo to justify himself to denji later. ]