Surely you don't mean-- you signed a contract to come here from your world?
[Yusuke's not sure he's following, when the significance of what she's saying hasn't occurred to him yet. He certainly wasn't offered a contract, when he was home one moment and gone the next.]
Oh, no, no, nothing like that! No, when I moved back to Iwatodai about a year ago... I agreed to something. And I didn't really get it, back then, but... anyway, it doesn't matter. Shrine's just ahead.
[ minako steps through the gates and past the small playground. ]
There wasn't a priest running this place, so I don't actually know who's enshrined here.
[ she flicks the holster open, holding up the evoker towards the sky. ]
Remember. Not a real gun, don't freak out.
[ and she turns it to point it at her temple. with a grin, one eye shining, and a sound like a cap gun and shattering glass--hell, it briefly looks like broken glass is coming out of the other side of her head-- ]
[She's telling him not to freak out, but he takes a step toward her in a panic anyway. It's too late to do anything, of course, so he can only watch with a horrified expression as she shoots herself in the head.
He blinks when a Persona emerges just as she said, and he looks from it to her. Actually, she seems fine.]
That's your Persona? For such a barbaric summoning method, it's... rather beautiful.
Hey, don't be mean, Kitagawa-kun! [ she laughs, though, patting messiah before he disappears. ] He's one of them, yeah. I have four of mine with me. Messiah, Orpheus Telos, Thanatos, and Metatron.
[ pay no attention to how three of those are death-themed ]
[Didn't Ren have a Persona called Metatron, come to think of it? The rest he knows only from mythology, though.]
Goodness... So you're another who posses the power to wield multiple Personas. What a surprising individual my tour guide has become... Who are you really, Arisato-san?
I led a group called SEES in battle. They were the best friends I could have asked for. We fought Shadows, we saved the world from Nyx, fought for everyone's souls...
[ she smiles at him, that same sad smile as before. ]
Now? I'm just a girl whose luck ran out. What about you, Kitagawa-kun? Why does an art student from Tokyo know about Personas?
Ah, well... [He doesn't want to say anything, but she's clearly a Persona user, and he's made his knowledge obvious. There isn't much choice but to share, in that case.]
I have a Persona, too-- Kamu Susano-o. I cannot show you him, however, without access to the Metaverse.
[So he assumes, though he hasn't actually tried it here yet.]
Slicing attacks and ice magic; his blade is as swift as it is strong.
[Yusuke is clearly very proud of his Persona! It's come a long way since its early days as Goemon, and even there he thought it something to take pride in. It soon vanishes, the mask reappearing in place.]
I didn't choose this outfit, if that's what you're wondering. It came to me when I formed a contract with Goemon, my Persona's initial form. You could say it is a symbol of my will to rebel.
Huh... that's. Different? But... anyway, so Kamu Susanoo used to be Goemon? Your group must have been through a lot, then. Personas don't usually evolve without some pressure...
Yes, we all went through a great deal. Aside from our broader struggles I had something of an... existential crisis, even after I gained my Persona. It was only with the help of my friends that I was able to find myself again, as an individual and as an artist. That was when Goemon gained new power and changed his form.
[It's a long and painful story, so he won't bother her with the details, but that about summarises it, he thinks.]
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[Yusuke's not sure he's following, when the significance of what she's saying hasn't occurred to him yet. He certainly wasn't offered a contract, when he was home one moment and gone the next.]
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[ minako steps through the gates and past the small playground. ]
There wasn't a priest running this place, so I don't actually know who's enshrined here.
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When they arrive at the shrine, Yusuke looks around. He reaches into his pocket for his wallet as they approach, and--]
Ah! I... don't have any change to offer.
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Oh! That's okay, I probably... [ she looks down at herself. right. ]
... Yeah, I don't have pockets. [ she laughs a little. there IS the white gun belt holding her evoker but that's it. ] Oops?
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[He's so disappointed! He needs all the fortune he can get, but he'll just have to settle for looking around the shrine for its aesthetics alone.
He pauses, looking her up and down.]
By the way, why are you carrying around a toy gun?
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[THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY, MINAKO]
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[ WHATS WRONG OH GOD ]
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[why a gun and not a mask tho]
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[ she flicks the holster open, holding up the evoker towards the sky. ]
Remember. Not a real gun, don't freak out.
[ and she turns it to point it at her temple. with a grin, one eye shining, and a sound like a cap gun and shattering glass--hell, it briefly looks like broken glass is coming out of the other side of her head-- ]
Messiah!
[ lo and behold. its a persona. ]
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[She's telling him not to freak out, but he takes a step toward her in a panic anyway. It's too late to do anything, of course, so he can only watch with a horrified expression as she shoots herself in the head.
He blinks when a Persona emerges just as she said, and he looks from it to her. Actually, she seems fine.]
That's your Persona? For such a barbaric summoning method, it's... rather beautiful.
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[ pay no attention to how three of those are death-themed ]
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Goodness... So you're another who posses the power to wield multiple Personas. What a surprising individual my tour guide has become... Who are you really, Arisato-san?
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[ she smiles at him, that same sad smile as before. ]
Now? I'm just a girl whose luck ran out. What about you, Kitagawa-kun? Why does an art student from Tokyo know about Personas?
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I have a Persona, too-- Kamu Susano-o. I cannot show you him, however, without access to the Metaverse.
[So he assumes, though he hasn't actually tried it here yet.]
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As he does, he's engulfed in blue flame for a split second, his outfit turning to the masked outlaw attire of Fox.]
Oh! [He looks down at his gloved hands and pats his face.] It worked.
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Iiiiis the magical boy getup your Persona?
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[And with a dramatic flourish, his kitsune mask vanishes, taking the form of his Persona.]
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[ minako takes a step back, grinning as she looks kamu susanoo up and down. ]
What kind of skills does he use?
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[Yusuke is clearly very proud of his Persona! It's come a long way since its early days as Goemon, and even there he thought it something to take pride in. It soon vanishes, the mask reappearing in place.]
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[ it's amazing to think about, really. ]
Soooo, what's with the... [ don't say fursuit don't say fursuit don't say fursuit ] costume? It's really cool, I just don't get it.
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I didn't choose this outfit, if that's what you're wondering. It came to me when I formed a contract with Goemon, my Persona's initial form. You could say it is a symbol of my will to rebel.
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Huh... that's. Different? But... anyway, so Kamu Susanoo used to be Goemon? Your group must have been through a lot, then. Personas don't usually evolve without some pressure...
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[It's a long and painful story, so he won't bother her with the details, but that about summarises it, he thinks.]
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