UN: Probablecaws

[foolishjustice]

[Some people might have noticed Goro's had his hair tied up with a black ribbon since his birthday. The more observant might have also noticed a topaz stud in his right ear since that same date. Now both things are clearly visible when he appears on screen, with an expression as though he's mulling something over.]

A lot of us have been here for several months now, and some of us have been in other unfamiliar worlds for longer...that sort of thing can have an impact, and change your outlook in ways you could never expect. It's changed my entire future...no, given me one, when the path I was on before would have destroyed me.

So, I've been wondering. Has anyone else here changed in ways that they expect to influence what they do with their lives when they go back home? And, if so...have any of those people had to put real thought into what it is they want to do, because their previous long-term plans aren't...something they can do anymore, for whatever reason?

If you don't want to share, that's perfectly alright. This is just a bit of...academic curiosity, really.

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[foolishjustice]

[He hesitates, then brushes his fingers through his bangs.]

That was...after I'd already cast Mediarama on him. I didn't mean to cause serious injury, but some of the stairs were rusted through and he fell much further than I'd planned. His tail got stabbed through on a piece of broken metal, and...

[He leans against Akira with a quiet chuckle.]

It's strange. A month ago, I would've just left him there to bleed to death. Maybe even mocked him first. But I actually felt...bad about what I'd done. I didn't even hesitate to lift him off the spike and close the wound. I...don't want to kill him anymore.

[beguiledcard]

[ He can't stop the way his body cringes at the mental image. ]

I don't find it strange, at all...

[ With a soft exhale, he lets his forehead rest against the side of Goro's head for a moment, eyes closed. ]

You realize that what you did was wrong, and you don't intend to do anything like that ever again. That's what's important here. There's no set way to make up for anything like that, but... I know, in the end, you'll continue to do what's right.

[foolishjustice]

...I didn't feel anything like that when I tried to kill him in Amesta Forest. I even enjoyed thinking that he was suffering because of what I'd done to him...feeling guilt over hurting him goes against everything I've wanted for the past twelve years. That's the strange part, that it's...so different from how I felt just last month.

[beguiledcard]

Maybe... we can just think of this as you having had a natural change of heart.

[ Granted... Persona users can't have Palaces, right...?





... Right? ]

[foolishjustice]

[That gets a quiet snort out of him.]

I have known for a while that the only reason I don't have a Palace is because I don't have a Shadow to rule it. Remember back after you had your school trip, when I pointed out that people were suggesting me as the Thieves' next target?

[beguiledcard]

[ He blinks. ]

Ah... yeah, I do remember that. [ a beat ] Did you check for one, then?

[foolishjustice]

...I did. I knew I was acting on warped emotions, but I couldn't logic my way out of them. When the Nav didn't find anything, I wondered if maybe it couldn't be used to enter one's own Palace, so I tried to hint to you that there was something to find. I didn't realize the actual reason until I learned that Personas are Shadows.

[beguiledcard]

[ He's quiet for a short while after that, one of his arms gently wrapping around the older teen and pulling him closer. ]

And, in the end, that proves how strong you are.