[ That — of course — makes him think of Akechi. Of Black Mask, of the assassinations and the mental shutdowns. He grimaces and it's clear on his face that he's thinking of someone in particular when Josuke says that.

He tries to explain, delicately, but Ryuji's not great at being delicate. ]

There's Persona users like that in my world too. There's one guy who is... really well known of using his powers for bad reasons. My friends and I stopped him and I thought we got him to come around on us, to be on our side instead, but now...

[ Now, Akechi's going around pretending they don't even known each other. It hurts, like a slice to his palm or something like that. He thought they were teammates, he thought they knew each other, he thought that maybe showing up here together meant he could help Akechi find his second chance. But all of that seems to be bullshit. ]

I dunno. I guess it doesn't matter.