pc | taichi

[alitaba]

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[goalsides]

[...bearasaurusmon...yeah, he can appreciate that and there's a nod of approval.]

What other kind of powers does he have then?

[alitaba]

[ that's a vague hum while she colors ]

Haven't decided yet. Fireballs are kinda predictable.

[goalsides]

[he looks at his own paper where his dinosaur is definitely a.) orange-yellow and b.) surrounded by fireballs.




he frowns.]

Yeah, well, they're still pretty cool.

[alitaba]

[ she's absolutely not mwehehe'ing quietly to herself while deciding a new color ]

Maybe he should have miracle punch? Or zio magic. Oooooh, evil smile...!

[goalsides]

[rude, leave his proxy-partner alone!! except he's absolutely squinting at her.]

Are...you making some of those up? [or, like, all of them?]

[alitaba]

[ he'll be cute to her once he digivolves a few times. anyways, listing them on her fingers: ]

Phys skill with a high crit rate, basic lightning spell, and skill to cause fear in an enemy.

[goalsides]

[hm...]

...from friends of yours, or enemies?

[there are other conclusions to draw here but no, that's a little too specific to just be shit she's making up.]

[alitaba]

[ that sure is a hint of mischief ]

Yes.

[goalsides]

[hm. a troll. he's not sure how to proceed here, so he takes a shot in the dark.]

Okay. So what're they called?

[alitaba]

[ she's a perfectly innocent gremlin? ]

Shadows. They're kinda like pokemon when Akira tames them...? Once they join the party, he can use their arsenal of abilities.

[ it must be nice to be a wildcard. anyways she's doodling Necronomicon on the corner of her paper now ]

The rest of us just have a single persona to use.

[goalsides]

[the look on his face says "what the hell is a pokemon" but he doesn't voice that out loud.]

So they're like monsters that help you fight. [he understands that reference.] And they're connected to you guys. Something like that?

[alitaba]

Yeah! [ she points to her doodle. ] That's mine, Necronomicon. With their help, I could see everything...........!

[goalsides]

Necro...[that's a mouthful. he's glancing at the doodle, tilting his head as he's observing.] That's pretty cool. Does it change forms? What other kind of powers does it have?

[alitaba]

It's final form is Prometheus..! [ that's a new doodle but lbr an orb is not as interesting to draw ]

But it's our team navigator! It does healing, and mapping, and support!

[goalsides]

There's a whole team of these things? [extra familiar then. he's going to fail coloring class because he's starting to draw (terribly) inside the margins. it begins to form what looks like a large orange t-rex? with a horned helmet.]

I don't think any of our friends can really do stuff like that, but some of the ones that can fly at least can give us aerial support and whatever.

[alitaba]

We're a whole squad! [ she sounds so fond when she talks about them. ]

Everyone has their specialty skill but it's mainly ground based. Though I guess that's because our dungeon was mostly underground.

[ a beat ]

Akira's ultimate persona flies I suppose.....

[goalsides]

[cute...]

Half of our team can fly in some form or another, and we have a few who can swim. Otherwise we're pretty ground based, too. Probably for the best anyway.

[but hm.] What dungeon? Can ultimates change back to what they originally were?

[alitaba]

Mako-chan's persona was originally a motorcycle transformer! And I guess Mona can turn into a car...... But otherwise, they stay evolved once they level up.

[ but otherwise ]

Mementos is the physical form of everyone's collective consciousness. It took the shape of Tokyo Subway. We fought our way to the center to fight the god wanting to take control of everything! [ nods ]

[goalsides]

Different than us then. Our partners can change forms at different times. [sage nodding. weirdly, he does not think this is unusual? sometimes you just fistfight god. or a god-like being. with monster pals.]

Sounds pretty tough. But you guys won?

[alitaba]

Oh, I want to see...! [ i'm glad they're both just rolling with this like it isn't weird at all ] Most evolution forms I come across are totally permanent.

But we totally kicked ass! [ you know, after going through Some Shit ] It took all of Tokyo coming together to root for us, but we did it!

[goalsides]

I wish I could show you, but...okay. So picture a small yellow dinosaur that comes up like this tall. [about where his knee would be if he was standing.] Now imagine he evolves into a huge t-rex with a war helmet and claws and can breathe bigger fireballs. And then he evolves to that same t-rex but with a metal claw, projectiles and wings. And then he can evolve into a taller dinosaur with a shield, armor, and two metal claws. And he can fly.

That's my partner.

[but he nods because yeah, wow, same hat!]

Better than having all of Tokyo against you. And there's no chance of something like that happening again?

[alitaba]

[ gasp delightedly ]

Oh, I want to see! He sounds adorable.

[ futaba, he's like a mechazord? yes perfect ]

But yeah! We... can't access that place anymore. Our adventure is over. [ her face drops remembering that bit ]

[goalsides]

He's pretty great. [he sounds like a proud parent, also futaba clearly has excellent taste. it's fine. but ah...]

...did you not want it to be over?

[alitaba]

[ she shrugs ]

I mean, I'm glad we're done but at the same time, it's sad y'know? We had so much fun.

[goalsides]

...that's how I felt when we finished our first adventure, too. We didn't get to see our friends again for a long time, but it wasn't the end like we thought either.

Maybe it's the same for you and your friends. Just because it's over now doesn't mean it'll stay that way.