"An honest man. Really?" Raven scoffs, anger sinking deeper and deeper into his features. His hands curl into fists. He draws a deep breath to avoid blowing up at this other Akechi. "That monster is the one who left my mother to suffer. Because of him, her entire life and reputation were ruined, and I became such a strain on her that eventually, she couldn't live with me any longer. And so she couldn't keep living."

He needs to stay calm. He needs to compose himself. Surely this other version of him knows. "Performative acts of 'kindness' don't change the fact that this is a man who crushes others under his boot, sees women as objects of pleasure rather than equals, and who doesn't give one singular flying fuck about those around him. He would make his own son murder to advance his own political career!"

...Shit. He... probably shouldn't have mentioned that. Raven promptly grimaces, heart racing as he realizes what he just let slip.

Magpie will be pissed.