Reigen opened his mouth to shout after her but a sudden numb sense of utter futility choked him.

'Yeah, that's who you are.'

'You distort people.'

'You're better off just--'

Suddenly, Reigen yelped in pain. The pain had spread from his face and sent shockwaves down his spine. He had slammed his palms into his own cheeks. It sucked. It really hurt. But it grounded him.

"Now's not the goddamn time..." He told himself. He wasn't a walking void of self-pity. He was Reigen Arataka and he was on a goddamn job.

~~

"Mob!" Reigen thrust the doors to Mob's room open. "Get your coat on!"