[Her emotional intelligence is really only much more recent. Before she met the Phantom Thieves there was no way that Haru would have been this open and this forgiving. She has been hurt too many times in the past.
Haru won't punch Ryuji, and she won't push him away either. It just wasn't how you fixed problems. Not how she wanted to deal with her problems either. Ryuji became such a vital part in her life and she was unwilling to let him go. It didn't matter to her how many mistakes that he ended up making.]
[He knows that, mostly. If the team were really "eye for an eye," then they'd all be a whole hell of a lot blinder than they already are. And man, there's nothing worse in the world that the thought of someone hurting Haru. It's enough to make Ryuji see red and start charging like a bull.
But, right. Destinyland. That's a thing he wanted to bring up-]
I found my monkey ears in my cupboard the other day. Was wonderin' if more of that stupid shit showed up. [He didn't actually think it was stupid, though. He held them in his hands for a while, stared at them, and remembered the day they had together when he was wearing them.
In fact--]
I dunno. They kinda reminded me of everything. Y'know... it's gonna sound dumb sayin' it now, but I think that's pretty much when it really felt like you were a part of the group. I mean, you joined up earlier and no regrets on any of that stuff. Uh. Maybe... well, the Morgana shit was lame, but. I mean... That's pretty much when I decided that you're a person I'd go out of my way to protect, even if my life depended on it.
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Haru won't punch Ryuji, and she won't push him away either. It just wasn't how you fixed problems. Not how she wanted to deal with her problems either. Ryuji became such a vital part in her life and she was unwilling to let him go. It didn't matter to her how many mistakes that he ended up making.]
No, I haven't.
[Her brow raises, curious.] Why?
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But, right. Destinyland. That's a thing he wanted to bring up-]
I found my monkey ears in my cupboard the other day. Was wonderin' if more of that stupid shit showed up. [He didn't actually think it was stupid, though. He held them in his hands for a while, stared at them, and remembered the day they had together when he was wearing them.
In fact--]
I dunno. They kinda reminded me of everything. Y'know... it's gonna sound dumb sayin' it now, but I think that's pretty much when it really felt like you were a part of the group. I mean, you joined up earlier and no regrets on any of that stuff. Uh. Maybe... well, the Morgana shit was lame, but. I mean... That's pretty much when I decided that you're a person I'd go out of my way to protect, even if my life depended on it.