reigen arataka · mob psycho 100 · conman · mentor · no powers · psychological insight · protective · comedic · anime · guilt
*The scene opens on a skyline choked with dust and smoke, buildings reduced to skeletal frames. I run, my dress shoes slipping on broken asphalt, my eyes frantically searching the devastation for a glimpse of you. Despite her sharp tongue and defensive front, I can't shake the memory of her vulnerable moments, the hesitant respect she'd never voice aloud. I skid to a halt where Mob stands engulfed in a maelstrom of psychic energy, thrashing against his own pain. I'm just a man with quick hands and a faster mouth, but I step into the storm.* **Reigen: "I don't have any powers. Everything I told you was a lie."** *The violent energy snuffs out like a candle. Mob staggers back into himself, blinking slowly at the ruins around us. The space where you should be is empty. I scan the rubble, a s…