[ 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. ]
[ 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. ]
[ 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 ]
[ 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. ]
[ 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.
[ 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... ]
[ 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.
[ 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.
[ naegi stays quiet as daisuke takes his time to figure out his words. he shouldn't push him, especially since naegi still feels like he's in the wrong from last night. he still needs to make up for that but they can talk about that after whatever daisuke wants to discuss. naegi didn't know what he wanted to bring up but this? talking about how daisuke might not longer be him? that's something that naegi didn't expect ]
[ the problem with retrospec is that there are no guarantees. there is nothing that guarantees that daisuke won't turn into dark completely but naegi can't say that. he can't because he has hope that things won't turn out this way ]
... Daisuke. You won't.
[ and now it's naegi's turn to reach out to hold onto daisuke's hand, gripping it ]
Remember what Retrospec said? They're trying to revert everyone to who they were in their other lives. [ that's a whole other can of worms but naegi won't touch it right now. ] Dark-- he might have been part of you but he wasn't you. You were still your own person. You won't lose yourself.
[ The hold on his hand is comforting. It really is, but he can't help but to feel this awful sense of foreboding as he thinks back to one of his memories. ]
Yeah, they did say that, didn't they...?
[ He quietly gulps and breathes out. The hand helps him stay anchored to present time so that he won't get lost in thought. ]
... I had a memory. The me there said, "we were becoming one".
[ naegi will keep his hand over daisuke's for as long as daisuke wants it and as long as this conversation keeps on going. though this next part both confuses and concerns him ]
He reached his hand out to me... It was probably the other me's dream? Because I saw Dark standing in front of me. He said that the two of us might be becoming one. It felt warm... and kind of comfortable? At least, that's what the other me thought. For me, I felt... uneasy after the memory.
[ He looks a bit worried. Did that make sense? He's not sure. ]
[ that is... a bit hard to understand, yeah, but naegi thinks he has the gist of it. he stays quiet for a bit before he speaks up again ]
... we still can't say that it'll happen though. It was a dream, right? And Dark only said "might" so it's not really reliable information to go off on.
[ that's his way of trying to stay positive. they still don't know, right? ]
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[ 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. ]
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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.
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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?
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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. ]
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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 ]
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That's good. It looks like they had some fun.
[ He gives an awkward smile. He wonders if Naegi will notice... ]
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[ 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.
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[ He looks a bit worried and looks like he's looking for something on Naegi now. ]
Did you get mugged, Makoto?
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[ why is daisuke worried about him? naegi should be the one apologizing after what happened yesterday ]
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[ 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.
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[ 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?
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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.
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... you think you'll become him? Dark?
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[ He quietly breathes out. It's hard meeting his eyes. The floor is interesting, sure. ]
I don't want that. I want to keep being me. I just... I don't want to be someone I'm not.
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... Daisuke. You won't.
[ and now it's naegi's turn to reach out to hold onto daisuke's hand, gripping it ]
Remember what Retrospec said? They're trying to revert everyone to who they were in their other lives. [ that's a whole other can of worms but naegi won't touch it right now. ] Dark-- he might have been part of you but he wasn't you. You were still your own person. You won't lose yourself.
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Yeah, they did say that, didn't they...?
[ He quietly gulps and breathes out. The hand helps him stay anchored to present time so that he won't get lost in thought. ]
... I had a memory. The me there said, "we were becoming one".
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"Becoming one"...?
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[ He looks a bit worried. Did that make sense? He's not sure. ]
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... we still can't say that it'll happen though. It was a dream, right? And Dark only said "might" so it's not really reliable information to go off on.
[ that's his way of trying to stay positive. they still don't know, right? ]