[ nods ]

Mm, it's hard to tell. Really inconvenient that you need your head to be able to tell if something's wrong with it.

[ major flaw in the system. ]

Oh... I'd ask how they seemed [ are they also conflicted about the finale of the ultimatum? ] but I guess you probably couldn't talk about anything that happened here, right? You thought you were living different lives or something?

Yeah. I didn't remember anything from here while we were there. Except for... flickers, sometimes. Enough of an echo to know when something was—especially annoying.

Yeah, we only remembered any of that stuff during the part where we were in some kind of simulation. Still not real memories, but. Closer.

What kind of place was it that you were in?

I'm not really sure. A city...? We mostly just spent time on variety shows or on stage or in the penthouse...

So you were performers?

We were popstars. Which isn't even a thing I wanted to be, even when I was like. Eight.

Really? I'd think it'd be kind of fun.

[ thinks about their hot idol group alter egos...... ]

But, you know, under normal circumstances, not whatever the hell you guys were dealing with.

[ f6 is not normal circumstances. ]

It might have been fun without the demon hunting. I don't know. The backstory made it kind of... sad.

[ well f6 are also kind of ridiculous heroes so the demon hunting part doesn't actually strike him as that strange ]

What was that?

Just—taking pieces of real life. Having to take over leading the team, not being any good at it. Being part demon myself and keeping it from the rest of the group. We weren't even actually any good at being like... friends.

Oh, that does sound pretty tough. Was the group just the three of you?

Yeah. And then there was like the rival demon boyband. With Kazuki and Jonas and Artemy. [ thinks this part is very funny, actually. ]

...Artemy really keeps getting involved in bands this week, huh?

[ laughs a little. then winces because that hurts. ]

He was like their star. We were on this variety show and we were all a mess, both sides. Except Artemy?

[ considers this, then does a little head tilt of a nod. ]

I guess that's kind of valid, honestly. He seems to have his shit together more than most of us.

Well it pissed me off at the time!

Now it's just funny.

Fair, but it kind of is, yeah.

Anyway, I guess that explains why you weren't too happy seeing them here earlier.

... Yeah. We saw the patterns on them so—we knew they were demons but couldn't just kill them on camera. It was a whole thing.

Oh... yeah, pop stars do have to be really careful about their images.

Were those patterns something only you guys could see?

[ thinks about this? ]





Honestly I'm kind of unclear.