Aaaand there he went echoing the director again. Only this time, Naomi thought she understood-- both him, and what Fujiko had meant at the time. It might have been mere coincidence that they had both ended up in the mall, and that she'd chosen to try and defend him while he'd quickly made it clear that he needed no defending. It might have been mere coincidence that they'd gotten along almost immediately, and that he'd followed her home.

But when Tsubomi Fujiko made an obvservation like that, it was more solid than any prediction the espers could reverse.

"... I think you're right." Logs arranged to her satisfaction, Naomi rocked back on her heels and plopped down for a breather. "It's as though that's how it should be."

((ooc: sob two more pages but will probably pass out soon and just plow through the gd horror later. SWEET DREAMS RO MY LOVE.))