Yes. It's a requirement for it. An unexpected one, but necessary nonetheless.
[Shido deemed it and so, it happened.
Akechi agreed to it - quick access to the praise and adoration he craved his whole life. An easy way to fulfill Shido's sordid wishes and it puts him one step closer to killing that man. Day by shitty day. Month by shitty month.
Killed after a power vacuum occurs, once all of Shido's loose ends get tied up and Akechi the most frayed among them. A personal assassin - a teenager that knows too much.
It won't matter - he'll die as a missing Detective Prince. No one will ever remember Akechi Goro.]
Who knows what the future holds, though I am thinking of a life beyond this world. My goal is close. When I return to my reality, it's within reach.
Should that happen, perhaps I'll revisit my status. While the benefits are worthwhile, it tends to get tiring.
Perhaps my 15 seconds of fame will naturally draw to a close on its own and those chains will release me unprompted.
[ there it is again. it's the specific cadence that he uses that dolph picks up on. the way it doesn't quite offer anything tangible, just castles in the sky. not quite the same as rayman's emptyheaded statements — because he just didn't know any better.
but that feels worse, he thinks. like watching someone dig a grave. ]
It'd be nice if that were true.
[ it's not obviously, but the softness of a lie doesn't always sting.
he's not sure what to say or do here. he's not a confidante. he can't barrel in. he doesn't have a solution. dolph is a man made of failed solutions. the end speaks for his life. he took sarah out, blew her up. he said he wouldn't die until he killed her and he fulfilled that.
but is that what life is? the brief satisfaction of victory before death? ]
I think the situation you're in is poisonous. There's no good end. I think you know that too.
I guess if you ever want to vent it out, I'm here. I won't tell anyone.
Whatever happened to you, I don't think you deserved it. I hope whatever you chose makes whatever asshole you want to pay back suffer.
Or I'm talking out of my ass. Just want to lay it out there.
im so sorry for his self inflicted misery cw: murder, suicidal imagery??? violent thoughts
A poison swallowed with intent - willing and ready to consume because he's serving the same vile liquid to a man with a vice grip on the noose Akechi wrapped around his own throat. One that tightens with every kill, every interview, every manipulation of the masses to propel Shido to power, so Akechi can rip him down into the rot. Uplift and destroy. A plummet the man will never recover from - Akechi's heel grinding him into muck and-
Dolph says he's there to vent. The first person he's ever met to understand the meaning of chaining yourself and freedom lost. The man has no rose tinted glasses. Maybe that's what Akechi wanted - a mutual dislike of that sordid world few see, even less admit to, and-
Shido will suffer. Shido will die. Akechi isn't a victim and his own debts will be paid in blood. There's no mercy for either. A throat under his heel, thick red foam bubbling at a megalomaniac's lips.
Dolph understands and he doesn't. Offers consideration and to listen for an unknown price. Lived his own life of abject tragedy, exploited by those around him.
He hates him - for asking, for answering, for understanding.
The response takes a few minutes. Longer. Less. Akechi's sense of time skewed with his eyes burning into the illuminated screen.]
Noted. I appreciate your offer and will keep it in mind.
However, my situation isn't dire in the slightest. Nothing cruel behind the scenes.
It's a simple exchange - debts and payments. I'm sure you understand the concept, being in that world for so long.
I'll come by your club again soon. I enjoyed the drinks and the lofi music you played some time ago.
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[Shido deemed it and so, it happened.
Akechi agreed to it - quick access to the praise and adoration he craved his whole life. An easy way to fulfill Shido's sordid wishes and it puts him one step closer to killing that man. Day by shitty day. Month by shitty month.
He hates it.]
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When you get it, will you leave it behind?
cw: mmmmmurder? death? smg
dead.
Killed after a power vacuum occurs, once all of Shido's loose ends get tied up and Akechi the most frayed among them. A personal assassin - a teenager that knows too much.It won't matter - he'll die as a missing Detective Prince. No one will ever remember Akechi Goro.]
Who knows what the future holds, though I am thinking of a life beyond this world. My goal is close. When I return to my reality, it's within reach.
Should that happen, perhaps I'll revisit my status. While the benefits are worthwhile, it tends to get tiring.
Perhaps my 15 seconds of fame will naturally draw to a close on its own and those chains will release me unprompted.
cw: mentions of death
but that feels worse, he thinks. like watching someone dig a grave. ]
It'd be nice if that were true.
[ it's not obviously, but the softness of a lie doesn't always sting.
he's not sure what to say or do here. he's not a confidante. he can't barrel in. he doesn't have a solution. dolph is a man made of failed solutions. the end speaks for his life. he took sarah out, blew her up. he said he wouldn't die until he killed her and he fulfilled that.
but is that what life is? the brief satisfaction of victory before death? ]
I think the situation you're in is poisonous. There's no good end. I think you know that too.
I guess if you ever want to vent it out, I'm here. I won't tell anyone.
Whatever happened to you, I don't think you deserved it. I hope whatever you chose makes whatever asshole you want to pay back suffer.
Or I'm talking out of my ass. Just want to lay it out there.
im so sorry for his self inflicted misery cw: murder, suicidal imagery??? violent thoughts
A poison swallowed with intent - willing and ready to consume because he's serving the same vile liquid to a man with a vice grip on the noose Akechi wrapped around his own throat. One that tightens with every kill, every interview, every manipulation of the masses to propel Shido to power, so Akechi can rip him down into the rot. Uplift and destroy. A plummet the man will never recover from - Akechi's heel grinding him into muck and-
Dolph says he's there to vent. The first person he's ever met to understand the meaning of chaining yourself and freedom lost. The man has no rose tinted glasses. Maybe that's what Akechi wanted - a mutual dislike of that sordid world few see, even less admit to, and-
Shido will suffer. Shido will die. Akechi isn't a victim and his own debts will be paid in blood. There's no mercy for either. A throat under his heel, thick red foam bubbling at a megalomaniac's lips.
Dolph understands and he doesn't. Offers consideration and to listen for an unknown price. Lived his own life of abject tragedy, exploited by those around him.
He hates him - for asking, for answering, for understanding.
The response takes a few minutes. Longer. Less. Akechi's sense of time skewed with his eyes burning into the illuminated screen.]
Noted. I appreciate your offer and will keep it in mind.
However, my situation isn't dire in the slightest. Nothing cruel behind the scenes.
It's a simple exchange - debts and payments. I'm sure you understand the concept, being in that world for so long.
I'll come by your club again soon. I enjoyed the drinks and the lofi music you played some time ago.
oh buddy
Like I said. I was just putting it out there. For whatever it's worth
[ it matters that it was said. and maybe it'll take root someday. ]
You're welcome to drop by anytime.
YEAH.............
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but he sighs and caves a little. ]
Sure.