[Ryuji's features pinch. That there, folks, is the smell of bullshit, and boy, it reeks.]
Don't gimme that. You can't have it both ways, Crow. We both know all you cared about was stringin' us up for your crimes--you gotta give a little to get a little if you wanna have teammates who trust you.
[But experience has taught him you can get blood from a stone if the stone takes a good, hard look in the mirror. Although this is the same guy who claimed friends are trash and committed unforgivable acts for selfish reasons stacked on someone else's even more selfish reasons, there's still hope to throw him off his one-man wrecking ball line of thinking.
There has to be. To change his fate, at the very least.]
Hey-- Nobody wants to get back more than me, but don't go changin' the subject. Does that mean you're gonna work with us?
[Akechi hadn't walked out of the trees carrying a loaded gun, so Ryuji supposes that's a start.]
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Don't gimme that. You can't have it both ways, Crow. We both know all you cared about was stringin' us up for your crimes--you gotta give a little to get a little if you wanna have teammates who trust you.
[But experience has taught him you can get blood from a stone if the stone takes a good, hard look in the mirror. Although this is the same guy who claimed friends are trash and committed unforgivable acts for selfish reasons stacked on someone else's even more selfish reasons, there's still hope to throw him off his one-man wrecking ball line of thinking.
There has to be. To change his fate, at the very least.]
Hey-- Nobody wants to get back more than me, but don't go changin' the subject. Does that mean you're gonna work with us?
[Akechi hadn't walked out of the trees carrying a loaded gun, so Ryuji supposes that's a start.]