[Well that's certainly a reaction he doesn't normally get. Everyone just usually laughs at him or teases him further. So there's a bewildered stare to her bewildered stare.]
[He sighed heavily, flushing lightly in embarrassment.]
N-No, it's my fault. I overreacted. I kind of have a tendency to do that? Anyone of the IT can tell you.
[He laughs a little, self-deprecatingly.]
Teddie and I actually bicker a lot, I'm constantly having to deal with his antics and he's worse than me about saying shit out loud you shouldn't say. But I guess you're right in that he is like a little brother. We argue enough to have that kind of relationship, anyway. And it'd really suck if anything happened to him. He disappeared once before and I was worried sick, I mean we all were but...
[He does like Teddie and considers him family. So having his room empty for over a week without Teddie's usual presence was harder than he'd like to admit.]
Just... don't tell Teddie or any of the others I said this, I'll never heard the end of it!
[She looks at him, a heavy smile on her face. She wonders if this is the type of view Sae has of her, while never actually articulating it.]
I had no intention to.
[She... fumbles in her purse a moment, and reconsiders even pulling it out. But considering just how she had been privy to some pretty deep secrets of other members of the various groups, felt like it was only fair.]
[She pulls out her phone and scrolls to a picture of a young adult. She is looking stern at the camera, and cuts a severe image.]
My older sister. I... until recently, we had a complicated relationship.
[She forces a smile.] I guess I can't help but think that she sees me in the same way you do Teddie.
[Wow, she definitely did cut a severe image. She was beautiful though, too. Makoto and Sae both were, to be honest. But now wasn't the time to say that out loud.]
Uh... I dunno about complicated? Can I ask how Sae sees you? Ted can be annoying, but... I mean, it's more that he's really is like a child. He looks maybe a few years younger than us, but he's got the mentality of a kid. So, I get frustrated, I'm not used to having a kid brother around.
[He rubs his cheek in thought. He hoped he wasn't giving Makoto a bad impression because of this. But he also didn't know what was "complicated" with her and Sae, so.]
[She frowns and looks downcast. What is there to say...? What could she say?]
About four years ago... my father died...
I was fourteen at the time and the only family I had was Sae... She just passed the exam to become a public prosecutor. I was really proud for her, but... there was debts, and I had just entered high school...
She worked hard to keep us together. To take care of me.
Too hard.
[Her eyes close.] I'm sorry. I don't want to talk about this further. Things... are better now. We're better now.
[She smiles at Yosuke. The smile is real, but talking about this had still taken its toll.]
No! No, it's okay, I get it. Don't worry, you don't need to keep talking about it.
[That really did sound tough, so he can only imagine how hard it was to talk about even now. He felt bad for even asking, but she was smiling at him, so it didn't seem like she was holding it against him.]
I'm glad things are better now, though. I guess I can kind of see what you mean about complicated but... I guess I didn't paint a very good picture.
Trust me, we bicker a lot but that's all it really is. Other times, he's helping me at Junes or he's dragging me downstairs to watch some movie marathon.
[She smiles. You should enjoy those moments when you can, Yosuke. You never know when the life you live is not longer possible.]
That sounds fun. And a little frustrating. Still...
...it sounds nice.
[This was one of the biggest reasons she didn't sweat the everyday bullshit and the friendly needling. At the end of the day she is happy that she found a home. She found her family.]
Well, I want to thank you for helping me with information of Teddie. I don't think I'll be able to come up with any more questions until he shows up.
[She pauses, looking up to the sky.] Frog, a question. And do not worry, I have no intention of telling anybody else.
I live alone right now and I've grown used to him being around, so I miss him. I'm glad I have the others with me, but there is that little something missing. That being said, he's not... he doesn't really have the emotional maturity for this place. Like I said, he really is like a kid sometimes, he wouldn't understand what this place would ask of him, I think and I think it'd be a helluva crash course.
