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Author: Kel tehkellerz
Character/Fandom: Minato Arisato
Prompt: 05. Diamonds
Word Count: 810
Summary: Minato wakes up glittering. The people at home notice.
Of course he noticed. It would have been impossible not to notice. A man with no eyes in his skull would have noticed. He didn’t panic, though. When you take a trip every night to a tower that exists to less than fifteen people in the whole world, and then visit a room in the tower that even those other few can’t see, and can hop back and forth between your home and the middle of the stars, full of people and aliens from other universes, some of whom don’t even know what a school is, and the voices in your head tell you to make friends, and you commit suicide on a nightly basis, and with exams coming up next month, well.
The point is, with all that stuff happening, you don’t think too much on the little things. Truthfully, when he woke up, he thought the bright shine emanating from his skin was just another hallucination of his.
The faces on his friends told a different story. Junpei started with his usual greeting and cut himself short. Yukari stared. Both of them debated over whether to point out the obvious. He was special, after all. Maybe glittering was normal when you had so many Persona after so many months. Maybe it just took a bit to kick in. Maybe they should check in at the nearest asylum.
“Dude, I would take the day off if I were you,” Junpei offered.
“Why?”
Yukari started, then stopped. Then continued. “Minato, you’re glowing.”
Minato looked down at his hands, the only part of his body besides his head that wasn’t covered by the school uniform. “I thought it was more of a shimmer, or sparkle.”
“What the hell, man!” Junpei shouted.
Before Yukari could offer that Minato must have been in shock, a somewhat robotic voice sounded from behind them. “Why have we not yet left for school?”
Yukari turned. “Minato’s not going to school today.”
Aigis tilted her head curiously, surveying Minato from a distance. “His skin is either incandescent or dispelling of the surrounding light in the fashion of a precious rock. Perhaps he is diseased. Is Minato feeling well?”
“I’m fine,” he answered before Yukari or Junpei could decide how he felt.
Aigis smiled. “I’m glad. But Mitsuru-senpai will be unhappy if you take off from school without feeling ill. I will watch over you in class. Should your condition worsen, I will bring you back to the safety of the dormitory.”
Yukari let out an audible sigh. “Aigis, I’m sure Mitsuru-senpai would understand if-”
The creaking of the front door disrupted her. Minato had already left.
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When he entered the room, everyone stared. He could hear the students whispering, the gaggle of girls surrounding Ryoji’s desk being the loudest. His first reaction, after dutifully arriving at his desk, was to take a nap. Nothing ever happened until the first class anyway.
Ryoji’s impressed whistle broke the murmur of low whispering that had filled the room. “Been visiting radioactive wastelands on your time off, Minato-kun?”
Minato grunted.
“Seriously, Minato-kun,” sounding a bit worried now, “you don’t look very-”
“How Minato-san looks is none of your business.”
“Aigis,” Yukari reprimanded as Ryoji recoiled from Aigis’ harsh behavior. He hung his head, sulking at his desk. Girls cooed and encouraged him to cheer up.
The teacher’s entrance prompted the students to shuffle back to their seats, quieting their whispers for the moment. Tension was in the air. The class waited to see what Miss Toriumi would do. Would Minato be in trouble? Rumors were already beginning to stir.
Minato’s forehead rested on the desk, hair falling in his face, blocking the most visible sign. Toriumi slammed some folders on the teacher’s desk, having had a frustrating morning, and decided she disapproved of Minato’s posture.
“Arisato, sit up right.”
She gasped when he did.
“Mi-Minato… Are you feeling okay?”
“I’m fine.” All the students were focused on him or Miss Toriumi. The ones in the back were leaning forward for a better eyewitness account.
“W-well...” Toriumi sighed, recomposing herself. “Minato. You’ve obviously caught something. It’s not normal for you to, uh. Sweat that much.” The students leaned closer to examine Minato. That glistening sure didn’t look like sweat.
“I’m sending you to the nurse.”
Gossip flew across the room. “Do you think he has some kind of radioactive flu?”
“He reminds me of this pearl my dad found.”
“I bet drinking the nurse’s remedies is what did it in the first place.”
Toriumi finished filling out the pass and handed it to Minato, surprised to find Aigis standing next to him at the desk.
“I promised to guide him should he-”
“I’m sure he can find the nurse by himself, Aigis. Take your seat. Quiet down, class! You’ll get me in trouble.”
Minato was starting to second guess that "hallucination" idea.
