Summary: Persona 3 meets Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia. The female members of SEES have a place called a 'Cosmosphere', which is located in their minds. How to access that place? Simple, enter a 'Dive Shop' and dive into their 'Cosmosphere'. Anyway, enjoy!
P.S.: First off, Aigis. Never made her pair up with Minato before…
Persona 3: Cosmospheres
Aigis's Cosmosphere
One day, the SEES went to a newly opened shop at the Paulownia Mall, in there, were many mechanical equipments and big machineries. The shopkeeper looked at them and took her goggles off. She seems to be doing something.
"Why if it isn't my first visitors! Great!" the shopkeeper exclaimed.
She had short red hair and was wearing a weird workers suit. She came from another state or country but surely not Japan. That was what the SEES thought.
"Hey Aurica! Come over here for a sec!" she yelled at a person who was in another room.
"Coming!"
As soon as she came into the main shop, the guys of SEES were amazed by her beauty. Apparently, her name was Aurica and she was quite cute.
"Welcome to the 'Dive Shop'…" Aurica said and bowed, "I'm Aurica Nestmile."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Mitsuru Kirijo and these are my subordinates…" Mitsuru said as she pointed towards the SEES, "Anyway," she turned back to Aurica, "What is the purpose of this… 'Dive Shop'…?"
"Well, it's for guys who want to tap into minds of girls… haha," she said, trying to interest the guys, "… But then, the cosmospheres might be a little… um… how to say…"
"Dangerous?" the pink cardigan wearing brunette said, crossing her arms.
"Y-Yes! And well… if you guys want to try… it's fine with me. It's free of charge of first time tryouts… haha," Aurica looked at the short red-haired shopkeeper.
"That's right! Well? Wanna have a go?"
Then a decision was decided by Mitsuru. It was a tough decision but…
"Arisato. Aigis. Both of you. Now," she said strictly.
"?" Aigis just stared blankly at Mitsuru and pointed at herself.
"… Oh. Aigis and I? Sure…" Minato nodded in delight.
"… Then it's settled. Come, you two. Get into these capsules and it's 'diving time'!" exclaimed the shopkeeper.
The rest of the gang then left the shop, thinking it would be quite long. Minato and Aigis were the only two SEES members there. The shop keeper told Aigis an important sentence before closing the lid of his capsule.
"You get to experience a live action story once you get there, alright? The place the both of you will be at is the 'Binary Field'. Keep that in mind."
Aigis didn't understand but she kept what the shopkeeper said in mind as she closed the lid of his capsule.
"Okay! 'Dive' on!"
And it began…
Level 1: Love Master (Part 1)
Summary of Story: Minato Arisato, an average high school student, meets Aigis who works at a cafe. Destiny plays tricks as Aigis --who in this world, is known as Ai Ishigami-- transforms into The Bringer of JusticeAthena who is also the protector of the world!!
At the Binary Field which the shopkeeper talked about…
"Minato-san…?"
"Oh there you are, Aigis!" said Minato while going closer to Aigis, "So then… where are we?"
"The… 'Binary Field'… the shopkeeper told me that this is the place to experience a… live-action story."
Aigis then dragged a database menu from mid-air that had story categories listed in it…
"Is that the database menu to create a… live-action story?"
Aigis nodded, "That's correct. There's fantasy, teen drama, and horror..." She then looked at Minato, "Which one would you like?"
"Do you know any more details about them? Since you're a… you know…"
"Sorry, Minato-san but I do not have any other details…" Aigis shook her head.
"Then, please pick whichever one you want. I don't mind," said Minato followed by a sigh.
"I… see, but you might think it's boring..."
Aigis then started checking the database menu with a smile.
"Let's see… I want to try one about common, everyday life... I want to experience how normal people live. I'm a machine… so…"
"That sounds nice. Let's play that kind then," Minato said with a smile.
"Thank you. I'll try to access it with the password the shopkeeper transferred to me. Hmm… This area should be good... okay."
All of a sudden, the background switches to a world...
"So this is the world..." Aigis paused and looked at a tablet of some sort, "Oh, there's writing. Let me read it..."
"First...I have to warn you that this game is not an RPG. This is an adventure with a story. If you play thinking that this is some kind of RPG, you might get hurt. So please be careful. Also, each story is very long. If you start to feel sluggish, please consult your physician. If you feel nausea, headaches or chills during play, please leave the Binary Field at once and return to the real world," explained Aigis.
