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[counterstrikes]

[Action for the park]

[Chie isn't going to school today. She still has too much on her mind, ranging from how much she hates this place to Yosuke to the gift that came in the mail. The only place where she's really managed to calm herself down is the park. It reminds of her of the time she spent training with Souji and Nanako by the river and the

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Parkedy-park.

[bitemescumbag]

[For a second there he was sure he'd seen something familiar. Actually taking the time to think made him realize that it wasn't fusion that he'd witnessed: the girl had never changed, after all. Therefore it was obviously...]

Hey. Neat robot. How'd you make it vanish like that?

[counterstrikes]

What? It's not a robot!

[Wait, she didn't know he was watching her. Eep.]

[bitemescumbag]

Oh. You one of those summoner-types or somefin, then? Was neat -- never seen a... not-robot, like that one.

[Spoken as though monsters popping in and out of existence is a mundane occurrence. Yawn.]

[counterstrikes]

Oh, I guess you could say that. She's really the only thing I can summon, though. You don't seem very surprised, though.

[bitemescumbag]

She's probably the least-offensive thing I've ever seen summoned. So... I guess that could be a surprise?

[He shrugs noncommittally.]

[counterstrikes]

What kind of things have you seen summoned? That...sounds disgusting.

[bitemescumbag]

Disgusting things, yeah. Nothing that cant be punched into a prettier, less-movin' shape, 'course. [This is punctuated with a nod and punching a fist into the palm of his other hand.]

But yeah. That one you did was, uh, unique. Kinda cool, too.

[counterstrikes]

Hey, that's how I feel about the gross things I see! Except I kick them instead. [This is clearly something to bond over.]

Suzuka Gongen is my Persona, and only mine. I don't think anyone else would have something like it here. O-or anywhere.

[bitemescumbag]

[A sage nod. Finally, someone who understands how random encounters are supposed to be dealt with!

Of course, that sage expression goes away because new word what is.]

Persona? ...don't think I've heard that one before.

[counterstrikes]

Ah...it's kind of hard to explain. Just think of it as the thing I summon, and it's like...another side of me.

[bitemescumbag]

Fusion without the fusing. Got it. [He nods again. Because that clearly explains everything and is not an ambiguous statement in the least.]

[counterstrikes]

It's not really a fusion, though, it's more like...a summon. I think.

[bitemescumbag]

Nah it's like... Ergh. I suck at explainin' this crap. Forget about it.

I think I get the idea though. There a lotta people able to do the persona-thing?

[Sure he's seen summoning before, but not like that. And it's usually from some old dude trying to take over the world or some crap. You just can't hold a conversation with people like that, you know. This is a refreshing change of pace.]

[counterstrikes]

There's a few of us in town who can do it, but I don't know how many can right now. I just got the ability back this morning.

[bitemescumbag]

Guess I'll have to stop jumping when I see stuff appear outta nowhere then. Do they all look like that?