[Akechi gives a nod as he looks over at the TV, playing some gameshow on low volume.]
Though I wouldn't call it happy so much as... peaceful. For the purposes of what I needed to do, I had to have a public persona, as you know. A charming and popular detective with no real privacy to speak of, neither in the illusion of it all nor behind the curtains, with the conspiracy members everywhere. And prior to that, I was... less than a non-entity. I was a mark to be looked away from. The way I was neglected was purposeful.
[He drums his fingers on the counter before propping his head up on his hand.]
But here... no one really cared who I was. I wasn't an irritating customer, so I wasn't given any terrible looks. And I wasn't anyone they really cared about, so there was no pressure to perform. It was far enough removed from my activities that I... just was.
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Though I wouldn't call it happy so much as... peaceful. For the purposes of what I needed to do, I had to have a public persona, as you know. A charming and popular detective with no real privacy to speak of, neither in the illusion of it all nor behind the curtains, with the conspiracy members everywhere. And prior to that, I was... less than a non-entity. I was a mark to be looked away from. The way I was neglected was purposeful.
[He drums his fingers on the counter before propping his head up on his hand.]
But here... no one really cared who I was. I wasn't an irritating customer, so I wasn't given any terrible looks. And I wasn't anyone they really cared about, so there was no pressure to perform. It was far enough removed from my activities that I... just was.