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2037-09-17 02:16 pm
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IC INBOX

[If you call Akechi and he doesn’t answer you’ll receive this message]

“You’ve reached Goro Akechi, I’m not available at the moment but leave a message and I’ll get back to you shortly”

[he’s probably more responsive to texts anyway]
[text and voice calls are welcome, just specify which!]
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2024-11-21 07:45 pm
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Mirror Tapes

Pre Wakaba’s Death- For Maruki


His apartment is quiet. He’s alone. His burner phone is tucked into the folds of his bag, he knows he can’t take it out here.

He’s fairly sure this apartment is bugged, or somehow he’s being watched. He has to be careful, he can’t screw this up if he wants this to work.


Shido wants Wakaba’s research.

Shido wants Wakaba Dead.

Akechi knew this was probably going to happen when Shido was taking an interest in her research, but he hoped he had a little more time to…


Time to what? Time to give Wakaba to look after Hannei? Time to talk to her about her theories? Time to just spend with an adult figure he doesn’t hate?


Akechi would be a fool if he didn’t remember the constant ticking of a clock. He never has enough time.


And Wakaba’s is running out too. He isn’t exactly sure what the endgame of this plan is. For Shido to give up? For Wakaba to flee? Fake her death? Something? Anything! As long as there’s just a bit more time before…

Before

It never feels like it’s enough.

There’s never enough time.


But time, time is something he’s trying to make, they’re trying to make. Hannei was explicit about her desire to help.


He hasn’t realized just how intense she could be until that day…


Akechi had scrambled into the lab in a frantic haze. Shido had given him the order to kill Wakaba.

He didn’t know what to do, and that made him panic.

He can’t fold on his revenge plan. Not now!

But he also doesn’t want to kill Wakaba! She’s been a big help in furthering his understanding of the metaverse, she’s still useful!


He doesn’t want to loose the only adult he trusts.


He had been pacing, Hannei watching him from her seat on the exam table, some books about science or botany at her side. Akechi just ranting and thinking aloud how they needed more time. They had to tell Wakaba, to stall somehow, so she can run? Or make a countermeasure? Or something? He didn’t know he just didn’t want to pull the trigger.

Because the thought of his father taking something else away from him made him feel sick.


And Hannei had slid off of the table, looked at him with a blank yet steely expression, and asked one thing,


“What do you need me to do?”


And she did it. Whatever plans he came up with, whatever names he uncovered so they could find their shadows and ‘persuade’ them to get Shido’s attention in some way to distract him from Wakaba for a little longer. She did it. She did it with a ferocity he hadn’t seen since… since her spiral in mememtos, he thinks.


Something about that sits uneasily in his stomach.

He really shouldn’t be worried about this, and yet…


She’s taking the order not to kill seriously. Which makes for some creative techniques when it comes to torturing shadows.

Loki purrs like he’s proud. Maybe a part of him is a bit giddy at her loyalty.

It’s not like he’s unfamiliar with those techniques himself, she had to learn them from him first after all. 


Akechi himself is ruthless too, slicing through shadows, knowing just how much damage they can take before they collapse. He has to gather information some way,

He learned on the job, and Hannei learned from him.


Then what’s making him so uneasy? She’s not doing anything he wouldn’t do.

Well, aside from murder. He’s keeping her from that as long as he possibly can.


Perhaps it’s her intensity? Little Prince? 


Robin Hood offers, which… doesn’t feel correct. He wouldn’t judge her for being a little intense with her slaughtering of shadows.

He’s no better. If anything she learned that from him.

But if it’s not than then it has to be something else…


The last time he felt uneasy was when Hannei spiraled before. What had unsettled him about that before? It wasn’t the fact she took the harsh reality of the world so poorly, that was bound to happen. It was…

It must have been the speed then. 

A week. 

A week is all it took for her to be ready to kill a man who hurt her. 

Hannei isn’t someone who does things in half measures huh? That must be it. She’s not doing this plan in half measures either.


He hadn’t had time to come up with any new theories on her condition due to… circumstances… but a thought does cross his mind.

Is she like this because of her mementos corruption? Or the memory loss?


Perhaps she’s like an empty glass? And the little she has she feels intensely?


