dear_mun | (no subject)

[oh oh, he knows!]

You should write it about Cheetos! And Skittles!

Cheetos and Skittles?

[Pondering goes here.]

Might be hard to think of a dish using both of those, but I can do it.

[blinks]

I meant talking about them. You're seriously gonna cook with both of 'em? [makes a face.] That sounds kinda gross.

Sweet and savory go well together. That seems to surprise a lot of people. [Another pause.] I guess those ingredients don't sound so good together, though, that's true.

I guess if you're making some kinda weird dessert, it might work.

[people have made weirder things, right? but anyway, bart's kind of fascinated by this guy and his talk about cooking.]

So are you like some sort of professional cook or something?

I'm pretty sure I've combined weirder things before.

...It didn't always turn out alright.

[He shakes his head.] Not a professional. I just do it for fun, and sometimes just to see the looks on peoples' faces.

Really? Like what? Pickles and watermelon, or chicken whizees and curry?

[it is now officially story time, bart wants to hear all about these weird recipes.]

...Haven't tried anything like that. Those are some good suggestions if I want to see some good reactions, though.

[Actually, pickles and watermelon, that kind of doesn't sound too horrible.]

Mostly, I just forget what ingredients to use and improvise something that sounds right. Or use what looks like the logical utensil. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.

Don't feel too bad about not havin' an idea right away! Those samples can be real hard to think of sometimes. ...when you actually have a mundane that works on their apps.

[Totally giving her mun a dirty look. Quit it, Alice, mun's still not sure if she wants you as a second muse for that same castle or not.]

They really can be... My mundane has played me before, but the only part of the application that could be recycled was the personality section. It's too bad.

[Chin-tappin'.] Maybe you just need to find a way to encourage her more. That usually works.

Oohh, that's a shame. If nothing else, it's only the first person, so all the real hard stuff's done already! You could always muse about your new potential surroundings or somethin', that's usually what my Munny over here falls back on.

[le sulk.] I do try to encourage her! But she's always like 'Oohh, I'll get to you soon' or 'Oh I gotta pick between you and this other guy!' and urrrgh! She was debatin' between me and that Yosuke guy once... though I think she's too busy being distracted by that sourpuss pilot she's already got in the castle right now.

It really is good, my mundane's a little... well, I guess lazy is a strong word. He's also got this weird idea that I need to have something unique written for that sample, since he always uses that "oh no, where am I?" prompt everywhere. It might end up going there, still...

Ha, funny that you mention Yosuke. My mundane used to play him at the castle place for a long time, and now he wants to try someone new. It'd be nice to have him around, but if she's busy with that pilot, no pressure there.

I dunno, I think 'lazy' and 'mundane' are synonomous sometimes... and psh, don't need somethin' super unique just fer a sample. Unless that's a golden rule for you 'protagonists' that you can't break.

Two of her friends that followed her to the castle play those Rise and Chie friends of yers, so I think she sorta wants him? Buuuut, bein' as paranoid as she is, she's got this whole 'terrified of not doin' him justice' thing. Urgh, she needs someone beyond that sourpuss fairy guy in that castle!

[For the last time, Alice, it's -Pixy- not -fairy-.]

'course now Munny's wonderin' if you were the Yosuke that was there last time she played at that castle.

I'm trying not to badmouth mine. Doing that means bad things might happen to me. [It's simple logic. See, she's probably doomed, now, for being mean to hers.] Protagonists are important people, we do need something very interesting so we seem cool.

[Yeah, he said that with a straight face.]

I'm looking forward to seeing Chie and Rise there, it's always nice to have friends around. And that's good, that your mun and theirs are friends. [Ah, so many social links going around, everyone is so happy!] Don't worry about it, Yosuke doesn't need to be done with justice. He'll be happy to be there in any way.

[Meanwhile, he can mock Yosuke all he wants. And Yosuke can Deal With It. Meanwhile-meanwhile, no comment on fairy guy, it's bad mojo to say bad things about potential gamemates.]

It's possible... my mun played him until around a year and a half ago, for quite a while.

Is your mun having trouble thinking of a subject? Getting started is always the hardest part, I think.

[Casually slides in to chat with himself, no big deal.]

[Now, ordinarily, multiple copies of a person has ~implications~ with these guys. But right now, whatevs, let's be chill.]

Mm. Couldn't think of an interesting subject, and food was already used in the third-person one. It's a predicament.

[Worry not, fair counterpart, his eyes are just as gray as his bowlcut.]

Does the setting have to be within the particular game? I know my mun enjoys retelling canon-points when they get the chance.

Which would probably be more interesting than relating a story about model-building or folding envelopes, but that's an idea too.

[And what a stylish bowlcut it is!]

No, not within the setting. It just has to be a good example of how I- excuse me, how we think and talk.

...Maybe my mundane can write me wanting to teach people how to fold origami cranes.

[Sorry, breaking the fourth wall here!]

Since it's Paradisa, my mun suggests writing about how you might be different, or the way you were affected by your loss. Also, some people at Paradisa write entries to themselves, or make lists. Something like that.

Oh, and you can ask if outside examples are allowed.

[That's alright, we all break the fourth wall here.]

I'm down to one Persona, that's my loss... I could probably say something about that, good idea. [Yeah, Akihiko knows what Personeys are, he knows.] I might do a to-do list, too.

Ah, they are. It says mundane can link to threads, so this might even work, here.

Really? [Akihiko quirks a brow and smirks a bit in amusement.] Well, now you'll get to fight just like us!

[No, Akihiko has no idea what that is. The gun at his waist is real, so hand over all your yen!!]

Good. Then make sure your mun keeps practicing, and it'll all work out.

Mm. That's right. I probably won't be so helpful, my one Persona is a little... well. He's been there from the beginning.

[That's the nicest way to say he's level 90, but his Persona is level 6, right? And be nice, Aki, no threatening. Mitsuru is there where he's going, and she will deliver her justice.]

No worries. My mun managed to make something and submitted it, I think I'm in the clear.

He might not learn any new skills, but you can still level him up, right? [You’re right though, Yu, not a very useful Persona. Oops.] You’ll have to rely on other ways to get stronger, that’s all.

[Damn it, don’t tell me that!! Mitsuru~!]

Hey, best of luck to ya! Be careful, okay?