[Akechi lets the screen fade out until all he sees is his own blurry reflection, content to leave Maruki on read the rest of the night. It's not as if that's new, uncommon or anything but normal during their nighty chats.
But tonight-
It occurs to him this will end.
The thought doesn't bother him. It's the inevitable outcome to what they're trying to do. A road that only leads one way. A simple fact.
This will end. The shared wall will vanish, nightly chats will become uncommon at best and the few conversations they'll share will be clipped, mindless and short until one of them is killed.
It doesn't bother him - not for one second.
It doesn't bother him - so he presses his finger against the screen, opens up messages, hits the starred contact at the top.
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But tonight-
It occurs to him this will end.
The thought doesn't bother him. It's the inevitable outcome to what they're trying to do. A road that only leads one way. A simple fact.
This will end. The shared wall will vanish, nightly chats will become uncommon at best and the few conversations they'll share will be clipped, mindless and short until one of them is killed.
It doesn't bother him - not for one second.
It doesn't bother him - so he presses his finger against the screen, opens up messages, hits the starred contact at the top.
There's no harm in a short game.]
Pillow.
ABSOLUTELY NOT. HERE WE GO
Ah.
Maruki rolls onto one side, settles in. ]
Futon.
HUEHRURHE
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Worthless.
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Joy.
[ A beat. ]
Not because I think I'm a joy. It's just etymology.
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Fake.
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Necessary.
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Persona.
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Bond.
Nothing he can say without it being misconstrued.]
Revenge.
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Escape.
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That word is a trap and ironically, more than ever, Akechi realizes how confined they are in this world and their own.]
My mind is coming up empty, likely due to the hour. It's late.
It seems you've won this round.
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