No. [It's a whisper that hangs in the air, suspended in the space between them.] I don't think I've done enough, after all.
[Akira knows he's as powerless to stop the existence of something wearing Rumi's face as he was the flowers that nearly killed them. Whatever tricks are played in this world by the powers that be, Akira doesn't have anything to he can do that will stop them entirely.
But even so...]
Fighting the product of another's condition is exactly what it's been my job to do for over a year's time. But more than that... [Akira looks at him, and feels the phantom velvet of petals between his fingers.] You and I promised to shoulder our burdens together.
[Maybe... If it hadn't been Akira that was with him, then maybe...
He breathes out, like the sigh will loose what's in his chest.]
It doesn't matter now. It's already done. [The part of him that's wounded, the part of him that's weak - Akira shutters it off, closes it away. He knows how to do this, even if he's never truly done it with Maruki. He's had plenty of practice with others.] You sound sure, but... Why do you feel certain this came from your cognition?
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[Akira knows he's as powerless to stop the existence of something wearing Rumi's face as he was the flowers that nearly killed them. Whatever tricks are played in this world by the powers that be, Akira doesn't have anything to he can do that will stop them entirely.
But even so...]
Fighting the product of another's condition is exactly what it's been my job to do for over a year's time. But more than that... [Akira looks at him, and feels the phantom velvet of petals between his fingers.] You and I promised to shoulder our burdens together.
[Maybe... If it hadn't been Akira that was with him, then maybe...
He breathes out, like the sigh will loose what's in his chest.]
It doesn't matter now. It's already done. [The part of him that's wounded, the part of him that's weak - Akira shutters it off, closes it away. He knows how to do this, even if he's never truly done it with Maruki. He's had plenty of practice with others.] You sound sure, but... Why do you feel certain this came from your cognition?