#but it was mostly Aigis and Koromaru

[spooky-activity]

Honestly the MVPs of my Persona 3 Portable run

[still-breathing-au-p3r]

Today passes pretty much the same way that yesterday had: Shinjiro walks Koromaru, Koromaru doesn’t have to try very hard to convince Shinjiro to buy him another sausage, Shinjiro cooks when he gets home.

He does a little of the last few dregs of school work he’s got left so that he’s not stuck doing all of it tomorrow. The least he can do for Kirijo is finish everything himself without her help. His academic career is the last thing she needs to be worrying about right now. He tries not to think too hard about whether it’d be worse if she still tried to make his schooling her business even with everything else she’s got on her plate– or if she didn’t.

The others come back from school and the juniors make way too much noise as they dig in to the stirfry he’s made. Takeba and Yamagishi gently bully him out of the kitchen, insistent on handling the clean up to ‘repay’ him for cooking. Aki bullies him a lot less gently about the PT that Shinjiro hasn’t started yet.

He lugs himself up the stairs to struggle through a few exercises in the privacy of his own room, mostly just so he can say he did it and Aki won’t smell the lie on him. He’s really taking this physical therapy thing seriously. It’d almost be endearing if it wasn’t so annoying. Almost.

Shinjiro finds Aigis sitting alone in the common area once he finally conquers the stairs. A book sits open in her lap, but she’s not paying any attention to it. She stares straight ahead at nothing in particular.

Less than a week ago he would’ve called her expression blank, but now he’s seen what blank really looks like on her face, and this isn’t it. He’s also seen this particular kind of not-blank look plenty of times before, on plenty of other faces. Without really meaning to, he finds himself taking a seat across from her.

Well that absolutely isn’t true, but Shinjiro knows it’s better not to push at a time like this. He’s been there. Hell, he’s still there.

She doesn’t answer for a while, long enough that Shinjiro starts to wonder if she’s just choosing to ignore him or if there might still be something wrong with her. He’s about to say something when she finally does respond.

Aigis looks down at the book in her lap and clasps her hands tightly together over its pages. The gesture is such an incredibly human one that it catches Shinjiro off guard. He wonders if he should really still be all that surprised, though.

That’s not a topic he’s going to touch with a ten-foot pole. No way.

Shinjiro has to fight back hard against a wince. No matter how good her grip on emotion gets, tact is probably never going to be Aigis’ strong suit. He’s suddenly glad that Kirijo isn’t around at the moment. But it’s not even the blunt-force-trauma directness of what Aigis said that gets to him the most.

It’s how familiar it feels.

She might as well have plucked that thought straight out of Shinjiro’s head. It’s downright painful, the sense of camaraderie that lances through his ribs.

Geez, what is it with people thanking him lately? He’s going to start getting used to it at this rate. At least this wasn’t nearly as rough as hearing it from Amada.

[elle-p]

may i ask, what's the difference between og p3 and fes? i only got into p3 this year [a little before reload released] and was under the impression they were the same if not at least very similar

sorry to bother you as a “newgen”, just very curious!

Nah, it's fine! Don't worry about being new to Persona. I'm mostly just being salty because it's something that I see far too often. If you like FES, play the original. If you don't, you won't enjoy it either, so don't bother. The combat and presentation are the same because it's literally the same game on the same console sold again a year later with some minor additions/tweaks.

Time changes are shorter

The 3 scenes of Hero walking home from school(2 of which are with Junpei) and seeing all the Social Links were added

You can use the arcade to increase your stats

Junpei's bag when he moves in is purple instead of orange

Multiple bits of npc dialogue was changed to reference Strega

Ikutsuki's dialogue after 10/4 was changed to alter the details of what happened 2 years ago

A few new scenes and npc dialogue regarding Chidori were added/changed if you say the right things to Junpei at certain dates

Aigis' Social Link was added

Elizabeth's dates were added

Koromaru's walks were added

The command room recordings were added

Taking party members out to the film festival was added

Elizabeth has a few more requests

There are a few more Personas

You can wear different outfits in Tartarus

The Answer/Episode Aigis was added

The title screen changed

Both opeings were changed: the main one is now P3FES(which is one of 2 trailers I can find for FES), and the one that plays if you wait is the original's, replacing what was trailer 1

Fuuka can play music in Tartarus

There's definitely other things I've forgotten, but this should be most of it.

