[ It seems a little insincere when the perpetrator is forced to change through magical shenanigans, but JJ supposes a lack of sincerity is not reason enough to stop a man from continuing to exploit young children. It's gentler than threatening him to confess to his crimes at least, or torturing him.
So he gives Yusuke an uncertain smile. ]
As happy as it can be, considering the circumstances.
[ He's still glad for the efforts of Yusuke and his band of misfit friends, the threats they're facing in here are enough to get JJ's heart pounding even though he knows no harm can come to him, and it can't be easy for kids as young as them to shoulder the responsibility of fixing the morally corrupt of society. (It's just sad still, to think remember reality rather than fairy tales, where people can be convinced to right their wrongs through reason and good will.) The group of them certainly must've had a lot of heart, to traverse this unsettling environment for so many hours, and as JJ looks around, unable to see any cracks among the bizarre landscape, he things back to the brief, ill-advised conclusion he'd had during his conversation with Diva. ]
Hey, you're not... [ He wonders how to breech the subject delicately, giving Yusuke an uncertain look. ] Trying to keep us here, are you? Subconsciously?
[ Maybe they need to hash things out, and that'll help them escape. ]
no subject
So he gives Yusuke an uncertain smile. ]
As happy as it can be, considering the circumstances.
[ He's still glad for the efforts of Yusuke and his band of misfit friends, the threats they're facing in here are enough to get JJ's heart pounding even though he knows no harm can come to him, and it can't be easy for kids as young as them to shoulder the responsibility of fixing the morally corrupt of society. (It's just sad still, to think remember reality rather than fairy tales, where people can be convinced to right their wrongs through reason and good will.) The group of them certainly must've had a lot of heart, to traverse this unsettling environment for so many hours, and as JJ looks around, unable to see any cracks among the bizarre landscape, he things back to the brief, ill-advised conclusion he'd had during his conversation with Diva. ]
Hey, you're not... [ He wonders how to breech the subject delicately, giving Yusuke an uncertain look. ] Trying to keep us here, are you? Subconsciously?
[ Maybe they need to hash things out, and that'll help them escape. ]