[Yousuke takes the time to listen through all of those songs, wondering if anything interesting will pop up. The second song that played he likes a bit, it sounds like something that would be played at a rave. The rest...]
Minato... Dude, you're my bro but that music? You've got the taste of an old man.
[Minato smiled, thinking that was true. Bunkichi-jiisan would probably like some of the selections. This music wasn't Minato's usual genre. And if anyone here knew what genre of music Minato liked best, it was Yousuke.]
I'm experimenting.
[He did switch out the CD on the player, browsed for a second, then put in another CD with this song (with the volume lowered since, well, he was in the library) playing instead.]
[Ah, the event. Minato spoke with Souji about it, and Souji told him who his matesprit was. At least the two of them didn't need to find anyone else to fill that quadrant; they were lucky to find someone for it that could be trusted that much.
But never mind that... Minato nodded once, also knowing that something else of more importance happened during it. From here on out, the communication between the two of them was private and filtered.]
[If Yousuke knew, he would be absolutely mortified. These guys were the last people he wanted to know. His guy friends. They'd be the first to look down on him for that kind of thing, right? God he's so shallow.]
[But Adachi is a welcome distraction. It was what was on his mind most these days. Yousuke still harbors a fairly deep resentment for the man.]
...Yeah, I did. Ugh, I can't believe that he's here. He had the nerve to beat up Souji too. What makes him think he can get away with this shit?
[Minato understood it was only an event, and he had been genuinely happy for the two of them during it. But from previous conversations, he knew that Yousuke wasn't really that way. He wanted that motorcycle and a cute girl to go along with it.
Hearing that Yousuke had indeed talked to Adachi was enough though for Minato to frown ever so slightly.]
... I heard. He shouldn't get away with it. But Seta said he was fine.
Souji always says that he's fine. He's the leader.
[Not that he didn't believe him, but still. If he caught Adachi laying a hand on him again, he couldn't guarantee the man's safety.]
He was in jail back home, but now he's scott free. The mansion doesn't have any laws or police to keep things in line. The only thing that's keeping him from doing something like that again is us.
[Minato thought he would have said the same had he been in Souji's place. Though why Souji hadn't used a healing spell on himself was what concerned him more regarding that.]
We'll have to keep watch. [Adachi hadn't done anything. Yet. It was hard to figure out what motives he could have while there wasn't a TV world.]
Seta told me he has a Persona. And that he's from before you defeated him.
Yeah. His Persona isn't any different from ours... I'd even say his was weaker than ours. Taking him down was easy. It was what he became after that was the problem
[Souji had said that Adachi's power was incomplete or underdeveloped. From his own understanding, Personas emerged or gained strength from the sea of one's soul, so if Adachi's Persona was weaker or different, then it said something about who he was as a person.]
After we beat him, the shadows gathered to him and turned him into a giant monster-- the cause of the fog that had been all over town. Way tougher than anything we faced before.
I don' think he could do that here though, since there aren't any shadows.
[The Shadows had that ability? Minato had heard of Shadows gathering into themselves, but to take over a human being instead of rendering them lifeless with Apathy Syndrome? They were more advanced or had evolved in some way unfamiliar to him.]
I don't think so either. [Save for an event that brought Shadows into the Mansion. Like with Naoto's event. Minato had hoped there wouldn't be a repeat of that.]
Yeah. We didn't face Izanami until months later-- Kind of by fluke too. Souji was the one that found her...
Anyways, Adachi's still dangerous. He became a police officer just so he could carry a gun-- He killed two people back home just because he could. I can't tell you to be more careful. There may not be a tv world here for him to use, but a bullet to the head can kill anyone.
[His three senpai needed to be aware of this. And Minato had seen too many people fall to a single bullet, never mind all of the power their Personae held; sometimes it was simply no match for normal weapons. And in a place like Wonderland, no spell would be able to revive anyone either.]
Minato... Dude, you're my bro but that music? You've got the taste of an old man.
[Laughingly, of course.]
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I'm experimenting.
[He did switch out the CD on the player, browsed for a second, then put in another CD with this song (with the volume lowered since, well, he was in the library) playing instead.]
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The library has a lot to choose from. [It did make him wonder if Wonderland brought in its materials from all worlds or only the residents' worlds.]
How are you, Yousuke?
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Man, I'm still recovering from that event. So much weird crap has happened since then...
[He wonders is Minato has heard about Adachi, or even worse... his fiasco with Souji, that Rise made so public. Would he ever live it down?]
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[Ah, the event. Minato spoke with Souji about it, and Souji told him who his matesprit was. At least the two of them didn't need to find anyone else to fill that quadrant; they were lucky to find someone for it that could be trusted that much.
But never mind that... Minato nodded once, also knowing that something else of more importance happened during it. From here on out, the communication between the two of them was private and filtered.]
... You saw that he arrived, right?
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[But Adachi is a welcome distraction. It was what was on his mind most these days. Yousuke still harbors a fairly deep resentment for the man.]
...Yeah, I did. Ugh, I can't believe that he's here. He had the nerve to beat up Souji too. What makes him think he can get away with this shit?
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Hearing that Yousuke had indeed talked to Adachi was enough though for Minato to frown ever so slightly.]
... I heard. He shouldn't get away with it. But Seta said he was fine.
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[Not that he didn't believe him, but still. If he caught Adachi laying a hand on him again, he couldn't guarantee the man's safety.]
He was in jail back home, but now he's scott free. The mansion doesn't have any laws or police to keep things in line. The only thing that's keeping him from doing something like that again is us.
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We'll have to keep watch. [Adachi hadn't done anything. Yet. It was hard to figure out what motives he could have while there wasn't a TV world.]
Seta told me he has a Persona. And that he's from before you defeated him.
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[Souji had said that Adachi's power was incomplete or underdeveloped. From his own understanding, Personas emerged or gained strength from the sea of one's soul, so if Adachi's Persona was weaker or different, then it said something about who he was as a person.]
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I don' think he could do that here though, since there aren't any shadows.
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I don't think so either. [Save for an event that brought Shadows into the Mansion. Like with Naoto's event. Minato had hoped there wouldn't be a repeat of that.]
... This was before you faced Izanami?
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Anyways, Adachi's still dangerous. He became a police officer just so he could carry a gun-- He killed two people back home just because he could. I can't tell you to be more careful. There may not be a tv world here for him to use, but a bullet to the head can kill anyone.
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[His three senpai needed to be aware of this. And Minato had seen too many people fall to a single bullet, never mind all of the power their Personae held; sometimes it was simply no match for normal weapons. And in a place like Wonderland, no spell would be able to revive anyone either.]
If we need to fight, we will.
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