For hours on end, you cry. You cry and cry, for so long that time blurs and becomes an intangible concept. Earlier today, after screaming and begging Mahito for mercy, you thought you were all out of tears. You thought you couldn 't possibly have any strength left, but it turns out that you were just bottling it up. The warmth of Fushiguro 's embrace is what allowed your emotions to break free at last.

So, you cry. You don 't even stop to take a proper breath. You don 't even have room to feel guilty about burdening Fushiguro with the weight of your feelings. You just cry. And by some miracle, eventually, you manage to fall asleep.

But then the nightmares come.

You 're with Junpei. You walk hand-in-hand through town, just like the day you had your very first date together. He 's smiling brightly, but somehow, even as you hold his hand, it 's as if he 's not really there. His touch feels empty and transparent. Like he 's ' gone.