Social Link Go!
"I'm okay with that. It's gonna be hot out there." Ichi offered, but Malcolm was a true loot goblin and glared at both of them. Our eyes met.
Yes, my choom. The loot shall be ours.
We nodded silently. Compact complete.
Motoko could only nod in glee at Malcolm's immediate understanding. She knew it was silly, but she just adored how this boy just…got her at such a deep, visceral level. It was so refreshing!
You feel a faint bond forming between you and Malcolm…
Motoko blinked in shock. Heh?! What the hell was going on and why was her Gamer powers acting up now with this weird floating text?!
Thou art I…And I am Thou…
Thou hast established a new bond…
With this new bond comes new powers that shall carry you to new heights…
Thou shall be blessed with new abilities related to the Fortune Arcana…
Motoko stood still as time seemed to freeze around her. She heard a weird musical jingle and then observed faint lights forming in the space between her and Malcom before they coalesced into a single light sphere that promptly entered her body. The Gamer shivered for a moment in discomfort before warmth flowed through her soul.
You have established the Malcolm Social Link of the Fortune Arcana!
You may earn an EXP bonus when performing acts related to the Fortune Arcana!
You may now earn an EXP bonus when fusing personas of the Fortune Arcana!
Malcolm's determination in battle has been enhanced…
Malcolm can now wake up a knocked-down ally during battle!
Huh?! Did…did she just gain new fricken' abilities just by becoming closer to Malcolm? Since when could she do this?
…
Why the HELL did it only trigger now?! Motoko was infuriated with herself! So much time wasted! What a waste of good XP!
She had so many chooms that could have given her so much new powers - if she only knew about this sooner! She had to fix this now!
"Motoko, you alright? You've been staring at us for a minute…" Motoko blinked back into reality as Section 9 looked at her with concern.
Motoko licked her lips in a disconcerting manner. Oh, her poor companions have no idea how intense their relationship with her was about to become. If they thought there were good friends now, they had no idea what was in store for them…
I honestly wrote this mostly because I love all the Malcolm/Motoko bonding that's been happening lately. Before, it felt like Ichi was the male Section 9 member that got most of the love, but Malcolm has been rising up the ranks hard recently. I'm not a hundred percent sure when they (Toko and Malcolm) became better friends, but it's probably after his near-death experience trying to get his dream car. Regardless, I enjoy it.
Realistically, if Motorola always had powers from the Persona games, Jun (Emperor Arcana), Hiromi (Lovers Arcana) and Vik (Hierophant Arcana) would have awakened social links with Motoko way before this point, but I wanted to have fun so I elected to ignore a little common sense.