(closed) rivers in the deseeeeeeeeeert

[forethinking]

Who: renren & closed threads!
What: aftermaths of the event, hanging out with the phantom thieves and getting a cute gift! more will be added, probably, i am like that
Where: his apartment, hblanc, and perhaps a few others.
When: 3 days post event onwards.
Content Warnings: as per usual, beware of persona 5 royal spoilers in here!

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[bachagain]

[ ... well, it's not surprising that ren's reacting like this. it makes leo feel a little worse, somehow. like, it'd be much easier if ren was mad? but he's not going to be.

( it's also not surprising that ren's still working after... that mess that just happened... same old ren. )

it's a combination of all of that that gets a little smile showing up on leo's face, tired as it is, and he takes the seat he's offered, across from ren. ]

Mm, nah. It's good you didn't. I should be the one to come to you, 'cause I'm the one that did something wrong. I should try to do at least one thing right, y'know?

[ if everyone he hurt ended up seeking him out to check on him, that'd just be. Bad. ]

So... You don't gotta accept it or anything, but-- I'm really sorry, Ren.

[forethinking]

(Of course Ren is working. There's no other place to move but forward, and sitting at home wouldn't accomplish much, so it felt much better to just keep his head up and keep moving.

Besides, he's already been absent for a few days. Who's gonna make coffee?)

I know. (Really, he does. With how sad Leo was to give back his memory and how sorry he felt after he found out why Ren is so withdrawn, he knew the other would be feeling guilty - if he remembered it.)

It's fine. (Leo is screaming at him in 3...2...--

Not yet. Ren's continuing, what a miracle.)

You weren't in control. (They didn't even recognize him, after all. To what extent were they being manipulated by the dream? What the hell did that represent?)

[bachagain]

[ maybe forget about the coffee.... ren......

he can kind of expect that response, too. "it's fine" nets him a wry, amused little smile from leo, so at least ren has that going for him.

at least... he's consistent. ren truly is ren, no matter what. even after he almost got run down by someone who should be a friend? ]

I dunno. I don't wanna make excuses or anything -- it was still my own two legs that ran at you, and my hands that held that weapon. And, that was...

[ a him of the past.

not him now, but it was him nonetheless. he shakes his head. ]

Well. I'm just glad I didn't manage to hurt you. Physically, I mean, I guess?

[ that's the one relief he has. that he didn't mcstab ren like he mcstabbed cole, honestly. he's not sure if he could've handled that on top of everything. ]

[forethinking]

(It was not un unusual sight for him. Shadows did cast skills that leave the target confused and in a trance from time to time back home, leading them to smack the living shit out of one another.

And, even if he wasn't familiar with this, it was still a situation far from being ordinary seen that they were sucked into a nightmare with no knowledge of what could happen. He wouldn't and won't blame Leo for it.)

It's something that has happened to us before countless times in the Metaverse, even if not for as long as it had you. (It's not the first time he sees Leo upset and he'd like his best to keep it from worsening, to keep it from happening again.)

Leo, you're OK. (He promises, resting a reassuring hand on the other's shoulders with a certain nod.) I'm not hurt at all.