( r6 ) talking-head: akechi goro.

[showhost]

Akechi is invited to take a seat right in front of the cameras, while the overseer smiles at them brightly and waves.

And asks them questions, of course.

They don't have to answer truthfully, but they should be aware that every single last thing they're saying might very well end up in the final cut.

Have fun!

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[aspirings]

[Truly unfortunate. At least Tsukasa expected this. He tilts his head to one side at that, contemplative, not looking too terribly bothered really.]

Miss Arnault received a hint because it is the only thing she has asked for in any of her interviews.

[Unlike a hot tub, or a bathroom, or snacks.]

So production awarded her one. That hint was intended for all of you, since you are all working towards solving the same problem.

... I understand that likely won't satisfy you, but it is the truth.

[Regardless, Akechi's clearly ready to get out of here, so.]

I will ask you a single question then.

... Has this entire experience been a waste to you, Akechi? Or has there at least been one thing worthwhile in it?

[flaweddetective]

It doesn’t. Was my request to not be attacked by the other contestants too much?

You don’t need to answer that. And for both our sakes I won’t get why giving a hint to a contestant in private is a bad thing. It should go without saying…

[As for the question. Tsukasa must already know the answer and he’d hate to disappoint him here in this final stretch.]

It has.

[Simple. But don’t worry, he will elaborate.]

While I’ve been here… I’ve been assaulted. Had to listen to how my feelings don’t matter. Learn that my “perfect match” was never a possibility to me from day one. Very exciting for me, personally.

I get to hear, on the regular, a demon talk about how much he wants to kill me despite my only interaction with him being positive. A demon that is your match, by the way. Incredibly fascinating. That very same demon and Anna talk, loudly, about having been on a date where they tried to come up with a way to poison me.

And while I am not the most pleasant of people at times I haven’t threatened anyone’s lives. Or harmed anyone. Yet here I sit at the bottom anyway. I’ll never understand… I really won’t. Justice and right and wrong and who gets away with what is muddied wherever you go. Anna gets whatever she wants with whoever she wants and does whatever she wants because her voice is louder.

[It’s so fucking loud.]

I trust she won’t be penalized for breaking the rules and using the bathroom inappropriately when we have a whole god damn room for it? Of course she won’t. I’m sure she’s this shows golden child despite everything. Loved hearing her and Will go at it, by the way. Really made my evening. They’re too good for the room made for that sort of thing. I get it. They’re the stars of the show.

And before you try and counter point me… Yes, I did threaten to use my wish to do harm to Anna and Will. But after almost three weeks at the time… I felt cornered and chose to bite. But if that’s to be condemned then so should everything else that happens here. That’s happened to me.

[Akechi shrugs, scoffing as he smooths out his school jacket.]

Of course this show was a waste of my fucking time. I should have never have come here.

[aspirings]

[Tsukasa listens to all of this quietly, hands in his lap. He's an expressive person, so of course he does look sad--not at the things Akechi is saying, necessarily, but that someone this unhappy couldn't find even a sliver of happiness in this show.

But that's beyond him, and his role, as Akechi has made perfectly clear.

So all he says, finally, is:]

That was my only question for you then. Thank you, Akechi.

[You can go.]

[flaweddetective]

[He was waiting for some annoying follow up question. But there isn’t any.

Good.]

Great.

[He pushes himself up, heading out.]

Hope your production team enjoys splicing everything I said and using it out of context. That’s how this garbage works, right?

[I hope everyday that Tsukasa’s other interviews go better and are not this.]

[aspirings]

[Probably.

That is how reality TV works, after all.

But Tsukasa really can't help but think, as Akechi goes, that they won't need to cut things up at all with Akechi's rants if they're aiming for drama.



... Truly, what a shame that it ended up like this for Akechi.

And then he straightens for the next interview.]