[ Upload complete. They're in a sort of antechamber, one wall of which is filled with weapons, from missile launchers to machine guns, to swords and spears. Hyoubu selects a relatively small Glock pistol. There's another wall full of clothing (military-style fatigues, mainly) and body armor options, but unsurprisingly he ignores these. ]
Stronger and faster "than average." That's not quite good enough, right?
[ He twirls the gun around one finger, by the trigger guard, and then slides it into a pocket. ]
What are you looking for? Besides just "getting stronger."
[His weapon of choice catches Minato's attention briefly before he glances over the other weapons. He pauses over a particular gun, gaze lingering for a moment before settling on a simple-looking but sharp sword.]
It's not. It used to be enough, but I've been wondering lately if that's still true. [Minato's realistic about his limits, of course. He's never going to be performing exorcisms like Rei or create amazing technology like Hiro, but that's not important.
He holds the sword up by its hilt sideways before lowering it, carrying it with his right hand. There were still so many unanswered questions and there was no telling if CERES was the only enemy to contend with; preparing for troubles ahead is really all one can do at this point.]
I'm looking for a way to summon my Persona without using my Evoker, but I can't say if that's all. [There are nights where he wonders if there's anything to look for; he tells himself it's better to not think about it.]
He wants to learn to summon his powers without his Evoker, i.e. learning to do it without having to shoot himself in the head. That's... progress, maybe? ]
Back home...were you generally looking after yourself, or were you principally protecting other people?
[ The equipment room begins to fade, revealing the actual game. It's set in a lush jungle, full of palm trees and criss-crossing vines and beautiful jungle flowers. Their perfume smells like poison. The shrill cries of alien birds ring out above them. Somewhere in the distance, a faint growling noise is audible. ]
Protecting other people. [The lush jungle immediately brings back recollections of the one they'd been taken to previously, and Minato's instinctively reached for his Evoker as soon as he hears the growling sound.
...right, maybe he should clarify that bit.]
Do you remember what I told you about the Dark Hour? There are monsters in my world called Shadows, and they usually act during that time. Ordinary people usually transmogrify into coffins when it's the Dark Hour, but Shadows are capable of attacking them...my friends and I fought together to stop them. [The smell of the flowers is thick in the air, and he fights the urge to breathe in deeply.]
[ He's quiet for a while, and seems to be simply glancing about the jungle, but really there's something bothering him, the mental equivalent of passing one's tongue repeatedly over a missing tooth.
And then - there it is. "Fought." Past tense. Perhaps Minato is simply drawing a line between his old life and his one here at Cerealia, but still... ]
One thing to keep in mind, about getting stronger: ultimately, you've got to do it for yourself.
[Minato looks around after hearing the 'Hm', thinking that Hyoubu must have seen something too. It's only when he hears that second comment that he realizes it might have been related to what he said about the Dark Hour, or about protecting others.
He doesn't know what it's about though, having been completely honest with his words. The Dark Hour had ended and that had meant his friends no longer had any reason to fight; that his life happened to end at the same time might have coincided with that but it's not something he actively thinks about.]
Doing it for myself... [His expression darkens subtly; he might be mostly over being eaten but no one comes out of something like that without some scars to bear for it.] I don't want something like the incident in the jungle to happen again. [But that's all he's going to say before diverting the topic from himself.] Did you see anything just now, Major?
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2016-03-02 09:53 pm (UTC)Stronger and faster "than average." That's not quite good enough, right?
[ He twirls the gun around one finger, by the trigger guard, and then slides it into a pocket. ]
What are you looking for? Besides just "getting stronger."
no subject
Date: 2016-03-03 03:08 am (UTC)It's not. It used to be enough, but I've been wondering lately if that's still true. [Minato's realistic about his limits, of course. He's never going to be performing exorcisms like Rei or create amazing technology like Hiro, but that's not important.
He holds the sword up by its hilt sideways before lowering it, carrying it with his right hand. There were still so many unanswered questions and there was no telling if CERES was the only enemy to contend with; preparing for troubles ahead is really all one can do at this point.]
I'm looking for a way to summon my Persona without using my Evoker, but I can't say if that's all. [There are nights where he wonders if there's anything to look for; he tells himself it's better to not think about it.]
no subject
Date: 2016-03-03 05:18 pm (UTC)He wants to learn to summon his powers without his Evoker, i.e. learning to do it without having to shoot himself in the head. That's... progress, maybe? ]
Back home...were you generally looking after yourself, or were you principally protecting other people?
[ The equipment room begins to fade, revealing the actual game. It's set in a lush jungle, full of palm trees and criss-crossing vines and beautiful jungle flowers. Their perfume smells like poison. The shrill cries of alien birds ring out above them. Somewhere in the distance, a faint growling noise is audible. ]
no subject
Date: 2016-03-04 06:00 am (UTC)...right, maybe he should clarify that bit.]
Do you remember what I told you about the Dark Hour? There are monsters in my world called Shadows, and they usually act during that time. Ordinary people usually transmogrify into coffins when it's the Dark Hour, but Shadows are capable of attacking them...my friends and I fought together to stop them. [The smell of the flowers is thick in the air, and he fights the urge to breathe in deeply.]
no subject
Date: 2016-03-31 06:53 am (UTC)[ He's quiet for a while, and seems to be simply glancing about the jungle, but really there's something bothering him, the mental equivalent of passing one's tongue repeatedly over a missing tooth.
And then - there it is. "Fought." Past tense. Perhaps Minato is simply drawing a line between his old life and his one here at Cerealia, but still... ]
One thing to keep in mind, about getting stronger: ultimately, you've got to do it for yourself.
no subject
Date: 2016-04-01 02:14 am (UTC)He doesn't know what it's about though, having been completely honest with his words. The Dark Hour had ended and that had meant his friends no longer had any reason to fight; that his life happened to end at the same time might have coincided with that but it's not something he actively thinks about.]
Doing it for myself... [His expression darkens subtly; he might be mostly over being eaten but no one comes out of something like that without some scars to bear for it.] I don't want something like the incident in the jungle to happen again. [But that's all he's going to say before diverting the topic from himself.] Did you see anything just now, Major?