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CHAT ROOM
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[Joker]
We have confirmed Madarame has a Palace, but we don't know the keywords.
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I, for one, definitely want to deal with this.
[Skull]
Say no more, Joker. I'm in.
[Panther]
Roger!
[Shiho]
What happened? I can tell Ren is angry...
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"She can tell?" Ren muttered to himself.
"You're pretty easy to see through when you let your guard down," a voice rang out from beside him.
"Shit!" Ren said as he jumped away and instinctively took a combat stance.
The girl who approached was a tomboyish young woman with a head of brown hair and a cocky smile. She was athletic and tough-looking, yet still feminine.
"Why aren't you in Inaba trying to beat the beef bowl challenge?" Ren asked as he backed away.
"Not fast enough..." Chie said as she hugged him from behind. "Tell your big sister what's wrong."
She made a babying noise at the end, which pissed Ren right off.
"You all are insufferable," Ren grumbled as Morgana finally got a word out.
"Another sister?"
"Oh, is this the talking cat?" Chie suddenly asked with glittering eyes, looking at Morgana.
"I'm not a cat!"
"He isn't a cat," Ren said at the same time.
"Thank you, Ren." Morgana huffed.
"According to him," Ren added.
"HEY!"
Chie just watched the two bicker with a smile.
"Looks like we got another little brother! He's the littlest too!"
Morgana and Ren stopped for a moment. Then Ren gave a huge smile.
"Guess who just got adopted and is now the youngest in the group."
"Oh no..." Morgana mumbled, despite feeling extremely happy.
Ren felt the bond between him and Morgana strengthen once more.
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CHAT ROOM
[Girls Chat!]
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[Dove]
@Hime, what happened? Is he okay?
[Hime]
They did the symbolism-talk thing again, and Ren is convinced that Madarame is going to take Yusuke's painting. Something else was bothering him deeply too...
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...One of the keywords in the Nav that he tried was "Abuse"...
[Everyone is typing...]
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"Hello, Dr. Maruki. I am here because I have to be," Ren said bluntly as he walked into the counseling office.
"Hello, Amamiya-san! It's nice to see you. Care for a candy?" Dr. Maruki said with a smile.
"I'm getting pissed off because I know exactly what you're doing, but I also know you're being sincere," Ren said flatly as he sat down and sighed.
"I saw your papers. I can see why you wouldn't—" Dr. Maruki said.
"No, you cannot." Ren cut him off. "Records are simply that. Records. They can be changed on a whim. They can miss things."
"Which is why I wish to talk to you," Dr. Maruki gently said.
"And I refuse because my understanding of the situation will never be the same as yours," Ren accused. "I will simply be told it's anxiety or depression without having analyzed anything."
"Well, I'll be here to talk when you are ready, of course." Dr. Maruki nodded in understanding.
Ren exhaled.
"Sorry... Want to talk about the Fool's Journey?" Ren asked. "NOT how I relate to it. But the theory in general."