[Voice]

[aurathread]

[Tsukasa's voice comes across the network. He's not talking about how scared he was during that thing, okay.]

Mm. My Persona woke up during that... stuff. I don't like it. I can't get rid of it, right?

[That's annoying. He's quiet for a few long moments before speaking again, tone a little flat.]

And... how do you know if you're real?

[And even if he is real, what if the him outside of the game is so different than the him in the game that they might as well be two people?]

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[aurathread]

I don't know what I'd do as a job. I don't really have any kind of skill...

[electricyousei]

"You have no training in anything?"

[eyewillprotect]

But... how is that possible?

[bondsofsuffering]

That's true! As long as you stick with your Velvet Room Persona, you can try to ignore your Soul one.

[skyofreverie]

You know what helps me? I hang out with the friends I've made. When I'm with them I'm always the person I want to be for them, it's not even hard to do - it just happens.

[howfascinating]

Even so- you are now breathing, living, talking, and doing a lot of other things.

[and isn't that all that matters? Well, not really, but he's starting with the basics first.]

Whether or not you're artificial or human, it doesn't matter if you have sentience. For that means you're alive.

[aurathread]

Not that I can remember. I'm a Wavemaster - we're the mage class. It's a fantasy game. So it wouldn't really transfer well to a modern city.

[aurathread]

I don't have friends here.

[aurathread]

Sounds useful.

[aurathread]

My mind got trapped in my character's body by an evil AI - artificial intelligence. On the technical side? I have no idea.

[aurathread]

Okay, fine, but why wouldn't it matter if you have sentience? That's kind of a big deal.

[electricyousei]

"What skills do wavemasters have? Specifically."

[skyofreverie]

I'll be your friend.

[aurathread]

Why?

[aurathread]

Elemental spells and healing spells. I can use dark, fire, and lighting spells.

[bondsofsuffering]

Going to go for it?

[eyewillprotect]

Trapped?

[Yeah that's basically the only part she understood, but it's enough.]

Do you-- Do you know if you will be alright?

[Her mind has been trapped elsewhere before, and certain measures needed to be taken to ensure her body's safety - she can't help but worry for him when he speaks of something similar.]

[electricyousei]

"Have you seen if they need healers at the hospital?"

[aurathread]

... I don't know if they'd take someone like me.

[aurathread]

If I can find the Velvet Room.

[aurathread]

Bear said he found my body at a hospital and that he'd... take care of me when I woke up. I think my father tried to do something to my body. He's the sort of person who'd take me off life support.

[electricyousei]

"You may be surprised."

[eyewillprotect]

...

[That's an... interesting name. But his father...]

...I'm so sorry. I... That must be horrible.

[It's not much at all, but there's genuine concern and sympathy behind her words at least.]

[bondsofsuffering]

I don't think it'll be that hard to find.

[aurathread]

I don't need your pity. I don't... I don't need anyone to feel sorry for me.