[ Yu finds himself glancing around at the other boys. Togami seems steady, a blessing, because Dave is anything but.
A breath. Another. It's clear this is affecting all of them, but it's hurting Dave the worst. They need to put an end to this, somehow. ]
Dave-- it's alright. We won't let anything hurt you.
[ There's a sound, unnerving, and Yu whips his head around. It couldn't-- they can't... no, they couldn't be laughing--
Yosuke and ... the Shadow (that's all he can think of it as-- that's what he has to think of it as) continue to argue, as much as he tries to ignore them. Yosuke gets angrier and angrier, shouting at Yu for ignoring him. The Shadow murmurs in a deadened tone, its quiet voice carrying through all other sound.
It's not real. It's so clear it's not real. They're all seeing their own specters. Yusuke's mom? was enough to confirm that. Visions, tricks, whatever they are, they're not worth listening to, they just have to stand their ground and--
Just going to hide from this, like all your other problems?
He'll never face them, says the Shadow. That's what I'm here for.
There's a flash of silver--
a knife-- ]
No!
[ His hands go out -- to the sides, finding and gripping the arms of the two boys beside him, which happen to be Yusuke and Dave. If you asked him he couldn't tell you who he was trying to stop -- them, or himself.
At this point his heart stone is practically screaming -- but he fights it. He fights for calm.
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[ Yu finds himself glancing around at the other boys. Togami seems steady, a blessing, because Dave is anything but.
A breath. Another. It's clear this is affecting all of them, but it's hurting Dave the worst. They need to put an end to this, somehow. ]
Dave-- it's alright. We won't let anything hurt you.
[ There's a sound, unnerving, and Yu whips his head around. It couldn't-- they can't... no, they couldn't be laughing--
Yosuke and ... the Shadow (that's all he can think of it as-- that's what he has to think of it as) continue to argue, as much as he tries to ignore them. Yosuke gets angrier and angrier, shouting at Yu for ignoring him. The Shadow murmurs in a deadened tone, its quiet voice carrying through all other sound.
It's not real. It's so clear it's not real. They're all seeing their own specters. Yusuke's mom? was enough to confirm that. Visions, tricks, whatever they are, they're not worth listening to, they just have to stand their ground and--
Just going to hide from this, like all your other problems?
He'll never face them, says the Shadow. That's what I'm here for.
There's a flash of silver--
a knife-- ]
No!
[ His hands go out -- to the sides, finding and gripping the arms of the two boys beside him, which happen to be Yusuke and Dave. If you asked him he couldn't tell you who he was trying to stop -- them, or himself.
At this point his heart stone is practically screaming -- but he fights it. He fights for calm.
it's not real
it's not real. ]