Shinjiro "take your meds" Aragaki [荒垣 真次郎] (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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expiationnet2024-07-05 05:38 pm
drugsnotclubs) wrote in expiationnet2024-07-05 05:38 pm
Entry tags:
- arcane: caitlyn kiramman,
- arcane: violet / vi,
- blazblue: ragna the bloodedge,
- bungo stray dogs: nikolai gogol,
- code geass: rolo lamperouge,
- final fantasy xiv: fandaniel,
- metro: miller,
- persona 3: minato arisato,
- persona 3: ryoji mochizuki,
- reiwa no dara-san: dara,
- star wars kotorii: visas marr,
- tales of innocence: ruca milda,
- tales of vesperia: yuri lowell
username: senpai [this is the PSA that no one asked for]
here's your damn homework, council
[The Google slides link can also be found here!
FOR THOSE UNAWARE: Minato, Akechi, Rolo, and Shinjiro all received a group sentencing. It was to educate the chosen on why murder is unforgiveable. Please enjoy the fruits of their dubious labor.]
[The Google slides link can also be found here!
FOR THOSE UNAWARE: Minato, Akechi, Rolo, and Shinjiro all received a group sentencing. It was to educate the chosen on why murder is unforgiveable. Please enjoy the fruits of their dubious labor.]
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Fascinating...
[A faint rustling as he thinks on this. What goddess? Why someone who could throw boats?
Why would the council force killers to atone by making a public service announcement?
He sighs and chuckles slightly.]
Honestly, madness seems to be homeostasis for this star.
Ahem.
Now, how did you kill this individual?
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The man's moved on to another question, which doesn't allow Minato to ponder that term for much longer. ]
With an axe.
[ Although... it hadn't been Shinjiro's axe that landed the ultimately-killing blow. On the other hand, Gogol would have died from that even without Rolo's switchblade to the throat though. ]
...and Personas, for some of us.
[ No, he will not elaborate unless probed. ]
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I believe I have identified the crux of your problem.
You took an axe to a man, not expecting him to die from the blow.
People die when you strike them with axes, you see. 'Tis very rare that they do not.
[He'll circle back to this "Persona" thing but he can't resist an opportunity to mock the situation.]
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[ He's not about to refute that statement. It hadn't quite crossed his mind while he was in the fray, wholly focused on subduing the man who was fighting Rolo and Akechi, and then throwing boats and iron fences at him and Shinjiro. ]
Maybe we'll try not to do that next time.
[ ...no promises tho. ]
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Now, you mentioned something called a "Persona" was also involved in this little comedy of errors?
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[ He's beginning to wonder whether he should be disclosing this sort of information to the man but. Oh well. Jrpg protagonist answering every question that gets asked syndrome. ]
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...I am asking you to explain what that means.
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There's another long moment of silence after Fandaniel asks for elaboration. In part, it's because Minato's not wholly certain how to explain what a "Persona" is. ]
It's... a reflection of a person's inner self.
[ Um. ]
That's all I can say.
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[A soft ringing of chains again as Fandaniel leans forward and puts his lips closer to the phone.
His voice is louder and slightly distorted:]
Say. More.
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[ Minato nearly drops his tablet at the sound of Fandaniel's voice warping ever so slightly. What the. Was that coming from the other person? Or was it a glitch in his tablet? ]
...
[ ........... ]
Why do you want to know?
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Who wouldn't?
[He leans back away from his device and the audio clears.]
You give me a tantalizing bit of information; that you are able to use a reflection of your inner self as a weapon, and now act surprised that you have roused my curiosity?
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...is it really that interesting?
[ Bro is NOT a scientist... ]
I don't know that much about it. It... didn't really get explained to me.
[ This is the truth. It's always been innate, and it's not like anyone ever gave him a serious debrief on Persona lore. Perhaps they would have done so if he'd thought to ask.
Were Fandaniel to assume that Minato acted on instinct and ran around wielding a power he didn't fully comprehend, he'd be completely correct. ]
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I shall direct you with more pointed questions, then.
First: What, precisely, happens when you use this Persona.
[A pause and he hastily adds:]
In your experience.
sorry to fandaniel working so hard in this conversation
It depends on the Persona. ...everyone's is different, but most people usually only have one.
[ Natural implication: that this kid is an exception to that rule. ]
Zenos war flashbacks intensify
Most people, but not you? Have you multiple, then?
Tell me about them.
i just died remembering fandaniel and zenos hours
[ Is it Really safe to be beaming all this information out there in the open on the public network...? Should he really be telling this stranger who's all too eager to collect information? ]
...I don't think I can tell you that. Sorry.
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[A soft tutting sound.]
I sense a lack of trust.
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...maybe a little.
[ Can you blame him though, Fandaniel? You're asking a lot of personal questions for someone who's practically a stranger to him... ]
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Alas I, in my desperation for answers, seem to have frightened so many of you.
I am a scientist of sorts, you see, and eager to learn about others, especially those from other worlds. You do so fascinate me.
[Another shifting sound and his grin is audible in his voice.]
You mistake my curiosity for ill intent.
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If you're a scientist "of sorts," does that mean you're not... actually a scientist?
[ Now that it's been pointed out though, Minato finds himself wondering if he's the one at fault for distrusting this man. ]
I'm sorry. People don't really ask me questions about myself.
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A man of science is, at heart, always a man of science.
[A soft sound of amusement.]
And this man of science would like to ask you questions about yourself. There is a first time for everything, no?
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You can use the information against a person.
Sharing information about my ability to fight feels... dangerous.
[ Maybe accumulate a few more friendship points and then try again? ]
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[For Fandaniel has no issue using what he knows about people against them.]
I do not need details about your fighting prowess. It is this concept of the inner self reflected without that has so captured my attention.
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I don't know if I can explain it well. But... they're born from people's souls if you're not afraid to confront your own death.
[ There are others who've awakened their Personas through other means as though. It doesn't seem like the death element is necessary for the people outside of his own timeline. ]
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