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[ after a long night... naegi finally finds himself coming back home. he definitely has seen better days with how messy his hair is and how his clothes somehow got dirty after only being out for an entire day and night (who knew benches and bar counters can be so dirty?). furthermore,there's permanent marker on his face (spiralled cheeks and a lush moustache) that he still hasn't noticed and... where the hell are his shoes??? he's only been out for one night and he already looks like a homeless man. on the other hand, the crane that accompanied him looks perfectly fine, like it just went on a nice stroll. the contrast is truly amazing. ]
[ anyway, it's still early in the morning when naegi comes back home. he might have gotten his wallet and shoes stolen but at least he still had his keys... so as quietly as he can, he unlocks the front door and walks in. he has no idea if daisuke is awake right now so he tries to keep silent as he enters. ]
[ anyway, it's still early in the morning when naegi comes back home. he might have gotten his wallet and shoes stolen but at least he still had his keys... so as quietly as he can, he unlocks the front door and walks in. he has no idea if daisuke is awake right now so he tries to keep silent as he enters. ]
[ The votes, unsurprisingly, are stilted towards Daisuke. There's the lone vote for Naegi as expected, but for some reason the vote total is off. Monobear gloats about how Daisuke is literally throwing his life away because he didn't vote. What was the point? Daisuke doesn't say anything. What is there to say?
The rigged roulette spins and lands on Daisuke. A cold sweat runs down his face as a contraption grabs the back of Daisuke's collar and drags him into the dark. ]
The rigged roulette spins and lands on Daisuke. A cold sweat runs down his face as a contraption grabs the back of Daisuke's collar and drags him into the dark. ]
[ It's early in the morning, which means Daisuke went out jogging as usual. Not having school anymore really makes his schedule a lot more flexible than before, which he is grateful for.
His steps are silent, though he doesn't mean for them to be. But it would also be awkward to just loudly walk on purpose. ]
Ah, Makoto... You're back.
His steps are silent, though he doesn't mean for them to be. But it would also be awkward to just loudly walk on purpose. ]
Ah, Makoto... You're back.
[ daisuke definitely takes him by surprise when naegi didn't even hear him coming. he jumps up slightly as he's startled and he heart skips a beat but even after the startled feeling wears off, his heart continues to beat harder than it should. ]
Daisuke...
[ of course, this moment might be a lot more serious if naegi didn't have permanent marker on his face and had shoes on but look, not everything goes the way that naegi wants ]
How... How's your jaw?
Daisuke...
[ of course, this moment might be a lot more serious if naegi didn't have permanent marker on his face and had shoes on but look, not everything goes the way that naegi wants ]
How... How's your jaw?
[ the moment that the roulette stops on daisuke, naegi feels his heart just drop. he's frozen in place and he suddenly finds it hard to breathe. he can't find himself being able to move but the moment that something grabs onto daisuke and start pulling him away, naegi immediately finds himself in motion ]
--Daisuke!!
[ he attempts to reach out, to grab onto daisuke's hand, shirt, or anything at the last moment. ]
--Daisuke!!
[ he attempts to reach out, to grab onto daisuke's hand, shirt, or anything at the last moment. ]
[ The drawings on Makoto's face creates a certain dissonance in the mood that is very unwelcome right now, but Daisuke's feelings of happiness overrides the unsure. He also notes that Makoto doesn't have shoes, since, well... they're at the front door where the shoes normally are. So it's easy to notice them here. ]
It's fine. I got it fully healed and everything.
[ As he said he would! Though he's not gonna note how he shouldn't really be substituting magical healing for hospitals, but. Hey. Whatever gets this done. ]
How was your... night?
[ He can't help but to raise an eyebrow as he asks because of how Naegi looks right now. ]
It's fine. I got it fully healed and everything.
[ As he said he would! Though he's not gonna note how he shouldn't really be substituting magical healing for hospitals, but. Hey. Whatever gets this done. ]
How was your... night?
[ He can't help but to raise an eyebrow as he asks because of how Naegi looks right now. ]
[ ah, yeah... daisuke did say that he could get it healed. naegi's glad for that because if he came home and saw that the jaw wasn't any better, he might have a real hard time looking him in the eye. ]
It was... all right.
