He blinks at the question. Does Fiend not have an Akechi...? Has he not met one here? But he doesn't seem confused about who Akechi is, so that can't be right. Whatever the case, the thought of talking about Akechi refocuses Ren. He doesn't realize it, but he brightens a little.
But how to describe him? Akechi is so complicated, and a lot of it isn't for Ren to talk about. "He's stubborn," he says after a moment's thought, remembering his earlier conversation with Falcon. "He decides what he thinks is right, and he sticks to it, no matter what. Even when he needs to let things go for his own sake. And he's... bent on saving people. Like, society or whatever, but also individual people." Ask Ren how he knows! "He doesn't care enough about his safety. It's fucking stressful, actually.
"And he's a nerd. He reads philosophy books for fun. Very... composed, usually, but in the Metaverse..." He trails off. "He really loses it. It's—" beautiful. mesmerizing. "—hilarious."
He doesn't sound amused, though. He sounds kind of wistful.
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But how to describe him? Akechi is so complicated, and a lot of it isn't for Ren to talk about. "He's stubborn," he says after a moment's thought, remembering his earlier conversation with Falcon. "He decides what he thinks is right, and he sticks to it, no matter what. Even when he needs to let things go for his own sake. And he's... bent on saving people. Like, society or whatever, but also individual people." Ask Ren how he knows! "He doesn't care enough about his safety. It's fucking stressful, actually.
"And he's a nerd. He reads philosophy books for fun. Very... composed, usually, but in the Metaverse..." He trails off. "He really loses it. It's—" beautiful. mesmerizing. "—hilarious."
He doesn't sound amused, though. He sounds kind of wistful.