quietplacelogs

FEATURING akechi + u
WHAT'S HAPPENING? just a day in the life, and also, house 8 mingle in comments!!
DAY feb 12 - feb 15
CW none in top, will be marked if necessary~
NOTES state of ja boy

JOGGING.
Akechi really needs a proper set of atheletic wear... Granted, it's not really his biggest concern right now as he jogs along the sand paths. It's not as engaging as rock climbing or as refreshing as cycling, but he gets far too restless just sitting around during his spare time. And falling out of shape would be... what... unseemly? Disgraceful? Either way, exercise seems to be one of the few things that keeps him from wallowing in despair, and with an objective, it keeps his mind busy.

Indeed, as he walks around the outer-most routes, if one happens to be around, they may notice him actively scanning the area... and possibly getting frustrated as a result. Miserably, his hand comes up to touch at his hair, which shines a bit from grease. Perhaps the shower would be a luxury, but at least some proper toiletries would be nice? ... his hair is suffering... And it bothers him much more than he'd really like to admit...

KNITTING.
This is so much more difficult than any layperson would take for granted. In fact, Akechi had gotten so frustrated and discouraged at points that he'd sometimes given up. And yet, even as lethargic as he still is... there's something about this challenge that grates against him.

He won't let himself be beaten.

So maybe you're a knitter too, or maybe you've just happened to stumble upon the place where they're keeping their resources for this, in which case... you may see Akechi working very, very hard at getting better at knitting.

It's a point of pride, okay?

Perhaps he's so into it he doesn't even notice your presence, in which case, you probably shouldn't try sneaking up behind him... but, well, the option is available. Or maybe he's just finished a course and is examining his work. But for the love of god, do not rip out his course, accidental or otherwise... you have been Warned.

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You went up against a powerful enemy and suffered terrible losses for it. That is indeed quite a grave error of judgment.

[...not necessarily that he ignored a direct command, however. Akechi hardly believes authority should be listened to for the sake of authority. It's one of the biggest problems the Phantom Thieves were dealing with, after all. People listening to those in power, simply because they had that power. Simply because they were more invested in their own well-being than of others who suffered at the hands of the powerful.]

How do you intend to atone?

The First Order is a big organization that is way more advanced than the Resistance would ever hope to achieve. We barely have the resources to keep up with a war. There's more to this story. I made a lot of bad decisions and choices. I made the choice of taking that action because it was what I believed was the right thing to do. I could argue it's the best one after the fact once we realized they could track us. If that Dreadnought was still around our fleet wouldn't have made it. We still lost good pilots and all of our ships though. After I lost my own ship I still couldn't make the right choices.

[ Poe had always gone against orders that he didn't feel were right. He couldn't just sit on his hands and do nothing. It's the whole reason why he defected from the New Republic Navy to join the Resistance. The Resistance was trying to make a difference, tried to warn the Galaxy of the First Order. Poe desperately held on to hope. There's a press of his lips as he ponders Akechi's question. Atonement. ]

I think getting stunned by a blaster is more than enough. There's a story behind that too. The only thing I can do is try to be a better leader. I'll continue to help people where they need it.

[I think getting stunned by a blaster is more than enough.

Some flickers into his gaze then— surprise? Curiosity? He himself can barely conceive the idea of being punished "enough" for his crimes. Yet this man, Poe, was also responsible for the lives of so many ending early— but he could claim he'd already suffered sufficient punishment?

...granted, the way he talks about it...]

You claim the blaster is "more than enough", yet it seems you still can't fully decide whether or not it was the right choice. If you were truly in danger of having your fleet destroyed as a result of leaving them be, would there really have been a better option to take? I assume you weren't disobeying orders up until your decision to attack. Does part of the blame not rest on your superiors for sending you into a zone where you were likely to come across an opponent for which you were just barely equipped to handle?

[ Any start to a war is complicated. Poe knows that what he did could easily be held in a court or hearing. He could easily be told to leave. Deep down that would only hurt him further. He knows what he had done wrong and the only thing he can do is wait until gets back home. Poe ended up here after being stunned blasted. The Resistance could already be on transport ships that are basically defenseless. His friends were caught by the First Order on a mission he believed they could handle and succeed at. ]

It's the choice that I made. At the time we didn't know what they were capable of. The option was to take the command and get our fleet back to the main cruiser and flee. We were on the run no matter what after that. It was my idea to face on their fleet as a direction so we could get away. Then I decided we should finish. The general didn't really like my idea but let me go with it. I'm not sure who else would have gone out to face them if I hadn't. War is tricky. We've been trying to avoid it for a while. Resisting it. I've certainly learned that I'm inexperienced and everything I know otherwise is second knowledge.

If I'm to be court-martialed in anyway I won't run. It's just how that goes.

Well, if anything, people can't claim that you're a coward.

[Unlike... some people. h e h.]

And still no luck on finding anything. I suppose our only option is to expand.

It's definitely not anything anyone lists off when they talk about me. [ Including to his face. ]

If you want to continue forward, I don't mind. Otherwise we can start heading back or go our separate ways.

I think that's enough for now. It was nice talking to you. I wouldn't mind talking again sometime.

[preferably about space]

It was nice talking to you too. I'm sure there will come a time for it.

[ He gives a nod to Akechi before going off on his own way. ]

Until next time.

[A person who grew up within a colonized galaxy... this world truly was something else. Granted, that's if he was telling the truth...

Heh, he's still so skeptical, even now.]

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