[Aki slows as Denji gets in front of them, watching his show with an unimpressed stare. When he gives his question, Aki only has one, almost immediate, response.]
Making sure you graduate.
[He pushes past him as Power laughs, says something about that being a never-ending dream. So Aki shoots back over his shoulder,] That's the same for you. If one of you fails, you both fail.
[She's definitely upset at that idea and snaps something about being the ruler of her own destiny but Aki is already walking ahead, not waiting.]
[He doesn't want to tell them the truth. That, of course he cares about making sure they graduate. But he already has a long-term goal. He has for almost a decade at this point. He's never wavered from that goal, not once. And if it means he has to sacrifice ideals like a lover, or an upscale apartment to come back to, or anything from that sort of brand of normalcy... Of course he will. He's been thinking beyond the box ever since he watched his normalcy vanish before his eyes.]
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[Aki slows as Denji gets in front of them, watching his show with an unimpressed stare. When he gives his question, Aki only has one, almost immediate, response.]
Making sure you graduate.
[He pushes past him as Power laughs, says something about that being a never-ending dream. So Aki shoots back over his shoulder,] That's the same for you. If one of you fails, you both fail.
[She's definitely upset at that idea and snaps something about being the ruler of her own destiny but Aki is already walking ahead, not waiting.]
[He doesn't want to tell them the truth. That, of course he cares about making sure they graduate. But he already has a long-term goal. He has for almost a decade at this point. He's never wavered from that goal, not once. And if it means he has to sacrifice ideals like a lover, or an upscale apartment to come back to, or anything from that sort of brand of normalcy... Of course he will. He's been thinking beyond the box ever since he watched his normalcy vanish before his eyes.]