[of course it does. of course it does, even if that wasn't his intention. for a moment, Akira looks away, rubbing the back of his neck with his uninjured hand]

[but he glances back at Akechi after a moment, chin tilted up]

It'd be wrong to say I don't trust you at all.

[you listened, after I got hurt, even though you were pissed off]

. . . I came to you for a reason. And that's because I really do think you're the only person here who wouldn't sell me out. Who can handle. . . this.

[Ichigo and Rin? they'd try to talk him out of it, and would have moral qualms with purposefully voting for someone innocent at the trial. Will? sketchy, but no]

[the only person here he can trust with this is Akechi. afraid of doing so, or not]