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*'''Log: Questions'''
*'''Cast:''' [[Reiya Aomori]], [[Fuuka Yamagishi]]
*'''Where:''' Iwatodai Dormitory, Iwatodai
*'''OOC Date:''' August 04, 2025
*'''IC Date:''' June 20, 2012
*'''Summary''': ''Reiya comes home to the dorm after a conversation with Yukari. Fuuka has a welcome for him, but also something to ask. ''

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<Pose Tracker> Reiya Aomori has posed.
<poem>
Reiya Aomori has come back to the dorm--he's almost certainly beaten Yukari here, despite the fact that he stopped for a mysterious phone call. He opens the door on the afternoon turning into evening, and closes it behind himself. He's still in uniform, with a little touch of violet on top of the standard, and his expression is distant--purple eyes looking through to nothing in particular. He has slightly shaggy blue hair, and a more average height than some members of SEES, at about 170cm. And...

He steps inside. The dorm's lobby is mostly empty at the moment, save perhaps for a particular person who might be here--and he walks past the counter without seeming to notice.

It's cloudy out, and eventually people will start arriving. He's... a little early.
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Fuuka Yamagishi has posed.
<poem>With everyone at school, the dorm has been a little quiet - and a little lonely. Fuuka's recovery follow her rescue a few days ago has been proceeding smoothly, but not ''quite'' so much that she's ready to be plunged back into the high-intensity environment of school life. She's counting down the days, though - but for now, she's at least well enough that she's moved into the lobby. If she gets to know everyone better ahead of time, it'll make things a lot smoother when it comes time to start working with them officially.
Sheo for now... she quietly taps away at her laptop as she tries to catch up on the material she's missed while she's been out - and when she hears the door to the lobby of the dorm opening, she looks up.

"Welcome back." She greets, and pauses for a moment as she searches her memory. "...Aomori-san?"

They've never spoken directly. But she remembers the name, from her accidental eavesdropping.
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Fuuka Yamagishi has posed.
<poem>With everyone at school, the dorm has been a little quiet - and a little lonely. Fuuka's recovery follow her rescue a few days ago has been proceeding smoothly, but not ''quite'' so much that she's ready to be plunged back into the high-intensity environment of school life. She's counting down the days, though - but for now, she's at least well enough that she's moved into the lobby. If she gets to know everyone better ahead of time, it'll make things a lot smoother when it comes time to start working with them officially.

So for now... she quietly taps away at her laptop as she tries to catch up on the material she's missed while she's been out - and when she hears the door to the lobby of the dorm opening, she looks up.

"Welcome back..." She greets, and pauses for a moment as she searches her memory. "...Aomori-san?"

They've never spoken directly. But she remembers the name, from her accidental eavesdropping.
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Reiya Aomori has posed.
<poem>
It's a good thought! And here's a chance:

Reiya turns his head towards Fuuka when she greets him. His steps in general are quiet, and his movements are smooth, not at all jerky or hyperactive or exuberant like... certain other boys in the dorm.

"Thank you," he says to her welcome, and when she remembers his name, he smiles slightly. "Yamagishi-san," he greets in return. "That's right. You remembered. ...You must have to memorize a lot of new faces."

They haven't spoken directly. But he of course saw her, during the battle. He doesn't realize what she overheard.

"...Are you busy?" he wonders, looking at her laptop.

"I'd like to ask how you're doing, but sometimes people would rather be left alone to their work..."
Minako Arisato has arrived from Schwartzwelt Joint Project.
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Fuuka Yamagishi has posed.
<poem>Reiya thanks her and she offers him a small smile.

"Yes, that's right..." She replies. ...She feels a little awkward about that, because that's not why. Still - he's not ''wrong''. She'll want to make sure she remembers everyone, if she's going to supporting them in the future.

She shakes her head, though, as he asks if she's busy.

"No, not particularly... I'm just trying to catch up on what I missed." She replies. "And, no, it's okay... I'm doing better. I'm not quite back up to one hundred percent yet, but I'm getting there... Honestly, I'm starting to look forward to getting back to school."

She considers him for a moment, then.

