[The stopping surprises him into also slowing to a stop. For a long moment, he doesn't look at Ryo, trying to gauge whether he truly would want to know. On one hand, it'd give him a heads up of what to do, and they've seen--heard--the people offed are somewhere else.
On the other hand... he'd know... Ryo had done something not great to someone else.
[ the thing is, ryo is still sure that akira might still out him in the end, because akira is a good person. if there's ever a time where maybe more than one person killed, okay, that's a better chance. but if it was only ryo...
...
still. the offer is more than he expected, and his expressions soften in the tiny way it does when he's with just akira. ]
... well, I still don't have any plans to do anything like that, at least.
[The fact I sweat more and more as Ryo falls more in love with Akira as every day passes.
The look on Ryo's face is one he hasn't seen in a little while, and it makes his heart hurt. Things felt so much simpler when they were both ignorant. The Tree of Knowledge is nothing except pain and suffering.]
Good. [But it makes him think about something else.] Do you know if there really is a limit? To how many can go. I haven't bothered asking.
When I asked they said yes, since there's no point of it being an 'exclusive' party if there wasn't some sort of limit. We could ask if anything has changed, since they did give false information before.
[ although he wouldn't be surprised if the limit is still a thing, because in theory it does track for what kind of party it seems like this will be. ]
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I wish it wasn't doing that.
[He has too many terrible things happen to him for it to be on display for every person he runs into.]
If you... If something like that happens, you need to tell me, Ryo, if you can.
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Are you sure?
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On the other hand... he'd know... Ryo had done something not great to someone else.
He lifts his head to look at Ryo.]
Yeah.
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...
still. the offer is more than he expected, and his expressions soften in the tiny way it does when he's with just akira. ]
... well, I still don't have any plans to do anything like that, at least.
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The look on Ryo's face is one he hasn't seen in a little while, and it makes his heart hurt. Things felt so much simpler when they were both ignorant. The Tree of Knowledge is nothing except pain and suffering.]
Good. [But it makes him think about something else.] Do you know if there really is a limit? To how many can go. I haven't bothered asking.
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When I asked they said yes, since there's no point of it being an 'exclusive' party if there wasn't some sort of limit. We could ask if anything has changed, since they did give false information before.
[ although he wouldn't be surprised if the limit is still a thing, because in theory it does track for what kind of party it seems like this will be. ]
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So more of us are going to be taken out of the invite list before we get there...
[Great. HE'S TOO TENDER-HEARTED TO BE HERE FOR THIS. Wasn't life misery enough? Now here too.]
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[ like lavi's situation, or how four murdered because she's a weird psychopath. ]
So, try to make sure you don't seem like an easy target.
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I wouldn't go down without a fight at least. You know that, Ryo.
[Little does he think about whether it was someone he really liked trying to do him in, though.
That'd be funny.]
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[ ryo has a lot of confidence in akira, but he does not know enough about everyone else. not having devilman really is inconvenient. ]
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[Not
intentionally...]
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Maybe you should have a gun...
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I'm not keeping a gun, Ryo. I'm not shooting anyone with a gun.
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[ there's nothing wrong with guns, akira. wow. ]
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Well, if they attack you, they deserve it.
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Also… maybe a slight point, but it feels different if it’s a human.]
I’ll still fight back without a gun.
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[ guns.
but he'll shrug. ]
But fine. Don't regret it.
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I won't.
[Even though Ryo will be pissed at him for it if something happened.]
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Go take a bath. I'm going to bring you tea.
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...Okay.
[He looks at Ryo for a long moment, then turns to head for the bathroom for the dorm.]
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but also he thinks they need to step away to make sure they don't argue again. it's fine. he will wander off to make some tea. ]
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His turn to hang over the edge, just not on his phone.]
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Here. Drink it.
[ it's not poisoned..... ]
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Then he looks at Ryo, confused.]
What happened to Harrowhark...?
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