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Beryl:
Satoshi shook his head, mostly because this was what he had been expecting to hear. "That doesn't make me want to give up that life. I didn't have the money to support myself, but my friends would, no matter what. Sure, I have to take care of me, but being lonely sucks. It's like the life I traded for is worse by comparison. The cost of freedom."

The last phrase that left his mouth hung in his head for a while. The cost of freedom...that held pretty true with Cray, didn't it? Even with the return of the clans, it wasn't exactly the best for everyone. One would argue similarly to what Yukino proposed, which is that what came from moving forward was in the end more helpful than what was ingrained in the past, the one that had the clans sealed away. But the suffering and pain he felt, even for just that moment, told a different story from those that freeing the clans had helped. It forced him to change his ways so abruptly. This wasn't okay.

The waiter came by with their food. Satoshi had ordered steak and potatoes with gravy, as well as a heaping side of grilled asparagus, something he had acquired quite the taste for in America. That and pineapples.

As they left, he shook his head again, having noticed her slight annoyance at having to respond in such a fashion. "Sorry to burden you in any way with it. It's just how things have been. And if you think about it, if I was okay with how things were in America..." His eyes narrowed. "I would've stayed. But I didn't."

Cherry:
Transforming Furikake Gohan was delivered to the queen. But she wasn't interested in it at the moment. Instead, she kept speaking: "Why didn't you just get a job here in Japan? And there's no need to apologize to me."

Beryl:
Satoshi frowned. "I got work in America as a result of being recognized as a Hero of Liberation. I was given the job after the ceremony in New York. It's not as if I was planning to have a job while I was there. I would've been content, just sitting on that island in Hawaii, clearing my head."

He gripped his hair a little. This was turning out to be a bit more frustrating than he was expecting for some reason.

Cherry:
Yugure felt like she wasn't really answered on why he didn't get a job in Japan. As far as she knew, the knowledge of the Liberation Champions and Hero were global. ... As far as she knew. If Satoshi was given a good offer immediately after the ceremony and had no leads in this country, she supposed it wasn't really his fault on jumping for the job...

"I'm sorry", she apologized, taking note of his aggravation.

Beryl:
Satoshi shook his head for what felt like the millionth time that night. "Don't be. I..." He bit his lip. "I would've been fine working in Japan if it wasn't for what I was trying to avoid, which was bringing back the memories of that day. Seeing you guys...as much as I care about you all, at that time, it wouldn't have been good. I would've wanted to hang myself." He stared at his plate. "Even that stadium...we accepted our awards there, and I know I didn't look it, but I didn't want to be there. It was all coming back, and if I had stayed longer...who knows what would've happened."

He started eating a bit to get his mind off of the thought, but midchew his thoughts settled back to this meetup. This was admittedly a bit out of the ordinary, knowing Yukino. She would rather have guests at the mansion than go out with anyone, let alone anyone not named Haruka Nakahara. He swallowed and proceeded with his own lead-in question:

"Enough about me, though, I've talked a lot. What made you accept my invitation to come here tonight? This isn't something you've done in the past without a reason, y'know."

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