"...Actually, there was something I wanted to ask you about..."
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Reiya Aomori has posed.
<poem>
Reiya doesn't seem to notice the awkwardness. Instead he nods stoically at her response.

"That makes sense. ...You were gone a long time, from our perspective." From her perspective too, he's sure--but not... as long. Hours that felt like days, maybe, but not actual days. "I'm glad to hear that," he says of looking forward to it. "It's good... to enjoy school. If I can help, let me know."

A pause. Something to ask? He looks at Fuuka blankly.

"What would that be?"
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</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Fuuka Yamagishi has posed.
<poem>"Yes... Ten days, it seems." Fuuka confirms with a nod. It's a lot of time for anyone to miss, especially a student - so many classes, and so much material she still has to cover... She may like learning, but she can't deny she feels a little pressured.

And that's not counting everything she missed ''outside'' of school... but she's trying not to think about that right now, focusing on one problem at a time.

"Yes." She agrees, about enjoying school - and then, nods. "Thank you... I'm certain I'll have to lean on everyone."

She ''has'' already asked for some help on that, and the fact that people have been willing has been reassuring - enough to keep her from despairing about falling behind.

Reiya looks at her blankly and Fuuka hesitates for a moment as she tries to figure out how to word it.

"Um... well, I overheard you talking with Kirijo-san about something during the fight and I was curious." Fuuka starts. "I'm sorry for eavesdropping..."

Not that she can help it, or did it on purpose. With Lucia, her senses expand - and it'd be harder ''not'' to notice things, without someone actively trying to conceal themselves.

"...You mentioned something about the 'honor of the clan'... May I... ask what that's about?" Fuuka asks. ...It sounds like something out of an old movie. She isn't going to judge him if he's the acting type, but... she can't help but wonder.
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Reiya Aomori has posed.
<poem>
There's a lot of pressure! Reiya feels pressure; he's sympathetic to it. And after all, ten days...

"Then I will try to be reliable."

But Fuuka overheard him--an this surprises Reiya. His eyes widen almost but not quite imperceptibly when she elaborates. "Oh..."

Sorry for eavesdropping. Reiya ''does'' have the power to conceal himself from navigators. But he certainly wasn't using it in that battle. And she mentions...

"Ah," he says. "It is fine. Your powers were more than helpful; that you overheard us is is... fine."

He considers. There are things he can't tell her, but... also things it might be wiser for her to be told.

"You may," he says. "But I would prefer not to tell you here." His eyes flick to one of the cameras, without his head moving, and back to Fuuka.

"Would you join me on the roof? It should be nice at this time of day. Then i can answer your questions."
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Fuuka Yamagishi has posed.
<poem>Reiya says he'll try to be reliable, and Fuuka nods.
5r"Thank you." She replies, grateful - and then, he seems surprised her question. She nearly misses it. He says it's fine - though a part of her wonders if he's trying to convince himself, more than anything.

...It's something he can't tell her here? She blinks. ...Is it that secret, or...

...No, it's fine - she needs to be willing to trust everyone.

"Yes, just a moment..." Fuuka says. She takes a moment to lock her laptop. She thinks it's probably fine to leave it here, but she doesn't want to give unrestricted access to it, either. With that, she stands up.

"Lead the way? I haven't been up to the roof yet." She says.
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Reiya Aomori has posed.
<poem>
Reiya isn't sure whether Fuuka noticed, but he's already said he'd share at least some of it, so he'll stick to his word. ...It does seem whatever it is is fairly sensitive, though--at least, in how he treats it. So he waits for Fuuka to lock her laptop, and then nods. "I will," he says. The central staircase doesn't require him to go up to the girls' side, so he isn't worried about that; he goes up, up, past the floors to the command room level, and then... to roof access!

It's nice up here; high up, with some planters arranged here and there. The roof is otherwise quite bare.

He leads away from where the camera is, instead to the other side, near the edge, looking out over the city. But not so far that they're in danger of falling.

"Sorry to trouble you," he says, and then turns towards Fuuka.

"You heard correctly. I cannot give you all the details--they are not mine to share--but I will tell you what I can."

