Blood drains from his face as he watches Maruki skitter up the wall like a bug. "What?" he asks faintly. I think I finally get it, Maruki has said, like they're back in his office and Ren has helped him make another fucking breakthrough, or given him the keys to Mementos again, but it can't be anything like that this time. Ren's barely said anything. His mind is starting to work again, sluggishly, but he's not sure he likes it any better to have to think about Maruki.