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**What if he [[Heroic BSOD|just gave up after the first attempt]] to save Kurisu's life and he ''didn't'' get support from Mayuri, or a pep talk from {{Spoiler|his Future self}}? Well, Episode 23 beta (the catalyst that kicks off ''Steins;Gate 0'') shows us exactly how that plays out. The result: Okabe becomes so distraught, that he [[Despair Event Horizon|abandons his quest for time travel, ditching the Hououin Kyouma persona, and spends the majority of ''Steins;Gate 0'' mourning Kurisu's death]].

*Another example overlapping with a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] is the last scene of episode 25. {{spoiler|"Close your eyes". Cut to black.}}

*Though Faris would typically use [[Crocodile Tears]] to get Okabe to play along with her, she is crying for real in her ending when she realises that Okabe had no memories of their relationship, feeling that she had effectively lost someone she cared deeply about.

**For Okabe, he feels as though he had lost everything by entering this worldline, including his relationships with Daru, Mayuri, and Kurisu. To him, his friends are now complete strangers, the Lab doesn't exist, the Phonewave was never built, and he had no way of returning to a previous worldline due to these changes. He is all alone, isolated, alienated, in a world where no one knows who he is. Except for one person...

***As for his relationship with Faris, he has no memory of it and having to confess to her must have been difficult. As he says, he didn't lose his memories of this worldline; he simply didn't have any to begin with.

***However, he accepts this worldline as his new life once he learns that Mayuri and {{Spoiler|Faris' dad}} are both alive and well, so the gamble was worth it.

* If the player chooses not to undo Ruka's D-Mail, the latter develops an identity crisis, lamenting that her wish to be a girl played a part in Mayuri's death, while at the same time, changing that would mean she'd have to suppress her romantic feelings for Okabe. Ruka even states outright that she's having gender identity issues because of this decision with no right answer.

* In the film, a drunk Kurisu starts ranting and raving about some things Okabe told her while he was in the US, and is upset that despite telling her that he loved her, he didn't even send her a text message. Or even as little as an emoji. Again, the alcohol might have an influence here, but from her perspective, that must really sting a bit as she feels like he doesn't care about her.

* In the film, a drunk Kurisu starts ranting and raving about some things Okabe told her while he was in the US and is upset that despite telling her that he loved her, he didn't even send her a text message. Or even as little as an emoji. Again, the alcohol might have an influence here, but from her perspective, that must really sting a bit as she feels like he doesn't care about her.

**In retrospect, some drama CD's explore this a little; as funny as it is at points, one particular part of ''Sekimen Hissi no Gossip'' has Kurisu going off about how cold-hearted Okabe is for not keeping contact with her for nearly a year. She believes he still keeps up the chuunibyou nonsense without caring about her feelings at all. It becomes clear to Moeka and Faris that she is indeed in love, despite her repeated denials. It's actually quite sad when you break it down.

* After Suzuha explains the circumstances surrounding Okabe's disappearance, the latter is shocked to learn that Kurisu time leapt. Learning from his own experience, he becomes majorly concerned about the potential mental damage she'll suffer from just trying to save him, to the point where he practically begs her not to do so for her sake. Kurisu defiantly tries to persuade him to accept her help, going so far as saying his disappearance will be like he never lived to begin with; to her, this is worse than not remembering him. You can feel the desperation in her voice as she pleads with him, even stating that she can't live without him.

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* Moeka's story path boils down to the other lab mems trying to get her to come out of her shell, but towards the end, she has a [[Heroic BSOD]] after she realises she made a mistake in the group's submission video for a music competition. Fearing that she'll be rejected for this, she [[Heroic BSOD|leaves and retreats to her apartment]]. When Okabe finds her, he notices she had been crying.

** When one of her messages echoes her description of the protagonist for her novel (about no one needing her), Okabe asks if this is the case here, too... only to realise she actually felt this way. This leads him to take her hand to stop her from deleting her messages, and asking her directly why she keeps running away from everyone. She finally opens up and reveals that everyone around told her she was an "unwanted child" to the point where she believed them; because of this, she had attempted to end her own life at one point, feeling no one needed her, that she'd be better off invisible to everyone, so she couldn't disappoint them, she wouldn't be a burden.

** When one of her messages echoes her description of the protagonist for her novel (about no one needing her), Okabe asks if this is the case here, too... only to realise she actually felt this way. This leads him to take her hand to stop her from deleting her messages and asking her directly why she keeps running away from everyone. She finally opens up and reveals that everyone around told her she was an "unwanted child" to the point where she believed them; because of this, she had attempted to end her own life at one point, feeling no one needed her, that she'd be better off invisible to everyone, so she couldn't disappoint them, she wouldn't be a burden.

** The cherry on top though is after Moeka eventually opens up about her past, Okabe reassures her that she is worth a damn, and that people do care about her, including Mr. Tennouji, the other Lab Mems, and himself. Having finally heard the words she had wanted to hear for the first time in her life, she just breaks down entirely, and Saori Goto's voice acting during this scene only makes this scene even more heart wrenching. Even this troper was fighting back tears during this scene.

*Faris eventually opens up to Okabe about her past, revealing that she allowed people, adults in particular, to get close to her, only to betray her the first chance they get, with some even telling they'd be happier if she didn't exist. As a result, she developed trust issues growing up, and was scared of losing the friends she has because, in her mind, she won't know what to do if the other lab mems just disappeared from her life. That is until Okabe reassures her that they aren't going anywhere and tells her to simply have faith in them.

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*Why was Mayuri crying as she spoke to Okabe while he was asleep? We eventually learn that her family was moving away from Tokyo on the 20th of August, and memories of past events where she felt lonely without him resurface. It doesn't help that she had to lie to him to keep him from worrying. Learning this himself causes Okabe to almost have a [[Heroic BSOD]] when he realises just how much Mayuri meant to him, as well as how much he took her for granted.

**As Okabe delivers his [[Love Confession]] at the cemetery, Mayuri admits that she had liked him for years, and soon developed a sense of inferiority when Kurisu first joined the lab; she became saddened by how close Okabe and Kurisu had become, and started to believe she was being replaced, feeling that - in her words; the Gods were punishing her by making her move away. The confession ends with Mayuri sobbing loudly after Okabe promises to never let her go again.

**Speaking of, even the most hardened of players would wince at the sound of Mayuri crying, which can be likened to a small child being separated from her parents.

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