[“We’re not close.” Yeah, alright. Aubrey reads it all; reads it again; puts the phone down, gets a paper, jots it down. Maybe in one context, she thinks mid-writing, this would be a suspect profile—but it’s really not that at all.
[Hell, could Aubrey say as much about Akechi? It’s a nice thought. He never presents himself so straightforwardly. Later, she’ll have to try.
[For now, she has a list on Maruki and then some.
[“A caretaker with a bleeding heart”…]
I didn’t know he had a chicken.
[“The act of making a difference.”]
I think I will. Thanks, Akechi.
[And, after a beat,]
You might not be close, and I’m not gonna pull you into anything I do. But if you wanted to act on your own thoughts some time, I bet he’d appreciate it.
I don’t know. Just speculating.
You know him better.
[There's no goddamn reason to do any of this. Tokyo will keep their paths from crossing, if luck holds. If Shido's hand stills. If texts pause over the last month of the election and-]
Good luck. I'm sure he'll appreciate your efforts.
[He hates Maruki Takuto.]
Though, I have to say, outside of that topic - the roomba is quite a surprise to see in this reality. Where did you get it?
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[“We’re not close.” Yeah, alright. Aubrey reads it all; reads it again; puts the phone down, gets a paper, jots it down. Maybe in one context, she thinks mid-writing, this would be a suspect profile—but it’s really not that at all.
[Hell, could Aubrey say as much about Akechi? It’s a nice thought. He never presents himself so straightforwardly. Later, she’ll have to try.
[For now, she has a list on Maruki and then some.
[“A caretaker with a bleeding heart”…]
I didn’t know he had a chicken.
[“The act of making a difference.”]
I think I will. Thanks, Akechi.
[And, after a beat,]
You might not be close, and I’m not gonna pull you into anything I do. But if you wanted to act on your own thoughts some time, I bet he’d appreciate it.
I don’t know. Just speculating.
You know him better.
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Of course.
[There's no point.]
We're all here to support one another, after all.
[There's no goddamn reason to do any of this. Tokyo will keep their paths from crossing, if luck holds. If Shido's hand stills. If texts pause over the last month of the election and-]
Good luck. I'm sure he'll appreciate your efforts.
[He hates Maruki Takuto.]
Though, I have to say, outside of that topic - the roomba is quite a surprise to see in this reality. Where did you get it?