Haru stayed silent as he seemed to struggle with a response to her inquiry. There was no doubt it was a difficult decision for him, it would have been for her as well, so she felt no desire to rush him. The truth was so important to all of them and she probably should have guessed what he'd choose. She gave him a tiny nod and a halfhearted smile.

"To tell everything would be a very long story." And truthfully, she didn't think she was particularly good at recounting stories. However, she was determined to do her best to give a brief summary of the most troubling aspects. "After my father's..." it felt like something was stuck in her throat for a moment as the image of her father's death came into her mind. "A-after his death things got very bad. His...his death was broadcast. He was meant to confess to his crimes, as all others had done before. Instead a mental shut down was induced right then there..." For everyone, including her, to see. "Of course, you all were very distraught and convinced it was a mistake on the part of the Phantom Thieves." And for just a moment she had even entertained that idea. It passed very quickly though. Haru couldn't imagine how it could have gone wrong enough to be their fault.

"The public turned against us so quickly. Everyone was convinced we were nothing more than murderers." Her tone betrayed how appalling she found that to be and she balled her tiny hands up in frustration. "That was the point. We were used as scapegoats for all the mental shut-downs and deaths associated with them. The real culprit, the one you all had been hearing about prior to this incident was Goro Akechi. It seems he was gifted similar abilities to our leader but rather than use them as Ren did, he used them to create and enact a very elaborate revenge plan." Really, it sounded like something out of a movie to think about it now. It had been something of a twisted and overly complicated plan all for the sake of revenge. Despite what he'd done she found a twinge of sympathy plucking at her insides as she recounted that part.

"His father was Masayoshi Shido, the politician running for Prime Minister of Japan. He found out about the other world long before any of us came to our abilities. With Akechi's help he was using it to get rid of competition. Everything we went through, it was all the plot of one individual's quest for rulership of Japan." It disgusted her that her father's death had been about nothing more than Shido's desire for power. All of the lives that were destroyed, including Akechi's, had been because of this despicable adult's selfish wishes. "His palace truly was a reflection of his despicable selfish distortions. He truly thought he was some sort of captain who would be the only person to lead Japan to true glory." There was anger in her tone and she shook her head and let out a breath.

"That's....well, that's most of it." There was more of course, there was the Holy Grail and then the entire alternate reality. But...the plot with Shido was already quite a lot and she was sure it would be a lot for him to take in on it's own. She bowed her head after a moment. "I apologize for the lengthy explanation. I suppose I'm not overly gifted with such things. Perhaps the idea of us being heroes in a novel here is not too far off from our roles back home." Because truly all of that did sound like something out of some complicated noir show she might have watched

"Where were you placed?" It was a bit upsetting to hear he would not be in a building with her. The idea of rooming around others was such a foreign concept to her. "Oh! et me check," she rummaged inside of it and pulled out a gray key. "Gray it seems!"

Haru let out a tiny breath she hadn't realized she had been holding in after he finally spoke. She nodded. "Indeed. None other than the so called detective prince. Though...it seemed even that was fabricated. He caused the crimes he solved that allowed him to become famous." It was another small detail of the complicated situation that she hadn't managed to include. Though, she was very grateful he had at least already seen Akechi, that meant he at least would have something to connect the name to. Having not been around during the majority of their adventures meant that Haru wasn't quite certain who he knew and did not know.

"At the very least I can assure you that all things have been handled. We were able to defeat Shido and put a stop to his plans." That...didn't change the deaths that had already happened though. Nor had it changed the pain it had caused and the damage he had done. However, she did hope the knowledge that they had solved things would be at least some comfort. "I can imagine it must have been frustrating being trapped here alone with so many questions about this mystery person using the metaverse for their own means. I am happy that I could at least ease your mind there." That brought her a tiny bit of happiness herself, despite the heavy nature of the topic. "Were I trapped here before we had discovered the identity of my father's murderer..." she shook her head. That was not something she wanted to think about. After all it had caused her enough anguish back home. Here where she could truly do nothing? Well, she could understand how vexing that would be for him.

"An orphanage?" Her nose scrunched a bit at that and she frowned. "Is it acceptable for you?" At least back home she knew that the dorms he roomed at were at least relatively decent. She hoped this place was acceptable for him as well.

"It's quite deplorable, is it not? Though, the true villain in it all was Shido. Akechi certainly did unforgiveable things, but Shido was Akechi's father. He left Akechi's mother and she died not long after." She shook her head and put her hands to her chest as a frown took her expression. If Shido hadn't left, or if he had at least acknowledged his own son, would things have been different for him? "He was used. Though...he still made his own choices." And those choices had resulted in the murder of her own father, which had thrown her own world into a storm that she had not been certain she could weather. After all of that it was probably quite strange that she still felt conflicted about how she should feel towards Akechi. There was no love for him, there wasn't even forgiveness precisely, but there was...sympathy. Finally, she looked up at him and forced a smile that still had sadness in it. "I am glad I could at least give you some comfort then! I doubt any of us expected to find ourselves saving Japan, but I am proud we were able to do so." It was probably more accurate to say they saved the world, but that was an even more complicated story to explain. Who would guess things could get more complicated?