Akechi can’t ignore the wave of concern Robin Hood gives off… it’d be a lie to say Hannei’s behavior hadn’t concerned him but they don’t have the time to play therapist.


It always comes back to a lack of time…


Perhaps we should check in on her next we meet. She’s likely stressed about the situation too.


Does it matter? She’s loyal, she does what she’s told. So why should we care of her feelings on the matter?


You’re sounding like Shido…


And akechi freezes


Fuck. He hates it but Robin Hood is right. Hannei is letting him use her like a tool right now.

Just like what he offered himself as to Shido.


Shit.

Fuck.

Damnit.


He hates this. He hates this he hates he hates-


Breathe


And he does. In, and out.


Akechi thunks the back of his head against the wall. His apartment Shido gave him feeling like a prison, a gilded cage he was all too eager to step into if it meant he had a chance to crush the keeper.


“…I hate this” he says aloud, to nobody in particular.


He hates this.

But he has to continue.


He has to continue for…

He has to. He can’t give this up.


Will you even be satisfied once revenge has been had?


Robin Hood asks with silent concern, Akechi ignores him.


Of course it’ll be worth it. He can’t risk this any further.


They’ve stalled, they’ve tried to distract Shido. But he’s starting to notice this is taking a while. Shido isn’t a patient man. Pushing this further is going to make Akechi look incompetent, or worse; suspicious 


If Shido doesn’t trust you then you’ll never get close enough for this to work! We will loose our chance if he discards us for disobeying!


Loki growls, and akechi grips his hands into tight fists. No, he won’t let this chance slip from him.

He needs to do this, his revenge, he needs to make that bastard pay.


But loki is right, time is slipping away and the longer they push to stall the higher the chances Shido will realize he’s doing this on purpose.


And if Shido thinks he’s used up his worth, then he’s as good as dead.

Akechi knows he’s not the only assassin Shido has on his payroll.

He’s just making it a point to be his best.


Fuck. 

He can’t die yet, his plan is over if he dies, and he refuses to die before dragging that bastard down to hell with him.

But he hates how obvious the strings he tied to himself are now. He’s pulling at his limits, and that box is so much smaller than he thought.


Akechi always knew he was stepping into the lions den with this plan. But he hasn’t felt the fear of those teeth against his throat until now.

Why hasn’t he thought about how dangerous this would be sooner? 


Because you’re stupid.


Loki offers with bleeding sarcasm


Because you’re a child 


Robin Hood hums with a compassion that’s too sweet for him to swallow.


It doesn’t matter how he feels. He’s stuck now and he has to continue on like he always does.


It’s not like he has a choice in the end, does he? Does stalling even matter when the choice at the end is the same? An execution is still an execution, even if it’s pushed back a few weeks.


He doesn’t want to give up… 

On his revenge

On wakaba

But he can’t have both can he?


No, he’s never been lucky enough to have the comfort of a choice. This is just delaying the inevitable.

Just a bit more time before the noose tightens.

He can’t give up on his revenge. He can’t give up on his plan!

And if going through Wakaba is what it takes…

“I’ll do whatever I have to” Akechi mutters to himself.


But he doesn’t need Robin Hood or Loki to tell him that those words were starting to feel hollow


But it doesn’t matter. 

He’s in too deep to stop now.


And Akechi has never been fortunate enough to have the option of a good choice.

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2024-08-24 11:56 am
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Mirrorkechi Confidants/Arcana

Cannon Arcana:

Hannei Kugutsu - The Magician
Sumire Yoshizawa -The High Priestess
Sojiro Sakura - Emperor
Muhen - The Hierophant
Shiho Suzui - The Lovers
Sae Nijima - The Chariot
Yanagi Fujimori - Strength
(Alibaba) Futaba Sakura - Death
Masayoshi Shido - The Devil
Wakaba Ishiki - The Tower



Note- since this au is still being developed and fine turned the cannon links details might change later on.