Character/Fandom: Minato Arisato
Prompt: 05. Diamonds
Word Count: 810
Summary: Minato wakes up glittering. The people at home notice.
Of course he noticed. It would have been impossible not to notice. A man with no eyes in his skull would have noticed. He didn’t panic, though. When you take a trip every night to a tower that exists to less than fifteen people in the whole world, and then visit a room in the tower that even those other few can’t see, and can hop back and forth between your home and the middle of the stars, full of people and aliens from other universes, some of whom don’t even know what a school is, and the voices in your head tell you to make friends, and you commit suicide on a nightly basis, and with exams coming up next month, well.
The point is, with all that stuff happening, you don’t think too much on the little things. Truthfully, when he woke up, he thought the bright shine emanating from his skin was just another hallucination of his.
The faces on his friends told a different story. Junpei started with his usual greeting and cut himself short. Yukari stared. Both of them debated over whether to point out the obvious. He was special, after all. Maybe glittering was normal when you had so many Persona after so many months. Maybe it just took a bit to kick in. Maybe they should check in at the nearest asylum.
“Dude, I would take the day off if I were you,” Junpei offered.
“Why?”
Yukari started, then stopped. Then continued. “Minato, you’re glowing.”
Minato looked down at his hands, the only part of his body besides his head that wasn’t covered by the school uniform. “I thought it was more of a shimmer, or sparkle.”
“What the hell, man!” Junpei shouted.
Before Yukari could offer that Minato must have been in shock, a somewhat robotic voice sounded from behind them. “Why have we not yet left for school?”
Yukari turned. “Minato’s not going to school today.”
Aigis tilted her head curiously, surveying Minato from a distance. “His skin is either incandescent or dispelling of the surrounding light in the fashion of a precious rock. Perhaps he is diseased. Is Minato feeling well?”
“I’m fine,” he answered before Yukari or Junpei could decide how he felt.
Aigis smiled. “I’m glad. But Mitsuru-senpai will be unhappy if you take off from school without feeling ill. I will watch over you in class. Should your condition worsen, I will bring you back to the safety of the dormitory.”
Yukari let out an audible sigh. “Aigis, I’m sure Mitsuru-senpai would understand if-”
The creaking of the front door disrupted her. Minato had already left.
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When he entered the room, everyone stared. He could hear the students whispering, the gaggle of girls surrounding Ryoji’s desk being the loudest. His first reaction, after dutifully arriving at his desk, was to take a nap. Nothing ever happened until the first class anyway.
Ryoji’s impressed whistle broke the murmur of low whispering that had filled the room. “Been visiting radioactive wastelands on your time off, Minato-kun?”
Minato grunted.
“Seriously, Minato-kun,” sounding a bit worried now, “you don’t look very-”
“How Minato-san looks is none of your business.”
“Aigis,” Yukari reprimanded as Ryoji recoiled from Aigis’ harsh behavior. He hung his head, sulking at his desk. Girls cooed and encouraged him to cheer up.
The teacher’s entrance prompted the students to shuffle back to their seats, quieting their whispers for the moment. Tension was in the air. The class waited to see what Miss Toriumi would do. Would Minato be in trouble? Rumors were already beginning to stir.
Minato’s forehead rested on the desk, hair falling in his face, blocking the most visible sign. Toriumi slammed some folders on the teacher’s desk, having had a frustrating morning, and decided she disapproved of Minato’s posture.
“Arisato, sit up right.”
She gasped when he did.
“Mi-Minato… Are you feeling okay?”
“I’m fine.” All the students were focused on him or Miss Toriumi. The ones in the back were leaning forward for a better eyewitness account.
“W-well...” Toriumi sighed, recomposing herself. “Minato. You’ve obviously caught something. It’s not normal for you to, uh. Sweat that much.” The students leaned closer to examine Minato. That glistening sure didn’t look like sweat.
“I’m sending you to the nurse.”
Gossip flew across the room. “Do you think he has some kind of radioactive flu?”
“He reminds me of this pearl my dad found.”
“I bet drinking the nurse’s remedies is what did it in the first place.”
Toriumi finished filling out the pass and handed it to Minato, surprised to find Aigis standing next to him at the desk.
“I promised to guide him should he-”
“I’m sure he can find the nurse by himself, Aigis. Take your seat. Quiet down, class! You’ll get me in trouble.”
Minato was starting to second guess that "hallucination" idea.