As a final note - the map I drew when you first moved into the castle is the general layout, but the levels are never the same - the depths it goes to is unknown. There is no foreseeable end, which feels appropriate given what it reflects.
The offer. The choice. The promise. Akechi said he would. Maruki said he would wait. They're supposed to walk into that world together, at least once. An almost poetic way to end their intertwined lives with one final walk through a reality neither belongs in.
Metaverse. Somnius. It's all the same.
It's too risky to drag him along on a normal outing, mission or not. Akechi isn't watched like he was in his younger years, isn't under the time constraint necessary to capture the Phantom Thieves, Shido doesn't know Maruki enough to fear him.
To make it work without any chance of either being found out, Akechi would need to finish everything that day. Explain the world to Maruki. Kill Shido. Then die by the hand of some sycophant in a power struggle. Die by the hand of a cleaner. Die with Shido because that man was never a pushover.
When he travels to that world with Maruki, it will be the last time he steps foot in it.
What a symbolic end to an unwanted life - trawling through the unconcious of humanity to listen to the last sordid, disgusting thoughts of a world that doesn't deserve to continue.]
I'll see what I can do. If it's feasible, we will.
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As a final note - the map I drew when you first moved into the castle is the general layout, but the levels are never the same - the depths it goes to is unknown. There is no foreseeable end, which feels appropriate given what it reflects.
Be cautious entering and exploring.
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You don't remember what I told you before, do you?
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Jog my memory - in reference to what?
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That wasn't lip service. I understand the constraints we're both under, but I stand by it. Go with me, just once.
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The offer. The choice. The promise. Akechi said he would. Maruki said he would wait. They're supposed to walk into that world together, at least once. An almost poetic way to end their intertwined lives with one final walk through a reality neither belongs in.
Metaverse. Somnius. It's all the same.
It's too risky to drag him along on a normal outing, mission or not. Akechi isn't watched like he was in his younger years, isn't under the time constraint necessary to capture the Phantom Thieves, Shido doesn't know Maruki enough to fear him.
To make it work without any chance of either being found out, Akechi would need to finish everything that day. Explain the world to Maruki. Kill Shido. Then die by the hand of some sycophant in a power struggle. Die by the hand of a cleaner. Die with Shido because that man was never a pushover.
When he travels to that world with Maruki, it will be the last time he steps foot in it.
What a symbolic end to an unwanted life - trawling through the unconcious of humanity to listen to the last sordid, disgusting thoughts of a world that doesn't deserve to continue.]
I'll see what I can do. If it's feasible, we will.
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