Maruki nearly relents that they've said enough, anything to get Akechi back where it's slightly drier, if not any warmer. But there's a persistent nagging somewhere in his mind, like a fish hook caught. He remembers everything Akechi has ever hinted at when it came to a mysterious rival with untold power, but– ]
What was he, to you?
[ The first time Akechi spoke about a Joker, it was because Maruki asked about who he was as a person. Despite standing on opposite sides of the issue, they met in the middle and agreed that that was the most important thing to remember about someone who has gone. And true to that, everything Akechi's told him today has been about Kurusu Akira, leader of the Phantom Thieves.
That's no longer what he wants to know.
If this isn't a cognitive manipulation, if this really isn't their Akira, then Maruki wants to know about the relationship that's as dead in the water as his own. ]
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Maruki nearly relents that they've said enough, anything to get Akechi back where it's slightly drier, if not any warmer. But there's a persistent nagging somewhere in his mind, like a fish hook caught. He remembers everything Akechi has ever hinted at when it came to a mysterious rival with untold power, but– ]
What was he, to you?
[ The first time Akechi spoke about a Joker, it was because Maruki asked about who he was as a person. Despite standing on opposite sides of the issue, they met in the middle and agreed that that was the most important thing to remember about someone who has gone. And true to that, everything Akechi's told him today has been about Kurusu Akira, leader of the Phantom Thieves.
That's no longer what he wants to know.
If this isn't a cognitive manipulation, if this really isn't their Akira, then Maruki wants to know about the relationship that's as dead in the water as his own. ]