[ he lost his wallet and shoes but he supposes that it could have been worse. ]
A friend...? [ this sounds like a question because what is minato? are they friends? it's kind of hard to say ] They let me stay over at their apartment for the night.
[ so it's not as bad as it should have been ]
It was... all right.
[ he lost his wallet and shoes but he supposes that it could have been worse. ]
A friend...? [ this sounds like a question because what is minato? are they friends? it's kind of hard to say ] They let me stay over at their apartment for the night.
[ so it's not as bad as it should have been ]
[ Daisuke reaches his hand out to Naegi, their hands barely touch, but not quite there. He opens his mouth to scream, but is muted by the darkness that envelops him. Monobear giggles upon the sight as the students watch: half in relief, half in fear.
The room that Daisuke ends up being in resembles an asylum--nothing but white. A white emptiness. However, a crown drops near his feet. It's the first item that he stole in his memories, the Crown of Alice. The crown also exists in his home with Naegi. However, Daisuke doesn't move to touch the fallen crown. As if offended by his decision, more crowns drop into the room, filling the white with gold. Gold upon gold. Crowns continue to fall and fill up the room, joining by bigger pieces of artwork. Paintings fall, along with huge crystals. Giant mirrors also start falling. Daisuke tries to dodge the falling pieces of artwork as he tries to look for a way to escape. Thankfully, he finds an air vent that is way up high and uses his nimble flexibility and parkour skills to get in before the room floods with broken art.
He escapes the room, only to fall into another room with a lone girl. There's ice all around her. ]
How could you...? You left me to die...
[ Fear. Fear is in his eyes. Daisuke recalls when he had to leave Freedert behind while being carried off by Dark. He remembers desperately calling out to her and how badly he wanted to stay behind with her. He remembers screaming her name. He remembers--
It doesn't take long for her to stab Daisuke with a sword as he stands there, frozen in shock. He bleeds from his stomach and cries out in pain when the sword is pulled out. It hurts. He cries. He cries and mutters under his breath: ]
I'm sorry.
[ He breathes in. ]
I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[ Daisuke falls to his knees, curling up while clutching at his bleeding stomach. The girl, quiet, throws away her sword, and touches the top of Daisuke's head. His red hair instantly turns purple. His identity shifts. He is no longer Daisuke Niwa. In the blink of an eye, the girl turns into a white haired boy who dons a somewhat similar appearance to Daisuke's except he is much more sinister. He reaches out with both hands, holding the other's face.
What is he?
Who is he? ]
Who... am I...?
[ The person that was once Daisuke asks with a strained voice as tears drip down his face. The other boy smiles. ]
You're a murderer, liar, and a thief. But that's okay. I accept you for everything that you are.
[ He smiles. ]
I want your being.
[ He forcefully grabs onto the face that he once gently held. ]
I want your everything.
[ And he tears off the skin of his face, plasters it against his own, blood and all, and starts devouring the body. The screen the viewers are watching from is covered by black feathers but it cannot hide the scream from filtering through the speakers. ]
The room that Daisuke ends up being in resembles an asylum--nothing but white. A white emptiness. However, a crown drops near his feet. It's the first item that he stole in his memories, the Crown of Alice. The crown also exists in his home with Naegi. However, Daisuke doesn't move to touch the fallen crown. As if offended by his decision, more crowns drop into the room, filling the white with gold. Gold upon gold. Crowns continue to fall and fill up the room, joining by bigger pieces of artwork. Paintings fall, along with huge crystals. Giant mirrors also start falling. Daisuke tries to dodge the falling pieces of artwork as he tries to look for a way to escape. Thankfully, he finds an air vent that is way up high and uses his nimble flexibility and parkour skills to get in before the room floods with broken art.
He escapes the room, only to fall into another room with a lone girl. There's ice all around her. ]
How could you...? You left me to die...
[ Fear. Fear is in his eyes. Daisuke recalls when he had to leave Freedert behind while being carried off by Dark. He remembers desperately calling out to her and how badly he wanted to stay behind with her. He remembers screaming her name. He remembers--
It doesn't take long for her to stab Daisuke with a sword as he stands there, frozen in shock. He bleeds from his stomach and cries out in pain when the sword is pulled out. It hurts. He cries. He cries and mutters under his breath: ]
I'm sorry.
