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[doublecrowss]

 "You've reached Akechi! You can leave a message, but please don't use any colorful language, okay?"

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[theshowsover]

I don't. [And what a time for Akechi to remember that...] But it's getting pretty dangerous out there...

[He shrugs.]

And I thought you might be curious.

[He's curious for sure, but for reasons he doesn't want to admit. There's still a niggling in the back of his mind that this is a terrible idea and he should just take the out Akechi is giving him, but he also... wants to see what happens, and trust that their relationship will survive it.]

[doublecrowss]

[ Ah... That didn't work out as expected, did it? ]

Naturally, I am curious.

[ He can admit this much, at least-- if not for the reasons Akira probably thinks. He's heard about it, even seen the prisoner attire that Akira dons while in that place, but to actually see another person's Velvet Room by himself... It's tempting, for sure.

That's assuming it is someone else's, of course. But what it's Akechi's...? ]

However, I don't believe you've ever invited anyone into your Velvet Room before, have you? Are you sure that would be allowed?

[ He's not sure he wants to risk it. Time to try another out. ]

[theshowsover]

I haven't. None of you can see it, after all...

[While he has his theories, he's not entirely sure Akechi can see it, either. If he can enter the Velvet Room, why didn't Igor or the Wardens tell him about it? Then again, Igor gave him plenty of cryptic warnings, so it could just be how they operate...]

I guess it's up to Justine and Caroline. [He might get a baton to the head for his trouble, in the end.]

[doublecrowss]

[ Well, it still doesn't seem like Akira is about to back down from this risky idea, but what he brings up gets a pair of narrowed eyes from Akechi. Those names... he doesn't think he's heard them before, but considering what he does know about Akira's Velvet Room, he can make an educated guess. ]

Justine and Caroline... Would they be... the wardens you've mentioned before?

[ Like this, maybe he can buy himself some extra time. ]

[theshowsover]

Yeah. They're terrifying.

[He says this with a straight face. Is he serious? Joking? Maybe a little of both.]

But they've been a big help to me.

[He's serious about that part.]

They're not really in charge, but they think they are.

[doublecrowss]

[ Sometimes Akira makes it really hard to tell whether he's just being facetious or otherwise, but at least it gives Akechi a solid excuse for his hesitation: ]

If they're so strong as to instill fear even into your heart, I hardly think I could take on their wrath, should they object to my presence.

[ The implication being that a wildcard like Joker is far superior to him. Hah.

Still, a part of him is moved that Akira is extending the offer-- the ability to look so intimately into his soul, more so than Akechi already has. It takes a lot of trust. Trust that Akechi isn't sure he could return. ]

Are you sure you wouldn't rather take someone with powers similar to yours?

[ Hah. ]

[theshowsover]

You mean Minato?

[He's the only one here (supposedly) with powers like Akira's here.]

I wouldn't mind going with him. I want to meet his attendant.

[She sounds nicer than his, for starters. But while he likes Minato and is very curious about the differences between his "journey" and Akira's "rehabilitation," he has some other motivations.]

I just wanted to offer it to you... because it's a big part of my life, and so are you...

[That sounds cheesy... And he knows he shouldn't push now that Goro is trying to get out of it, but he wants to be honest, too.]