(Accidental) Video ♊ 001

[rise_to_caesar]

[Being suddenly assigned to a very long shift tonight, Akihiko has been quickly moving about Hotel Dusk to get ready to leave. He's got his jacket, his gloves and is just waiting for his rice to finish cooking down in the kitchen for a quick meal before heading out on the beat. Heading back up the stairs, something dawns on him -- between work with

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[atoli_in_sky]

[atoli_in_sky]

*Someone important to Akihiko-san left too...?*

[atoli_in_sky]

*But she couldn't just ask him if he was 'okay' - that would be ... too cruel.*

Um, Akihiko-san?

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[rise_to_caesar]

[Akihiko keeps his back to the screen, his fist still against the wall as he breathes, working on collecting himself.]

[Action]

[carpo_vita]

[Oh screw the communicator. He's going upstairs to meet Aki in person. ...Certainly he's got less to do than senpai, but he got pretty caught up with all the crazies from last week too, and... uh.

Crap. He was the one who should be noticing these things first. +_+;;; Well no sense moping about it now. More importantly: Akihiko-senpai.]

...Senpai. [He'll just be standing by the staircase. For now.]

[Action]

[rise_to_caesar]

[Slowly, Akihiko emerges from Mitsuru's room, pocking his Dreamberry. He walks towards the staircase, keeping his gaze downward.]

I guess we have another vacancy.

[Action]

[carpo_vita]

[.....Oh noooo you don't. He's following you. A Sadkihiko also tends to be a Dumbkihiko. :| Still... First Souji, then Yosuke, and now Mitsuru? ... >_>;]

...If you're heading out, senpai, I'm coming with you.

[Action]

[rise_to_caesar]

[He descends the stairs, heading to the kitchen. He has rice balls to make.]

No. I'm heading to work... I'll be fine.

[not_a_spoiler]

[Steph discovered the girl's disappearance a few days before, but she assumed that Minato and Akihiko would already have known about it. Looks like she was wrong.]

Aki... I'm really, really sorry.

[rise_to_caesar]

It's... It's fine. [Keeping himself collected is proving to be difficult.]

[not_a_spoiler]

Hey! You wanna box with me? I've been practicing a lot by myself lately! I bet you won't even be able to get a hit in.

[rise_to_caesar]

[Sparring would be great if he just had the time.] Maybe later... The inspector called me in to work. I'm... I'm getting ready.

[love_lostomates]

[Oh no. D:]

Akihiko?

[rise_to_caesar]

[He stares at the wall for a moment longer before turning his attention to Spain on the screen.]

Hey, Spain... Just-- [He pauses, shaking his head] Don't worry about me.

[love_lostomates]

[He just looks concerned.]

Are you sure you're okay?

[rise_to_caesar]

[...]

...Yeah. I'm-- Just don't worry.

[always_forgot]

... What happened?

[rise_to_caesar]

...Nothing.

Someone left. That's all.

[always_forgot]

Will you be all right?