[ Not a thief, 'suppose you could say' he worked for a gang (which is what Risotto is comparing Team Rocket to internally, albeit a poor form of one), doesn't get to use his extralegal skills often.

That's adding up to be a variety of things and Risotto expects he'll have narrowed down his guesses, albeit not by much, the more he learns about how Team Rocket functions.

Listening to it has clearly gotten his attention though, not that it was lacking much before. Risotto doesn't look away from the man's face until a few moments after the question's turned on himself. He sighs and glances to the side, thoughtful. ] I hope the disinformation is just for non-members to be exposed to.

...My answer is similar to yours. [ It feels like a stretch to even give that much away, but Risotto can sense that an outright refusal to respond will not give the best impression. He'll be exactly as cagey as the other, in that case, because Risotto is actually a terrible conversational partner. ] And I suppose only time will tell if they ever need me for what I did more often back home. [ He's...going to be very surprised when he finds out that not only is assassination not needed, it's not possible here, not in a permanent way. ]