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Cloud is legit but Yu is fake as you can see by the photo editor background.

Amaterasu

how dare you call my five-second-photoshop skills fake-looking

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I can't believe Yu Narukami was confirmed for the next Smash 4 DLC!!!!!

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Sato Hashimoto // Hashimoto Residence

JUNE 3RD 2015, WEDNESDAY
Early Morning
Sato was laying in his own bed. He'd never before been so glad to be in it. After the last few days' events, such a simple thing felt like a miracle blessed straight from the gods themselves.

He'd gotten discharged from the hospital the day before, and with little else to do, Sato ended up trying to call Rui. Fortunately he picked up, and after a long talk, Sato was informed of the reality of the situation. It only took a minute before Sato agreed to joining whatever makeshift rescue team Rui was in. A different kind of weight was on his shoulders now, though instead of the oppressing feeling that came with the last weight, it now filled Sato with determination.

Unfortunately, after what felt like seconds of laying in his nest of blankets, Sato had to get back up to get ready for school again. Forcing himself through his morning ritual, Sato ended up finding himself seated across from his mother, both eating some kind of egg dish Sato didn't remember ever having before. His mind was still preoccupied with the mirror world things, but not even that kept him from noticing the peculiar scene.

"Don't you have work?" Sato questioned, before taking another bite of the breakfast that was made for him.

"I usually leave an hour early most days," Sato's mother explained, "but if you'd rather I left you alone today..." She was already picking up her dishes, but Sato stopped her with one hand.

"No. Please stay. I, appreciate you being here."

A warm smile formed upon her face before setting her food back down on the table. It was a quiet morning, and soon Sato was out the door. He'd decided to forget about the whole thing until at least after school, but before he could get moving, the teen felt his cellphone vibrate in his pocket. Whipping it out, he noticed a text from Rokurou. It wasn't even worth checking; Sato already knew what it was going to say.

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Sato found himself, again, rushing out of the classroom with the crowd. It felt a lot better than the last time. Just being in class felt better. Exams were a thought of the past, all that action was over, and instead it was slow school days and the looming responsibility he'd taken on. Keeping up his promise to himself about forgetting about the mirror world for the day, Sato preoccupied himself with dealing with a few things. The first on his agenda was to find Mako Moritomi, wherever he was. He wasn't a third year, but Sato didn't really know if he was a first or second year, so the teen opted to check out all the classrooms. Luckily, Mako was a second year and it only took one stop before Sato found the boy.

"Hey," Sato started. He'd thought it through, what he'd say, but it didn't sound right when he went through it again. "About the other day, at the hospital. I'm sorry I didn't really give you an answer. It's just kinda stupid, this thing we've got going on. So, as you suggested, I'd like it if we could start this whole thing over."

That was still dumb but better than what he'd had originally. It must've looked weird, him being a scary intimidating third year apologizing to this underclassman about their relationship. But whatever. As he'd learned (albeit through unconventional means), he didn't need to uphold some appearance.

Sato gave a laugh, rubbing the back of his hair. "So, uh, where do we go from here? Assuming you're cool with trying to put all that awkward stuff behind us."

@EnterTheHero

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Does this mean he and Rui will have a maybe not-so-homoerotic Social Link that gets progressive?
Just like in the original game? (And based on the cut content.)

@Haru Nyan

Shh don't spoil things.

EDIT: God is dead.

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Sato Hashimoto // Warakuma Hospital

Shortly following Rokurou's departure, another person entered, drawing Sato's attention from his thoughts yet again. Though he kinda felt that he'd come, Sato was still a little surprised to see Rui Shinichi come visit him in the hospital. "I see you're better already." The second-year said. "I think it's good to let some emotional baggage out."

Sato nodded. "Yeah. I'm a little tired and sore, but I'm fine now. Thanks for checking in on me." With pleasantries out of the way, Sato debated bringing up the whole thing that happened. It still seemed so surreal, that he wasn't convinced it wasn't just some weird hallucination and Rui had just found him yelling at his shadow.

But Rui seemed to have interpreted his absent-mindedness as confusion, which was accurate enough, and went on. "If you have any questions about... 'that', give me a call... Although, I was told there were police here noon today to talk to you."

Sato again nodded. He went through what he'd said to police when they came to question him. Seeing as a proper retelling of what happened sounded like something straight out of some niche RPG, Sato only talked about the actual kidnapping, covering up the events after by saying it was all just a blur until he was found on the streets. "I couldn't say what really happened, as you might've imagined. I almost don't even believe it myself. If you have answers, I'd love to hear them... but I don't have your number. Care to share?"

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Sato Hashimoto // ???

"Welcome, to the Velvet Room..."

