[ He shakes his head. It wasn't a joke, but it wasn't a cynical remark either. Rather, he seems to be considering something. It's true, his name still has meaning, but it's not the one that it had before. He had accepted this quiet and simple life, and contented himself with working privately with ASUNARO.
He reaches out to place his hand over Komaeda's when it touches his cheek, but it's gone before he can, and so he instead reaches out to pat Komaeda's head. ]
No, nothing of the such... But, hm, I believe that I could be doing more. I've been a bystander for a bit too long. You just made me realize that, Komaeda-kun.
[ That, too, is true. He could dedicate himself to his work more fully. He could do far more to accomplish his goals. He had planned on taking whichever side suited ihm, and he was ever willing to do that, but that didn't preclude giving a hard shove in the direction that he favored.
The phone boots up, and Komaeda will be greeted with a beautiful lock screen indicating a night sky. It shows SWIPE TO UNLOCK, but if Komaeda attempts to do so, he'll find that it bypasses the security measures. It's quite the stroke of luck - Hiyori was ever protective of his data, and he had his own security measures on there to avoid unauthorized access. But technology is fickle and prone to small errors. Upon unlocking it, he'll be greeted by a cat wallpaper from a mobile game. There's only a few apps on the screen - the bare minimum, with the normal texts and phone options.
More concerning might be the notifications that show at the top, which signifies that the phone is on mute - no doubt he had set it and forgotten about it:
> Missed call from UNKNOWN > Missed call from HIRAI EMIRI > Voicemail from HIRAI EMIRI > Missed call from SATOU GASHU > Text Message from HIRAI EMIRI: Stop fooling around with your patients, Hiyori. We need you to come in.
Maybe he should have checked it before turning it off? ]
not soon enough
He reaches out to place his hand over Komaeda's when it touches his cheek, but it's gone before he can, and so he instead reaches out to pat Komaeda's head. ]
No, nothing of the such... But, hm, I believe that I could be doing more. I've been a bystander for a bit too long. You just made me realize that, Komaeda-kun.
[ That, too, is true. He could dedicate himself to his work more fully. He could do far more to accomplish his goals. He had planned on taking whichever side suited ihm, and he was ever willing to do that, but that didn't preclude giving a hard shove in the direction that he favored.
The phone boots up, and Komaeda will be greeted with a beautiful lock screen indicating a night sky. It shows SWIPE TO UNLOCK, but if Komaeda attempts to do so, he'll find that it bypasses the security measures. It's quite the stroke of luck - Hiyori was ever protective of his data, and he had his own security measures on there to avoid unauthorized access. But technology is fickle and prone to small errors. Upon unlocking it, he'll be greeted by a cat wallpaper from a mobile game. There's only a few apps on the screen - the bare minimum, with the normal texts and phone options.
More concerning might be the notifications that show at the top, which signifies that the phone is on mute - no doubt he had set it and forgotten about it:
> Missed call from UNKNOWN
> Missed call from HIRAI EMIRI
> Voicemail from HIRAI EMIRI
> Missed call from SATOU GASHU
> Text Message from HIRAI EMIRI: Stop fooling around with your patients, Hiyori. We need you to come in.
Maybe he should have checked it before turning it off? ]