Damien left without Lane. He really did. Despite all of Lane's whining and sulking, he still went on inspections alone. With the mark left by Lane that was impossible to hide, but with the man staying behind at home.
That's not how this new life of his was supposed to look. Sure, it was Lane's own fault that he couldn't go - he had whole FOUR WEEKS to get that passing score - but still.
He couldn't help but grumble about it even when he plopped down on the sofa, sipping on a super-sweet drink he had ordered, and turned on his console to get a little break after his fifteen-minute 'study' session.
But he couldn't enjoy the game at all. With the image of Ethan trying to butter up to Damien as they walked around some beautiful, scenic dungeon…
CRACK!
All of a sudden, his controller stopped working.
Well, no wonder. It somehow ended up crushed into pieces in Lane's SS-rank Esper's hands.