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His words stir some disinterest at first, simply because it’s not quite the answer she’s hoping for. But it’s an understandable thought. None of them really wants to sacrifice their life so readily, except perhaps the senpais. But they’re in a league of their own, honestly. Their dedication to this is strong, which only adds more to her suspicions.

“You sure? Because you sure seem excited about it when              you first joined. Remember all that, ‘Why is he leader?’               crap you were getting mad about?”

She refrains from laughing; only a small chuckle escapes her. But as she fiddles with her nails, digging out the dirt from it, she pauses upon hearing her words. Her eyes widen briefly before she turns away and brushes a strand of hair behind her ear.

“I agree, but– why don’t you trust Mitsuru-senpai? I would              have thoughtt you liked her - and every other girl,              but still…”

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“Yeah, well there’s just something about her that      I’m not so sure I like. I feel like she’s not about      to risk her life to save people she’s only just       getting to know.”

Mitsuru was beautiful and Junpei was able to recognize that fact at least but his worries outweighed his attraction this time. Butwhen it came to contradicting his past feelings about S.E.E.S. even he wasn’t so sure what made him change his mind. He wanted to help others who weren’t even aware of the Dark Hour and couldn’t fight Shadows for themselves but why should he have to risk his life for this?

It was incredible selfish but who could blame him? High school students weren’t meant to fight monsters in the middle of the night in a labyrinth tower and especially weren’t supposed to get lost in it.

“I thought it’d be a good idea but I’m being told I      have to follow a near-stranger into a monster-      infested tower and risk my life doing it? I thought      it would be just a little bit enjoyable but there’s      nothing fun about this...”     

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Usually those gifted in the performing arts would receive a standing ovation, but the only audience Junpei had was one guy who preferred wearing a speedo at the beach – thus he sat. On the inside, Akihiko was pleased and intrigued with the other’s reaction, but his dubious expression could otherwise be guessed as sadistic. The way Junpei shot forward made it seemed as though he lost a part of himself, much like a child whose nose was taken. In a way that was true. Junpei did look amiss without something atop his being. The same could be said for Christmas trees, as well.

Although he was amused, sometimes it was better to let certain people stay asleep. The moment he spoke was the moment that slight twinge of regret pillaged Akihiko’s senses. Junpei’s plea to have food delivered to him and his room was a memory that flashed in his mind like a nightmare, and again he refused to assist making it at least smell worse than whatever Mr. Edogawa concocted in the nurse’s office. Who the heck did Junpei take him for anyway? One of Mitsuru’s maids? How dare he not show his senpai proper respect. Those who worked, those who got on his good side, would be the ones rewarded.

So Akihiko paid no heed to his statement, aside from saying, “You need to discipline yourself.” After internally griping, he could only prove how nice he could be (or rather, how he could be so easily played); Junpei was then granted to proceed adapting himself in order to eat and survive today, rather than starve and pester. Desperate times called for desperate measures; it wasn’t as though Akihiko hadn’t thought of this scheme when he felt too sick to move after sticking around too long in Tartarus. Though if Junpei wasn’t going to entertain him (which would be selfish – in his opinion), Akihiko could at least have his back sink into the cushion behind him. Resting was important for muscle recovery, after all.

He crossed his arms, ready for other retorts Junpei sent his way.

“Gym? No, I just finished working out upstairs.” His head tilted. “…Why are you already assuming that’s what I want from you?” Perhaps he should make Junpei get up. First he treated him as a servant, and now it seemed he was a dog who only desired walks. Little did Akihiko know that he and Koromaru weren’t that different.

“Anyway, nobody else is around. Figured you could keep me company.”

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“It’s not you’re gonna ask one of the girls to go,      right? You’re a total gym crawler.”

Arms stretched into the air above his head and twisted in each direction before crossing behind his head. Even if Akihiko was his senpai, Junpei found it hard to treat him like one when they lived and fought Shadows together with everyone else. Mitsuru was treated as a senpai because he had a feeling that she could snap his neck in a split-second. It was only fitting that her Persona excel in Ice skills.

It wasn’t that Junpei didn’t have any respect for Akihiko but he saw the older student more of a friend. They gave each other a hard time but that was the way they had grown to be friends since they met.

“Company? Alright- I was kinda looking to get      out of the dorm anyways. What d’ya wanna       do? I heard that Hagakure’s Ramen got a       new bowl on the menu. Unless you’re not      hungry. I’m not too picky about what we do.”

Junpei could cook well enough but he wasn’t so sure if he wanted to make enough food for everybody. Chances are that when the others got home they would be mad that he only made food for himself and Akihiko so a Ramen shop seemed entire viable to him.

