[week 3 - post investigation ]

[hairbrain]

[ so, uh, rapunzel's looking for akechi after the whole ordeal. she has.... two cups of cocoa in hand. ]

[ as soon as she finds him, she puts a hand lightly on his arm, then offers him one. ]

You were close to Monika, weren't you?

[ it's not poisoned akochi. ]

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[doublecrows]

[he jerks back at first touch, whirling to face her, expression stony. and then. . . he reaches out to take that cup of cocoa]

You're not the first person to ask me this today.

[hairbrain]

Can you blame us for being a little worried?

[ considering the meltdown. ] III don't think I've ever seen you react like that to.... you know.

[ aside from his ace attorney styled breakdown. ]

[doublecrows]

[that's only because he wasn't around for Natsuo's announcement. he had to hear it secondhand, from someone else, who then threw a book at his head for not believing them]

[he's quiet, as he chooses his words carefully, not willing to reveal too much]

I would have preferred she survive. That's all.

[hairbrain]

[ what a way to put it. ]

You can just admit that you cared about her, Akechi. I won't tell anyone. I promise.

[ jk spreads it on facebook, ]

[doublecrows]

[UGH. . . . . . she gets a sharp look, but then he glances away from her]

I suppose I do, in a way. She was useful.

[hairbrain]

But it's more than just that, right?

[ she's just gonna patiently wade through this tsun. ]

[doublecrows]

. . . yes.

[ugh FINE, whatever Rapunzel!!]

She loved me. [oh] Or so she said. I didn't-- I don't. . . believe I return those feelings. Though it isn't as though I'd know if I did.

But she understood.

[and even if he wasn't sure if he loved her in return, her understanding was. . . all that he needed]

[hairbrain]

Like Eichi?

[ wow monika....... that's forward. normally rapunzel, shipper that she is, would be all over it, but monika's akechi booty call makes her wonder. ]

What do you mean, you wouldn't know if you did?

[doublecrows]

[what]

What-- no, not like Eichi.

[HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, RAPUNZEL!! anyway, he clears his throat and continues]

And I mean exactly what I said. I wouldn't know.

[when was the last time he ever acknowledged that he loved someone?]

[hairbrain]

[ i meant to type zelos booty call there not akechi.......... ]

So, how? [ how did she understand him!!! ]

You can't tell.... you've never felt love? Any kind?