[Closed] A Gathering of Thieves

[nuclearpowered]

Who: The Phantom Thieves and their Shinki
What: Information Sharing.
Where: The Far Shore, the Park
When: July 26th, Late Afternoon
Summary: 3 new gods arrive to find that 2 of their closest friends are dead, and they are responsible
for two other people as well. A talk is needed.

Warnings: Major Persona 5 Spoilers in comments, also probably language.



[Arriving here with little warning had been jarring enough, but when the Phantom Thieves realized that they weren't alone, and that two of their number had no memories, it was time to confer somewhere. Temples and the like had felt a little raw, and not wanting to stray too far from the Far Shore until they had their bearings, the group had gathered in the park. Akira, Ann, Futaba, Makoto, and Ryuji, along with the shinki that had unwittingly become part of their circle, all standing around in a small clearing, talking. It should've been a positive occasion, but there was no denying the shroud that hung over the group. There was a lot to talk about, and things that needed to be agreed upon.

The question was...how to even start?]

Comments

[forreal]

Huh?

[He's obviously missed something real important here, and Ryuji looks between Futaba and Makoto, confused.]

Someone hit on you, Makoto!? And I missed it!?

[herecomethebuffs]

[Futaba just burst out laughing at that.]

Did she? [She leans forward.] How did that make you feel, huh?

[nuclearpowered]

...

[Her eyes narrow defensively and she glares.]

Angry mostly. She gave me the creeps.

[forreal]

Why? The heck did she do?

[He can only imagine what could have happened what what her reaction could have been, and frankly, he's still pretty upset that he wasn't there to see it with his own two eyes.]

[nuclearpowered]

Just...talked to me like I was some sort of...floozy in need of protection. I don't know. I don't like being talked to that way.

[Basically: She was flirting and making her interest obvious. And trying to be chivalrous.]

[herecomethebuffs]

[Futaba knew nothing about flirting that she hadn't read on the internet and she was pretty sure that was really wrong, but she still had to wonder if Makoto was probably not seeing it right. But oh well.]

I have a really hard time seeing anyone think you're a floozy, Makoto. [Makoto was pretty scary. And intense. And neither of those things ever seemed to be a secret.]

Maybe she just thought you were pretty.

[forreal]

If anythin', she shoulda been lookin' for someone to protect her from you.

[Please pardon him while he falls into another fit of amused chuckles that bubble up in his chest.]

[nuclearpowered]

Keep it up and you'll need someone to protect you from me.

[no pardons. Only executions.]

Seriously it felt weird.

[herecomethebuffs]

What, hasn't anybody hit on you before?

[Futaba sounded genuinely surprised, really. Makoto was pretty and smart and intense and people liked that right? Or at least the internet said they did. Most of Futaba being hit on was terrible internet chats, really.]

[nuclearpowered]

Not and meant it.

[Eiko's boyfriend, that sleeze. and Kaneshiro...but let's not talk about those slimeballs.]

[forreal]

[Ryuji remains quiet on his little corner of the bench, though it's pretty obvious he's thinking things over... trying to remember if he's ever hit on Makoto...

God rest his soul if he has.]

I never did, did I?

[Well, that just kind of came out.]

[nuclearpowered]

I don't know.

[Raising an eyebrow.]

You'd probably remember better than me. I'd have dismissed it, coming from you.

[herecomethebuffs]

If he did you probably didn't even notice.

[Sorry Ryuji, you just don't leave a big impression sometimes...!]

Anyway. If this girl does have the hots for Makoto we could probably use that to find out what she knows about phantom thieves.

[forreal]

[Ignore ignore ignore. He's got really good selective hearing. He's come to perfect it over the years what with all the school he attends! Though, Futaba's suggestion has him listening carefully again.]

Hey, there's an idea. Send Makoto in, kinda like a spy?

[nuclearpowered]

I'm standing right here, you know.

[GLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARE]