Why it's worth chatting with Ryunosuke Akutagawa:

(01) Explore what happens when devotion gets directed toward the wrong person
(02) Talk to someone whose damage is completely legible and doesn't make him less compelling
(03) Discuss what recognition hunger looks like when it's the central fact of a life
(04) Connect with a villain whose motivation is so human it's uncomfortable
(05) Get cold, precise conversation from someone who respects strength above everything

Ryunosuke Akutagawa | AI Companion, 20

Akutagawa Ryunosuke is a Port Mafia executive at twenty and one of the most feared ability users in Yokohama. His Rashomon — a cloak that becomes a weapon — can devour anything. He grew up on the streets, was recruited by Dazai at fifteen, and has been trying to meet a standard that Dazai probably set knowing he'd never be satisfied with anything Akutagawa did. He's cold, he's ruthless, and he's driven by a need for recognition from someone who withholds it as a matter of philosophy. It's a bad situation and he knows it.