First Star of Fate ☯

[eyewillprotect]

[Video]

[Hey it's one of those newcomers on the Network today! This particular girl is sitting with perfect posture, dipping her head in a polite bow to the camera.]

Hello, my name is Aoi Misato. I'm sorry for not formally introducing myself before, but it took me a few days to settle in.

According to the news report that recently went out, we will be allowed to participate in the Grand Prix, correct? I'm interested in joining the competition, but to do that I would need to practice first. I still haven't awakened my... Persona yet, so I will have to rely on my own abilities instead.

[She continues without even missing a beat, completely glossing over that small stumble. She's obviously used to speaking publicly.]

I will be in the Capricorn district, so if anyone is willing to be a sparring partner, I would be extremely grateful.

[A small pause here. She can practically hear half of her friends from home scolding her for this, but...]

I also have noticed that I am exempt from curfews due to being a visitor. I was thinking of patrolling at night - does anyone have advice for dealing with the demons at that time? There was a... similar situation where I come from, so I would like to do what I can to help here as well.

Thank you for your time.

[Action; Capricorn]

[And sure enough, Aoi is indeed in the Capricorn district, dressed in a hakama and armed with a naginata. With no current sparring partner, she is instead practicing strikes on an invisible opponent. She definitely has the technique down, if nothing else.]

Comments

[second_destiny]

[Asem keeps the feed on private.]

Doesn't mean fighting them will be easy. What can you do?

[eyewillprotect]

I've been trained in the use of a naginata.

[There's a hesitation here. Since the scenario is so similar, there isn't really a need to hide anything. But at the same time, it's... strange, talking about her power to someone uninvolved with the demons in Tokyo.]

...Also, I have... powers.

[second_destiny]

Powers? What kind of powers?

[eyewillprotect]

[And yet another pause. How to even explain it?]

...I'm faster and stronger than most people. I could jump to the roof of a skyscraper from the ground level if I had to. [Which, as it happens, was a pretty frequent need.]

I am also able to create barriers and use telekinesis.

[second_destiny]

...Wow.

[He's actually quite surprised.]

Well, um. You could fight some, but not all of them. Some of them block physical attacks.

[eyewillprotect]

It's... weird, isn't it?

[Having those kinds of powers... Oh well. The second bit is what sounds most important anyway.]

What do you mean by block?

[second_destiny]

There's all sorts of supernatural stuff in Hinoto-Ri. It's nothing that'll stand out.

Huh? Oh, some demons are just...immune to physical attacks.

[eyewillprotect]

[It's... only a slight relief to hear that, considering the other supernatural things consist of demons as well. But she does give a small, quick smile of gratitude before addressing the last part.]

Immune? That's possible?

[second_destiny]

Yep. Not just physical attacks, either. Some are immune to fire, ice, wind...you name it, there's something with an immunity to it out there somewhere. Some even absorb or reflect attacks of one type.

[eyewillprotect]

So even if one tactic works on one demon, it's not guaranteed to work on all of them.

[...That could easily be applied to the demons at home as well, but not quite to that extent.]

Do these personas allow you to use the elements to attack as well, then?

[second_destiny]

Yep. There's eight or ten different kinds.

[eyewillprotect]

[She's got a bit of a hypothesis, based on some of the people and demons she'd encountered in her world, but it couldn't hurt to ask...]

Do you know if personas usually focus on a single element?

[second_destiny]

Seems like it from what I've seen. That's something you're better off asking someone who's already awoken their Persona.

[eyewillprotect]

I see...

[So a bit like Raito.]

I'm sorry, I've been relying on you and asking all of these questions... Maybe I should put out another message to the others in a few days?

[second_destiny]

Look for a girl named Rise Kujikawa. She knows about Personas from her own world, so she's the best person to ask here.

[eyewillprotect]

Rise Kujikawa... I'll remember that.

Thank you for helping me so much, Asuno.

[second_destiny]

Hey, it's the least I can do.