[ It's been months since he received that memory. He has also been friends with Yusuke for months... So why did he never bring this specific memory up? There are so many reason and excuses that whirl in his mind—it's for Goro's sake. It's so that he can have a fresh start and the Phantom Thieves can get to know him before they're influenced by those memories. It's because it isn't his story to tell. As they can see in the memory, it surrounds Akechi and yet... Akechi's focus is on Akira and the life he has.
Ren's gaze is downcast, finding it hard to meet Yusuke's after all of this. He doesn't quite understand himself, either. There's a well of mixed emotions, some from the memory, some from another memory, and his own. He stays where he is, but his keen ears catch the sound distance made.
The scene continues to play, just as Yusuke expected, and it all leads to a cognitive copy coming out of nowhere to pick off the stragglers. Finally, the grand finale comes to a close with metal walls separating the team, gun shots fired, and Futaba saying she can't sense him anymore. The thieves one by one disappear into the darkness where finally it's only the two of them left. ]
You would have remembered eventually. [ Lifting his head, his eyes are glued onto the cold divider that stands before them. They used to stir such dreadful and ugly emotions in him, sometimes keeping him up at ungodly hours. After Mementos merging reality stopped waking him up at night, it's this memory. On the ball of his heel, he turns away from it, now looking at Yusuke with a soft yet regretful smile. ] I think Akira might have needed help back then, but... we're fine now. It's thanks to you and everyone who has supported us.
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I wish I could have told you myself so you wouldn't have needed to learn this from a stale nightmare.
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[ It's been months since he received that memory. He has also been friends with Yusuke for months... So why did he never bring this specific memory up? There are so many reason and excuses that whirl in his mind—it's for Goro's sake. It's so that he can have a fresh start and the Phantom Thieves can get to know him before they're influenced by those memories. It's because it isn't his story to tell. As they can see in the memory, it surrounds Akechi and yet... Akechi's focus is on Akira and the life he has.
Ren's gaze is downcast, finding it hard to meet Yusuke's after all of this. He doesn't quite understand himself, either. There's a well of mixed emotions, some from the memory, some from another memory, and his own. He stays where he is, but his keen ears catch the sound distance made.
The scene continues to play, just as Yusuke expected, and it all leads to a cognitive copy coming out of nowhere to pick off the stragglers. Finally, the grand finale comes to a close with metal walls separating the team, gun shots fired, and Futaba saying she can't sense him anymore. The thieves one by one disappear into the darkness where finally it's only the two of them left. ]
You would have remembered eventually. [ Lifting his head, his eyes are glued onto the cold divider that stands before them. They used to stir such dreadful and ugly emotions in him, sometimes keeping him up at ungodly hours. After Mementos merging reality stopped waking him up at night, it's this memory. On the ball of his heel, he turns away from it, now looking at Yusuke with a soft yet regretful smile. ] I think Akira might have needed help back then, but... we're fine now. It's thanks to you and everyone who has supported us.
[ ... ]
I wish I could have told you myself so you wouldn't have needed to learn this from a stale nightmare.