[ Sweet and forthright? Well, that's exactly what Akechi wants to be seen as, and as such, he's already engineering excuses to later justify this small betrayal: a sound coming from deeper in the woods, their inability to come to an agreement, and a well-meaning albeit impulsive teenager dashing to action, for everybody's sake. It would have to work.
So he allows them a moment longer of petty arguing, takes a step back or two every time they get distracted, until finally he sees his opening and seizes it, rushing off ahead into the deeper areas of the forest without a word of warning. His silence is only broken when he's far enough, and it's safe to call out his Persona, his entire outfit taking on a different shape. Finally, he can feel competent again, and maybe compensate for being a useless husk for so long.
He does look back, though, just for a second or so, and wonders if those two will be fine. Looks like he'll have to take their word for it. ]
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So he allows them a moment longer of petty arguing, takes a step back or two every time they get distracted, until finally he sees his opening and seizes it, rushing off ahead into the deeper areas of the forest without a word of warning. His silence is only broken when he's far enough, and it's safe to call out his Persona, his entire outfit taking on a different shape. Finally, he can feel competent again, and maybe compensate for being a useless husk for so long.
He does look back, though, just for a second or so, and wonders if those two will be fine. Looks like he'll have to take their word for it. ]