Ren can't help but smile a little, feeling a challenge. A shadow of himself, but better than sulking.
"It all started at the TV station where Sumire's dad works. I was on a field trip along with some friends of mine, but we ran into Akechi in the hallway. Let me tell you, he made a real impression. Heard us talking, and butted in suddenly. Introduced himself. Wanted to join in on our plans, and then... he left. Absolutely random."
He doesn't mention the pancakes thing, he's not going to reveal that so easily...
"But the next day we were back at the studio, and it turned out he was the special guest on the show we were in the audience for. Turned out he was talking about the Phantom Thieves, and he had some interesting things to say about them. I got picked out of the audience to comment, and... we had some back and forth. I must've stood out to him for some reason because he approached me after the show, and we talked a bit. Exchanged numbers."
...
"...It wasn't until later he became a Phantom Thief. Sort of. It was more he cooperated with us when we were in a tight spot. On the agreement that we'd disband after he helped us."
...Yeah. About that...
"...It was fun at first. He really helped us out during the next heist, but... it wasn't going to last. Turned out he was working for Shido. He tried to kill me. He failed, obviously. But... you know, I don't hate him after everything that happened. I can't tell you why, but..."
...Maybe it's because he gets Akechi on some level. That feeling of anger, of being alone, of not having anyone there for you-- no. No, he doesn't know the last part. That's the difference between them. But... he can sort of envision it. He can imagine all the hardship, everything that led him to where he was, and... for some reason, he values Akechi. As a rival. As a friend. As a confidant. As a...
...
He looks away, his face falling a bit as he thinks a bit too hard on what's become of his Akechi now.
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"It all started at the TV station where Sumire's dad works. I was on a field trip along with some friends of mine, but we ran into Akechi in the hallway. Let me tell you, he made a real impression. Heard us talking, and butted in suddenly. Introduced himself. Wanted to join in on our plans, and then... he left. Absolutely random."
He doesn't mention the pancakes thing, he's not going to reveal that so easily...
"But the next day we were back at the studio, and it turned out he was the special guest on the show we were in the audience for. Turned out he was talking about the Phantom Thieves, and he had some interesting things to say about them. I got picked out of the audience to comment, and... we had some back and forth. I must've stood out to him for some reason because he approached me after the show, and we talked a bit. Exchanged numbers."
...
"...It wasn't until later he became a Phantom Thief. Sort of. It was more he cooperated with us when we were in a tight spot. On the agreement that we'd disband after he helped us."
...Yeah. About that...
"...It was fun at first. He really helped us out during the next heist, but... it wasn't going to last. Turned out he was working for Shido. He tried to kill me. He failed, obviously. But... you know, I don't hate him after everything that happened. I can't tell you why, but..."
...Maybe it's because he gets Akechi on some level. That feeling of anger, of being alone, of not having anyone there for you-- no. No, he doesn't know the last part. That's the difference between them. But... he can sort of envision it. He can imagine all the hardship, everything that led him to where he was, and... for some reason, he values Akechi. As a rival. As a friend. As a confidant. As a...
...
He looks away, his face falling a bit as he thinks a bit too hard on what's become of his Akechi now.