[ that makes him sigh, settling in beside him. Akechi might look unaffected by this, but Josuke looks annoyed, even while he reaches out (slowly!) to tilt Akechi's jaw so he can see his eye. ]

First, I wanted to talk more about the shit at the end of the ceremony.

[ Refusing to lock in, saying none of this mattered, generally acting a little unhinged... he frowns, then activates his power — only using it to gauge the severity first. Not like Akechi can know how long it takes him to heal things... he'll draw this out as long as he can, for information's sake. ]

You're always doing that. Acting polite, then suddenly short... and when anyone gets too close, it's "well, I can't talk about that." I'll be honest: it makes it pretty damn hard to believe anything you have to say.

[ Josuke is not a coward, so he meets Akechi's eyes, even though he's like... literally cradling his face right now. He only feels secure admitting that straight to his face because he's still showing him mercy by healing him — so he's obviously not looking to jump him like Ryuji did during the ceremony. He's just trying to get to the bottom of things. ]