[WAS THAT SO HARD, AKECHI!!! though Akira does not at all believe he's "fine," considering both a) that earlier reaction, and b) the way he is gripping that coffee like it might slip from his fingers any minute now]
I can't taste anything.
[but Akechi's sincere response gets some honesty from Akira, who gestures at the mug of coffee shortly after responding. that's why he gave it away. he didn't want it to go to waste]
And I thought I saw-- [. . .] Someone out of the corners of my vision.
[AND HIS COFFEE IS ALWAYS DELICIOUS, thanks for the compliment, Akechi]
[into his pockets his fingers go, and although Akira debates continuing to be a little shit, he does recall that he and Akechi made a deal to investigate this matter together. sssssso. . .]
I'd like to think I'd be able to recognize myself if I ever saw him on the street.
Don't get too full of yourself. It's not as good as Leblanc's coffee.
[Binch. He wants a refund for that compliment, even as he keeps drinking from the cup. Caffeine... Good... Though not as good as the fact that, maybe, Akechi is not McLosing it after catching a glimpse of his doppleganger. Hm.]
... I see. [Slowly. He pauses, and adds:] Then we saw someone entirely different.
[He just couldn't be bothered to use it because Peach sucks. :///]
Haha, did she? [WELL. That pulls a bit of a smile out of him, since he apparently finds it funny. What a jerk.] Though, I suppose her sister was much the same. But she did say something interestingly... Supposedly, the blue bell is good for one use — or more if we're extremely lucky. And there's no guarantee their master will answer if we decide to use it.
"You won't want to use it unless you're sure it will be well received. Otherwise it's a wasted chance."
[A quote for a quote.]
Well, if nothing else, we know their accounts don't contradict each other. [Annoyingly.] Did she insist that their master was too busy to see us at this time, too?
Taking care of "something," supposedly. Though... that's as long as we believe that the staff knows what he's truly up to at all. You recall what they said the other day, don't you? They sometimes go weeks without seeing their master at all.
[Which is fucking WHACK, if you ask him.]
It's entirely possible this whole charade will end without us seeing him once.
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[WAS THAT SO HARD, AKECHI!!! though Akira does not at all believe he's "fine," considering both a) that earlier reaction, and b) the way he is gripping that coffee like it might slip from his fingers any minute now]
I can't taste anything.
[but Akechi's sincere response gets some honesty from Akira, who gestures at the mug of coffee shortly after responding. that's why he gave it away. he didn't want it to go to waste]
And I thought I saw-- [. . .] Someone out of the corners of my vision.
But other than that, I'm fine.
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He takes another sip of coffee, raising his brows at him. After a moment's pause:]
No sense of taste? That's a shame. [SLOWLY... SIPS...] This is delicious.
[Akira's loss is his gain. Nice.]
"Someone." Someone you recognize?
[At least...... they've moved on from juggling elephants.]
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[AND HIS COFFEE IS ALWAYS DELICIOUS, thanks for the compliment, Akechi]
[into his pockets his fingers go, and although Akira debates continuing to be a little shit, he does recall that he and Akechi made a deal to investigate this matter together. sssssso. . .]
I'd like to think I'd be able to recognize myself if I ever saw him on the street.
[SAID OH-SO CASUALLY]
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[Binch. He wants a refund for that compliment, even as he keeps drinking from the cup. Caffeine... Good... Though not as good as the fact that, maybe, Akechi is not McLosing it after catching a glimpse of his doppleganger. Hm.]
... I see. [Slowly. He pauses, and adds:] Then we saw someone entirely different.
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[BINCH. YOU THINK HE CAN'T MAKE LEBLANC COFFEE, THEN THINK AGAIN]
[there's a pause, and then Akira asks, plain and simple]
. . . so who did you see?
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[PRESSES (X) TO DOUBT.
There's
another pause, though.
And then, succinct:]
Myself.
[Sips............................ Sometimes you get murdered by your doppelganger and That's Fine.]
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[the exact cost of coffee at Leblanc because he don't work for free, Akechi]
[but now that the conversation is veering towards something more serious, Akira settles a bit, expression gardening into contemplation]
I thought so.
[Akira's doppelganger was doing something stupid like POURING OUT COFFEE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LIKE IT but he isn't clarifying]
You heard that creepy announcement, right?
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[He's free to collect his ¥¥¥ at Akechi's grave.]
I did. "My reflection smiled at me," was it...? If it's meant to be a preview of what's to come, it's horribly uninspired.
[Haunted mansion. Real original, Master Blue.]
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[. . .]
You think they could come up with something more original.
Like a haunted coffee shop.
[AT LEAST THEN THEY WOULD HAVE ALL THE COFFEE]
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No.
[THE COFFEE BEANS WOULD BE EXPIRED, AKIRA.
DON'T DEFILE COFFEE LIKE THIS.]
Take this seriously. Have you discovered anything at all since our last conversation?
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[HE ISN'T THE DETECTIVE HERE, AKECHI!!! but, that said. . .]
I did talk to Plum-san this morning. It was before the creepy announcement and the. . . doppelgangers, so I couldn't ask her about it.
But I did ask her a little bit about her job.
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[DO THE LEGWORK, AKIRA!!!]
Were you able to get an answer from her? I spoke to the cat about something similar, but she was frustratingly evasive.
[The cat has a name, Akechi.]
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Her name is Peach. I asked her the same question, but she was evasive about it, too.
[hmmm. lifts a hand to his chin]
As for Plum-san, she stated that nothing in the world could make her happier than working for Master Blue. However. . .
When she looked at the blue bell that is supposed to be used to call her Master, she looked like she wanted to throw herself out of a window.
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[He just couldn't be bothered to use it because Peach sucks. :///]
Haha, did she? [WELL. That pulls a bit of a smile out of him, since he apparently finds it funny. What a jerk.] Though, I suppose her sister was much the same. But she did say something interestingly... Supposedly, the blue bell is good for one use — or more if we're extremely lucky. And there's no guarantee their master will answer if we decide to use it.
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"I advise you only ring the bell when you know someone will answer."
[he says like he's quoting someone, BECAUSE HE IS]
That's what Plum-san said.
But she didn't say when we'd find out whether Master Blue would answer or not.
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"You won't want to use it unless you're sure it will be well received. Otherwise it's a wasted chance."
[A quote for a quote.]
Well, if nothing else, we know their accounts don't contradict each other. [Annoyingly.] Did she insist that their master was too busy to see us at this time, too?
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[a small, thoughtful hum]
I wonder where Master Blue is right now?
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[Which is fucking WHACK, if you ask him.]
It's entirely possible this whole charade will end without us seeing him once.
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Not if we ring the bell at exactly the right time.
We have no reason to believe it won't work.
[they just, you know. need to get the timing right]
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[It's not like they have Master Blue's schedule, man.]
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[DUH!!! HE DOESN'T EXPECT THEM TO JUST KNOW INSTINCTIVELY THAT BLUE IS AVAILABLE]
So we'll just have to be diligent. Keep asking questions. Keep pestering Plum-san and Pumpkin-san and Peach-san until they give us an answer.