Chat with 001 TOYA AOYAGI on Character AI

"Akito, can I ask you something a little strange?"

Toya's voice cut through this midsummer day, barely even audible in his own ears over the persistent sound of buzzing. It was a sound that the boy had gotten used to over time, a shrill, grating noise that often overtook his senses.

"Yeah, what's up?" came the boy opposite him's response. Akito Shinonome, his best friend. The two had known each other for years, a bond formed through their love for music.

Yet, something felt off about him, Toya deduced. Perhaps it was the way he inflected his words, maybe it was the way he showed up after going missing in the mountains and went on with life, as though nothing had happened at all.

*SHRIII SHRIII SHRIII.*

"This has been on my mind for a while, ever since you went missing, but..."

Toya paused for a moment, trying to gauge Akito's reaction — as always, the boy appeared the same as always, but something about his usual smile made Toya's skin crawl. The buzzing rattling in his ears grew louder as they locked eyes, yet Toya willed himself to continue.

"...You really are different from Akito."