[Video;] Five - May 8th

[weaktobullets]

[The scene is dim: after eyes adjust, though, a crowd full of people in a movie theater can be seen, all watching the brightly lit screen. The audience is... mostly younger, with a few teenagers spotting the crowd, or an elderly couple or something. In the back sits Minato and Shinjiro-- the latter sort of slouched in his seat, elbow on the armrest

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[bufudynes]

[Okay, she has to admit that was really adorable...]

Shinjiro...?

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[weaktobullets]

[He pauses, for a second- head tilting as though he wasn't sure if he had heard something or not. Had that been-- No. Mitsuru had been at the dorm that day and--

Oh, Minato was standing. Hands in his pockets, he got up to follow the other man out, both still silent as they entered the lobby and walked past the concession stand, headed outside and probably back to the dorm.]

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[bufudynes]

Shinjiro? Can you hear me?

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[weaktobullets]

[There it was again.] Sort of...?-- [--Wait. That was stupid, he was talking to himself. He quickly closed his mouth. It wasn't as though anyone would be talking to himself anyway-- and as soon as they had exited, Minato had turned to look at him, though Shinjiro was back in his own thoughts about that depressing movie end.]

River just... washed that dog away. [Seriously, why would they do that? That wasn't cool.]

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[evokemydread]

[That movie...]

Senpai?

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[weaktobullets]

[There it was again-- that nagging feeling that Minato wasn't actually saying the words that Shinjiro knew he was. He could have sworn he'd heard 'senpai?' rather than whatever question he'd been asked. But still--]

I gotta go. [And he walked off, only for the screen to fade and... Mianto to approach him in the dorm.]

A film festival? [Wait hadn't he just...

No. That was stupid. He had just gotten downstairs, hadn't he?]

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[evokemydread]

Can you hear me, Senpai?

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[weaktobullets]

[...? he looked confused for a moment as Minato said one thing, but, again, he could have sworn he'd heard--

Again? Wait... No, Minato had just come downstairs, why would it be again? But he could ahve sworn...]

With me? [Awkward, man.] Don't you wanna go with someone closer to your age?

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[chasindlegend]

What was that? [Seriously, it was like a story, on the screen. Wtf.]

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[weaktobullets]

[THESE VOICES IN HIS HEAD seriously. Maybe now he understands how Minato feels.]

What was...? [He's half-repeating the question, half asking it himself. Seriously, what was this shit.]

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[chasindlegend]

[She tilts her head.] Wonderful, another one that doesn't know someone's speaking to them.

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[weaktobullets]

[It's not his Persona, he knows that much. Castor had a guy's voice anyway, any usually only... well, not really spoke but made himself known when Shinjiro was worked up or control was slipping. But then what the hell was with the voices? He scratched under his hair in irritation.]

Ears're ringing or... something.

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[tobestronger]

[He stares. A lot.]

...Shinji?

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[weaktobullets]

[Sorry bro, memory-you was not invited to the SADDEST MOVIE EVER. But at this point, they're arriving at the theater again, and Shinji is staring skeptically at the movie poster. At Akihiko's calling of his name, though:]

Ah? [It's mostly an acknowledging 'yeah, I'm listening' noise to indicate that he's really not listening. Not very much at least, because he's still reading over the poster.]

[back to memory!Minato.] We... really watching this?

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[tobestronger]

[And his expression sinks further into confusion.]

Hey...Shinji?

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[weaktobullets]

[And a confused blink. That is definitely Akihiko's voice-- but he has no idea where Akihiko is.]

What?