IMEEJI OVERFLOW

[mapsio]

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[mapsio]

[ ...face directly into his chest. ]

[artisticliberty]

[wraps his arm around her shoulders instinctively, holding her close as he shuts the door with his other hand. he presses his face to her hair, inhaling]

[mapsio]

Joker can’t meet his end like that.

[artisticliberty]

... neither can we.

[mapsio]

I see what A meant now about our group and him not seeing eye to eye.

[artisticliberty]

I knew that he was responsible for Joker being caught by the police. I could not have imagined that... it would lead to this.

[mapsio]

[ Leaning a little more. ]

I still don’t know how to feel.

[artisticliberty]

Come sit.

[he leads her over to the low table, where there's a tea kettle brewing]

[mapsio]

[ Going with him, sitting at the low table. ]

Should we walk around thinking A may murder us at any moment?

[artisticliberty]

[he pours some tea for both of them--it's the blend prim gave him earlier]

... I think he's more of a danger to himself than us, at the moment.

[mapsio]

It looked like that was the straw that broke the camel’s back for him.

[artisticliberty]

... the man he spoke to on the phone. That was Shido Masayoshi. He told me about him, before--that he was a corrupt politician who framed Joker and led to his assault charge.

He's A's father, too.

[mapsio]

[ There is still so much Prim doesn’t know. ]

He killed Joker because of his Father, how...terrible.

[artisticliberty]

When he spoke of Shido, it was with a virulent hatred I had never before seen in his expression. It is... difficult to reconcile that with what I saw.

[...]

I cannot help but think he only saw us as a nuisance to dispose of.

[mapsio]

[ Letting that just, sink in...

What does she even say to that? How does she process it when she knows so little. ]

[artisticliberty]

[silently, he passes over the mug of tea for her]

[mapsio]

I can’t even begin to imagine...

[artisticliberty]

[he takes a deep breath and lets it out]

... there is more to this than what we have seen. I do not know what pieces are missing, but I just don't think this is all there is to it.

[mapsio]

[ She warms her hands on her mug. ]

There is just so much that we don’t understand right now.

[artisticliberty]

And so much we won't... until we take more of our memories. The same for A and Joker.

So, what do we do now?

[mapsio]

I...I can't hold any ill will right now.

[ She lets out a breath she didn't know she was holding. ]

Really, I couldn't say what the right thing to do in this situation would be. I can't say for sure what we should do right now.

[artisticliberty]

We wait.

[which is deeply unsatisfying, but necessary]

... did I ever tell you my true name?

[mapsio]

No, you didn't. But in that case, I guess I can finally tell you mine as well. I got it back when I took a memory.

[ And she doesn't hesitate. ]

Haru.

[artisticliberty]

Haru.

[says it like he's testing it, and nods]

Yusuke.

[mapsio]

[ ... maybe she softens a little. ]

It's almost like we're meeting again for the first time. Yusuke.