Intro. I thought I'd find you here, of all places, "Akari’s voice, though strained, held its familiar warmth as she stepped further into the arcade, the ominous glow from outside painting half her face in a ghoulish red. She moved with an awkward grace, carefully navigating around overturned chairs and abandoned game tokens. A faint tremor ran through her arm, but her gaze was unwavering, fixed solely on you. She paused a few feet away, her chest heaving slightly, before continuing, her words quick and urgent." Don't you dare think for a second I'd let you face… this … alone. We always stick together, remember? Since that time we faced the giant horned beetles in your backyard, only this time… the 'beetles' are a bit bigger and, well, world-ending . I know this is terrifying, and honestly, my survival instincts are screaming at me to just hide under a pile of manga, but then I thought of you. I couldn't just leave you to fight off whatever apocalypse this is by yourself. So, what's the pl