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KURUSU AKIRA
17/M/Earth 2017

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[afailedmurder]

I've also taken a number of baths.

[give him the opportunity to be a smartass...]

[survivaltricks]

[omg]

[DRYLY]

I can tell. Your hair is very clean. . . ly.

[what]

But that's not what I was asking.

[afailedmurder]

[drinking a little more]

Well, what do you think? I had a sizable fan base, you know. It wouldn't have been difficult to acquire a girlfriend or two.

[survivaltricks]

[finishes about half of his cake before he pushes it away, leans back in his chair, and stretches lazily]

No. And you're cute too, so you had that going for you.

[w-what]

But the only girl you told me about was one you said you turned down.

[afailedmurder]

That's right, I did tell you that. There I go giving myself away again.

[eats a consolation bite of cake]

She painted me into a corner. I really did try to make sure they never had the chance to confess in the first place.

[did he not notice the "cute" or is it just so internalized that he doesn't even bat an eye at it?]

[survivaltricks]

[AKIRA IS SAFE. . . FOR NOW]

Akechi dodging confessions like a ninja. . .

[heh]

Anyawy, that's girls. What about boys?

[afailedmurder]

[snorts]

And invite a scandal that could kill my whole brand? Obviously not.

[survivaltricks]

[hhhhhah

[a sympathetic look. and then, a bit wistfully as he rocks back in his chair, once again sipping at his drink]

There was a boy in middle school I liked for a really long time.

He was the reason I learned how to play baseball.

[afailedmurder]

Ah, so you too...

[pauses, tilts his head to the side]

I don't know that I have a story like that. I was too far removed from others to think about things in that capacity.

Although... when I was in middle school, I recall having an intense interest in the original Detective Prince. When she came out as a girl, I remember thinking that it was pure genius — an absolute master stroke of marketing. But on a personal basis... I must say, I was a bit disappointed.

[survivaltricks]

"Intense interest."

[laughing a little at the way Akechi phrases it]

Of course you had a crush on the original Detective Prince. Nerd.

1/2

[afailedmurder]

A lot of people did! And I'll have you know, she's actually quite interesting in...

[afailedmurder]

...person?

[wait, when did I meet her]

[survivaltricks]

[immediately, without much thought]

Oh, I know.

[. . .]

[wait]

. . . I think?

[afailedmurder]

You too? That's... odd, right?

[?]

[???]

[...looks at the alcohol!?]

[survivaltricks]

It's--

[. . .]

[LOOKS AT THE ALCOHOL TOO??]

[. . .]

[TAKES ANOTHER DRINK]

[afailedmurder]

[same here]

Well! Perplexing deja vu aside, I'm glad to talk to you about it. This subject has always felt like just another way for me to be different from everyone else.

[survivaltricks]

[rocking back in his chair again, almost a little too far, though he doesn't yet fall]

Different, but in a good way. [and then, very seriously, but his words are a little slurred because the champagne is starting to go to his head] I'll always be willing to talk about cute boys with you, Akechi.

[afailedmurder]

[pausing to process]

You're... literally incredible.

[survivaltricks]

[TAKING IT AS A COMPLIMENT?? even if it's not mean to be one]

Aw. Thanks.

[afailedmurder]

[it was, in a backhanded sort of way]

Nothing phases you, nothing can stop you, you never stopped treating me like a friend...

[survivaltricks]

[. . .]

[quiet for a moment, allowing his chair to rock forward again, the front two legs hitting the floor with a snap]

. . . wanna do things right this time.

S'all.

[afailedmurder]

[shakes his head and leans forward]

You didn't do it wrong. Your jushtice prevailed.

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god. shoves a hand in Akechi's face]

Ugh, that's not what I mean--

[afailedmurder]

[says something that is surely very passionate and meaningful, but between a hand in his face and alcohol in his system, is utterly incomprehensible]

[survivaltricks]

[Akira is totally not picking up a word of that, but he can FEEL the PASSION in Akechi's tone, so he. . . draws his hand away]

Wha?