Costigan straightened as Bakura stood, knowing neither one of them wanted to feel disadvantaged. The guy probably could take Costigan in a fight easily, depending on his abilities. That didn't mean the Bostonian was willing to go down without a fight. Lucky for both of them, now seemed not to be the time for them to figure that out.

"Not everything, no," he agreed. Costigan assumed the word was from whatever native language the kid spoke and didn't care to ask about it, forgetting - and ignoring - how things were magically translated. "I hope it works out, for both our sakes."