Text: This is a public service announcement

[lighter_flick]

[After he wakes up from that weird dream, it takes him a few more hours to realize that Eikichi is, somehow, missing. And...that was it! That was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back! Because by mid-morning, there is an angry-looking text post from Tatsuya on the network, with only these words of warning.]

ATTN: HINOTO-RI

PHILEMON WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE

[That's....it. Maybe he should elaborate.]

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[itswhoopasstime]

Hanya? No, it was JOKER waiting for us in the tower.

[She bows her head slightly, touching her fingers to her lips. It's familiar, it sounds like something she should remember, but... that's not quite how it happened, was it?

Now she's not so sure.]

There was a man there, at the Sky Museum. JOKER. No, Tatsuya Sudou? He asked me if I remembered the flames. Said it was just like the "other side."

[She looks up again, peering at him curiously.]

Do you remember that? Or does that name mean anything to you?

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[lighter_flick]

Sudou? [The tone of his voice clearly stated that yes, he recognized Sudou, but something wasn't right.]

Sudou wasn't the Joker, he... [...Wait a minute.

Apparently she doesn't remember Jun being the Joker and Sudou was talking about an "other side"...

Tatsuya leans back a little and stares as a spot on the wall, like he's thinking deeply about something.]

...Can I ask a weird question?

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[itswhoopasstime]

[She tilts her head, studying him for a moment before nodding. Of course. How can things get any stranger, after all? Their memories don't quite seem to match up, much like her brief conversations with Eikichi.]

Of course, go ahead.

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[lighter_flick]

[Takes a deep breath. Alright, here...goes.]

Do you know if the Araya Shrine ever...burned down awhile back?