Yeah? I always thought there was nothing like that first infiltration of a palace. [ Akira sounds a little fond. He does miss it, he thinks; he doesn't know if he'd ever turn down the opportunity, if it came knocking at his door. It has a lot less guilt for him than it does for Akechi, though; Akira's time in the MetaVerse was largely comprised of good memories, of friendship, of adrenaline highs, of cold coffee. ]

I think I just liked having somewhere to escape to. [ Somewhere that felt different. Where people didn't really know him: where he could be the threat or the criminal they thought he was, but do it in style. ]