[Naoki gives him a smile that looks brittle, but it's at least there. There's something heavy in his expression still, and his shoulders flinch minutely whenever the memories continue in the mirrors. Normally he's more closed about his emotions, at least with people he doesn't know that way. So he tries, even if it's hard to find any composure in this situation.] I'll be okay.
Isamu is... was my friend. Noah is his 'demonic sponsor'. Which basically means he sacrificed a lot of energy to get it on his side. But it fights for him, gives him power...
[He trails off. In another mirror there's reflected a different scene, a man wearing a hat suspended, that same figure--Isamu--standing nearby. And Naoki, facing them down.]
→ nico
[Naoki gives him a smile that looks brittle, but it's at least there. There's something heavy in his expression still, and his shoulders flinch minutely whenever the memories continue in the mirrors. Normally he's more closed about his emotions, at least with people he doesn't know that way. So he tries, even if it's hard to find any composure in this situation.] I'll be okay.
Isamu is... was my friend. Noah is his 'demonic sponsor'. Which basically means he sacrificed a lot of energy to get it on his side. But it fights for him, gives him power...
[He trails off. In another mirror there's reflected a different scene, a man wearing a hat suspended, that same figure--Isamu--standing nearby. And Naoki, facing them down.]