It had been a rough summer. Whenever he saw the places that he and the leader of SEES used to go to and hang out at, Junpei had to stop and turn around and find a new way to his destination. And even with Chidori alive and hanging out with him, he wondered if this was punishment.

That maybe he should have been the one who died last year. Maybe it would have balanced the world out. God, there was so much going on in his mind that even if he could talk to Chidori about it, Junpei was worried he was going to confuse the poor girl and just scare her away.

Junpei sat down next to him and sighed softly. "I... As long as you don't freak out with how much I've been holding back?" He laughed weakly and sighed softly. "...Do you think the butterfly effect is a real thing? Because," he gulped and turned to face Chidori, "I was supposed to die last year, but someone saved my life for their own."

Damn. What a hell of an example Junpei.

"SOOOOO... WHAT IF WE KISSED...?" PROMPTS / accepting * assorted dialogue for tossing out the idea of being in a relationship or just kissing and seeing what happens after, adjust as necessary

"You know, when you said you had something to say to me, I thought you could say it at school. Not in your bedroom." He gritted his teeth, realizing that Makoto was sitting on his bed, cool as a cucumber, and not knowing what he had in mind made Junpei cross his arms. As if that would protect him.

And then Makoto got to the point very very quickly. He gulped silently, wondering why Makoto wanted to experiment with him when it came to kissing. Hell, why not Yukari or Fuuka, or even Aigis!? Of course, if Makoto found out that he was his first kiss--he probably die of embarrassment. Or not...?

Junpei groaned and moved over to sit next to Makoto as he had to lower his hat. In the small corner of his mind, he did wonder if he was a little bisexual--he ogled at the girls in their swimsuits, that was normal. And yet...sitting next to the leader of SEES slightly intimidated him.

FOR THE “YOU CAN KILL ME BUT DON’T YOU DARE TOUCH THEM” DYNAMICS

"Me? You're talkin' to me?" Junpei pointed to himself, looking around the dorm and realized that Koromaru was the only other person in the living room. And Junpei knew that if Makoto was talking to Koromaru, he'd pet his fur and taking him out on a walk. ...right? Junpei grinned and used his finger to scratched his cheek sheepishly.

"I'm trying to make up for the times I was a dick and ass to you when you started leading us. I wanna make sure I have everyone's back--even if I am not that fast as Akihiko-san or smart like Mitsuru-senpai." Junpei explained, knowing full well he was used to wanting to be strong and not anything else. Of course, he wanted to thank Chidori for bringing him back to reality and knocking some sense back into him--or whatever was left in his brain.

He could have sworn that he saw someone there, staring back at him and smiling at him. Maybe it was the sleep deprivation he had once in a blue moon. "Are you sure you didn't...?" Junpei stopped himself short, wondering if the sun was blinding him. He thought he saw Chidori... Junpei quickly shook his head, knowing that this was the life he had given her. She will always be with him, even if he can't see her.

ABSOLUTELY UNHINGED COMEDIC RELIEF / accepting

"...It isn't my fault that I am craving hot chocolate." Junpei turned to look down at the youngest member of SEES. He had a mug ready to go, with whipped cream on the side, and waiting for the water to boil in the kettle on the stove. "At least I'm not out doing bad things. Though, Ken-kun, I don't see you spending time in your room. Did you want a cup?" Junpei asked, knowing that it was very rare for him to actually see Ken and be able to talk to him for more than a minute or two.

𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐏𝐆-𝟏𝟑 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 // accepting

"Listen here senpai--it worked for the first two months I joined SEES. If it isn't broken, I shouldn't fix it, right?" Junpei pointed out, even though everyone in SEES before Fuuka joined knew how much of a cocky idiot Junpei was. And Junpei knew it too, but just won't admit it. Yet.

𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐏𝐆-𝟏𝟑 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 // accepting

He waited until he was a bit further away from Chidori before he could talk to the doctor that took care of her. Of course, Junpei eyed the doctor with cautious eyes, knowing he was right. “Yeah, I figured as much. I wouldn’t want her to go through those memories of the past again...even if it means she can find out how important I was to her.” Junpei kicked the ground silently, watching as doctors and nurses checked on her vitals and did more blood work on her.