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Persona - The True Self

Gen Itoshi

Sunday, May 10^th - 2015

Itoshi residence - Algebra

"The answer is either 75, 1, 185, or 43, and I got 72, so..." Gen gazed down from the equation to the textbook intermittently, nibbling his pencil absentmindedly while attentively listening to the clock ticking and tocking the day away. Suddenly, the solution dawned on him. "Well, 75 is the closest, so it has to be that one." He circled the supposedly-correct answer, a satisfied smile on his face. He could have gone to the public library, but what was the point? Granted, he could find someone he could study with, but what if he got behind and had to trouble the other one into helping him? No, Gen was better off studying on his own. At least that way he could understand things at his own pace.

The next problem proved to be more... problematic. Not the best word choice on that remark, but this was not Japanese, but Algebra. There was no choice to make, only add, substract, divide, and multiply as many times as were necesary, and compare answers. It was just rules, theorems, angles, and some more rules. Precise, with no room for creativity, with only one solution and one solution only for a single problem, and if you got it wrong you had to start over. Gen looked through the window. There was still daylight. It was probably half-past four; a glance at the clock confirmed that it was actually 5:11. Definitively a time for a snack! And on an unrelated note, Gen associated that hour with the fact that the next day, according to the American date format, it would be May 11th, or 5/11. It was obviously a coincidence, and it had nothing to do with anything, but it was one of those things that often one found themselves thinking about.

"Ugh, I've only done like four problems." His father would definitively not approved of such progress. Gen had been at it for almost three hours. Maybe he should put a little more effort and avoid drifting away. He climbed down to the living-room where his mother was watching television. After exchanging some pleasantries and asking her if she wanted something - yes, a coffee, please - Gen motioned to the kitchen (undivided from the living-room) and opened a bag of chips and poured some coffee for her mother. Thanks, dear, she said, and that was all their interaction. No questions about his studiess, no offering to help him, nothing. Gen went to his room. He probably would not get into the top ten scores, but he was determined not to fail.

Not like that time.

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You shall be shortly missed, Mr. Dik Fuk the Dong Smasher.

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Gen Itoshi

Monday, May 6^th - 2015

Warakuma High (Class 1-1)

Gen was closing his textbook when Chiaki came up to him. At first, he was unsure as to the reason why she would do such a thing, but when she started explaining, it made even less sense. She did not have to go as far as inviting him to lunch. In fact, he had brought his own lun- Oh, he left it at home. Great. He could try convincing her to pay just for her food. He would be lying if he said he had money for the two of them. He had to stop that habit of his to only bring just the necessary money for essentials. He was starting to look mean rather than thrifty.

Nevertheless, Gen straightened up in his seat. "Ah, well, yes I'm free." As though he was on a busy schedule. "You don't have to pay for everything, though." He stood up, a slight shiver running down his spine as the death glares pierced his very soul. Gen could get kidnapped just for that. "Are you ok, by the way? I mean, you're feeling better, right?" He started walking towards the class door, as he was anxious to stop being watched like some moving target. Gen would never see the archery club in the same light. "Oh wait, you don't have to answer that. If you don't feel like it." He did start talking to her yesterday, and even then, they did not talk much. Gen was not aware how much he could ask, though he would obviously avoid anything kidnapping-related, because, if anything, he had common sense. Somewhat.

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Gen Itoshi

Monday, May 4^th - 2015

Warakuma Hospital - Parking Lot

The exchange did not last more than a few minutes. Once directions were given, the mysteriously helpful senpai turned around and prepared to leave. Yes, Gen knew him from school, but he could not put his finger on it. Was he a second-year or a third? He definitively was not a first-year, or else Gen would have recognised him instantly. His surname started with... K? No. M? No. It was hard putting names with faces together, specially when the only clue one had was the bulletin board at school that announced test results and class placement.

