[closed] Special Extracurricular Phantom Thieves?

[orphne]

Who: Akechi, Akira, Ken, Kotone, Shinji, Yoshizawa, Astralin
Where: Astralin's farm
What: Meeting of SEES and the Phantom Thieves! (sleepover)
Warnings: blood and violence, thanks akechi

It honestly feels a little overdue to get all of the Persona-users together in one place, but in fairness to them, there's been a lot going on! With Ken's arrival, though, it feels more important than ever to get everyone together -- if something happens again and they need to fight together as a team, it'll be good to have moments like this.

Hopefully.

Also, like, it's a chance to just relax and have fun with the others. Kotone's close friends with all of them, so it only seems natural to invite them to what's essentially a sleepover. There's nail polish, drinks, snacks, games -- it's not a party, but just a chill hangout session to her. An opportunity to sleep out under the stars with her friends while still being close enough to a house that they don't have to worry about monsters outside.

Everyone please be on your best behavior?

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[murderingjustice]

Hm. You're right about that.

[After all, not everyone has the luxury to be the hero of their own story. And sometimes it doesn't matter just how good of a person you are when you're presented with only bad options. Something that they had talked before during one of their long conversations.

He gives her head a few pats and removes his hand from her, focusing on the walking.]

Still, I don't think I'd like to put you through that.

[orphne]

[Headpats... her weakness. He keeps doing it in spite of everything they're talking about, and without realizing, the set of her shoulders eases a fraction from the camaraderie as she sighs.]

Thanks, I guess. It'd be hard to go back and sleep in the tent with the others if I had, I think.

[murderingjustice]

[And that's one of the major differences between them. If their roles were switched Akechi would have been able to do it. Of course, he'd have to figure out what to do with the body. Probably drag it to the caves and hope that the dragon takes care of the rest.

If he could pull a trigger on Akira he definitely could bury Kotone. Even if he wouldn't like it.]

See? That's the part that makes you a good person. You have heart.

[orphne]

[Would he have, though? Over something like that duel? She doubts it. Something more serious, maybe, but she'd like to think that if the circumstances weren't serious, he'd hesitate.

For now, she just huffs and shakes her head.]

Sure.

[Most people do, she's found. At least her teammates had had more heart than most.]

Maybe I just don't want to deal with Akira being sad.

[murderingjustice]

[He huffs out a hoarse, humorless laughter and shakes his head.

Yeah, no one wants to deal with that.]

You two must be close.

[orphne]

Yeah.

[Just- yeah. No need to get into specifics, but she isn't going to deny it any more than she'd deny being close to anybody else. Her lip quirks into a little bit of a smile at the thought, one she turns on Goro without hesitation.]

So're you.

[She has to put up with whatever Dazai and Chuuya have going on, Goro and Akira is child's play to see in comparison.]

[murderingjustice]

We're rivals.

[That's his automatic answer. One that's as true as it could be, despite the lines having being blurred recently -- now that there are lots of mixed feelings involved. Such as jealousy, which was one reason why he had orchestrated this whole showdown.]

I'm not surprised. You two are very similar.

[orphne]

Uh-huh.

[Sure, Jan. But she doesn't pry or follow that in any way. Goro's business is Goro's business, and if he wants to talk about it, he can! In his own time.

Instead she just shrugs, hissing lightly as she forgets not to move her shoulder like that, but manages a teasing lilt to her voice nonetheless as she glances at him again.] Is that a good thing?

[About them being similar, that is.]

[murderingjustice]

[Well, you know him. Akechi is prone to oversharing when in the mood. So maybe. The thing with Akira just is too complicated for him to even grasp for himself. (Just wait, he'll send Kotone a series of messages when experiencing the gay panic next time).

He just shrugs at that question.]

Neither. [It's something that just is. He assumes it's just because of that similar why they're both leaders of their parties.]

[orphne]

[Please do, it'll be hilarious for her. She'll make some popcorn specifically for the occasion.]

I'll take it as a compliment then. [He just said- never mind. She exhales through her nose and shakes her head a little.

Unless there's anything else, she's content to keep quiet on the way to the healers. She's exhausted, mentally, physically, and emotionally.]