tricksterious | Erku Inbox

A little over three months.

[ Maybe he should just give out his address in case Goro ever WANTS to visit.

Because it's entirely safe to hand out your address to people who have tried to kill you before, probably.

After thinking about it for a grand total of .5 seconds, that's what Ren does.

But then he keeps talking, so Akechi can pretend it didn't happen if he prefers. ]

I was in the first batch of arrivals.

[ That's all fine and dandy, but what is he supposed to do with this address.

Literally, he's knew here, he's only just learning his way around. Ren, you moron. You actual moron. Thinking he would care! To look it up!! ]

So arrivals come in batches... And how often would you say that happens? Is there a set schedule or pattern to it?

[ Look...he'll give directions if asked but yes he does in fact think Akechi will look it up!!! ]

The tail end of every month. Arrivals tend to be spread out over several days to a week at that time.

[ The nerve!!! ]

In that case, it might be worth keeping an eye out around that time. If there's any sort of entranceway that gives access to the island, then therein must lie the way out, too.

Did you happen to see one when you showed up?

[ Because he sure didn't! ]

No, but I don't expect the rulers of this place to make it quite so plain to see. We are their valuable sources of energy, after all.

[ Ren, honestly, what kind of shitty kidnappers would just let them run rampant with a door right there? ]

[ He was teasing...Akechi was saying they should look for one, after all. ]

So you want to stage a stake out of the next arrival group?

[ Teasing is for friends, Ren. Which they are certainly not! ]

I would rather be out of here by the time the next batch of arrivals come in. But, failing that, I suppose I could try something like that.

I'll help.

[ If he's allowed...Akechi may or may not be avoiding him. ]

[ Akechi may or may not be avoiding... people in general, really, but Ren is, well, special. For better or worse. ]

IF I need assistance, I'll call upon you.

[ It's an olive branch of sorts? A very solid maybe! ]

I guess I can still rely on you in a pinch. I haven't forgotten our deal.

[ Or their promise. ]

[ Wow well Akechi is missing out on Ren being a cat, truly tragic. ]

You can always rely on me.

[ Outside if letting Akechi kill him or whatever. ]

[ Yes, but more importantly, Ren is missing out on Akechi being a cat, thus saving his dignity! ]

Always, eh? Careless words for the kind of reality we're currently facing.

[ Well. He's not trying to kill him, at least, but he is trying to... continue existing, whatever "life" he leads now. ]

That would only be the case if I minded helping you in this reality.

[ He does not mind. ]

That's exactly what makes it so careless, isn't it? That you don't mind it.

[ Especially considering Ren's... inexplicable attachment to him. Hm. ]

Care to explain that one?

As a matter of fact, I don't. I'm not going to waste my breath on what doesn't need to be said.

[ Doesn't it, though? Well. They both sure do act that way! ]

[ Oh my god Akechi...do you just make vague ass statements for the pleasure of refusing to explain them or what? ]

Well, all I can say is that I don't feel careless to be doing what I want to.

[ It's worth noting he's a reckless hero type so like ok Ren. ]

[ Sort of. But only with Ren. He's special like that. ]

What you want to, as opposed to what you must? You just keep making that worse, don't you?

[ He's making it sound like he wants to do this for any other reason than just filling squares. ]

Not really.

[ He...

He's not really ashamed here? ]

I'm just being honest.

Painfully so, I'd say.

[ In... more ways than one, really. And he honestly doesn't think Ren knows the meaning of shame, at this point.

Still, this could come in handy. And if Ren himself doesn't have the fortitude to take a step back and instead keeps relying on borrowed time, well, it's not on Akechi to care about his emotional well-being. Especially not when he can barely handle his own. ]

I guess I'll keep it in mind.

If you need any supplies, let me know. You can raid what I have.

[ Though it isn't...MUCH...he's always lived pretty simply aside from one or two fancy items to decorate the place. But he has SOME supplies. It's fine. ]

[ My god, Ren, have some sense of self respect?? ]

Are you seriously trying to convince me to come over by offering an invitation to raid your pantry?

[ No!

But also, no. ]

No, that part was a genuine offer I'd have made to any of our friends. Food sometimes comes with strings attached here, and I don't really like that.

[ So he was just making the offer to share his own ill gotten gains because that's somehow better? ]

[ "Our" friends? Ren. Ren, no. Consider yourself lucky Akechi is going to gloss over that instead of making a snippy remark. ]

Strings attached, eh? So you're going as far as resorting to laced foods, now? My, my, how ruthless of you.

[ For a goody-two-shoes hero type, that is! ]

[ Goro... ]

No. I meant my pantry comes without the strings.

[ Much like pretty much every offer of goodwill he's ever made to Goro - besides the part where he usually knew Goro was up to no good. ]

Though I don't think you always mind my being ruthless when it happens.

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