[nope] Killing night 12 - Shuichi

[afailedmurder]

[Akechi is taking Baxter out for one last walk before he holes up, which is to say he's lurking around the infirmary without going in until the raccoons start badgering him. It's only when he catches Shuichi's eye that he tries to act cool and casual about it.]

Good evening, Saihara-kun! I'm not interested in exploring tonight, but if you need an alibi, you can drop by my room.

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[afailedmurder]

Fair enough, I suppose. Truthfully, I'm thinking about you, too.

[tosses his current wad of cash aside]

You can still do whatever you want.

[truthstranger]

S-Still... I'm not going to just do whatever I want... to you...

[afailedmurder]

Is that so? My, the things going through your head must be very interesting.

[picks up another money stack and pokes him with it]

[truthstranger]

[he jumps, and some of the money spread in his lap falls off onto the bed or the floor]

I-It's not like that...!

[it's a little like that]

I just... if I just did whatever I wanted without caring what you thought or how you felt... That would be terrible. And I'd feel terrible.

[afailedmurder]

You really are sweet. That's a rare quality.

[tries to make himself some origami, though the only thing he actually knows how to make is a crane and money is the wrong shape for it]

Right now, I think I'd do anything you asked of me. Most people would take advantage of that.

[truthstranger]

...I don't think it's all that out of the ordinary to not want to take advantage of someone who trusts you.

[afailedmurder]

I wish that were true. In my experience, people take advantage whether you trust them or not.

[truthstranger]

...Maybe sometimes. But you're not taking advantage of me either.

[afailedmurder]

I might have, had the situation been different.