Jun 24, 2011 00:27
in this post: angst angst angst,
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[setting: p3 world],
fuck yeah strega,
i have a weird tag system,
[au: p3p-1 | strega],
in this post: reversals,
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in this post: brain breaking!,
in this post: a very different minato,
minato arisato [au1],
[place: ???],
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...Revenge Request. Heh, pretty unbelievable, huh?
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Maybe that was for the better. ... But it's kind of hard for him to keep the discontentment off his face when a member of SEES is talking to him so casually. ]
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Clink. ]
... That depends on if you think it's just an urban legend.
[ Motioning to the newspaper. He may as well play along for now, right? ]
You don't believe in it?
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[ --what do they know, right?
But suddenly Yukari falters a bit here, sensing something isn't quite right. She sits down anyway, though, across from him; Minato's always been the one she's been most comfortable around, and that's not a feeling so easily shaken. ]
But I guess with the Dark Hour and everything, anything's possible.
[ And she shivers a little. Just a bit freaked out. ]
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Maybe Yukari is sensing the hidden waves of hatred permeating from his brain. ]
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... Something tells you he didn't pack that lunch for himself. ]
People always see connections where there aren't any. That's just how they are. But anyone who goes looking to test that place by requesting something is just fishing for a good story.
[ Besides, Minato and the rest of the team NEVER took a hit request like that. EVER. It wasn't their style; they were very choosy about it. ]
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[ ...yet somehow her tone is unpleasant, despite the fact that they're agreeing. She's sitting across from him, by the way, not beside him, but that's okay. That makes it even easier for her to notice the bento lunch, which makes her feel even worse than before.
She's more focused on him, though. He seems...entirely too different. But even so, she can't help but comment. ]
...that's a cute bento.
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[ There is a smile here, but there is something off about it. And just what is off about it next might just be confirmed by his next words. ]
She tends to overdo things. ... Kind of like all of you.
[ SEES, of course. So gung-ho and STUPID. ]
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[ Oh, congratulations. She's annoyed now--that's what you wanted, right? Pffffft. And she's not falling for your smile, either, that charming deceptive smile of yours. And the stupid comment about his lunch? NOT. EVEN. BOTHERED OVER HERE.
SEES--that is, 'all of you,' on the other hand-- ]
And last I checked, you were part of us.
[ More than that :| She trusted him as her leader. They all did. What is going on here she can't even. ]
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[ Here, he takes a breath, pausing. He normally does not speak as much as he is about to, but this girl is in SEES, and he doesn't see any point in playing along with things anymore. ]
I've played along with your little mistake here because it was amusing, but get serious.
[ His expression turns back to that blank, emotionless gaze, but his words are cold and mean... as cold as his eyes.
They're nothing, in fact, like Minato's usually are. His are warm, aren't they? No... there's a lot of emotionless cruelty in these eyes. They seem older, almost, than he actually is... ]
Did you hit your head? ... Not that it would surprise me, with how poorly organized you idiots are. Which, by the way, in case your concussion made you forget: I'm not part of your team... and I never will be.
But Chidori will be happy to know that you think so highly of her choice of bento, Takeba.
[ Lastly, he tacks on: ] The Dark Hour exists to be used. We're owed that much, I would think. Not that you would understand what it's like.
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[ She's listening to his drivel, all right, but she's not buying it. Forget fucking 'not being a part of your team'--wasn't Chidori one of the members from Strega? SEES's stance on Strega has been clear from day one and not a single person, not even Junpei, would go so far as to join them. Especially not Minato.
She's standing up now, banging her fist against the table once. ]
You've been our leader ever since you moved here. Mitsuru-senpai practically appointed you the moment she met you! And speaking of which, you don't know her at all if you think she would let SEES go unorganized like you say--even if she isn't the official leader.
[ No, that's on you, asswipe, and if you were going to quit and join the losing team, you could've at least had the decency to say so.
She's not even going to touch on their disagreement over the Dark Hour just yet. ]
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[ ... What. Even. The hell. ]
For your information... I never moved here. I do not know Mitsuru Kirijo personally, [ The hate in his voice, can you hear it? ] though I am very well-acquainted with her horrific company and the things they've done.
[ He stands up. ]
The person who leads your team is a young girl named Minami, about a year younger than you, and she's the biggest pain in my ass I've ever met.
I don't know what your problem is, but you're being irrational, even for you idiots.
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You don't know what my problem is, because I don't have one. Why don't you try looking in the mirror today, because I have no idea who you're talking about.
There isn't even a Minami at Gekkoukan--YOU are the only one who's ever been the leader of SEES, because we trusted you. Because you had an ability the rest of us didn't have.
It's nice, to see what you've done with it all.
[ She can't even stand to look at him anymore, so she's averted her eyes. She feels...
...betrayed? stabbed in the back?
...lost?
A whole fucking cocktail of emotions. For a moment she wonders if she's drunk. They do find the oddest morsels, in Tartarus. Who knows what that place was doing to them...? ]
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[ There's a pause as he breathes, hurt and angry. His hand wanders to the back of his neck, obscured by the scarf he's wearing... that's hiding an odd-looking scar.
Standing up abruptly, he puts his coat on, feeling comforted by the Evoker and pistol respectively in his different pockets.
... He doesn't want a fight here. And he knows what will happen if he lets his emotions get the better of him. Thanatos is already angrily thrashing around his mind; he felt a headache coming on. If he got angry now, he wouldn't be able to stop it... even outside of the Dark Hour. ]
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Minato tries to contain his anger and maintain a more neutral expression, now. His tone is even, and very serious, as if he hadn't made that angry slip-up a few seconds before. ]
... I honestly don't know what you're talking about. And normally? I wouldn't care what one of you is thinking. But I don't betray the people close to me. ... I don't even really know you outside of fighting.
[ How could he? He had no interest in ever getting to KNOW Yukari, outside of, perhaps, a bit of reconnaissance to see what they were weak against. She was his enemy. ]
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