[ It's been a long past... several days. Honestly, it's when he realized that he didn't have his phone with him that made his heart sink. Reality hit him in the face when he glanced at the calendar in Akira's house after he woke up.
And now he's here, in front of the doorstep. There's nothing in his pockets. His shirt is different than the one he wore before, because he threw it in the trash. Nobody needs to see a bloody person walking in the streets.
He raises his right hand at the doorknob and picks the lock with ease. Thanks, other self. Anyway, he opens the door and hopes Naegi is out or something. ]
... I'm home...
[ He quietly breathes out when he sees Naegi there. ]
[ these past few days haven't been easy on naegi either. asides from dealing with these weird nightmares and everything out in the fog, nothing caused more fear and panic in naegi's heart than realizing that daisuke has suddenly disappeared. at first, naegi thought that daisuke was just running late, maybe out with some friends or studying at the library, but when he didn't come home that night, that's when naegi decided to go out looking for him. daisuke is far too responsible and thoughtful to just suddenly not come back without letting naegi know one way or another so something must have happened and naegi had to go out to find him. after all, how could he stay at home when daisuke is probably somewhere out there? and might be in trouble? he couldn't so for the past few days and nights that daisuke has been missing, naegi has been out, trying to find him through the thick fog. but unfortunately, in all those times he went out, he always came back fruitless and sometimes, in worse conditions than he left home in. ]
[ this was one of those times. sitting at the dining table with a small first-aid kit open in front of him, naegi carefully wraps bandaids around his fingers and palms. he's just about done putting the last bandaid on his thumb when he hears the door open and his head snaps around. ]
--Daisuke...!
[ he nearly knocks the chair behind him as he jumps out of it and runs over to the other boy, immediately pulling him into a tight hug one-armed hug ]
[ Daisuke catches a glimpse of Naegi's hands. He wonders what on earth happened to him that needs so many bandaids on them, but for now, he's taken back a little by the sudden hug. He stands there, not knowing what to say, despite rehearsing in his mind over and over on his way here. In the end, that's not enough after facing the real thing. ]
Sorry, I... I got caught up on something and had to stay over at someone's house.
[ ... ]
I didn't think it was going to be long, so I left my phone behind, but that was... a bad thing to do. I'm sorry for worrying you.
[ naegi pulls back and just tries to take a good look at daisuke, trying to see if there's anything wrong or he's hurt, but he shakes his head at daisuke's apology ]
It's okay. As long as you're fine.
[ he knows that daisuke wouldn't have done this if it wasn't something serious or if he had the choice. there's no need to lecture him ]
[ At first glance, there doesn't look like there's anything wrong. But since Naegi lives with Daisuke, he would probably recognize his clothes, and that this shirt he's wearing is not his. It's made more obvious for the fact that it looks a bit big on him.
He's never sure where to begin with all this kind of stuff. ]
I was going to a pharmacy to get a flu shot. You know, the usual stuff. The line was really... long. I thought it would have been over before the fog settled in, but it was too late by then.
I found a former upperclassman and he offered me to stay in his house to avoid the fog stuff. [ That one Blond Stalker. ]
[ naegi will take daisuke over to the dining table so they can sit down and talk. he puts the extra bandaids and disinfectant back in the first aid kit then pushes it over to the side ]
You were gone for two days, though...
[ the fog only rolls in during the nighttime so why couldn't daisuke have come home the next day? also the oversized shirt doesn't escape naegi's attention and he's going to bring it up soon but he has a feeling that maybe this is related... ]
[ Daisuke sits down around the dining table and thinks about this for a moment. He avoided giving me absolute nitty gritty details without lying so far. But really, Naegi deserves the truth. So, it's the truth that he shall give.
Doesn't mean that he's not looking down at the table while he explains himself though. ]
I tried my best to come back home. I felt like I was running in circles fr hours... then I ran into the blond guy. I was running away from him and then I met up with my upperclassman. We were both running and then hid for a bit...
[ Okay, Naegi doesn't need to know LITERALLY EVERYTHING. Let's cut to the chase. This whole time while explaining, he hasn't looked at him in the eye. ]
I think I dodged last minute while we were running, because he... wanted to kill me, remember? [ Just saying that sounds surreal. ] So he shot through my shoulder instead.
We ended up finding his house, so we stayed there, but I passed out for two days.
[ the blond guy... it's hard to forget him and naegi's stomach twists the moment daisuke brings him up, knowing that this explanation probably only ends badly and, whatcha know, IT DOES ]
He shot through your shoulder?!
[ way to drop the bombshell on him. god, now naegi wishes he was there with daisuke ]
[ Naegi is startled, which, in turn, makes Daisuke startled by Naegi's reaction. Good thing he left out the bleeding part. ]
Y-Yeah! Of course... He gave me first aid before his friends came in to heal me. I didn't get to see the healing firsthand, but the wound is fine now. My left shoulder is just a bit sore.
[ daisuke doesn't have to mention the bleeding part because naegi already imagines there was a ton of blood. shot = BLOOD EVERYWHERE ]
Is it only sore? Maybe we should still have you see a doctor...
