[...This is new information. Red explained his situation when he returned, but since he just hid in the mountains for months after coming back, it wasn't clear whether he was gone for good or just woke up where he left.]
[Akira listens in silence.]
The only thing that changes is you, huh.
[Akira's not the same person he was a year ago. Ryuji was the only one who met him as he used to be; he wonders how the others would feel, being met with this iteration of Akira. The one who's been put through a murdergame and trapped in someone else's magical prison.]
...I guess that really is the best outcome. [It does not sound like the best outcome.] Stop me if this is a shitty question, but— did anyone back there notice you changed?
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[Akira listens in silence.]
The only thing that changes is you, huh.
[Akira's not the same person he was a year ago. Ryuji was the only one who met him as he used to be; he wonders how the others would feel, being met with this iteration of Akira. The one who's been put through a murdergame and trapped in someone else's magical prison.]
...I guess that really is the best outcome. [It does not sound like the best outcome.] Stop me if this is a shitty question, but— did anyone back there notice you changed?