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His name was Akihiko and he was here. Junpei’s talent (until customarily proven otherwise) in avoiding the worst shone ten minutes later: his senpai, fresh from the shower, had finished today’s regimen, so the desire to drag someone into his personal hell was nil.

The place was as dead as the world outside it — once the Dark Hour initiated. He could only surmise that everyone had yet returned from their respective duties. Well, no matter. Even if there was a full dorm, Akihiko sometimes excused himself from the overwhelming amount of rug rats to pay heed to his goals — or partake in another one of his nightly patrols (at times earning Mitsuru’s chide — as if he was one of them). He naturally assumed Junpei was out and about like the rest of them, but lo and behold, he was out like a light. The sofa fell victim to every devious male’s weary physique lest Mitsuru was in the room. Meanwhile, Akihiko’s rear called dibs on the nearby chair.

"Oi, Junpei." No response. Another awakening attempt, but his unconsciousness was too powerful even for his own name. Akihiko was compelled to break the spell his kouhai was under, thus he lifted himself from his seat. Briefly he caressed the other’s cheek in the form of gentle slaps — before yanking his hat upward. Boys will be boys.

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Lazy days like these were when the teenager would ask for just one thing- a peaceful nap on the couch. Mitsuru wasn’t around to kick him off and make him take the nap in his own room and no one in general was here to scold him. Or well, at least that was what he thought. Junpei really did have no idea that Akihiko was lurking around in the dormitory and wasn’t about to let Junpei have his way.

A hand raised to swat his assaulter away just before his prized possession was pulled back from his head. Feeling the absence of his hat he immediately sat up and turned to sit on his knees as he went to swipe it back from the older dormitory resident.

“C’mon, man... Can’t you let me take a      nap in peace? If I go upstairs I’ll be      too lazy to come down for food!"

It was true- so many times he had gone to his room for a nap and when he woke up he wasn’t even awake enough to go down and get something to eat. When that happened he’d try texting Yukari or Akihiko to bring him up some food but they were never that sympathetic.

“Did you need something? I’m not going      to the gym with you.”

[sharkiish]

Hey dude bros! I’m in Boston from tomorrow until early Sunday morning (1AM) and I won’t be bringing my laptop with me. So I’m gonna try to get what I can done across all my blogs before I have to leave!

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Here he was wandering- almost alone- through the strange place that was Tartarus. The Dark Hour hadn’t been present in his life for very long and the group decided they needed to figure out more about the abnormality. Regardless of how dangerous it was, Junpei would’ve preferred that he was able to go off by himself.

But instead he got placed with their new leader.

Anyone but this person could have filled the position of leader and Junpei would have been fine with it. But this girl was a total stranger and seemed far too soft to actually do any leader. He had known Yukari for years- even if she was a girl she was at least had a tough personality. Then there was Mitsuru-senpai who was terrifying although he wasn’t so sure about trusting her and Akihiko-senpai was far too impulsive. Of course that impulsiveness was why Junpei couldn’t lead either.

“Alright, let’s just get this over with, then.”

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Everyone had left the dorm or had never come home in the first place. The girls had stayed after school for clubs and activities like that and Ken was out walking Koromaru. With even the dog not around he was unsure of what to do with himself. Akihiko was around but if he went to him the older might make him work out or drink some disgusting protein shake.

But he was so bored... And that boredom drove him to lay on the couch with his arms stretched above his head to drape over the arm of the chair. He sat in a tank top and jeans and he had pulled his hat to cover his face. Maybe he would doze off here for a bit.

“Man... Nothing happens on Thursdays.”

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        A straggler just past midnight.

        She wouldn’t think it strange in most urban areas, but transportation was one of the last things late-night civilians needed. Not to mention the station was a ghost town by the looks of it, as most were in the later evening hours… Especially during the week, as was tonight. Bullet was skeptical at best, wary all the same —- her stare was decidedly less than inviting. He seemed equally wary, however, perhaps perceiving her as the real threat; wise.

                                      ❝ Lost? …You could say that. ❞

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So she really was lost? It wasn’t rare to find people lost in the city but to find one this late at night was pretty damn strange. Maybe she was out at a club or over at a boyfriend’s house. Whatever it was, it was none of Junpei’s business but he had already struck up conversation with her. Something about her seemed a bit strange... She looked like she was a bit cautious of him as to be expected, though. He was a strange man at night, after all.

“Any way I could help? I grew up around      here so if there’s a place you can’t find      I might be able to show you.”

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The last time he had found himself in the small town was when they took a school trip to see small-town life. He couldn’t really care less about little towns like Inaba but he had come all the way out here to visit an old friend from elementary school. Their reunion had been awkward and the smiles weren’t the most genuine ones. As soon as they said their parts he left saying that he had something he would be late for.

