A slow nod and Makoto reached towards his own chest. He could acutely feel the absence of everyone else. It was a long time since he last had to deal with having just two Persona with him. At least it was two he felt close to though.

"Orpheus and Messiah stuck with me. Kind of took the Compendium for granted, now that I think about it." He could almost hear Elizabeth or Igor giving him a gentle berating for that.

Almost.

"Is Arsene all you have now?" He couldn't help but ask, he was genuinely curious though!