DWVelvet Room Arcana:

Kira - The Blasted Oak (linkclickakira)
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2024-07-01 10:08 pm
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Mirrorkechi permissions sheet

PLAYER

NAME: Sammy
CONTACT: Sammywolfgirl on discord and Tumblr
ACTIVE TIMES/PACE: I’m mostly active during the day and evenings my time (eastern daylight time). Speed will very because I’ve never rped with DW before 
BRACKETS/PROSE: prose 
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: anything sexually explicit, I’ll update as needed

IN CHARACTER

PHYSICAL AFFECTION: hed prefer strangers respect his personal space. But some platonic gestures are fine among friends. 
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: he isn’t one for violence, the detective prince would rather settle things with words. But if action is needed he won’t fold. (It’s Akechi, he will be scrappy if he has to)
RELATIONSHIPS: no
PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION:  there is absolutely nothing wrong with him he’s so normal! (this is a lie.)
MAGICAL INFORMATION:  he’s a persona user, his persona is Robin Hood (and Loki)
MEDICAL INFORMATION: seemingly healthy young man for his age. Perhaps some old scars and scrapes he’s kept hidden under makeup or clothing.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: discussion of his mother, discussion of Wakaba Ishiki. Mentions of his father is a quick way to get him annoyed. I’ll add more/specify when I figure them out 

OUT OF CHARACTER

BACKTAGGING: sure
THREADHOPPING: sure just let me know and I’ll let you know in turn 
FOURTHWALLING: not really
NOT INTERESTED IN: romance, sexual contact 

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

VISUAL: it’s Goro Akechi the detective prince! Isn’t he charming and handsome? A perfectly well composed and intelligently dressed young man. (Any slip of the mask revealing a more harsh and messy interior should be ignored. He works hard to cover up those imperfections)
AURAL: he speaks in a pleasant and softer voice, which can get harsh around the edges when he’s being cheeky or sarcastic. (He can drop to a 3rd semester sounding voice but I doubt he’d do so)
OLFACTORY: smells fresh and clean. Vaguely of citrus.
DEMEANOUR: he’s pleasant and proper and takes great care to control his expressions. Oh don’t mind him he’s just a pleasant young man.

☆ code by kimmiserate
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2024-06-27 05:43 pm
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Akechi’s Notes on ‘the Case of Hannei Kugutsu’

The following includes what’s in a small notebook tucked away in Akechi’s attaché case

after witnessing the girl named Hannei Kugutsu summon a persona after previously not even remembering what a convenience store is I’ve decided to start documenting any information I learn about her as well as theories of her condition.

What I know as of writing this-

I found Kugutsu in Mementos. She was panicked and in hysterics. She only claimed to remember her name. Her eyes were the same as a person’s shadow and yet Robin Hood didn’t sense her presence at all, and has confirmed she doesn’t feel like a shadow.

Kugutsu claims to be a human distorted by mementos. She has no memory of how she ended up there, and the breif search I did online for her name turned up nothing, not even a missing person report. I intend to look into this further.

I will note her persona is Fenrir and she claims it doesn’t speak to her at all. Unusual, as Robin Hood and Loki won’t shut up for me. Her meteverse outfit also matches my outfit for Loki, I find this too suspicious to just be coincidence.

When In the meteverse her eyes are that of a shadow, but when we entered the real world they became normal. My current theory is this is related to her distortion.

Currently I believe her distortion is causing her to copy people heavily. She stairs at people and can pick up verbal tics, social ques, and even posture. I’ve no reason to believe she hasn’t been copying me either as I think she’s been trying to mirror my disarming smile. She sucks at it though. She claims talking to me is helping with her memory, believing that’s why she knew what mementos was called and how she remembered Fenrir. I have doubts but I need to investigate further

That’s all for now. I’ll be adding more as things develop.

——————

Hannei has awakened to Fenrir’s true power. She’s informed me he is now “very chatty” and has a new skill. I’ve reason to believe it’s also stronger now. Though I’ve yet to confirm that at this time.

The skill in question pairs well with Loki and my strategy when I use him. I wonder how much influence Hannei had in this.


There’s a smaller note written in the margins besides this entry, it reads:

‘I’ve told Hannei not to kill any of my targets for me. I know now for sure she follows my orders without question. If this is due to her distortion or her loyalty to me I’m unsure.’

——————

I didn’t think it relivent at the time but apparently Ishikki disagrees, but when I found Hannei she was in what has been dubbed a ‘meteverse gunk jumpsuit’ Isshiki is upset I didn’t keep a sample and instead told her to scrub it off. I will not apologize because it was gross

Ishikki has also confirmed that hannei’s body is human. Which seemed to be a relief to Hannei when she heard.

