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黒崎 一護 // Kurosaki Ichigo ([personal profile] suppressthedark) wrote2017-12-16 01:41 am

Day 3

[It's not long before they're both up in Ichigo's room, which...still looks about as bog standard as any of the dorms here, beyond the notebook lying on his desk and the inordinate amount of writing supplies he's managed to scrounge up.

When they're both fully inside and he shuts the door behind them, he gestures towards the room.]


Feel free to take a seat anywhere - except my bed.

[Because his bed is HIS BED, and they're not close enough friends for him to allow Akira on it yet. As for himself? He's just going to grab a pillow and sit on the floor.]
purrtagonist: (I’m roiling with Catholic guilt)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-16 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
[. . . honestly, that seems reasonable. Akira actually plops onto the floor across from Ichigo, legs crossed, arms folded this is fine!!]

You've been taking notes.

[he nods at the notebook]
Edited 2017-12-16 07:02 (UTC)
purrtagonist: (passing out from being drowned)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-16 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ULTIMATE POET]

[but that's smart, and Akira nods as he leans back on one hand]


No, it's fine. I don't mind.

[it's not uncomfortable per se, even if it isn't comfortable either]

[also? dang, where does he start?]
purrtagonist: prestidigitation on your orb? (Would you like me to cast)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-16 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
[. . . right. okay. here goes]

The Metaverse.

[???]

A world created by the combined cognition of every human on Earth. It was a world that ran parallel to our own, extremely similar and yet completely different all at once.
purrtagonist: (Well my map is now a pig)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-16 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
[. . . aha. so he knew some of the terminology already. Akira smiles]

Exactly like the collective unconscious.

["the," not "a." because as far as he knew, his world only had one]

We don't exactly go through people's individual hearts, no. But when a person has a very strong distortion, that distortion can fixate on a place in the real world. The Metaverse equivalent of that location then changes shape, becoming what we call a Palace.

Every Palace has a Treasure at its core. A crystallization of the distortion that created the Palace in the first place. To steal those distorted desires. . . we steal that treasure.
purrtagonist: (Finally I’m useless)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-16 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly.

[his smile turns a bit wry, and something akin to mischief begins to dance in the gray of his irises]

As I said before, the power to change a heart is a dangerous thing.
purrtagonist: (i cast wall of horse)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-16 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
["isn't easy." Akira has to suppress a laugh at those words]

It isn't like a Palace master wants their treasure to be stolen, right? We have to make our way past security guards, puzzles, and all sorts of traps to reach it.

[he lifts a hand to his chin]

Plus, in the Metaverse? There are creatures known as "Shadows" who can be extremely hostile if you're not careful.
purrtagonist: (we are not turning the castle)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-17 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[. . . HE SURE DID. and Akira is more than happy with this. it makes things easier]

That's it, exactly. You paid attention in class, didn't you?
purrtagonist: before or after you go to hell? (Do you want to visit the blacksmith)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-17 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[it's like Ichigo flipped a switch, or something. Akira's expression immediately darkens]

Just yours?
purrtagonist: (So what happens on a triple botch)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-17 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[jesus fucking christ. it's just like Shujin. just like Ryuji. just like Akira himself]

[he sets his jaw tightly, soaking up Ichigo's bitterness as though it were his own. hell. he knew he and Ichigo were going to get along, but he had no idea they had so much in common]

[. . . he continues when his fellow captive finishes, voice quiet, but stern]


. . . so you keep your head down. You stay polite to those who don't deserve it, and blend in with the crowds so nobody notices you're there.

And every day, you feel like you're drowning.
purrtagonist: (Can I insight check this pumpkin)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-17 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[jesus christ, that's so accurate to Akira's life experiences it isn't even funny. he gets it. he gets it so much, and it's a perfectly serendipitous moment where their aesthetics are in complete alignment. and if he hadn't trusted Ichigo before. . . well]

[he sure has hell trusts him now]

[he mirrors that smile, wry as it is. but there isn't any sadness in it. only dark humor]


And they can tear that down all they want, because in the end? It keeps them from reaching your heart.
purrtagonist: (I’m trying to listen to the flavour!)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-17 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Akira gives a light shrug, launching into what he says next with little hesitation, little fear. after all, the reason for his own ostracization by his fellow classmates is gone now. his record's been wiped clean, even if the damage caused by the false charge isn't]

Criminal record.

[welp]

I was arrested, charged and convicted of assault. Expelled from my first school, then shipped to Tokyo to transfer to another. Everyone there already knew about my record before I even arrived.

[and, you know. rumors spread]
purrtagonist: so I went ‘fuck that’ and made a dwarf pirate (The rulebook says dwarves dislike boats)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-17 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
[. . . oh. . .]

[no one had ever assumed he was set up before. even his closest friends had all waited to hear the full story before making any judgments, before getting angry on Akira's behalf over the unjust system he had been dragged into]

[he can't help it. he laughs, pressing a hand against his face and shaking his head]


And what if I had actually been guilty? That's a dangerous assumption to make.
purrtagonist: (How do you kill a sword)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2017-12-17 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[whaaaaaat the fuck]

[. . . Akira's suddenly and vividly reminded of Ryuji, of all people. his best friend. the first person to reach out to him after his move to Tokyo. the bright light of aggressive caring and support that pulled him from the dark place he had been swallowed up in back then. it's. . .]

[well]

[it's a warm feeling]

[another laugh, and he ducks his head, tugging at his bangs a bit sheepishly]


You're right. [but the warmth fades as the memories return, and his expression dims] I was set up. I tried to stop a man from assaulting a woman. He was drunk. I touched his shoulder, and he tripped and injured himself.

He threatened the woman to lie to the police, and she told them I had attacked him for no reason. The police believed the two of them over me-- of course they did, because they were deep in that man's political pockets-- and arrested me.

[lifts his head again, meeting Ichigo's gaze with an even, yet peaceful, expression]

He used his political ties to have me convicted, expelled, and sent away. But-- [waves a hand] That was a long time ago. My record's since been wiped clean.

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