[ Thanatos doesn't move, but the manner in which the Persona continues to hover silently over the two of them seems to be its response. Thanatos remains there, steadfast, as Kotone pats the Persona's jaw.
And it's true, Minato already knows what Kotone's referring to. He wants to hear it from her as well though. It's why he doesn't mind her reiterating information he'd personally lived through too. He nods a bit, still looking up at Kotone. ]
...yeah. I remember hearing everyone's voices. Everyone I met that year.
[ As for the month leading up to Graduation Day... Yes, it had definitely been difficult. Where Kotone smiles, Minato's expression remains more subdued, a little weary perhaps from the energy he's forced to expend due to Thanatos' presence. He doesn't mind though, as maybe this is a conversation that the Persona should be hearing too. ]
Mm. It was, but... mainly because I was tired all the time.
[ It was tough, trying to go through the motions even as he could feel himself fading. ]
...I didn't want the others to worry. Koromaru might have noticed.
[ ... ]
I wanted to at least make it to Graduation Day. We promised to meet then, so...
[ Kotone knows already. She's more than capable of filling in that gap, of understanding the desire to cling to life just a little longer for the sake of meeting everyone again on that rooftop. ]
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And it's true, Minato already knows what Kotone's referring to. He wants to hear it from her as well though. It's why he doesn't mind her reiterating information he'd personally lived through too. He nods a bit, still looking up at Kotone. ]
...yeah. I remember hearing everyone's voices. Everyone I met that year.
[ As for the month leading up to Graduation Day... Yes, it had definitely been difficult. Where Kotone smiles, Minato's expression remains more subdued, a little weary perhaps from the energy he's forced to expend due to Thanatos' presence. He doesn't mind though, as maybe this is a conversation that the Persona should be hearing too. ]
Mm. It was, but... mainly because I was tired all the time.
[ It was tough, trying to go through the motions even as he could feel himself fading. ]
...I didn't want the others to worry. Koromaru might have noticed.
[ ... ]
I wanted to at least make it to Graduation Day. We promised to meet then, so...
[ Kotone knows already. She's more than capable of filling in that gap, of understanding the desire to cling to life just a little longer for the sake of meeting everyone again on that rooftop. ]