You don't seem to understand the kind of being you're asking that.

[He sits next to Akai, gaze resting on the floor as he reaches out to rest a hand on top of Akai's head. If that's something remotely welcome, of course. Otherwise a light pat to the back will do.]

All these years, I've worn many faces. My identity was never really meant to be static, because it always reflected whatever the humans believed it should be. I became Hoshi because that's what was needed; a villain capable of outdoing Masayoshi Shido.

... Being here, now, wasn't part of the original plans; I'm here because it's where I want to be.