"It can be quite difficult to bring yourself out of a mindset like that. I found, after my fathers death, that it was rather difficult to stop my thoughts from wandering to all the mystery surrounding it. I can only imagine how hard it must have been for you here alone." At least back home she had the others contacting her to check in. Even when she had not responded she had greatly appreciated how much they had shown their concern for her. Had she been completely alone she had no idea what she would have done. She certainly would have never found the strength to pull herself out of the sinking feeling that had overtaken her. She followed behind him with quick but short delicate steps and then gave him a more enthusiastic smile. "I know I am probably not quite the friend you would want here, but you're certainly not alone now!"

She nodded as he spoke. Well, at least it was not completely different to his dorms back home. "Ah, so privacy is a bit of a problem?" That was a shame. "I hope you were not held responsible for that!" It seemed like that was more their fault than his, but then again they were children....

She nodded firmly but with a weight of sadness that would be impossible for Haru to hide even had she tried. "Indeed." They may not have been able to change the terrible events that had unfolded, but at the very least they had been able to prevent anything further from transpiring. That was quite an accomplishment in her own mind.

"You always have such an impressive way of describing things." And saying that the mind had a terrible way of forcing itself down roads was perfect for how she had felt in regards to her father's death and the situation surrounding it. "No matter how hard you try to avoid thinking about something painful the mind seems to find a way to create..." mmmm, what word would best describe that...? "...roadblocks that push you back to it." Yes, that did seem to work! She looked down though, seemingly not entirely comforted by his attempt to reassure her that he wasn't too disappointed. Unfortunately, Haru had quite the habit of being well...very hard on herself to put it lightly. "Thank you, that is very kind of you. I'm sure we can over come the challenges here."

She looked up and smiled. "Ah, that's lovely that you've found yourself a little apprentice!" That is what she took from that. "I see, well, I am sure it will be more than adequate for me. Though....I must admit I will be a bit worried about you."

Some people may have found his behavior and way of phrasing things weird, but not Haru. Haru almost found herself a bit jealous of the way he just said things without pause. It was something she also found herself admiring in Ryuji. Almost all of her own life had been spent speaking only when spoken to. It was only recently that she'd started to voice her own opinions and views on things. Still, she didn't have the flair for words that he did, that much was certain. "I suppose, in a way, we're even doing it now," she replied with a wry little smile of her own. It was quite the depressing subject, especially for a first (re)meeting, and she felt a bit bad for having brought it up at all. At least his statement about them supporting and pulling each other out made her smile more earnestly. "I do not know where I would be without you all." There was a touch of sadness over him not remembering that, but it was hardly his fault and she managed to hold it all back. "It will be rather strange here without everyone."

And there she went again making things slightly depressing. Perhaps she had a hidden talent for that. "I think you would make a fine teacher," she said with a nod and a smile. She should see him doing well teaching art to others, he had enough passion for it. "I doubt I can completely stop myself from worrying, but I am glad you're adjusting well."

"At the very least we are both more than accustomed to situations that are far from perfect." That was at least one way to look at things more positively. Both their lives had been on the far side of perfect despite what outside appearances may have shown. This situation was far from perfect but it was, at least from what she had seen so far, not that bad of a place. The hint of a frown touched her lips at his statement, there was something that made her quite sad about the thought that he'd been here alone with thoughts like those. It showed just how much he must have missed them. "I imagine I would think the same. Do you think Futaba would hate this place for it's lack of technology or would she be interested in how similar it was to something out of a video game?" That was the real debate here.

"It's already true to me." So there, she won by default of: who would actually continue to argue with her? She believed in him and the idea that he could be a good teacher. He'd probably be one of those eccentric teachers that people either loved or absolutely hated.

"Oh," she shifted a bit awkwardly and gave him a lopsided smile. "I apologize if my worry made you uncomfortable." She wasn't certain if it was simply surprise in his expression or confusion too. It was so hard to read people when you weren't precisely used to having anyone. "I'm glad you find inspiration here, though."

"I would be lying if I tried to claim I did not see a bit of charm in how similar to a video game this was." A little known fact about Haru was that she did in fact enjoy playing video games. Of course she was nothing like Futaba, but she played more often than most would expect. If they would expect at all, which they might not given how little Haru spoke of her own interests. "I do imagine she would find these tellphones fascinating. It's strange, I think I might even miss everyone poking fun at how I texted back home." She could not quite deny that it was deserved, she was certainly...formal in the way she texted. Maybe someday she would figure out how to be a bit more casual. Someday.

