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1. What's without

[To long time residents of this closet of a dimension, the figure leaning against the base of ~~Hachiko~~Buchiko's plinth is a familiar sight. The Goro Akechi, Age 21 who is there is dressed in mostly the same fashion as the last time anyone saw him - it's a different pair of black skinny jeans (these ones have a silver chain with skull charms hanging from the left hip to the knee, with just enough give to swing as he walks) and a different too-fancy shirt, but how many Akechis are there, even, who would even consider dressing like that? The only spot of color, aside from his hair and eyes (have they always been that red) is that the gloves he wears are bright red on the inside, palms and fingers. A memory he doesn't want to lose.

He's playing games on his phone with half-attention as he people-watches, which in this place is more an act of looking for people to watch. In the sea of cognitions, real people stick out like a sore thumb - and he's probably spotted you in the crowd before you even approach, with a faint smile or frown on his face, depending on who you are.

And if you're more than just a familiar face - someone who he actually met, the last time he was here - he'll actually stop leaning against the statue's base to give you a proper wave. It's been a while, Velvet Room Dimension, but your Reaper has returned.]

2. What's within

[And no trip through the old stoimping grounds is complete without a trip to Mementos, directly through Shibuya Station.

He doesn't wear a mask - indeed, even as a former Phantom Thief, his clothes don't change. But unlike on the normal, uncognitive side of the world, his wings are fully visible, moving like a natural extension of his body. And in place of the chain dangling from his jeans is a holstered pistol - neither the toy laser gun nor the real one he used as Shido's weapon, but at least at a glance, it seems real enough.

Akechi lurks for a while at the entrance of Mementos, sitting quite illegally on one of the turnstiles just because he can, perched like a particularly strange bird, one knee tented up against his torso and the other dangling as he watches in the direction of the depths. Eventually, he slides off his seat and deeper into the depths.

In Mementos proper, he spends a bit of time getting a work-out - that gun is in hand, though what it fires can only be loosely called bullets. Fireballs, lightning bolts, shards of ice, and of course laser beams once more - he uses all of these in various combinations, rather than summoning a Persona for combat. Combined with the fact that he's clearly much faster than most of the Shadows, it's usually a quick clean-up if anything tries to bother him.]

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Joker yes. Sakamoto yes, but specifically through the lens of focusing down on the awful shit Shido has pulled and how he has to be stopped at any cost. Takamaki will hesitate, but eventually agree with Sakamoto.

Kitagawa will take his time considering. Makoto will be sure to remind him that this doesn't erase the things he's done. Futaba will be conflicted, but listening to the others will bring her around.

Haru... will want justice for her father and all the other people Shido trampled over for his ambitions. She'll be willing to put Magpie's sins aside for that purpose. And however much Morgana might object at first, in the end he'll go with whatever Joker decides.

...That's my assessment, at any rate. Of course, it's been years since I last interacted with those of them who aren't here.

Edited (icon) 2024-02-16 18:18 (UTC)

[So many names Raven doesn't quite register. He nods along, brow creased in concentration as he tries to make a mental list. Morgana is familiar enough, at least, as well as Haru.]

Do you recommend passing this assessment along to Magpie? I believe he'd trust my word, since we are rather close.

It's up to you. Ultimately, their exact reasons don't matter that much if he doesn't actually have to convince them, no?

[And they'll do the convincing themselves. Shido ultimately can't be allowed to run unchecked. That will come first.]

I suppose so. Nonetheless, the more information I can provide, the more easily he can refine his plans as needed. He's more than capable of acting alone, of course, but I'd rather ensure he has all the information required.

[So... hm. Mental note: remember these names and general habits. Actually, perhaps he should write that down.

In fact, he's going to do that, removing a notepad and scribbling away.]

[Smart kid. Sometimes that's the best strategy.]

Hopefully he either has or will get it into his head that acting alone is what got him into that mess in the first place.

I think he's... somewhat improved? At the very least, he trusts Crow and myself, and he's fairly open with Hawk. Rose as well, I believe? Beyond that... it's more difficult to say, but his tolerance of Ren is a good sign, seeing how he has been living with us more recently.

[Quite a full house at this point, really. Not that Raven's complaining, if it means more time with one of his favorite people.]