For things had been getting better already, hearing Naoto's scathing commentary on Akechi is... satisfying, and validating. Something in what she says sticks in the back of Futaba's head as odd, though it'll take her a second to figure it out, caught up in her explanation as she is.

"Pretty much," she says. Her hands clench into fists. "The plan was to frame the Phantom Thieves for every psychotic breakdown and mental shutdown that's been happening for the past two years. Catch the leader of the Phantom Thieves in the act, then it would be reported that he 'committed suicide' while in police custody."

"One of the last things that I remember before I got here was the news announcement." Even though she'd known, known that it was all part of the plan, there'd still been a tight knot of anxiety in her gut.