[SATURDAY | LATE NIGHT]
Who: Kagami and Mitsuru
When: [SATURDAY | LATE NIGHT]
Where: 2nd Floor Lounge
Rating: G.
Warnings: None?
Summary: With Mitsuru, it was odd, but Kagami felt compelled to tell.
( The cold begins in November. )
When: [SATURDAY | LATE NIGHT]
Where: 2nd Floor Lounge
Rating: G.
Warnings: None?
Summary: With Mitsuru, it was odd, but Kagami felt compelled to tell.
( The cold begins in November. )
“But November is cold,” he commented, and realized that it would probably sound abrupt and stupid, if Mitsuru heard just that, a silly complaint without context. But still, he tried to add another phrase, to make it sound it as if it were interrelated, “…It’s not a very good month.”
He paused. That, though an honest expression of his feelings, didn’t explain what he wanted to say at all…
Kagami grasped the softdrink can in his hands tighter, and tried to focus. He had to be more blunt about this than usual, he figured, else his mind would keep on wandering elsewhere.
He looked up at Mitsuru. Despite his apathetic expression and the thin frown on his face, he really was struggling to find the words to say. Sighing again, he decided to begin with,
“November is a cruel month... to Maya, Kirijou-sempai.”
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She hasn't really opened the can of tea either, and simply held it in her hand as she silently waited for Kagami to continue. She didn't think she should interrupt him.
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He sighed. Seriously, he muttured, "...Sorry, my head was a little messed up." He leaned back a bit, and put the can of Mad Bull beside him. "...Let me tell you correctly now."
The can emitted a soft thud as it came in contact with a cushion.
Kagami began.
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So he kept it simple.
"Five years ago, around this time, Maya was eaten by a Shadow."
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He paused, and things began to clear up for him. Slowly, things unwound, and he told Mitsuru what he needed to.
"The exact date of this event is November 30th. Maya and my mother were running," he paused, and failed to mention from what, for it was not necessary. "The Dark Hour came. I presume Mother heard the Shadow's call, thus she was able to exist within the hour. Maya had the potential, and so..."
"I don't know how long Maya held up with the Shadow. Probably more than half an hour, if I estimated the clues correctly. It was unnerving; don't Shadows usually eat a person in less than a minute?"
"She was pushed against a wall, and it was consuming her slowly--by the time I reached her, I thought it would have been too late, because my mother was already on the floor."
"This is the first night I awakened my Persona. After I killed it, it was only logical to think that Maya would've been gone."
Kagami paused, and leaned back on the chair. "But she was fine. She just fainted, but when she woke up, there was nothing wrong with her besides the fact that she couldn't remember anything of the previous night."
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Details were important, but he figured he could leave most out for this topic. After all, what was important was to let Mitsuru know what was about to happen this November.
"She was fine..." he trailed off, and glanced slightly at the Mad Bull can for no reason, before facing Mitsuru again, "...Hn, that's what I thought."
It was time to get to his main point.
"The year after this incident, as the month of November began... Maya suddenly got sick. She had convulsions of pain, severe headaches, unexplained bruises, and things of the like." Kagami didn't want to remember any of this, but, "It got worse as November went by. She'd have strange sicknesses that no one could heal."
"It went on like this for the rest of the month." Kagami pursed his mouth into a thin line, and half-whispered, "I... I thought she was dying. I couldn't do anything."
He berated himself then, as he realized what he said. He was talking too much.
Getting back to the topic, he continued, "But then... I found out that her illnesses would be gone by the end of the month. On December 1st, she'd be fine again."
"But not without a cost."
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She didn't want to make him feel more uncomfortable, but she felt that it was integral for her to ask...that was, if she was to attempt to find a way to help him and his sister.
"You say that it isn't without a cost...what is it?"
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"November 30th," he mumbled, and gave his upperclassman a sort of empty stare. "That's the cost."
Pausing for a while, he then explained, "Usually, on that day, her symptoms draw to the worst. All the pain she experiences collects on that day, heightening to its peak--at least, that's what I've observed. Last year, she went mute... but nevermind that. Since she gets better the next day, her pain isn't so much the issue here anymore."
He looked at Mitsuru seriously. "On the Dark Hour that connects that day to the next, Maya disappears."
Kagami sighed. Feeling relieved that he was slowly getting to his final point, he allowed himself to relax his back on the throw pillow propped up behind him. "That stupid girl does it subconsciously, and I've never figured out why." He frowned. "She disappears and draws herself to the Shadows."
He clenched his fists.
"...And as if it were a repeat of that night, she lets herself be eaten."
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He really... hated it.
"I thought you should know all of this, Kirijou-sempai," he then began again, his tone no longer nervous nor lost, but blank and serious, "Because it is most likely, that on the night of the 30th, since we are in Iwatodai... Maya will go to Tartarus."
Kagami sighed. It was done, there wasn't really anything much more to say, he hoped.
"I don't know what will happen then."
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If Maya was going to go to Tartarus then...
"We'll follow her." she offered, feeling somewhat relieved that Kagami appeared to have regained his stoic composure "Whatever happens...I'll do whatever I can to help you and your sister."
"You're part of our team now, Tachibana, and by working as a team, I'm sure we'll find a solution to this."
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