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tribridfreakshow

it's complicated.

there was this... horrible thing living inside me and it was killing me. my dad had it pulled out of me and put into him, and then he made sure it couldn't ever come back. my uncle didn't want him to have to go alone.

the whole thing was my fault.

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impede

And they died, leaving you with that knowledge.

Family can do such horrible things to their own.

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tribridfreakshow

it's not the first time i've been abandoned. i should have known it wouldn't be the last.

everyone is selfish. it's easier when i remember that.

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impede

You'd do well to do so.

Did your father recall his suicidal deed?

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tribridfreakshow

no. i didn't ever tell him either since it's not like it would have really changed anything.

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impede

[That was a selfish question more than anything, one asked to pry out some information he needed otherwise. Not that she needs to know that.]

And despite all this, you're still sad that he's gone.

Being here should be seen as practice with that reality.

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tribridfreakshow

honestly, i can't decide if i'm even sad or just angry.

i kind of just want to punch something.

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impede

Ah, too bad that I'm not a protagonist of a manga. I would offer you an outlet for that.

I believe this is where video games are meant to adequately fill that void. I'm not very good at them myself, but that is where virtual reality allows for venting of frustrations. Being a virtual version of reality, and all.

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tribridfreakshow

i wouldn't want to hit you anyway.

does it really help if it's not actually real?

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impede

A particularly frustrating video game can prove to be quite the distraction.

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tribridfreakshow

just don't be surprised if i suck and wind up punching the machine in the end and it works better.

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impede

[Well, that's assuming he'd be able to observe.

... Is that what she's assuming?]

I wasn't inviting myself along.

[And therein lies the fact that Akechi is bad at social interaction. He has nothing to gain from this, as far as he can see.]

From:

tribridfreakshow

and i'm not actually going to try and play any videogames so you're off the hook.

[Don't worry, Akechi. She's got you. She doesn't want to see anyone anyway.]

but i appreciate the suggestion.

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impede

My other suggestion is to take a bike ride. That is how I tend to handle frustrations. That and coffee, but I believe we're all too poor to indulge in such things.

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tribridfreakshow

maybe i'll go for a run.

my uncle is trying to get me a job i guess. maybe i'll treat you to coffee if i find one.

[Little does she know what Caroline is going to get her involved in. At least it's more profitable?]

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impede

Coffee is quite expensive, but we can do a sandwich instead.

Though Ren may be able to make coffee for both of us for free. He's looking into being a barista.

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tribridfreakshow

that would be nice of him. is that something he's done before?

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impede

When he moved to Shibuya, he lived in the attic above a coffee shop called Leblanc. While the atmosphere was truly something you couldn't look away from, the man behind the counter made the best cup of coffee in the entire city.

Ren was his ... apprentice of sorts.

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tribridfreakshow

is that how you two first met each other? coffee?

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impede

No. I went to that coffee shop on a coworker's recommendation.

He and I met before that at a news station. I was the scheduled guest that day.

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tribridfreakshow

sounds a little like a case of it's a small world then.

to be interviewed? sounds like you're a celebrity.

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impede

I am.

There aren't many eighteen year old detectives in the world. As it turns out, I was only the second. Unfortunately, being the second meant I inherited the title ...

Though I suppose it was fitting just the same.

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tribridfreakshow

trust me, being the only one of something isn't all it's cracked up to be.

From:

impede

[That's a sentiment he knows all too well. Two years alone with his powers, forced to figure them out on his own. At the time, Akechi felt invincible, like very little could stop him. He finally felt like he had some control in his world.

If Joker is right, even that control was an illusion. It never started and stopped with his father, just as he fooled himself into believing.]