I can't believe I'm actually doing this. I told myself multiple times that I was not going to start another fanfic until I at least finish one, but the idea struck me and I was like "Fuck everything let's do it". No, I just can't believe it. Anyway, this is a one shot. Only that and nothing more. If you want me to keep going then there have to be at least 10 reviews and you all have to beg me.
If you are familiar with the youtube channel "How it should have ended" then you know about the Super Cafe. This takes that idea and applies it, but with the Personas of the protagonist. Weird idea, I know but like I say... I laugh when I thought about it and the situation that presents itself. If you really like it then let me know, I'll not keep this going until I have enough support. In the meantime, I focus on the stories I can and will finish in the far away future in a galaxy far far away that is part of the multiverse we live in... Let's do this...
One-Shot
Persona Cafe: Skills Issue
Orpheus and Izanagi were sitting in a booth next to the big showcase of the Cafe where only Personas can enter. A place between dream and Reality, mind and matter. They both had coffee in front of them, Izanagi's was almost empty but Orpheus was full, he didn't touch it since they came in. Besides them, there was no one else in the cafe beside the co-owner, Igor, who was cleaning the bar and his assistant Elizabeth that was drinking an orange juice. They stay there in silence until Izanagi try to start the conversation. He didn't know what to say and he knows that Orpheus wasn't it the best mood so he had to choose his words wisely.
"So... Is it true then?" He said and Orpheus, who was looking at the Sea of Souls outside of the Cafe, look at him. "Minato replace you too?" He asks and immediately regrets it. Orpheus give him a murderous stare and was about to hit the table and attack him when Arsene enter the Cafe and join them.
"Uff, sorry I'm late. Akira was yelling at Morgana because he wanted to stay up late... What a brat" Arsene looks at Orpheus and then at Izanagi. "What did I miss?"
"N-Nothing" Izanagi drink the rest of his coffee and Orpheus hit the table. That makes both Persona jump from their seats.
"Nothing!? Nothing!?" Orpheus yells. "He replaces me for another Persona!"
"Here we go" Arsene whispers.
"I'm his first Persona! His true mask! He should keep me around and use me but NO. He replaces for Pixie... PIXIE! and on top of that, he fuses me. That guy is dead to me now!" Orpheus wasn't going to calm down anytime soon so Arsene steps in.
"Calm down, Orpheus. We all been there" Said Arsene. "Akira change me for a Jack Frost. It hurt at first, I know but think about it... We are useless"
"We?" Izanagi asks. "Don't put me in the same bag. Yu summon me every time, our connection is strong and we are unstoppable" Izanagi said with a feeling of superiority, only for being put down by Arsene.
"... He only summons you when he needs buffs" He pointed out. "He changed you for Makami"
"He didn't change me... He cares about me"
"Yeah, right" Arsene sigh. "Why you both can't accept the fact that we, the main Personas, are weak as fuck? We are the Fool Arcana, of course we are weaker than the rest!"
"You say that because Akira uses you more than Jack Frost. Your abilities are helpful, but I only have Agi..." Orpheus grab his cup and drink it all in one sip. "I feel so useless right now"
"Hey, it could be worst" Izanagi pointed out.
"How? I don't think it can"
"Minato could be using Thanatos right now" He said and Orpheus hit his head against the table.
"Nooo, that psychopath no..." He whines. "... But you are right, he could be using Thanatos. Good thing he is too weak to summon him"
"Yeah, and on top of that. He'll summon you at some point because he's going to need you... Not for battle, but to summon Messiah... So he'll come back crawling to you, just wait and you'll see. You'll have the last laugh on this" Said Arsene. Igor chuckled and the three Persona look at him strangely. "What's so funny old man?"
"Oh, nothing... Nothing at all..." Said Igor and look at the window next to them. They look at the showcase and Thanatos outside, staring at them. He gets closer to the glass and whispers to them.
"He's already using me... Bitch" He said and walk away while laughing out loud and maniacally. They all remain quiet for a while before Orpheus hit his head against the table again.
