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[ It's a lot to take in and at first, Yukiko Amagi is absolutely horrified. While it had always been a desire of her's to leave that town, to find out that the entire world was destroyed could be shattering to anyone's normally unyielding resolve. Not only that, but she's stuck wearing this horrendous suit and what's up with this collar? Yellow liquid? Not that she has any problem with the color yellow, but it's still a lot to take in. For the rest of the morning she can be found doing a variety of newbie-related tasks: reading the letters, sobbing quietly into her pillow, changing into more familiar attire, and shoving the white body suit she woke up in a far corner of her chest only to cover it up with whatever she can find. ]

☙Dormitories❧
[ Yukiko's under the belief that she couldn't have been the only person from her world to arrive here. Wouldn't they pick out a human boy just in case of things-that-should-not-be-said-out-loud first of all? With renewed vigor, Yukiko will be snooping around in the other rooms. Don't worry, she's at least pleasant about it; giving out apologies when they are needed, she does what she can to not give the impression of a thief. When she runs into someone though, she's quick to speak up. ]

S-Sorry there, I was just looking for people I might know. [ Quickly adding on: ] I'm Yukiko Amagi, by the way!

[ Or maybe she's discovered at one of the many terminals on this level. She'll look away from the screen long enough to give a polite nod of her head. The language on the computer screen? Japanese. It seems she just got done recording herself though. ]

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[What's left unsaid is what gets him to inwardly recoil and to step aside, letting her enter further if she wanted. After all, it wasn't just his room. Though it would be a little more private than the other places. Yet he doesn't say his own fears...

Because he had been home, had walked along those train tracks of the destroyed world back to the only true home he had-]

Yeah. I know.

[No. He would have to be honest and frank about it, even though the others had been here for even longer than himself. He sighs.]

This tower's run by four of five administrators. Two of which... do not know the meaning of the word "humane."

['I don't want to see any of you get hurt... or be part of why you are hurt by them again.']

[ Taking the silent invitation (or maybe she just feels the need to draw in closer towards him), she moves with his form. ]

Four of five? What happened to the fifth one? [ Did the other two have something to do with that, she's left to wonder. ] Umm, sorry, I can just find all of this out from someone else.

[ Because there are things more important to her. While their relationship never really developed much back home, all she's been able to think about since reading that letter was that she lost him. Losing Chie, her family, all of that hurt. But that selfish part of her, the part she tries to not let show often, was devastated with his death. ]

Have they done anything to you? [ Realizing how forward that is, she rubs the back of her neck as a nervous gesture. ] You just sound so certain with your evaluation of them.

[Yu's grateful for that. And still, he'll answer the first question.]

The fifth's a sixteen month old.

[Obviously too young to take a turn with 'babysitting duty' as he's heard it called before. So no, nothing happened to him. Though that question... It brings him back to the horrors he's experienced here, watching the others suffer and suffering along with them. Knowing he lost his friends... his family.]

Not just me. ['Yes.'] Everyone else who've been here for a few months, too.

[ Even if they've been close for a little while now, she's not able to catch onto how subtle he is to not answer her directly. It slips through like many other comments, leaving her to be on a wavelength different from his own. ]

We have our Persona here though. [ It doesn't seem like anything can harm them when they're like this. They're strong together, so she'll linger in even closer towards his form to draw off the strength he radiates. ] I'd... I'd like to be able to protect you if I could, but...

[ But could she? It's a bold statement to make out of nowhere and even she realizes that as her cheeks flush. Waving a hand, she's quick to try to repair the 'damage'. ]

I'm new here, so I don't know what everyone else does. With a bit of time, I hope to be less of an inconvenience and more like someone you can rely on.

[It isn't that he wants to be subtle, but to bombard this on her all at once when she had just awakened to that letter... It was something he couldn't bear. Couldn't let her know just how much he had failed before... and yet, he could hear it. The quiet yet powerful words of his inner voice.

Hast thou forgotten? ...Do not hesitate. She hast the right to know what thou ist up against.

...He'll tell her, but first he should address what she's said. No doubt she's hurting because of losing her family, everyone at the inn, and Chie. And wanting to protect them even without knowing everything the others do...]

That can be easily fixed.

[...He slowly closes the distance, wrapping his arms around her. Yes, it was likely out of nowhere. No, he has no idea what all she remembers from home- but it felt right ~~shut up Izanagi stop applauding in his head~~.]

We've always relied on you. [Their voice of wisdom, of inner strength... She has no idea just how much they relied on one another, herself included.] You'll never be an inconvenience... We'll protect each other, like we have since we first started the investigation team.

[ While the action itself may have been out of nowhere, to Yukiko nothing felt more natural than the gentle thumping of his heartbeat against her own. Even in a time like this, the most basic of human actions can make it all better. ]

That's... that's right. [ Steadily her courage begins to burn due to the spark of heat between them. ] I just want to really protect you. If I couldn't help those we've left behind, maybe I can make up for it by helping those who are here.

[He hoped it would help, and the hint that her courage was coming back to life was enough to hint at it that it was.]

That's all we can do right now, but don't lose hope.

[He smiles faintly, so faint that it barely even exists. Yet it's still there as he pulls away slightly to look her in the eye. Yu had to make this perfectly clear.]

Others have come and gone from Inaba and other places of our world. All of them were safe and sound.

Does that mean... everyone from back home could come here too?

[ Or better yet, the alternative. Her eyes widen as it dawns on her soon enough. ]

We could return home, right?

[He nods to the first, but to the second...]

Not willingly. [Would he even be here now if that were possible? Short answer: hell no. He'd drag everyone back home and that would be the end of it.]

The whole situation is frustrating, don't you think? [ She's trying her best to deal with it, but the weariness shows in her eyes. ] Is there any way to bring those we're waiting for here quicker?

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