So… this is a project I've kind of had in mind for a while now. Just something of an idea that I thought up after Q2 had gotten announced. Basically, this story will be about two characters that are in Q2 having some sort of a conversation. What they'll talk about will vary between the tags in the chapter.
This story won't be canon to Q2, but rather just be using its setting for the story. There will be some liberties taken with the characters and their canon for the story. However, it won't be anything that would break canon… just stuff like the FeMC being in kendo when she couldn't sign up for that and the Male lead of 3 being in tennis.
As for names for the four protagonists? Male lead of Persona 3 is Minato Arisato, female lead of Persona 3 will be Minako Hamuko, 4's lead will be the canonical Yu Narukami, and 5's lead will be using his manga name (the name that should've been the canon one) of Akira Kurusu. Romances that'll be featured for these characters… Minato will be in a relationship with Fuuka, Yu will be in a relationship with Naoto, and Akira will be in a relationship with Futaba. We'll get to who Minako is in a relationship with at another time.
I hope that you'll enjoy the characterization because I will try my best to keep them canon. I think part of the reason that this took a while to make is me having some concern about the characterization.
Well, let's go ahead and get this started.
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"Ha! Yah! Sei!" Minako yelled out as she swung around a kendo stick. She continued to swing at the air for a while before she eventually came to a stop and brushed some sweat off of her forehead.
"Not bad."
Minako quickly turned to see Akira was sitting on a chair nearby and had simply been watching her. He then proceeded to take a water bottle off of the table nearby and gently tossed it towards Minako.
"Thanks," she smiled before she opened it up and started to gulp it down. Once she stopped, she closed the water bottle, and simply looked at Akira, "Why were you watching me practice?"
"No reason," Akira calmly told her as he took a moment to adjust his glasses.
"Alright," Minako responded as she put her kendo stick down and then sat down next to Akira.
"Where'd you get that from?" Akira curiously asked.
"I brought it with me as a just in case back-up. Never know if a shadow will prove to powerful for my weapon to handle and I'd be in need of an emergency back-up to end the fight," Minako explained.
Akira simply gave a nod of his head in understanding before he noticed some katakan written near the handle on the kendo stick that read 'Property of Gekkoukan High Kendo Club Member Hamuko Minako. If found…'
"Hmm?"
"Member of a kendo club, huh?" Akira commented as he picked up the kendo stick to look at the katakana a bit more closely.
"Yep. I joined back in April," Minako said with a smile, "I really love the club. I hope that after everything with the Dark Hour resolves, I can keep doing kendo."
"...I was in a club back in my hometown…" Akira commented as he looked to the ground.
"What kind of club?" Minako curiously asked.
"It was just a manga club. We were all pretty close…" Akira stated.
"Your outfit when we go into the movies kind of reminds me of some manga character. I can't remember what the name was, but something about your Phantom Thief outfit reminds me of somebody from a manga…"
The leader of the Phantom Thieves simply gave a nod before he took off his glasses and rubbed away a stray tear, "...my parents and my club pals are probably the only people who miss me…"
"...oh right. One of your friends mentioned you have a criminal record…" Minako recalled with a bit of a frown, "You don't have to tell me about what happened if you don't want to."
Akira simply gave a small nod of his head before he put his glasses back on, "...my mom suggested I wear glasses to try and look less intimidating before I left for Tokyo. Don't know if it's helped at all…"
"So you don't need to wear them?"
"Nope..." Akira admitted as he took them off, got up, and then skillfully twirled around Minako's kendo stick. He then handed it back, put his glasses back on, and then proceeded to sit back down, "I did try to join some club after I started to attend Shujin, but because people found out about my record… no dice."
"Their lose. You're a really good leader, Akira-san," Minako told him.
"...thanks, Minako," Akira said with a soft smile, "Guess I did become something of an alright leader… one of a few good things to come out of my probation."
Minako proceeded to give Akira something of a thought filled look as she got up and began to walk around him.
"...what are you-?"
"Let's try to think positive," Minako quickly told him, "Think about the positive things that have happened since you arrived at Tokyo for a moment."
"...what?"
"Just do that for me."
Akira exhaled and began to think it over. He eventually gave a look towards his phone before he started to talk, "Me and the Phantom Thieves have dealt with a lot of bad people and made them confess their crimes… I made a lot of new friends… I helped a girl take steps to get past her depression… I've helped a lot of people with their problems… and I got a girlfriend."
"See? Some positives have come out of your probation. Don't just focus on the negatives of life…"
"...thanks, Minako."
"No problem," Minako smiled as she sat back down and pulled out her phone, "If you want… we can talk about manga. Just… nothing that came out after 2009, okay?"
"Sure," Akira nodded as he got out his phone and pulled up a manga app to find something for them to read together.
This is the sort of thing the story will be about. Just… two characters having a conversation about anything. I do have various tags in mind for chapters (Futaba and Ken, Ann and Ryuji, Morgana and Teddie, amongst others) and I would like to hear what ideas you may like to see. The only rule I have in mind is that they have to be in Q2.
The idea of Minako thinking Akira's Joker outfit came from a manga character is something of a thought I do have. I won't be saying who it is, but I'd like to see you guess. Reason why I won't say… cause it might be the focus of a future one-shot or a Persona 5 novelization. Yeah… I've been debating on doing a novelization of Persona 5. I haven't decided yet if I want to do it. We'll see. If you're interested in it, do let me know.
Not exactly sure what my favorite part was. There were nice moments and I'm not sure what would really stand out.
I hope you all look forward to more chapters of this story and some of my other work. I have successfully finished one more story before my birthday as of this being written. Wanted to do that because of some slight nerves I'm having about becoming 20 is all.
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this.
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