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Characters: Minato and YOU.
Setting: Various floors and then Floor 55 (incinerator), 75 (monster tower) and 12 (projection).
Format: Action for ease, will match.
Summary: In order to combat his hidden feelings of being a weak leader, Minato seek to grow stronger and feel needed…after doing his garbage duty job. Later, he watch the projections.
Warnings: Violence against monsters. Will update as needed.

Various Floors -> Incinerator
[After watching people’s reactions and the aftermath to the modifications, Minato felt, not for the first time, powerless. As the leader of SEES in his dead world, as a friend, he disliked being powerless. Every time he feel like that, he would go out and try to do things.

But first, he needed to collect the garbage on various floors and bring them to the incinerator on Floor 55. The mess from the modifications and how people acted probably contributed to the litter around.]

Floor 75 – A tower in a tower
[This floor has become Minato’s favoured training ground. While other floors offered more varied locations, fighting inside a tower like this, with monsters crawling around, was reassuringly familiar.

It’s almost like Tartarus again.

A click, a bang and one of his Personas came out to aid him in his training. With all the fighting he did so far and without access to the Velvet Room, his roster was severely stronger than they’re supposed to. If he can sit down and focus, he can see other possible Personas in his mind.

But without the Velvet Room’s assistance, they remained deeply buried in the sea of his soul. So close, yet so far from his reach.]

Cu Chulainn.

[With a voice, he summoned the warrior and joined his Persona in battle. Yelling them out, unless he’s in the heat of battle, would attract monsters to his location. He’s not completely reckless. Yet.]

Floor 12 – Projection
[After his training, Minato decided to return to the lower floors and rest up, maybe clean himself up in the bathroom later. But before he do, the young leader of SEES swinged by the twelfth floor.

Standing in the middle of the floor, he looked up and watch as the various worlds, planets, space stations--anything habited—destroyed one by one. And then the projection reset and show another world. Again and again, for quite a number of cycles.]

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[Fairly often. That could be anything from most days to hardly at all. The type of thing a person would say if they don't want their routine criticized. Sephiroth shakes his head a little, wondering perhaps if Minato knows it's not dying and waking again that's the issue; it's what goes on in between that is the cause for concern.

Sephiroth blinks when the Persona is dismissed in front of him like that. That's new. Though he supposes it's not unlike how he can summon and dismiss his own sword at will.]

What is that? Some sort of guardian?

[Frankly, Minato's own routine wasn't as steady as he like. He trained, he worked, but he doesn't feel as secure in it as back home.

No full moon. No school. No set things that established his almost-double life.]

It's my Persona. I summoned him from my subconscious to aid me.

[In contrast, training or otherwise perfecting his skills is a constant in Sephiroth's life in the Tower. There really isn't much else for him to be doing other than reading or idly catching up on the network; it's not as if he has much reason to interact with others.

That is, until Ryoji presented himself as a problem.

He has plenty of time to dedicate to making the life of that one as uncomfortable as possible. Moreso since the last experiment, something is needed for him to focus on.]

I see. [Now wasn't that an interesting ability. Though Sephiroth imagines that due to having that aid, it may have an impact on Minato's personal skill level.]

That must come with a price.

It's a very powerful and useful ability.

[Especially for him. Compared to the rest of SEES, his versatility is what makes him so strong.]

But I don't want to be completely dependant on it, in case I can't use it.

[There are floors where powers can be disabled. Not only that, but in the heat of battle, his evoker can get knocked out from his hand.]

[Sephiroth prefers to be reliant on his own personal ability, not that an aide from inside his own subconscious would be any less capable if he did possess this power but - there is something about taking out your enemies yourself that satisfies something deeper.

Perhaps that's just his psychotic side. Besides the point though, it seems the younger man is admitting to his shortfall in combat. Yes, this could be very beneficial indeed.

Sephiroth doesn't so much shrug at Minato but rather offers a suggestion.]

There are plenty of people here that could train you in at least some basic hand-to-hand.

I know. I would have to ask around and see who's willing to spend some time with me.

[Other than a handful of people, most of the residents have no problem with lending him a hand.

Minato glance at Sephiroth's sword, before looking back at the other swordsman. From what he saw earlier, Sephiroth is a very capable swordsman. But would he be willing?]

[He'd have to be blind to not see that pointed look at his sword. Perfect.

Sephiroth casts his usual precautionary look around; considering where and on what floor they are on it's likely the monsters won't stay away for long. In fact the scents coming off of the most recent kill might draw them in soon.]

I would offer, though most wouldn't be the right type of student. It depends greatly on your mindset.

[If he put his mind to it, Sephiroth could train anyone with enough determination. Sure his tuition would be of the heavy-handed, brutal variety but really was there anything wrong with that? He wanted Minato to feel that it was a privilege to be trained by him.]

[He isn't surprised to hear that. It's either someone willing to take anyone as their student, or those who can keep up. Minato knows himself very well, his own current physical limits and how he thinks.

How well it stands up to what Sephiroth would give to him...he won't know until he try.]

If you're willing to have me, I will train hard under your watch.

[When he's committed to something, Minato will be committed.]

You certainly seem sincere enough. [Hmph.] But then most do.

[That glinting green gaze comes back to Minato as if to size him up for the last time. In truth, Sephiroth has already decided that this will be worthwhile for his ends.

After a bit of a pause, Sephiroth nods to Minato.]

Alright, I don't go easy, though. Just bear that in mind.

I'm not expecting it to be easy.

[After a brief pause, he give a short bow.]

Thank you for taking me in. I'm Minato Arisato. What's your name, sir?

[If he's going to be under this man's tutelage, Minato would want to know his name.]

Ah yes, that is quite important.

[Sephiroth smiles a little, pulling his thoughts back into the conversation from scanning the immediate area. He wonders idly how many people in the Tower have heard his name already but have never been introduced.

He nods politely at Minato and then introduces himself.]

I'm Sephiroth.

[From browsing, or simply skimming the network, Minato can pick up on people's names. Sometimes he remembers them, sometimes he doesn't. It usually depends on the context for him, and whether he knows their face to attach a name to.]

Then I'll be in your care, Sephiroth-san.

[As always, Minato defaults to using honorifics. Ingrained manners and how he usually is around people.]

[As much as Sephiroth detests the notion of elevating anyone by attaching an honorific to the end of their name, he'll let it slide this time. Besides, it's really quite the opposite to insulting him.

He offers a friendly-enough nod to Minato and turns towards the stairwell in the Tower inside the Tower.]

Then I shall be seeing you. Tomorrow, at the Gymnasium.

[If Minato knows, he would drop it. But only a the other's request.

Minato nods and glance over at the stairwell, mentally noting the location in his mind. He knows which floor Sephiroth is referring to.]

Understood.

[Sephiroth offers a further nod at Minato before heading for the stairwell nearby.

This should prove interesting tomorrow, if nothing else.]

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