[ Van Zieks removes his glove before returning the handshake, as per Victorian handshake etiquette. Godot will have to excuse the extra second that it takes.

A prosecutor? Now that is an interesting coincidence. It is not often that he encounters someone in the same trade in Jigoku-cho. Barok has to wonder about the mask anew - is it an intimidation tactic in the same way his overtly dark appearance rests squarely between personal preference and calculated play into public image? Huh. ]

It's a pleasure. The name is van Zieks. An as the whims of fate will it, also a prosecutor. Originally from her Majesty the Queen's court in London, currently under employ of the Enma.

[ His handshake is brief but firm. ]