[Astrology, oh no... Well, that gets Junpei to laugh, if quietly. Okay, okay, Monty gets a tentative pass, he supposes?] Should I be asking all the crows I see if they're really some guy, just in case?

[No, he won't do this, it's fine. He tilts into Charles' touch, closing his eyes with another sigh. It's another objective fact, right, that he's not responsible for all those other timelines - well, not according to fucking Aldrip, but never mind that now - and this one he mostly believes, if only because thinking about it makes him want to rip out his own brain stem. This is the train of thought that turned Akane into the person she is, isn't it? It's not a good one.

So,] Yeah, I know. I told you this is the timeline we get, remember? I'm not going back on that.