Part 193: 12/25/09

12/25/09

Yukari asked me to come talk with her after school.



Oh, right… If you see any CDs or DVDs you’re interested in, feel free to borrow them.
Hm… I don’t think I’ve ever asked you this before. What kind of music do you like to listen to?
I’m a total JPop fan.
Oh, me too!
I keep buying songs from famous singers so I can perform them when I go to karaoke.
> Yukari seems happy…
> You spent time chatting with Yukari…

She gave me something, a memento of the Moonlight Bridge. When you get down to it, that place is special for both of us.



This is for you…
> Yukari has given you a special gift.
> Obtained Yukari’s Strap.
You know what it is, right? It’s the strap from my cell phone.
I got it at the opening ceremony for the Moonlight Bridge.
It’s been my special keepsake for many years…
…ever since my dad bought it for me.
……
…I used to talk to the toy figurine attached to it when I was here in my room.
* giggle * You must think I’m nuts, huh?
But, as time passed… I stopped talking to it.
I figured out why…
The reason why I talked to my “little friend” was because I wanted something to hang onto.
I figured out… that I was just trying to run away into the happy memories I had.
I started feeling bad about that. I felt like I was using it as a tool to act like a damsel in distress.
That’s why I want you to hold on to it…
…at least until I stop running.
…Until I can go proudly to see my mom and the two of us can reminisce about my dad.
> Yukari has mustered up her courage and fully opened up to you…
> You sense that you share a strong bond with Yukari…

Just because my memories of the place aren’t happy doesn’t make them not important.



I think that’s what Ryoji doesn’t get when he asks us to just kill him and forget all of this.



My dad… huh.
…I wonder if I’ll ever get married one day and become a mom myself.
I’m sure you will.
Mm… I think I’ll look forward to that.
> Yukari is smiling…
Still, I think I’m gonna hold off on trying to score a boyfriend for a while.
There isn’t anybody who catches my attention. Besides, it’s more fun hanging out with you!
Girl talk’s always more fun, too!
Come on, let’s talk all night!
> You spent a long time together with Yukari.

I mean if we forget what we learned, we might as well already be dead.



Today’s December 25th, huh…?
All this talk about “death” and “fate” in town… Talk about a non-romantic Christmas…
Christmas will be better next year.
That’s right, next year. We’re not gonna let the world end.

Anyway it’s Christmas today.



I wonder what we’ll finally decide…
Whatever it is, I hope we won’t regret it.

I hadn’t really thought about Junpei, but yesterday must have been pretty hard for him.



From what I’ve learned, you got home late last night, too.
How dare you… I’m so jealous…

But yeah, we don’t really have a restful holiday season ahead of us.



I bet regular people dance their way into the new year as well, but we’re…

You know, with the whole end of the world thing.



All that’s left now is New Year’s Eve…
Have you made your decision?
I think so.
Oh, that’s good.

Though that wasn’t what was bothering me tonight.



This will be both the longest and shortest week of our lives.

No, I realized I’d forgotten something pretty important yesterday.



Is he going to spend it with a girl, having fun?
Or, is he going to spend it alone, crying?
I bet he’ll have fun.
I hope so…
That would be the best way for him to spend it.

There was totally some woman still in Tartarus…



……? Is that one of the ones who went missing?
We need to treat them as soon as possible… Please come back to the entrance immediately!

So, um, Merry Christmas?