So there he was wandering around the floodplain near the school. Nothing had changed since the last time he came by with his class. He glanced up a gradual hill to see the covered table and made his way over- a young girl was already occupying one seat. In fact, she was kinda cute.

“Is this seat taken?”

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Like for starter~ I’m capping at three!

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haha get more asks son

YOU’RE ASKING TO DIE AREN’T YOU

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Mrengggg

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ioristyle:

hello frand :3

bruhhhh hope you’re up for some sweet aki and hella joop shenanigans in the near future, yo!

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im down for some hella joops bruh always down for hella joops

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And it almost infuriates her the way Junpei is so willing to put all of his trust in some people they barely know. Sure there’s some mutual trust considering they all have to fight with each other to live. But doesn’t he think anything’s weird? Is he really okay with being this damn oblivious? Her face is turned away from Junpei, which allows her to bite her lip and grit her teeth. But when she turns back to him, a neutral expression is back and no traces of anything else lingers.

“Alright. We might as well rest up a bit anyways, right?               But we shouldn’t stay too long since we don’t know               what might happen. The Dark Hour only lasts an               hour anyways, so we don’t want to get stuck here.”

So she takes rest on the floor, leaning against a nearby wall. She isn’t aware of what things have crawled upon it, but being covered in dirt and dried blood, she tends not to let her thoughts linger on it. Instead, she sends a quick glance towards Junpei before glancing up, a simple question on the tip of her tongue:

“Hey Junpei, what… do you actually think of everyone?               I mean like, Mitsuru-senpai, Akihiko-senpai, our               leader, Ikutsuki-san - the whole SEES thing?”

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He takes his seat across the narrow hall from Yukari with his legs stretched out across the floor towards her. The great sword was left propped up against the wall as Junpei removed his hat for a second to run his hand across his hair and replace the hat.

“Huh? Well, I’m not really sure what      to think about it. It’s good that we      decided to fight these things but      I’m not so sure I’m willing to risk      my life for it...”

Although he did feel like he could trust them to extent he was glad that the person he got lost with was Yukari in the end. They had known each other for a while now so even if they weren’t exactly a perfect couple of friends there was still an amount of trust between them. Junpei was, however, a bit suspicious of the others but not to an extent where he thought they’d leave them for dead in Tartarus.

“But I really don’t know. They wouldn’t leave       us to die but I’m not sure how long       they’re willing to look. I’m willing to      trust Akihiko-senpai... But Mitsuru-senpai      not so much.”

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“No one would just leave us in here. I’m sure they’re               all looking, but… maybe this floor’s connection               isn’t good. Or maybe Mitsuru’s fending off her               own shadows. Either way, we can’t just sit and                wait for them to rescue us.”

Even if she says that, the pause in her words says a lot. She doubts that they would intend to ditch them so quickly, but Junpei has a lot more faith in Mitsuru-senpai than Yukari does. She knows she’s hiding something;  it’s obvious in the way she avoids questions - and no, it’s not jealously as the swordsman moron would say. So she’s not waiting for help that might not ever come. She’s taking things into her own hands because she sure isn’t going to die here. Not like this, not in this way - she’s going to live. But she changes subjects when they come to a staircase.

“Look, there’s a stairway. See? We can make our way               just fine. Now all we need to do is decide whether               we should stay here and see if Mitsuru can get a               connection, or should we move on to find our               own escape route?”

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Something was off in the way Yukari answered him. She hesitated as if she didn’t even believe what she was saying. Whether she believed her own words or not Junpei had enough optimistic feelings that he knew they would eventually get out. There had to become sort of explanation why no one had found them yet.

Coming to the stairwell he looked down the steps to find the bottom blocked from his view in darkness. For a moment he wondered what might be down there although he wasn’t sure if he was curious enough to risk missing the others.

“Well, say Mitsuru-senpai and the others      come looking for us and the end up      here but we’ve left. We might miss      them if we leave. Let’s just stay.”

He hated this place but he hated the possibility of losing more people in here even more. 

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“Don’t get too excited. I’m just really bored, alright?               Just because some reviews said it was bad               doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go watch it and               make your own opinions about it, you know.               — though is there any other movies to see?”

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“Um... One of those weird romantic      comedies. I think I saw a trailer      for a horror movie the other day,      too. It’s up to you- I’m good with       whatever you want.”

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“…Alright, I’ll bite. Which movie were you thinking?”

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“Whoa- Really?! Uh, I mean... I was thinking about that new monster movie. But I saw some reviews that said it was a waste of money.”

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“Jeez, school just takes all the energy out of me…”

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“Then how about take a day off with me? I was thinking about going to the movies or something.”

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I’m finally making rounds for my blogs so I’m starting on sharkiish this time then moving to vivisxction and then finally coming here! I know I owe a starter on here that I promised so I’ll get to that first thing once I make full circle back to Junpei.