[ 'baggage,' is it? kakyoin presses his lips together thinly, resisting the urge to point out that it takes one to know one. ]
What I just explained to you doesn't affect or excuse anything, and I never expected it to. My actions towards you were due to circumstances and a temporary lapse in self-control, not due to any sort of trauma or 'baggage,' as you might put it. The incompatibility between myself and others back home is something I've long since come to accept, and very few people here [ read: nobody except you ] react towards my ability with such vitriol.
[ very faintly, there's an edge of discomfort starting to creep into his voice, and kakyoin pauses to clear his throat. as much as he tries to distance himself from this issue -- something that should be a non-factor, now that he has jotaro and the others as an anchor to keep him more grounded -- it's still a little unsettling to discuss with anyone. it almost makes him feel a little compromised. this is something he shouldn't let himself be affected by; he should be above this.
it comes out a little clipped, a little more business-like when he continues, guiding the conversation back towards arakita. ]
While I understand that you're concerned for your safety -- for perfectly valid reasons -- this isn't a thread of conversation that will achieve much for you. The context for what I did to you is ultimately irrelevant, after all. I won't make the same mistake again, regardless of what you may wish to say to me in the future, and this isn't a subject that has much relevance in Haven.
If you're worried about keeping yourself safe, there are plenty of people here willing to protect and fight for people such as yourself. Allying yourself with them would be more productive.
[ see look, now let's talk about you. so smooth. ]
voice.
What I just explained to you doesn't affect or excuse anything, and I never expected it to. My actions towards you were due to circumstances and a temporary lapse in self-control, not due to any sort of trauma or 'baggage,' as you might put it. The incompatibility between myself and others back home is something I've long since come to accept, and very few people here [ read: nobody except you ] react towards my ability with such vitriol.
[ very faintly, there's an edge of discomfort starting to creep into his voice, and kakyoin pauses to clear his throat. as much as he tries to distance himself from this issue -- something that should be a non-factor, now that he has jotaro and the others as an anchor to keep him more grounded -- it's still a little unsettling to discuss with anyone. it almost makes him feel a little compromised. this is something he shouldn't let himself be affected by; he should be above this.
it comes out a little clipped, a little more business-like when he continues, guiding the conversation back towards arakita. ]
While I understand that you're concerned for your safety -- for perfectly valid reasons -- this isn't a thread of conversation that will achieve much for you. The context for what I did to you is ultimately irrelevant, after all. I won't make the same mistake again, regardless of what you may wish to say to me in the future, and this isn't a subject that has much relevance in Haven.
If you're worried about keeping yourself safe, there are plenty of people here willing to protect and fight for people such as yourself. Allying yourself with them would be more productive.
[ see look, now let's talk about you. so smooth. ]