return of the carnivore

[highsteaks]

[As soon as her dungeon was over, the very first thing Chie did was go home to the Aiya and sleep for a week. Well, technically a little more than a week. Sure, she got up to use the bathroom and shove meat into her stomach, but having a dungeon form around you like that? Super exhausting.

But given that she was finally able to stay awake consistently finally, Chie figured she... probably should tell everyone she was better.]

Uh. Hi. This is Chie? I've been asleep. Dungeon crap.

It doesn't look like we're on Jaunt yet, so that's good, unless I slept a really long time and missed the Jaunt, but I kind of hope I'd know that. Does anybody have any clue about where we're going or who's doing it or any of that? I mean, depending on what stuff's in Liminal Space now.

Yosuke, if you can hear this, I've got something you might be interested in. Well, I think Kanji's still carrying it, but it's still mine? Just, you know, don't break it again. I can still kick you, you know.

[Privated to Malik and Lupa:]

Ugh. I'm so sorry about what I let Dungeon Red do to you when she was in me. That was... well, it was really gross. But. Um. You really were getting close to getting to me inside her. Just, when Kanji picked up the Treasure, she knew she had to finish the fight hard and fast, no matter how much she was enjoying fighting for the sake of fighting, so she did that to you.

Now that you've had time to think about it, if you've decided you two actually do hate me, I won't blame you.

Comments

[senpaidol]

Haha, of course she is. That's great, though! I guess that means you're doing something different now, plus now I'm not the only one who breaks the theme if I get Kanzeon back...

[highsteaks]

Yeah, actually, I'm mask summoning now, like people do in the future. I get a cool outfit and everything.

[senpaidol]

Beats the heck out of summoning like the Shadow Operative guys do, I guess. I hadn't noticed that they used masks, but I haven't really seen Haru-san in action, either.

[highsteaks]

Haru-chan told me!

It's interesting doing it for the first time. Instead of going through the whole meeting yourself with glowy gold eyes and going YOU AREN'T ME at them, your Persona starts talking at you when you're a really low point and tells you to fight back at the stuff that's messing you up. And then a mask appears on your face and you rip it off. It hurts, but only the first time. Then it's fine.

[She might have practiced a little today to make sure.]

[senpaidol]

Yeah that sounds famiheeeey, brain, let's not go there right now. Okay.

[Ahem.]

So I was saying that sounds nicer. Like...less picking a fight like ours did before and more wanting to fight on the same side to start with.

[highsteaks]

Yeah. I mean, it did say some stuff about my bad parts, but it wasn't trying to pick a fight. I was really messed up about not being able to be a hero and it pointed out that even though I was not a hero in a lot of ways, I could still fight for my friends and as myself.

Do you... want me to show you the memory? I can now. Though I kinda want to do it privately.

[senpaidol]

I'd love to see it, if you don't mind. I should be able to lock this down pretty well...

[Psychic Protection II, Psychic Power]

And there we go! No one but a super-curious genius is gonna get through that.

Protection II 5ever?

[highsteaks]

So you mean that Armin kid, basically. [...] HEY ARMIN. IF YOU'RE LISTENING TO THIS, BUZZ OFF.

[She waits about half a minute before adding:]

Okay. I think I'm ready. I think I might start from when me-and-Head Red busted in on everyone? That might give it more context.

[Maybe not enough context.]

Anyway. Here you go.

[And she transfers the memory over to Rise.]

5 ever

[senpaidol]

She's serious, Armin-san or any other "hackers", I've seen her kick giant robots into the stratosphere before.

[A pause, and a wait for the memory.]

...oh my god you're so cool, senpai!

...that probably shouldn't be my first reaction, but just...wow. You definitely told her. And you and Tiamat are totally right there. Wanting things for yourself doesn't make you a bad person. Not that...I didn't need a Dungeon to tell me that, too.