Undocumented

by kidscanfly

A series of mostly angsty oneshot ficlets containing an impressive amount of spoilers. The chapters center around Souji, Chie, Yosuke, and Adachi, as well as the tensions that tie them all together. And some other characters are mentioned too.

10. Static: Souji

A buildup to "Sick" kinda.

Static

He wondered when he had decided that he was invincible.

As Souji walked into the empty house that awful night of November 5th, he couldn't help but go straight to bed, yet even as he laid there, looking at his ceiling as the rain pelted harder and harder, he couldn't bear to sleep.

Nanako was there, on the other side, amongst the fog and evil, all alone. He hadn't been able to protect her. He glanced at his unchanging TV screen, and though nothing appeared, he could see her writhing in pain, the same way Saki Konishi had. The sound of static looped in Souji's mind as Nanako continued to cry out in his mind's eye. He could picture his uncle dying in that hospital bed, and was beginning to imagine all the horrible things Nametame might be doing to his cousin. His mind ran wild with thoughts and worries, the deafening, harsh static never leaving his ears.

When Yukiko had been taken, he could still see the look of hysteria on Chie's face. He still saw the look of shame and guilt that's forever carved into Yosuke's features since Saki Konishi's death. Yukiko had been so worried over Kanji's disappearance, and Rise's disappearance hadn't shaken him almost at all, for he had no idea who she really was. Even Naoto's kidnapping had made Kanji the most upset he's ever seen. Yet none of those times compared to how he felt right now. It had all become too close, much too personal. His apathy was now shattered, and for the first time since this mystery began, it was all starting to hit home, deep in his heart, where he held everything dear to him.

The sound of static crashed around him through the night, until he couldn't stand it anymore and trashed his television, but he still was unable to sleep. He still felt so angry and worried over the absence of his extended family.

Souji couldn't believe it when he realized how wet his face had become.

Yet the static still lingered, even more noticeable than before. He couldn't think. It was like a heavy, dense fog in his mind that seemed as if it would never leave.