[Well, at this point, it's probably safe to drop the cryptic facade. Though Riku's last encounter with Yusuke was on slightly rocky terms, he doesn't exactly scream criminal mastermind. Besides, they need all the help they can get.

So, here we have Riku, arms crossed and expression stern. He's finally peeled back the curtain. Now it's time ofr the real show to begin.]

That's because most people here would rather live in ignorance. I mean, it's like they say, ignorance is bliss. Why worry about problems that don't directly affect them? Except those problems could affect them at any time. Case in point? Falkner's Elite Team went missing for months. Kind of puts a damper in that whole badge collecting business.

[He waves off the idea with one of his hands. At one point, he would've happily fixated on the challenges of training. Now that he's got all sixteen badges, there's no reason to.]

So, yeah, there's others. Our organization's lost some of its members recently, but that's why we're reaching out. Trying to grab newbies and bolster the squads. Once you get all the badges, there's not much to do besides bide your time; the PGC's a good alternative to wasting away in endless boredom.