[ He breathes in. ]
I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[ Daisuke falls to his knees, curling up while clutching at his bleeding stomach. The girl, quiet, throws away her sword, and touches the top of Daisuke's head. His red hair instantly turns purple. His identity shifts. He is no longer Daisuke Niwa. In the blink of an eye, the girl turns into a white haired boy who dons a somewhat similar appearance to Daisuke's except he is much more sinister. He reaches out with both hands, holding the other's face.
What is he?
Who is he? ]
Who... am I...?
[ The person that was once Daisuke asks with a strained voice as tears drip down his face. The other boy smiles. ]
You're a murderer, liar, and a thief. But that's okay. I accept you for everything that you are.
[ He smiles. ]
I want your being.
[ He forcefully grabs onto the face that he once gently held. ]
I want your everything.
[ And he tears off the skin of his face, plasters it against his own, blood and all, and starts devouring the body. The screen the viewers are watching from is covered by black feathers but it cannot hide the scream from filtering through the speakers. ]
[ It's as if he can see the question marks bouncing off Naegi's head as he mentions "friend". But piecing that together with Naegi's condition right now makes Daisuke wonder... what kind of relationship do they have? If being friends is questionable. ]
That's good. It looks like they had some fun.
[ He gives an awkward smile. He wonders if Naegi will notice... ]
That's good. It looks like they had some fun.
[ He gives an awkward smile. He wonders if Naegi will notice... ]
"Fun"...?
[ naegi doesn't understand it at first and he still doesn't completely get it but he then looks down at his feet. maybe that's what daisuke means by "fun"? ]
Oh, do you mean my shoes? They... got stolen last night.
[ naegi doesn't understand it at first and he still doesn't completely get it but he then looks down at his feet. maybe that's what daisuke means by "fun"? ]
Oh, do you mean my shoes? They... got stolen last night.
[ and there's nothing that naegi can do but watch as this execution plays out before him. although he wants to tear his eyes away, to look elsewhere, it's like a car crash. he can't take his eyes off the screens and at the very end of it all, when it finally finishes, he says nothing. he finds himself slumping to the floor and staring at the monitor. he keeps staring until he's sure that the sound of daisuke's screams and the images of black feathers covering the screen will be burned in his mind forever... ]
[ ... and eventually, he snaps awake. ]
[ he jolts awake in his bed with a cold sweat and a silent scream. his hands grip onto his sheets tightly until his knuckles are white and he finds a hard time trying to catch his breath. he erratically looks around his dark room, dazed for a second as he tries to figure out where he is. he's... back in his bedroom? back home? so does that mean everything was nothing but-- a dream? ]
[ he immediately throws the covers off him and slams open his door. he goes straight to daisuke's door and pounds on it ]
--Daisuke! Daisuke, are you awake?!
[ ... and eventually, he snaps awake. ]
[ he jolts awake in his bed with a cold sweat and a silent scream. his hands grip onto his sheets tightly until his knuckles are white and he finds a hard time trying to catch his breath. he erratically looks around his dark room, dazed for a second as he tries to figure out where he is. he's... back in his bedroom? back home? so does that mean everything was nothing but-- a dream? ]
[ he immediately throws the covers off him and slams open his door. he goes straight to daisuke's door and pounds on it ]
--Daisuke! Daisuke, are you awake?!
Your shoes got stolen?
[ He looks a bit worried and looks like he's looking for something on Naegi now. ]
Did you get mugged, Makoto?
[ He looks a bit worried and looks like he's looking for something on Naegi now. ]
Did you get mugged, Makoto?
[ Despite how much of a nightmare that was, Daisuke hasn't woken up. Even with the end of the dream, he should have woken up, but he hasn't. That's why the other side of the door is painfully quiet when Naegi pounds on the door. The door should be unlocked though, should Naegi choose to barge in.
Daisuke is just sleeping peacefully as if he doesn't have a care in the world.
As if he's dead. ]
Daisuke is just sleeping peacefully as if he doesn't have a care in the world.
As if he's dead. ]
I fell asleep outside and someone took my stuff but it's all right. I'm not hurt, at least.
