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[messianic]

a

[Look, he's a Persona protag. So maybe you're having some difficulty with something--anything from looking for something to dropping things to carrying groceries and who knows what else--and after a moment of observing, he has to come over, hands tucked into his pocket and voice quiet, to ask:]

Is there anything I can help with?

[Protags gotta protag, after all; he just wants to be useful, okay!!!]

b

[Alternatively, he also seems to always find himself in these situations and can't seem to say no.... which is a life skill that would probably benefit him to learn but one he will never quite manage. HE...TRIED....

Probably.

But it's almost Easter and that's why he was dragged into helping with an easter egg hunt, wearing a stupid-ass costume complete with bunny ears and looking very puzzled about it (if you can tell beneath the lineface).

He's also, more importantly, kind of struggling to juggle all of the eggs he's supposed to be painting while more are dumped onto him by other overworked volunteers, and with paint on his face and hands and a paintbrush in his mouth as backup while he tries to paint colorful designs on one of the many eggs in his hands, he...

... Probably has bitten off more than he can chew.

Help.]

c

[if you want to see him shoot himself in the head make up a battle prompt or just tell me and i'll come up with one, it'll be Fun.]

wildcard

[Come up with your own prompt or consider one of these OR WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY.]

Comments

[messianic]

[He is not even going to touch the situation with the battle panties.

Nope.

He values his life.]

Maybe a vampire bunny.

[HELPING!!]

A werebunny. A taxes bunny.

[orphean]

A taxes bunny? Like... a bunny that's also an accountant?

[she's just trying to make sure she's understanding him right, since that's pretty off-center.]

[messianic]

[He nods solemnly.]

It sounds like a pretty scary costume.

[y...eah...]

[orphean]

Is that more or less scary than a chemistry teacher bunny?

[the important questions.]

[messianic]

Hm...that's a tough one.

[As he paints circles on his egg!!]

Chemistry teacher bunnies can assign homework, but taxes bunnies evoke the true fear of adulthood.

[orphean]

I guess you're right...

[he's got a point!]

Maybe I should just be a were-clown-taxes bunny instead.

[messianic]

[Ooooh!!]

Scary.

[super duper scary!!]

You'll probably have the scariest costume of everyone if you wear it to a costume contest.

[orphean]

I wonder if I should tone it down. I don't want to be too scary... there's no point if there's no competition!

[y'know, unless:]

Maybe you should dress up as a vampire-clown-taxes hamster!

[minako wtf.]

[messianic]

[minako wtf]

Hm...

I don't have any hamster ears, though.

[that's clearly the only issue here??]

[orphean]

Well... we've got a few months! We can find some by then—we can take a shopping trip!

[nailed it.]

Lunch would be my treat.

[#priorities]

[messianic]

[decent priorities, if he's totally honest with himself.]

I guess it couldn't hurt to look.

We'll need more pieces for the costumes anyway.

[Thumbs up!!]

It's a date, then. [a friend date with their au selves]

[orphean]

Sounds good to me! At least we'll be ready... in six months!

[friend dates are acceptable dates, especially when there's food involved. what better reason to hang out, right?

you know, one that doesn't involve painting eggs in an effort to amuse small children.]

[messianic]

[they've had so many experiences like this by now...what are a few more.]

You can never be too prepared for holidays.

[As evidenced by...this one...where they're still painting eggs the day of because someone was unprepared.]

Maybe we can make up for this one that way. Next time, we'll have the advantage.

[over the...enemy....sure]

[orphean]

[it's fine, they're doing a fine job of painting these eggs anyway—it'll be done in no time at this rate, anyway.]

Maybe we really should start getting a six month jump on all holidays. Prep for Christmas in June, and Valentine's Day in August! We'd be pretty unstoppable that way.

[this is so stupid, why are they like this... why do people consider them the leaders?]

[messianic]

I think so too.

[Why do people really believe in them......then again, look at the people who do.]

That way, we'll always have holidays on our mind.

[That's nice, right??]

[orphean]

I guess we probably could have done that anyway, but it sounds a lot more fun this way.

[logic, they totally have it. whatever, holidays are good and now they're gonna be ready for All of Them.]

[messianic]

[... Yeah true.

Like Easter.

They could've been thinking about that one.]

Ah.

Well.

I feel like we've learned something anyway, so that's good.

[Or at least it makes him feel better about their lives.]

[orphean]

At least now we'll never be unprepared for another holiday!

[and therefore not decorating eggs right before they're supposed to be hidden.

but it's fine, she's still having fun with it anyway, so it's not like it's a big deal.]

[messianic]

[This is definitely fine.]

Yeah. Then we'll have time to be roped into helping people with something else, instead.

[Was that a joke

Or a statement of fact

Could've been either, really.]

[orphean]

At least we'll be able to help those people and make them happy, then!

[even if it's a joke.

it's also a statement of fact, because that's exactly what will happen anyway. it always does, that's why they've got such strong s.links.

they'll always get roped into helping people, and they'll always strengthen bonds because of it, right?]

[messianic]

... We will.

[He feels just as strongly about it, so it's not like he's unhappy. It's pretty silly some of the things they get roped into, though.]

Honestly, I'm looking forward to it, even if I don't know what it'll be.

[It promises to be interesting, if nothing else--it always is when they establish new social links.]

[orphean]

[they definitely get roped into a lot of silly things, but minako is ready to embrace every last thing. it's a lot of fun for her.]

Well, variety's the spice of life, right? I guess it'll be time to get pretty spicy, then!

[minako, pls.]

[messianic]

[minako???

And yet, he can only respond, deadpan:]

I'm pretty sure you're already the spiciest.

[...]

Like around the level of karashi renkon.

[minato what]

[orphean]

Karashi renkon, huh?

[minato, what kind of ideas are going to be put in her head because of this.]

Maybe I should strive for spicier? Like fire noodles!

[minako, what.]

[messianic]

[that's p spicy, other self]

... If you end up that spicy, won't you start to burn people?

[Though he guesses that's fitting with the whole Orpheus thing.]