[ he's more than a little disappointed as their hands separate. it wasn't often(no, rarely) he got to touch Ikki like that without getting pushed or shoved away. but he keeps quiet about it. Ikki was asking him to do something. ]
I said I don't like it here. I never realized how much I dislike it here-- until Ikki disappeared like that. Kazu, Agito, and I were fine on our own. We watched out for each other, made sure we got through curses that were particularly bad together- normally, at least. But Ikki came and I--
[ deep breaths, Akito. this isn't the best of places to discuss these sorts of things, no. he looks down to the ground, at Ikki's shoes. ] I thought everything was going to get fixed. That we would be able to find a way out of here, to avoid curses entirely. I thought Ikki would save us- and I know that this place has things working behind it that it would be hard for even the most powerful manga character to break through-- I mean we've run into some pretty powerful beings, right? But I still thought that-- with Ikki here, we'd be okay. Ikki wouldn't leave us alone here. It was okay here, it didn't get too bad, we all got through it fine. We've all made new friends, and on an average day, I can't complain about being here.
-then you disappeared, and I realized that this whole place is awful. At any second, you could disappear and not come back. Kazu, Papa, Akira, and Gazelle, too. Agito and I will always be together, so I'm-- I'm not that worried about being left all by myself. But it's still painful to think about. How we're locked here in this huge cage, surrounded by others who could be capable of anything, and just waiting for the next horrible curse to pass over.
[ he's realized long ago that he's just mumbling on now, but that doesn't stop him from going on. ] I can't like it here anymore. Not when they've trapped Ikki, too. Ikki doesn't belong here. Ikki needs to be back home, where he can fly freely. At the same time, I really really really don't want you to leave us behind again like that, but- if you did, I wouldn't be upset. Or, I would, but--
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I said I don't like it here. I never realized how much I dislike it here-- until Ikki disappeared like that. Kazu, Agito, and I were fine on our own. We watched out for each other, made sure we got through curses that were particularly bad together- normally, at least. But Ikki came and I--
[ deep breaths, Akito. this isn't the best of places to discuss these sorts of things, no. he looks down to the ground, at Ikki's shoes. ] I thought everything was going to get fixed. That we would be able to find a way out of here, to avoid curses entirely. I thought Ikki would save us- and I know that this place has things working behind it that it would be hard for even the most powerful manga character to break through-- I mean we've run into some pretty powerful beings, right? But I still thought that-- with Ikki here, we'd be okay. Ikki wouldn't leave us alone here. It was okay here, it didn't get too bad, we all got through it fine. We've all made new friends, and on an average day, I can't complain about being here.
-then you disappeared, and I realized that this whole place is awful. At any second, you could disappear and not come back. Kazu, Papa, Akira, and Gazelle, too. Agito and I will always be together, so I'm-- I'm not that worried about being left all by myself. But it's still painful to think about. How we're locked here in this huge cage, surrounded by others who could be capable of anything, and just waiting for the next horrible curse to pass over.
[ he's realized long ago that he's just mumbling on now, but that doesn't stop him from going on. ] I can't like it here anymore. Not when they've trapped Ikki, too. Ikki doesn't belong here. Ikki needs to be back home, where he can fly freely. At the same time, I really really really don't want you to leave us behind again like that, but- if you did, I wouldn't be upset. Or, I would, but--