entrancelogs | first notes § a classy diner

who: goro & you
where: diner
when: first week of may
rating: pg-13 (probably? will update if necessary)
the story: a detective walks into a diner for some pancakes and....

option 1 - for the employees

[ while this isn't leblanc, per say, it still has a rather comforting feel to it. he isn't sure if it's the decor or the general energy in the diner, but it seems to call to him the same way that the tiny curry and coffeeshop did back in tokyo. it's not insanely crowded but it has enough interesting faces to keep him intrigued. still, that's not to say he's actively seeking conversation. rather, he's brought a book from the library down to the diner to thumb through as he takes a break from investigating the hot mess he's found himself in.

there's a pencil stuck between his teeth, brown fringe covering his eyes as he skims the pages of the book. occasionally, he plucks the pencil out to scribble something down in the margin, and then just like that, the pencil returns dutifully to his mouth.

he hasn't ordered yet, a bit lost in thought over the pages of paradise lost. ]

option 2 - for others

[ now that he has his coffee (it's really a necessity in life), he's taken a break from the pages of the riveting story to glance around the diner. simply surveying the area for any "familiar faces." one leg is crossed against another, dangling off the edge of the stool, toe of his shoe tapping light sounds against the counter in front of him.

as usual, each and every lock of hair is perfectly in place and he's wearing his tan jacket complete with a drab, striped tie. although he enjoys the tranquility, he can't help but catch the gaze of anyone who walks into this diner. namely, you.

there's a bright, undeniably charismatic smile that appears and he lifts a hand politely up in way of greeting. ]

May I ask you a question?

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[ .... through TVs. still, that's not too outlandish given his own situation. ]

Ah. We use a small application on our phones that allows us to enter the Metaverse so long as we have a name and password. ...To put it simply.

...That sounds a lot more convenient.

[ the smile looks a bit brighter. ]

I could imagine. I don't understand how you'd fit in a TV to be honest.

There are some pretty big TVs. All we had to do was go through the screen anyway. There was another world on the other side.

Hm.

[ it sounds fairly similar... ]

Filled with Shadows, I assume?

[A nod.]

It sounds like my TV world and your Metaverse aren't that different in some ways.

That definitely seems to be the case.

[ a faint chuckle!! ]

That would explain why you aren't a Phantom Thief.

[That catches Souji's interest and reminds him of something he'd been wanting to ask since he first saw Robin Hood.]

The friends you mentioned earlier. Do they have Personas too?

Yes, actually. All of them do.

[ a team of rowdy thieves no doubt. ]

And they're the Phantom Thieves?

[He can guess that they're a team similar to his own, though they've actually named themselves.]

Aren't you one of them?

[If he is, he's new to the group, since the others, who are from before him, don't know him, as Goro had explained.]

A temporary member, yes.

[ he shrugs, hands going back in his pockets once more. ]

We have irreconcilable differences in views, but we've agreed to work together.

[Well he is a detective and they call themselves thieves...]

Views about what?

Using the Metaverse to fundamentally change another person.

How would that work?

It's a bit complicated. I don't know the exact details, but it deals with changing the heart.

So that's what you and the Prosecutor have been working on.

[He says that mostly to himself.]

You seemed a little... [He searches for a good word, but all he comes up with is:] unhappy when you saw my Persona.

[He's perceptive enough to have noticed the hesitation--again, it seemed oddly like Adachi in the rare moments he'd seen Adachi genuinely taken off guard--but he's not sure what it means. It's been a long time since he last saw Adachi, but meeting Goro has brought his thoughts back around to the detective. He's sure he's just being paranoid--or he wants to think so, anyway. He doesn't know Goro all that well, after all.]

Not unhappy, no. I was just a bit surprised. I was thinking we were from the same time and that there were other users of the App that I hadn't accounted for.

[ it's mostly the truth, just not framed properly. he smiles nonetheless, passing over closer to souji as a sign of good faith. ]

This is all new to me so it's taken some getting used to.

[Souji nods and decides to accept that explanation. He has no real reason not to, after all.]

I can understand that.

As far as I can tell, we're from the same world, but you're from what would be the future for me.

What year was it for you before you came here?

[ his interest is entirely piqued now. ]

It was 2012 when I ended up here.

Hm. I see, then yes, that could be it. It was 2016 when I left.

[Soji thinks about that and the fact that he'd finally be in his twenties in 2016. Man, actually being the right age sounds pretty nice.]

...It's kind of nice the world went that long without needing people with Personas.

[Because there's no doubt in his mind that, if there are people with Personas again, the world must somehow be in danger.]

Yes, that does sound like a nice thought, though I have to wonder if that's truly the case. After all, this is the first time I'm hearing about previous users.

[ this is just a great, great conversation for goro okay ]

I hadn't heard about them either until I came here and met some of them.

[He's not sure they're meant to know, but he won't say so. The idea that there's something more behind it all seems like a conspiracy theory even to him.]

Is it worrying you?

A bit. It's not everyday you become privy to something like this, especially when you are committed to the law.

[ a precious position, for anyone glancing in as an outsider. perfectly planned for akechi, though. ]

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