Ren doesn’t mind allowing Akechi to take the lead on ending the handshake. This is as close as Akechi ever really let him get, and he’s a little reluctant to have it end so soon, dangerously sharp talons and all.
But end it must. Ren doesn’t linger when Akechi separates from him. At least now he’s reassured this isn’t a hallucination or other trick of the mind - Akechi felt far too solidly real for that to be the case.
“Hm. The beginning?”
That’s a joke, of course. Ren’s quick to follow the joke with his real answer, and he’s just as quick to follow Akechi’s direction toward the tire, ready to help haul it back to the van.
“Where are we? It feels … different.”
Not different like being in the Metaverse felt - something else. Something slight that Ren can’t quite put his finger on, but he knows it’s there. Chalk it up to his Phantom Thief senses.
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But end it must. Ren doesn’t linger when Akechi separates from him. At least now he’s reassured this isn’t a hallucination or other trick of the mind - Akechi felt far too solidly real for that to be the case.
“Hm. The beginning?”
That’s a joke, of course. Ren’s quick to follow the joke with his real answer, and he’s just as quick to follow Akechi’s direction toward the tire, ready to help haul it back to the van.
“Where are we? It feels … different.”
Not different like being in the Metaverse felt - something else. Something slight that Ren can’t quite put his finger on, but he knows it’s there. Chalk it up to his Phantom Thief senses.