purrtagonist | [Week 2, Monday: Maya]

[ binch you only levelled her up to 2, you get nothing. ]

Depends on what it is! And how you felt about my curry.

[ but he can probably tell she's messing with him a little, by now. ]

Edited 2018-03-20 04:29 (UTC)

[HEY THEY HAVE TO BE AT LEAST FOUR BY NOW!!]

[he can tell, and he has no qualms in messing with her in return. it's comfortable banter, and he likes it]

Well, it isn't Sojiro Sakura's famous recipe. . . . . . . . .

[LENGTHY PAUSE]

But I'll give it top marks.

[ nah you keep trying to level her up on days when the bond doesn't deepen. in any case, he did pick the right dialogue option, because he gets three of the little dingies and zia and i will never stop making persona 5 jokes. ]

Now that's what I like to hear! Okay, now that you've been totally truthful about how great my amazing cooking is, I gueeeeesssss I can hear you out.

[listen to him they aren't jokes, they're just #wildcardlife]

[he holds out a folded up piece of paper to her, though]

How often do you see the Composer, and can you deliver this letter to them for me?

A letter, huh? [ she takes it. ] Well, before I agree to that, I'm gonna have to see what's in it. Just so you don't get in trouble, yanno.

[ also so she doesn't get in trouble. ]

[TRUST HIM MAYA FEY. but he does give a little grin, hands dipping into his pockets]

Go ahead. The contents aren't private.

[and when she opens up the letter. . .!]

Composer-san,

Max and Maya say you designed this game because you believed it best for everyone involved. That you're trying to prove a point, to us, or either some other cosmic all-powerful being that exists in the universe. I trust them. I want to trust you.

Surely it isn't too abnormal for an employee to request a meeting with his employer? I'll even buy you dinner. I am, after all, a gentleman at heart.

- Joker

[ how can she trust him when she does shit like this? do you want her to get erased again, buddy. she looks a little nervous, even. ]

Meet..... with the Composer? [ well, it was only a matter of time, but. ] Are you sure about this, Akira?

I'm sure.

[and he tilts his chin up, voice firm, to accentuate that]

Max already told me about the risks involved.

[s-sort of? he mentioned the Composer didn't not have a temper, and that asking might risk getting Maya Erased, s-so]

I'll be on my best behavior. All I want from them, anyway, is just. . . information.

[ rude!!! anyway, she's folding up the letter and putting it back in the envelope carefully. ]

Hey, Akira? What do you hope to get out of this?

Out of meeting with the Composer?

[. . . he exhales deeply, his confident expression softening somewhat]

I don't really know for sure. [ha] But what I hope for the most is just understanding.

[understanding why he was volunteered for this job. why the game is built this way. why the Composer is doing what they're doing. why this is supposedly the best for everyone involved]

[because just knowing why could help soothe the tumultuous cognitive dissonance he's having between who he is on the inside and the crimes this setup are forcing him to commit]

[ she goes quiet for a moment, still hanging onto the envelope. weighing it on whether it's worth it to take this risk -- for both of their sakes. ]

What if the answer isn't one you can understand, or you can, but it's worse to know?

[. . . his eyes slip shut for a moment while he contemplates his response. but when they open, they're like flame-tested steel]

I'd rather try to understand and fail, or hate the answer I get, than continue helping my fellow Reapers Erase Players in ignorance.

[ .... ]

[ honestly? that would have been her answer too. and it's the answer she needed. ]

OK. I'll deliver it.... but, I just don't want you to get your hopes up too high. The Composer is kinda finnicky and mysterious, so... I dunno if they'd agree to meet with you.

[he nods, the fire in his gaze softening to gratefulness]

Thank you, Maya. It's okay if they don't accept, because at least then I know I tried.

Be careful, okay? Just don't get yourself punished by asking for my sake.

Little late for that! [ but she doesn't want him to feel bad, so she's going to try to be reassuring. ] But don't count me out just yet, I can always sweet talk my way out of punishment. I've got this adorable face, don't I?

[ the composer is accepting letters, anyway, so maya can argue that angle. ]

No one here has nearly as an adorable face as you, it's true.

[suck up. flirt]

Plus, the Composer is asking for letters. It can't hurt I send one when they opened themselves up for it.

Edited 2018-03-21 17:36 (UTC)

This is why you're my favorite.

[ i mean it isn't like she doesn't enjoy the sucking up. ]

I'm definitely using that if they get mad at me! It's kind a compliment, too, right, that someone wants to meet you?