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[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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[She recognizes the uniform as belonging to Seven Sisters, but it's nothing like what she's used to seeing him wear. Still, he's obviously Deja Vu Boy all the same.

No, Tatsuya. She had a name to go with the face now. He wasn't Deja Vu Boy any longer.

She tilted her head curiously as he approached, offering him the tiniest smile by way of a greeting when he pauses beside her table. Clearly, they're both nervous, but she's always been good about taking the first step. 'Shy' wasn't exactly in her repertoire, although occasionally, she was good at pretending.]

Hi.

[It was simple, but accompanied by a restrained wave.]

It's good to see you again.

[The 'swallowed a bug' look starts cracking like a broken windshield, his mouth trying to stay in a flat line while he winces and tries not to break down in the middle of a public place. Come on, Tatsuya, you can do this. Don't wanna scare her....

So for now, he quietly sits down, nodding and covering his mouth so she doesn't see it contort all over the place because he doesn't know what his emotions are doing.]

Yeah, I...[Nods again, takes a deep breath.] It's really great to...see you...

It's been awhile, hasn't it?

[There's something careful about her words, as though she, too, is afraid to come on too strong. The look on his face, his hesitance... it's making her more nervous than she already was.]

Since you last helped me, I mean. Thank you for that, by the way. I don't know what I would have done if you didn't keep turning up right when I needed you.

[Well, it's good that she's talking because it's calming him down. If only because he's trying to think of what, specifically, she's talking about. If she's not remembering him, then he can't really think of...

Now he looks less pained and more...confused.]

I'm, uh...kinda lost? Like, what're you talking about specifically?

[She frowns a little bit. Okay, now she's confused, too.]

You don't remember any of it? The clock tower at Sevens, or the fire at the Sky Museum?

...Yes? We fought Hanya in the clock tower and rescued those kids at the Sky Museum.

[...Wait, unless she's talking about...?]

Are you... [He leans closer and lowers his voice so no one else hears this.]

Are you talking about when you almost fell from the third story and I caught you?

[Because that is seriously the only thing that's coming up for those two places right now.]

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?

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?

Edited 2013-02-25 19:05 (UTC)

[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.

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

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

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