[it's not like yusuke can be blamed for that sentiment. akira is uncharacteristically uneasy here, stalling vaguely and avoidant of some of the things that really need to be said.

magilou handles a lot of the specifics well, but she's good at talking and general exposition—where akira is not. quiet has always been his game, though right now?

it's probably not helping yusuke very much.]

Hardly anyone got out unscathed. If they were killed, they killed or were injured in some way. You could probably count on one hand the number of people who didn't go through anything like that directly.

Five weeks that followed a very ugly cycle, from the first... [murder. the worst murder of all.] to the last day of executions. [which was also a pretty bad day.

surprise, they both involved him directly.]