but after everything, being in the real world now, the rest of the survivors don’t discard him. they try to take care of him, still call him hajime, cut his hair (when he lets them anyway), feed him, stay by his side and treat him like a real friend, somebody whose the exact same as them. even if they inevitably reach the conclusion that he may never be the same again, they grasp onto some hope that maybe he could remember to feel the way he used to izuru doesn’t feel a lot for these people, even though he remembers what happened, knows they’re important, but he still doesn’t fully understand, like something vital is missing, like he should feel something. whats left of hajime is there caged in the back of his mind, but anything that resurfaces is small and confusing, he can't move when he cries out of his right