[Words are failing him in the face of what's obviously a supernatural entity. Is this... Haru's soul? That can't be the right word, it just can't. It doesn't make sense with how Ryuji described what they do, so it's... it's a part of her. A facet of herself that she can just summon, and presumably fight with.
He feels like if he tries to move, he'll just collapse to the deck. It's hard not to bluescreen right now; his head feels like it's swimming.]
I... don't know what I was expecting, [he says finally, exhaling a shaky breath.] I've just... I've never seen anything like her.
[It wouldn't be wrong to say this is a piece of Haru's soul. She made a lasting contract with Milady. One that would not break until her job was done. Seeing Milady fight right now isn't something that will happen.
Haru doesn't use her irresponsibly.]
Before I came into contact with the Phantom Thieves, and before I gained a Persona myself... I would have said the exact same thing. I would have never believed anyone.
[He can't stare at Milady any longer. Not only is it rude to stare at a lady, it's seriously freaking him out. So he looks back to Haru, though he stops short of asking her to put Milady away. Or... whatever it is she does when Milady isn't floating around nearby. God.]
Um... th-thank you. For showing me. I... how did you get involved? If... it's not too much to ask.
[Soon enough, Milady will give a wave of her fan and disappear. The mask reappears on Haru's face in blue flame.
She doesn't want to scare Hinata off.]
My Father. I wanted to save my Father from going downhill any more than he already had. I thought if I could steal his deep rooted desires from him... well, he would be the loving Father that I remembered.
[He tenses when Milady just vanishes, but it eases quickly enough. It's a lot less intimidating when there isn't a hovering guns-under-skirt spirit visibly watching him, after all.]
I... see. I get it.
[And... he thinks he does, really. Even if Haru's father had been a terrible person, making her go along with that arranged marriage, she remembers him as someone different. If she really thought she could bring him back... of course she'd do whatever she could.
He's still not completely sold on the morality of forcibly going into someone's soul to change them. He's certain he doesn't want that ever to happen to him, because he wants to make his own choices, even if they're wrong. But he can understand Haru, at the very least. He can understand Haru, and Ryuji with Kamoshida. He can understand the feeling of wanting to fight, to do whatever one's capable of to try to change things.
He shakes himself out of his own thoughts, lowering a hand he hadn't realized he'd brought up to his lips.]
I'm... sorry about what happened. And, um... I'm sorry I brought it up, too. I really... didn't mean to pry and get involved like this.
I have to understand that perhaps Akechi-san didn't have a choice. There was a possibility that Shido would have gotten rid him if he didn't do what he did, I'm sure of it.
[Her fists are clenched. She hates Akechi to an extent, his actions altering her life to an extreme. She hated to think about it. She hated so much to always be conflicted about what she should think or how she should feel.]
Please, do not worry or blame yourself. I know you are trustworthy.
[Perhaps he didn't have a choice. A possibility. Hajime's lips twist into another frown, gaze returning to the floor for a moment. Maybe that's true, and he didn't have a choice. But he won't know until he asks Goro himself.
A sigh, then he looks back up, frown fading into a small smile.]
I'm glad you think so. I'm... gonna have to talk to Amamiya and the others, huh...? I hope they agree with you.
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Date: 2018-07-04 05:04 pm (UTC)[Words are failing him in the face of what's obviously a supernatural entity. Is this... Haru's soul? That can't be the right word, it just can't. It doesn't make sense with how Ryuji described what they do, so it's... it's a part of her. A facet of herself that she can just summon, and presumably fight with.
He feels like if he tries to move, he'll just collapse to the deck. It's hard not to bluescreen right now; his head feels like it's swimming.]
I... don't know what I was expecting, [he says finally, exhaling a shaky breath.] I've just... I've never seen anything like her.
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Date: 2018-07-04 05:20 pm (UTC)Haru doesn't use her irresponsibly.]
Before I came into contact with the Phantom Thieves, and before I gained a Persona myself... I would have said the exact same thing. I would have never believed anyone.
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Date: 2018-07-04 05:43 pm (UTC)Um... th-thank you. For showing me. I... how did you get involved? If... it's not too much to ask.
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Date: 2018-07-06 04:53 am (UTC)She doesn't want to scare Hinata off.]
My Father. I wanted to save my Father from going downhill any more than he already had. I thought if I could steal his deep rooted desires from him... well, he would be the loving Father that I remembered.
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Date: 2018-07-06 03:50 pm (UTC)I... see. I get it.
[And... he thinks he does, really. Even if Haru's father had been a terrible person, making her go along with that arranged marriage, she remembers him as someone different. If she really thought she could bring him back... of course she'd do whatever she could.
He's still not completely sold on the morality of forcibly going into someone's soul to change them. He's certain he doesn't want that ever to happen to him, because he wants to make his own choices, even if they're wrong. But he can understand Haru, at the very least. He can understand Haru, and Ryuji with Kamoshida. He can understand the feeling of wanting to fight, to do whatever one's capable of to try to change things.
He shakes himself out of his own thoughts, lowering a hand he hadn't realized he'd brought up to his lips.]
I'm... sorry about what happened. And, um... I'm sorry I brought it up, too. I really... didn't mean to pry and get involved like this.
...Thanks for trusting me.
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Date: 2018-07-08 03:30 am (UTC)[Her fists are clenched. She hates Akechi to an extent, his actions altering her life to an extreme. She hated to think about it. She hated so much to always be conflicted about what she should think or how she should feel.]
Please, do not worry or blame yourself. I know you are trustworthy.
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Date: 2018-07-08 01:48 pm (UTC)A sigh, then he looks back up, frown fading into a small smile.]
I'm glad you think so. I'm... gonna have to talk to Amamiya and the others, huh...? I hope they agree with you.