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[icecution]

Before I start, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mitsuru Kirijo and, as the rest of this message will doubtless betray soon enough, I have only recently arrived. I apologise in advance if any of this seems overly blunt or harsh. This isn't like any situation I'm accustomed to so I ask that you forgive any breach of personal or local etiquette and trust that it isn't intentional on my part.

That being said, I do have some questions concerning our job assignments - not the job we were brought here for, I understand that, but the employment we are granted in order that we are able to support ourselves financially. While I don't wish to seem ungrateful, I'm not certain I'm entirely cut out for the role I have been assigned to and, truthfully speaking, I have to question how it is they determine who is given what job. Is it entirely random? Or are we supposed to consider it a challenge to test our adaptability?

And following on from that, how would those who have already done so advise that I go about seeking employment I feel I am more suited to? I am happy to expand on my skillset should the need arise but I feel that is perhaps better suited for private conversation where it holds relevance.

Thank you in advance for your time and your assistance.

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[axeboyfriend]

A different fate...

[ He's got some questions to ask Jaime, he thinks. ]

It's probably more than just a coincidence.

[icecution]

That does usually end up being the case.

[Heck, she's known damn well that certain "coincidences" have turned out to be more than that. Why start believing in them now?]

Still, as confusing as this all is...I can't say I mind a familiar face around here.

[Even if he wouldn't be her first choice, she can definitely think of worse outcomes.]

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[axeboyfriend]

Can't say I blame you.

[ ....He should probably warn Minako, now that he's thinking about it.

He's switching the feed to "private" now. ]

There's other Persona users here.

[ Different timelines or not, Mitsuru Kirijo is the same person. Which means she'll definitely want to know. ]

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[icecution]

[She'll give him that, he knows her well enough to know what she would consider to be important information.]

Other Persona users that we know?

[She doesn't think he would word it the way he did if that were the case but she's leaving it open for him to expand on that.]

[axeboyfriend]

One other that I know, but other than that....

[ He shakes his head. ]

Most of them are from "after" us. 2011 and 2016.

[icecution]

Hmm. How much do you know about them?

[Because she has a ton of questions but she is at least aware that she'll only be wasting his time and her own by asking things he can't answer.]

[axeboyfriend]

[ Shinjiro shakes his head. ]

Not a lot. Mostly that they exist. There's at least one guy from 2011, two from 2016, and a guy from 2000. That last one can sense other Persona users.

[icecution]

Well. If that's the case I don't imagine he'll be hard to find. As to the rest, I suppose I'll have to find out for myself.

[Which does leave just one question.]

How many of them know about you?

[axeboyfriend]

[ Shinjiro grimaces. ]

Most of them. Mishina - the guy from 2000 - is the one who called me out. Narukami, the guy from 2011, recognized Koromaru. Apparently, he'd met most of you guys at some point before he got here.

[ Time travel is weird. He still remembers the description he got about how Mitsuru and Akihiko were dressed. ]

Kitagawa knew someone who knew the other "me."

[icecution]

[Surely not-dressed is more accurate for Akihiko.]

Excellent. Then you can introduce me. I imagine there's no sense hiding it considering where we are.

[And she definitely wants to know about people who she doesn't remember meeting but know who she is.]

Does Koromaru still have his abilities?

[axeboyfriend]

[ TRUE. ]

Probably not.

[ Not that he talks about his Persona much anyway, but she's aware of his issues there.]

Some of 'em. He doesn't have his full range here. Mostly just his agi skills.

[icecution]

That's better than nothing. How has he been adjusting to being so far from home?

[She's thinking mostly of the whole, being a world away from the shrine part. And this is totally not her trying to play down wanting to see them both and maybe make sure Shinjiro is actually real despite this whole conversation.]

[axeboyfriend]

Pretty good. He's here with me right now. Wanna say hi, boy?

[ Shinjiro swings the camera towards Koromaru, who barks at the phone. ]

[icecution]

Just as I remember. I suppose I shouldn't expect any less of you, should I?

[She means it to both of them, but she'll take whatever reaction she gets.

Meantime, there's one more thing she's curious about, something she can really only ask Shinjiro because she doesn't know how the other Persona users operate to begin with.]

One more thing. When you were given your file, did you find anything in there that you didn't expect?

[axeboyfriend]

[ He's definitely assuming she just meant Koromaru. ]

Koromaru's a universal constant.

[ He says it with some affection, but he quickly looks serious again at her question. ]

Something I didn't expect...? Like what?

[ Although even as he asks, he's not sure she'll clarify. ]

[icecution]

Something has to be.

[She knows what he's doing. She won't call him on it.]

Well. Specifically, where they outlined your powers. Did anything about that seem...off to you?

[She'll explain eventually, but she's also cautious about bothering him with this if he hasn't already had to deal with it.]

[axeboyfriend]

[ He takes a moment to seriously consider that, but he shakes his head. ]

Not really. If there's something off, I hadn't noticed.

[ He even still needs to use his Evoker to summon his Persona... which he keeps hidden in his coat at all times despite his feelings on his Persona. ]

[icecution]

I see.

[Well then. Better she find out more about what's in the file before she makes mention of it. It's not in her nature to express any potential vulnerability, and the one exception she might have made now no longer applies.]

Well I'm sure it's nothing to worry about. At least if everything's the same, that's one less thing to adjust to.

[axeboyfriend]

[ He had a feeling. Well, he knows if it was important or relevant, she'd mention it— so it's easy enough to set aside his curiousity.

(This is why there's an entire arc in Persona Q dedicated to the P3 senpais fail at communication.) ]

Pretty much.

[ He shrugs, though it's never easy to tell with the way he slouches. ]

....If you want to visit Koromaru, we're both at Heropa Fifteen. Just message me first.

[icecution]

I hope that's not so you can make sure you're conveniently out.

[It's mostly a joke but also sort-of a warning, just in case he gets any clever ideas. Because she sees what he's doing by using Koromaru as the excuse.]

I suppose I should at least be glad of the Porter system. At least I still have a means of getting to you quickly if necessary, and vice versa.

[Trust the administration to put her in a whole other city from him.]

[axeboyfriend]

I wouldn't dream of it.

[ At least, not anymore. She might be joking, but he's perfectly aware of what her executions are like.

No thank you. ]

And yeah, the Porters make things a lot easier. America's a lot.... bigger than I realized.

[icecution]

[Smart decision, Shinjiro.]

Certainly big enough to make travel between cities much more of an issue than it was. Even if I had it with me, I doubt my usual means of transport would get me very far here.

[Which doesn't mean she isn't saving for one.]

[axeboyfriend]

You don't have your bike? Well, if you need it.... public transit's not so bad, depending on the city you're in.

[ And it's through sheer willpower alone that he manages to keep his usual stoic expression in place at the mental image of Mitsuru on a bus. ]

[icecution]

I don't. Which I suspect means I will have to make use of those methods until I can acquire a replacement.

[And she is not looking forward to that, after a lifetime of her bike and company cars. Her How To Do Normal People Things crash-course with Yuki never covered buses.]

[axeboyfriend]

[ Ganbatte, Mitsuru. ]

Things are pretty decently priced around here. It shouldn't take you too long to save up, especially if you stick with government housing.