[wutheringheightsfilm]

ok here's my persona 3 lineup so far

me. obviously . the protagonist

yukari is ALWAYS ON. she is my main bitch . my main healer. my everything <3

koromaru has not left that third spot on my team ever since i got him. he's literally too fucking good it's fantastic to watch multiple enemies try to dark instakill him and they literally never can because he's already a dark and evil dog . love him

this fourth spot is always interchangeable but it's currently been mostly aigis or junpei (literally only for his rakujaka though)

sorry akihiko you're always getting the short end of the stick because i will still put mitsuru before i even consider akihiko as a choice. i haven't gotten the guy in the beanie (shinjiro i think) or the kid on my team yet

[proxythe]

What kind of music can you see the P3 cast listening too? Your latest post just made me wonder that. Also just curious, what music do you listen to normally? I ask everyone this lol

im kind of unbelievably horrible at knowing music genres, let alone trying to assign specific genres to characters but i���ll try my best 😭 guys plz dont cook me if its bad im not that big of a musichead plz plz

Anyways. firstly, since minato and kotone both canonically listen to the p3 ost, i can assign them hip hop/rap/pop off rip. if it’s in their playlist, i think we can gather that they enjoy it.

minato - alt rock, pop punk, gothwave, video game osts. i say video game osts bc i yhink minato would like sitting around in a video game afk just to listen to the background music. i dont think minato is a goth but i feel as if gothwave has a sound he’d find enjoyable

kotone - alt rock, hip hop/rap, pop rock. she loves to lip sync to it and u can hear the song she’s lip syncing to bc i also know kotone probably turns her volume to max so loud you’d think she’ll damage her ears someday if not soon

yukari - dance pop, new wave, pop. she’s one of those people who hates country and sucks at listening to music outside her preferred genre. secretly likes a few alt songs but she’d never put them on her main playlist

junpei - hip hop, r&b. probably also a pop enjoyer, but honestly he’d like anything if it were catchy. he loves to dance and it sucks bc he’s really good at it so nobody can make fun of him

fuuka - alt/indie, pop. she’d also enjoy video game music, like minecraft ost and she cries to it. i think she mostly likes slower music. music that makes her feel like her soul is leaving her body and ascending to a different plane of existence

mitsuru - classical. rich girl… but i also think the girls would influence her taste to expand more and she’d find herself enjoying the worst songs you’ve ever heard in your life. it’s ok tho since it’s her first time branching out. she’ll grow…

akihiko - whatever’s on the radio, mostly enjoys upbeat faster paced music that can easily hype someone up. he’s kinda that one pic that’s like “Gym Beast Playlist” and the first song is hi high by loona

shinjiro - death metal, old school hip hop. death metal came to me bc i was thinking about casual outfits for shinjiro and i really wanted to put him in a death metal shirt bc of the font lmfaoo. but i prefer more old school hip hop for him and occasionally other things like old school rock music. he hates that new shit

ken - pop, alt/indie. ken is a kid so his taste is just beginning to form. he only knows pop radio. i also think ken’s music taste is music where you’d hear it and be like “god how does anyone like this” but he’s a child so he’s allowed to get away with it. and i say indie bc i also think ken is the type of person to be sad so he listens to more sad music as if it won’t make his mood worse. he goes on youtube and types “sad music playlist” when he’s in a bad mood

aigis - feel like she focuses more on the lyrics than the sound 😭 it’s her first day on earth she hasn’t yet learned that u can listen to music for the vibe instead of the lyricism. even then, i think aigis would probably enjoy almost any kind of music bc she thinks the creativity is beautiful

koromaru - adding him bc i think he’d have shinjiro’s taste from how much he loves him. he hears death metal and it puts him right to sleep…

ryoji - similar to aigis, but he’d probably heavily prefer whatever music the protagonist also enjoys. he has his own thing for classical music as well. he plays the piano and stuff …

+ thanks for asking what my taste is. i personally prefer to listen to a lot of rock, punk, metal, etc. if my cutesy art doesn’t make it so incredibly obvious BUT i enjoy anything as long as it sounds pleasant to my ears ✌️

[windamp]

persona 3 weekly fic rec

SPOILERS BELOW

fics may be from any version of the game

theme: ryoji

telling eyes by Katseester: Minato/Ryoji, 2.111, G

Ryoji Mochizuki walks into your life one day, and it's all downhill from there.

69912 by neonsign: Minato/Ryoji, 2.140, G

“Have you ever kissed anyone before?”

i call out these prayers to the sky, heavy with thought, see your face by foxmulder_whereartthou: Minato/Ryoji, 1.696, T

Inside of Nyx Avatar, Ryoji - or whatever’s left of him Death’s clinging to, desperate - feels his personality be digested.

Song for a Winter's Night by akisazame: Minako/Ryoji, 2.611, T

In December, Ryoji tries to visit Minako secretly. Minako isn't having any of it.

put that weight on my shoulders by annperkinsface: Junpei & Ryoji, 2.597, G

A mournful shadow passes over Junpei's face. Ryoji wonders at it, swallowing back the same questions he's been swallowing back since Junpei showed up to their internship looking like someone had borrowed his skin and was walking around in it, but then Junpei's face cracks into a small smile and he looks like himself again, the same boy that immediately proclaimed himself Ryoji's friend in their first meeting and the first person Ryoji went out for ramen with, the noodles at Hagakure seeming to taste more delicious in the warm light of his companionship.

