[[video]] OFF WITH ONE WATCH ON WITH ANOTHER

[allhailfunyarinpa]

[The feed is actually pretty steady, like whoever is directing it is used to this sort of thing. Oddly comforting, for a change!

But the viewpoint isn't at a person, but a sand-crusted car parked haphazardly in front of the Libra apartment building.]

So, uh- [Whoever's on the other end seems really, really, really dry and deadpan about what he's about to say.] -where's the nearest car wash?

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[greatseal]

[Wow if that was supposed to be a joke, it was terrible. Worse than Ikutsuki's puns had been.

...Minako smiles anyway.]

Maybe someone whose Persona can use water skills could help?

[Having water and not ice as an attack option is new to her, but seems more practical for everyday life...]

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[hetried]

I don't know, can you even drive that thing anymore...?

[...wait what.]

Name it? Why? It's just a car.

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[greyerrant]

Good luck.

[epicbraille]

[ Snake decides to keep quiet on the whole astrology thing. It wouldn't do to scare Junpei off when he only just arrived. Instead he has some genuine enthusiasm. ]

What a coincidence, I'm a tenth floor Libra too!

[ Oh happy days. ]

Perhaps we could get together when you're done washing the car.

[ 'cause he ain't helping with that one, buddy. ]

[ghost_shield]

...do you... need some help over there?

[allhailfunyarinpa]

[Junpei's "jokes" are pathetic, don't feel bad Minako.]

Huh? Can that really...wouldn't it damage the car?

[TEACH HIM, PER-SENSEI]

[allhailfunyarinpa]

Why not name it? I'm thinking...

[Give him a moment, he's internally narrating some stupidly obtuse purple prose about the car.]

Renoir.

[allhailfunyarinpa]

I got this! I didn't solve bullshit puzzles for hours for nothing!

[...if he only knew how many times he died, he'd be less confident.]

I am going to do a normal, mundane thing, like wash a car!

[allhailfunyarinpa]

[Th...anks you could help, bro.]

...really? [You now have his undivided attention, at least until Junpei inclines his head and looks up the building.]

...I'd offer to just come up now, but I am not eager to go up ten flights of stairs. [So clearly, Snake should just come down anyway. And totally help.

Junpei is going to lose this little social standoff but you can't fault him for trying.]

oh there we go!!! also i am so not a slow tagger btdubs

[allhailfunyarinpa]

[Well yeah, that's what closer typically are employed as. It's an unfortunate stereotype, really.]

I could wash Renoir, or I could go up ten flights of stairs and sleep. Or risk elevators. I'm not really eager for those last two, so I think I'll opt for something menial and mindless, thanks.

[Wow Seven is totally not like that. ...he can't speak for his other company given that ~breezy~ robe and all, but still.]

No offense, but I don't think you could pull off something like this. Or that you would want to, for that matter.

[greatseal]

Well it's just water. If the spell's weak and you're standing back from it, it shouldn't damage it more than a hose would.

[Waterdyne or.. however they would name the attack, she's honestly not familiar with it more than knowing it's possible from seeing Eikichi, would probably be too strong.]

Re: oh there we go!!! also i am so not a slow tagger btdubs

[getoutclaus]

[No I it shut up I meant closet!]

Renoir? No.

No.

Nuh-uh.

That's a dumb name, pick someone else. The Drivemaster 40000, or something that actually makes sense.

[epicbraille]

[ Damn right he's going to lose. What kind of protagonist tries to make a blind dude with one arm wash a stolen car? The kind whose Persona is a little girl he has a crush on. The kind who makes terrible puns at inconvenient moments. The kind who doesn't even have a codename. The awful kind. But you're right, you can't fault a guy for trying.

There must be something about Junpei's subtle hinting Snake finds amusing, because he laughs. ]

I'll still be here when you're finished; 10-03 isn't going anywhere.

[ A pause. Is it a little awkward neither of them has mentioned the Nonary Game yet? It's the kind of thing you'd like to forget about. Move on with your life and forget those bullshit death puzzles. But it can't have been that long ago for Junpei. As a way of testing the waters - if Junpei shoots the conversation down then there'll be no point mentioning the ice mummy just yet - Snake casually adds: ]

10-03 has a digital root of 4, but you should be able to get in by yourself.

[allhailfunyarinpa]

It makes perfect sense. Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a leading impressionist painter- and there's also the bonus of it being partially black, and noir being in the name-

[...itp Junpei is a dweeb beyond what he could have ever been in the Nonary Game.]

[getoutclaus]

Got it, got it, so you can shut up whenever you feel like it!

I'll give Snake the memo that we're changing the Car's name to Drivemaster 40000 next time I see him.

[oh.]

Next time we meet eachother.

[allhailfunyarinpa]

Smoothe save there.

[And a pause, cos something just hit him.]

...why are we using code names again? We sort of don't need them, I know your names by now. And you already know mine.

[allhailfunyarinpa]

Oh, they have strength tiers then? That's good to know.

[He...was only sort of able to pay attention when he got the infodump about this stuff, sorry Minako.]

[allhailfunyarinpa]

[Junpei Nolastnamington- He Tries.]

I dunno, you're not exactly an easy guy to keep an eye on...

[Walk in, suddenly bloody clothes all over, Junpei would just call it Another Tuesday.]

Ughhhhhh pleaseee tell me they don't have digital root doors here, seriously...

[HMM I THINK HE'S SHOOTING THE THOUGHT DOWN]

[epicbraille]

[ Aw. No fun, McFly. ]

Not yet they don't.

[ Snake's matter of fact tone is rarely a comfort. Digital Root doors could show up one day, he supposes. Stranger things have happened in the last couple days alone. ]

Do you have your bracelet with you? Santa and I have ours.

[ He'll veer back to that not easy to keep an eye on thing like Clover would veer the car towards a pedestrian. ]

[greatseal]

Most attacks have three or four levels, and Personas all have their different strengths and weaknesses, too. [it's okay philemon is all blah blah philosophical statements anyway.]

[getoutclaus]

Yeah yeah fuck you too, Junpei.

We're using codenames because this place is full of strangers and anyone could show up; are you that stupid? Come on, man!

You're probably just jealous that you don't have one of your own, huh?

[allhailfunyarinpa]

Yeah, but a lot of good it'll do me now. Unless I wanted to use it as a fashion accessory.

[Kssssssssssssh well damn I guess he really is washing that car???]

[epicbraille]

You never know. One day we may well hear that familiar beep beep beep all over again.

[ What a wonderful thing to joke about over a car wash. ]

And why, may I ask, did you make washing the car the first order of business?

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[allhailfunyarinpa]

Why are we worried about strangers anymore? I don't think Nonary rules apply here if they're all cosmic entities and stuff.

[Oh, you gonna mock his lack of a nickname? Oh, oh man, you asked for it.]

What do I have to be jealous of...

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[allhailfunyarinpa]

...Azure~?