"There, there... I-It could be much worse" Izanagi try to change the mood but Arsene shakes his head, telling him to stop. "Ye-Yeah... Nothing could top this"
"Now what?" Orpheus asks. "What I'm going to do? How I get strong enough for Minato to summon me?"
"Skill cards" Elizabeth appear out of nowhere right next to Orpheus. They all jump out at her mere presence.
"Holy shit! Don't do that!" Arsene yelled.
"Sorry, but I was hearing everything" Elizabeth apologies and then talk about the Skill cards. "You can use the skill cards to gain abilities that you normally wouldn't gain by leveling up... Like a Megidolaon at level 3, that's bonkers" She whispers.
"Don't say..." Orpheus smile. "How do I obtain them?"
"Oh, I can give them to you"
"Really!? Oh by the gods thank you, Elizab-"
"But it'll cost you money" She said and Orpheus' eyes widen.
"What!? How much!?"
"It depends on the skill you want" Orpheus take out his wallet and it was completely empty, so much in fact that a tiny Shadow was hiding in it. "I see you don't have any money... Not even to pay your own coffee"
"Hahaha..." Orpheus laugh nervously. "I'll pay for the coffee, I mean we'll pay... Right guy?" Orpheus look at Izanagi and Arsene but they already left. "Guys...?" Elizabeth grabs Orpheus by the arm. "Please... Have mercy, Elizabeth"
"You'll pay back your coffee... One way or the other..." Elizabeth smile viciously and before he could even grasp the situation, Orpheus found himself at the cash desk, taking orders and the money. Elizabeth even makes him wear an apron. He covers his face and sighs.
"This isn't so bad... It definitely can't get any worse" He looked up and Thanatos was once again standing right in front of him. Orpheus could have sworn that he see him smirking under his mask. "Thanatos"
"... Loser" He said.
"... What do you want to order?"
"I demand a cup of tea and a chocolate cake... Also, don't tell anyone I order that. I have a reputation, so if by any chance you say a word I'll rip you from the inside out... again"
"... Okay... How are you paying?"
"With the souls of the innocents..."
"This isn't Dark Souls dude"
"No, seriously. I have the soul of the innocents in my coffins. I think is good enough of a deal for you"
"I... Didn't need to know that. Just give me the money and let's get this over with" Thanatos sigh and pay him with yens, Orpheus saw it was enough for him to pay for his coffee. He talks with Elizabeth about it. "Here you go... How much for a... Megidolaon?" He whispers.
"It'll cost you 1.000.000 yens" She said with a smile and Orpheus jaw dropped. "You want it?"
"... What's the cheaper skill?"
"Agi. That'll cost you 50.000"
"... You know what? I'm good. Who needs it anyway? I'm not that desperate"
"You sure? Arsene and Izanagi buy it"
"... Those bastards!"
"Looks like you "Never see it coming" hehehe"
"Shut up!"
"Don't worry, this definitely won't be your "Last Surprise", hehehe"
"You won't shut up, won't you?"
"No... It will never get old"
"Ugh... Wait, how did they pay for it!?" Orpheus ask. "They don't have that kind of money!"
(Meanwhile in the kitchen of the Cafe)
"... It was so worth it" Said Arsene while he prepares the coffee and Izanagi wash the dishes. They work in the Cafe to pay for the powerful skills they bought. "Megidolaon, bitches! They don't know what hit them! Akira is going to love me when he finds out!"
"Hell yeah!" They high-five. Philemon, the owner of the Cafe, enters the kitchen and hit them both in the back of the head.
"Keep working! Don't talk!" He yells and they work faster. "Faster! Today we have a lot of Personas!"
"... It isn't that bad" Said Izanagi
"Tell me that again when you finish. Abbadon wants twenty orders! So do it quick our you are fired and no skill cards for neither of you!"
"Yes, boss!" Arsene and Izanagi keep working.
Back in the real world, Akira Kurusu and Yu Narukami couldn't summon them because they were chain to the Cafe, unable to get out until they pay for the skill cards. Minato kept using Thanatos and Orpheus remain in a corner...
What do you think? love it or hate it. Let me know
