Rationalizations and Bad Decisions (Mami Tomoe)
| Rationalizations and Bad Decisions (Mami Tomoe) | |
|---|---|
| Date of Cutscene: | 22 October 2023 |
| Location: | Mitakihara Ward |
| Synopsis: | Mami thinks about everything that was said between her and Takashi after they killed a witch together. |
| Cast of Characters: | Mami Tomoe |
[Immediately following scene 627: Once Upon a Time in Flavortown]
Mami sat at her table, with an empty teacup and a steeping pot of tea arrayed in front of her. In her left hand she held her soul gem, and in her right hand the grief seed Takashi gave her. She brought them close together and watched as the inky black corruption flowed from left to right. Her soul gem glowed brightly, and then shimmered back into the ring on her finger. She inspected the grief seed, and then tucked it back into her pocket. She could use it one more time before it was full.
You should make friends with people who don't want grief seeds but do want to help you kick witches out of Tokyo.
There was no denying Takashi saved her in that fight. Sure, she would have used a different strategy if she'd been alone, but that witch was strong. She would have really been pushing herself. And then, he gave her an extra grief seed. Considering how little he wanted it, his explanation for how he got it was suspicious, but she wasn't going to question it too closely. She got a grief seed out of it.
«Hello, Mami Tomoe,» a familiar voice said in her mind. Her eyes snapped up and there was Kyubey, perched on her bookshelf across the room. He hopped down and trotted across the floor, brushing up against Mami's hip before hopping up onto the table to look her in the eyes with his own, beady little orbs. «You should be careful what company you keep.»
Mami reached up to pet Kyubey and sighed. "I know, Kyubey," she said. "He's a villain. I'm not foolish." She nudged him aside just a little, then, and reached for her teapot, pouring carefully into her cup. She needed to relax before she tried to sleep, and tea was one of her best ways to do that. Nothing calmed her down like some hot, steeped goodness. "But, he did save me in that Laybrinth. And he gave me a grief seed, so he can't be all bad."
Kyubey nuzzles his head up into her scritches and then turns around so that her fingers run down his back. He sits back down, his tail swishing around to wrap around his feet and looks at Mami again with his red eyes. «It is good that you did not die, and that you have that grief seed.»
Mami takes a sip of her tea and just looks at Kyubey for a moment. She can feel his eyes boring into her. She feels judged. She looks across her teacup at the fluffy little feline creature. She speaks, her tone defensive, "It's not like I invited him along. He just showed up and helped out." She pauses, looks very thoughtful for a moment, and then laughs. "Honestly, it was very un-villain-like of him."
«His organization is dangerous and unpredictable. Don't be foolish,» Kyubey says before bounding down off the table and hopping up into the windowsill. «Mami Tomoe, your job is to kill witches. That boy is just a distraction.» Then he's gone.