[ that seems pretty serious and naegi doesn't know how good this healing stuff is. he's never seen it in person so he wants to be better safe than sorry ]
Yeah, I only have to worry about the soreness. It probably won't last long...
[ He shifts the collar of the shirt, which is easily done by how big it is, to show Naegi where the supposed wound is. There's a faint scar, but that's about it. Good, considering there was a hole you could see to the other end, but even Daisuke doesn't seem to be aware of that fact. ]
[ even if it's only a faint scar, naegi can't help but grimace when he sees it. being shot sounds painful and he can't imagine how awful this must have been for daisuke ]
I'm glad that your upperclassman was there to help you. [ naegi should find out who it is so he can thank him actually ] ... I'm sorry I wasn't there, though.
It's not like I can summon you out of nowhere, you know? And besides, I don't think I want you to experience the blond stalker again... He's way too creepy and dangerous.
Remember that cat I accidentally brought home from school because I got bags mixed up last year? It was that guy--Akira. I think he goes to the same university as you too.
I know, I know, but I don't want you to deal with him either, especially on your own.
[ maybe he should tag along with daisuke whenever he goes out when it's almost night... he can't do anything to stop the blond stalker but he thinks he'd feel a lot better if daisuke doesn't have to meet with him alone or something ]
Akira... Is he on the app? You said that his friends could heal?
[ he assumes the weird power stuff that he keeps hearing about is only for those on the app and if he is part of retrospec, then it's much easier for naegi to find him and be like yo thanks for taking care of my lil bro ]
Yeah. He's like... a summoner. He summoned this big [ persona ] creature to help defend against the stalker and he got his friends to help out after that. He has the app, so I'm sure you can PM him if you really needed to.
[ Well, that's mostly settled. ]
Also... I had this weird memory. It had the stalker in it. [ y dis ] He hit me full blast with some magic. It wasn't a laser that time. Then I... fell into the ocean.
[ He's kind of afraid to say it, but he wants Naegi's thoughts on it. ]
I got a lot of memories ever since I got the app, but I can't seem to piece them together on a timeline. I've been trying to do that for the last month, but...
[ this... is definitely a concern that naegi can definitely understand daisuke having. from the way that he described the memory, it doesn't sound very good and if a single laser shot is enough to knock out daisuke for two days, what could one full blast do? ]
[ naegi stays quiet for a second as he gathers his thoughts and words ]
... I don't know. With your memory cutting off abruptly like that and without a proper timeline, it's hard to say...
[ he's never been good at lying. he's an open book, with all of his emotions laid out so he has to be truthful that he really doesn't know what to think. ]
... but we shouldn't jump to any conclusions, though. Your stalker clearly has some magic abilities. Maybe you do too.
[ That's fair. To be honest, Daisuke isn't such a good liar either, so he understand Naegi in that aspect. ]
I'm not sure if I had anything like magical abilities, but I can open any physical lock now. Even those really intricate ones. It just... kinda works. It's not magical though.
[ If that explains the house lock earlier. ]
Nothing so far in my memories tell me that I had some kind of magic, but...
[ He frowns a bit. It's as if there's even a small gloomy cloud hanging over his head. ]
[ naegi remembers they once had this conversation, where daisuke was afraid that they might change because of their memories. he also remembers that network post where people were concerned that they might "revert" but he thought that daisuke was mostly normal or just the same in his memories ]
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optimistical) wrote2017-08-24 07:39 am
a little after mid-october
And now he's here, in front of the doorstep. There's nothing in his pockets. His shirt is different than the one he wore before, because he threw it in the trash. Nobody needs to see a bloody person walking in the streets.
He raises his right hand at the doorknob and picks the lock with ease. Thanks, other self. Anyway, he opens the door and hopes Naegi is out or something. ]
... I'm home...
[ He quietly breathes out when he sees Naegi there. ]
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[ this was one of those times. sitting at the dining table with a small first-aid kit open in front of him, naegi carefully wraps bandaids around his fingers and palms. he's just about done putting the last bandaid on his thumb when he hears the door open and his head snaps around. ]
--Daisuke...!
[ he nearly knocks the chair behind him as he jumps out of it and runs over to the other boy, immediately pulling him into a tight hug one-armed hug ]
You-- Where have you been? Are you hurt?
[ he asks while still holding on ]
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Sorry, I... I got caught up on something and had to stay over at someone's house.
[ ... ]
I didn't think it was going to be long, so I left my phone behind, but that was... a bad thing to do. I'm sorry for worrying you.
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It's okay. As long as you're fine.
[ he knows that daisuke wouldn't have done this if it wasn't something serious or if he had the choice. there's no need to lecture him ]
What happened?
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He's never sure where to begin with all this kind of stuff. ]
I was going to a pharmacy to get a flu shot. You know, the usual stuff. The line was really... long. I thought it would have been over before the fog settled in, but it was too late by then.
