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SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: PERSONA 4 KINK MEME
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SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: PERSONA 4 KINK MEME
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Chie took a deep breath, then let it all out at once before she spoke. "I think I want to go to the police academy in the city. I'm sure Soji told you, right? How I want to be a police officer? Well, I was gonna just apply for the Inaba police department and work my way through their ranks but..." She hesitated for a moment, and her doubt was almost tangible.
"You want to get out of Inaba," Yosuke finished for her. It was easy enough to do; those thoughts, at least, echoed his own.
She turned to look at him abruptly; it was always Yukiko who finished her sentences, not Yosuke. Then she blinked, relaxed, and gave a half-smile. "Yeah. I mean, part of me wants to stay here. It's where I grew up, you know? I guess you don't feel that way about Inaba since you only moved here two and a half years ago, but when you've lived in a place all your life you get these mixed feelings. You feel obligated to stay, but what you really want is somewhere new. A fresh start, you know?"
"It's not all it's cracked up to be," Yosuke said, pulling his knees up to his chin. "A fresh start, I mean."
Chie just made a small noise and looked back toward the river. Yosuke felt stupid; what an idiotic thing to say to someone. At least Chie seemed willing to move on, to make something of her life. It was definitely more than he could say for himself. He'd probably stay in Inaba forever, slave to Junes until he took over for his dad as manager of the store. Just like Yukiko, and Naoto too for that matter; chained to a job by family and lineage. The difference was that they actually liked the work that had been passed on to them, took a sense of pride in it. Junes, on the other hand, would always mark the beginning of Inaba's downfall, its integration into modern society. It wasn't something Yosuke wanted at all.
He thought hard about how things would change if Chie really did leave. Sure, it wouldn't make quite as big of an impact on him as Soji's departure had, but he doubted that anything could ever feel that monumentally soul-crushing. Even so, he couldn't deny the fact that he didn't want Chie to go. He just couldn't bring himself to actually say that. "What about Yukiko?" he asked instead.
Again, it was the wrong thing to say. Chie gave a rueful smile. "She doesn't need me anymore. She'll be taking over the inn now that we've graduated. She won't have time to mess around with someone like me."
Yosuke felt his heart shrivel at her words; she'd voiced the feelings he'd had for a year now, but hadn't truly identified. Ever since Soji went back to the city, he'd felt left behind, as though he wasn't really important enough for his best friend to trifle with any longer. Who cared, right? He was back with all his city friends, living his city life. Sure, they still sent each other SMS messages and stuff, but Yosuke knew it wasn't the same. It couldn't be the same if they weren't really together. He knew it was just his selfish side again, that shadow self whose existence he'd originally denied, but that was part of him too, dammit. "I'll have time to mess around with someone like you."
She turned to look at him again, eyes wide. Chie never knew what to do whenever Yosuke said something that was genuinely thoughtful. It always gave her this uncomfortable feeling in her stomach, and she didn't like it at all. Her first instinct was that he was making fun of her again, as usual. But there was nothing but sincerity in his brown eyes. "Thanks, Yosuke."
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