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[Action for the Misato House]

[Aoi has been acting strangely as of late. Not only has she been calling Avitus and Otonashi both "idiots" quite often, but as the memories get worse she can sometimes be seen with a hand over her face, clearly in pain. Whenever she catches herself, she does feel horrible, but she's been able to do that less and less recently...]

Sorry, I'm not sure what's come over me.

[Action for Virgo District]

[It was just meant to be a simple shopping trip, but for some reason or another, Aoi found herself drawn to a weapons shop. Which, while not entirely odd in itself (she did need to maintain her naginata after all) was a bit different when she started looking closely at the combat knives on sale. Just looking at them, she somehow knows she would be able to use these - and quite well if it came to it.]

Well, it might come in handy...

[Private to Yuri Nakamura]

[After a while, it became hard to deny that she probably knew the person whose memories she had gained. After all, she had met Hinata and Otonashi and knew they were part of Yuri's group. Eventually, Yuri will get a call:]

I think we need to talk.

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[ And Yuri will immediately answer it, flipping her hair in the process. ]

Come in.

[And so she enters, carefully shutting the door behind her.]

...Sorry for imposing on you.

[Her voice is low as she gets through the formalities.]

So... where should we begin?

It would probably be best to figure out what we both know.

I remember... Three siblings. They were held hostage as burglars killed them, one for every ten minutes.

I also remember being at a school and leading a group - the SSS. And Hinata was one of the many members.

[She looks at Yuri, waiting to confirm that these are indeed hers.]

[ ... Damn. She didn't want anybody else knowing about that, especially someone she didn't know very well. She curls her hand into a tight fist, her lips quivering somewhat as she finally speaks up, angry. ]

Have you told anybody else about this?

[She lowers her head apologetically.]

...My roommate. [Also, Otonashi. But he seemed to know already...] I'm sorry. Both of us were trying to sort through our memories to understand what was going on.

[ Yuri bites her lower lip uncomfortably; she doesn't like having that spread around, but at least it's only one person. It's fine. ]

If you see your roommate again, tell them not to say anything about it.

I will be sure to. And knowing him, he will be certain to keep it to himself.

[ And there's a sigh of relief. Thank goodness. ]

Well, that's good. And don't worry; I haven't told anybody about any of your memories. At least, nothing important.

[She bows her head gratefully.]

Thank you.

...Umm, could I ask- which ones are they...?

Don't mention it. Besides, I'm not the type of person to gossip about things like that.

[ And the people she could talk to it about... well, she doesn't know where half of them went. ]

Your friend died in middle school, didn't she? In a fire while under some debris.

[Her expression tightens when she hears that, but she does give a nod.]

...Yes, that's correct.

I'd say "I'm sorry for your loss" but saying things like that never helps. I know.

...It's a way of showing sympathy, so I don't really mind it.

Likewise, I feel the same about your siblings.

[Even though the memories weren't hers, she could still feel the emotional pain of it.]

Don't worry about it, I already moved on.

[ Both literally and figuratively. ]

You've done better than I have.

[There's a bit of a self-depreciating smile, here. Even now that memory haunts her dreams - she's certain of this. The memory, and the pain of the scar she still carries with her.]

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