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明智 吾郎 | Goro Akechi | クロウ ([personal profile] cognitivism) wrote2017-05-07 08:15 pm

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text | sometime in the early morning

[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-26 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ It takes her several tries before she successfully messages him.

Their last conversation didn't go over too well. ]


Hello, Goro-kun.
May I speak with you?
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[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-26 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I can come over, if that is fine with you.
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[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-27 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Like déjà vu. ]

Alright, I'll be over as soon as I can.
Thank you.
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ACTION

[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-27 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's fairly nippy outside, with a bit of wet snow on the ground and a cool breeze that settles into the bones. Haru shivers as she makes her way up the steps to Goro's place, tugging her scarf closer so her neck isn't exposed to the chilly weather. She knocks excess snow off the heels of her booties, then proceeds to open the door slowly, sticking her head in first to check around for Goro.

For a moment, she expects Akira instead and her heart sinks remembering his ID went offline. ]


Hello, Goro-kun? Pardon the intrusion.

[ She calls out before stepping inside fully, sliding her boots off immediately so that she isn't carrying snow further inside the place. ]
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[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-28 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ Haru unzips her coat, hanging it away in the closet. It's strange to her how she goes about this like she isn't essentially a stranger in this house now that Akira's gone. The last time she had stepped foot had gone awry. There's a pang of guilt she feels the closer she gets to the kitchen, moving about a bit more cautiously now.

As she emerges, her hands are pressed to her chest, her usual indication of apprehension. ]


There you are. [ A beat. ] Hello. Are you making coffee?
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[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-28 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ The tension is thick enough she could probably cut through it with her own axe.

And feeling guilty about how things went the last time between them, she feels the need to make amends somehow. Although she had long decided Goro would never be forgiven for murdering her father and essentially almost ruining her life, she can't forget the efforts he's been making here.

She can't forget the reason she's here either.

This time, she can't allow herself to drown in the sea of those emotions again. ]


Yes, thank you. [ She steps forward with her very own tired smile. ] I can help if you need.
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[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-28 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

[ She takes the mug, then seats herself on a chair and tries to get as comfortable as she can.

After a savory first sip, Haru takes a moment to glance around the place, still half-expecting Akira to appear from somewhere. When he doesn't, she stares down into her mug. ]


... it's very quiet in here. [ Her gaze lifts, locked onto Goro then. ] Well, I... I came to see how you were doing since Akira-kun...

[ Small fingers tighten around the mug. Haru hesitates, her smile slipping. ]

None of my messages will go through to his communicator. His user ID went offline, so...
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[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-28 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ First Ryuji, then Yusuke, now Akira. Even Haru harbors regrets, telling herself she should have spent more time with each of them. While they would all be returned to their regular lives, and perhaps it might have been for the best, she can't help but feel saddened over their departure and the memories of this place together they might lose.

And as she looks over Goro, she wonders if his thought process is the same. She can't imagine the kind of turmoil one goes through when there's a possibility you need to do over every relationship from a rocky base. ]


Are you sure? Futaba-chan and I could maybe help if you need some money.

[ She's quiet then for a moment, then adds: ]

I... am sorry, Goro-kun.
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[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-28 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The silence can be deafening, she knows from experience. Sometimes, she's glad to be here in this world, away from her prestigious house back in Tokyo where nobody talks to her outside the occasional hired help. She doesn't mind the housing here and is grateful she has someone living in the shared household, knowing she would be dreadfully lonely otherwise. ]

Well, if you do decide to move and need help with packing, Futaba-chan and I are here.

[ She watches Goro closely, frowning slightly. ]

Maybe, but... Akira-kun is important to you. [ It's not a question. As much as she struggled with it before, it's as clear as day on Goro's face. ] It's okay to not be okay.

[ Haru averts her gaze for a moment, pulling her mug closer. ]

It's different for me. It hurts, but I know I'll see him again someday. Yusuke-kun and Ryuji-kun, too. Mona-chan... nothing will have changed for us.

[ Which is why she came over to see Goro. It's completely different in his case and she can sympathize. That's why she needed to come and see how he was for herself. ]
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[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-29 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ It takes Haru a moment to parse what Goro is asking, so when it does dawn on her her shoulders sink and she has to tear her gaze off him. While she doesn't want to lower his hopes any more than they are, it also seems cruel to tell him he's probably dead back home.

A part of her doesn't want to believe that anyway. Ryuji survived the explosion and that may have been sheer luck. ]


... I think you are too clever to have let Shido beat you. [ She says finally, sounding fairly resolute in her response. ] It took all of us to come up with a plan to deceive you, after all.

[ Some parts of Goro Akechi were a façade, but the other aspects of him held up. ]

I'm sure you found a way.
girlybruiser: ("who writes it off?")

[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-29 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Count Dooku got back his lightsaber?

[ Her face fills with dread a little at the thought. She may not have been here for the heist, but she's seen him around the network and the people he publicly converses with. They're all frightening in their own regards and from what she understands, Dooku isn't an adversary to take lightly.

But if he got back the lightsaber, which Goro had... ]


Wait. Did he... did he attack you, Goro-kun? Are you okay?

[ As the rest of the information sinks in, she can only offer him a sympathetic look. ]

You don't need to be sorry. I understand it's a heavy burden to carry.
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[personal profile] girlybruiser 2018-11-29 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ That's puzzling to Haru, wondering who else could have the lightsaber. ]

Do you know who it was? Maybe this person wants Dooku to pay a larger sum of money for its safe return? Possibly blackmail.

[ Is Dooku offering money? She actually can't remember.

She notes the change in topic and while she won't press if Goro isn't comfortable speaking about it, Haru won't allow it to slide fairly easily, not when she knows the kind of trauma losing a parent presents can eat someone alive.

Shifting in her seat, she lifts her hand, slow and cautious, before placing it atop of Goro's gently. That's all she does, letting it sit there for a moment. ]


If you ever need to talk to anyone, we— I will be here. [ Quietly, she adds: ] ... and I am sorry about the last time. I shouldn't have done that.