Hmph. [He’s in disagreement on that front. If the gods really were their parents, how could they even entertain the possibility of letting them be sacrificed like that? Weren’t parents supposed to protect their children? Then again, considering his own background, it isn’t like Akihiko really has a lot of experience with good parenting.]
This is why I don’t pray to gods. [Idly, he picks up a pebble and tosses it toward the lake, skipping it across the surface.] I’d rather be in control of my own destiny.
[Right… Nyx. The Fall. Deaths and seals and… No. He doesn’t want to think about all that anymore, like he already has, for many hours on end.]
This situation isn’t quite the same, Minako. [Akihiko remarks in a somewhat wistful tone.] But I know what you mean.
[He doesn’t catch sight of her grin, but he does jolt to awareness when she jabs his shoulder.] Huh? [He turns his head to glance her way.] Um… I can’t do that. It’s selfish, and… [He’s very unused to asking things for himself.] …You should worry about the others instead. Try to grant their wishes, if you can. They deserve it.
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This is why I don’t pray to gods. [Idly, he picks up a pebble and tosses it toward the lake, skipping it across the surface.] I’d rather be in control of my own destiny.
[Right… Nyx. The Fall. Deaths and seals and… No. He doesn’t want to think about all that anymore, like he already has, for many hours on end.]
This situation isn’t quite the same, Minako. [Akihiko remarks in a somewhat wistful tone.] But I know what you mean.
[He doesn’t catch sight of her grin, but he does jolt to awareness when she jabs his shoulder.] Huh? [He turns his head to glance her way.] Um… I can’t do that. It’s selfish, and… [He’s very unused to asking things for himself.] …You should worry about the others instead. Try to grant their wishes, if you can. They deserve it.