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[celebrity_commentator]

[Well, weirdness of her first day here aside, Rise really ought to introduce herself properly.]

[Video]

Heeeey, Hinoto-Ri! I'm new here, so I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Rise Kujikawa, and if you can hear this, just Rise is fine. I'm sixteen and a Gemini, since that's apparently important here!

Uh, more to the point, I'm from a world that already had Personas, even if there were a lot fewer of us who used them. I may be new here, but Kanzeon and I fought Shadows with my friends for months, so if anyone needs someone experienced with analysis Persona, I'm your girl! I've also been told I'm an okay singer and actress, on the off chance that ever comes up.

In exchange, though, can...someone fill me in on what we're supposed to do? I'm all for saving the city and protecting people, but I'm used to a little bit more direction...

[She pauses and thinks, visibly. She might be exaggerating the thinking posture a little.]

Oh, and Yu-senpai? Can you message me back so I can ask you a question? Thanks!

[With that, she smiles cheerfully and the camera moves away from her face.]

This is so much cooler than texting...now where's the off but--

Comments

[video]

[celebrity_commentator]

Uh, AD 2012. Or Heisei 24, I guess

[celebrity_commentator]

Oh right, that thing that happens at midnight...but Zodiac signs? Never heard of monsters based on that before.

[celebrity_commentator]

Oh...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up any sad memories.

[second_destiny]

It's okay. You couldn't have known.

[video]

[electricyousei]

"I'm from 2201 so...."

[celebrity_commentator]

It definitely sounds like he was a great guy, though.

[video]

[celebrity_commentator]

Well that would explain it.

[all_wound_up]

[From the look on her face, yes, she is absolutely familiar with that feeling.]

Um... yes...

1/2 This is how she explains it when she's not drunk

[celebrity_commentator]

Welllll, for some people, that kind of a secret becomes something we even deny to ourselves.

Um, a very long story short, various things happened and a few of us had to face those things inside ourselves. Uh, physically. They tried to kill us, in fact, to make us accept them. We were saved, though...and when we stopped denying them, they became our Personas.

2/2

[celebrity_commentator]

As nice as the therapy was, though, I'm kind of glad it works differently here. It seems a lot less dangerous!

[all_wound_up]

I never knew something that bad could happen... is it really that bad, pretending to be something you're not?

[YOU KNOW, HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING]

[celebrity_commentator]

Well...it all depends on how you look at it, I think. I pretend to be something I'm not all the time, because I'm an actress. But all the roles I play are still me, right? That's what I was denying, and that's what my Shadow was trying to tell me.

[Mostly.]

[second_destiny]

Yep. It's thanks to him that I've grown into the guy I am today.

[Video] [Private]

[linefacingforever]

A couple months, yeah.

[Video] [Private]

[celebrity_commentator]

Couldn't have waited...

...

...well, it's up to you who you want to date, senpai. I'm happy for both of you.

[video]

[electricyousei]

"So yes, I only know about ancient history from music and anime. It was kind of neglected in my teachings."

[Video] [Private]

[linefacingforever]

...I'm sorry.

[You have to know he really means that, Rise.]

[Video] [Private]

[celebrity_commentator]

Sorry? It's not like we were dating, right?

[video]

[celebrity_commentator]

Oh. Jeez, I knew people paid more attention to pop culture than history, but you sounded more like the studious type. Is there anything you want to know?

[video]

[electricyousei]

"Science and math were my areas of expertise. I just am curious what the big deal with giant robot piloting heroes of justice was."

[video]

[celebrity_commentator]

Hm. Senpai might be the one to ask about that. I mostly just know those anime exist. It's all fiction, though, so if that's all you know about our culture must seem pretty bizarre...

Re: 2/2

[andcarryabigknife]

"I do not know what my Persona can do. I feel something foreign in my mind, but my there is something else drowning it out." Namely Vayu. "How does one experiment with one's Persona?"

[video]

[electricyousei]

"I guess. Really though, I never really put much thought into the past, there were always so many things to worry about in the present."

[Video] [Private]

[linefacingforever]

No, but...

[But he knew you wanted to? You didn't latch onto his arm and call it your "special place" for nothing, Rise.]

[all_wound_up]

I think I understand...

[She's just not ready to tell her own secret yet. At least it's something that's impossible for her to deny to herself.]