"I see… that's… good to know, then. I'm sure it may still depend on the individual as well, but… I'll have to keep that in mind." Suzune and Ellie both, huh? Interesting. A pause, as he thinks back to conversations he's had with others too, both with those he's seen projections of and others, as well.
"On my end… Bow-Wow had wanted Robert and I to attend, I think because the process scared him more than anything, so to not have it just be the wardens in it, though we only discussed the very basics of what was seen after. Kaoru as well asked me in particular to see his, and to tell him what I thought after and question him. That conversation was… good, I think. I feel as though I understand him better now, and it seems like he did want to know my opinion, for whatever reason." What details were within those, he still wouldn't share without knowing if Bow-Wow or Kaoru wanted that to remain secret, but… This much he's decided should be fine to say. "Also, Robert seemed more panicked at first when it seemed others would see his projection, but… all of us who attended talked with him together, afterwards, and he was thankful to know what we saw. Some of it even he hadn't realized before, it seems like."
He's seen Emily's too, but… though he had offered to tell her what was seen, that hadn't been taken up it seemed, or at least not with him. And that was fine.
"…I have been… trying not to think about my own, but… as I've said, Ms. Gikou did give me a rather detailed description of events that transpired, because she felt it important I know." He had only actually asked her if anyone had been hurt in it, but the full tale he'd gotten regardless. Thinking back on the imagery she'd shared makes his chest tighten a bit, and his skin crawl. "…I guess I'm just not sure what I would gain from discussing it, really. It's… I've done something terrible, and the very thought of it sickens me. But at the same time, perhaps ignoring it isn't… a better call, either. I think I just need to be in the right headspace to feel comfortable doing so, if I'm going to."
The thought of getting emotional because of it, like he had with Robert before when he confessed his crime, was… Bad. Very, very bad. Who knows what you might do if you get upset enough? Who else you might hurt? He can't shake the thoughts away very easily. But… maybe it would get easier to talk about if he did it more than once…? It was hard for him to know, really.
So to Akemi's genuinely kind offer, after a rather long bout of silence, Vincent simply nods.
"I'll have to think on it. About if there's… anything I do want to know your interpretations of. But I think right now might not be the best time to get into it, for the… context that I'd need to provide. …Thank you, though." And he means that, both for the offer being open and because it was a non-obligatory one. His guilt for not disclosing his own crime is strong, but… maybe with more time, he could do so without panicking. He'd just have to see. "If it… helps, though, I… will first warn you that all who attended my first projection came out of it seeming various degrees of terrified or distraught at what violence was seen and emotions felt. And I will then say that if you are willing, I do not mind if you attend any of my projections in the future, to make sense of more directly. But I won't insist upon you doing so, either."
On one hand, it would be easier if she saw than if he tried to explain things he hadn't even seen himself- Though on the other, of course, it might be a bit cowardly to have his projections speak for him in giving context too. He'd have to get a better handle on things first either way.
He gives a small hum of amusement, at what she says next.
"So I'm beginning to gather, Ms. Kuro- I'll keep that in mind, then, that you'll simply tell me outright if I overstep or if you simply don't want to answer." It was actually something he was glad to hear, because that's one less thing to have to be concerned about doing on his end.
Vincent looks to be in deep thought though, hearing the further details of that, even bringing a hand to his chin. Her uncle… hm. And that also confirmed that her mother was gone, as well.
"My condolences, then, for your mother." He gives a small nod to Akemi, just to be courteous and acknowledge that without lingering on it for too long. And then, a deeper frown. "As for your uncle… that is already a contemptible thing to trick someone into doing in the first place, if you weren't fully aware of the terms of the agreement. I'm sure you've already looked into it, but… where you live, is there not any legal way of nullifying an arrangement like that on grounds of either being too young or otherwise being mislead for the meaning of it…? And… then I suppose the other question I have would be if he were threatening harm or some other unsafe outcome for the paintings, too."
