[Liminal] Once Everyone Returns

[wantedittobeagame]

Oh great, you're all here.

[Hello all; someone sounds super grumpy in your heads almost as soon as everyone pops back in. Not that anyone could really blame him, given what happened.]

I just have one question: what dumbass thought it was a good idea to kill me? Hunh?

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[wantedittobeagame]

Uh... Yua-chan?

[Did someone break her again?]

Uh... where are you?

[purseownerisme]

[How about the bitch who kill him?]

...caves. Away from the machines.

=> Action

[wantedittobeagame]

All right, I'll head over there. Hang in there, okay?

[If you give him a few minutes to an hour, he'll find her, approaching her carefully.]

Yua-chan?

Action

[purseownerisme]

[She's sitting at first, curled up defensively until she hears footsteps. Yua peeks up and sees Adachi standing there, calling for her. It's instinct that she stands up wobbly and finds herself stumbling as she walks over to him, face first into his chest.]


...I thought I lost you.

[wantedittobeagame]

[Adachi let out a surprised noise when he was suddenly grabbed, and for a moment he wasn't sure what to do. It was a moment before he could reach down, gently patting her head.]

Hey, it's okay. I'm here.

[purseownerisme]

[Because she missed him. Like a lot.]

'm sorry. Not as strong as I once was.

[wantedittobeagame]

Sure you are.

[He smiled softly for her.]

There's just only so much bullshit we Wild Cards can take, you know.

[purseownerisme]

Seems like I ran out of them long ago.

[She just hugged a bit tighter.]

I couldn't even help someone I cared out...felt too out of place.

[wantedittobeagame]

Hey, from what I've been hearing, a lot of people died on this mission, and it wasn't anyone's fault.

[He pulled away a little so he could look into her eyes.]

Okay?

[purseownerisme]

[The same as they were before, hollow and sad.]

I still feel that way...what good am I as a leader or even a persona user if I can't even protect anyone? Especially you?

...I couldn't even help in Naoto's dungeon. Shouldn't have went with them.

[wantedittobeagame]

Hey, leaders aren't omniscient. We make mistakes, and sometimes there are things that we just can't do.

[He pat her head again, giving her a small smile.]

We're only human.

[purseownerisme]

More I'm here, the less human I feel.

[Hell, she doesn't even know who she is anymore.]

One of the only good things to come out of this is meeting you.

[wantedittobeagame]

[Adachi paused at that, his smile faltering a little as a conflicted look came to his face. He glanced away a moment, looking a bit uncertain, before his eyes flicked back to her, his smile coming back after a moment, though it was a bit shier than before.]

...well, we agree on that.

[purseownerisme]

It's true though.

[She feels the most close around him. The feelings did change from distrust and uncertainty to getting on very good terms and depending on him.]

[wantedittobeagame]

[It was... kind of weird; like Adachi could feel his heart flipping around in his chest. His hand was coming up before he knew it, fingers gently brushing against her cheek before he finally caught himself.]

Ahh--!

[Hell, what was he even doing? Dojima-san was going to have his head, actually his niece or not. He took a step away, rubbing at the back of his neck.]

W-well, cheer up, okay? A-and I'm not going anywhere, even if something like this happens again, okay?

[purseownerisme]

[....what the hell? What caused that reaction?]

I'll...I'll try to.

[wantedittobeagame]

[The thought of being shot.]

G-good. A-and you know I'll be there to back you up so.

[purseownerisme]

[It's not like you have those feelings for her....]

Thanks. I appreciate it.