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[girlybruiser]

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[girlybruiser]

How did you do that? I have a friend who hasn't been able to figure it out.
Wait, your Persona is gone?

[amperor]

It's hard to explain. It was like once I drank the potion, I knew it was a skill I could use; the same way it works when I use Caesar's skills.

Yes - I had wished it back, but not at the Crystal. My tattoos are gone as well, so I assume the magic wore off or something.

[girlybruiser]

I'm glad to hear that's all over with then...
I should check on my friend who had also been recovering. Unfortunately, I had to battle with her as well.

[amperor]

[ Thankfully, with Caesar's disappearance, Castor had gone as well. ]

You're pretty tough, to handle two creatures in one day. I hope your friend is able to recover quickly. I might be able to bug Shinji to help her out, if you need it.

[girlybruiser]

She's in good hands with a trusted person, but thank you!
Sorry... to go back to your power, you just knew?
I have a friend who hasn't been able to transform yet. I think he's tried different things, but I am not so sure.

[amperor]

Correct.

Maybe for your friend it's like a math problem? He'll have to try a few different things before he finds the solution that he understands.

I guess when I think about using the skill, I imagine that I'm falling into the headspace of an animal. The same way I get into the groove before a boxing match.

[ is this helping? who knows. he's trying! ]

[girlybruiser]

I hadn't thought about it that way! I'll let him know the next time I speak with him.
You must really like dogs though, Akihiko-kun. Especially to become one...

[ She's not sure she would describe any of her friends as dogs. Maybe Ryuji, in that fiercely loyal kind of way. Otherwise, many of her friends are kind of like cats... ]

[amperor]

I'm definitely more of a dog person than a cat one.

[ Don't let him fool you; he likes all animals. It's part of being a friend of Shinji's, and partly because Miki was fond of them as well. As painful as it is, he thinks of her whenever he greets a stray. ]

Dogs are simple, though. Not complicated for the most part. They're hunters, or runners, or herders, and they do what they do well when they train for it. They never doubt their roles.

[girlybruiser]

I think I have always preferred cats.

[ Mona might be offended if anyone says he's a cat, but he would likely bristle at the idea they prefer dogs more. ]

Dogs are wonderful, but they do seem like a lot of work! We never had any growing up, or any kind of pet.

[amperor]

Koromaru is the closest thing I've ever had to a pet - and he's not really mine. He's technically the dorm's, but I'm pretty sure he likes Minato best, and Shinji and Ken probably make his top three.

[ He gets along well with Koromaru! He's just aware he's not the dog's absolute favorite. ]

Why didn't you have a pet at home? I didn't because we weren't allowed to have them in the orphanage. When I moved, between school, boxing, and cram classes I didn't have the time for one.

[girlybruiser]

[ She takes note of something in his response: ]

Orphanage?
Were you raised in one, Akihiko-kun?

because i think the adoption thing in reload is Weirdge

[amperor]

I was. Shinji was too; that's how we met. We got into a fight out in the yard over something I can't remember anymore.

I moved out towards the end of middle school into the school dorms at Gekkoukan, and Shinji came with me.

[girlybruiser]

[ She needs to chew on a thought for a bit before her next response. ]

Are both your parents not around?

[amperor]

They're not. I'm not sure if Shinji remembers his, and mine - they passed away when I was three. I don't remember anything about them at this point. We must not have had any extended family.

[ or they didn't want to take two orphans in, one of whom was a baby. ]

[girlybruiser]

I'm very sorry to hear.
That must be hard.

[ Even if he doesn't remember, it doesn't necessarily mean the grief does not exist. ]

[amperor]

It doesn't bother me anymore, Haru-san. I appreciate the apology, though.

[ It still does but like hell will he admit that. ]

[girlybruiser]

I guess we're all a bit similar.
It's such a strange thought.

[amperor]

[ Oh? ]

Are you an orphan too?

[girlybruiser]

I'm not sure if it's the right word, to be honest.
Father passed away last year, a few months before I graduated. I was already almost 18, so the circumstances aren't the same.

[amperor]

[ No, it isn't the same as growing up an orphan, but - ]

I think that still counts. Especially if you're not close to your extended family... you're alone in the world, and you don't have anyone at easy reach for advice.

[girlybruiser]

I guess you are right. I don't have any other relatives; my grandfather passed a long time ago when I was still a child.
It was just Father and I until last year.
But it's okay. I have my friends now.

[amperor]

I'm glad to hear that.

Shinji was my oldest friend but - he's not my only one. Back home, I have plenty of people I consider like my family as well.

[ It's just that half of them aren't adults so you know. ]

I probably shouldn't say this, but I think you'd get along well with Mitsuru, if she showed up here.

[girlybruiser]

Is that another friend of yours?

[ It's the dead dad thing, isn't it. ]

[amperor]

[ It's not entirely the dead dad thing... ]

Yes. Mitsuru Kirijo; she's my oldest friend after Shinji. She's been a persona user for a long time, and we were the first three to band together and fight the shadows.

You remind me a bit of her - your grace under pressure, and your determination.

[girlybruiser]

You think I'm graceful under pressure?
Oh... thank you! That's very kind.
I'm not sure if I am, honestly... but it's nice to hear!