Prologue: Paths Crossed
- Original Release: March 8, 2020 (Fanfiction.net), March 9, 2020 (AO3)
Summary
When asked what she wants to read for story time, a five-year-old Kiki Naegi begs to hear the story of how her parents met and fell in love. Makoto and Kyoko reluctantly agree to tell her the story of their first two years together before Junko stole their memories.Tropes
- Adaptation Expansion: It shows a little of what happened to Makoto after being questioned by the police in Makoto Naegi's Worst Day Ever.
- Bathtub Scene: The beginning of the story has Makoto and Kyoko giving Kiki a bath before bed.
- Crash-Into Hello: How Makoto and Kyoko initially met.
- Forgotten First Meeting: It turns out that Makoto and Kyoko had met prior to entering Hope's Peak when he accidentally bumps into her while running from the events of Makoto Naegi's Worst Day Ever. The reason he didn't remember was because 1.) it was a day he'd rather forget and 2.) he didn't get a good look at her, so he didn't recognize her when they met at Hope's Peak.
- Friendly Tickle Torture: When Kiki resists taking a bath, Makoto ends up tickling her as punishment. This has been done so frequently, Makoto can tell that when Kiki tells him to stop whether or not she means it.
- Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: When Kyoko reads Jin's addendum on her acceptance letter, she gets so irritated that she starts wrinkling the letter.Kyoko: (thinking) …How like that man to ruin it for me by saying something so sentimental…
