Akechi... [She lets out a little hiccuping noise that might be a stifled sob, ducking her head again. She's really trying to keep it together, she promises...!]

I haven't forgotten what you did for us before. It'd be unfair to ask anything of you again, so I won't. You... have the freedom to choose whatever you want, now.

[At least, within the confines of another bad situation, but still. It has to be a little better than either Shido or Maruki, she hopes.]

Still, even if you don't care about our world any more, wouldn't you at least want to help Joker?

[Which answers on its own that she's already leaning towards Meridian. She has too much that's precious to her back home to let it go without a fight.]