[That's a fair enough assumption given what bits and pieces of information Ahito has to go off. Deserved it... If he had been carrying a gun at the time of his arrest, Akira is certain he'd never have seen the light of day again.
Akira leans back, rolls the tension out of his shoulders. They can continue this conversation only after he's set the record straight.]
I was arrested because I told off a drunk man harassing a woman. His dumb ass slipped and fell, but because he was a notable politician, his false allegations of assault stuck. Guns are illegal in Japan, if you're curious. Mine's not even real.
That's why it's a story people have been passing down for a long time. It sounds too good to be true, but it's still a feelgood story people can get behind the premise of.
[And he'd love to tell Ahito the story, but he's cut off by an untimely yawn.]
Why don't I tell you the tale some time? In the meantime, I need my beauty sleep.
[maybe he can tell ahito a bedtime story in aftermath thread—]
Thanks for coming to check on me, Ahito. You're a good person.
Oh- right. You probably need to sleep all that off.
[We are reserving comment on the "good person" bit.]
Later, Akira.
[He'll actually exit the room through the door like a normal person, even - if only because it's easier to get into his own room when it's literally. Next door.]
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Akira leans back, rolls the tension out of his shoulders. They can continue this conversation only after he's set the record straight.]
I was arrested because I told off a drunk man harassing a woman. His dumb ass slipped and fell, but because he was a notable politician, his false allegations of assault stuck. Guns are illegal in Japan, if you're curious. Mine's not even real.
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People in power can get away with all kinds of things no matter what the world...
[Not surprising, but still disgusting.]
Still - taking on the title of "filthy criminal" even when you haven't actually committed any? Bold choice.
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That's what I've been branded as, right? Might as well embrace it. There's varying degrees of criminality too. Take Robin Hood, for example.
[Surely Ahito knows who Robin Hood is, and if not, Akira's willing to bet there's some version of the myth in his world too.]
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[That's another nope.]
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[And he'd love to tell Ahito the story, but he's cut off by an untimely yawn.]
Why don't I tell you the tale some time? In the meantime, I need my beauty sleep.
[maybe he can tell ahito a bedtime story in aftermath thread—]
Thanks for coming to check on me, Ahito. You're a good person.
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[We are reserving comment on the "good person" bit.]
Later, Akira.
[He'll actually exit the room through the door like a normal person, even - if only because it's easier to get into his own room when it's literally. Next door.]