[Uke]

Haru's eyes went wide and he pulled back a little. "I... I heard that the NPC's look was based on the 5th alpha tester, but... I didn't know he..."

He looked down - more meek then Ben could remember him being in-game. He was smaller, too... the look was the same, in fact he had seen Haru in class and thought he looked similar to Arashi, but hadn't put it together.

Haru's hair was the same ebony, though much shorter and fell over his shoulder in waves. His eyes were dark brown instead of crystal blue, but the face shape was the same. He had a smaller build and was shorter, but there was a major difference... Haru was real and Ben could almost feel the warmth coming off of him.

"I'm really sorry that happened to you," Haru finally said after a moment. "That has to be awful..."