Ishikki has labeled my concern for her following my orders without question as ‘not a big deal’ I don’t think she’s aware of just how loyal she can be.

I’ve also noticed Hannei has been holding onto more traits from Ishikki the longer she stays with her. I believe this started after I made a deal with the pscientist. Unsure if this is corilated


There is a note written in shaky handwriting, it seems like it was added at a later time. It reads:

“Hannei follows my orders without question even when I send her on a mission. She had no complaints, concerns, or questions besides ‘what do you need me to do’ it’s useful. But her unblinking stair as she spoke makes me uneasy…”

——————

I’ve reason to confirm Hannei does in fact hold onto traits of people I’ve made a deal with thanks to her continued time with Muhen.

I can never let her meet Shido.

Also, she continues to be far to willing to sleep in mementos. She didn’t seem concerned that her distortion might develop more. Unsure if this is related to the distortion or if she is wreckless.

——————

Theory- hannei’s distortion might have her tapped into mementos in some form. Perhaps her copying people is her subconsciously tapping into the collective unconscious? I wonder if this extends to Palaces.
Further investigation is required.


addendum to theory- I might be onto something here, her hunch about stealing a palace’s treasure effecting the real world person was correct. She claims she got the idea after studying the notes Wakaba gave us a copy of… perhaps I should thank her.


——————

Theory- I think Hannei has to meet someone face to face in order to mirror them. Thanks to our extensive text conversations with Alibaba, I’ve noted she hasn’t hung onto any quirks of the hacker in reality. At most she’s learned how to use emoticons. It seems an in person requirement is necessary for her distortion to manifest


——————

personal note- I wonder how much she’s copied from me by now. When I sit down to think on it there’s a lot of myself I see in her. I’m unsure how much of this is projection or what she’s internalized.
i can see traits of Wakaba and Muhen too. I wonder if her picking up more from them was do to proximity. She’s scouted around before, and she doesn’t seem to pick up anything other than a few new slang terms she doesn’t hold onto a day later. there has to be some other reason beyond just time spent. She’s only met Fujimori-san once and a trait I associate with my underclassman seems to have stuck to Hannei. Look into further connecting threads beyond just proximity.


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2024-06-27 05:41 pm
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Au notes

Akechi has some cannon divergent elements, sure he’s from right when the game starts (joker arrives to Tokyo) but some elements have altered before then and they include the following-

Akechi is more cautious about his involvement in the conspiracy, seems he’s being more cautious than originally planned. Because of his own motives while he still doesn’t seem all that worried for his own safety at the end of this, he does have some connections he is concerned for, thus he’s being careful as to not let them get tangled up in this too.

Akechi has social links! He is unaware they are called social links and hasn’t gotten the full ‘I am Thao’ speech yet, as far as he knows sometimes his brain associates some people he has made a deal with to arcana. And sometimes they rank up which he’s got no idea what any of this means. He’s got about 10 of these cards so far.

Akechi knows how to change hearts, he learned this two years ago thanks to having a complete copy of wakaba’s notes and Hannei Kugutsu being incredibly stubborn about her desire to ‘help in any way she can’ he uses this as a tool to help in his methods of avoiding becoming to tangled in Shido’s web. He has not informed the man about changes of heart either. (He has complicated feelings on the ethics of changing hearts, he’s only ever used it selfishly but has entered one palace where changing the rulers heart helped them. He still argues it was selfish)

Akechi has a whole notebook dedicated to the ‘case of Hannei Kugutsu’ including his own theories about her condition, where she came from, and documenting her strange behavior. This investigation has been stalling lately as he’s been occupied with his own revenge plan.

He’s in contact with Futaba Sakura. She helps him with his change of heart plans when needed. As he’s trying not to leave any evidence of this work so calling cards are digital and wiped as soon as the target has seen them. (Note- this au futaba has necronomicon, but it’s only partly awakened like Haru’s in cannon. Akechi has thus not allowed futaba to help inside the meteverse.)

During his second year he moved into the school dorms. It was a way to shake off some of Shido’s monitoring though he had to negotiate with the man. He doesn’t hate it.

He has met Sae Nijima and they work together on cases sometimes. That link is still being built.

(Note this au is still in development so some details may change but this is the solid stuff)