[Week 1, Monday: Sousei]

[doublecrows]

[we haven't finished our Sunday PC but fuck it this is Important]

[as Sosuei patrols the halls on Monday night, a familiar voice calls out to him from the shadows of a corner]

You certainly are a night owl, Sousei-san.

[it's Akechi! Sousei you poor soul. but he is keeping his distance and remains tucked underneath said shadows so it's kind of hard to make his figure out in the dim lighting. hm. sketch]

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[disilluded]

That...

[...]

That is not even remotely what I meant.

[doublecrows]

[what is bonding with people for reasons other than using them]

Why not? It is our duty here to unearth objectives and encourage their completion, right?

[disilluded]

I did not say it was a bad thing that you've discovered these things.

But that was not what I was referring to when I stated you should get to know people.

[doublecrows]

[????]

What did you mean?

[disilluded]

When was the last time you grew to know someone simply to get to know them, and not for some larger purpose?

[doublecrows]

[. . .?????]

[?????]

[??????????????]

[that's it that's the tag]

[disilluded]

[Akechi....]

... Is it truly that alien an idea to you?

[Even he's not this socially stunted, Akechi...]

1/2

[doublecrows]

[for the briefest of moments, something vulnerable crosses Akechi's expression. something wrinkled and uncertain and not at all pleasant]

[. . .]

[doublecrows]

[it's gone in a flash]

I'm not here to make friends. I don't think any of us are, Sousei-san.

[disilluded]

[... Interesting.

Sousei shakes his head, and when he responds, his tone is surprisingly mild.]

I am not saying that you must go try to make friends with all of the people around us.

But speaking with them... with the intent of making some sort of connection beyond simply that of our task is part of being human.

[...]

Without that, I imagine you must be quite lonely.

[doublecrows]

[quietly, sharply, hissed between clenched teeth]

Shut up. What do you know?

[-- except he catches himself a moment later and turns away, clearing his throat as he recollects his composure]

For now, I think our meeting is finished. I'll share whatever else I learn with you, seeing as we're now allies. Can I trust the same from you?

[disilluded]

[...Hm.]

Yes.

I will share what I learn with you as well. Your identity, likewise, is safe with me. I will not tell anyone.

[doublecrows]

. . . of course.

[except some of Akechi bristles, not knowing whether Sousei means his title as Historian, or the pieces underneath the mask]

And your secret is safe with me.

[disilluded]

[Funny how it could be either, isn't it.

Either way, with a simple nod to Akechi, Sousei turns on his heel to go.

Bye now.]