Akihiko opened the door, looking left and right to see if anyone was nearby, the looked down and saw a package.
“Oh..”
He picked it up, and walked inside to open it.
“What the hell… this is… oh man! This has saved me so many yen!”
Jin had left a box by the doors of Akihiko's residence. It was filled with the most recent and popular protein supplements.
He left his name nowhere in sight, yet the little scribbled message was clearly from him.
"Happy Birthday."
“A warm b— what the hell do you mean- we are not- “
He groans
“Enough with your bullshit. I may despise strega, but I still don’t wish death upon you. Good that Jin’s alive, but I’m gonna be workin’ on getting you behind bars. Somehow, someday.”
"Then you should be thrilled to know my Jin is alive."
He smirked.
"I am so very happy to hear Shinjiro is alive. I am sure he enjoys sharing a warm bed with you. For once."
@BullseyeStrega “… that would be… i- yes, if that’s possible…”
Akihiko suddenly manages to breathe easier, as if hes been holding his breath for so long.
@BullseyeStrega be there for them. It’s not like you’ll die tomorrow, right? And even if you were to… spend it with those two. Buy a sandwich. Hell, i’ll buy you a sandwich, if you’re low.
@BullseyeStrega “That is good. You were there for them. Without you, they’d be much worse off, it sounds like.”
“Neither Jin or Chidori want more death. Just peace, right? And you’ve treated them well. If you can’t see yourself living in the way i offered you, atleast continue to +
@BullseyeStrega He sighs.
He grabs the box from the bin, then tries to open it. The tape was a bit hard to remove, but he got the box opened eventually.
Happy birthday. Here. Bye.
[ He hands him a little box, presumably one with something he made himself inside before shoving his hands in his pockets and leaving in somewhat of a hurry. ]
@BullseyeStrega may have survived, but the meds he’s got…… he won’t live a full life.”
He tries hard to keep his emotions in check, frustation at himself for not being there for shinji, frustration at kirijo’s despicable history…
@BullseyeStrega “You almost killed a child, and Shinji. It broke me. But what the Kirijo did to you, is not any less cruel. I want to give you a chance at a normal life- even if it’s just to hang out, eat dinner, hell, even target practice at a gun range, since you enjoy guns so much…
Shinji+
@BullseyeStrega “Well then i’ll gladly rebel against them, in a non violent way. Affiliation dosen’t equate to agreeing with all their actions. This is why i offer to atone along with you.
His guard goes a little up when he notices the hand on the revolver.
@BullseyeStrega “You’re restricting yourself. Help has come. It’s infront of you.”
He points to Takaya.
“Take it, dammit! I am not the Kirijo Institute.”
@BullseyeStrega “Seems i’m not the only one able to strike a nerve.”
“People destroy their own lives because they don’t have the guts to ask for help. You need help. If i did not have my people, I’d probably be like you. abandoned, depressed, used by people. I get trusting people is hard, but+