Backdated to a day after saving the world

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

[Souji isn't around CO for a little while after his and Minato's world is restored. He has very important business.

Namely finishing the godsdamned fishing trip he was on when that whole mess hit him.

His communicator is on and accepting messages, though, sitting under an umbrella while he angles in the rain. If anyone needs him, he's there. Later when he swings back by Inaba to check up on his friends, though, he might be a little busy.]

*swiiiiish* *plunk*

Comments

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

Yes ma'am, I am. Everything going okay back at HQ?

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Yup!

Eheh... with everything going on, I didn't even have the chance to introduce myself...? I'm Kazumi Hagino. Just Kazumi is fine.

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

Souji Seta.

*putting the fishing rod down and grabbing his comm and umbrella*

Nice to meet you, Kazumi.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you, too, Souji.

I don't... suppose you know where Ae-... that elf went off to? I heard she was on the twentieth floor, so...

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

She escaped through a portal back to this world. Minato and I followed her, but she'd already disappeared. Given that no one in Inaba saw her, and it's such a small town, it's safe to say she took another gate.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Huh...

... well, it's good that your world is back.

...

Say, what's it like having a persona?

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

Yep.

...

The guy who introduced me to the idea called Personas "masks with which to face life's hardships". I guess it's like when you put on a brave face, or get angry, or do whatever to deal with a problem. Only, you know, more physical and with magic spells and such.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Huh... I don't suppose you can help me get a persona in your world sometime...? We don't have to do it right away, of course... we all need a chance to relax and stuff after the whole tower thing...

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

Getting a Persona takes a lot of really dangerous work, and a lot of willpower and emotional honesty. At least, for everyone I know it did. I don't think you want to just walk into that much danger.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know... I've pl... er, read about it.

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

Well, if you still want to - and I guess you would if you're ever going to do missions in the TV world - then having a Persona is better than not having one.

Maybe having some basic psychotherapy first would make things safer...

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Yeah. And... I know how to fight a bit with a katana, so... I hope I shouldn't be holding you back too much.

So... I should go visit that therapy guy? I never really got my session in with him because the thread was dropped...

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

Couldn't hurt.

Wait, we have a therapist?

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we do. I guess you weren't around when he was calling everybody in for a checkup?

[punches-fog.livejournal.com]

I think I missed a fair bit, actually.

...I'll try to catch up when I get back.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

That'd be a good idea.