[There's a bitter, almost defeated, sort of look that crosses his face at the first comment. Vil is right. He doesn't have an excuse in this reality. It's a lack of desire - pure and simple. If it's not a marketable meal he can post on his blog, he doesn't particularly care what he eats every night or the sodium based hell his body is going through from all those instant meals.
Ugh.]
Then I hope for your continued success on the matter. I'm sure you'll persevere for as long as your career allows with that kind of attitude.
Oh? That's quite a far cry from what you said before. What was it, now? How you were always willing to listen to someone "at the end of their career?" Really, it was an adorable little quip, and I'm glad you've you've grown past such a shallow understanding of my field.
[A child actor he may be, but he didn't put so much effort into every aspect of his career just to end it there. His father was still a very prominent actor himself, and that was the standard Vil was chasing.
It was funny how Akechi put so little effort in when it came to his fame and thought for a second that such an ignorant comment would bother him, and for that Vil needed to tease him.]
[And oh is he getting quite the chuckle out of that. He knows Akechi is absolutely full of shit, but he also knows patronizing him by transparently pretending to believe him will bother him FAR more than calling him out on it... so really there's only one course of action here.]
Oh of course, we do all have such days. No offense taken.
[You can even hear the smirk in his voice.]
Though on that subject [You know, the one you hate?] how are you actually doing? Not that I expect an honest answer out of you, but my offer from before still stands.
As fine as one can be in the situation we're all in.
[His mental health HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER VIL. THANKS.]
Though let me turn that question around to you - are you doing okay? A lot has happened in the last few weeks and tonight even. The photos, the strange rooms - it could be enough to drive a person mad.
[Ugh, as much as he didn't want to speak much on it, he wasn't about to give Akechi the opportunity to call him a hypocrite. Lead by example or somesuch, he supposed.]
Things have been difficult since my boyfriend returned home, and this all serves to rub salt in the wounds. So no, I am not "okay" right now, but I will be. It will just take time.
[Trying a pragmatic approach to it. He disliked being open, but the last time he hid and buried pain he overblotted and went on a rampage so... lesser of two evils.]
I suppose that's the risk you take with such relationships here. Though I imagine you're more capable of handling it than most - I'm sure you'll recover soon. It's a good thing he returned, after all.
[The music starts to die down - the moment coming to its natural conclusion.
Vil's answer is pragmatic and logical. They both knew what they were getting into.
Akechi squeezes the man's hand in an act of feigned compassion. Perhaps an accident. It's what a prince should do, so he does. The loss of someone is worth that minimal effort, no matter how pathetic Vil seems in the fringe of his remaining grief.]
It's often said time heals all wounds - to be frank, I don't think that's true. It takes a person's own willpower. It's far easier for a person to fall victim and become stuck in that grief. Sometimes forever.
With a will like yours - I'm sure there's little you can't recover from.
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Ugh.]
Then I hope for your continued success on the matter. I'm sure you'll persevere for as long as your career allows with that kind of attitude.
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[A child actor he may be, but he didn't put so much effort into every aspect of his career just to end it there. His father was still a very prominent actor himself, and that was the standard Vil was chasing.
It was funny how Akechi put so little effort in when it came to his fame and thought for a second that such an ignorant comment would bother him, and for that Vil needed to tease him.]
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[Vil always manages to do this. One day, he'll find a way to get under his skin.
He can't wait.]
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Oh of course, we do all have such days. No offense taken.
[You can even hear the smirk in his voice.]
Though on that subject [You know, the one you hate?] how are you actually doing? Not that I expect an honest answer out of you, but my offer from before still stands.
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[His mental health HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER VIL. THANKS.]
Though let me turn that question around to you - are you doing okay? A lot has happened in the last few weeks and tonight even. The photos, the strange rooms - it could be enough to drive a person mad.
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Things have been difficult since my boyfriend returned home, and this all serves to rub salt in the wounds. So no, I am not "okay" right now, but I will be. It will just take time.
[Trying a pragmatic approach to it. He disliked being open, but the last time he hid and buried pain he overblotted and went on a rampage so... lesser of two evils.]
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[It was out of his hands, as were much of the things that happened here. He has to make due with that.]
But that’s for me to come to terms with. We both knew what we were getting into.
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Vil's answer is pragmatic and logical. They both knew what they were getting into.
Akechi squeezes the man's hand in an act of feigned compassion. Perhaps an accident. It's what a prince should do, so he does. The loss of someone is worth that minimal effort, no matter how pathetic Vil seems in the fringe of his remaining grief.]
It's often said time heals all wounds - to be frank, I don't think that's true. It takes a person's own willpower. It's far easier for a person to fall victim and become stuck in that grief. Sometimes forever.
With a will like yours - I'm sure there's little you can't recover from.