[And he wouldn't be able to hide that either. Sure, he could tell Teddie that all he needed to do was cuddle or "smooch" or something. But whose to say he wouldn't come across someone who wanted more than that? Teddie didn't know this stuff, it wasn't something that had come up for Yosuke to explain and his own parents sure as hell didn't give Teddie "The Talk" yet.]
If I wanted to give Teddie that Talk, this is not the place I'd want to do it.
[She nods, and is satisfied. She can understand that hesitation.]
Right. The physical requirements of Chroma may be overwhelming to someone not accustomed to its generation. And I imagine as a shadow he may think he knows what intimacy is but not what it actually entails.
[She chuckles gently.] You're a good older brother.
[He stands with her, using the motion to get over his flustered state.
He's still not sure he likes being called Frog, but she isn't laughing at him or teasing him so he let's it go for the moment.]
Yeah, no problem. Uh, if you need a training spot, just go down that way. There's a clearing me and Aragaki used to spar about a month back. It's out of the way and stuff. [He pointed in the direction that he remembered from before.] And um, thanks as well. For hearing me out about Ted and sharing what you did. I know I'm just a stranger right now, but... still.
[They were in this together, so it helped knowing they had more allies.]
And you can call me by my name if you want. Code names aren't really a thing with the Investigation Team, but I'll leave it up to you.
Actually, you're fine. A lot of people here aren't from Japan so I've gotten used to it.
[His name was close to Fox's... that was one of the PT's he didn't know the real name of... however now that he had that clue, it only took a few more moments to connect the dots given what he did know because of Ren.]
It... honestly really depends? There are people who manage to just... not do it. The other thing, I mean.
[Cue some light blushing here.]
But there are people who get hit with it pretty bad, I guess? Um, I usually just felt hungry a lot, sometimes wanting a hug or two but nothing more than that. It really varies from person to person, and month to month too.
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...this is the human form that he created?
He looks a little like you... like a brother, perhaps...
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[He can't help the face he makes.]
He looks nothing like me!
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[That reaction took her off guard.]
[She recoils, giving him a bewildered stare.]
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...uh, s-sorry?
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And you two seemed rather close... you spoke very fondly of him... I just assumed...
[Fumble fumble...]
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[He sighed heavily, flushing lightly in embarrassment.]
N-No, it's my fault. I overreacted. I kind of have a tendency to do that? Anyone of the IT can tell you.
[He laughs a little, self-deprecatingly.]
Teddie and I actually bicker a lot, I'm constantly having to deal with his antics and he's worse than me about saying shit out loud you shouldn't say. But I guess you're right in that he is like a little brother. We argue enough to have that kind of relationship, anyway. And it'd really suck if anything happened to him. He disappeared once before and I was worried sick, I mean we all were but...
[He does like Teddie and considers him family. So having his room empty for over a week without Teddie's usual presence was harder than he'd like to admit.]
Just... don't tell Teddie or any of the others I said this, I'll never heard the end of it!
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I had no intention to.
[She... fumbles in her purse a moment, and reconsiders even pulling it out. But considering just how she had been privy to some pretty deep secrets of other members of the various groups, felt like it was only fair.]
[She pulls out her phone and scrolls to a picture of a young adult. She is looking stern at the camera, and cuts a severe image.]
My older sister. I... until recently, we had a complicated relationship.
[She forces a smile.] I guess I can't help but think that she sees me in the same way you do Teddie.
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Uh... I dunno about complicated? Can I ask how Sae sees you? Ted can be annoying, but... I mean, it's more that he's really is like a child. He looks maybe a few years younger than us, but he's got the mentality of a kid. So, I get frustrated, I'm not used to having a kid brother around.
[He rubs his cheek in thought. He hoped he wasn't giving Makoto a bad impression because of this. But he also didn't know what was "complicated" with her and Sae, so.]
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About four years ago... my father died...
I was fourteen at the time and the only family I had was Sae... She just passed the exam to become a public prosecutor. I was really proud for her, but... there was debts, and I had just entered high school...
She worked hard to keep us together. To take care of me.
Too hard.
[Her eyes close.] I'm sorry. I don't want to talk about this further. Things... are better now. We're better now.
