[no, he's a very pissed off monster, who, for once, is tempted to get his hands dirty. it would be so very easy to beat Ren to death with the coffee mug, right now, wouldn't it? surely, this place understands how death works, finally, if Akechi could die, and he'd have the advantage, the element of surprise. Ren wouldn't expect something like that out of him -- never mind the fact that his fingers tighten on the mug, briefly]
[never mind the fact that he seems to talk himself out of it, after a beat and if only for the time being. Ren is Akechi's foil, not his, and he doesn't want him dead. didn't, last time they talked. he see if that's changed, once he knows what happened, exactly, but for now, it's not for him to make Ren suffer]
[still. he's still short, if nothing else, when he answers]
no subject
[never mind the fact that he seems to talk himself out of it, after a beat and if only for the time being. Ren is Akechi's foil, not his, and he doesn't want him dead. didn't, last time they talked. he see if that's changed, once he knows what happened, exactly, but for now, it's not for him to make Ren suffer]
[still. he's still short, if nothing else, when he answers]
Goro. I know he died. How?