Still, I think you ended up taking the brunt of that. You and Mona-chan.
...I should probably not tell him that as far as Rose was concerned, she and her Akechi are dating, should I. (Or, well, not not dating? Between my father and his public profile they see no need to formalise anything.)
'I like girls' was a brilliant sidestep on her part.
Haru spends most of her time waiting for Makoto to arrive cleaning up the room.
Not that it really needs it. She's fairly tidy, and Teddy wasn't exactly messy - and all of his things are gone regardless. But it's something to do with her nervous energy.
Part of her feels like this is moving too fast. The rest of her says they saw each other naked, then died, then kissed for the first time, so they're already doing all of this out of order. What does it matter, as long as they're both happy with it?
Are they moving too fast? Part of her says yes, but another part of Makoto knows that she and Haru have already been through some difficult things together, and already have a basis for their relationship. There's no need for a getting-to-know-you phase when you already know each other.
Regardless, she arrives with a duffle bag, a satchel full of books, and a large smile.
No need to be nervous- this was just like any sleepover.
rolling her shoulders, Makoto knocks on Haru's door.
I simply wanted to run something by you. Of all the thieves, you and I are the most logical. If I ask you this, you won't dissolve it into meaningless emotion.
[It will be apparent to Makoto pretty quickly, on getting this, that Claudia didn't plan to send it, or probably even know it was being recorded. Good news: it's normal everyday stuff! She's in her dorm room, no sign of her roommate being around, making notes about something in a notebook. Her laptop's open and playing music.
Claudia would not have been singing along, even under her breath, if she knew her stupid Leaf was recording her. She's not bad by any means, just far too self-conscious about it to put herself in front of any kind of audience.
And then there's the matter of the song itself. Makoto might be able to place it as a close relation to one she knows, or she might even have heard it before, but there's a difference between hearing a song and understanding it.] So you want to play mind games? Well that's fine, go ahead, la la la I can't hear you - so here you are and you're a hundred thousand miles away, they say that absence makes the heart grow fungus.
[Claudia's mouth curves upward, like she finds that turn of phrase amusing. The video runs long enough for her Leaf to chirp smugly at you say you think there's a traitor among us, then cuts out.]
[Maybe she shouldn't have responded. It's such a private moment. But Makoto can, for all her foresight and planning, be an impulsive woman at times, and that's what gets her calling out from the Leaf.]
Claudia! Claudia!
[She knows that song, is all she can keep thinking.]
[If the outro weren't so quiet, Claudia might have missed Makoto's response entirely. As it is, by the time she finds her Leaf and answers, her laptop has shuffled on to another song, the same singer doing the bestworst breakup song in existence. (That one's on a different album, at least, so it probably shouldn't add to the inadvertent feelspunch.]
It's not about whether it was any good. [It's about the fact that Claudia Does Not Want to sing in front of an audience. She knows her strengths, and she is not at all convinced that's one of them.
But the second part does get her eyebrows going up.] Really. I would not necessarily have expected that one to gain ground in Japan, especially when it took another three albums for BNL to really get their due stateside.
[She shrugs] BNL? We just called them the Naked Ladies at my house. My dad was a fan of them. He would always sing the song about having a million dollars?
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Well. The last couple weeks
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I'm so sorry about that.
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But I missed you, and I'm glad you're back.
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...I should probably not tell him that as far as Rose was concerned, she and her Akechi are dating, should I. (Or, well, not not dating? Between my father and his public profile they see no need to formalise anything.)
'I like girls' was a brilliant sidestep on her part.
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Do NOT tell him that. He would hate it. d
She was very impressive, I'll tell you that. But I like you as you the best.
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I do owe Mona-chan an apology regardless. He comes to my dorm room a lot, but I... wasn't staying there. And kind of trashed the place before I left.
I very much prefer being myself, it's true. That was
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I'm sure his loyalty can be re-bought with some good fish.
What was it like? Do you remember it at all?
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If you wanted to stay over at some point in the next few weeks, we wouldn't have to worry about imposing on anyone else's time.
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[And she's only calling it there because the odds she'll end up with a new roommate are pretty high. If she doesn't... well. Invitation extended.]
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Not that it really needs it. She's fairly tidy, and Teddy wasn't exactly messy - and all of his things are gone regardless. But it's something to do with her nervous energy.
Part of her feels like this is moving too fast. The rest of her says they saw each other naked, then died, then kissed for the first time, so they're already doing all of this out of order. What does it matter, as long as they're both happy with it?
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Regardless, she arrives with a duffle bag, a satchel full of books, and a large smile.
No need to be nervous- this was just like any sleepover.
rolling her shoulders, Makoto knocks on Haru's door.
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[OBVIOUSLY something is wrong if Akechi is contacting her directly.]
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[says goro fucking akechi]
I simply wanted to run something by you. Of all the thieves, you and I are the most logical. If I ask you this, you won't dissolve it into meaningless emotion.
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Fine. Go ahead. Ask away.
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I experienced something odd during the Hunt that I’ve been unable to fully explain.
I manifested another Persona.
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What happened that lead to this development?
And can I ask who they are?
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a completely unplanned video
Claudia would not have been singing along, even under her breath, if she knew her stupid Leaf was recording her. She's not bad by any means, just far too self-conscious about it to put herself in front of any kind of audience.
And then there's the matter of the song itself. Makoto might be able to place it as a close relation to one she knows, or she might even have heard it before, but there's a difference between hearing a song and understanding it.] So you want to play mind games? Well that's fine, go ahead, la la la I can't hear you - so here you are and you're a hundred thousand miles away, they say that absence makes the heart grow fungus.
[Claudia's mouth curves upward, like she finds that turn of phrase amusing. The video runs long enough for her Leaf to chirp smugly at you say you think there's a traitor among us, then cuts out.]
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Claudia! Claudia!
[She knows that song, is all she can keep thinking.]
1/2
Yeah, what's up--
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...I am going to throttle this thing.
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[She shakes her head, trying to find the best way to explain what is going through her head right now.]
Sorry, I just- I know that song.
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But the second part does get her eyebrows going up.] Really. I would not necessarily have expected that one to gain ground in Japan, especially when it took another three albums for BNL to really get their due stateside.
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[She shrugs] BNL? We just called them the Naked Ladies at my house. My dad was a fan of them. He would always sing the song about having a million dollars?
[Her dad. She missed him so much.]
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