"Do you still want to do this, Minato-san?"
"Yes, why not? Senpai… 'forced' the both of us so…"
"Okay! This is kind of exciting…!"
Aigis ignored what Minato said and… the Aigis's Cosmosphere story begins…
……
She was just a typical girl.
She went to school during the day,
and worked at a cafe on the weekends. Just a normal girl.
But, she also had a secret that she couldn't tell anyone.
Yes, a big secret...
She was the Bringer of Justice Athena, defender of peace.
And also, destroyer of evil Shadows.
……
Inside a dirty room...
A blue-haired teenager was sleeping in bed.
"…"
"……"
"Ha!" He got up, " I was...dreaming... but… That was a strange dream. Something about a Binary Field...? I'm starting to forget it already," he said to himself.
After a while, he got out of bed and opened the window curtains…
"It's Sunday. I've got nothing to do. I don't have a girlfriend to hang out with...I'm so bored..." he paused and walked to the toilet, "Maybe I'll go watch a movie or something."
At the 'Cosmosphere Virtual World'...
"I live in Ciel. It's a small, country town of only about 20,000 people.
I like living here. The water tastes good and the air is fresh!
But enough about that let me introduce myself.
My name is Minato Arisato. I'm 17 years old and I'm in the eleventh grade.
I don't have a girlfriend, but I'm determined to get one this year. Too badit's not as easy as flipping a switch. Girlfriend on, girlfriend off.
And, sadly, I've got nothing to do today. I'll just walk around town tokill some time."
At the South Market Street...
"Hmm, maybe I should catch a movie... Let's see what they're showing..." he looked at the posters on display, " Hmm...? The Wives of Lune Lane: Adultery/Jealousy/Murder?"
Then he thought to himself in a shock, "Ech! What a horrible title... I'm not watching this!"
While he was looking for another movie… a female teenager wearing a pink cardigan with a short, but not revealing, black skirt came from behind.
"Huh? Minato-kun?"
"Oh, Yukari!"
"Her name is Yukari Takeba. We grew up together. Oddly enough, we had theexact same class schedule for five years in a row...
She always liked to watch after me. She used to come over every morning towake me up. I wish she just left me alone."
"Oh, are you planning on watching the movie?" she looked at the movie poster which Minato was disgusted by it, " It sounds so interesting! I've been waiting to watch it!"
"She always had poor taste. Especially when it came to naming things."
"Come on! Let's go!" she grabbed Minato by the arm.
"Go where…?"
"Don't you want to watch this movie?"
"No! It's...just not my kind of movie. But, why don't you go see it? It's not that far…" Minato sighed and looked away from Yukari.
"You're so mean! I was just trying to be nice. I was feeling sorry for you since you don't have a girlfriend," Yukari pushed herself away from Minato.
"Well, I don't want you to pity me. You don't have a boyfriend. Besides, you're the one who wants to go alone to the movie theater on the weekend…"
Minato was annoyed by Yukari. Even though they grew up together, they're quite distant…
"Leave me alone! I don't want a boyfriend..."
Suddenly, she smiled at Minato and grabbed his arm again.
"Look, if you're not going to the movie, let's go shopping. They always have good deals at 'Dollar-Rama'..."
"I'll pass. You always take forever to buy anything," he said as he pushed her away.
"Fine. I don't need you to come with me. Have fun doing nothing!"
And… Yukari leaves, alone, sadly…
"That was close... It's usually not that easy to get rid of her," then he started walking down the road, " Hmm… There's gotta be something I can do. Maybe I'll go to a teahouse or something."
……
Inside a newly opened café…
"Huh? I didn't know there was a cafe over here…" then he looked around in delight, "Wow… I didn't expect to find such a fashionable cafe in this town. It's really improving."
A yellow-haired teenager appears in a waitress outfit, it was actually Aigis… but… a human one.
"Welcome! What can I get you?" asked the maid.
"Wow, she's just my type..." said Minato with a smile, "U-Uh, I'd like a bowl of Beef Ramen, please…"
"Got it. One Beef Ramen coming up."
The waitress walks away and brings the order to the kitchen.
"One Beef Ramen, please!"
After a few minutes, the Beef Ramen is cooked and the waitress went to where Minato is. On the way there, she accidentally bumped into another waitress and she dropped the glass cup she was holding.
"Oh, I'm sorry!"
"You again?!" a voice can be heard in the kitchen.
"S-Sorry ma'am!"
"...I hope she's alright," Minato started worrying.
