[ Unfortunate how the universe remains intact, decked out in its usual open secrecy and serpentine ruses. Goro doesn't react, aside from a deliberate pause, gaze drifting elsewhere, like he's waiting for it, too. ]
... Well, I did wonder, once upon a time, how the Phantom Thieves have come to be. In what ways did the founder of the group go about recruiting newly established teammates? Anyone can be a potential adversary, selling them out for their own egotistic benefit. Admitting to one's contribution out in the open like this can only lead to skepticism, though, and if the leader was within earshot, unbeknownst to those around, the joke may either be appreciated or provide trust dismissed.
[ One tangent after the other, the Goro Akechi way. But he doesn't seem particularly committed to the topic; a weighted silence follows after before he has an elbow propped on the counter, cheek pressing against a loose fist. ]
Has she always said that? Like she has known everyone for all her life. [ -- though Ann cushions the thought with the evidence of their imparted back stories (Goro's is more falsified, borrowing Akira's than conveying his own), and yet:] She even said that about you although she couldn't understand why.
[ And if this world's "detective prince" couldn't parse what Goro's talking about, then he may as well pull the plug on the conversation while it's still young, rework his strategies. The perfectionist that he is, Goro will have to see this to its end in his own little way, though he wonders: if success was achieved, did he have to continue on with this appropriated life? He hated the thought of it, didn't care to deal with that outcome either. ]
You miss them, don't you? Don't you want to go back to how things ought to be?
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... Well, I did wonder, once upon a time, how the Phantom Thieves have come to be. In what ways did the founder of the group go about recruiting newly established teammates? Anyone can be a potential adversary, selling them out for their own egotistic benefit. Admitting to one's contribution out in the open like this can only lead to skepticism, though, and if the leader was within earshot, unbeknownst to those around, the joke may either be appreciated or provide trust dismissed.
[ One tangent after the other, the Goro Akechi way. But he doesn't seem particularly committed to the topic; a weighted silence follows after before he has an elbow propped on the counter, cheek pressing against a loose fist. ]
Has she always said that? Like she has known everyone for all her life. [ -- though Ann cushions the thought with the evidence of their imparted back stories (Goro's is more falsified, borrowing Akira's than conveying his own), and yet:] She even said that about you although she couldn't understand why.
[ And if this world's "detective prince" couldn't parse what Goro's talking about, then he may as well pull the plug on the conversation while it's still young, rework his strategies. The perfectionist that he is, Goro will have to see this to its end in his own little way, though he wonders: if success was achieved, did he have to continue on with this appropriated life? He hated the thought of it, didn't care to deal with that outcome either. ]
You miss them, don't you? Don't you want to go back to how things ought to be?