I don't think there's any scenario where it isn't seriously screwed up.

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I kind of wonder with Akabane... if maybe that one didn't have anything to do with the monsters. We've all seen how volatile he can be. Maybe he tried to go after someone and got the tables turned on him.

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[ Dropping his hand from where he was rubbing his temples lightly, fending off the tired migraine. ]

So you think he was an instigator?

Maybe? I mean, he's always been one, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was the case this time too.

I can't outright write out the possibility... anything can happen. Possessions... change of heart.

But for what it's worth, he did want to be stopped when he had the uncontrollable urge to attack Yuffie.