[Akira would like just once to have a casual boat ride in this place. He's guessing that's really not in the cards considering it's not like anything else has been casual, but a guy can dream.]

[He spends the ride on the Salamera II doing his best to help out with keeping things clean. He spends a while fishing, and then some time in the kitchen making what he hopes is a seafood curry that would make Sojiro proud. He's missing a few ingredients, but he does what he can.]

[He might also be found with the parrots, definitely not encouraging their behavior. If anyone walks in to him laughing his head off to something he's gotten them to say, well, no you didn't. He is a perfectly stoic and polite young man. Yep.]

[When the storm hits, he just focuses on not throwing up everywhere and trying to keep the rain off his glasses. He's done decently well with the sea travel so far, but that was just mermaids trying to eat him. This is much worse.]

[Akira went through some gnarly tasting concoctions while helping Takemi develop her medications, and he's pretty sure whatever is in the drink the villagers give them is better than some of them. He does his best not to react to how it goes down anyway, not wanting to get off to a bad start with their hosts. That doesn't mean he doesn't go in search of some water when they're led off to their house.]

Well... I guess it could be worse.

[He looks around, considering the space - and then squints up at the roof as a drop of water lands directly on his nose.]

But we should do something about that.

[Akira joins the crew going after the bandits. He sneaks through the camp, releasing prisoners, gesturing for the newcomers to come with him. He's glad to deal with any of the bandits that come along, too, knocking them out with the hilt of the same dagger he frees people with.]

Are you alright?

[He can't quite stop himself from going after the rest of the loot, too, grabbing people he thinks might want to come with him as he sets out to deal with the pigs guarding it. He could probably use some help getting it all back to the village, too. Still wearing his Phantom Thieves costume, he offers you a mischievous grin.]

Hey, wanna come check out that cave?

[As they make their way through the forests, Akira stops, head turning toward something he sees in the distance. It might be Shibuya in the distance, or it might be a crappy attic bedroom. It could even be a fast-food restaurant or, most bizarrely, a red-tinged subway station with phantom trains racing by to either side. Whatever's there, Akira drifts in that direction, confusion on his face.]

What...?

[Akira finds himself drawn into the retinue of one of the bridal parties. He's pretty sure there are things like this at home, though he's also sure that none of those actually end in people dying.]

[He warily keeps watch outside the suite as the couple goes in - and when things fall silent, he looks to his companions.]

Are you going to ask or should I?

[This is going to end horribly.]

[When whispers start going around about the Beastmaster, Akira goes hunting for some of the others who have been here longer. He already got the story of the Huntress from Wrench, but it feels important to know more about all of them.]

Have you dealt with the Beastmaster before?

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