lacrimose | INBOX: prismatica

[Akira knew it was for the best if he spent the rest of the Triple Moons and beyond in confinement, where he couldn't possibly hurt anyone else. He'd been given a cell and restrained -- sedated when he became too violent again to control -- and, once the moons had passed, very rapidly realised that being confined alone with little to do gave him way too much time in his own head.

He couldn't stop thinking about how he'd hurt people. How he'd killed the Archangel, and Ren. When he wasn't hating himself he was shedding tears for what he'd done. If they never forgave him, he'd deserve it.

He's wallowing in his misery, laying on the bed and gazing at the ceiling, when he notices movement out of the corner of his eye. He sits bolt upright, eyes wide.]

zaShunina?! What are you doing here?

[But rather than immediately answer aloud, zaShunina raises a finger to his own mouth to signal him to speak quietly, his smile turning slightly more conspiratorial. He's not supposed to be here, after all.]

Sitting. [A literal answer to the question, and though he speaks with his mouth, he uses the same auditory trick he had a few days ago, the sound seeming to come from the space right beside Akira's ears.]

R-right... [Akira nods, lowering his voice as indicated, even if he still looks startled. The tricks zaShunina is able to play on time and space still surprise him, even after having experienced it before.]

Are you okay? How's your shoulder?

[He assumed they fixed the worst of it more or less straight away by moonlacing, but he wants to be sure.]

The damage has been fully repaired. [There isn't even a bruise there any more, likewise for the marks Akira had left on his throat--he's as good as new.] Iris Moonblessed possess an accelerated rate of natural physical healing during their phase.

[Combined with the moonlacing, this meant that even grave injuries could be recovered before the moons waned. Which it now has, leading to the purpose of his visit.]

Akira, do you wish to remain here? [Sanguis has passed for now, after all.]

I'm glad.

[To the question, Akira swings his legs off the bed, running a hand through unruly hair.]

I don't know if I should leave. Wouldn't it be better for everyone if I stayed here...? [Or maybe he just can't face anyone, even if he's back in his right mind now.]

[He watches the young man only with his eyes, the rest of him remaining still in his seat.]

Are you asking for my perspective as an individual entity? [Because it might not be what Akira wants to hear.]

Yeah. What do you think?

[He expects a rational and honest answer from the being, which is something he probably needs to hear right now, when both his own thoughts and feelings are a scattered mess.]

'Everyone' is a blanket category that includes every possible entity, including yourself. Using this metric, then the answer would be no, your continued detention would not be to the benefit of 'everyone.' If you were to narrow this to simply what would be best for a majority, then more variables must be accounted for, but the answer still amounts to 'no.'

[He turns his head now, watching Akira's face for his reactions.]

During this past Triple Moon event, the number of individuals who sustained physical damage as a result of your loss of control from Sanguis when compared to the overall population of this world is a negligible percentage--the overwhelming majority of the population remained unaffected.

Furthermore, you only risk this loss of control during the Sanguis and Triple Moon phases, yet you remain lucid when the Sanguis moon is not present. During this time, there is no objective benefit to anyone in you remaining imprisoned.

It's not about percentages... Any life is important.

[He buries his face in his hands. He wants to cry when he so much as thinks about them, but he's forcing himself to stay calm while he thinks this through.]

I thought I could handle my powers. But I wasn't strong enough after all... I deserve to stay here. [Even if there's no benefit as zaShunina says, isn't it only right he serves a punishment and is kept away from everyone?]

You asked for my perspective. [If zaShunina were human, he might argue that Akira could do more good by trying to make amends than by wallowing in his misery alone in a cell. But zaShunina is not human.]

If you are concerned about losing control of your power again, Kado would be a more secure alternative to the Lightless. [Even if he can't remember the offer he'd made before his memory loss, he still presents it again.]

Can you still do that? [Since Kado and zaShunina are both different now, he wasn't sure if it'd be safe to try and contain him. but if zaShunina has suggested it, then he's probably already measured up that risk.]

I'll... talk to the guards. If I can be more careful and prepare before the next Sanguis cycle, maybe it'll be okay.

It is possible. [He can't enter it himself, but if he can still use it to store objects then it stood to reason that living beings could be treated the same way.]

What preparations would be necessary?

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