[If Achilles thinks he's being slightly flirtatious, it's partially working. The part that isn't... is the part that sticks out to Ryuji the worst. He looks at Rider as he directs that question at him, and suddenly he's thrown back a year in time, remembering the first time he came into his persona. He wanted to do something, anything, to be able to stand up for himself.
To fight alongside someone that wasn't even here with him anymore.
There's an empty hole in Ryuji's heart that's left hollowed out by his friends not being here. Truth be told, once he's learned how to work with others, it's so damning to go back and try it all over from the beginning without them. So Ryuji doesn't look at Achilles like he's entering his personal space, just that... he's there. He doesn't seem like a bad guy.
Is this what Joker thought of him when they first met, and Ryuji had teamed up with him even if he had his hesitations toward it? His answer would've been the same, either way.
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To fight alongside someone that wasn't even here with him anymore.
There's an empty hole in Ryuji's heart that's left hollowed out by his friends not being here. Truth be told, once he's learned how to work with others, it's so damning to go back and try it all over from the beginning without them. So Ryuji doesn't look at Achilles like he's entering his personal space, just that... he's there. He doesn't seem like a bad guy.
Is this what Joker thought of him when they first met, and Ryuji had teamed up with him even if he had his hesitations toward it? His answer would've been the same, either way.
He smiles at Achilles.]
Together.