I'll do whatever I can to help but I think you know them both better than I do. Me and Shinji have talked about some stuff before [Shinji's suicidal tendencies, specifically] but I'm not sure how good I was at helping him out.
[Not very good, he suspects. He had felt like he'd been plunged into the deep end, floundering to say the right thing, like if he could only figure out the right combination of words, things would be better. That didn't happen.]
Either way this is their chance to work some of this out.
[What he leaves unspoken is that it's the only opportunity they'll get, but Minato will understand.]
Don't discredit yourself, Jaime-san. Things like this take a while. If you spoke to him at all, it's more than he's had someone to speak to about it for a long time, I think. The same is true for Ken-kun.
I hope they do, so they can both be more at peace with themselves. I know them pretty well, but at home, we're very isolated from everyone else. These aren't things we could explain to normal people. Having someone else be concerned... it's valuable.
Well, technically, yes. But since I'm your senior and have had more experience, I should look out for you, help you when you need it. Kouhai... that is, underclassmen... should respect their upperclassmen.
For example, Shinjiro-senpai and Akihiko-senpai have both been Persona-users much longer than Ken-kun and I, aside from being older, so we should defer to their experience.
Oh. We don't really have a culture like that where I'm from I don't think. We just kinda exist together! But if you ever want to give me advice I'm not gonna say no
[He doesn't anticipate needing any help from Minato, at any rate, but it's a sweet enough idea.]
Yes, it's very informal in America. I'm adjusting... But in that case, let me know if you ever need any.
For the most part. If Yukari-san and Junpei were here, they'd call them that, too. I tried to tell Ken-kun to call me senpai, so he'd feel more like a part of SEES, but I'm not sure it worked...
It's fine, Jaime-kun. [See, you got switched to -kun now that he knows you're younger.] Shinjiro-senpai doesn't really use honorifics, anyway. In Japanese, he has a very blunt way of speaking.
Don't bother. Since we're in America, we should get used to this way of doing things. Though if you're confused about anything... or if there's something else you want to know about Persona, or what happened at home... let me know.
[As far as Minato's concerned, being a genuine friend gets you a big free pass to the gossip chain.]
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[Not very good, he suspects. He had felt like he'd been plunged into the deep end, floundering to say the right thing, like if he could only figure out the right combination of words, things would be better. That didn't happen.]
Either way this is their chance to work some of this out.
[What he leaves unspoken is that it's the only opportunity they'll get, but Minato will understand.]
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I hope they do, so they can both be more at peace with themselves. I know them pretty well, but at home, we're very isolated from everyone else. These aren't things we could explain to normal people. Having someone else be concerned... it's valuable.
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Not like with just the two of them but so long as you and Akihiko are around it's gotta be a little less weird for them right?
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That's a good idea. Next time, will you come, too? I know you're not part of SEES, but it's sort of like a plus one.
[Plus one for who?? Minato's making a joke in his own very dry way. Maybe the conversation can lighten up a little now.]
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Though I'm not sure as whose plus one
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Everyone's?
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Oh. Well I'm 16 so I guess you don't have to worry about some random 80 year old crashing your place
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It wouldn't bother me if you were. Although, I didn't know I'm your senior... That's a little funny.
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[Okay, technically not, but he's going by the label on his birth certificate. It simplifies things.]
How old are you?
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Teasingly,] I'll try to live up to my responsibilities as your senpai.
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I also don't know what a senpai is. Does that just mean older than me?
[Shinji didn't teach him any of these things...!]
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For example, Shinjiro-senpai and Akihiko-senpai have both been Persona-users much longer than Ken-kun and I, aside from being older, so we should defer to their experience.
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[He doesn't anticipate needing any help from Minato, at any rate, but it's a sweet enough idea.]
So do you call them senpai all the time?
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For the most part. If Yukari-san and Junpei were here, they'd call them that, too. I tried to tell Ken-kun to call me senpai, so he'd feel more like a part of SEES, but I'm not sure it worked...
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Oh and you don't mind that other people don't use all the san and senpai stuff do you? Or is that rude?
[He'd feel pretty silly saying it...]
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It's fine, Jaime-kun. [See, you got switched to -kun now that he knows you're younger.] Shinjiro-senpai doesn't really use honorifics, anyway. In Japanese, he has a very blunt way of speaking.
[Minato means "rude" and "abrasive".]
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[As far as Minato's concerned, being a genuine friend gets you a big free pass to the gossip chain.]
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[At least one person is forthcoming!]
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Any time.