[Open Log] I end up holding onto those dreams

[hopelesslyaverage]

WHO: Makoto Naegi & anyone
WHAT: Makoto returns after dying and canon updating
WHEN: Evening of August 2nd onwards
WHERE: Winter Flower Yard, Welcome Center
WARNINGS: possible death talk, killing game talk, descriptions crazy despair in the threads (will add to headers when necessary)


Winter Flower yard: Closed to Mukuro (corpsewarblade)

After his unfortunate death against his Ultimate Despair Reflection, Naegi was sent to his flower to revive. Instead of just a peaceful rest, his mind was experiencing his future. Leaving Hope's Peak Academy, joining the Future Foundation. Dealing with the Remnants of Despair. Facing Junko again, even if she was just a computer program.

If that wasn't enough, he was forced into another killing game. Another desperate fight between hope and despair. Hope won, even if it came with great sacrifices.

Even if a long time went by at home, only three whole days go by while he's in the giant White Iris. Now Naegi is ready to come out. He's wearing the white clothes that he had in the beginning and looks healthy, even if a little older.



Welcome Center

After a few days of getting his thoughts in order, consoling Mukuro and making sure his Pokémon were alright, Naegi returns to the Welcome Center. It felt weird, now, coming back with what he has experienced so much. At the same time it was also soothing to be able to just go back to working with Ellipsa things again.

It's very likely to find Naegi reading some files or writing some notes -- basically doing some boring, mundane things. But if anyone walks into the lobby he looks up with a smile.

"Welcome."



Wildcard

Naegi will most likely reach out to his CR to just ask them how they're doing or just talk in general, grateful for their existence here. If you want to discuss a custom thread, you can poke me through DMs, through the Seasons Unofficial Discord or sasageyo!

Comments

[hopelesslyaverage]

Naegi laughs a little, both awkward and amused.

"Is it that easy to notice? I don't feel like I've changed all that much."

He was still short. "I just went home for a bit."

[ashenrose]

On the plus side, he was still taller than this nine-year-old. Did that make him feel any better? Probably not.

"You went home?" Mary pulled a face. "Why would you want to do that? I don't know why anyone would."

...Then again, most people weren't like her, were they?

[hopelesslyaverage]

"It wasn't by choice", Naegi says. He doesn't intend to tell her he died, that would likely be too much to handle. "It's one of those things where people just disappear for a few days and then come back."

The part of if he wants to go home or not is... honestly very complicated. He had a life waiting there, a future they fought so hard for. But here he had Mukuro.

[ashenrose]

Oh, so he didn't choose to go back... then, it were possible to just disappear one day and go back to where they came from? Her blue eyes widened, shadow warping like a crayon's scribble for just a moment-

"...was it scary? Did you get hurt?" A step forward, staring up at him for answers.

[hopelesslyaverage]

"It was scary, but I was with friends who helped me through the scary stuff. I'm fine, Mary. I'll be fine", he says confidently and puts a hand on her head. "Don't worry about it."

[ashenrose]

"That's good...it's sad being somewhere scary without anyone to talk to. Do you have lots of friends at home?" A little smile as she got a pat on the head- a reassurance that he was alright.