"...My family is very old," he says. "And my mother works for the Kirijo Group. I am somewhat more familiar with our situation than some, as a result."

"I have only had a Persona for a short time, but I have known that Apathy Syndrome is unnatural for longer than that."

"And I have made a promise to protect Kirijo-senpai. If I do not keep my promises, my family is shamed. Does that answer your question?"
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Fuuka Yamagishi has posed.
<poem>Fuuka follows him up the staircase - though she does have to stop and recover for a bit at the third floor, before continuing up to the top. The roof ''is'' nice. The planters catch her attention, briefly... She considers them for a moment, but before she can get any ideas she reminds herself she came up here for a reason and hurries after Reiya.

They're on the far side of the dorm, looking out over the city... but Fuuka focuses on Reiya.

"No, it's alright." Fuuka assures. ...Even if it ''was'' trouble, she probably would've said the same thing, though. She goes quiet and listens. His family is very old...? A quizzical expression crosses her face, but she doesn't interrupt him.

But he knew about unnatural nature of Apathy Syndrome ahead of time - something that she's still coming to grips with.

"Yes, thank you..." Fuuka starts hesitantly. She frowns, considering exactly how to form her thoughts. ...It's difficult. She wonders if she's speaking out of turn. It isn't her place to question it, but... she can't help but wonder. "But, um... Why does it have to be you? You're just a teenager like Kirijo-senpai, aren't you...? Isn't that too much?"
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Reiya Aomori has posed.
<poem>
Reiya is willing to wait when Fuuka needs to recover; he briefly wonders if he couldn't have had them go out the front instead... But then, it would've been more likely that they'd be overheard. So he stands by his decision.

...Reiya knows that sort of person--the one who would say it's all right anyway. But she does listen to him at least, and predictably, has a couple of other questions. He considers them, his expression still stoic, but more distant. He isn't really far off mentally, but he can't maintain 'talking to someone' face while thinking about something this weighty very easily.

"...I am," he says. "But..."

What can he say? ...What shouldn't he say?

"It's a duty of my family," he says. "And my father is gone, while my mother doesn't have the ability. She's a researcher, not a Persona-user."

"And one day, I'll be the head of our family. ...So I'm the only one who can do it."

He turns back to Fuuka, and actually smiles. "But that's all right. I'm young, but I'm also not doing it all alone. We have a good team. Even when we don't always like each other, we work together."

A pause. "...So that's why I'm here," he says. "It's my duty to oppose the Shadows, and stop Apathy Syndrome. What about you? I'm glad you seem willing to fight with us..."

"But is it only to repay SEES for helping? Or do you have another reason?"

Pause. "If that's too personal, pretend I didn't say anything. But I was curious."
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Fuuka Yamagishi has posed.
<poem>Reiya confirms that he is... but it's the duty of his family. His father is gone, while his mother doesn't have the ability...

"Oh... I'm so sorry, Aomori-san. I didn't know..." Fuuka apologizes, looking sheepish for a moment, her gaze falling from him toward the rooftop. Still, it sounds like he's receiving a lot of pressure from his family - whether directly, or indirectly through the weight of history the name holds and the expectations thereof...

She thinks about her own family - the suffocating pressure ''she'' feels from her parents' expectations, to succeed where they couldn't.

...It's different sort of weight, but she understands it, a little.

He says it's alright. He's young, and he isn't doing it alone.

"...I suppose so." Fuuka concedes, looking up at him. Though, not always liking each other... is he talking about something or someone in specific?

...She shouldn't pry. She didn't ask him just to gossip...

That's why he's here - but what about her?

"That's a little bit of it... but it's not just that." She replies. She'd be lying to herself if she said it wasn't a ''little'' bit of that - she's been thinking about that, sense her talk with Yukari. But beyond that... "I can sense the Shadows even if I'm not fighting. So... I'd rather be somewhere I can help, rather than feeling helpless to do anything about it."

She'd given much the same answer before, when asked. That feeling still holds true.

"Nothing is official yet, but... That's how I feel, right now." She concludes.
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Reiya Aomori has posed.
<poem>
"Thank you," Reiya says. "It's been about ten years now. ...It's not all right, but I'm able to do something, now. That helps."

