You could still be tried as an adult even, or yes, acquitted due to neglect and abuse. It depends on how a lawyer and judge want to approach your case.
But the courts don't settle public perception. I can tell you that from experience.
Oh, I already know all about that. Prosecutors only care about winning and money and impressing whichever political party they'll end up with once they're ready to settle down and become even more filthy rich. And the public, stupid fucking sheep that they are, believe everything they hear as long as it fits the popular narrative. That's what I learned when I became a detective.
And that's not even accounting for what that asshole's former friends will do. The odds are not terrible that I myself will be made to disappear.
I cared when I started. I wanted to do justice. But like I said, I learned pretty quickly how pointless it was to even try. In the end, I only leveraged the position to become famous.
[snorts]
I caused most of the cases I solved, anyway. I have a sort of... you could call it a psychic power. Had.
Akechi, you need help. You should consider putting some space between you and Akira— Space, not separation, don't invalidate his agency —And exploring other possible anchors, too. Logic says what you're picturing is unstable, so you feel instability. Stabilize, find a foundation.
And I am not going to teach you analysis. You have enough in your own head without getting into the minds of others.
You will get along a lot better when he thinks that you have a network of people to fall back on rather than just him. Have you talked to him about spending the night with Shuichi or about me?
I like to fish. Specifically, fly fishing. I make my own lures. Wally, my son, has gotten better at casting. By better I mean that he has stopped catching me or himself with the hook. He still refuses to fish in the winter with me, though.
This all came up casually between us while we were discussing everything else. He will be surprised, ask questions, and depending on how well you can sell him on that exchange genuinely happening, be pleased.
In the future, you're going to have to do your own "detective" work to show that you get along with people. But consider this is a chance to test my skills.
I always thought "sociopathy" was more of a pop culture term, similar to how we use the word "psycho" in Japan. It's one of the handful of English words that everybody knows, but it's far removed from a real clinical definition.
Clinically, no, we don't use the term any more. But it's hard to shake old habits. Still, it describes people that already have a lot to deal with on top of getting a bad reputation in the media.
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Date: 2017-12-22 05:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-22 05:40 am (UTC)[he trails off. this is too long and too sore of a story.]
...He's in jail now. But he supposedly confessed to everything. I assume that would include the things he asked me to do.
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Date: 2017-12-22 05:51 am (UTC)But the courts don't settle public perception. I can tell you that from experience.
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Date: 2017-12-22 11:11 am (UTC)Oh, I already know all about that. Prosecutors only care about winning and money and impressing whichever political party they'll end up with once they're ready to settle down and become even more filthy rich. And the public, stupid fucking sheep that they are, believe everything they hear as long as it fits the popular narrative. That's what I learned when I became a detective.
And that's not even accounting for what that asshole's former friends will do. The odds are not terrible that I myself will be made to disappear.
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Date: 2017-12-22 11:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-22 11:37 am (UTC)But that's not as bad as it sounds. If anybody can change the world, it's Akira Kurusu. He's so easy to admire it'll make you a little sick.
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Date: 2017-12-22 11:45 am (UTC)Let me rephrase the question: Why would you want to return? What draws you to it? And what do you see anyone gaining from you being present again?
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Date: 2017-12-22 12:02 pm (UTC)I don't. There's nothing. Only Kurusu.
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Date: 2017-12-22 12:10 pm (UTC)Not even being a detective or solving cases?
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Date: 2017-12-22 12:16 pm (UTC)[snorts]
I caused most of the cases I solved, anyway. I have a sort of... you could call it a psychic power. Had.
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Date: 2017-12-22 12:31 pm (UTC)And I am not going to teach you analysis. You have enough in your own head without getting into the minds of others.
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Date: 2017-12-22 12:43 pm (UTC)[the prospect is so distressing he barely even notices the bit about analysis]
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Date: 2017-12-22 12:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-22 12:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-22 01:08 pm (UTC)This all came up casually between us while we were discussing everything else. He will be surprised, ask questions, and depending on how well you can sell him on that exchange genuinely happening, be pleased.
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Date: 2017-12-22 01:16 pm (UTC)...That's brilliant.
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Date: 2017-12-22 01:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-22 01:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-22 01:33 pm (UTC)Try digging up hobbies, goals, dreams. Dirt will probably only work with Jack.
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Date: 2017-12-22 01:38 pm (UTC)[a pause]
...Shit, that really is exactly what a sociopath would say.
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Date: 2017-12-22 01:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-22 01:51 pm (UTC)[did you know, this boy is a nerd]
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Date: 2017-12-22 01:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-22 04:43 pm (UTC)