No, I suppose not. A rabid creature wouldn't resort to deceit to escape from death, would it?
[It's unclear whether he thinks this is better or worse, though.]
Say whatever you want to satisfy your own self-righteousness, but the truth of the matter remains. There's only one way to reduce the casualties, and you don't have the guts to do it. Saying you won't stand idly while people are hurt is nothing more than lip service.
[Because, well. Akechi genuinely doesn't think Akira has it in him to pull the trigger. They're very different in that regard, after all. They were always meant to disagree on this point... Which is perhaps why he smiles at the end; more of an upward tilt of his lips than anything born from genuine happiness.]
But don't worry. When the time comes, I won't hesitate.
[He can only ever be himself. Akira is an idiot if he thinks that will change.]
[it's true. they were always meant to disagree on this point. Akira, with his firm ideals, his sense of right and wrong, his unwillingness to become that which he despised. and then Akechi, the man willing to turn himself into a monster to destroy the man he heated most]
[. . .]
[Akira turns to face Akechi again, his hardened expression smoothing over, his own lips twitching]
To you, there is always only one way, isn't there?
[. . .]
When the time comes, I won't hesitate, either.
[but for him. . . that means something completely different than how Akechi means it]
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No, I suppose not. A rabid creature wouldn't resort to deceit to escape from death, would it?
[It's unclear whether he thinks this is better or worse, though.]
Say whatever you want to satisfy your own self-righteousness, but the truth of the matter remains. There's only one way to reduce the casualties, and you don't have the guts to do it. Saying you won't stand idly while people are hurt is nothing more than lip service.
[Because, well. Akechi genuinely doesn't think Akira has it in him to pull the trigger. They're very different in that regard, after all. They were always meant to disagree on this point... Which is perhaps why he smiles at the end; more of an upward tilt of his lips than anything born from genuine happiness.]
But don't worry. When the time comes, I won't hesitate.
[He can only ever be himself. Akira is an idiot if he thinks that will change.]
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[. . .]
[Akira turns to face Akechi again, his hardened expression smoothing over, his own lips twitching]
To you, there is always only one way, isn't there?
[. . .]
When the time comes, I won't hesitate, either.
[but for him. . . that means something completely different than how Akechi means it]