[ Ah. The foreigner is... tiny and fluffy and Makoto honestly looks like she has no idea what's even happening for about three seconds before she clears her throat and attempts to compose herself. The girl's a vaguely familiar face, and Akira looks as though he's somehow accustomed to this (how), so she'll refrain from immediately blurting out about ten different questions. ]
Akira-kun. [ calmly enough. ] May I ask for an introduction?
[Magilou releases Bienfu, much to the normin's delight, and he quickly hops up and disappears into a flash of light some few seconds later. and as for his magnificent mistress?]
[her mouth curls into a devious grin, hands propped on her hips, chin lifted and chest puffed out to make her look bigger]
Allow me! There's no way he'll do it justice. For it is I, the ferocious witch before whom all prostrate themselves, before whom dragons shiver in fear, the scourge of every universe and a villain worth remembering across dimensions!
[DRAMATICALLY, she presses a hand against her heart, the other extended above her head]
[deadpan, and to magilou:] Mazhigigika Miludin do Din Nolurun Dou can wait.
[especially because akira knows that name is fake bullshit.] This is Makoto Niijima.
[full name introduction, because he just feels it's more appropriate. phantom thief or not, makoto is still his senpai and still a more formal person than most of the other thieves in general.]
[ ... once again, Makoto has a lot of questions, one of which involves "what was that little fluffy thing" and "why is Akira-kun hanging out with a brightly-colored self-proclaimed scourge of every universe" and "did Futaba-chan bring a friend over and should I be gentle easing her into societal norms"--
[ Makoto looks between the two of them. And perhaps Magilou seems lighthearted and cheerful enough, but she would like to think she knows Akira well enough by now to additionally know that nothing is ever as it seems.
She's going to need help understanding, but before that, as one of his teammates... ]
[. . . dang. this girl gets straight to the point, doesn't she? Magilou stands up a little straighter, gaze flickering towards Makoto, and folds her arms]
[she's a little impressed by that, if only because she knows what happened, and she knows support is the number one thing Akira needs right now]
Just... keep being yourself. Keep supporting the way you always have, Makoto.
[honestly, that's all he can ask for. in that regard, anyway—because he knows a lot of what he tells her today really could sway her from wanting to offer that support.
...]
And... hear out our story. [he's not surprised that makoto doesn't mince words; he's used to it, and he expects it.]
[he's fine with noting that casually; they really are polar opposites in all ways, and akira's a good balance between them.
he'll make a move to sit as well; casually, next to magilou seems best, since... well, between needing a bit of magilou's support and knowing he needs to face makoto directly, it seems like the best position for it.]
Now I guess is finding a good starting point.
[it's a long story, after all.
...he wonders if he should have just gathered all the phantom thieves and told them all at once, but it seems so daunting.]
The beginning. That's always the best place to start.
[well!! with that said, Magilou leans back in her seat, hands linked behind her head]
Hmmm. . . so! It all started on a deserted island, on which forty-two people awoke. As much as we all wanted it to be a vacation, that unfortunately wasn't the case.
All forty-two people were instead instructed to kill each other for the right to return home.
[magilou sure does get right to the point. and in this case... it might be for the better. the less they beat around the bush with makoto, the easier it'll be on them all.
especially when they're going to tell her a story that sounds completely absurd.]
...I know that sounds ridiculous and impossible. [he'll let magilou tell the basics, because she's eternally better at exposition.]
[ ... Well, yes. It definitely sounds ridiculous and impossible, but a year ago, so had the possibility of changing a person's heart by stealing their desires. And manifesting a Persona, and an outfit that still embarrassed her.
So Makoto can't really judge, not when she's seen the French-speaking furball. Instead, she frowns, resting her elbows on the table and lacing her fingers together. ]
So to win the chance to come home, they announced there had to be a victor, and the winning condition was to be the last one standing?
Mmm. They actually kept that part purposefully vague in the beginning. I don't think anyone really knew what the win condition was until. . . ooooh. Our fourth week?
[she says that so casually, but honestly, that lack of knowledge had sure irritated her during her stay on the island. it all seems so far away now, even though the dream only occurred a few short weeks ago]
It didn't end up being last man standing in the end, but...
[he draws in a quiet breath; there's never any easy way to talk about this. magilou manages far better than he does because she's better at detaching herself from situations, but akira?
akira struggles, for sure.]
The win conditions still sacrificed a lot of lives.
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there's already a lot to unpack, but this is probably not a great first impression. though.
makoto is going to be the hardest to talk to and explain. all of this. and magilou. it's fine?
BREATHE, AKIRA.]
