Joker reaches out and takes Akira's hand. She bows low, and kisses the back of it. 

"Well done."

A genuine grin comes to Akira's lips at that. 

"Th —" she pauses. "Not thank you. But still... It's good to feel like I'm... making progress."

"Good girls, my moitiés. Now, I believe we have a few more things to accomplish this night."

"For sure." Akira looks around at the room. "So, what were we going to make next?"

"Next, I believe, should be one or more bedrooms."

Akira looks over at Joker.

"I don't see why we should need more than one. We're both the same person, and you love both of us. Two plus two is four."

Akira frowns. "I'm not so sure I agree with that first part. You seem like... a very different person from me."

"Well, we at least used to be the same person. And we do share memories. So what do you think we should do, Julie?"

"We are all drawn from the same well, in some ways, chéries. We are also quite separate people, however, for all that we are bound together. The real question is what we intend to use this space for."

"I'm not sure, I think that —"

A clock on the wall starts to chime loudly.

"Oh dear," Julie remarks, turning to look at the clock. "We'll have to cut this short for now. It's time for you to wake up in the outside world, mon cœur."

"We're in this together," Joker says. "Let's make Kamoshida pay."

And Akira wakes up in her attic bed.

She gets up, and starts to change.

Still there? she asks mentally. 

Yep, still here.

Joker's mental voice still sounds smug.

With you always, chérie, Julie adds.

Alright, let's rock. 

Akira dresses, hefts her pack, and heads downstairs for breakfast.

"Here you go, kid," Sojiro plates up curry for her and Morgana.

"Thanks, boss." Akira eats, and then heads out, watching to make sure Morgana comes with her. 

"Today's the day, huh," Morgana remarks as they walk to the train.

"Yeah," Akira says. "Going to be... interesting."

"I believe in you, in all of us."

As do we, chérie.

Seconded.

"We'll make it work, whatever happens."