placation: seishirou (the eastern sun behind him)
Takuto Maruki ☼ COUNCILLOR ([personal profile] placation) wrote in [personal profile] enteloki 2024-05-31 06:44 am (UTC)

[ None the wiser to anything out of the ordinary in the conversation, and all too happy to let the subject of a deceased researcher and mother drop, Maruki smiles tentatively. ]

Sounds like a plan. I can't say that I expect to find anything, but who knows? Stranger things have happened.

[ If you want something badly enough, it can happen. If you believe, it can become reality.

God, he needs to pay a visit to the crystal.

Which reminds him: It was in this kitchen, with the two of them in these exact positions on opposite sides of the bar, that they both lied about not having any inherent abilities. Pleasantly, politely, easily.

Maruki doesn't feel an ounce of ill will toward Akechi for it. It would be entirely hypocritical, for one thing – and for another, just as he had his own reasons to keep quiet, he knows Akechi must have too. Strangely, the truth of their mutual lies surfacing has only made him trust Akechi more. Something within him might be wired wrong, but his heart hasn't steered him astray yet.

His smile turns wry and appreciative, and he sips his coffee with raised eyebrows.
]

You really tricked me, you know. About not having any abilities.

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