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[pancakeboy]

[Text him! Or do whatever, I'm not the police, and neither is he, thank God. Just specify if you want the more-fun-but-less-stable pre-11/20 guy or the grumpy third semester/postcanon guy. Pancake only for VRDR guys please, he's not third semester yet]

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[fogbornphantom]

Yes, but is Loki not your preferred Persona?

[He turns back toward the entrance, though a hint of laughter escapes.]

Regrettably, I had to obtain real weapons in Mikage-cho, so I think it's safe to say our Metaverse weapons are rather useless out here.

[pancakeboy]

[Rather than admit he went and found a handgun of his own, he smirks, just a bit, as they head for the door.]

Yes, Mikage-cho was fun. Bringing Loki out without... well, any of the rest of it.

I tripped over my own feet at first. [Trying to move like he does in the Metaverse; he sounds bright.]

[fogbornphantom]

Ah, the laws of physics. Truly the nemesis of any Phantom Thief or Metaverse combatant.

[The amusement isn't lost on him as he keeps pace with his counterpart.]

I still find it amusing that a literal child sells weapons.

[pancakeboy]

You know, I didn't find them. [Turning onto the stairs, heading up.]

I know there's the place in Inaba. As for Tokyo, don't get me started. [Police HQ.] But in Mikage-cho itself, I found nothing.

[fogbornphantom]

You have to look for a boy in a frog costume. ...Yes, it's as silly as it sounds.

[Heh. Time to go back up, then. That's fine by him.]

What I find so astonishing is how the SEBEC incident fell into obscurity over time. You would think that literal demons would have remained in the public eye for much longer.

[pancakeboy]

[A frog costume? What the fuck? Actually, why does that ring a bell?]

That really surprises you? [Admittedly, not everyone's been close up with media manipulation the way he has—and not everyone's media manipulation was aided by a false god in Mementos....]

Most people are hyenas. Throw them a newer bone and they'll seize on it. Someone clearly wanted it to be forgotten.

[fogbornphantom]

Well, rationally, I can imagine a cover up would be easier to control. It's just interesting with how close Mikage-Cho is to Tokyo. Still, as it stands, those directly involved remember it perfectly well... and don't even need Evokers to summon their Personas, if Sonomura-san is any indication.

[He watches his other self closely with that statement. It's quite a loaded one.]

I'll have to ask Toudou-san about that in the future, seeing how he was also among those who experienced the debacle with SEBEC.

[pancakeboy]

[And yeah, he turns. Just... turns. Doesn't even ask the obvious question; it goes without saying. Everyone would want to know it. How would you do that?

He turns again, catches his breath, starts to walk again in silence. Three years in the Metaverse, knowing he'd barely scratched the surface, and it turns out everyone else had a laser drill.]

[fogbornphantom]

[He follows along, a frown still fixed to his lips.]

I can try to ask Toudou-san, the next time we cross paths. All I know for certain is they got their Personas from the being called Philemon, so it may simply be due to the circumstances under which they awakened.