[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/210324/c514e8101f58f889421092edb63edaa1.png[/img][/center][right][sub]April 13th - Afternoon[/sub][/right][hr]
That wasn't the answer Daigo wanted. Like always, he was given no answers and ended up with twice as many questions as he had when he started. He supposed it was slightly comforting that William wasn't behind their Personas after all, though. At least, Ueno had one without ever visiting the Velvet Room or signing a contract. But Mineri [i]had[/i] and now the Velvet Room exists in her house. Or maybe it always did and the arson was an attack on William? But then why burn everyone else too?

The boy's frown only deepened as he considered the scenario. Ueno seemed to have no such objections, and beckoned them on as eagerly as could be. As skeptical as he was about the protection a blind girl could provide, he figured she had to have been capable of [i]something[/i] if she survived inside the mirror world for a whole summer. Plus, if they wanted to find answers, at least Ueno would know what questions to ask in the first place. 

On Genki's approach, Daigo shuffled in place for a moment, as if debating whether to get out of the other second year's way or not. It looked like everyone was ready except him; better to just rip the band-aid off. The redhead hoisted himself onto the counter and raised a hand experimentally, stopping short of actually touching the mirror. Still deliberating - even though he'd already seen the cat dive in like it was water, and Emiha still dangled halfway between hell and earth for him to plainly see. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and crawled forward into the mirror.

The impact of glass on forehead never came, and when Daigo opened his eyes, he found himself inexplicably back in the gym, with the basketball games audibly back in full swing. 

[color=ff9933]"Why can't I-"[/color]

Oh. This wasn't his gym uniform. He wasn't in the gym. The boy raised his hand in front of his chest and willed whatever shred of determination had gotten him inside to come forth. Cyan flames burst from his palm, and that sun card once again rose from the blaze to dance tantalizingly before him. Khepri. Reassured but not comforted, Daigo let out a shaky exhale as he let the card descend back to the depths of his soul.

[color=ff9933]"Oi, Mira-chan, where'd you go?"[/color] He wondered aloud, too timid to raise his voice in fear of attracting Shadows. He received his answer moments later when his gaze followed the source of the noise to the open gym doors and the feline girl that had evidently opened them. [color=ff9933]"I always knew they'd have sports in hell,"[/color] Daigo lamented softly as he approached.

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