[4th wall]

[wildmagician]

If you see a guy who looks like me [Yosuke looks at a reflection to show himself through Sensory Livestreaming.] but has creepy golden eyes and creepy fog tagging him, do me a favor and don't listen to what he has to say.

He might get aggressive if he's as bored as I think he is and ... I should know. Since he's me.

[And then a desperate attempt.]

Do you hear that you damn shadow? You're me. Come back here!

Comments

[fridgeninja]

On a scale of five to ten, how concerned should I be?

[wildmagician]

... seven-ish? I mean, I have some issues, but I recognize them so there isn't going to be a "you're not me" act.

Well, if the guy's familiar with me and not some other timeline me.

[fridgeninja]

So there's a possibility he really isn't you?

[wildmagician]

I haven't had a chance to talk to with the Shadow myself, so I don't know for sure... but seeing how messed up the timelines here are, anything's possible?


... I'm just yelling he's me just in case.

[fridgeninja]

I'll keep Thunder Reign prepared.

Also just in case.

[leftbehindagain]

We've already met.

[wildmagician]

Oh.

... what kind of things did he say? You know. Just to see if he's really me or some other me.

[leftbehindagain]

He seemed bored by everything, and he was surprised I had a Persona.

[wildmagician]

Well, it's hard for me to be bored in a place like this and my timeline wasn't the only one with a regular you. He hasn't even started taunting me so... maybe he's not formed because of me, after all.

[leftbehindagain]

Maybe. At a time like this it's difficult to say.

But if you do need help... we won't leave you hanging.

[shiroganeheir]

He came to bug me. I'm... uncertain if it is actually your Shadow or just... a Shadow version of you.

The difference is subtle, but possibly important. He seemed more interested in starting a riot than taking over.

However, I will assist if it is needed, of course.

[She pauses, concerned.]

You... are doing alright, are you not, Senpai?

[wildmagician]

I see. It would be weird to have a shadow here without being in a dungeon of any kind...

[Though he wouldn't be surprised, with how he's been feeling about Wild Card things and such. He just hopes the guy's not a real threat.]

... yeah.

[He doesn't want to admit it, but his talk with Izanami kind of brought the thoughts from before the last Jaunt back on.

... and being a slave who was happy with what position he had been given hadn't really helped. Because it almost felt like a parody of him who would have accepted being the ~second choice~, never the actual hero.]

[shiroganeheir]

Are you certain?

[Her tone seems very worried.]

If you would like to talk, I am always here to do so.

[wildmagician]

[After a quiet moment, he chuckles a bit.]

I have a feeling denying something's wrong would be a bad when there's a shadow risk.

Can we meet somewhere private?

[shiroganeheir]

Absolutely, Senpai. No matter how private we take things, there are always those who believe others' business is their own on the network.

Name a place, and I will meet you there.

[comebewe]

...Shadow?

[wildmagician]

It's the term we use when someone's suppressed feelings take form.

[comebewe]

And what do they do then?

[wildmagician]

Well, if the person who has a Shadow, denies the fact the feelings the shadow says are genuine... the shadow goes berserk and tries to kill the original. Accepted, the shadow can become your strength.

[comebewe]

That's...different.

[senpaidol]

Too bad just yelling that at them probably doesn't work.

I haven't run into him, but I'll keep an eye out...have you tried summoning your Persona, by the way?

[wildmagician]

Yeah. Konishi asked me the same questions and I tried to summon all of them and they work. So he must be another timeline's shadow.

[senpaidol]

That's possible...but it's also possible that someone made him, or summoned him.

That's part of the mess happened over Golden Week in my timeline. The bad guy was able to make things that were like our Shadows, but weren't our Shadows, you know?

[wildmagician]

That sounds pretty twisted and very bad... I mean, if it can make shadows out of us, isn't it possible they can make them out of anyone with enough work?

[senpaidol]

Well, he only did it to people who already had Personas, but we were kinda the only ones around, too.

Still, if it's just yours, it's probably just the one who wandered in with the rest of the new people.