[ There's a pause. Time allotted for the jester to regard Akechi while he folds his hands together neatly. A chuckle follows. ]

Believe it or not~ I do know what being tormented by someone's death feels like. Just like you!

[ The scene he walked through to get here paints a picture, that's for certain. It's one rife with abject tragedy. Thinking far too deeply about it it's easy to imagine it's the reason why the young detective is the way he is. An emotional wound like that is hardly appropriate for gouging his fingers into deep to tear it wider for his own alleged amusement. On the other hand seeing Goro squirm a little might be worthwhile. Those two facets of Gogol meet halfway to ask what he's going to ask. ]

So! Did you kill her yourself?