The family pressure is real. He considers Fuuka, when she seems quiet at first. "It's nice... to have teammates."

He is absolutely talking about someone in specific and definitely doesn't clarify just who that is. Instead, he waits for the answer to his question, and nods when he gets it.

"I see. Yes, it's reasonable to want to repay a debt--but SEES saved you because it was our duty, not because we wanted something from you. So it's your choice."

A pause. "...I'm the same, though. Knowing that there's something out there, knowing that there's monsters and awful things... And doing nothing?"

"No. It's better to take action." He nods. Nothing is official...

"Well, I won't pressure you one way or the other. If you do stick with us, then perhaps we can practice our abilities later. I have some skills that are the opposite of yours--I can hide and help others hide, in the way that you can sense others."

A nod. "...But that's for later. I hope I was able to give you the answers you required. ..."

He considers. "I'd ask that you don't mention the details to others. I don't mind if you share about my mother--that's a matter of public record. But the clan's honor..."

"It would be best if that stayed between us."
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Fuuka Yamagishi has posed.
<poem>Fuuka nods. Ten years... Some things don't go away. Still, she smiles a little. Teammates... It ''would'' be nice. She remembers her talk with Minako, about how important it is for everyone to work together. It's easier, when they all support each other.

She nods, when he says that SEES saved her because it was their duty, not because they wanted something from her.

"It's alright. Takeba-san already assured me that I didn't need to feel obligated, but thank you." She explains... and nods. He feels the same way, though, that it's better to take action. "Yes. I agree."

"Thank you. I'd like that, I think... Either way, I think it would be better if I were to train. So it'd be easier to have someone I could do it with..." She replies. His powers are the opposite of hers - to hide himself and others. She remembers the incident at the TV studio, and the woman who darkened it and isolated them all. So there ''are'' more of them out there... "I see... Then, I think we might be able to help each other."

And with that, she nods - waiting for him to finish speaking before replying.

"Yes, thank you... I... ''am'' sorry for prying, again... and eavesdropping." She replies, looking sheepish once more, and shakes her head. "...Don't worry. I won't."

She doesn't want to break his trust, when it must have been difficult for him to say that much.
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Reiya Aomori has posed.
<poem>
"Did she?" Reiya reflects. "That seems like her. I'm glad, then. ...But I won't try to convince you ''not'' to, either." Because they both agree about taking action.

"Hmm. Yes. It's important to train your skills. Talents are useful, but they don't matter when things get rough if you haven't practiced them. Luck is no substitute for hard work."

"I'm not as strong as you are in that way," Reiya does say. "My Persona is primarily oriented around combat. ...But I do have some skill. It might be useful to both of us, to train that way." He nods.

But...

"I appreciate that," he says, "But if I wanted to keep it completely secret, I should have thought to obscure my words. I don't believe I can fully hide from you." A pause. ...He's not quite willing to ''offer'' more information, yet. But now that he's thinking about it...

"...But thank you. I appreciate it."

"May I walk you back in? Or would you prefer to stay here for a while?" He can of course just leave, but since she got so tired walking up the stairs... It does occur to him to ask if she wants the company getting down before he goes off to his room.
</poem>

<Pose Tracker> Fuuka Yamagishi has posed.
<poem>Fuuka nods. She appreciates that. So far, everyone's been encouraging her to make her own choices. ...It's a lot more freedom than she's felt she had for a while. And there's more than one thing they can agree on. Fuuka nods.

"Yes. I don't want to get complacent..." Everyone's been praising her abilities... but she doesn't want to let that go to her head too much. "Your grades won't get better if you don't study... It's the same way."

His Persona is combat-oriented, unlike hers. She nods.

"That's alright. Yes, I think it will still be helpful." She replies.

He appreciates her apology, and her silence. She offers him a small smile - and looks grateful, when he offers to walk her back in.

"Thank you, I'd appreciate that..." She replies. She's been appreciating the fresh air... but she ''does'' want to get back to her schoolwork before long.
</poem>

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