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[the_flower_karasu]

 I'll try not to be too verbose, but I cannot guarantee this...

To be blunt; while I find myself curious at the fact that I'm not the only Akechi here, apparently, I still find it hard to trust you all here. Sure, some of you look like people I know, sound like people I know, and most likely even know people I'm familiar with. But that just makes it all the more difficult. You are not the people I know, and I suffer no delusions otherwise. 

But, I'm also persona absens in...my home world, as it were, and have no place that I could theoretically return to, even if I desired as such. So, while my trust in you is lacking, I'm willing to interact. For now...

And I suppose I should introduce myself. I'm Gogo Akechi, 3rd Year, Amateur Detective and former hitwoman for one Masayoshi Shido. I'm not sure if any of the various Jokers and/or Phantom Thieves that end up here don't already know this, but honesty is better in these situations. So, I'm sorry if this is your first time knowing I was the 'One in the Dark Armor'~

One thing I would appreciate it someone explaining exactly what this place is. Igor was frustratingly vague on the matter, and I think it better to hear from someone my age...

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[wipingallout]

[Well... she was going to post something all cutesy about there being more girls, but...]

Hitwoman??

[the_flower_karasu]

I don't think I stuttered, did I?~

I'm not going to give fake reasons for anyone to treat me with kindness, nor am I going to try and exonerate myself. I fell in with Shido, because I thought it was a good plan to cozy up to him like a sycophant.

[wipingallout]

I have no idea who that is but you're in HIGH SCHOOL - why are you killing people??

[mamakechi]

I know! Aren't my children such ambitious self-starters? They've always been precocious, walking and talking and even killing long before the other kids! How time flies...

Hehe. Of course, needing to make a living off of murder is bad, and I wish it hadn't come to that. But I think I can reserve a certain sense of pride for my children, no matter how unorthodox their lives may be.

I don't believe we've met! I'm Akechi Akako, mother of Akechi Goro -- in my home universe, at least.

Best Regards!

[pancakeboy]

[oh dear lord.]

You really don't have to keep up the act. As you say, everyone is on to you already.

[the_flower_karasu]

It doesn't really matter if they're onto me already or not, just that we're on the same page. I don't know how much they know, after all. But I guess it's nice to know my efforts were pointless

Also...this is all flavours of surreal. Your profile picture is like looking into a mirror. Except with a Tinstagram filter...

[seekerofjustice]

Welcome to the Velvet Room, Gogo-san. I'm also an Akechi, but please call me Dove if you would prefer. It's a pleasure to meet you.

I can answer some questions for you, if you would like. The Velvet Room can be strange at times.

Did Dove completely miss the talk about Shido and being a hitwoman???

[the_flower_karasu]

[Gogo almost blinked in shock... Just what was the energy this particular Akechi was exuding, even across a screen?]

You can call me...Yubari, I guess? If it pleases you?

My first impression tells me that this place is like some sort of nexus. Is this accurate?

[willowandoak]

[ Hitwoman...?

Actually, there are more important issues here. ]

pls drop the tildes theyre so scary

[the_flower_karasu]

Oh, do the name scare you? You poor, summer child~

Did you know I also steal grapes from the supermarket without paying for them?~

locked to drake

[lakebrat]

You don't like the tildes, darling?～

[Listen, he needs to cope somehow.]

[undyingcrow]

You know, you may be the first among us to lead with our crimes.

I suppose the better question is if you're still aligned with Shido, or if you've gotten the message through your sick skull that he was always going to discard you when you ceased being useful to him.

It's a lesson the majority of us could have learned much sooner.

[the_flower_karasu]

Oh believe me, I had that lesson shot into my by the puppet my father kept in his Ship. I'll never forget it...

But I figured I would nip any future problems in the bud by coming clean about it now. Better that, than having it fester into an issue...

[rosemaudite]

[...Well. This is a fascinating turn of events.]

I suppose 'Dark Armor' is certainly appropriate. It's not the first I've heard of it by any means, though I assume you were stuck working alone, as most of you have been.

[the_flower_karasu]

Yes, I was working alone. Shido found it easier to manipulate one person with the power to use Cognitive Psience. I've given to learn that my given name for my identity as his hitwoman was different for other Akechis, that it was more common for them to be known as 'the Black Mask'.

The variations are interesting, if nothing else. I assume your's was different as well?

[mamakechi]

Former hitwoman for Masayoshi Shido, eh? Tell me you made him the last name on your hitlist. All my sons here have had a surprising amount of mercy on him, and they certainly didn't get it from me...

...Just kidding! Hehe. Dead or not in your world, I don't care about him.

Gogo is a wonderful name!

Best regards from your mother in another life -- literally,
Akechi Akako

[the_flower_karasu]

[Whoever this Akako person was, who ever she CLAIMED to be, would not get a response in the form of a textual reply. She would not get to see the twisted anger and utter despair that warped Gogo's features as she read this, nor would she know the overwhelming urge Gogo had to throw her smart device at a wall, the ground, at someone else, ANYTHING--]

[No, Gogo was not going to engage with this at all. It was cowardly and, technically, Akako wasn't HER mother, but just...didn't want to deal with this right now...]

[youngestdawn]

Excuse Me Miss Akechi-San but yuor Dark Armor sounds Beutyfull! I Wish I had Dark Armor to be a Beityfull in! No trust in me needed. It Is The Truth.

I Am 5 years Old, and You are not, Miss Akechi San, and I am Not your age, but I like dresses, So I will be wuiet now.

[the_flower_karasu]

[Oh dear LORD...]

...I'm sorry, but I don't tend to wear a lot of dresses myself. My work outfit is kind of different, but that's a little complicated.

[Her confusion over what a CHILD was even doing here aside, this kid's earnest attempt to engage with her on something he thought would make her happy was stupidly endearing. She wouldn't burden him...]

I'm sure you look very nice, though. Thank you for sharing that with me~

[And for once, she hoped her genuine sincerity was obvious over social media...]

[lakebrat]

Wow. You just came out with it.

[Frog has such a headache right now. What is he even meant to do with a girl version of himself?]

[the_flower_karasu]

I see no reason not to be honest, especially if lying could cause problems later down the line.

But hey, maybe you feel differently. You're the one they call Frog, right? You lead the Thieves in your world, according to that board one of us put up. I'm more curious about that than I am hearing about this...nexus from your perspective.

[Despite her blunt words, behind the screen, Gogo founds the other's situation utterly unthinkable and discombobulating.]

private; forwarded to raven

[mountainfoggedlotus]

even in other universes y'all love to talk huh lol

[fogboundcrow]

Self-expression is important, Ren. I'd rather use too many words than not enough...

[fogboundcrow]

[Ah.

Girl.

Girl version of him. Girl.

Well, there is that one Ren, though as far as he knows, she's closer to Lala-chan. Not that it's the most outlandish thing, but also...

Girl. He has trouble envisioning himself as a g irl.]

Well, at least you've read the board. That should cover the broader strokes.

Though you're certainly more honest than some of us. It took quite a while for Magpie to be honest with his past, and there are others who have worked under Shido who have been understandably guarded.

Though perhaps not so much. This is a fairly lawless land. We've more or less made our own rules, and even the few cops and former cops present aren't granted special authority.

[the_flower_karasu]

I just felt it better to be honest and let anyone who wants revenge on me get it out of their system rather than creating a problem later on. I'm technically dead in all senses of the word in my plane of existence, but I'm also not someone who would deny someone the right to vengeance. It would be a productive use of my presence here, at least.

[Either way, she wasn't opposed to this more laissez-faire attitude in regards to some form of order]

That said, is there anything in particular I should avoid doing?