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[Now that she has figured out of how to use this thing, Minako has decided it's probably time to introduce herself so when the video feed comes on, the network gets a slightly tired, but none the less friendly, smile and a bit of a wave.]

I guess needing medical attention isn't the best way to start my stay here, but now that I feel fine again, I figured I should introduce myself. [For a person who recently received medical attention she's pretty energetic.]

Anyways, I'm Minako Arisato and I'm here to help, I guess? [Mostly because she wants her world to be safe. One supernatural threat is more than enough, thanks.

She falls quiet for a bit then, as she thinks of how to continue. Come to think of it, she did see someone introducing themselves on this thing earlier and included...]

Oh, as for what I can do, um... I think Personae are kind of a difficult concept to explain, but basically I'm good for both fighting and healing if necessary... [And if you look closely, there's what looks almost like a spear leaning against the wall behind her, though that's hardly her main weapon and she's not really acknowledging it right now. Do feel free to ponder though.]

I guess that's about it? [And then she does a bit of a mock salute.]

I look forward to being of assistance to you all!

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I might have heard your name mentioned in passing? [Mr. Edogawa is certainly out there enough to have gone on about it. Of course, it's also likely that Minako slept through that...

Sorry to burst your bubble, Gilgamesh.] ... Wizard's battle?

[Curiouser and curiouser...]

Tch. Schools these days, not teaching the oldest written legend of any language.

As for the Holy Grail War, it's at least as long of a story as your "Personae" can possibly be. I'd be happy to sit down and share my story if you want to share yours, though.

There's always the possibility that I slept through it. [Shrug.]

I guess I wouldn't mind that... [Mostly because she's curious now.]

Alright, then. I'll save my own legend for a face-to-face telling, and begin with how I got to be alive again (my own story has, of course, a heartbreakingly wistful ending.)

Hundreds of years ago, some foolish mages gathered together all their power to create a vessel that could "grant any wish", the Holy Grail. To power it, they called forth seven Heroic Spirits - the spirits of departed legends like myself given life again by magic. I'm unclear on the whys or hows, but the idea was that all the "Servants" would battle it out, and the summoner of the winner would gain the right to use the Grail's infinite power for themselves.

This happened several times before I was ever summoned - otherwise there would have been a clear winner sooner - and by the time I got summoned it was apparent that there was some kind of corruption in the system that was more likely to bring about the end of the world or just plain kill people pointlessly than anyone's wish. Don't ask me why people were still fighting over it; I was just there because it sounded like a fun contest. At any rate, there was some nasty business with the so-called "strongest" Servant and the family he was serving, I saved his and his beautiful Master's ass from Servant Berserker and his Master, and they proceeded to go and blow up the Grail. Or something, I wound up here before they'd quite finished.

The point of this story is: humans should really stop bothering with power that borders on the divine. It's bad enough when the actual divinities do it, let alone people who have no clue what they're doing.

Oh, and also if you see a blue-haired man who smells like dog, ignore him, he's bad luck.

Edited 2012-07-03 00:36 (UTC)

[She listens intently, kind of frowning a couple of times because really, that's stupid and dangerous and yeah. She comes to the same conclusion of "stop bothering with powers that borders on the divine." And the whole world ending thing needs to stop too. At that last sentence she tilts her head though.] Well, I'm not so quick to judge anyone if I don't know them first, so chances are I won't ignore him.

[She's too nice for that.] And hm... I'm not even sure where to start with my story...

It's sort of hard to decide what could be seen as the beginning...

I guess we'll start with the creatures called Shadows... I don't really know a lot about them, but there were experiments conducted on them and... [Thinking.] I think originally it was to create a time manipulation device, but... [As far as she can remember anyway.] I think the focus eventually changed to something more sinister. [Namely bringing forth The Fall.]

A scientist saw it for what it was and made an effort to stop it which caused an explosion and a 25th hour- The Dark Hour- came into existence and a Shadow called Death escaped into the city where the laboratory had been, pursued by an anti-Shadow weapon...

[This is where it gets difficult... And she breathes in and thinks it over for a moment before continuing...] Death was incomplete but still gave the anti-Shadow weapon a run for its money and she... Aigis is her name... Saw no choice but to seal it away... And a suitable vessel was nearby...

[She still hasn't really come to terms with this.] A single surviving child came to carry death with her. [Guess who she's talking about.]

My parents didn't survive that night and after this I moved around a lot until I returned to Iwatodai- and Port Island where this all happened- after ten years. Apparently it had more to do with Death's missing pieces calling me there than me actually wanting to go to school there...

[She shrugs.] Either way, the dorm where I was staying was attacked and I awoke to my Persona- a part of my psyche that I can call upon and the only real effective weapon against Shadows...

[And then she goes on to explain about S.E.E.S. without really mentioning any names, she mentions Igor and Theodore and the Velvet Room, the battles against the Shadows during full moons and the tower Tartarus. About Ikutsuki's betrayal and about Ryoji and Death's resurrection and about The Fall and Nyx and the decisions they all had to make and then finally their battle against the Nyx Avatar on top of Tartarus and her own battle against Nyx and the sacrifice she had to make until she finally reaches the end of the story after that month she forced herself to keep living for so she could keep the promise she'd made to her friends.] ... And then I ended up here.

[Gilgamesh initially keeps his normal bored look, dismissing the story as the kind of convoluted magical foolishness that resulted in his own situation...but by the end of the story he's paying rapt attention. Nothing gets his attention like stabbing a goddess(?) in the face, and there was something about such a matter-of-factly delivered tale of self-sacrifice - from the lady herself, even...]

You...really? All that happened to you and you'd still just throw yourself into the role of a sacrifice?

Well, if someone needs my help, why should I deny them that? [She tilts her head.]

Besides, with this place being a supernatural threat to the world I come from too it seemed like the right thing to do... [A sad little smile then.]

I might not be able to be there with my friends any more but at the very least I can still sort of protect them.

By any reasonable standards, you're pretty insane. I suppose I can't argue with results, though.

That's kind of harsh! [She laughs a little at that, more amused by the comment than hurt by it.]

But considering I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat it might just be a reasonable description.

Second chances at life are only given to the truly great, so try to hang onto this one a while longer. I'm interested in seeing what you'll do with it.

I guess I'll have to. [She nods. She did agree to be of use to the people of this world, so it's not like she intends to give that up just yet.]

At least long enough to hear your legend. [Now she's just teasing.]

I may have to set up some kind of performance to let everyone know at once...or if not, just drop by the villa in the Palace district some time. You'll want to get comfortable before I start getting into it.

You know, I might just do that. [She smiles. You're not at all as bad as ~~Junpei~~ she thought you were, Gilgamesh.]

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