miscakes | catch-all: akira.

[PLEASE AKIRA ISN'T ACTUALLY LEAVING??? his hand drops from Akechi's shoulder, but stops after a few steps, raising a brow at the detective when he does so]

Well?

Are you coming?

[hang out Akechi!! he wants to hang out!!]

[HE SHOULD. Akechi does not want to hang out anymore, but, after a beat.]

... Yes.

[Where to next? Before Akira can say anything else:]

I know who is in possession of flute.

[well then say you don't, doofus. Akira would accept it]

Oh yeah?

[anyway now they're heading to the duck pond. why? because I said so]

Who is it?

[Does Akira want to get shot by a duck?]

Agni-san.

[So that's one mystery solved.]

... I heard he is in possession of an item that allows him to transfer one injury to someone else, and a sheath that creates a temporary illusion. He also recovered part of his powers. [A pause, and then he sounds very smug.] But I'm not supposed to know about any of this. So keep that to yourself for now, yes?

[Akechi. . .]

[Akira mimes zipping his mouth shut, then locking it before tossing away the key]

I'm a master of secrets. Who'd you get this information from?

Hunter gave me a name on Monday evening. Everything else, I learned from other sources. [...] It's been a long week.

[He may or may not have swindled people out of information. It's fine.]

[a huffed laugh, and when they reach the duck pond, Akira immediately heads for the edge of same. TIME TO COO AT SOME DUCKS]

You've been busy, then. People are going to start calling you a busybody.

... They already think that on me. How do you think I get the information we need before each trial?

[A guy nyooms, Akira. That's 90% of the reason why some people are currently annoyed with him. Either way, Akechi just watches him coo at the ducks.]

[HE KNOWS AKECHI NYOOMS. AKECHI NYOOMS FAST. but all work and no play makes Akechi a dull boy]

Then it sounds like you need a vacation. Where would you go, if you could take one?

[GOTTA GO FAST... He shrugs, though.]

If I could? [In the tone of someone who thinks that ain't going to happen. He will indulge him just this Once, though.] ... I would travel and see the world. Visiting only one place doesn't interest me.

[ah. . . that's not a bad choice at all]

Ah.

[Akira tilts his head, watching the ducks as they splash about the pond]

That's a good answer. . . I'd probably choose that, too.

[mmmm. but]

I'd want to go to Paris most of all.

[...]

Because of your persona?

[Akira? You nerd?]

Yep.

[yeah]

[no literally that's all he says in response. "yep." got it in one, Akechi]

... You could have at least lied to pretend it's something more poignant than that.

[Akira, please.]

You don't think it's poignant?

[agree to disagree on that]

When Arsene is literally the crystallization of who I am?

You have dozens of other personas.

[Agree to disagree on that..........]

But none of them are as cool as Arsene.

[you can't disagree with that can you!1]

None of them are "cool."

[yes he can.]

[excuse him??]

Oh but Loki and Robin Hood are?

Of course. They're mine, after all.

[duh???]

. . .

[just]

[stares]

[in disbelief]

[he

smiles

and waits for him to say something to refute him.]

[and finally]

I guess that means you think the short shorts and purple-and-gray stripes are cool too, right?

[His expression immediately sours.]

You and I both know we have no say in what our outfits look like.

[THINK OF ANN, YOU MONSTER.]

They're influenced by our internal impressions of what "rebel" dresses like.

We have a little say in what they look like.

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