[getting away is the important part for now. he'll deal with them later, in Mementos once Chidori is safe and away from harm. while he's been practicing his running to prepare for stealing hearts (in the figurative sense) he's still, in many ways, a normal, ordinary teenager.
with persona powers, but those don't work here so they don't really count.
but when he hears her voice and manages to slow down his pace, he speaks up, trying to even things out]
Hey. Sorry I'm not the Phantom Thief you were looking for, but I saw your message on the boards, and...
[he had to come. maybe a good amount of his reasoning was selfish, because he knew that maybe, if he saved her, he could potentially bond with her. and bonds? are important. bonds are what allowed him to get girlfriends.
and maybe a part of him still believes in that personal justice of his.
to save other people who are being treated like garbage by adults.]
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with persona powers, but those don't work here so they don't really count.
but when he hears her voice and manages to slow down his pace, he speaks up, trying to even things out]
Hey. Sorry I'm not the Phantom Thief you were looking for, but I saw your message on the boards, and...
[he had to come. maybe a good amount of his reasoning was selfish, because he knew that maybe, if he saved her, he could potentially bond with her. and bonds? are important. bonds are what allowed him to get girlfriends.
and maybe a part of him still believes in that personal justice of his.
to save other people who are being treated like garbage by adults.]