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She unclenches her fists and makes eye contact with him for the first time since he entered her home. "I suppose I am finding myself trying to reconcile everything. Simply put, I don't want to make things awkward with you in the future, especially when we all do things as a group."
Now it's Akechi's turn to huff out a laugh, "But you're having a hard time forgiving all the evil things I've done."
There's the slightest hint of the Black Mask returning, a smirk beginning to crawl across his face… but he quickly supresses it. Haru nods, her gaze again turning towards her lap. "In truth, I don't think I can ever fully forgive you, Goro."
…Goro. Akechi is taken aback by his first name being used. Especially by Haru. But he doesn't correct her, doesn't insist she stick to a surname basis, or that she use honourifics. It's unusual, but he doesn't dislike it.
"…But I can relate to your past. I can acknowledge the bind you'd been placed in, because I was in a similar position."
"You were hardly assassinating people to please an impossible-to-please man. And may I remind you of the times I tried to kill you all." he says, disgusted.