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[dormition]

You've reached the voicemail box of -- Arisato Minato. Please leave a message after the tone.


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[amadaman]

I think so. He named it Capsule and Koromaru would probably be upset if we took him away now

[dormition]

That was my next question. Is Koromaru mentoring him?

[amadaman]

He's really happy about it being followed around everywhere. He takes care of the cats too but this one is probably special because they're both dogs

Anyway, I'll come by to say it more properly again, but thank you for taking care of me

[dormition]

Somehow I think if there were Shadows here, we'd have a second SEES, all dogs with Koromaru in charge...

Any time. You know that. Are you feeling better?

[amadaman]

B team, specializing in rescue and not combat. The cats are Mr Bull's though.

And I am. Not completely... but I can move around.

[dormition]

Careful, or I'll start believing it's a real thing. Are the cats formidable, too?

Try to focus on keeping busy. At least, that's what I do. School is starting again next week, isn't it? Are you ready?

[amadaman]

It's likely if they can thrive in an environment with people like us around. [He means the house.]

I'm going to apologize to everybody I hurt. I remember most people, and that's the least I can do even if I was affected.

I can't do anything about myself. I'm still seeing things sometimes, but I think it'll fade eventually. And you're right. School is soon, so I think that'll help.

[dormition]

Team B it is.

Who did you hurt? I was too busy bringing Shinjiro-senpai back to find you. I'm sorry about that.

I've seen things before, at home. Just seeing things doesn't mean you'll end up attacking anyone, so I think you'll be fine. But if you need to, you can come back here. I'll take time off.

[amadaman]

A lot more than I'm comfortable with myself about, even if I was seeing things.

I'm not going to attack anybody else. I saw the Dark Hour, and I saw people as Shadows and I ended up attacking them. I'm still seeing Shadows but Koromaru's been able to snap me out of it, and somebody from Crane's world has an antidote I'll try if it gets out of hand.

It's not my fault but it's my responsibility to make sure I don't turn Nemesis against people ever again.

[dormition]

Was one of them Tetsuo-san? He's acting very strange toward me.

I understand. With Koromaru there, it should be okay. In the future, if you lose your Evoker, I had Tadashi-san and Hiro-kun make a replica. I haven't tested it yet, but if you're desperate, it's there.

[amadaman]

[Ken takes a moment to try to imagine a conversation between Tetsuo and Minato because a conversation between Tetsuo and a relatively normal person is already unproductive enough (sorry roomie).

He decides not to ask.]

I fought him. I fought both him and Kaneda-san and the Commander finally stopped me.

I was lucky that my Evoker wasn't lost, I guess. Once I remembered I knew exactly where it was... I don't want to fight relying on Nemesis, but it's good to know we've got a spare.

today on trying to clean up this timeline. if this needs retconning later lmk lol

[dormition]

Commander Shepard had your Evoker, right? You said something about that, but when I asked him, he said he'd already spoken to you.

I've been learning a lot of ways to fight without Persona, if you want to practice sometime.

As for Tetsuo-san, he's not very used to someone being concerned for his well-being, is he?

[amadaman]

Yeah we've talked. He took it because he saw me use it. He made the right decision.

[Ken understands that people find it problematic, their method of summoning Persona. He's had enough people express shock over finding out, and he remembers his own shock when finding out for the first time. He didn't have any hesitation about it, but he understands his own personal disregard for safety has nothing to do with other people's worries for him.]

And no, he's used to it. From Kaneda-san, and it's hard for him, but they're in a bad place right now.

[dormition]

If you were attacking people, it makes sense to take it away. But I don't like you to be without it.

I don't know anything about that. He seemed to think I'd be angry about him fighting you. Do you think he's dangerous normally?

[amadaman]

I know. I don't want us to lose them either. I have it now.

And yes, he is. His powers are really painful for him and he has a hard time controlling them even if he wanted to. Tetsuo-san won't hesitate to hurt people if he thinks they'll hurt him, and he thinks that a lot. But I told him that if I ever turned my powers against him I wanted him to stop me, so I don't care what he did to me.

[dormition]

Good. They take our powers from us way too often.

Oh... I see. That's very sad. That was probably comforting for him, wasn't it? That you told him you'd want him to defend himself? ['Comforting', sure, Minato. But the actual concept does make sense to him: agreeing with unruly social links often turns them into friends if you're patient enough with it.]

[amadaman]

the fact that he had to still means an act of betrayal to him, even if I wasn't myself.

Tetsuo-san isn't the sort of person to be comforted easily. I don't think anything can, unless Kaneda-san talks to him. His situation is a lot like Aragaki-san's except he doesn't want to die

[dormition]

Does he think that or do you?

... I see. That explains things, thank you. I'm glad he doesn't want to die. It seemed like he and Kaneda-san don't get along, though, from your post.

[amadaman]

Half-and-half. It's nothing persona, Minato-san. Not on my end, but to him I'm someone that can be turned against him.

They don't because they hurt each other. But there's nothing that can be more important to Kaneda-san than Tetsuo-san.

[dormition]

That's true of everyone. There's no reason to distrust you especially.

You're right; that is like Shinjiro-san. If you and him were able to work things out here, maybe they'll have a chance like that, too.

[amadaman]

They do have a chance. It's called being here, together.

I'm not that worried, Minato-san. For Tetsuo-san and me it's a matter of proximity. I'm something dangerous that's nearby, but I'm not something he can't defeat, you know?

[dormition]

This place provides a lot of chances like that, doesn't it? If everyone were here, I probably wouldn't want to go home.

So when he can't defeat it, he gets nervous?

[amadaman]

Because everyone isn't here, would you go back, Minato-san?

[You walked right into that one bro]

He doesn't nervous. He feels threatened, inferior, and angry. And lashes out.

[dormition]

[Minato already knows the answer to this, even if it sends a brief jolt through his heart at the reminder. It had been the first thing he'd been worried about when he woke up-- whether he could go back.

Because the world will fall apart if he doesn't. So, without a second thought, he'll go. There's no room for tragedy in that.]

Yes, of course. It's my responsibility.

I hope he can come to see that we aren't threats.

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[amadaman]

[...]

I'm not demanding an answer, but someone asked this of me before, so I'll ask Minato-san too.

Do you want to?