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[astrogony]

THE PERSONA 4 MEME

→ Step 1: Post as your character with their name and canon and a description of your character's Shadow and their dungeon, their Persona, their Arcana and Social Link... Go into as much detail as you want! You can either AU your character into the P4 setting, or leave them as they are in canon and simply play out their dungeon as it would happen there!
→ Step 2: Others respond, and you tag around to others!
→ Step 3: Play out P4 themed interactions -- either braving a dungeon, to rescue a friend from their Shadow, playing out Social Link rank ups, the works.
Go wild!

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[childrenoflilim]

Being alone isn't so bad.

[alone was easy. you were never sad or upset, never rejected or made fun of, never happy or made pleasant memories with people you cared about. you existed. that was enough.

("we are the hope that people will one day be able to understand each other, and we are the words, “i love you.”)

each of them deserved better.]

That was a lie. I'm sorry. [he meets kakyoin's gaze with tired eyes.] I don't like it. I used to, before, but there were people who showed me you can't live in a world that only holds you. Still... [he grips the strap of his small book bag tighter.] Adjusting is hard.

[he heaves an deep exhale he hadn't been aware of holding. one less shackle.] But what about you, Kakyoin-san?

[lapidarius]

It's fine. [It was an answer he'd expected on all counts. Lying and saying 'it's not that bad' was easier than the truth, in no small part because even the truth itself was painful in this case.]

...I've never liked it, I only ever thought it was necessary. What I specialize in is logic and reason--strategic thinking, things like that. But people aren't rational and human emotion isn't logical. So I'd never been able to figure out how to form friendships with other people; if I can't understand them, clearly they could never understand me.

[He took his sunglasses off, mindlessly fidgeting with them. 'You can't see my real self, so you could never understand me-']

I guess that's what my Shadow was saying. I wanted friends, but didn't know--no, I was afraid of getting to know other people. So I only asked you that because...I see you on your own all the time, and I guess that I was worried someone else might be the same.

[childrenoflilim]

Helping even if you aren't sure you can help or if the other person will appreciate it...that makes you a kind person. And kind people always find those who appreciate them. [he says matter of factly,] You won't always be alone.

[lapidarius]

A...kind person?

[Kakyoin faltered slightly, caught off guard.]

That's nice of you to say, but I'm not all that special.

[childrenoflilim]

You seem that way to me.

[lapidarius]

I-I don't think I'm much more than average, really.

[childrenoflilim]

[huh, most people loved having the good in them pointed out. maybe it made kakyoin uncomfortable, instead. shinji could understand that.] Sorry. I didn't mean to push.