The Monsters at the End of the World by Stealth_Noodle: Ryoji + Aigis, 8.656, T

As the world turns obliviously toward its end, Aigis is the only one who remembers. She's also the only one hallucinating a dead Ryoji.

Winter Pilgrim by Stealth_Noodle: Ryoji & Others, 24.039, T

Ryoji does December, mostly by happening to Social Links and Not Quite Getting It. (Or, Akinari waits, the Kitamuras feed a stray, Rio tries girl tactics, Maiko fails at Stranger Danger, Saori goes to Catholic school, Mutatsu goes home, Ms. Toriumi attempts a good deed, Koromaru smells things, and Kurosawa has an uneasy night.)

[sparkykitsune]

Lackadaisy X Persona 3 AU

Been thinking about doing an AU with this idea since I think my P3 cat designs can pass off as Lackadaisy designs for the most part

little premise of this AU: SEES is a speakeasy set during the Roaring 20s (haven't figured an abbreviation for this SEES), and they have to compete with the Marigolds and the eponymous Lackadaisy (canon Lackadaisy cat cameo perhaps)

Notable character name changes (I haven't decided on new surnames yet): Makoto -> Michael Yukari -> Yvonne Junpei -> Juniper Mittens (Mitsuru) -> Maria (but she's still called Mittens; I can't call her Mitzi for obvious reasons) Akihiko -> Andrew Fuuka -> Flora Aigis -> Angela (but called Aigis as a play on "I guess") Koromaru -> Shiro Ken -> Kenneth (but called Ken for short) Shinjiro -> Shane

Some other tidbits (contains some canon stuff from Persona 3 but altered to fit the Lackadaisy world):

All characters are aged up to adults to fit the Lackadaisy theme (Ken is the youngest, he's 18)

Michael's parents died when he was young, so he lived with his extended family before leaving home at age 18 and somehow managing to land himself in the position as a rum runner

Yvonne's father was killed by a drunk driver when she was little, and she didn't think she'd end up as a rum runner many years later much to her dismay (as she detests alcohol combined with her father's death)

Juniper works as the bartender for the speakeasy, and he does consider it as an "escape" from his insecurities and such while talking with patrons at the bar. He seems to have a crush on one of the bar's regulars

Maria's family runs SEES (Ikutsuki isn't here in this AU), but she's the sole heir of the speakeasy as her father passed away

Andrew's backstory is the same as canon (him, his sister and Shane were living in an orphanage but his sister died), he doesn't dare tell his foster parents that he's working as a rum runner

Flora's parents are doctors in this universe but Flora ran away from home because of pressure and wound up working at the speakeasy (her medical knowledge does come in handy, and she has some mechanic skills as well that she learned in her spare time growing up)

Angela suffered from a brain injury and damaged her amygdala, so she's rather "robotic" and emotionless, she's most certainly "enigmatic" as she's rather shut in about her past (she's just a regular of the bar that ended up as part of the speakeasy staff)

Shiro and his owner came from Japan* but his owner was killed on the job as a rum runner. Shiro is currently a stray dog that's looked after by SEES and Shane (dogs do exist as pets in Lackadaisy)

Kenneth's mom was killed (as a bystander) when Shane shot her, and he joins the speakeasy as a ploy for revenge. Kenneth is also 18 in this AU (but much like Freckle, he's short and has a babyface)

Shane left the speakeasy and lives on the streets homeless out of guilt on what happened

A lot of character dynamics are mostly the same as in the actual game (like Juniper and Yvonne bantering etc)

Strega doesn't exist in this AU but the three members of Strega still appear as characters (homeless trio)

*I'm aware that shiba inus didn't come to America until the 1950s but like, Lackadaisy itself does contain a few minor anachronisms so it probably won't affect anything

[selicyoats]

my thoughts on the persona 3 cast

SPOILERS BELOW (OBVIOUSLY) Junpei Iori Battle Rating: 3/10 Junpei was never doing anything too impressive in all honesty. He had Agi and he had decent Phys skills, but he began losing relevance once Akihiko joined and Character Rating: 10/10 There's one of his lines that really spoke to me, and it went something like: "The only reason every day has felt the same was because I wasn't putting in the effort to make every day different." It's really stuck with me, and in addition, him helping Chidori find reason to want to look towards the future and living was also beautifully done. Yukari Takeba Battle Rating: 9/10 She's pretty useful early-game and late-game, with a slightly weaker mid-game due to Ken and Mitsuru being slightly more useful. Character Rating: 8/10 Seeing her come to terms with her father's death and her resolve to end the Dark Hour was very beautifully done, and seeing her interactions with Mitsuru really helped her character a lot. Akihiko Sanada Battle Rating: 10/10 Debuffing and having ridiculous normal attacks made Akihiko a staple team member for me, and boy does he pack a punch. It's a shame he doesn't get any physical skills, but his normal attack is pretty good as is. Character Rating: 10/10 Just look at the scene where he talks to Shinjiro's coffin and you just know, man. I couldn't do his character justice in a description, but I can at least lament at how they murdered his character so he could be turned into "lol protein!!!!!" man.

