[Damien holds his gaze for a long moment, and then nods slowly, slightly. he appreciates the explanation -- and that little bit of stroking for his ego, whether or not his intelligence is fact and not something Akechi is inflating to make him feel good about himself. he didn't make a mistake]
[he looks away again, when Akechi addresses his death, out of an odd sort of politeness] Maybe you found peace, managed to reconcile wanting to fix everything and destroy everything, somehow. [and wouldn't that be the way the world fucking works? figuring yourself out just in time to die? it's not fair, any way you look at it]
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[he looks away again, when Akechi addresses his death, out of an odd sort of politeness] Maybe you found peace, managed to reconcile wanting to fix everything and destroy everything, somehow. [and wouldn't that be the way the world fucking works? figuring yourself out just in time to die? it's not fair, any way you look at it]