I found a former upperclassman and he offered me to stay in his house to avoid the fog stuff. [ That one Blond Stalker. ]
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You were gone for two days, though...
[ the fog only rolls in during the nighttime so why couldn't daisuke have come home the next day? also the oversized shirt doesn't escape naegi's attention and he's going to bring it up soon but he has a feeling that maybe this is related... ]
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Doesn't mean that he's not looking down at the table while he explains himself though. ]
I tried my best to come back home. I felt like I was running in circles fr hours... then I ran into the blond guy. I was running away from him and then I met up with my upperclassman. We were both running and then hid for a bit...
[ Okay, Naegi doesn't need to know LITERALLY EVERYTHING. Let's cut to the chase. This whole time while explaining, he hasn't looked at him in the eye. ]
I think I dodged last minute while we were running, because he... wanted to kill me, remember? [ Just saying that sounds surreal. ] So he shot through my shoulder instead.
We ended up finding his house, so we stayed there, but I passed out for two days.
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He shot through your shoulder?!
[ way to drop the bombshell on him. god, now naegi wishes he was there with daisuke ]
Did you get any medical attention at all?
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Y-Yeah! Of course... He gave me first aid before his friends came in to heal me. I didn't get to see the healing firsthand, but the wound is fine now. My left shoulder is just a bit sore.
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Is it only sore? Maybe we should still have you see a doctor...
[ that seems pretty serious and naegi doesn't know how good this healing stuff is. he's never seen it in person so he wants to be better safe than sorry ]
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[ He shifts the collar of the shirt, which is easily done by how big it is, to show Naegi where the supposed wound is. There's a faint scar, but that's about it. Good, considering there was a hole you could see to the other end, but even Daisuke doesn't seem to be aware of that fact. ]
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I'm glad that your upperclassman was there to help you. [ naegi should find out who it is so he can thank him actually ] ... I'm sorry I wasn't there, though.
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[ He even gives him a small smile. ]
It's not like I can summon you out of nowhere, you know? And besides, I don't think I want you to experience the blond stalker again... He's way too creepy and dangerous.
Remember that cat I accidentally brought home from school because I got bags mixed up last year? It was that guy--Akira. I think he goes to the same university as you too.
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[ maybe he should tag along with daisuke whenever he goes out when it's almost night... he can't do anything to stop the blond stalker but he thinks he'd feel a lot better if daisuke doesn't have to meet with him alone or something ]
Akira... Is he on the app? You said that his friends could heal?
[ he assumes the weird power stuff that he keeps hearing about is only for those on the app and if he is part of retrospec, then it's much easier for naegi to find him and be like yo thanks for taking care of my lil bro ]
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persona] creature to help defend against the stalker and he got his friends to help out after that. He has the app, so I'm sure you can PM him if you really needed to.[ Well, that's mostly settled. ]
Also... I had this weird memory. It had the stalker in it. [ y dis ] He hit me full blast with some magic. It wasn't a laser that time. Then I... fell into the ocean.
[ ...
He's not sure what this is supposed to imply. ]
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[ maybe that makes sense since the stalker did seem to be really interested in daisuke ]
Do you remember anything after falling into the ocean?
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[ He's kind of afraid to say it, but he wants Naegi's thoughts on it. ]
I got a lot of memories ever since I got the app, but I can't seem to piece them together on a timeline. I've been trying to do that for the last month, but...
Do you think... I could have died with that?
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[ naegi stays quiet for a second as he gathers his thoughts and words ]
... I don't know. With your memory cutting off abruptly like that and without a proper timeline, it's hard to say...
[ he's never been good at lying. he's an open book, with all of his emotions laid out so he has to be truthful that he really doesn't know what to think. ]
... but we shouldn't jump to any conclusions, though. Your stalker clearly has some magic abilities. Maybe you do too.
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I'm not sure if I had anything like magical abilities, but I can open any physical lock now. Even those really intricate ones. It just... kinda works. It's not magical though.
[ If that explains the house lock earlier. ]
Nothing so far in my memories tell me that I had some kind of magic, but...
[ He frowns a bit. It's as if there's even a small gloomy cloud hanging over his head. ]
... I don't really like the other me.
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What's the other you like?
[ naegi remembers they once had this conversation, where daisuke was afraid that they might change because of their memories. he also remembers that network post where people were concerned that they might "revert" but he thought that daisuke was mostly normal or just the same in his memories ]
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... I'm not sure if it's better to admit that I'm a pervert or a criminal first.
[ They're technically the same thing, but one has a more embarrassing connotation than the other. ]
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... what?
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But he'll do it anyway... If it wasn't Naegi, he definitely would have stopped this conversation right here. ]
... I stole stuff. [ ... ] From museums. While undergoing a different identity.
[ straight outta 90s anime ]
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... are you sure these are your memories? And not some anime you've watched...
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[ ...
Okay, Daisuke. Focus. Focus!! He needs to tell Naegi the other memory that really makes Daisue hate his other self, so-- ]
I kissed a girl. On her bed.
[ He's expiring on the inside. ]
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