compnetwork | First Curse

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Yo! [Have a teen with mint green hair waving at you, Hinoto-Ri!] The name's Hizumi Mizushiro. I'm new around here, and I've got a couple of questions if people don't mind helping a guy out!

Lessee... Well, starting with the easier one: does anyone have advice on good places to work? I'm only sixteen, but I don't really need to attend school, either, so any place that will accept me should work. Bonus if it gives useful discounts on important stuff like clothes or food or games!

[Wait, but isn't one of those--]

And my second question! [He holds up a hand with two fingers up!! Except... he also has an expression of slight discomfort.]

It's about those Persona things. I was just wondering... Is it normal for people to have deceased relatives as their Persona? I mean, I didn't really know my brother that well or anything--

[Ah. Maybe that's too much information?]

--Anyway, I think I can deal, but I've gotta say it's kind of weird to have part of your inner self represented by your late brother.

[He scratches the back of his head before shrugging it off.]

Well, that should cover it. Thanks in advanced!

[Private Thoughts]

[...And that should also give him a story to fall back on if anyone gets a little too curious about his Persona. Hopefully people will be warded off by the fact that it involves a deceased family member, but if he ends up being questioned about it, he's fairly confident he can deal with them with just enough of the truth to make it believable. As he mulls this over, he could swear there's a small whisper in the back of his mind:

And I thought you had given up on fighting your fate.

His usual smile remains easy on his face even as he silently calculates his response.

'Fate never intended for me to become like you.'

Although his Persona has not been summoned, it's all too easy for Hizumi to imagine his amused grin.]

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So in that case, would you consider the bond made with your master more positive or negative?

That depends entirely on which master you mean.

The one you got as your Persona, then.

She was alright.

Just alright?

She taught me a lot, even if I didn't have the knack for her "special power" like a friend of mine did.

"Special power"? And what would that be?

The ability to coordinate whole armies with one's mind.

Kind of a niche ability, but pretty important.

[H......uh.]

Whole... armies, you say?

It's a rare skill.

But very useful, I'm sure!

So I guess that would mean people have telepathic powers or something similar in your world? TO be able to do things like that, I mean.

I don't suppose you've ever heard of the Force?

Nope! What is that?

An energy field that connects all living things and binds the Galaxy together. It might even be called the will of the Universe.

In my home galaxy, at least, certain people can use it to affect the world around them. That is where abilities like Master Vima's come from, along with some more prosaic ones.

[..."Home galaxy", she says...]

What are the limits of this power?

Well, it's hard to say. The Force is massive and unknowable, but one's connection to it is intimate and personal. If one uses it, ability comes down to how honed your mind and body are to be in tune with it.

Or to forcibly control it, in some cases.

...Would forcibly controlling it be a bad thing?

It will make you very powerful very quickly, but making a habit of it tends to end badly, to say the least.

Ending badly... how? Like exploding into a million pieces from power overload badly?

The Force is the energy and possibly even the will of all life in the Universe. Twisting it to selfish ends tends to cause destruction, regardless what your intentions really are.

Haaah... that does sound pretty bad.

Using the Force out of anger, or fear, or other self-centered emotions is called the Dark Side. It's powerful, but I've never met anyone who used it regularly and stayed sane or happy.

Because it's an evil and selfish stance to take, so of course it would be dark of them.

What was the saying... Power corrupts, right?

And unlimited power corrupts without limit.

And then it's up to the good guys to put a stop to it! ...Or something like that, right?

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