[To his credit, he does lay down - all nausea and throbbing pain in his temple ebbing after a few minutes of blissful silence. He waits until the rain stops to leave his room with the knowledge that Eren likely wandered out at the first available opportunity. There's nothing to do outside of talk and eat - one of those options pulled away the second he left the room.
Imagine the fucking jumpscare he gets when he sees Eren still there, on the couch, waiting - for what?]
Did something happen? I assumed you would be gone by now.
[Eren shrugged.] Sure, I guess, but I'm done with work. We were in the middle of hanging out, asshole. [He's not angry; just...acting natural. He's not always good at that, but he's doing alright with it right now.]
[On the tail end of their previous conversation, to ask that-
Is suspicious in a way even Akechi has to recognize is his own paranoia bursting to the surface - fresh off old wounds and worries. Chess is a common game. Cards are a common game. Eren is being petulant because he was left alone, asking for him to entertain as a price for him wandering off -
Feels normal. Acceptable.
The visible surprise in his widened eyes lasts only a second. He's composed. Back. Fine.]
I didn't expect that. Aren't you full of surprises today? If you want to play chess, we'll have to go to an establishment - I've seen a few setups at different places. I'm not against going to one now.
[What's open at 1AM for teenagers to play chess before a 4AM jog?? Who tf knows. Time to find out.]
As for other games, I don't own any and I doubt my roommates have a secret stash somewhere.
Chess is fine. I'm not stupid enough to think I'm any better at it than you are, but I can hold my own.
[With this, he gets up, starts heading toward the door.]
I think there's actually an outdoor set somewhere near The Stone Dragon - assuming none of those brainwashed goblins or gelflings ran off with it. [He only says "brainwashed" because of current events, right? Right?]
Given your propensity for surprising me, I assume even if you aren't good, it'll be entertaining at a minimum.
[No one was a better match than the cafe worker in some cozy alleyway shop. Akechi's expectations are low as he moves towards the door to wander off towards Stone Dragon in the dead of night.
What is happening today.]
And if they did, we'll simply hunt them down for it. It should be simple enough, given the frequent looping.
[Following him out the door.] Right. This place is a total mess. For all we know, the chess pieces will get up and start moving by themselves...
[So, they'll wander into town, track down that chessboard; turns out, it wasn't stolen, but knocked over. As they approach, Eren's mouth falls into an irritated frown. He bends over to begin collecting all the pieces.]
There better not be any missing...
[There aren't, so the game can commence. They play until it's time to run.]
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Imagine the fucking jumpscare he gets when he sees Eren still there, on the couch, waiting - for what?]
Did something happen? I assumed you would be gone by now.
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Oh. [Awkward. All that time waiting, and he never came up with an excuse.] You said you needed a moment. I figured you were coming back.
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He did say that. Akechi pauses in a brief interlude as he relays the previous conversation - not that it matters. He didn't think Eren would stay.]
Ah - so I did. My apologies then. I lost track of time.
[The fuck.]
Though in saying that - there's no need to hold up your schedule to accommodate me. The rain stopped some time ago. You could have left.
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Any hackles raised by his appearance lower with that single asshole tacked on. Eren's being petulant. What a twist.]
We were escaping the rain - calling that hanging out is a stretch, but even so -
[He just...eyes the empty room. Unless Eren wants to do a crossword, he's shit out of luck.]
What did you have in mind? As I said before, there isn't much to entertain with and frankly, we'll be meeting up again in a few hours to jog.
: )
fuckin WOW
Is suspicious in a way even Akechi has to recognize is his own paranoia bursting to the surface - fresh off old wounds and worries. Chess is a common game. Cards are a common game. Eren is being petulant because he was left alone, asking for him to entertain as a price for him wandering off -
Feels normal. Acceptable.
The visible surprise in his widened eyes lasts only a second. He's composed. Back. Fine.]
I didn't expect that. Aren't you full of surprises today? If you want to play chess, we'll have to go to an establishment - I've seen a few setups at different places. I'm not against going to one now.
[What's open at 1AM for teenagers to play chess before a 4AM jog?? Who tf knows. Time to find out.]
As for other games, I don't own any and I doubt my roommates have a secret stash somewhere.
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[With this, he gets up, starts heading toward the door.]
I think there's actually an outdoor set somewhere near The Stone Dragon - assuming none of those brainwashed goblins or gelflings ran off with it. [He only says "brainwashed" because of current events, right? Right?]
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[No one was a better match than the cafe worker in some cozy alleyway shop. Akechi's expectations are low as he moves towards the door to wander off towards Stone Dragon in the dead of night.
What is happening today.]
And if they did, we'll simply hunt them down for it. It should be simple enough, given the frequent looping.
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[So, they'll wander into town, track down that chessboard; turns out, it wasn't stolen, but knocked over. As they approach, Eren's mouth falls into an irritated frown. He bends over to begin collecting all the pieces.]
There better not be any missing...
[There aren't, so the game can commence. They play until it's time to run.]