Ah! It wasn't on purpose, I swear!" Gen rushed to say as he picked up the class notes from the ground. He needed to give him back the towel, and to thank him for the help. "I'll give it back to you. Clean, of course!" There was no way in hell Gen would bring back a dirty towel. He might as well do senpai a favour and clean it. "Thank you!" He exclaimed with a quick bow and turned to the hospital. That scene made him forget about what the person he was supposed to visit was, as though it had been, quite literally, a splash of ice-cold water on the face.

Gen knocked on Chiaki's door. "Hello? Chiaki? It's Gen Itoshi, from school. I have your homework... May I come in?" He waited for a response.

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Ok, I was unaware of that. And my high school actually had a anime and gaming club where we played the Wii and stuff. Some High Schools are that cool.

@floodtalon

Mine miraculously had a projector...

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Gen Itoshi

Monday, May 4^th - 2015

Warakuma Hospital - Parking Lot

Oops, Gen did it again. He played with fate, and lost in the game. Now the other guy's shirt was wet, and as he was propped back on his feet, Gen felt the cool sensation of liquid running down his body. Good thing they were on Spring, and that the weather was mild, otherwise he would be suffering. And so would the other. Oh boy, how could he not see him? Gen was so immersed in his inner world, trying to talk himself up to visit a classmate, that he took for granted that other people lived in the outer world.

"I-uh-I... Thanks." Words failed. Great. Gen took the towel, grateful, and started to dry the wet spots. That was such an awkward situation, and silence made it all the more awkward, so Gen decided to make some noise in the form of speech: "Um, excuse me, I don't know if you can help me, but..." His words trailed off as he thought. Would people outside her class know that Chiaki was here? It was a risk, given that she was an idol and magazines would want to squeeze her up for any small detail of her captivity. Well, it was worth a try!

"But do you know if Nettu Chiaki-san is in this hospital? I was tasked to deliver her today's homework."

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Gen Itoshi

Monday, May 4^th, 2015

Warakuma High (Class 1-1) > On the way to Hospital

Chiaki Nettu had been missing over Golden Week. That was how the homeroom teacher told Class 1-1. Gen would have been lying if he had said he was not upset that the school idol was absent. It was only natural. It made it worse that they were in the same class. What if it had been him? Would the class be that worried? Probably not. But still, it would stir some people. The teacher took him out of his reverie by asking everyone who would volunteer to bring Chiaki her homework. Obviously, almost everyone on the male section of the class volunteered. Gen was lucky enough to be chosen, triggering a long and loud groan of defeat made by the rest.

The final bell chimed, and Gen made his way to the hospital. Of course, everyone begged him to take them with them, bribed him, tried everything so they could be an inch closer to Chiaki. But a final glare from the teacher and it was decided. Gen was to go alone. He bought a bottle of water on an impulse. He did not know what else to bring. If given time, he could cooked something, but what did one give to someone in a hospital? He walked with irregular steps, feeling how his throat dried up. He could not take it and opened the bottle. After drinking like half of it, Gen tried to pep-talk himself into visiting her classmate. 'Why are you nervous? She's a classmate... who is also famous. But a classmate after all! You did not volunteer to be a creepy fan trying to get closer to her! Just give her the homework and ask her how she is feeling and then leave!'

With this resolved, Gen strode through the hospital's parking lot, blinded by his willpower, carrying both classnotes and opened water bottle on his hands. That was when it happened.

He felt someone's body clashing with his own. Everything flew out of his hands and Gen got a nice view of the sky. His back hit the pavement. Something cool splashed his school shirt. "Ah! I'm sorry! I wasn't looking!"

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@Sen

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I might run a roll call again after this dungeon to make sure we don't have people dropping off.

If any of you are feeling a wane in personal interest though, do let me know.

@Sho Minazuki

Still here!

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Funny how Uta no Prince was once my sh*tpost material but now it (the game) became my distraction from sh*tposting. Megane men always gets to me.

@Amaterasu

Once you go Maji Love, you never go back.