👑 video, un: redemperor

[glorifies]

Good day, everyone. I hope you are all in a better state now.

[ Much like his last post on the network, he waves at the camera when the transmission begins. He's seated on a sofa chair with a coffee table in front of him. A shogi set can be seen in the foreground. ]

I'm not sure just how big the Japanese populace is here, but I'd like to send an invitation to play shogi. I do have a certain friend whom I play with every week, but it would also be nice to get to know more people—both through conversation and through a game. I also have a chess set, for those who don't know how to play shogi, so please let me know if you're interested.

[ He keeps it a secret that he's never lost in a game of shogi... or chess... or anything else that isn't basketball, really. u_u ]

My other inquiry is a little far off from board games. I was wondering - if you were given the chance to forget something about yourself, would you take it? [ He lets out an amused chortle, a little obvious that he's hiding something. Akashi is not the best of liars. ] It's a thought I've considered more than once now... I was hoping to get an outsider's point of view.

Anyway, those are all my inquiries. Thank you for your time.

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[glorifies]

It is. We can set up a day when you'd like to play. Perhaps we can meet at a cafe and I'll bring either game.

[ Or both. They're bulky, but not super bulky. Still easy to carry! ]

What if there are people you are about who don't like something about you? Wouldn't it be best to discard memories of what they don't like in the first place?

[healingraen]

I'm still fairly new, and as such I don't have any current obligations. I can work with whatever timing suits you best.

[She does have one or two plans, but they don't have set dates yet, so that's easy enough to work around.]

I'm Toh'ni, since it looks like we'll be playing one another.

[There's a friendly smile to accompany the introduction, right before she shifts back into the other topic at hand. To his new question she shakes her head just so in disagreement.]

If you want my honest opinion on that hypothetical... It sounds selfless when worded that way, but it's actually a very selfish way of going about things. It's easier to try to conform to what we think might please others than it is to accept ourselves, glaring flaws and all, and risk rejection. Those others who you care for, and who care for you in turn will still remember the person you were before, even if you don't. Or, even if you were all to forget, could you say that your relationships would truly still be the same?

[Her head tilts to one side and back again just so then, a questioning gesture.]

In the end, it seems to me that that's the same as running away from the problem. Is that truly the best option?

[She's not sure if this is still all meant to be hypothetical, or a personal question POSED as a hypothetical. Even now she wonders if he'll take offense to her answer or not, even if it won't change the answer itself.]

[glorifies]

It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I'm Seijuro Akashi.

[ He purposely gives his full name so Toh'ni can decide which name she'd like to call him by. Others call him Akashi since that's his last name, but there are a few who call him by his first name. He doesn't really care. ]

Selfish... [ Akashi pauses and looks to the side as a hand rests on his chin. He hums in thought. That's another way of seeing things, isn't it? ]

I wouldn't say it's the best option, but. . . it's just something I thought about. One person said I didn't have to do it, but when another person mentioned something related to a specific memory, I started considering it again.

I just think it would make them both happy if I forgot something.