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I assume you have all educated yourselves on what Philemon's intentions and goals are for this city in his latest charade, or you would not be wasting your time humoring that ludicrous and insipid excuse for literature.

Now, what about Nyarlathotep? Have any of you figured out anything about his plans for this city, or are you more concerned with petty child's play?

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I want to figure out what he's doing.
If that means we discover his new face, that's a bonus.
I want to know what he's doing and plan again him before he has the chance to surprise us.

But you can't really fight a concept, can you?
In the end it can't be destroyed, so it's a futile endeavor.
The only way to win that fight would have to be non-lethally or as a pacifist.
Though you can't really reason with a concept either, I suppose.

Thank you! I intend to ask around, so that shouldn't be a problem.

You know, we've been talking for so long and haven't introduced ourselves. My name is Benjamin Linus.

Then I'll help however I can.
My team used Personas before Hinoto-ri - we never met Philemon, but we faced something like Nyarlathotep, or with consequences just as bad, anyway. I'm not ready to stand back and do nothing now.

Stalemate, huh? Guess that could work, but only for so long.

Fanna! Are you talking about those stupid romance novels, Jun? I can't believe anyone reads that crap!

[Don't get her wrong, Lisa loves a good romance novel (and has a large collection in her apartment as she speaks), but not when it impacts her Chinyan.]

I don't know any more about Nyarlathotep being here than what Eikichi told me...

Their plan to draw out the Anoli at the stadium was...well, maybe we shouldn't talk about this over the network.

... I wouldn't be very happy with that kind of conclusion, if I get where you're coming from. Right?

Refreshing; but unfortunately, as we're here on Philemon's terms and under the government's care, it's likely that both will see to have us aid their own cause.
And given the damage any side can cause, remaining loyal to neither might prove to be difficult.

Unfortunately, that's the only way I can see any of us winning. If only there was a way to lock them into an eternal stand-off...

Jun Kurosu. Nice to meet you.
Sorry, I'm not very good at formalities like this.

For whatever reason, it seems encounters with Philemon are less frequent than encounters with Nyarlathotep.
It's interesting to see each of their modus operandi at least.
I'll admit, it's surprising to hear about other Persona-users besides the ones that we knew at home.
But I'm glad to have your stance and your help regardless.
I suppose it would be superfluous that it'll certainly require that kind of determination.

[It takes him a moment, but he slowly and a bit reluctantly switches to audio-- it was Lisa after all, it's not as if he had anything to hide from her.

Though the first thing she'd probably hear was a disinterested sigh.] That's right. I shouldn't be surprised that people are interested in things like that; they're exactly made to cater to the lowest common denominator. I wouldn't have such a problem with it if our fellow "visitors" didn't also seem to be treating it like it was the end of their dignity.

It would seem that's all anyone really knows about him around here. Some think he has a hand in the Anoli or the government, but it's all just supposition.

What?

[Well. That was new. He'd saw something about the Anoli, and the stadium and the mayor in the back of the network, but it wasn't very clear...]

...I see. Is there anything safer you'd prefer?

Basically.
Whatever solution satisfies the most parties will be nothing simple at all, at the very least.

I don't think there are many solutions that'd satisfy everyone... Maybe there aren't any. I guess... That's where your priorities come in?

Saying such a thing implies that I had a choice in coming here, though - which I did not.

Trust me, no standoff ever lasts forever. Somethin's always gotta give.

That's all right. I'm not one for idle chit-chat, either.

I was surprised too, but it honestly makes more sense this way. Persona has probably been around as long as people have.

I'm Minako Arisato, by the way. What's your name?

Of course.

[Well, duh.]

Do you have anything else to say about him?

Tacchan's being harassed by fangirls everywhere he goes now because of it, you know. [Yes, unleash Tatsuya's boyfriend on them, this can't end badly.] If I see them, I'm going to kick their asses!

[She sighs.] It sounds like something he'd do, but honestly? I don't know. We're always two steps behind with him.

Hey, I'm more curious on what exactly's going on around here. Bad enough we're getting shit for just being here when it isn't exactly our fault in the first place.

And what course of action are you going to take?

Let's see if private filters are safe enough. I can handle myself if I make anyone angry. The government intentionally used the tournament to provoke the Anoli into showing their hand, with pretty much the results you'd expect. From what I've been able to gather, nearly 300 people in total died - not nearly as many as could have, but far more than needed to.

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