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[dormition]

[It takes a day or two after he shows up-- in which there is a flurry of reuniting with friends, and making a new one-- for Minato to make a network post. When he does, he doesn't have anything particularly exciting to say. He just knows from experience that if he wants to drag himself out of the temptation to mentally withdraw, to slump into a hazy drifting rather than deal with reality, he needs to make connections. In short, he needs social links as badly as he'd needed to make them when he'd first come to Iwatodai: not for his Persona's strength, but for his own happiness.

There's no reason the same strategies shouldn't work here.]

Hi. I just arrived. [He has a quiet but forthright tone.] It seems I'll be going to high school here as a senior... I'd like to meet any classmates, or underclassmen, if they're on here. Maybe we could study together or join a club. I work after school on Wednesdays and Thursdays, but otherwise I'm available.

And I was wondering... [He trails off, a bit of melancholy reserve echoing on his features.] How has everyone else liked living here?

[It's a simple, open-ended question. Non-intrusive. Minato is nonetheless legitimately interested in any answers.]

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text; comm tag is "Hiro"

[microbrobotics]

oh hey, minato. nice to see you again. are you really gonna put up with shool?

[dormition]

Hi, Hiro. How have you been?

I don't mind putting up with school. When it gets boring, I go to sleep.

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[debauchewy]

Ooh~ So quick to try and make friends. What a smart boy you are, being social will do you well here, hm?

[dormition]

[Kind of a strange guy. That just makes Minato more interested, though; strange people tend to mean social links.]

You're saying it's dangerous to be alone here?

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[trickstar]

Ditch school.

[dormition]

Isn't truancy illegal?

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[hoboagogo]

I forgot to ask- You attending school in De Chima?

[Shinji could... probably transfer. But effort. And Heropa is less freezing.] What all clubs're you looking into?

[dormition]

... I'm not sure. For either. You go to Heropa, don't you, senpai? We should go together.

So far I signed up for first aid classes. I guess that's not a club.

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[ktfod]

The boxing club is always an option. We don't meet often for meetings but it's available every day to practice. Besides it'd be a good idea to stay active and in shape here. [Which is harder to do without Tartarus.]

[dormition]

That might be a hard switch from kendo.

[Pause.]

But I'd be happy to practice with you if you need a partner, senpai.

[selfimage]

So far it's been better than any universe that's been invaded by aliens, inter-realm dwellers, frost giants or robots. I'm sure there's a universe out there that's been invaded by sharks if we want to get creative. Looking at the comparisons? This one's not too shabby.

[dormition]

[Head tilt.] Have you had personal experience with universes like that? [Not said in a doubting tone at all; just a curious one.]

Although you're right that this is an improvement on where I was, [he adds blandly.]

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[flightsuit]

It's cramped. [There's a bit of a pout from the voice on the other side.]

I hope they gave you a bigger place to live in than what I got.

[dormition]

Where have you been living?

[In the totally attentive voice of someone who doesn't mind listening to others' complaints.]

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[deadtective]

Eh. It's a lot better in some ways and a lot shittier in others. So I guess you could say it's manageable at the very least?

[dormition]

Sounds like a normal sort of life. Sometimes good and sometimes bad.

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[restingstitchface]

[A pause as the feed comes on. Then Crane's speaking in a calm voice.]

You don't look too good.

[He's totally concerned. Totally.]

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[dormition]

[Minato is harder to steamroll into admitting his relative state of wellness than that.

His placid expression doesn't twitch.] I'm fine.

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[theoryandcalculation]

[Rei's sure to look at the attached ID before responding.]

Hello, Arisato-san. I'm Rei Ryugazaki. I go to school in Heropa.

Ah, but if you're looking for a club to join, perhaps you could look into Hero Club? It's here to help imPorts under twenty-one adjust to the world and meet people.

[And he also sends a link back to Kay's post.

Oh yeah he's so good at this.]

[dormition]

[This is such familiar footing that Minato relaxes imperceptibly.]

Thank you for the welcome, Ryuugazaki-san, [he answers with the same easy formality.] We'll probably be seeing each other.

Are you in Hero Club? [Minato reads the link and is, honestly, pretty interested. That sounds like just what he'd been looking for.]

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[isaytheeneigh]

What part of it do you wanna know about? Some of the stuff here isn't that bad. But the hero crap is stupid. It's all a way of tricking us into feeling important, when we're just a tool. The rest of it is pretty different from my home, so it's hard to say.

[dormition]

[That's a sharp-edged perspective, and there's a lot of things there Minato would like to ask questions on. He's not just interested in the things he wants to know for his and his friends' safety; he's also interested more generally in people, their history and their experience.

Best to keep it relatively impersonal for now.] I've done something like it before, but it wasn't publicized, [he says frankly.] And I can't say we weren't a tool... So you're probably right.

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[lyingheart]

Welcome to the Senior Class.

[dormition]

Thank you. I'm Minato Arisato. Do you go to Heropa?

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[earnedmystripes]

[Huh...that comm ID looks kind of familiar, but he can't remember where he's seen that name before.]

It's not been too bad. Pretty comfortable, all things considered.

[He's not going to dump all those considerations on you right off the bat, though. That'd be kind of overwhelming, he thinks.]

[dormition]

[Minato is very difficult to overwhelm, but of course, he doesn't expect people who don't know him to know that.]

That's encouraging, [he admits honestly.] I wasn't sure what to believe of what I was told.

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[purseowna]

[Huh. This guy was actually surprisingly forward. Not to mention his post was about something simple and down to Earth instead of the usual going ons. It's kind of nice.]

I'm one. [A pause. She should probably elaborate a little more.] That is, an underclasswoman. But only by one year!

[Because obviously that's important.]

[dormition]

[That's Minato: simple and down to Earth amidst all the chaos. No reason not to keep fulfilling that role here.]

Oh-- it's good to meet you. I don't usually get to be senpai... This will be new.

[yatagarasu]

[Minato? That was Minato, all right. Kay remembered him well and missed him when he was gone.

But alas, he was back without memories of this place. Guess it's time to start over.]

Hi! [A cheery wave.] I'm a senior too, but I go to school at Xavier School for imPorts. Kay Faraday, at your service!

[dormition]

Minato Arisato, [he answers sedately.] Ryuugazaki-san told me about Hero Club. I'd like to join, if you wouldn't mind, although I go to Heropa...

[Down to business as usual.]