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[ Even after his headache of a month, filled with British accents and a curious set of memories, Mikale is still not feeling "settled". Maybe especially after that crazy time. He's been looking around for ways to stay busy, like a job or picking up new hobbies, but eventually has to come to terms with some facts: He is stuck here and no amount of busy work will keep him from being a bit ~~very~~ lonely. Especially considering he hasn't been without his best friend like this in a long time. ]

Okay, so... Hi. I'm Mikale. I got here... recently enough. I guess. So... [ His call is off to an awkward start. It's public, right? He's not sure how to behave for a public call like this. Especially one with video. ] A lot of you have been here longer than me, so... I guess you'd know better than me about this. [ sigh ]

How do you stop missing someone who isn't here? Like if you miss her-- uh, it... them, really... kinda badly. Is there a ritual or something, like for getting rid of bad spirits? A tea I can drink? Does missing people work that way?

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I guess you make new friends and try not to dwell on it.

I'm supposed to replace her? [ ... is that he heard. ]

No. But it'll hurt less if you have other people.

Yeah well... there aren't many other people. [ Because you know, this is clearly a ghost town.

Mikale is just bad at socializing. ]

Isn't it a big city? I thought, at least.

Is it?

[ He is too shy and awkward to explore much. ]

I dunno. I haven't had a reason to check it out.

You must be very busy.

Not really. There's just no reason to go out very far.

I'm sure you must be right.

[ But because you said that Mikale is now wondering am I right? When was he last right? He can't remember a time! So he must be wrong, because firsts apparently don't happen when you're Mikale. ]

What reason is there to go out far?

The city is all divided into twelve different parts - art is one, technology another, housing, et cetera. So if you want the full variety, you'd have to visit all the districts.

Twelve is a lot... Got a suggestion for which one I should start with?

Whichever's closest.

Oh.

Yeah, that kind of makes sense. I should find a map then...?

They have some in the apartments.

That's really easy.

Is everything here easy like that?

Getting attacked by monsters is less easy.

Oh right. That.

So you go out and fight 'em? Willingly? Why?

Nobody else should get hurt.

... Okay, I guess that's a fairly good reason.

[ If you're the heroic type. He's not really cut out for that. ]

So you have one of those... "Persona" things?

Of course. Mine is named Zagan, apparently.

[Judas doesn't like it much.]

I see. I haven't gotten around to figuring out if I've even got one.

Are they useful?

I certainly have no idea how to fight without one, besides waving a large stick around.

I see. Well, if it can give someone the ability to fight and protect themselves then it's gotta be useful.

If fighting all these Persona are good for?

You could probably lift heavy objects with them.

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