[ Does he tell the truth? Does he continue his fake front? He's already lied to Yosuke before about this and after the car crash... who really knows. ]
[ He has and it's why Souji eventually decides to just tell him the truth. He'll get better at it, at sharing, but as of now, it's still like pulling out teeth. ]
No. You have nothing to apologize for, Yosuke. Not for this.
I noticed something was off when you started texting me at random hours of the night. Like, once is one thing, but I realized you must've not been sleeping much in order to do that. But I didn't say anything. I just figured that you'd be okay. I was, uh...
[ A pause as he sighs again. ]
...I was pretty preoccupied with your brother. I know that doesn't make up for being a negligent friend, but I wonder if I or someone else had said something earlier that none of this would've happened. I'm sorry, Souji.
[ this is... a pretty heavy text to get. it takes souji a second to reply because dang, that is definitely a lot to take in ]
It is important.
Dante, I know that we're not close friends, but if you need to talk about these concerns and worries, you do understand that I'm here to listen and give you my reasonable opinions. I have my own comments in regards to your last text but if you don't want to talk about it any further, I also understand that and I'll respect that. Just know that it's okay and I'm here.
[ Souji falls silent even after Yosuke finishes talking. He's just a weird mixture of feeling... glad that he has such a caring friend (something he hasn't had asides from Shin) and an overwhelming amount of guilt from all the damage he has caused. He still doesn't know if he could face Yosuke properly after this but... he might as well admit everything now. Yosuke deserves at least that. ]
... It's still not your fault. You couldn't have known.
[ He takes a deep breath. ]
I'm... not good at talking about myself or talking about my problems, so I didn't talk to anyone about this, not even with Yu, so the fault is solely not yours.
[ Admitting this is absolutely huge for Souji, as he hates even thinking about this, but Yosuke took a blow for him and after Yu talked some sense into him... ]
But thank you. For checking up on me. You're a good friend, Yosuke.
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