This... turtle creature certainly talks a lot. Really, in concept, it's far from the strangest thing Akechi has seen. Morgana already set the precedent for talking mascot creatures in the past, never mind the number of anthropomorphic Shadows out there.
The tips of his fingers still throb from the talons that tore through his gloves, and he inhales through clenched teeth as he tries to distract himself with Leonardo's tangents. Canada? The west coast? ...Jersey?
"An American, I take it?" Of all the things to latch onto... But it is interesting. Akechi isn't unfamiliar with the west, through reading and media consumption, but he has never visited. His work required him to remain in Tokyo, and before that...
Well, it's in the past.
Still, the talking is distracting from the pain in his fingers, and he even brings his left hand to his chin. "I've heard New Jersey is fairly detested in the states, though I've often wondered if it was simply hyperbole born from the media."
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The tips of his fingers still throb from the talons that tore through his gloves, and he inhales through clenched teeth as he tries to distract himself with Leonardo's tangents. Canada? The west coast? ...Jersey?
"An American, I take it?" Of all the things to latch onto... But it is interesting. Akechi isn't unfamiliar with the west, through reading and media consumption, but he has never visited. His work required him to remain in Tokyo, and before that...
Well, it's in the past.
Still, the talking is distracting from the pain in his fingers, and he even brings his left hand to his chin. "I've heard New Jersey is fairly detested in the states, though I've often wondered if it was simply hyperbole born from the media."