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Hello everyone! ＼（＾∀＾） I hope you've all settled in well!

My name's Minako Arisato. I've talked to a few of you already, but for everyone else, it's nice to meet you!

Now that things have calmed down a little I was wondering - how many of us were Persona-users before coming to Hinoto-ri? I think it might be good to meet and compare notes if we haven't yet, see what's the same and what's changed. And maybe we could also make a list of people with experience who can help with answering questions or training, or things like that! Just jumping into using a Persona can be pretty daunting...

For everyone else - what do you usually do for fun? Some of the things I like are music, volleyball, cooking... If we have enough people who like the same things, maybe we could even form a club! I wouldn't mind having someone to play volleyball with again. Or to go out to karaoke! (ﾉ´▽｀)ﾉ♪

Anyway, that's all for now!

[added private text to Shinjiro]

Can I come over later?

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Hey hey :P My name is Jun Kuga; I didn't have a persona before I got here but now I have one like most people! Mine is Succubus and I first called it out during my first mission!

It was freaky, let me tell you! :OOO

For fun, though? I sometimes practice sword fighting, since I'm supposed to for school. I'm not great at it but I'm not awful, know what I mean?

[Lies. She is great at it and she does it because she loves it. Life with some self esteem issues is tough.]

Oh and btw I'm a ninja! boo!

[ Oh hey, someone has decided to jack comments on his sister's entry. Mostly he's just been scanning them because he, too, is curious about persona users with past experience, but he recognizes the name and therefore feels the need to pop in with a quick comment. ]

Definitely not a louse. :)

And sword fighting is fun. [ He's okay at it. But he used it to fight shadows, not people... ]

Not even close to a louse!

You practice sword fighting? I wouldn't have guessed that! :O

What's your persona btw? Incubus?

[She's teasing.]

[ Except he... actually did have Incubus in his potential repertoire. Succubus, too. Not currently, of course, and she doesn't really need to know that, anyway. ]

A little. I used whatever weapon was handy, but I like swords best.

My persona is Messiah.

Messiah? That sounds pretty good, right?

And swords are the best weapon! Only ladels come close to being better! >:D

[She used ladels to subdue a mob full of sword bearers once. Gag manga life, man.]

I guess. It's one I had before, but it's a little different here.

A ladle sounds fun. I've never used one, though. The strangest thing I have seen someone use was a bus stop sign. <('-')>-[ ]O

[ All the smiley faces going around is making him a little more prone to using them... ]

Does that mean your soul is a little different here? :|a

Using a ladle to fight is souper. Get it? xD

And what kinda monster would use a bus stop sign?! That's like something from our A rank fighters! Sid's sword was huge and that was only the same weight as a bass guitar!

[ Unfortunately, bad puns remind him of someone he really doesn't like, so he doesn't respond with any puns of his own. ]

I don't think so but I don't know. I think Philemon just... changed things.

He's not a monster. Just strong.

A rank fighters?

[Damn you chairman. Ruining puns is a pun-forgiveable offence. The worst thing he has ever done.]

At my school you have to collect enough stars by winning enough fights to go up a rank - and we have to use the basic swords until we get to A rank when we can customize them.

Sid-senpai uses a sword as heavy and big as a guitar, which is probably the best example I can think of.

All the other swords are basically katana styled.

Edited 2012-09-17 07:09 (UTC)

[If Ikutsuki ever shows up, then not only the P3 cast but also Jun can punish him!]

I see. I think...

What other benefits come with going up ranks?

[ What kind of a school is this? ]

Hmmm... =|a

50 thousand yen for every star you earn, plus it's fun I guess if you like that sort of thing? Stronger opponenets the higher you climb.

People like me shouldn't go that high because of the strong opponents; I'd get smooshed! \(￣□￣；)>

[A damn lie on both ends. She's strong and she enjoys the hell out of it. What are self esteem issues?]

You can also fight the top brass if you make it into the Shiro-Fuku ranks, the student council.

I'm sure you'd get better as you climbed and be able to hold your own.

[ Constant fighting like that sounds to him like it'd really keep you on your toes, after all. Besides, he's optimistic! ]

What does being on the student council entail?

Wow! A real ninja?

Does that mean you go to a school for ninjas?

[she guesses sword fighting would be a good ninja skill...]

I go to a school for sword fighters and I'm the only ninja there - we do have a pair of psychics though!

And my best friend in the whole world is a modern day princess, I'm only a ninja because I'm supposed to protect her.

It's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it! :D

It sounds like a pretty exciting place to be!

Did your friend come here, too?

[Since so many of hers have shown up as well...]

Edited 2012-09-15 22:23 (UTC)

Not as far as I know... which is probably for the best since she's in hospital.

Can't imagine it'd be a great thing to move someone out of their hospital room and everything. If we had to go through that operation again I'd be pretty pissed.

...I'd do it in a heart beat, but I'd still be pissed.

[Ouch. She actually can sympathize with that situation...

Although the way she was talking about the 'operation' was pretty strange.]

What kind of operation?

A bone marrow transplant. I was the right type of donor so I just kinda... jumped at the chance, you know how it is.

[Aww.] I understand... I hope I'd do the same, in that situation.

Is she going to be all right?

She'll be fine when she's had time to recover; the operation was a success :D

But just between us? She wouldn't take care of herself if she wasn't made too. At all! She even lied to me about her illness getting better so that I wouldn't bug her about it! That girl...! Grrr! D:<

But whatever, I still love her!

[Talking about yourself to strangers over the internet is fun.]

So tell me more about you playing volleyball; were you good at it?

I've known a few people like that too... I'm glad she's doing well, though.

....As for volleyball... well, I'd say I wasn't bad at it...

Our team didn't win very often, though.

[not everyone was as into things as Rio...] But we had fun! That's what's really important.

Ah don't sweat it. Winning isn't everything, despite what others will tell you.

[Yuho - Jun's sick friend - might disagree with that, though.]

At least you have fun, right? That's an important factor here!!

So is it an all girl team or a mixed team or what??

I agree. Although it's always a nice feeling when you do win.

It's an all-girls team! My friend Rio-chan is the team captain.

Indeed! Claiming the spoils of battle is always a good feeling. It's like christmas or your birthday but with more panties.

[What.]

Oh really? I go to an all girls school, do you?

...What?

[uhh... anyway] No, it's a co-ed school. The sports teams are just usually separate.