[Listen. Ren is a reasonable guy. You sacrifice yourself so someone you hate and a close circle of his best pals can live, and then he goes and dies himself despite all your efforts? Of course Akechi would be a little salty about that. Ren probably wouldn’t, but he gets it.
[So it’s a good thing that he doesn’t plan for a single moment to stay this way. And that energy is positively unwavering.
[At the mention of his friends though, Ren stiffens a bit. It’s only with his eyes that he glances around, and only just enough to see what he’s looking for. They don’t appear to be here - wherever here is - and that is a decidedly good thing.
[Even so, he can’t help but wonder if they made it out where he couldn’t.
[His eyes go back to Akechi. The truth of the matter is, he doesn’t know, but saying that feels like something of a defeat, and he doesn’t like that feeling. But he doesn’t want to lie either.
I don’t know.
[They got out. They must have. It’s not like he saw it happen, but they must have.
[And he will too. He’ll find a way to get back to them. And he’ll stop Shido.
[There simply isn’t another option. He adjusts his answer.]
Fighting.
[They wouldn’t give up and he knows that. So if they’re not here, then they’re either still in the metaverse, or regrouping to find out what step to take next. Still fighting either way. To him it’s as good as true.]
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[So it’s a good thing that he doesn’t plan for a single moment to stay this way. And that energy is positively unwavering.
[At the mention of his friends though, Ren stiffens a bit. It’s only with his eyes that he glances around, and only just enough to see what he’s looking for. They don’t appear to be here - wherever here is - and that is a decidedly good thing.
[Even so, he can’t help but wonder if they made it out where he couldn’t.
[His eyes go back to Akechi. The truth of the matter is, he doesn’t know, but saying that feels like something of a defeat, and he doesn’t like that feeling. But he doesn’t want to lie either.
I don’t know.
[They got out. They must have. It’s not like he saw it happen, but they must have.
[And he will too. He’ll find a way to get back to them. And he’ll stop Shido.
[There simply isn’t another option. He adjusts his answer.]
Fighting.
[They wouldn’t give up and he knows that. So if they’re not here, then they’re either still in the metaverse, or regrouping to find out what step to take next. Still fighting either way. To him it’s as good as true.]