012 ❀ Comfort is a mystery

[floreatnoctem]

[Chidori's expression is darker than usual, fingers toying idly with the broken headphones clipped loosely to one side of her dress.]

I do hope when the time comes that whichever of you sent me this will understand that at this point, it's quite difficult not to make the things that will happen to you as heinous as is within our collective ability. After all, you seem quite intent on making it personal with every person in the tower.



[Naoya]

...if I could please speak to you? I have a request.



[Strega]

We should talk, all of us.

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[morituramfides]

What?

[Well someone looks like they have a headache.]

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[floreatnoctem]

[Chidori tilts her head at him.]

We should discuss where we each stand with what has been going on. It seems the rest are only getting stupider in their approach- and as much as I don't agree with how they're doing things...

Well. They're trying, at least.

[A slight hesitation and then-]

Are you alright?

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[morituramfides]

[A grumble, as he pinched the bridge of his nose.] I got a present.

[He could guess by the broken pair of familiar looking headphones that she had too.]

I stand on the fact that I want the hardheads in charge to piss off.

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[floreatnoctem]

[Oh. She'd hoped he hadn't.]

...what was yours?

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[morituramfides]

Earplu--

[The video becomes more staticy after that. It's not that he's not talking, it's that, well. The terminals are pieces of crap.

He seems to be doing what he can to fix it, but in the end, he gives up and hopes the next message goes through.]

T▒l▒ ▒▒ y▒▒ s▒m▒▒▒ere ▒ls▒.

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[floreatnoctem]

[There's a quiet scoff as the terminals go haywire, and she simply turns away from the one she's settled at, searching for Jin mentally instead.]

Media room? I'll be meeting Ken there in a few.

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[morituramfides]

[He jumped at the voice.]

Almost forgot you could do that. [Man was he out of it.] I'll meet you there.

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[floreatnoctem]

Almost forgot?

[Jin must really be out of it if he's forgetting things like that. It's enough to actually make her worry about him.]

Ken and I will see you there soon, in that case.

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[imperialsun]

[After his own 'present', Naoya is pretty much agreeing to what she is saying.]

Sure. What do you need?

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[floreatnoctem]

[For all that she's usually quite somber to begin with, Chidori's expression is even grimmer than usual- though also very resolute.]

I need you to teach me to summon my persona the way you do.

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[imperialsun]

[Okay here's a few things going on in Naoya's brain right now:
1) Time alone with Chidori is always great!
2) She's calling it a Persona. That's a very good thing!
3) Oh shit he's never been a teacher of how to call them out like that. But hey, he'll give it a try if she does!
4) Insert typical nice legs joke as per required on every post involving both of them since 2012.]

I won't say it will be easy, but let's make it happen.

[OMFG that was way too corny.]

[Private]

[floreatnoctem]

I'm used to that, honestly.

[There are, of course, a variety of ways she could have phrased that to make it sound a bit more ambiguous, but she's a little too concerned with her 'gift' to bother.]

So don't think I'll let you take it easy on me.

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[imperialsun]

I would never go easy on you.

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[imperialsun]

...sorry that came out wrong.

I'll...[uh everything will sound wrong now...] make sure you get proper training.

[EVEN THAT COMES OUT WRONG-SOUNDING.]

...

[So he just shrugs.]

[Private]

[floreatnoctem]

[...oh Naoya. Chidori cracks a small half-smile despite herself.]

Do try and contain yourself, Naoya.

[But she inclines her head thoughtfully.]

When and where would be a good place to practice?

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[imperialsun]

...hey!

[The man doth protest, but not for long.]

Floor Fifty-Seven is our best bet. It's open enough for proper training.

[Private]

[floreatnoctem]

[Oh-so-innocently-]

What?

[But she nods.]

Is there anything I should know beforehand?

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[miseris_socios]

[Ken is very deliberately not putting this on audio or video today.]

Sure. Whenever you want.

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[floreatnoctem]

Ken-kun... are yo̤̳̘u̦ ̟̜̹ͅa̴l͓͙r̬͡i̠͖͇̠͎̬ght?

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[miseris_socios]

n▒

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[floreatnoctem]

Di̶̡̍̾ͬ͐̂̍̆ͥ͏͈̤̟̺d̷̗̟͚̫̥͇́ͫ͐͋̽͆̔͐̊͛̐̊̾ͯ͜ y̛͚̩̠͔̣͉̙͎̜̦͔͎͍̳̳̩̳ò̷̼̩͍͕̖̠͍̫u get a p̸̛͞͝r̷̷̸̢҉e̷̶͜҉sent too?

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[miseris_socios]

y▒s

I ▒uri▒d i▒

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[floreatnoctem]

I'm sorry.

[She doesn't know what it is, but she wagers it can't be any good.]

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[miseris_socios]

▒her▒ sho▒ld we m▒▒t?

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[floreatnoctem]

F͘͢l̷̷̶̕͜ó̸͢͟͠ơ̢͢͝r̶̡̡ 14?