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[usedkunai]

[Well, this was annoying. He'd been cleaning through the rubble in what used to be his room... only to be transported. Right outside. Yeah, that's right, only to just outside the Breeding Center.]

Oh, what the hell!?

[The obvious answer is to turn the Gear on and see what's going on. So he does so, looking visibly annoyed and confused.]Okay, can

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[notyourprotag]

[ Yosuke, just how well do you know Souji? How well do you know him to tell the minor differences about the one approaching you? Do you notice how he walks with both hands in his pockets instead of a hand on his hip? Do you notice that this smile upon his face seems the same but feel so differently? Do you notice that he gives a small wave and that all of the bandages on his hands from the centre's destruction is all gone? Do you notice that his hair is neatly combed? Do you notice that he seems perfectly fine? Do you notice any of those? Do you notice that this isn't your Souji? ]

Hey, partner...

[usedkunai]

Souji, he--

[He stops short. By voice, sure, they sounded the same. But when he looks up, he can immediately see somethings not right. It's not just the lack of bandages, or the way he's walking. Everything feels... weird. The atmosphere around him isn't right. He sits upright, eyes narrowing -- he's playing it safe for now, but something's definitely wrong here.]

Dude?

[notyourprotag]

[ He walks on over and stands in front of Yosuke, not bothering with a seat. He almost looms over and that smile doesn't falter. ]

Hm, is there something on my face?

[usedkunai]

No. [He remains serious, looking Souji up and down cautiously. What is it? Why does something feel so wrong with him? This... this can't be him.]

Who the hell are you?

[notyourprotag]

[ The smile stays. ]

Souji Seta. Who else do you think I am, partner?

[usedkunai]

No. You're... you can't be. Souji's not like this.

[notyourprotag]

I'm hurt, Yosuke. Are you saying that I'm lying to you, my best friend?

[usedkunai]

[This is really throwing him.] You're not him.

[notyourprotag]

Based on what? I look like him, I talk like him.

Who am I then?

[usedkunai]

I don't know. I just... know. You sound like him, but you don't talk like him. And he... he wouldn't act like this. [Glaring.] And he has injuries from trying to help us. Where are yours?

[notyourprotag]

[ Injuries, huh? ]

Do you want me to look roughed up, just like your Souji? Fine. [ He opens his arms. ] Take a punch. I'll give you a free one.

[usedkunai]

Shut the hell up. [He wants to. He really wants to, but he needs to know what the hell is happening first.] Who. Are. You.

[notyourprotag]

[ He chuckles. ]

We went over this already. I'm Souji Seta, partner. Leader of the little Investigation Team and your best friend.

No matter how many times you ask, my answer is the same.

[usedkunai]

No. I mean... whatever. You may be him. But you're still... not. [Argh, this isn't making sense. He's already met AU versions of himself today, so...] You're not a shadow, and...

[Pause, wait.] "Little Investigation Team?" What the hell does that mean?

[notyourprotag]

What do you think it means? Our precious team, trying to find the murderer or Inaba.

Though I guess the team isn't what it's used to be now.

[usedkunai]

[Voice lowering, getting very serious with you right now.] Not what it used to be, huh?