Of course you're staying with me. [ Ren says before he gives himself any time to think about it past deciding to give her the bed and take the couch for himself. Because he can't just leave Futaba alone, he knows that, not in Socializationville. So when his brain catches up and wonders what about Akechi, he shoves that thought in a different box to be thought about later. ]

But, yeah, it's not the Metaverse, but it's not quite not the Metaverse either. [ Morgana or Makoto would probably have given a mildly more intelligent explanation. ] They've [ Ren taps the side of his forehead with a finger. ] definitely come in handy a few times... [ It wasn't often, but every now and then something went to shit around here and it was nice to feel like he and his friends could defend themselves as usual. ]