[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

[corpsewarblade]

The hug was very much needed for her, too. It was warm, grounding, something she could hold on to- something that made her feel real for the first time in days.

It took a few moments for her body to move, but then she hugged him tight- perhaps a little too tight for comfort- as her shoulders started to tremble.

"...I'm sorry-"

Mukuro owed him that apology, at least. There was so much she needed to apologise to him for, but most importantly, she had failed to save him.

All the same... he was still thanking her?

[hopelesslyaverage]

It is a little tight, but he doesn't mind. It's clear she needs it.

"Don't apologize. You did everything you could", Naegi assures her, petting her hair lightly. "I should have relied on you and other people more, than try to do it on my own."

[corpsewarblade]

He would always rush in to fight despair, wouldn't he? That was the sort of person he was. One of the things she liked about him.

"I should have taken him out quicker..." but the argument didn't have much energy behind it, his touch and words working quickly to sap those unpleasant feelings from spiralling around inside her. And when she spoke next, her voice sounded a little lighter; "...Um- is 'welcome back' the right thing to say?"

Something was different, though- but she was so dissociated that she didn't really pick up on it, at first. It was only as she started to ground herself that the little inconsistencies started to click into place. Things that didn't just feel different, things that were different.

[hopelesslyaverage]

If she would insist on arguing about being at fault, Makoto would be relentless and not let her go down that path. But she seemed... tired, so that would be for another day.

"I'm back", he answered, instead. "I'll do my best to not leave you again."