[somewhat bashfully, Akira lifts a hand to twirl his fingers in is bangs, tugging lightly]
I don't know. If you asked him, he'd just call me a nuisance.
[a bit exasperated, a bit fond]
But he told me about the offer you made him, and that he still plans on coming home with me to turn himself in. [. . .] So maybe. . . somewhere deep down. . .
It talked a lot about how we were it's "prey" and itself a predator. It spoke about how it had consumed Master Blue to increase its ability to eat, and it sounded like it looked down on Master Blue for not wanting to consume.
We don't. Saving Blue is just as much of a priority as saving ourselves.
. . . when Luna, Akechi and I went into that room, we weren't let out until a few hours later. By then, we were all exhausted-- mentally and physically.
Agni and Nie-san felt the same way after they used the room to search for the "heart" and for a "method of separation." I'm not aware that anything happened to anyone else who used it for a more lighthearted reason.
Mmm. So Blue confirmed shortly after I sent you that letter. The house holds a piece of me, Akechi, Luna, Agni and Nie Huaisang, at the very least.
Nie-san saw a room with wooden walls and a single chair, and in the room he could hear and feel a persistent heartbeat.
Agni saw. . . visions. He was in the house, and he saw the people who died this round just doing random, mundane things. Then he saw the door to the room, pulsing red and beating like a heart. When he opened the door, he saw people he cared about getting torn apart.
At the end, he heard a voice-- "to separate, all must gather."
[a beat]
That doesn't mean that everyone needs to die, for the record. He asked Peach for clarification just in case.
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[ don't text and run from dragons, kids. ]
I thought he wouldn't. He's been through a lot. I think you know what I'm talking about.
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[OLD MAN]
. . . yeah. I know about Mammon, too. So. . .
[. . .]
And I know what he went through back home.
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Good thing he has you. Here.... and home.
[ well, had..... until royal. ]
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I don't know. If you asked him, he'd just call me a nuisance.
[a bit exasperated, a bit fond]
But he told me about the offer you made him, and that he still plans on coming home with me to turn himself in. [. . .] So maybe. . . somewhere deep down. . .
[he actually cares, too]
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[ and akira saw how badly he took phoenix's death. ]
... I'd say him dying is punishment enough. [ he also doesn't know about the conspiracy presumably. ] But if that's his choice.
You'd be welcome, too, Akira. Though I can't say our current justice system is much better than yours.
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I agree, in a way. But I won't stop him if that's what he feels like he has to do.
[after all. . . Futaba and Haru are still hurting. they deserve justice just as much as Akechi himself did]
[at Phoenix's statement, Akira lets out a huff]
I have friends-- a family-- to return to back home, as well as an idiot detective to watch over.
But I think I'd love to come visit you.
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... But we can work out the details after we've done some renovations. [ .... ]
Thank you, though. For trying to clean up my mess.
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Phantom manager. . .
[a huff]
I wouldn't call it a mess at all. You left behind some good notes, and I think they're part of what helped us all begin to come together.
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... Glad they were useful. Can you tell me more details about the room of req-whatever?
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[it's kind of nice, to see Phoenix speaking so fondly of his daughter. it reminds him a bit of Sojiro and Futaba, if he's being truly honest]
And of course I can. What details do you want to know?
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[ au where trucy bullies akechi into being a pleasant boy for real. ]
What did it say?
1/2
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It talked a lot about how we were it's "prey" and itself a predator. It spoke about how it had consumed Master Blue to increase its ability to eat, and it sounded like it looked down on Master Blue for not wanting to consume.
Only observe.
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.... Yes, Blue did tell me that was their job, prior to all this.
Blue also said they observed for potential. That may be what the house is after.
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[haaah. . .]
I think being fused with Blue makes the house stronger. And that's why we have to find a way to separate them.
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Do you know what happened to the others who used the room? What they found out?
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We don't. Saving Blue is just as much of a priority as saving ourselves.
. . . when Luna, Akechi and I went into that room, we weren't let out until a few hours later. By then, we were all exhausted-- mentally and physically.
Agni and Nie-san felt the same way after they used the room to search for the "heart" and for a "method of separation." I'm not aware that anything happened to anyone else who used it for a more lighthearted reason.
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And you lost a bit of your soul... or so I've heard.
....
What did the room show them, do you know?
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Nie-san saw a room with wooden walls and a single chair, and in the room he could hear and feel a persistent heartbeat.
Agni saw. . . visions. He was in the house, and he saw the people who died this round just doing random, mundane things. Then he saw the door to the room, pulsing red and beating like a heart. When he opened the door, he saw people he cared about getting torn apart.
At the end, he heard a voice-- "to separate, all must gather."
[a beat]
That doesn't mean that everyone needs to die, for the record. He asked Peach for clarification just in case.
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[ shit sucks. gives him a little blanket hair ruffle. ]
The house has claim to our souls, too.... It only stands to reason that the opposite is true. Fix this, get it all back.
[ he listens...... ]
It may mean we all need to gather in this room together..... Wooden walls, one chair. Can you think of anything that fits the bill?
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A room similar to the one with wooden walls and a chair, but not the one the Room of Req-whatever conjured up?
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But one way or another, we need to figure it out.
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