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He’s found himself idling near the table again, grey eyes fixed on the group as they talk. Adachi’s never fancied himself a people person, and honestly this whole thing is reaaally taking him back to his school days. Which is to say, he’s not enjoying being here. 

Sitting at a table full of kids would look weird, and this is a pretty small town, so considering how news spreads... He sighs heavily and half-listens to the IT go over their theories. All the while, a memory is pressing on the back of his skull, trying to come forward.

He’s focused so heavily on pulling it out that the cop misses the cue for the group deciding to take a quick break and grab food. Adachi stares blankly down at his canned coffee, totally oblivious.

An alarm blared throughout the prison, and female prison guards chased after a blond boy wearing a skull-shaped mask. 

Over the prison PA system, a loud voice yelled at everything in hearing distance: “Catch that degenerate male! He must not be allowed to roam free!” 

“Happy birthday man, I’ve got you the best present you could ever ask for.” Spoke the male holding a box containing a cupcake (with protein icing).

“Tch, the best present’s from yours truly. Ta-ta-da-da-ta-daaaa.” The male holds out a rather thin boxed present. A video game of course, a cooking simulator for the PC.”

“I’m sure you’ve got him something great Iori-kun but I think I’ve got the right deal here. Akane-chan told me it’s your birthday so happy birthday senpai. I’ve got you this.” He held out a larger wrapped box, nothing too big but within it is a stand mixer.”

“I still can’t believe we made it through everything.”

It’s been a few weeks since they took down Izanami and officially ended the case once and for all. He still keeps his Contractor’s Key with him at all times as well as his TV World glasses. However, he’s stopped carrying around Yu’s and keeps those in his bedroom. 

“I still  find myself staying up on rainy nights waiting for the Midnight Channel.”

“So I made a list for us to keep track of things. There’s a column for our Shadows just in case something changes. Yosuke told me that their Shadows also had names, so I am just covering all of our bases here. If there’s other Naotos who want to be added to the list, feel free to edit it.”