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[thanabro]

[There's a boy on the screen, and he looks rather... confused. And pretty upset, too.]

Destroyed? But... we just... that shouldn't be possible.

[He clutches his scarf tightly.]

It's not possible. It has to be lying.

Anyway. Hey there.

[He smiles a bit, putting on as much of a brave face as he can.]

I'm new here, I guess. My name's Ryoji Arisato. It's nice to meet all of you.

[He pauses, as if he's about to say something else, but then reconsiders, thinks about it another moment, and then shuts off the broadcast.]

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[fractus_animus]

[ ... He doesn't know you, Ryoji.

No offense, but he doesn't open up to people he doesn't know, even if they claim to know him. And, that aside, well... he has no idea why anyone would be so concerned about him. ]

... No. I'm fine, honest. There's nothing wrong... and you look far worse, anyway.

[ Has he... seen a mirror lately? ]

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[thanabro]

I'm... well. I'm not okay, but that's all right.

[It's a little hard to accept that he's dead, but... well. It'll take some time.]

But... all right. I know you're not the same... but I'm here for you if you decide you want to talk to someone.

[Why do they have to be so stubborn sob.]

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[fractus_animus]

[ ... AUGH WHY DO YOU PEOPLE DO THIS TO HIM. ]

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[fractus_animus]

... I'm fine. Why are you so concerned about it? I don't need anyone to talk to.

[ Someone is very, very tsundere.

And possibly just very bad at realizing people care about him. ]

Is it really that important?

[thanabro]

[What happeend to this Minato? He bites his lip in worry for a moment, trying to think of a response to the question.]

At least... where I'm from... you're my brother. I wouldn't want him... in any world... to feel alone.

[fractus_animus]

[ He just frowns. He doesn't even KNOW you, Ryoji... ]

I'm sorry, but from my point of view, you're a complete stranger. I don't have family.

[ A bold-faced lie. He had Minami, but it was hard to openly accept her as his sister still. It would... take time. ]

I can take care of myself. It doesn't matter if I'm alone, does it?

[ It's too hard to properly express himself. It's so much easier to just put on a cold front, and pretend nothing bothers him. It'll be so much easier here to just change the subject because he doesn't like getting his feelings or family or anything involved with people he, again, barely knows, who could be in SEES for all he knows, or maybe a Kirijo spy, or what have you. Trust issues are great like that. ]

... And what about you, anyway? Do you have a Persona, or what?

[thanabro]

... Oh. I'm... I'm sorry, Minato. It matters to me, but if it doesn't to you...

[It seems so... lonely, though. He tugs on his scarf a little - a nervous habit, but it's comforting.]

Um... yes. I have a Persona. He just awakened recently... Thanatos.

[fractus_animus]

[ ... Um, what? Staring openly. ]

... Thanatos...?

[ He... he isn't sure if he should be shocked or what. What did that mean, though? ... O-okay trying to snap out of it here. ]

Are you involved with SEES?

[thanabro]

[He nods.]

I've been a sort of... unofficial member for a while. The... Minato and Minako where I'm from [it is so weird to explain things like this] are both in it. They said I had the Potential, but I couldn't seem to summon my Persona for a long time.

I think I can summon him now because Death left me...

[Though obviously not completely - he's read enough mythology to at least recognize the name.]

[fractus_animus]

[ ... His expression falters from confusion to... attempting not to make a biting comment at this point. But he has to hold it back because figuring this out is important.

But argh, more SEES. Great. ]

... What do you mean by death?

[ So much confusion augh. ]

[thanabro]

... The thirteenth arcana. The last of the giant Shadows. It was sealed in me during that accident...

[fractus_animus]

[ ... ]

You're not making any sense. There were only twelve to start with.

[ And SEES defeated them. Didn't they? ]

Are you saying there's a hidden one? ... Is that why the Dark Hour's still around?

[ If it is--! Then SEES hasn't won yet...! ]

[thanabro]

Yes. Defeating all of them just brought its pieces together. And... Death's role is to call the goddess Nyx to Earth and wipe out all life there.

It... claimed that's what humans wanted. What they were calling for.

[He looks a little sick at the thought.]

[fractus_animus]

[ ... He just shakes his head. This is far too confusing. ]

Are you saying... SEES wasn't just fighting to stop the Dark Hour? Were they manipulated into this without knowing it, or what?

[ FUCK. This is so frustrating--! He is really, really upset by this. ]

... All this time we spent trying to stop them... and in the end they still fucked everything up. Because they just can't leave things alone, can they? Dammit. I knew their stupid hero complex would screw us over somehow.

[thanabro]

They believed Ikutsuki. He was one of the scientists involved with the whole accident. He wanted to bring Nyx to earth, too... and he tried to sacrifice SEES to help do it.

[fractus_animus]

... I... I know about him, but...

[ Augh. Pieces, he only has pieces. ]

And what about Strega?

[thanabro]

... I don't know very much about them, to be honest. I know that they're led by someone named Takaya, and I know that the other two members are someone named Jin and also Chidori. I know she was in the hospital after SEES captured her, and the others in Strega broke her out.

Aside from that, I don't know anything about them. I've never met them in person.

[fractus_animus]

[ He is silent and expressionless for a very long time before he finally speaks again. ]

... I see.

[ That's all he'll say. The idea of Takaya being the leader churns his stomach, so his next words are forced cold cordiality. ... Possibly also due to the weight of the conversation and Ryoji technically being in SEES. ]

You should probably go find your teammates or something, I'm sure the br-- [ Wait, sister. Habit. ] --Minami can figure it out.

[ Yeah he might be hanging up now oops. Good luck, Broji. ]