(closed) rivers in the deseeeeeeeeeert

[forethinking]

Who: renren & closed threads!
What: aftermaths of the event, hanging out with the phantom thieves and getting a cute gift! more will be added, probably, i am like that
Where: his apartment, hblanc, and perhaps a few others.
When: 3 days post event onwards.
Content Warnings: as per usual, beware of persona 5 royal spoilers in here!

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[simulatio]

[Another huff through his nose. He can't be truly surprised that Ren can say such things so easily, repeat them as if they mean nothing at all. Even when he knows that the other boy means every word he says, it's still so difficult to believe.

But he can feel more than hear the beating of Ren's heart, steady and sure and strong as always.]

You're a fool, [he murmurs, with the same gentle ease that Ren said I love you. As if it isn't intended as an insult at all.] And yet for some reason, I believe you.

[His free hand comes up to press gloved fingers against Ren's lips to keep him from saying anything else about that. His heart feels too raw already.]

Now. Shall we get to business? [He gently taps his fingers against Ren's lips, once, twice, then finally pulls them back as he himself steps back.] Has this world changed at all since we've all awoken?

[forethinking]

(It only makes Ren smile. It's not the first time Akechi replies to Ren's feelings like that, and even then, it just endears him more. It never reaches his ears like an insult anyway.

Ren kisses the leather-covered finger before it leaves his lips, along with the rest of this wonderful man as he goes beyond Ren's reach and yet, the boy's smile doesn't fade one bit. Instead, he complies with moving on, returning to the kitchen to get a bowl of curry for himself. Is he surprised that Akechi is already up and eager to know what he missed? Not really.)

There was a fight while you were asleep.

(That was the only remaining information that he hasn't yet provided. Ren finds his way to a chair, an ankle resting on his knee while he takes a spoonful.)

[simulatio]

A fight?

[Instead of sitting back down, Akechi remains standing, the hand that had been at Ren's lips going to his own in interested contemplation. It doesn't sound like anyone had been hurt from the casual way Ren mentioned it. He frowns and rotates his shoulder that had been injured before their stint in not!Mementos as if remembering the last fight he'd been in here.]

I take it you weren't involved.

[forethinking]

Not directly.

(He only shrugs to his own words - he was there, not fighting, only trying to make sense of the scene before him when Yoshizawa came to retrieve him.)

Someone did the Lord's work and kicked Kaiba in the balls.

[simulatio]

[Akechi snorts, then laughs, an ugly sound of pure schadenfreude.]

I doubt he'll take it as a humbling experience. Still...

[It isn't like Akechi cares about Kaiba one way or another. But it does bring to mind another specific incident, and his shoulder aches with a phantom sympathy.]

I am concerned about potential strife amongst the people here. We have yet to institute a system of laws or punishment. As people start to grow restless, we may see more of that. And how, exactly, will you counter?

[forethinking]

Probably not. Ann tackled the guy, though.

(And here is where he keeps his eyes on Akechi, like he's expecting some grand comment on their behavior or probably a sneaky remark.)

Without institutionalizing something, it's just based on personal morality. (Honestly, when he decided to reform society, he never expected he'd have to write a constitution one day, and yet, here they are. Short of needing a constitution.) I need to learn about what happened properly still.