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psychedelica) wrote2018-07-21 11:42 pm
psychedelica) wrote2018-07-21 11:42 pm
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[ Hikage doesn't go to find Akechi for quite a while; he has a lot of baggage of his own to sort through, as was made spectacularly obvious at the end of the trial. A few hours have passed before he makes his appearance. He doesn't come bearing food or drinks or even weapons. He just brings himself, with a rather complex emotion on his face that can't quite be determined. ]
... Your luck finally ran out.
[ he puts a hand on the bars, trying to read Akechi's mood. ]
... Your luck finally ran out.
[ he puts a hand on the bars, trying to read Akechi's mood. ]
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[but he doesn't ask that question. there are other things he has to address first. especially the way his expression flickers when Hikage says "because I didn't want them to hate me."]
[isn't that. . . kind of what spurred all of this, anyway? his confession to Ion, telling him the truth about his plans that Thursday night. Ion's reaction, Ion's unshakable belief in him nonetheless. and it isn't just Ion anymore either, is it? there are so many other people he doesn't want to hate him]
[perhaps that's not the best of reasons to avoid doing what it is he always did. but it's a start]
I used to feel that way about my revenge.
[he hooks a finger under his gloves and pulls, adjusting it over his hand]
But I can say for certain that I feel that way about this war game now, too.
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When there's nothing left to fight for - when or if they fail now... he doesn't think he'll keep trying to survive. Hikage wonders if Akechi is the same. Considering his responses earlier, he thinks he might be. ]
... When you die, you lose all your memories. You forget what it meant to be "you," or even to be a human. But after that, your soul is reborn as someone new. You won't remember being Akechi, but you might find happiness as another person.
[ is this his attempt at being comforting? maybe, even if he knows Akechi isn't going to die. ]
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[weirdly comforting, actually. in a way that Akechi can't describe]
Haha. . . perhaps I'm tired of being Goro Akechi, anyway.
[Goro Akehchi, who was good for nothing but murder, for putting on an act, for lying and deceiving others in pursuit of his own gain]