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phonetasmal2018-05-07 06:36 pm
foolishjustice) wrote in phonetasmal2018-05-07 06:36 pm
Calling the Old Man Out
[Goro has barely been seen since getting back from the Fissure, only leaving his room briefly to eat a couple times a day, coffee in hand and looking half asleep. Now, though, he seems to finally be properly awake...at approximately 8PM.]
Good...erm, evening, I suppose. I’m sorry I’ve been so absent lately, that Fissure must have taken more out of me than I thought.
But, now that I’m recovered, there’s something important I need to tell everyone. The last batch of new arrivals included a man named Masayoshi Shido. He’s my father, and a truly despicable man, who has had numerous people killed for his own convenience or benefit. He even had my mother killed to cover up the scandal of my birth.
[Here he holds up a phone, showing a picture of Shido...with what looks like avocado and cheese smeared on his face and a shrimp up his nose, wearing the most tiredly Done expression as he reaches for the offending crustacean.]
I injured him in the forest in retaliation for the things he’s done to me, one of my boyfriends, and countless others, but don’t mistake him for someone who deserves your pity. He’s physically not much of a threat, but he is a skilled schemer and manipulator, and-
[ Which is the moment that the video will shake, and a very brief flash of a familiar face (spoiler: Akira’s) can be seen. Off-screen, he’s gently pressing a kiss to Goro’s cheek, whispering that he loves him. Don’t mind the view of a ceiling for a moment, guys - it’s a nice ceiling, at least?
… He’ll properly make it up to Goro, later, if he can? For now, though, he gently brushes the fingers of one hand through his boyfriend’s hair. Akira’s face can properly be seen, after he takes a quiet breath. He looks… well, how most would remember? Only with a bit more of a tiredness to it, maybe.
Though, that’s not taking away from how serious he looks as he speaks. ]
... and, while Goro is right about all of that, there is one more detail I feel should be taken into account. Shido isn’t a good person, but he’s well-aware of that now. He’s done unforgivable things, but his eyes were opened to all of it after his ass was kicked.
[ JUST SAYING… ]
Anyway, nobody has to worry about him. Besides, he knows if he tried anything, he’d have to answer to all of us from his world, and then some.
[ JUST SAYING... ]
[This is the point where Goro takes his tablet back, looking a bit huffy.]
It’s true, he isn’t likely to be a threat now. But he absolutely doesn’t deserve anyone’s kindness or sympathy.
Good...erm, evening, I suppose. I’m sorry I’ve been so absent lately, that Fissure must have taken more out of me than I thought.
But, now that I’m recovered, there’s something important I need to tell everyone. The last batch of new arrivals included a man named Masayoshi Shido. He’s my father, and a truly despicable man, who has had numerous people killed for his own convenience or benefit. He even had my mother killed to cover up the scandal of my birth.
[Here he holds up a phone, showing a picture of Shido...with what looks like avocado and cheese smeared on his face and a shrimp up his nose, wearing the most tiredly Done expression as he reaches for the offending crustacean.]
I injured him in the forest in retaliation for the things he’s done to me, one of my boyfriends, and countless others, but don’t mistake him for someone who deserves your pity. He’s physically not much of a threat, but he is a skilled schemer and manipulator, and-
[ Which is the moment that the video will shake, and a very brief flash of a familiar face (spoiler: Akira’s) can be seen. Off-screen, he’s gently pressing a kiss to Goro’s cheek, whispering that he loves him. Don’t mind the view of a ceiling for a moment, guys - it’s a nice ceiling, at least?
… He’ll properly make it up to Goro, later, if he can? For now, though, he gently brushes the fingers of one hand through his boyfriend’s hair. Akira’s face can properly be seen, after he takes a quiet breath. He looks… well, how most would remember? Only with a bit more of a tiredness to it, maybe.
Though, that’s not taking away from how serious he looks as he speaks. ]
... and, while Goro is right about all of that, there is one more detail I feel should be taken into account. Shido isn’t a good person, but he’s well-aware of that now. He’s done unforgivable things, but his eyes were opened to all of it after his ass was kicked.
[ JUST SAYING… ]
Anyway, nobody has to worry about him. Besides, he knows if he tried anything, he’d have to answer to all of us from his world, and then some.
[ JUST SAYING... ]
[This is the point where Goro takes his tablet back, looking a bit huffy.]
It’s true, he isn’t likely to be a threat now. But he absolutely doesn’t deserve anyone’s kindness or sympathy.
video; purrusu
Words don't prove anything.
Do something other than sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself.
You're taking the easy road, which is the last thing you deserve.
