‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ 𝒊 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝘩𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎͟ 𝑙͟𝑜͟𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 , @D0LLBREAKER...

[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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⠀⠀ there are n͟o clean hands
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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— or lack empathy, i speak plainly and true. Akane did an honorable thing, trying to protect Rain.

She deserves an honorable death if the standards cannot be met.
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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A race against time. Myself, speeding towards her clinic… arriving after swerving through the corner.

From where I stand, I can see the chaos. The hole in the wall, the blood … Akane !

I break into a sprint, rushing to kneel beside her. A hole in stomach, half—
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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— No matter how good Rain is, she’d only make things worse in her current panicking state.

〝 i can help you move her inside, if you have the right tools to keep her alive , if not — allow me to grant her rest.〞

Though my words came out stern—
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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—〝 Akane is — 〞I turn to face Rain to break the news, only to hear a sudden gasp and Akane holding firmly onto her wrist. 〝 — impossible… 〞

I look back, she releases my wrist …

She’s barely clinging to life.

〝 Rain — come see ! 〞
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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There in the rain, her body lays, lifeless and unmoving… I stare down in sadness, letting go of Rain to crouch and check for a pulse.

We may have not seen eye to eye for what feels like forever, but she was a student of mine.

At least, she’s at rest now. —
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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— grip around her grip tightens. I worry…

〝 can you stand ? is there something you want me to do ? 〞

At the end, she’s more suited for her own analysis than I am. All I can do is provide support… be it one of a physical kind. Or mentally. I am here.
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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〝 quiet, save your strength… there’s no one else here but us. focus, breathe… 〞

There was no sign of Adam Smasher upon my arrival, save for the chaos he left behind.

Why was he here, I wonder ? Did Arasaka send him to find me? Surely not. Still, my —
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[ᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝓟ɪxᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ 𝓚ɪssᴇs @D0LLBREAKER]

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ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ@dutifulronin.
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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I run off again, running through the hole in the clinic just to find @D0LLBREAKER on the floor.

〝 Rain ! can you hear me ?! 〞

I kneel next to her, gently trying to stir her awake.

Once again, I fear the worst.

〝 Rain ! 〞
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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— her skull, gone. Yet somehow, she’s still alive. But in all this chaos, Rain is nowhere to be found…

〝 < Rain, where is she ?! > 〞

I fear the worst. But fortunately, she points at the clinic.

〝 < don’t move, focus on staying alive, I’ll come back > 〞
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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[️️ ️️️️️️️️️ @ichortale]

he smells like a butcher.

[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

📲: is something the matter ?

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝓟ɪxᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ 𝓚ɪssᴇs @D0LLBREAKER]

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𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 @dutifulronin 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧.

📲: could you come to my place?
📲: please. i need you.
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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〝 good evening … 〞
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[ᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝓟ɪxᴇʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ 𝓚ɪssᴇs @D0LLBREAKER]

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ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ@dutifulronin.
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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〝 bald fuck … is that his name or is it just because he is bald ? 〞

I raise a brow. Of course salmon may be a problem. It’s night city, barely any meal here is authentic.

〝 you do not know where to find salmon ? 〞
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glancing over the ingredients list she had written down, rain scratched lightly at her cheek as she thought it through.

〝 okay... salmon might be a problem, but most of this stuff we should be able to find at that bald fuck’s stand. 〞
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[‍ ‍ 竹村 五郎 @dutifulronin]

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Currently at the marketplace in Kabuki…

Too many people are staring.

Yet, all i want are ingredients.
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