Mun is cracking up over the P4 Arena. Aki is just... confused about something.

[southpaw_senpai]

...I don't understand. Why would someone burn a magazine on medicine? Especially if it has tips on veterinarian medicine. I would think that sort of knowledge would only be beneficial to a person...

[No, no, Aki... Bear behinds. It's a pun.]

...I don't get it.

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[genbukaiden]

I'm not sure I understand either, so at least you're not alone?

[southpaw_senpai]

Yeah, I suppose so. Still, it baffles me why someone would go so far as to burn a medical journal.

...I wonder if Hanamura-san's parents say it's against their religion or something?

[genbukaiden]

If that's the case, maybe they could...donate it? Unless they find it offensive.

[southpaw_senpai]

I'm not sure. Things seem... odd in Inaba right now. That might be effecting people...

[genbukaiden]

Odd how? (She frowns worriedly.) Where is Inaba located?

[southpaw_senpai]

It's... difficult to describe, dealing with another world and the power myself and a handful of others have awoken to.

Inaba is a fairly isolated rural town a few miles south of Iwatodai.

[helenchanted]

[What does that even mean.]

...I don't think I get it either.

1/3

[southpaw_senpai]

Good to know I'm not the onl-- [Wait a second...]

2/3

[southpaw_senpai]

[He's just going to go pale for a bit, like he's seen a ghost. At first he doesn't believe it.]

3/3

[southpaw_senpai]

[...but the more he looks at her, the more he's convinced.]

...MIKI!?

[And cue a big-brother bear hug.]

Sorry for the late tag!

[helenchanted]

[Well this Akihiko gets points for getting it to fast! It's always nice to see her brother somewhere, even if it's not in a game. On the other hand OH GOD why do they always squeeze so hard.]

Trouble....breathing....

[She's happy to see you too, but brother please.]

No worries!

[southpaw_senpai]

[He loosens his grip on Miki after a moment, but he doesn't let go by any stretch of the imagination. He knows this isn't the same Miki he knew, but at the same time, he doesn't really care. It's Miki, and that's enough for him.]

S-Sorry 'bout that...

[helenchanter]

[That's fine, cause she's hugging him too. Any Aki is still her big brother.]

It's alright! You always were strong...

[What little she can remember now at this age of their time in the orphanage, she had always admired him. The Akihiko she knew saved her life at the cost of his own, after all, so he's always be a hero to her.]

[southpaw_senpai]

[Aki would've gone back to get Miki had Shinji not been standing on his shoulder blades. Still, Aki is going to be hiding his eyes with Miki's hair.]

...Maybe now... but... I wasn't strong enough...

[He thought he was over all this, but seeing her brings everything flowing out again.]

[flurryofsnow]

Yeeeah. I can't say I get it, but I know who would, and it's not helping.

...Though you've got my mun grumbling something about 'stupid European Arena release dates' and making funny noises. [Shrug--] Wish I knew what that was about too.

[southpaw_senpai]

People can be so weird at times...

[flurryofsnow]

[Have a grin, Akihiko.]

Heh. Tell me about it. And I swear they just keep getting weirder.

[southpaw_senpai]

It doesn't help that Shadows are constantly interfering with people's minds either...

[flurryofsnow]

I can imagine. 'Screw with your brains' seems to be in their job description, huh? I get what their deal is, but damn right it doesn't help.

[southpaw_senpai]

That's why it's a good thing we Persona users can help keep them in check.

[hasthepotential]

Seems pretty wasteful, if you ask me.

[Koro-chan would probably agree.]

[southpaw_senpai]

That's what I thought!

[Don't encourage him, Minako.]

[hasthepotential]

[But that's what she does best! ♥]

What did they do with it after they set fire to it? Just let it burn..?

[Though wait!]

And just what sort of situation were you in that had you near that kind of delinquent? Was Shinjiro-senpai with you?

[southpaw_senpai]

[You give the mun no help, you realize.]

I... don't know. All I know is that Hanamura-san's mother found it, and burned it. [Shrug.]

[...Wait. Delinquent? Shinji? ...Something was off, but he chalked it up to the peculiarities of this place.]

No, I was on a mission with Mitsuru-san and Aigis. One of Aigis' sister units went missing and we were called in to help find her.

[hasthepotential]

[You can blame her mun or something.]

...that's just...kinda spastic.

[Maybe she doesn't have the whole story or something.]

Called in by whom? [And why didn't she get invited? Hrmph!] Did you guys find it?