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[thirdarrow]

[ This is the first time Takakage has started a discussion instead of listening in and participating, so it took him a while to find the proper words for it.

Nevertheless, when he finally starts the transmission, his voice is quiet and confident, perhaps even a touch crystalline. ]

Hello, everyone. I am Takakage Kobayakawa, from the Land of the Rising Sun. You may also know me as MINTAKA from the previous Jaunt.

We have quite a few Persona users amongst us, myself included. Thus, I would like to propose that we meet and train together, so that those of us Investigating in future Jaunts will be able to pool our efforts together and use our gifts as a team. It will also aid in identifying Infiltrators, as I have noticed that our Personas also follow us if we take on alter egos. If you are partial to that idea, we can all share our abilities and compare what we are best at. I am aware that a few of us have also been Marked by Trumps, which may also change our Personas to some extent. That can be discussed as well.

As far as I know, I am the only Support Persona user in our midst, so it would be beneficial if you let me know, so I can best support you with what I can do. Noah is able to heal, scan surroundings, weaknesses, and detailed analysis - in addition to providing a psychic closed network which will be useful on stealth missions.

For those who have been Infiltrating with the Miners for the past Jaunt - may I also ask for your assistance? There was another Program with me, SAIPH - do you know if she is amongst us as a Traveler? I have something that belongs to her.

If you need me in person, I will be by the entrance next to the Trump phone. Thank you for your time.

[ True enough, he is seated on one of the stairs, with Noah floating above him in a stance similar to that adopted by guardian angels. ]

Comments

[thirdarrow]

I do understand how they work.

[neverfeltthatway]

[Bewildered at why Naoto is so angry with him all of a sudden, Armin's is glad to latch onto more solid ground when it's offered.]

Do you know what determines who is able to use it? [He flashes back to Naoto's anger for a moment, and while he doesn't quite understand...] Or whether it would be safe for someone new to try?

[thirdarrow]

An Evoker is designed to instil a sense of terror into the user. It works due to the Plume of Dusk inside the handgrip. This Plume is a fragment of an elder deity tied to the sea of consciousness, so it is impossible to replicate here.

[ A pause. ]

I acquired my Persona by way of a contract. However, the contractor is not here, so that avenue is closed. Forced awakening of Personas is very dangerous indeed, I would not suggest it.

[neverfeltthatway]

[Armin blinks, trying to keep up - but though he's been friends with persona users most of a year now, most of these concepts are going right over his head. Fuuka never talked about anything like this.]

...I'm not sure I quite understand. You can acquire your persona by way of contract, or by facing your shadow. But Fuuka... and Ken and Minako, I suppose, they use the evokers. Did they force the awakening of their personas?

[It doesn't seem like the way they use their personas is as dangerous as Takakage seems to be saying - but Armin doesn't understand the distinction. He really is just trying to understand.]

[thirdarrow]

[ That is a good question. ]

I am not sure. Perhaps it is a question better answered by them in person.

[ There were discussion of people having the potential to summon Personas, but he cannot remember too many details. ]

It seems the mechanics of Persona ownership varies across worlds, in any case.