[ open ] maiuril catchall

[fabrications]

Who: Goro Akechi & Open
When: Throughout Maiuril
Where: Various
What: Catch-all
Warnings: TBD

OPEN: A conjuration mishap at the Coven

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[fabrications]

[ Ah, right. The whole interrogation room thing. Akechi can imagine another person's response to that far too well. ]

Well, no one will be dragging you to the infirmary today.

[ ... Probably. Akechi's never even heard of Bonding ceremonies going so disastrously wrong that the participants need to be hospitalized, but he won't put it past Akira to be a trendsetter in that regard.

Akechi knows where they're going, so he leads Akira right to a room that seems to be set aside for just such a purpose. The circle has already been set up, and the Witch overseeing the ceremony gives them a cheery greeting and invites then to take a seat whenever they're ready. But even though they're here, Akechi doesn't step over just yet. Instead he finally offers the wooden box out to Akira. ]

Here. I thought that it might convey my intent better than any vows.

[ Which is a polite way of saying that he doesn't expect Akira to trust a single word he says, so hopefully and action will get the point across better. ]

[beguiledcard]

[ He quirks a brow at the box, and then gives a small nod of gratitude as he accepts it. While it isn't the first gift he's ever gotten, he can't deny it feels... strangely nice to be on the receiving end. While those words do seem to have some hidden message within, it feels a little like a checkpoint in their relationship.

Some of that conflict has shifted, leaving a little more room for something more than mere cooperation. Sure, trust is far from being at the maximum between them - if the Metaverse suddenly became accessible again, he knows he'd feel compelled to watch Akechi much more closely...

... But, as things currently stand? He actually does trust him. So, while he won't argue, he does give a small smile as he passes his own cardboard box over. ]

Funny you'd say that. [ hint of a smirk ] I was thinking the same thing as I made mine.

[ With that, he'll go ahead and open the box. ]