[She smiles at Yosuke. The smile is real, but talking about this had still taken its toll.]
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[That really did sound tough, so he can only imagine how hard it was to talk about even now. He felt bad for even asking, but she was smiling at him, so it didn't seem like she was holding it against him.]
I'm glad things are better now, though. I guess I can kind of see what you mean about complicated but... I guess I didn't paint a very good picture.
Trust me, we bicker a lot but that's all it really is. Other times, he's helping me at Junes or he's dragging me downstairs to watch some movie marathon.
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That sounds fun. And a little frustrating. Still...
...it sounds nice.
[This was one of the biggest reasons she didn't sweat the everyday bullshit and the friendly needling. At the end of the day she is happy that she found a home. She found her family.]
Well, I want to thank you for helping me with information of Teddie. I don't think I'll be able to come up with any more questions until he shows up.
[She pauses, looking up to the sky.] Frog, a question. And do not worry, I have no intention of telling anybody else.
Would you want Teddie to appear in Prismatica?
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[That's a tough question and he winces slightly.]
Yes... and no.
I live alone right now and I've grown used to him being around, so I miss him. I'm glad I have the others with me, but there is that little something missing. That being said, he's not... he doesn't really have the emotional maturity for this place. Like I said, he really is like a kid sometimes, he wouldn't understand what this place would ask of him, I think and I think it'd be a helluva crash course.
[And he wouldn't be able to hide that either. Sure, he could tell Teddie that all he needed to do was cuddle or "smooch" or something. But whose to say he wouldn't come across someone who wanted more than that? Teddie didn't know this stuff, it wasn't something that had come up for Yosuke to explain and his own parents sure as hell didn't give Teddie "The Talk" yet.]
If I wanted to give Teddie that Talk, this is not the place I'd want to do it.
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Right. The physical requirements of Chroma may be overwhelming to someone not accustomed to its generation. And I imagine as a shadow he may think he knows what intimacy is but not what it actually entails.
[She chuckles gently.] You're a good older brother.
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[He was prepared for that though and he flushes a bit.]
A-Ah... I dunno 'bout that. But, um, thanks.
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This is a good park. I think I might make it a place to spend some time training.
[She stands, readdressing Yosuke as she does.]
Thank you again for your help. Your answers were very informative. Please let me know if there is anything I can do or questions I can answer.
[She smiles.] I look forward to working together with you in the future, Frog.
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He's still not sure he likes being called Frog, but she isn't laughing at him or teasing him so he let's it go for the moment.]
Yeah, no problem. Uh, if you need a training spot, just go down that way. There's a clearing me and Aragaki used to spar about a month back. It's out of the way and stuff. [He pointed in the direction that he remembered from before.] And um, thanks as well. For hearing me out about Ted and sharing what you did. I know I'm just a stranger right now, but... still.
[They were in this together, so it helped knowing they had more allies.]
And you can call me by my name if you want. Code names aren't really a thing with the Investigation Team, but I'll leave it up to you.
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[Come to think of it, she didn't really... know most of the people by their actual names. Huh.]
You're right... I don't believe we shared our names.
[Since he's offering.] Mine is Makoto Niijima.
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Yosuke Hanamura. It's nice to officially meet you, then.
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Until next time, Yosuke-kun.
Ah... Hanamura-kun. My apologies. Your name was a little close to Fox's.
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[His name was close to Fox's... that was one of the PT's he didn't know the real name of... however now that he had that clue, it only took a few more moments to connect the dots given what he did know because of Ren.]
Yusuke, I take it?
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Perhaps you enjoy his art? He is very good.
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...are they really as bad as people say? Lots of energy, and violence, and... the other thing?
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[Cue some light blushing here.]
But there are people who get hit with it pretty bad, I guess? Um, I usually just felt hungry a lot, sometimes wanting a hug or two but nothing more than that. It really varies from person to person, and month to month too.
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[A hint of redness flushes her face.] And it will happen to everyone, then. [More of a statement than a question.]
I-Is there any way to know what blessing you have?
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