avalar | 1st Summon | Video/Action

1st Summon | Video/Action

[Anyone hanging around the spring area better not be standing too close, least they get splashed on. The individual that falls out of the air and into the water looked like they had been plucked from their world in the middle of a nap… or a drunken coma, as the case may be. They certainly woke up once they hit the water though, coughing and sputtering in utter confusion as they struggled to shore.]

[The person clung to the edge of the spring once he got to it, staring around blearily, as if he didn't really know what he was looking at. Finally, he ran a hand over his face as a green dragonfly fluttered down to hover around his head.]

…if Dojima-san was looking for a new way to wake me up, he sure went overboard…

[Later on, said person appears on the orbs, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. He looks really frumpy and slouched over, not to mention completely soaked.]

M-man, and here I was worried about waking up with a hang over. I guess I should have been more worried about random splash downs.

[He pauses for a moment, trying to regain some of his dignity (not that there was much there to begin with).]

Adachi Tohru, Inaba PD. Er… anyone mind filling me in on what's going on here?

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[Adachi would have kept up his conversation with Chou, his poor posture relaxed, slouching like he always did. He glanced up when he saw the blue haired kid approach and... geeze, if that wasn't Michael, then he was loosing his mind. What the hell.]

Hey!

Yo. Got everything?

[Guidebook, orb, dragonfly, anything you came with...yadda yadda. Not going to just talk about things outside. Especially when he doesn't trust Seito not to be listening in somehow.]

[Orb, check. Guidebook, check. Sanity... well, he lost that awhile ago. Adachi let out a faint snort at his own mental process, reaching to rub at the back of his neck.]

Lead the way.

[He nods and starts heading back to the house in Idol Springs.]

Anyone told you the deal with this place yet?

Aside from what Chou's brought up, not much really, though I only got to skim the guidebook before I sent out my message.

Well the good news is time is put on hold back home while we're here. Nothing crazy's going to happen while you're away.

The bad news is crazy things are happening here, instead. Something about magic getting drained and we're here to stop it. Nobody really knows how, though. [Which really kind of sucks. It's a lot of sitting around waiting for something to happen and trying not to get killed by a certain teenage psychopath.] Nothing big has really happened yet. The natives are pretty friendly, they give us jobs and places to live, that kind of thing.

[Adachi let out a breath.]

Oh, well, that's good. Just heard about someone from the Kirijo Group was supposed to be rolling into town; didn't want to leave my partner alone dealing with that.

[...Adachi you and your big mouth.]

But gettin' a job, hunh? So, what... they want us to solve this magic mystery and work? That's askin' a lot...

Kirijo...? [Interest piqued! He was technically an employee, after all.] Who?

You don't have to get a job, but it's practical. Besides, it doesn't hurt to be in their good graces. [Not that that's why Minato's been doing what he's been doing. It's just a happy side-effect.]

Dunno; just got word there was a limo heading down the only road to town; know what I mean?

[He let out a sheepish noise.]

Well, there-- ah, nevermind…

[He glanced behind him, like he expected a folder with his name on it to come flying at his head.]

A limo? Must be someone important. [Could be Mitsuru. He hopes she's doing well. Hell, he hopes the entire team is moving on with their lives, rather than mourning his death.

You'll note a distinct lack of any flying objects, except possibly your dragonfly. Minato's is lazy and resting on his shoulder.]

Yeah, some things don't change. [He's just guessing where that thought was going. Even if Social Links aren't still a thing, the principle is the same: good friends make everything better.]

[Actually the bright green spot nesting all cozy in the detective's mop of hair would be his dragonfly. It let out a faint buzz, before rolling over lazily, not that Adachi noticed.]

So… speaking of, you're from that island, right? Tatsumi Port or something?

[Minato's own fly gives a low buzz in return.]

Yeah. I was a junior at Gekkoukan before I came here. [Nooot getting into the fact he's dead just yet.]

[Adachi let out a laugh, followed by a sigh.]

...man there needs to be more adult Persona users...

[Adults... He thinks of Ikutsuki, stiffens, and twitches.]

We never found a reliable adult who lasted. [Is that a hint of bitterness? Maybe. Then again, most of the team had lost parents and/or had issues with the ones they did have. Is it really any wonder adults are harder to trust?]

...yeah, I can understand that...

[Might be a little bitterness in his own voice; it was hard being a hero and very conscious of that fact that you weren't supposed to be.]

[He's quiet for a few moments, letting that line of thought settle. There are other more important and more comfortable points to discuss.]

I guess I should explain that people here are brought from different times, too. I'm from 2010.

Wha-- really?! We're way into twenty-twelve before I ended up here.

I thought so. Shirogane-san said the events in Inaba began in 2011 and finished in 2012. We've been talking a bit, trying to work out some connections between our experiences.

[Casually slipping into actual business here. They're close enough to the house, he can start the talk.]

Yeah, I... had to tell her...

[The memory of that conversation still made his stomach twist. He really didn't want to tell her how many people Seito killed; not a Naoto that looked up to the kid as a leader instead of him. That wasn't fair.]

...How things were different in your version of things. [He assumes its different, and bad, from what he already knows.] She told you Seito Souzen is here, I take it? Assuming you're the "Fool of a detective" he mentioned.

...There's a lot to cover, I guess you realize that by now.

H-ha... yeah, that would be me, literally.

[His stomach did another flip. He had called himself that in jest, and Seito threw it back in his face to mock him. Knowing that he was still calling him that... ugh.]

Yeah, quite a bit. Let's get that done behind closed doors though...

[Minato's comment about being a Fool with an mp3 player had been in jest, and look where it got him.]

Right. We're almost there. [He indicates a nearby house with his head. It's a reasonably sized one, since he and Marie had gotten a house with room for both of them and a little extra.

Once they get there, he politely holds the door for you.] We can talk in the living room or my room. Doesn't really matter. [His room will just have more hints of a familiar shade of blue, and a couple personal items. And an arsenal in the closet.]

Wherever you're comfortable; it's your house.

[...not a shabby place either. Sheesh, and here he was in Japan in a rinky dink apartment. There was something seriously wrong with that.]

[He nods, and leads the way to his room. It's...honestly pretty bare. His room back in the dorm was, too - he doesn't have a whole lot of things of his own. It's neat, and organized. There's a wooden chair, and a noticeably nicer blue comfy chair.

The only real personal items that can be seen are on some shelves, and it's a random assortment of things. A couple keys, some paper with writing, a bead ring, sports tape... Nothing that really looks special, but don't you dare call it junk.

He claims the blue chair.]

Let me introduce myself properly. I'm Minato Arisato, Fool Arcana, Wild Card. Field leader of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad. Former guest of the Velvet Room. Deceased. [That's all said pretty casually.]

[Adachi took that all in stride, looking around at the room and trying not to call Minato on him not actually being Michael, because seriously. Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad sounded like a fancy way of saying, "We kill shit." Fool Arcana, Wild Card; hey him too bro. Former guest... well, Igor had said they might not see each other again at the end of his journey too. That just meant Minato succeeded in what he set out to do and--]

[...then he got to that last part and near dropped himself into the wooden chair.]

Wha...

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