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[uzuki]

[It's dark hour and Shion's video shows her standing outside at night. She looks... A little beat up already. She's out of breath, and has a little blood smeared across her face, but behind her Makami floats, winding gracefully in the air. It pulls back, then lunges forward, apparently attacking a shadow.]

I just ne--

[Shion is cut off when whatever she's fighting slams into her. The video only catches a second or two of the impact before the phone is whirling through the air. It lands with a loud cracking noise, and clatters across the street. Then it shows only the sky.

Anyone coming across Shion in person, a couple blocks away from the hotel, will find that she tried to take on a group of shadows unarmed and alone because she's really smart. She managed to summon her persona, but as it's still weak, she's kind of losing... a lot.]

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[uzuki]

Alright, I'll keep that in mind.

[want_a_vacation]

I mostly just get dragged along by Gaignun because I'm somehow one of the more experienced Persona users around here.

[uzuki]

[She nodded and put her phone away. She then turned her attention to how many shadows were left.]

Allen?

[want_a_vacation]

*Between his crossbow and high level Persona, he's actually been making pretty quick work of them. But when she says his name, he pauses after reloading to look at her.*

What?

[uzuki]

[She was a little quieter. Maybe it was that she was tired, or because of the earlier physical toll.]

Thanks.

[want_a_vacation]

*He smiles and lowers his crossbow to put a hand on her shoulder.*

Don't mention it. I'd face much worse than a group of Shadows for you if you needed me to.

[uzuki]

Hm? Oh, well we probably will face worse shadows when we go to that training place.

[She managed a little smile at him, then turned her attention to her persona.]

I don't know though... It doesn't seem right for me, does it?

[want_a_vacation]

Well...they're supposedly parts of us. Though to be honest, I don't think an angel quite fits me, either.

*Even if it is perpetually molting.*

[uzuki]

I don't know...

[She looked from her own, over to his.]

Yours reminds me of you, for some reason.

[want_a_vacation]

I'm not sure why. Hadraniel's a lot more impressive than I could ever be.

[uzuki]

Oh, Allen.

[She shakes her head.]

[want_a_vacation]

*Blink.*

What?

[uzuki]

Oh, it's nothing...

Now what should we do?

[want_a_vacation]

Well, if you're feeling up to it, I could use Hadraniel to find some less powerful Shadows for you to practice against.

[uzuki]

That sounds good. I'm not really tired yet, so I could use something to do.

[want_a_vacation]

Alright, it shouldn't take long.

*As Hadraniel finishes off the last of the Shadows he had been fighting, Allen closes his eyes to concentrate. It always feels strange, using a mental radar like this...but it isn't long before he turns to look down the street.*

There's a small group over this way.

[uzuki]

Okay.

[She started along with him in the direction he indicated, followed by her persona.]

So you really can track these things down?

[want_a_vacation]

*He sent Hadraniel along ahead of them as he walked.*

Yeah. I can sense them through Hadraniel, at least if I focus. It makes navigating Dark Hour a lot easier.

[uzuki]

I wonder if I'll get something like that.

[want_a_vacation]

It's possible. I don't think it's possible to find out what a Persona will be able to do until it can do it, though.

[uzuki]

It's still difficult to accept... You know, being here. Not to mention Personas and Shadows. I wish this all made more sense.

[When they were finally approaching the shadows, she sent her Persona out to perform its one attack.]