Happy Birthday, Dork | Backdated to August 31

[crouching_sin]

Sender: Naoya
To: Everyone
Subject: Birthday boy

My cousin, who recently arrived, has a birthday today. Wishing him a happy birthday is encouraged.

He's 18 now after all. In many places that makes you an adult, Kazuya.

Yes, I know you can see me writing this.

Comments

[whatsamada]

...

I think I can understand. Just a little. But I just hope that the both of you can get along someday.

[crouching_sin]

We get along fine. He's a handful, but I've dealt with worse.

He's an interesting person to get to know, though. I'll be interested to see how close he lets you.

[whatsamada]

Given his powers are a little similar to mine? I think we will get along just fine.

[crouching_sin]

[!]

Oh they are, are they? That's very interesting.

[whatsamada]

I'm guessing you never heard of a Persona, have you?

[crouching_sin]

I know of a Jungian concept by that name, but I suspect that's not what you mean.

[whatsamada]

No, it isn't but let's just say that it is something I can summon. Just like how your cousin can summon creatures too.

[crouching_sin]

[He's a little surprised Kazuya did that in front of someone, given how he's been trying to maintain some kind of stupid 'normal person'' disguise. But Ken doesn't need to know that.]

I see. Fascinating. You'll have to tell me more some time.

[whatsamada]

What about you?

Do you have the same power he has...?

[crouching_sin]

I can use my COMP to summon demons, yes.

[whatsamada]

You too, huh?

I'm guessing those demons aren't a part of your soul, are they?

[crouching_sin]

No. If they were, I'd have some serious concerns.

[whatsamada]

I see.

So I'm guessing they're just regular demons that you just store somewhere. I was wondering if you and your cousin might be wildcard users. My leader could have various of them in his mind.

[Which...is kind of strange the more Ken thought about it.]

[crouching_sin]

Wildcard? So that's the term you use for that. Interesting.

sounds like they hide themselves quite a lot, if they have multiple Persona.

[whatsamada]

You mean my leader? No, not really, he can be quiet but he's not someone who would hide from people.

If anything, people seems to go and come to him more often than not.

[crouching_sin]

I meant more... if someone has multiple faces they show the world, that's usually a sign that they're hiding something.

Or perhaps I've just read too much Sartre.

[whatsamada]

Well, I can't deny that he might have tried to hide something from the world.

I always figured that he was trying to push himself to try his hardest sometimes.