[ souji lets out a deep breath, trying to figure out where to start. he supposes that just being direct about everything is the best way to approach this ]

... Tatsuma's grandparents passed away because of a hit-and-run. The only information we were given about the accident was where it occurred and what model the car was. We didn't get a license plate or a description of the driver but Tatsuma... he didn't really care. He just wanted someone to be responsible.

[ souji's hands open and close as he speaks, balling up into fists for a second before releasing ]

He found the same car model outside of a bar and went in to find the driver. I tried to stop him, along with some of our friends, but we couldn’t get him the budge. As a result, he eventually got bottled over the head. This—

[ he tilts his head to the left, showing off his bruised cheek ]

—is from punching the man who bottled him.