[ why is daisuke worried about him? naegi should be the one apologizing after what happened yesterday ]
[ why is daisuke worried about him? naegi should be the one apologizing after what happened yesterday ]
[ naegi waits a total of three whole second before he tries to jiggle daisuke's doorknob open. when he finds it unlocked, he chooses to enter. ]
[ his better judgment tells him that what he saw and heard was nothing but a dream but he just can't shake off this terrible feeling so as he enters, he bends slightly down beside daisuke's bed and gently shakes his shoulder. please wake up, please wake up ]
[ his better judgment tells him that what he saw and heard was nothing but a dream but he just can't shake off this terrible feeling so as he enters, he bends slightly down beside daisuke's bed and gently shakes his shoulder. please wake up, please wake up ]
That's good.
[ Daisuke looks relieved. ]
Come on, let's go inside. We can't just stand in the doorway forever. And, well... I need to tell you something.
[ Daisuke looks relieved. ]
Come on, let's go inside. We can't just stand in the doorway forever. And, well... I need to tell you something.
[ Daisuke feels the motion of being shaken and senses that there's an underlying urgency behind the action. He blinks blearily as if still half asleep and looks quite unfocused when he opens his eyes halfway. ]
What is it...?
[ He mumbles. It's as if the dream never happened for Daisuke! Or rather, maybe he's gotten used to nightmares that his natural response is to just pretend it never happened. ]
What is it...?
[ He mumbles. It's as if the dream never happened for Daisuke! Or rather, maybe he's gotten used to nightmares that his natural response is to just pretend it never happened. ]
Ah, yeah.
[ yeah, they definitely shouldn't keep standing here so in they go. naegi wants to get washed up but he'll hear daisuke out first ]
What is it?
[ yeah, they definitely shouldn't keep standing here so in they go. naegi wants to get washed up but he'll hear daisuke out first ]
What is it?
[ naegi sighs in relief when daisuke wakes up. he lets go of his shoulder and put it against his knee as he still remains slightly bent over ]
Are-- Are you all right?
Are-- Are you all right?
[ Daisuke walks inside their apartment with Naegi and closes the door behind him. He looks a little unsure as to how he should go about this, but eventually finds his words and what he wants to say. ]
Remember when I turned into someone else? I thought it was normal since it happened a lot in my memories, but I thought Retrospec wouldn't give me the ability to do that. Not here.
[ ...
His face looks a bit pained as he explains. ]
I wonder... if I have the ability to change my appearance, I wonder if the personality will also eventually come.
I don't know if I'll keep being me.
Remember when I turned into someone else? I thought it was normal since it happened a lot in my memories, but I thought Retrospec wouldn't give me the ability to do that. Not here.
[ ...
His face looks a bit pained as he explains. ]
I wonder... if I have the ability to change my appearance, I wonder if the personality will also eventually come.
I don't know if I'll keep being me.
I'm fine... I think I slept wrong though.
[ His shoulder hurts, but thankfully it isn't his face. He sees the worry in Naegi's face, and can figure out what this is about. ]
... Are you okay?
[ His shoulder hurts, but thankfully it isn't his face. He sees the worry in Naegi's face, and can figure out what this is about. ]
... Are you okay?
[ she has to calm herself down after this, but then she takes out her phone. ]
daisuke
i'm calm now
it's a retrospec thing right?
daisuke
i'm calm now
it's a retrospec thing right?
[ He should have known better and honestly, he feels bad that he just left Chiyo like that on her own just because he was flustered.
... ]
hey chiyo
im sorry for running out like that and im sorry for not saying anything
youre right that its a retrospec thing... i was really surprised and it just
idk...
... ]
hey chiyo
im sorry for running out like that and im sorry for not saying anything
youre right that its a retrospec thing... i was really surprised and it just
idk...
is it something you can't tell me?
it's not dangerous is it?
[ one of the possibilities her imagination cooked up is that it's somehow a fatal disease. ]
it's not dangerous is it?
[ one of the possibilities her imagination cooked up is that it's somehow a fatal disease. ]
[ in a way, she's not wrong... ]
no i can tell you
in my memories, it was supposed to be some well kept secret but i think its fine to say it here because... well, nobody else really cares about it. and we all know what retrospec does to us
for now, its not dangerous. i just turn into this guy when i
well
when i experience romantic feelings, i turn into.............. that
no i can tell you
in my memories, it was supposed to be some well kept secret but i think its fine to say it here because... well, nobody else really cares about it. and we all know what retrospec does to us
for now, its not dangerous. i just turn into this guy when i
well
when i experience romantic feelings, i turn into.............. that
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