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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

[celebrity_commentator]

Aww! Well, they're a part of us, so there's nothing to be afraid of.

[all_wound_up]

There was a lot going on at the time, but now I realize he was just trying to protect me.

[celebrity_commentator]

Right! I'm glad to hear it.

It was kind of awkward for me too, come to think of it, but we got our Personas differently in my world than people seem to here.

[all_wound_up]

How did you get yours? Mine came out when I was being attacked...

[celebrity_commentator]

Er, well...you know how everyone has something or other about themselves they try to keep a secret?

[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.

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[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.]

[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.]

[celebrity_commentator]

But, hey, I didn't mean to start a heavy philosophy conversation when I just got here. What's your name?

[all_wound_up]

[Yay, a topic change!]

It's Nano. Nano Shinonome.

[celebrity_commentator]

It's nice to meet you...

...is Nano-chan okay? You look like a Nano-chan.

[all_wound_up]

Nano-chan is fine!