"Our" Tokyo versus the Tokyo others have known... Not just a matter of perception, but a whole separate reality. That's a fascinating concept.
And a bit of a disappointment, if I'm honest.
Oh well! We may not have known each other there, but I'm glad you don't have to be alone anymore, Akechi-kun. I hope I can help you as much as you've helped me.
['You don't have to be alone anymore-as if he cared about such trivial shit. It's easier to blend in without those who know him, even at the barest level. Having to feign an additional level of care-
It's exhausting. Impossible to know what will or won't remain of their memories upon ripping this place apart and settling back where they belong. He can't risk someone ruining his image or gossiping to magazines about his behavior. Pretend. Play it up. Act like he cares. Act like this matters. Act like it isn't a shady coincidence that this particular counselor appeared from nowhere.]
Your presence is enough to help. It's a comfort to know someone familiar with the things I'm used to is a simple phone call away. Who wouldn't feel better knowing that.
However you said it's a a disappointment? How so? That's a curious take on our situation.
Dr. Maruki - related to Shujin Academy, a mention of a collective unconscious, of cognition. A fascination with their predicament over anger. It shouldn't surprise him from a doctor, but-
He doesn't like it. It worries into his gut, his chest - paranoia weighing heavier than logic. Those gut emotions that rip through him are meant for survival and he won'tignore it.]
In truth, we do hold similar thoughts on the matter. Investigations are yielding little and it's difficult to discern what's correlation or causation in the few similarities shared among others. Though there are patterns in everything and it's a matter of figuring it out. Once we do, it's a process of elimination.
However in reference to influence - Vaeros seems to control this reality. His temperament and demeanor warp the world at random. It's unconfirmed whether this is conscious or unconscious, though after recent events...
[He's certain they're being treated like grotesque dolls in a shitty house. A group watching from the shadows, a cabal with an unknown goal, a distraction in the form of a shitty tantruming palace ruler.]
It's a bit more enlightening than it used to be. It may not be long before you're able to see those people you're eager to meet again.
That's the other side of the coin though, isn't it? As nice as it would be to see them again, I'm not sure I would want them to be here, for their sake.
[ He has heard enough about what goes on here from a few of the dreamtime patients that he is 99.9% certain this reality could cause more pain than even their old one. ]
Have you been investigating then, Akechi-kun? I should have figured!
Agreed. Being held against our will after supposedly signing a contract - that's something I would never wish on another person. To be toyed with like this is quite disturbing.
But yes, I have. It's in my nature to so. There are other talented detectives here as well. In due time, we should have an answer to this situation and a way to return to our home.
[Killing Vaeros and his cabal will do it. That he's assured of and planning on. It's the matter of finding them that's the issue.]
I'm going to do my own digging once I've gotten a few more things set up. Ah, maybe this is presumptuous, but... If I can be of any assistance, I would be honored to work with you. I may not be a detective, but I think that my research background could come in handy.
The better, for the time being. This isn't unwanted. Until a connection is clear and he can figure out what's exploitable in his connections.]
It would mean a lot to have someone with your skillset as an ally here. Periodically, I'm lucky enough to have the chance to work with talented people.
[A barista, a teenager who didn't realize the extent of rot in the world, who was talented beyond measure and a casualty of an unjust world.]
I would like if you became one of them. I believe the more we work together, the greater chance we have of solving the mystery before us.
I'll share any information I gather and theories I begin building with you. Please call on me whenever you'd like my assistance, no matter the time or reason.
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And a bit of a disappointment, if I'm honest.
Oh well! We may not have known each other there, but I'm glad you don't have to be alone anymore, Akechi-kun. I hope I can help you as much as you've helped me.
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It's exhausting. Impossible to know what will or won't remain of their memories upon ripping this place apart and settling back where they belong. He can't risk someone ruining his image or gossiping to magazines about his behavior. Pretend. Play it up. Act like he cares. Act like this matters. Act like it isn't a shady coincidence that this particular counselor appeared from nowhere.]
Your presence is enough to help. It's a comfort to know someone familiar with the things I'm used to is a simple phone call away. Who wouldn't feel better knowing that.
However you said it's a a disappointment? How so? That's a curious take on our situation.
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Maruki sends each line as a new message. Have fun with that, Akechi. This is what Akira was enjoying on a weekly basis. ]
Oh, I just mean... Well, based on our discussion before, I'm sure you've had some of these same thoughts.
In theory, the existence of a reality like this is incredible.
People from different worlds being pulled into the same reality?
And a reality that appears to be based in the collective unconscious of dreams?
I never would have imagined I'd actually experience something like that. I want to study it, if that's even possible.
There must be some commonalities that tie everyone here together.
Not just you and I, everyone. Even if we come from vastly different worlds.
And how much of this is happening only in our own minds? How are we influencing one another's cognition? It's fascinating.
But in practice... There are people that I was looking forward to seeing who aren't here, and no way of knowing when or how I will see them again.
That's all I meant by that. A personal disappointment being weighed against quite a lot of professional interest!
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Cognition.
Dr. Maruki - related to Shujin Academy, a mention of a collective unconscious, of cognition. A fascination with their predicament over anger. It shouldn't surprise him from a doctor, but-
He doesn't like it. It worries into his gut, his chest - paranoia weighing heavier than logic. Those gut emotions that rip through him are meant for survival and he won'tignore it.]
In truth, we do hold similar thoughts on the matter. Investigations are yielding little and it's difficult to discern what's correlation or causation in the few similarities shared among others. Though there are patterns in everything and it's a matter of figuring it out. Once we do, it's a process of elimination.
However in reference to influence - Vaeros seems to control this reality. His temperament and demeanor warp the world at random. It's unconfirmed whether this is conscious or unconscious, though after recent events...
[He's certain they're being treated like grotesque dolls in a shitty house. A group watching from the shadows, a cabal with an unknown goal, a distraction in the form of a shitty tantruming palace ruler.]
It's a bit more enlightening than it used to be. It may not be long before you're able to see those people you're eager to meet again.
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[ He has heard enough about what goes on here from a few of the dreamtime patients that he is 99.9% certain this reality could cause more pain than even their old one. ]
Have you been investigating then, Akechi-kun? I should have figured!
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But yes, I have. It's in my nature to so. There are other talented detectives here as well. In due time, we should have an answer to this situation and a way to return to our home.
[Killing Vaeros and his cabal will do it. That he's assured of and planning on. It's the matter of finding them that's the issue.]
:)
I'm going to do my own digging once I've gotten a few more things set up. Ah, maybe this is presumptuous, but... If I can be of any assistance, I would be honored to work with you. I may not be a detective, but I think that my research background could come in handy.
THEARCANABYWHICHALLISREVEALED
The better, for the time being. This isn't unwanted. Until a connection is clear and he can figure out what's exploitable in his connections.]
It would mean a lot to have someone with your skillset as an ally here. Periodically, I'm lucky enough to have the chance to work with talented people.
[A barista, a teenager who didn't realize the extent of rot in the world, who was talented beyond measure and a casualty of an unjust world.]
I would like if you became one of them. I believe the more we work together, the greater chance we have of solving the mystery before us.
WITH THE BIRTH OF THE BASTARD PERSONA......
[ Ah, that's familiar. ]
I'll share any information I gather and theories I begin building with you. Please call on me whenever you'd like my assistance, no matter the time or reason.
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As I start to get answers, I will convey them to you so we can pool our resources.
We'll find a way back to our true reality.
[The extent of what Akechi's willing to share with this rando - time will tell.]
LET'S TAKE BACK REALITY TOGETHER LION
See you soon, Akechi-kun.