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[It's not defensive, it's determined. He could never be satisfied by taking the easy road. That much was never in his nature, distortions or not.]
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[ A wry smirk is surfacing. ]
"Merely a wicked and cruel man given a conscience"? We didn't give you anything. That existed all along, and we just dragged it out of you.
[ Now he's letting an actual smirk rest on his lips. ]
Where, in any of that, did you say you're going to fight to improve? It practically sounded like you're setting yourself up to be a punching bag. Not to mention, you just sat back like a coward, instead of fighting to protect yourself.
Newsflash, Shido: dying won't do anything to bring anyone back.
[ A glare. ]
And a shell of a man can't do anything to improve. Calling yourself a shell sounds pathetic.
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He truly has a way of bringing out the worst in people, doesn't he?
A few breaths. And then he responds, as calmly as before.]
I cannot find a way to make it "enough". What I have done can never be righted by an equal amount of "good". But that does not mean I won't try.
... you may know what my heart was like when I was corrupted, but you do not know who I am as a person. [neither does he but that's besides the point] Besides, what worth would there be to saying that I'm going to fight to improve? All that would earn me is taunts of being all talk.
I will not take back the words I chose.
[....mmn.]
But I owe you an apology, as well. I am sorry for the way I manipulated your group and endangered you all. As well as the attempt I made on your life.
I owe it to you to make things up to you.
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You don't owe me anything that I care to receive. Prioritize your son. [ there's barely a pause before: ] For once.
[ He pauses. He has to focus to keep his breath steady. ]
Saying you "can't" is the same as giving up. [ bluntly: ] And, from the looks and the sounds of it, you don't even seem to know who you really are. And...
[ He pauses, a momentary bitter laugh slipping out through the cracks of his very thin mask. ]
Afraid of a few taunts? Goodness, Shido-san, and here I thought you said you were going to try.
[ THAT SURE IS SOME MOCKERY IN HIS TONE SLIPPING OUT... But, then, his jawline tightens one more time. He shakes his head, his tone shifting. There's something that might imply he's speaking from experience here: ]
If you're told you're all talk then prove us wrong. Show that you're a man of your word for once. [ WE'RE BACK TO THE SMIRKING ] Thanks to you, I learned how to ignore being labeled as a criminal. I learned how to handle being judged before I even had a chance to prove otherwise. And that's not even getting started on me learning how to endure getting my ass kicked by a group of grown men. Or learning how to pretend I'm dead.
[ Hoo boy, he's. Gripping his phone a little tightly now... GUESS HE'S LESS OKAY WITH ALL THAT LATTER THAN HE SAID HE WAS... He's breathing a tiny bit heavily now. ]
If simple words are enough to stop you from proving you'll do what you say, after you forced a fucking sixteen-year-old to do it, then grow up.
private video, sorry he's butting in
1/??
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... Sorry you had to see that.
[ In the heat of the moment, he might have forgotten this isn't private. Which is why there's the tiniest blush on his face. It's probably not even noticeable, but it is there... ]
3/3
[ He's lifting his free hand to press it against the back of his neck. A tired (read: forced) smile of appreciation is managed. ]
Thank you, Robin.
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[A pause.]
You know, my offer from earlier to talk still stands...
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I plan to go to the roof, later. Want to join me?
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Sure... thanks. Even if I can't finish it, I'll store it in my inventory for later.
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[He'll gather food and a couple of books and make his way up to the roof... Talk about a huge mess...]
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A lot. Of course, he'd put him through his own sort of hell in his own sort of way, but... how long has all of this been simmering under the surface? He can nearly feel the heat of the anger through his device.]
Words will not stop me. But you are correct. Actions speak louder.
[There's a lot that's fucked up in his head right now, but he has to start somewhere.]
I will. But the two of you are close, aren't you? Prioritizing him also means prioritizing those important to him.
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He knows all of this... ]
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3 / 3
[ !? ]
Morgana?? Hey--!
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The trick, of course, is getting that moment to pass, unacted on.]
TIME OUT!
[Morgana times his shout in mid-leap, right before he lands on the desk with a solid thump. There's a view of Akira looking startled, quickly overtaken by the sight of a cat going for his phone, jaws open like a striking snake. A set of gleaming fangs descending fills the screen for an instant, before the view goes entirely dark, and the sound gets muffled--Morgana has grabbed the phone with his teeth, and both the camera lens and built in mic are in his mouth.
He retreats almost as quickly as he comes, jumping back down onto the floor and taking off with the sort of speed and agility only a
cathighly trained and badass Phantom Thief is capable of.]no subject
... that happened.
And just in time for our regularly scheduled pain trio. ]