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route666radio2025-02-20 08:38 pm
undyingcrow) wrote in route666radio2025-02-20 08:38 pm
[Voice]
[In the middle of a restless night, Akechi addresses the radio.]
One thing has become abundantly clear since my arrival: the vast majority of us hail from different times, if not different worlds.
[He pauses, letting that sink in.]
For instance, I'm from Japan in the year 2017. However, it is specifically the same version of Japan shared by Akihiko Sanada and Naoto Shirogane... in the future. That places the three of us in a shared reality, but not the same point in time.
However, our version of Japan has endured a number of odd, even supernatural occurrences, such as a "Dark Hour" and, more recently, the vigilante work of a group of "Phantom Thieves" who quite literally changed the hearts of wicked adults through the use of a parallel, cognitive world.
[His voice remains calm, if tinged with a subtle weariness.]
But that is far from universal. In my time here, I have encountered a talking turtle from a world where yokai and mutants are real. I've spoken with someone who had been sent into a digital world, like an isekai protagonist. I even had to explain the concept of religion to Serph-san, as well what a horse is.
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All this to say, it may be worthwhile to cross reference the worlds and time periods we hail from. If nothing else, it may help us discern patterns that could in turn heighten our understanding of our present circumstances.
One thing has become abundantly clear since my arrival: the vast majority of us hail from different times, if not different worlds.
[He pauses, letting that sink in.]
For instance, I'm from Japan in the year 2017. However, it is specifically the same version of Japan shared by Akihiko Sanada and Naoto Shirogane... in the future. That places the three of us in a shared reality, but not the same point in time.
However, our version of Japan has endured a number of odd, even supernatural occurrences, such as a "Dark Hour" and, more recently, the vigilante work of a group of "Phantom Thieves" who quite literally changed the hearts of wicked adults through the use of a parallel, cognitive world.
[His voice remains calm, if tinged with a subtle weariness.]
But that is far from universal. In my time here, I have encountered a talking turtle from a world where yokai and mutants are real. I've spoken with someone who had been sent into a digital world, like an isekai protagonist. I even had to explain the concept of religion to Serph-san, as well what a horse is.
[...]
All this to say, it may be worthwhile to cross reference the worlds and time periods we hail from. If nothing else, it may help us discern patterns that could in turn heighten our understanding of our present circumstances.
HONESTLY, FAIR...
[Something about his enthusiasm, perhaps. He won't admit it aloud, but a place this dismal likely benefits from his attitude.]
The fact that real Yokai live in New York is already intriguing on its own.
[So how would that affect things long term? How separate are they from human society?
Questions upon questions pile up, but he ought to show at least some restraint.]
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[So the answer is, pretty separate.]
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[That's easy enough to grasp, at least.]
If they're anything like the yokai of legend, then I'm sure at least some are shapeshifters as well. That would grant them more flexibility, if they wished to interact with humanity.
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There may be some shapeshifters... but most of the ones I know use a cloaking brooch. It lets you look like pretty much anything, but most yokai use it to look human.
[From what he knows, they aren't super common, but they aren't rare, either.]
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Though, that does sound like rather useful technology either way.
[Hologram technology is a staple in Sci-Fi, but the prospect of it being real certainly captures the imagination.]
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[Though in the end he got arrested anyway.]
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[Then again, if memory serves, he did steal the turtles. Perhaps that was enough to make him an enemy of yokai law...]
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But also the Hidden City Police are just arrest-happy.
[Leo has also be arrested by them...]
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[He growls out a sigh.]
Having worked with them in the past, I know all too well how they operate.
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[This is some unexpected lore.]
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[And you can just hear the disdain in his voice.]
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Well, what's wrong with that?
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[He'll leave out the murders. No one needs to know the specifics.]
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[Leo is the faceman, he knows all about it!]
Serving a corrupt conspiracy... not so much.
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[He scoffs, mostly at his own expense.]
I got involved as a bitter fifteen year old desperate for revenge and thought I could outwit him.
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[He says from his lofty sixteen years.]
What did you want revenge for?
[Leo can tell this is probably something serious, so he's not sure if asking the question is a good idea... so he tags on:]
No pressure, though.
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Well, he could be cagey about it, but he is the one who raised the subject in the first place.]
Oh, just abandoning my mother when she was pregnant, leaving us in squalor. She didn't live long enough to see me at my lowest point, of course, but that's hardly her fault in the end.
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And it takes Leo a second, but it does click in his brain soon enough:]
Wait... are you talking about your dad!?
[Or at least someone who was involved with his mom.]
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[No sense denying it, really. It was a simple conclusion to make, with all the inferences Akechi gave.]
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[Leo doesn't quite know what to say to that. He knows sometimes his dad wasn't the best, but he was never like that.]
Uh... sorry. That sucks.
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[He is the one who raised the subject, anyway.]
Fortunately, as I've come to understand it, he has seen some measure of justice.
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[“Some measure” is not encouraging, after all.]
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[Sighing, he digs his fingers into his hair, though this obviously goes unseen.]
At least some of his crimes are more easily dealt with.
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I'm guessing the heart stealing was metaphorical? [Amazing that he even knows that word.] Or otherwise he couldn't confess to much of anything.
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[Oh, look. It's that all too familiar hint of amusement to his words.]
They steal the distorted desires of their targets in the cognitive world, which in turn forces them into acknowledging their guilt in reality.
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