Magilou... [s i g h] Cool it for a bit. She's not a regular customer.
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Akira-kun. [ calmly enough. ] May I ask for an introduction?
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[Magilou releases Bienfu, much to the normin's delight, and he quickly hops up and disappears into a flash of light some few seconds later. and as for his magnificent mistress?]
[her mouth curls into a devious grin, hands propped on her hips, chin lifted and chest puffed out to make her look bigger]
Allow me! There's no way he'll do it justice. For it is I, the ferocious witch before whom all prostrate themselves, before whom dragons shiver in fear, the scourge of every universe and a villain worth remembering across dimensions!
[DRAMATICALLY, she presses a hand against her heart, the other extended above her head]
You may call me the great--
[stop her Akira. save Makoto]
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[deadpan, and to magilou:] Mazhigigika Miludin do Din Nolurun Dou can wait.
[especially because akira knows that name is fake bullshit.] This is Makoto Niijima.
[full name introduction, because he just feels it's more appropriate. phantom thief or not, makoto is still his senpai and still a more formal person than most of the other thieves in general.]
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But she refrains again and simply nods. ]
Hello, Magilou. It's a pleasure to meet you.
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[YOU'RE KILLING HER, KURUSU. also who is Newt]
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Anyway, of course it is. I'm a very pleasant person!
[PLEASE MAKE A BETTER FIRST IMPRESSION ON AKIRA'S FRIENDS, MAGILOU]
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but hey, he likes her well enough. but of course... he kind of just has to offer a bit of a pleading look to makoto.]
I'm sure you've got a lot of questions. [or conclusions she's already drawing; this is makoto, after all.]
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[ VERY NEUTRALLY. ]
Which I'm certain you'll both be able to answer before I ask them, if my first question is "What exactly happened here"?
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I couldn't just let him get away with it!
[that is probably not what Makoto meant, but okay]
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[since magilou is pretty useless.
in any case:]
There are a lot of things that happened, so. [...] I guess ask what you really want to know first.
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She's going to need help understanding, but before that, as one of his teammates... ]
What can I do to support you now?
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[she's a little impressed by that, if only because she knows what happened, and she knows support is the number one thing Akira needs right now]
[for now, she says nothing]
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[honestly, that's all he can ask for. in that regard, anyway—because he knows a lot of what he tells her today really could sway her from wanting to offer that support.
...]
And... hear out our story. [he's not surprised that makoto doesn't mince words; he's used to it, and he expects it.]
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[ But she nods, glancing between the two of them before she settles down in one of the booths. ]
But I'm ready to listen when you're ready to start.
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You really are a no-nonsense kind of person, hm. . .
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[he's fine with noting that casually; they really are polar opposites in all ways, and akira's a good balance between them.
he'll make a move to sit as well; casually, next to magilou seems best, since... well, between needing a bit of magilou's support and knowing he needs to face makoto directly, it seems like the best position for it.]
Now I guess is finding a good starting point.
[it's a long story, after all.
...he wonders if he should have just gathered all the phantom thieves and told them all at once, but it seems so daunting.]
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[ which is to say that she didn't expect this, but she's learned how to adjust to changes very quickly at this point. ]
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[well!! with that said, Magilou leans back in her seat, hands linked behind her head]
Hmmm. . . so! It all started on a deserted island, on which forty-two people awoke. As much as we all wanted it to be a vacation, that unfortunately wasn't the case.
All forty-two people were instead instructed to kill each other for the right to return home.
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especially when they're going to tell her a story that sounds completely absurd.]
...I know that sounds ridiculous and impossible. [he'll let magilou tell the basics, because she's eternally better at exposition.]
But what Magilou is saying... just hear her out.
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So Makoto can't really judge, not when she's seen the French-speaking furball. Instead, she frowns, resting her elbows on the table and lacing her fingers together. ]
So to win the chance to come home, they announced there had to be a victor, and the winning condition was to be the last one standing?
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[she says that so casually, but honestly, that lack of knowledge had sure irritated her during her stay on the island. it all seems so far away now, even though the dream only occurred a few short weeks ago]
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[he draws in a quiet breath; there's never any easy way to talk about this. magilou manages far better than he does because she's better at detaching herself from situations, but akira?
akira struggles, for sure.]
The win conditions still sacrificed a lot of lives.
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[ ... well, time is a baffling thing as is. Maybe it's got something to do with cognition. ]
Then, your lives--
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[which doesn't make it any better, but. you know]
The game started and ended with forty-two people alive. It was a rough journey, but a victory was achieved nevertheless.
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