[He tilts his head to the side. It seems like... an odd suggestion for someone that seems pretty displeased with him.
Maybe it's just to keep an eye on him? Akira thinks that makes sense, so he should go along with it. That would be the best outcome for all of them; Eren can feel better about him being around if he's keeping an eye on him, and Akira can keep his head down so he doesn't make things any worse.]
It won't. But if you want to... I'd like that. You care about them a lot.
[It will never be enough. It will never make up for it.
Akira understands he can't fix what's lost. But he can at least do one thing right by them, and that's to try and understand the people that love them.
The mask he has to figure out now is "Kurusu Akira", and maybe that's the most difficult one of all.
Glancing around though... He really has to hurry now. How long has it been... Maruki could be up at any minute, and he has to restart the batch. Most of the ingredients are still laid out. He'll need to repay Maruki for what he lost as well...]
FDHJKSDFJKSDFJKSDJK me waiting in the wings with the steel chair. i already love this so deeply.
Maybe it's just to keep an eye on him? Akira thinks that makes sense, so he should go along with it. That would be the best outcome for all of them; Eren can feel better about him being around if he's keeping an eye on him, and Akira can keep his head down so he doesn't make things any worse.]
It won't. But if you want to... I'd like that. You care about them a lot.
[It will never be enough. It will never make up for it.
Akira understands he can't fix what's lost. But he can at least do one thing right by them, and that's to try and understand the people that love them.
The mask he has to figure out now is "Kurusu Akira", and maybe that's the most difficult one of all.
Glancing around though... He really has to hurry now. How long has it been... Maruki could be up at any minute, and he has to restart the batch. Most of the ingredients are still laid out. He'll need to repay Maruki for what he lost as well...]
Are you hungry?