Minato | Open | 088

[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.]

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

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[dynamighty]

Got it! Then please take your jacket off and I'll start taking measurements.

[messianic]

Yes, ma'am.

[He sure isn't going to argue with the adorable but fierce middle-schooler. The coat comes off! Now it's just the dress shirt and slacks, and of course his ever present mp3 player and headphones.]

[dynamighty]

[ Erika hums in satisfaction and grabs her measuring tape; while she could probably figure it out by staring at him as intently as she'd done to Yuri, boys are a little trickier to guess, so she figures it's better to rely on the more traditional method this time around.

So measuring it is, and she's quiet for the most part, only asking him to raise his arms to shoulder level or to tell him to remain still. When she draws back, she's beaming. ]

Perfect. You're really slender, you know that?

[messianic]

[He remains patient, allowing her to measure as she pleases--though there's really nothing that can be done about his slouch, or the fact that his hands return to his pockets whenever she's not explicitly telling him to move his arms.]

... I work hard on my figure.

[Deadpan.

It's real deadpan.

Though the expression on his face is perfectly level.]

[dynamighty]

... Except for the part where you suck at standing up straight.

[ Erika will tell it like it is. ]

[messianic]

[Trust Erika to be blunt as can be.]

Oh.

[...Hm.]

Is that bad?

[Obviously, Minato]

[dynamighty]

Of course it's bad! Not only is it bad for your back but no one's going to want to buy clothes if the model looks like he can't stand confidently in them!

[messianic]

[Whoa, fierce!!!

Obligingly, Minato tries to stand up straight.]

Sorry, I didn't realize. Is this better?

[At least it's an improvement, but who knows how long that will last.]

[dynamighty]

Much-- but at this point, we're going to have to make sure you can hold that stance when you're walking.

[messianic]

[The real struggles aren't saving the world, they're making sure Minato stands up straight while walking.]

Hm... I guess i'll just have to try really hard to remember to?

[dynamighty]

Nothing solves that like practice-- so--! [ And she's lowering her measuring tape. ] How's your walk?

[messianic]

Pretty good.

I've been walking most of my life.

[shut up you little shit]

[dynamighty]

And if you've been walking like a model most of your life, I'll start calling you Minato-sama.

[ Promptly. ]

[messianic]

[...yeah, fair. Instead, straight-faced, he just offers up:]

Sorry, I was only offered a model contract once, and I never actually did it.

[So.

Yeah.

Erika is right.]

If you're willing to teach me, I'll do my best to learn.

[dynamighty]

... Hold on. You were already offered a modeling contract and you turned it down? So why did you say yes to me?

[messianic]

[Because Tanaka's really creepy--]

I like your reasons for doing what you do more.

[Easy as pie, really.]

[dynamighty]

Huh.

[ But hadn't he agreed to it before she'd even explained any sort of reasoning to him? Maybe high schoolers are just really perceptive, because Yuri is downright uncanny when she wants to be, and Momoka's always been good at being perceptive. Is this something she's going to grow into, then? ]

Well, their loss is my gain, so I'm not about to complain about it... I guess I'm kinda amazing if I can scout you just by a glance, too.

[ Erika, please. ]

[messianic]

[Yes, how would he ever know that Erika's motivations were going to be purer than shady-ass businessman Tanaka... it's a true mystery.]

Well, it's not like I ever actually did any. I might've just been in the [wrong] right place at the [wrong] right time.

Still, I'll do my best.

[dynamighty]

You'll do fine! I've worked with people way shyer than you.

[ Not a lie. ]

But for now, try walking from here to the back and then back here again. Imagine you've got a big audience.

[messianic]

[Hm...]

I'll do my best.

[And his best seems to be...a casual stroll, mostly. At least he remembers to keep his shoulders back and his head up, that's pretty good for him, his posture isn't bad like this!!!

... But yeah that's about it.]

[dynamighty]

...

[ Hm. ]

Well, it's not terrible. And it's a natural enough walk...

[messianic]

[Hm...]

I don't know if there's something else I should be doing.

[But he'll try!!!]

[dynamighty]

You want to put a little bit of a sway in your hips-- you want the audience to be completely unable to forget you!

[ SASHAY. ]

[messianic]

[He doesn't know how to SHASHAY.

But you know what?

He'll try.

And you know, it's not terrible; it's not super pronounced, but there's a bit more of that shashay to his walk as he goes, and he even flicks his hair from his face in a ridiculous gesture as he comes to a stop in front of her.

But.

The flat look on his face kind of ruins it.]

I wonder... Is that really going to make me unforgettable...?

[dynamighty]

...

Well, not if you have that look on your face.

[ Please emote. ]