Reyna didn't know Monika well herself - but from all accounts, she was a very understanding girl. Maybe it's not a surprise that she was able to relate to Akechi on some level.]
No, though that's a lot more helpful than a lot of the others here.
[s i g h s. she likes a lot of the people here - more than she'd anticipated liking them - but she really does have to wonder about how things were investigated where they came from.]
Sharpay, Takamaki, Sandalphon, Fitzgerald - they're all dead now. You are in a better position than anyone else to guess at the motives of whoever this week's Blotters are, or to provide insight on what the Crafters may or may not have promised them in exchange for their cooperation.
Use a criminal to catch a criminal, then? [that actually gets a wry, self-deprecating laugh from him] As though surviving when everyone knows my true face wasn't punishment enough.
Forced penance is crueler than you may think, Reyna-san.
You're in a precarious position. I don't have any particular desire to see you dead, but if there are things you can offer us that others cannot, that makes it easier for the group to justify not turning our votes to you if things get difficult, don't you think?
[LOOK REYNA IS PRETTY GOOD AT GROWING TO LIKE PEOPLE SHE DOESN'T TRUST AT FIRST she thought nico was shady as shit in the first book she appeared in and now he's her little brother
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toughchoices) wrote2018-06-11 06:53 pm
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[Hm.
Reyna didn't know Monika well herself - but from all accounts, she was a very understanding girl. Maybe it's not a surprise that she was able to relate to Akechi on some level.]
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[he is]
[not elaborating on that. which is very unhelpful]
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Then... I suppose I should say it again - I'm sorry for your loss.
[Losing someone who understands is something different than losing someone you're merely friendly with.]
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. . . why are you offering me condolences? Don't you hate me?
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I don't recall ever saying that I hate you. I'm angry with you, certainly - but you're hardly the worst person I've had the misfortune to meet.
[...]
Besides, you were only thinking strategically. It wasn't personal, was it?
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No. It wasn't.
[????]
[really, by now, he should be used to people understanding, even if they're still. . . well. mad]
[he also looks like he has something else he wants to say, although he looks away from her and stays silent instead]
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Then I have little reason to continue to hold a grudge.
[unless, of course, he does something else to try and get her killed. time and distance from the situation have helped mellow her out a bit.]
At this point - I believe you may be more of an asset than a liability.
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Because I know what fingerprint evidence is?
[why do you let him handle fingerprint evidence!!]
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[s i g h s. she likes a lot of the people here - more than she'd anticipated liking them - but she really does have to wonder about how things were investigated where they came from.]
Sharpay, Takamaki, Sandalphon, Fitzgerald - they're all dead now. You are in a better position than anyone else to guess at the motives of whoever this week's Blotters are, or to provide insight on what the Crafters may or may not have promised them in exchange for their cooperation.
If we're to catch them, we will need you.
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Use a criminal to catch a criminal, then? [that actually gets a wry, self-deprecating laugh from him] As though surviving when everyone knows my true face wasn't punishment enough.
Forced penance is crueler than you may think, Reyna-san.
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[It's not how she meant it, but...]
You're in a precarious position. I don't have any particular desire to see you dead, but if there are things you can offer us that others cannot, that makes it easier for the group to justify not turning our votes to you if things get difficult, don't you think?
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You're right. And I'm not in any hurry to die myself.
[even though he kind of hates the idea of having to suck up to the group to remain alive]
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[...mainly for Eichi's sake, Akechi's own usefulness aside]
As long as nothing happens to change that, there's no reason for me not to treat you cordially.
[hence why she came to offer him her condolences for his loss! and now we have come full circle]
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[he side-eyes her, like he doesn't quite believe her, like he doesn't quite trust her]
. . . then I suppose this is a truce?
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Anyway, she meets his gaze levelly.]
A truce, yes.
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All right.
[for now. . . that's something he can accept]
. . . thank you for your concern, Reyna-san. I'm fine.
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...in that case, I suppose I'll leave you be. [Since he's fine and all. ...and that's it? That's it. She's just gonna, uh, go.]
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[before she leaves]
Have you been striving towards completing your objective?
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By the time this trial is over, it should be complete.
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[he lifts his head, giving her a surprised look]
What does that mean?
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...
sorry, akechi!]
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[maybe]