"You are more than welcome." Ah yes, now she was even more self-satisfied. Back home it was almost unheard of for someone to say she was right. Or at least it had been until she'd met the Phantom Thieves. The idea that others would listen to her and think she had a point was still something of a foreign concept. It was rather nice.

"I'm afraid we might be on our way to another loop with me being worried about you worrying about me." She put a hand to her mouth as she giggled and shook her head. They really were something else. So, she'd put a stop to that right here. "I would be honored to see!" And very excited to actually.

"Odd creatures? Oh! I can't wait to see them!" Odd creatures were right up her alley as well. While some may disagree, Haru was firmly in the camp that insisted that quite a lot of the shadows they encountered were rather cute. Now that he'd mentioned odd creatures she found herself rather excited. A number of different thoughts, pulled both from games she'd played and shadows they'd encountered, came to her mind as she tried to imagine what they might look like. Hopefully she'd run into some soon! If not perhaps she could find out where they were located and seek them out...

She shook her head a bit too fervently at his question. "Not you!" She blushed lightly and looked down with a slightly awkward expression. "Ryuji did have a habit of bringing up how formally I spoke though." And, again, she really couldn't blame him. She knew she did text with quite a lot of formality, but she didn't know any other way! "I'm afraid I don't have much experience with it." So, she ended up treating it more like an email or letter than a casual conversation. She eventually looked up with a soft smile at the thought of Futaba trying to find a way to hack them. "I imagine we would not see her until she figured it out." Or until they just decided to barge their way into wherever she was. There was some degree of surprise in how quickly she was already finding herself missing them.

She matched his laugh with a little giggle of her own and nodded her head. "Indeed. And I would hate for us to become stuck on that again." They had done it enough and more than likely would have plenty of other occasions for it coming up. Her smile brightened though at his comments about being sure to show her once she'd settled more. "I can't wait to see!" It definitely gave her something to look forward to coming up.

And both were seen as rather strange for their particular fondness for shadows. Not that Haru ever noticed how strange others found her comments, it went completely over her head and so far nobody had really tried to explain. "Chocobos, hmm? Even the name sounds rather cute..." she tapped a finger on her chin thoughtfully as she found herself daydreaming about what they might look like. Her expression immediately dropped at the mention of a weapon though and she looked rather depressed as the realization hit her that she was missing her scythe now. "Oh...I think I'll rather miss my scythe here. I am certain I could manage in these sewers with only Lucy but it would feel quite strange." And...not...quite as fun. Alright, truthfully, it would be considerably less fun. There was something freeing about the release that came with using her weapon.

"I'm certain he didn't mean any harm by it. It is quite different than the style of texting he employs." She was quick to jump to Ryuji's defense despite the fact that she knew it wasn't necessary. No matter what it was always easier for Haru to blame herself than others. "It's more my fault for being unable to adjust than his." But maybe he was right, perhaps here she'd have a better time adjusting with more experience.

"She truly is amazing, I always find myself impressed with what she's accomplished." Especially when it came down to their ultimate plan that they'd used against Akechi. That had been a ridiculous convoluted plan that somehow miraculously worked out.

She looked up at the building curiously as she pulled her key out with only a slight bit of hesitation. Somehow it was starting to hit her that it really was going to be quite different here. "How strange. I wonder why that is." That was not a question she imagined she'd find an answer to so easily. Finally after another moment she turned to him with a little half smile. "Thank you very much for walking me all this way."

"I think I may make those at the top of my list of things to try to find!" She really wanted to see them with that description. Luckily for her they were pretty common, so it probably wouldn't take long for her to stumble upon one. This place certainly was sounding more and more interesting.

"Thank you! Even if I did not end up requesting anything from them it might be quite interesting to see a forge." How strange it was to think of a place making everything by hand like that. It would certainly be interesting to see how it all might work. She nodded at his question. "Yes, Lucy was my third awakening. Before her I had Milady and then Astarte." Ah, it was so...odd to think he didn't know that alright. There was still a pang of sadness to that, but it passed quickly enough.

"In a strange way, I often admire his ease with words." It really wasn't something to be admired, but Haru couldn't help it. "He always speaks his mind without any hesitation." Unlike her. It really was rather impressive, though she could see how it might often come off rather poorly. After all he also rarely thought about how he phrased things which did lead to the occasional squabble with others. "Perhaps I'll give it more practice here!" Then she'll show Ryuji by being an expert texter just like the other kids.

"Hmm," she looked thoughtfully at the buildings as she considered what he was saying. "But why would they want to organize us? And what criteria does it use?" Was there any? Perhaps it was just random based on arrival or something. "I will certainly keep your offer in mind. I suppose I should go in and try and get myself settled. Thank you again, Yusuke. I'm quite glad you're here."