……
"Thank you for waiting! One Beef Ramen," the waitress placed the bowl of ramen onto the table.
"Thanks."
"Please allow me to pour your tea."
"Sure," said Minato with a slight blush, "Nice service..."
While the waitress is pouring the tea, Minato sneezed and she accidentally poured the tea onto Minato's pants.
"Hot hot hot! Tea on my leg! Help!!" Minato said as he got out from his seat and started jumping around to cool it down.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! Are you alright?" the worried waitress said.
Suddenly, a long red-haired woman came from the kitchen. She was the shop owner and she looked really mad at the waitress, who looked like Aigis.
"...You again..."
It was Mitsuru Kirijo.
"But, ma'am, it wasn't my fault. A customer sneezed and it startled me!"
"How dare you blame our customers!" exclaimed the shop owner and he went near to Minato, "I'm sorry our waitress poured scalding liquids on you…"
"Whoa! The manager looks scary! I better not complain…" Minato then smiled while twitching his eyes, "No, it's okay. Really..."
"No. She must be held responsible," then she looked angrily at the waitress, "You! Take our customer out and buy him a new pair of pants!"
The waitress was shocked, "Why me?!"
"You're the one who spilled tea on him! It's the least you can do. Take him out and buy him a pair of pants that he likes. Do it now!" commanded the shop owner.
"...Yes, ma'am. I understand…"
"That's really not necessary..." Minato objected.
"Please, don't feel bad for her. It was her fault. She should be held responsible for what she's done."
"Please come with me."
And they both left the café. At the street, they were looking for a shop to buy clothes.
"It was your entire fault for sneezing!" the waitress exclaimed.
"Hey, I couldn't help it. Besides, I don't really want you to come with me..."
"I have no choice. My manager told me to. Geez… My Sunday is ruined. First, I had to come in to work, and now I have to go shopping with a loser like you... Oh what an unlucky day," complained the waitress.
"Excuse me!" replied Minato angrily.
"Why don't we go to 'UNI-Q'? We can find something cheap over there…"
"Look, I don't really care... but still, what a strange cafe... That manager looks scary..." said Minato.
"Oh, she is. Did she surprise you? I only started working there because the pay is good and the uniform is cute. But, my manager is really strict… maybe I should quit…" she paused for a while and asked, "Say, what's your name?"
"Me? I'm Minato Arisato…"
"I'm Ai Ishigami. Do you live around here?" asked Ai.
"Yeah. But, I don't come into town very often. I usually just hangout at home," replied Minato.
"I see... Do you have any hobbies? Or, how 'bout a girlfriend?"
"No, neither," Minato sighed.
"Hmm. Yeah, I didn't think you'd have a girlfriend, but I thought you'd have a hobby. You really should have a goal in life. You only live once… If you waste all your time, it'll be over before you know it…" lectured Ai.
"How 'bout you, Ishigami? Do you have a boyfriend?" asked Minato with curiosity.
Ai just stayed silent and suddenly, an explosion occurs. It came from the café just now.
"W-What the?!"
"It's the cafe where I work. We better go!" exclaimed Ai while running back to the café.
"Okay!"
……
Back at the café…
"What's going on? Why is everyone on the floor?" asked Minato.
"It could be..."
"Huh?!"
"Sorry. I have to go…"
Ai runs away…
"I-Ishigami?!"
"Minato-kun!"
Suddenly, Yukari went into the café to get Minato. Don't ask why but she has the instincts to detect where Minato is…
"It's an emergency! A monster appeared out of nowhere and is rampaging through the city… Some people got hit by the beam that collapsed!" exclaimed Yukari.
"S-Seriously?!" said Minato panicking.
"I don't know what's going on! We better get out of here like everyone else!"
Yukari dragged Minato successfully out and away from the café and a giant monster appears and goes on a rampage…
"Oh my gosh…" said the panicking Yukari.
"Whoa! It ran into the building... Wait… Isn't that the café?!"
"Huh?!"
"Yukari, I'm sorry, but you have to get out of here without me! I have to check on the cafe!" said Minato while leaving the brunette alone.
"But, it's too dangerous! Minato-kun!!"
Author's notes:
This is the first story that I'm using the Minato x Aigis pairing and changing Aigis's name to Ai Ishigami… So you may hate me, Aigis fans, if you think this Aigis has been portrayed badly by me, but remember one thing, in this story's story, she's a 'human'… Anyway, this is just Part 1, moving on to Part 2…