[I'M SORRY IT'S NOT AKIRA WHO IS STUPID IT'S ME. there's a bit of a push on Akira's end of the line. something akin to a light. . . nudge? is he pushing back against Akechi's insistence that it wouldn't have worked, or trying to nudge him into BEING HONEST? it is a mystery]
[It is a mystery and one he is going to pointedly ignore.]
That's right. [No more rats, no more 8 ball...] And you? Those who sleep in the library always seem to end up with some strange effect. I assume it's the same this week, as well.
[the chess piece hits Akira's pocket though, and since the doll is HUGE and Akira's pocket SMALL, it. . . knocks the item right out of his pocket and onto the floor. the doll lands on its head]
[Akira flinches when it does so, his hand hands coming to cradle the top of his head]
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The library. Galo, Lio, Beau, Wright, Shima and 45 were there, too.
[a pause]
Galo, Lio, Beau, Wright and I were looking for Meltryllis beforehand. [. . .] We wanted to restrain her.
[AND NOT KILL HER FYI. but it looks like someone beat them to it]
Where did you sleep last night?
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Is that a flicker of grief? It's gone in a moment.]
... You idiot. That wouldn't have worked.
[So perhaps it's for the best that they failed.]
My room. I said I learned my lesson, didn't I?
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[gets Akira's gaze to snap up in surprise, brows raising. there's a lengthy pause as Akira studies Akechi's expression]
[. . .]
[but the grief, however brief it is, is echoed in Akira's feelings. a sigh, and he returns to his game]
You don't know that. It could have. We had to at least try.
[with the board set up, he leans back in his seat, arms folded]
Was your roommate with you?
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[There's no change in his expression. The only reason Akira knows something is up at all is because of their connection, so that's pleasant.
Though, he lifts an eyebrow when he asks about his roommate.]
Didn't you just say he was in the library with you?
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[I'M SORRY IT'S NOT AKIRA WHO IS STUPID IT'S ME. there's a bit of a push on Akira's end of the line. something akin to a light. . . nudge? is he pushing back against Akechi's insistence that it wouldn't have worked, or trying to nudge him into BEING HONEST? it is a mystery]
You were by yourself, then. No weird effects.
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That's right. [No more rats, no more 8 ball...] And you? Those who sleep in the library always seem to end up with some strange effect. I assume it's the same this week, as well.
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[Akira scrunches his face a little, before he reaches into his pocket and pulls out]
[a voodoo doll]
[an Akira voodoo doll]
Isn't he cute?
[no]
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Is he having a stroke?
Is the sleep deprivation finally giving him hallucinations?
No, apparently, because the doll is still there when he blinks.]
... Don't tell me you're tethered to the thing.
[While he's, you know, also tethered to Akechi.]
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Try it and find out.
But if you pinch it or poke it or punch it, I'm punching you.
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Squints.]
And how else, exactly, am I to try it?
[He was totally going to poke it, smh.]
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With your finger?
[btw he's starting the chess game by moving a pawn]
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Grabs one of his pawns
and taps it against the dolls whole ass arm.]
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[he throws a pawn at Akechi's face]
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And smiling, glancing at his arm.]
Not going to punch me?
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[but he's picking up the voodoo doll and stuffing it back into his pocket TYVM. NO MORE TOY FOR AKECHI]
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He places the pawn back on the board, then, making that his first move.]
I take it the others woke up with their own dolls.
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[makes a move immediately after Akechi's because the beginning of the game is the quickest part]
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[Not so immediately, he makes his next move as well.......... vaguely waves hands CHESS]
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Aren't they all kind of useless? Animal knowledge, magic 8-ball answers, random scratches. . .
Though I am a little disappointed I didn't become an encyclopedia.
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[It was a shitty preview, but a preview nonetheless.]
Don't be. You would have been insufferable.
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[GET IT]
[GET IT??]
[he even emphasizes panda to make sure Akechi does]
[and along with that stupid joke comes a flicker of amusement, and enjoyment, and a small dash of appreciation at the normality of the conversation]
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A flicker on fondness, quickly smothered in its cradle. A bucket's worth of exasperation.
And then Akechi is """accidentally""" flicking one of his chess pieces, flinging it in direction of Akira's pocket.
Blandly:]
Oh no.
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STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT]
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[Akira flinches when it does so, his hand hands coming to cradle the top of his head]
Ow-- be careful with mini-me, he's sensitive.
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