Persona Survivor: Dancing Daylight

[breakdancer]

Day 2; Monday

[ A lot's happened-- if Hinako said that, she'd also burst out laughing at just how little that actually encompassed. Because is it ever really that simple? To her, the only simple thing about the situation was that if someone was in trouble, you helped them. You didn't raise your prices during a lockdown where people had no homes to return to. You didn't refuse to help people in danger because you hadn't received orders to leave your post and dreaded getting fired. It's just common human decency, and that's all there is to it.

Which is why, doing a quick sweep of the area to make sure that no more humans were being attacked after thwarting Keita's death clip--

Hinako is now sprinting at full sprint towards the blue-haired guy being surrounded by demons, whipping out her cellphone. So what if she isn't a part of JP's yet? ]

Hold on!!

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[breakdancer]

[ Good call. She absolutely would. ]

... Iwatodai?

Wait, what do you mean a few moments ago? Did you seriously teleport here??

[ She'd be in way more disbelief about this, but. Demons. ]

[messianic]

I.........

Maybe? [Helplessly!!]

If I did, it definitely wasn't on purpose, trust me.

[breakdancer]

Okay... hold on. Just a sec.

[ She's already working on processing this. ]

Do you remember anything strange happening right before? Any odd feelings? Any demons around you?

[messianic]

[Um.]

Demons, no. Odd feelings… maybe? It’s a little fuzzy, I don’t really remember.

[His brow furrows as he frowns.]

I’m going to miss school like this…

[MINATO…]

[breakdancer]

... Maybe worry about school later. The death toll's not looking pretty, for starters. So let's get you out of this situation first and then you can worry about makeup work.

[ So he's younger. Apparently diligent, too. ]

[messianic]

[...Death toll? That definitely sobers him up pretty fast.]

It's that bad...? How many demons are we talking about here?

[breakdancer]

No one really knows. They've just been appearing, in groups all over the place. And we've lost a lot of communication between the cities.

... I'm not sure how you got here, but I'm sorry that whatever brought you here picked a pretty bad time to do it.

[messianic]

I...see.

[He doesn't, not really, but...

Does that really matter? He needs to get home, but right now he's here. This is someone else's home...and it's been overrun by demons. So...how can he really say anything but:]

I want to help. However I can... let me help.

[breakdancer]

Are you sure? You don't want to try and evacuate or find family or anything? I know you can fight, obviously, but...

[ It's a lot to ask of someone, isn't it? ]

[messianic]

If things are that bad... I want to help.

[Quite frankly!]

I can't just leave when everyone's struggling like this.

[breakdancer]

... I can't say I'd act any differently. I like your spirit!

[ Anyone who wants to help-- just because he wants to-- he's all right in her book. ]

As it turns out, I'm joining an organization that uses demons to fight other demons and protect civilians. Did you want to tag along?

[messianic]

Yes, I'd like that.

[And, peacefully:]

I'm sure I'll find a way home eventually. In the meantime... I definitely want to come with you.

[Still, it makes him pause too.]

What made you want to fight demons...?

[breakdancer]

Nothing all that dramatic.

[ with a hand flap that still has a graceful flourish to it. Hinako is still very much a dancer, even when not fully in motion. ]

If I see someone in trouble, I want to help them. That applies to fighting demons-- though I'll say it's definitely much easier now that it's not just me having to punch them!

[ Demons sure are handy! ]

[messianic]

[.... Huh.]

Well... I can't say that doesn't make sense.

[VERY LOGICAL.]

... Though were you using your cell phone to fight the demons...?

[breakdancer]

Oh, that.

... Ever heard of Nicaea? They say if you have the app, it can show you death clips of your friends. Sort of like giving you a chance to step in before they come true.

Anyway, it led to a demon-summoning app being installed on my phone. With that, you can crack some of the skills they've got by fighting them, or summon them. Some of the demons even put themselves up for auction.

[messianic]

[....... A slow, slow blink.]

Seriously?

[...]

There's a lot to process, but... [He has to accept it, right?]

I think I'll understand better as we go.

[breakdancer]

You will, definitely. The guys at the Tokyo HQ can probably explain it better.

But let's get going! The day's still young, and we have an organization to join!

[ with a forceful pat to the back, no less. Come on, Minato! ]