Sato awoke at what seemed to be a dining table, deep blue covering the entirety of this dining room. His own clothes had been changed into some kind of formal wear. Despite the weird setting he suddenly found himself in, Sato did not feel alarmed. Calmly, he looked around him, spotting silhouettes seated around the table, as well as one more visible girl and the speaker, with his companion at his side. Though he recognized who the shadows and the girl were, he couldn't place the names. He was not frustrated with this, and instead focused his attention back to the speaker: a man with an extremely long nose, the rest of his unsettling face fitting.

"This is a place between mind, and matter, dreams, and reality. I see we have two more guests joining us this time. I am Igor, and this is my assistant, Henrietta." He motioned towards his blonde companion. She seemed very posh, if not a bit arrogant. "To have two in here at once... it has been a long time since I've had the pleasure, of having more than a single guest in here at any single time. Let's see... You.. have drawn the Fortune. To choose one's destiny is one of the many facets of life, but whether or not you can execute that choice is an entirely other matter. It appears you nearly simple gave into a predetermined fated, I'm sure you will agree."

Sato nodded at this, noting the inscription on the table before him of 'Fortune'. The strange man continued on to address the girl. "And you, have drawn the Priestess arcana... A very pleasant arcana if I do say so myself, it represents the feminine, and means untapped wisdom or power... Which for you would have remained untapped if not for some persistent people yes? But... Now is not yet time to go any further..."

"Henrietta," He said, clicking his fingers together. The elegant woman walked around the table, passing he and the girl velvet keys. "This is the key to this room, in due time you will find yourself returning here of your own will, but until then... Farewell."

As if the man had given him permission to, Sato's consciousness began to slip again. His eyes began to close, and while he didn't try to, he wouldn't have been able to keep them open no matter how hard he tried. For the third time, a sweet emptiness embraced him. Though... it felt less like an emptiness now, and instead a warm bed in his heart.

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Sato Hashimoto // Warakuma Hospital

JUNE 1ST 2015, MONDAY
Mid-day
That dream... or was it a dream? It felt real, but it was so... not real. Everything that had happened over the past few days felt unreal. That man had said Sato had drawn the 'Fortune'. Wasn't that an arcana in tarot reading? What was that being that came from that doppelganger? Where was he taken to after being kidnapped? Nobody would believe him if he tried to say what happened, and he could hardly believe it himself.

The clattering of a door opening brought Sato's attention back to present moment. He'd been in and out for the last day he'd been in the hospital, none of what had happened yet registering in his mind. It'd been a blur of resultless diagnosis, motherly visits, and sleeping. The only thing he could recall as he opened his eyes was that strange dream. To his surprise, a familiar face other than his mother had entered.

Rokurou awkwardly shut the door behind him and stood in front of a chair in that 'I don't actually want to be here and you need to know that' kind of way. A silence followed the boy, pressing down on Sato's chest like a weight. It was a feeling he'd always felt prior to being administered to the hospital, or rather, the events that had transpired that lead up to the hospitalization. Neither started saying anything, so Rokurou gave a sigh and went to leave the room.

"Wait!" Sato blurted out, extending a hand out.

He reclosed the door. "Look," Rokurou started, "I'm only here because your mom kept bugging me to come. I got sick of those depressing voice mails so I came. Tell her that I did."

"Rokurou, don't leave yet." Sato said, pushing himself up from the hospital bed, a few steps towards Rokurou taken. "I need to talk to you."

Letting out another sigh, Rokurou slumped against the wall. "Fine."

"Look... I- I know I've been a total ass recently. Or forever or whatever. But I just need to tell you, that I'm so, so, sorry for everything I've done to you and everyone. I can't... I mean, I really want to be friends with you guys and I fucked that up so hard, that I--"

"Shut up." And Sato looked like a kicked puppy. Especially since Rokurou wouldn't meet his eyes. "I get it, you're sorry. Don't be such a baby about it. I... I guess I know where you're coming from though. I can't say I didn't do that kind of stuff to people I care about..."

"Yeah, but--"

"Let me finish! My point is, don't let that kinda stuff drag you down. It's in the past, ok? Now stop looking like I beat you up or something."

"Does that mean...?"

Rokurou rolled his eyes, huffing as loud as he could. "Fine, fuck! I forgive you, okay? I was a dick too."

"Roku, I'm really glad you said that." Maybe that was too much... Whatever. Sato earned being a cheeseball for once, after whatever the hell happened happened.

"First, don't call me that. Ever. Second, don't make this weird. If you're going to be so sappy over it, you're gonna have to help me sort out all the shit in my room before we're even. I'll text ya when I'm free." And with that, he was gone. The same clattering noise as the taller boy left the room, leaving Sato to his own devices again. With little else to do before being able to check out, Sato sat on the edge of his bed. His regular clothes, tattered and dirty, rested on a chair next to the wall. A good shower was all he wanted.

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I'll post some time tommorow. Along with a beautiful chart.

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Made these like two months ago to test out PS, it crashed, I only now realized they were recovered. So yeah. Pretty typical jokes but eh.

what's a god to a nonbeliever

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What a fitting end to halloween, these creppy bosses.