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[le_mat]

True.

[He takes a beer, popping it open and offering to clink]

Cheers.

[policedefective]

Kanpai!

[He takes his own beer and drinks it with enthusiasm, despite the bitter taste.]

[le_mat]

[And never to be outdone so does Akira]

...ngh. Maybe doing that on an empty stomach wasn't a good idea.

[policedefective]

[It causes Akechi to laugh.]

Truthfully, I did it on purpose. You're easy to read, you know.

[le_mat]

[He glares and moves towards the kitchen to get something for breakfast-lunch, flipping Akechi off as he goes... he does take the beer with him though.]

[policedefective]

[To Akechi's credit, while he tends to be a monumental asshole a lot of times, he does sometimes leave the hot water kettle right next to an open box of the same instant ramen he was eating, and an egg to crack into it next to it.]

[le_mat]

[...aww. He huffs]

Thanks.

[he sets to work boiling water, still sipping on his beer as he works]

[policedefective]

[It's stupid, but he'll consider that a victory.]

Welcome.

[It's got the Akechi edge to it, but what else is new.]

There's some nori in the cupboard too, I wasn't sure if you wanted it with the ramen or not.

[le_mat]

Hmmm, sounds good.

[He reaches up to grab it from the cupboard]

It's a little weird eating nori as a kelpie, but not the weirdest thing I've done.

[policedefective]

Well you know what they say...you are what you eat.

[Literally, figuratively...]

Alright then, not my curiosity is piqued. What would you say is the weirdest thing you've done?

[Akecih, unknowingly walking into a literal minefield.]

[le_mat]

[he blows out a deep breath. Whoo boy]

In or out of the Metaverse?

[policedefective]

Well...if I'm not restricted, I'll take both.

[le_mat]

Of course you would, greedy asshole.

[his tone is amused though, and he tilts his head back in thought]

Hard to say what's "weird" in the Metaverse. Maybe all the personas I had executed or thrown in jail for power ups? I fought some weird persona-using cognitions for the twins that one time. Looked like just normal guys but they were crazy strong. And let's not get into some of the crap I said to shadows to recruit them...


[Akechi saw a little of that in Sae and Maruki's palaces at least, or at least saw Ren's word choices]

Though I got a feeling he did it differently than I did.

[he shrugs, not hiding his meanspirited tone well at all]

[policedefective]

With what the so-called Velvet Room entrails...

[He pauses, noting the tone shift and shrugs right back at him.]

I'd need comparitive notes. Speaking of which...twins? I only saw one girl at school.

[le_mat]

That was her combined form- Yaldabaoth split her into two for most of that year. Caroline and Justine.

[policedefective]

[After all that Akira says, that's when he finally raises an eyebrow, stopping from eating.]

Spiltting and individual in two. Well that's certainly interesting. What's the point?

[le_mat]

To weaken her- she lost most of her memories in the split. Thought Yaldabaoth was her master. The Grail really messed up their whole system.

[policedefective]

It makes sense if he was to play both sides...

[Oh now the bitterness in his voice is aparent in turn - Akechi has his own soft spot in knowing he never could have won since the entity batting for him was essentially using him for the downfall of Joker.]

[le_mat]

[He can hear it... anyone else he would press, comfort. maybe reach out and touch. But he knows Akechi can't stand anything resembling pity. So instead he holds out some nori for him. Here, eat]

It was all bullshit, honestly.

[policedefective]

[It's the little subtle things that they both due to dance around their respective subjects. He looks at the Nori briefly before shredding it into his own soup and sighs.]

Well, that's all past now. It's not like it changes much about who we are here.

[le_mat]

True. New start, right?

[He smiles slightly at that, his water starting to boil. Nice. Time to start pouring it]

[policedefective]

..right.

[It's funny...even in a place like this, he realizes he has his anchors. Things he was good at back home. He's not ditching his old life away completely.]

What's the plan for today?

[le_mat]

Hm. I have work tonight but I'm free until then. No plans though.

[policedefective]

[Hmmm...what do you do when you can't really go out in the sunlight that much...]

Chess game? Unless the beer has dulled your senses.

[le_mat]

Half a beer won't put me out.

[Insulted! The ramen is cooking now, so he adds the egg]