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Characters: Saki and YOU
Setting: All around the tower! Starting in Room 2-05
Format: I'll match you!
Summary: Saki has woken up in the tower, and she is relieved to be alive.
Warnings: There will probably be Adachi in here, being a creeper

[When Saki wakes up in the bed, it's like everything before with the other her, in that hell that resembled her own liquor store--the incident with the detective--everything--it's all just a bad dream. After lying there for a few good minutes, even after the sleep paralysis wears off, she sits up and looks around. And then she cries for a few more minutes, pure relief washing over her. She's alive. She's alive and safe, even if she doesn't recognize here. And that's what matters.

After a good cry, she changes into her casual clothing and starts to explore. The cafeteria for her oatmeal, the meadow, anywhere. Anything to learn what this place is and maybe find a familiar face.]

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[Saki tenses, goes stiff. Because hearing that? No, no, she can't really hate Hana-chan, can she? Was she really using him all that time at Junes...? But she'll just... Numbly nod. She can't interrupt, because then she needs to hear this, doesn't she?]

It... was probably the worst experience of my life. Shadows are brutal. They pick your biggest insecurity and dig and dig and dig. It's all over the top and exaggerated, but there's at least some truth to what they're saying.

But if you can accept it, then the shadow stops. And it sort of... becomes part of you.

[And he'll pause here for a minute because oh fuck just how is he supposed to explain his persona]

[Oh. Good. Then... Then she might not hate Yosuke after all. That's... That's good. She'll wait quietly now for him to continue, though now she's at least not tensed.]

I... I'm gonna show you something weird, alright? Please, don't get scared. I'm not going anywhere, and it won't hurt you.

Just trust me, okay?

...All right.

[She has to trust him. Because if she doesn't, then who can she trust? Though this has her a bit wary. What is he about to do...?]

[He lets go of her hand and stands, reaching into his jacket and pulling out a pair of orange glasses. There's absolutely zero reason for this and he knows it, but it doesn't feel quite right without them, so he slips them on]

If you accept your shadow, it becomes a persona. It's easier just to show you one, but it lets me do things I could never do otherwise.

[As he talks, a blue glow spreads on the floor, surrounding him and bathing her in it's light. He reaches back into his jacket, pulling out a kunai and dropping into a crouch as a card materializes above his head. It's a fluid motion by now - one he's done hundreds of times as he leaps into the air and slashes the card, shattering it]

PERSONA!

[Hi there, Saki. This is Susano-o, and he's looking right at you. And since he didn't know what else to use, a warm green glow is spreading around you - thank you Diarama]

[She's not sure what to think when she sees Susano-o. Or what to feel when there's that warm, green light. She's not sure how to react, but the shock and surprise is clear on her face. What... Is she supposed to think? That... Was born from the shadow, from Yosuke's exaggerated feelings...?]

[The shock is unmistakable, but he doesn't know what else to say. If it were easy to explain he would've been done five minutes ago. Now he sort of feels self conscious as Susano-o vanishes and he sits back down, looking away awkwardly and trying not to blush]

It can do other things too, but what I just used is a skill that lets me heal people.

[How is she supposed to react? She's not sure. To think, Yosuke has such power... She remembers when he was still puppying after her, shunned by most everyone.

He really has come a long way, hasn't he?]

Wow. That's pretty amazing, Hana-chan.

[Mission: Don't Blush is an unmitigated failure as soon as the word 'amazing' leaves her mouth. Oh well, can't win 'em all]

Really? And I didn't even talk about fighting a go- wait, crap, now I'm off track.

[Deep breaths. Try and keep calm]

Saki-senpai... this tower has some cool things, but it's dangerous too. There's tons of cool people you'll get to meet, but there's a few assholes and worse, monsters. But I promise, I'll use this power to protect you the best I can. If you need anything, you can ask.

I mean... it's thanks to you I got this far. It's the least I can do for you, right?

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