Mitsuru Kirijo Battle Rating: 8/10 "haha marin karin" have you heard about FULL OFFENSE (or playing portable like i did) She's pretty good. Heals plus damn good ice damage is very very nice. Character Rating: 8/10 Similarly to Yukari, her character benefits a lot from having to come to terms with her father's death. I unfortunately can't give much say, as I didn't get to spend much time with her. Once I do replay P3, I'll go through her S. Link. Fuuka Yamagishi Battle Rating: uhhh/10 She's your support, so, uh. Yeah? Kinda hard to rate her in that aspect. Character Rating: 7/10 She had cute interactions with Natsuki. While her character don't go extraordinarily far, she doesn't really need to have a deep character. Aigis Battle Rating: 10/10 She is so fucking busted and she also provides buffs and can also HEAL??? And she comes with Orgia Mode to boot? The devs 100% wanted you to use Aigis. Character Rating: 10/10 Man. Seeing her come to terms with how she'll never be human the more human she gets really hits hard, but seeing her resolve to "live" as herself and not as who she was made to be was such a great scene it made me tear up. Koromaru Battle Rating: 8/10 dog. The Mudo and Agi support kind of just make him a better Junpei I guess? I used him a bunch while Aigis was out and he did a great job. Character Rating: 6/10 I mean, dog? It's hard to give him character, but it's nice seeing him come to terms with his former master's death. Ken Amada Battle Rating: 7/10 He comes with healing support like Yukari, and the Hama skills are nice too. Shame he overlaps Zio with Akihiko, but he's not bad if you're not running Akihiko. Character Rating: 8/10 Like with most Persona 3 characters, seeing him deal with his mother's death is a big showcase of his character. It's nice seeing undertones of his character in the S. Link, and how he wants to be older and how he likes superhero movies but deep down he wants to be taken seriously, and he wants to be seen as more than just a kid. That being said, if you romance him with FeMC, what the fuck is wrong with you. That's a kid. Shinjiro Aragaki Battle Rating: i dunno I never used Shinjiro, but from the looks of it, he seems to be heavily phys-focused which is good for bosses but not so much for Tartatus exploration. Character Rating: 8/10 He's got cute stuff going on with Koromaru, but he's mostly a wheel to move other characters than he is a vehicle himself, if you understand what I'm saying. That being said, he acts as a fantastic wheel for both Akihiko and Ken, being pivotal for their character growths. In general, the S.E.E.S. has some fantastic characters under their belt, and I couldn't be any happier Persona 3 was my first Persona game. I'll probably give my thoughts on the Investigation Team another time.

[faradaykay]

I know your mostly a p3 blog but I really wanna know, thoughts on Morgana? (Or just the mascots in general, I'll let you chose if that means Aigis or Koromaru)

I LOOOOOOOVE MORGANA I AM SUCH A MORGANA LOVER AND DEFENDER people are so mean to him and for what. he’s just a kittys. a little kitty meow meow of a guy. HE IS SOOOO SILLY and honestly his potential was underutilized bc i truly wish he had a better arc than the one during okumura’s palace bc the concept there was good but the execution was not great… i also think he is overhated for the “lady ann” stuff. like yes atlus should leave ann alone always and forever but i also think people make that situation a bigger deal than it was and use it as a reason to be so so meanies to him when literally every guy in that damn game has commented on ann. i think morgana is adorable and funny and had a character arc that was pretty good although the execution could have been better. i wish he were taken more seriously as akira’s best friend and as a crucial part of the team

[latenitewaffles]

What are other swaps in your P3/5 swap au?

It's not like. A direct swap for every character, sorta excluding the Senpais, mostly because that's kinda difficult with P3 and 5. It's a retained personality roleswap.

The more direct ones are Ren and Minato, Sumire and Aigis, Kasumi and Metis, Akechi and Mitsuru, Makoto and Akihiko, Cat Mona and Koromaru, and Haru and Shinjiro.

The less direct ones are Ann + Futaba and Yukari + Fuuka, Ryuji + Human Mona and Junpei, and Yusuke + Human Mona and Ken. I call these "less direct" because aspects of the p3 character's stories had to be split in order to make this work better

[twilightknight17]

Last night on P3R: mostly Tartarus, HOW DARE YOU?, and once again a lack of aggressive dialogue options.

I got my shit wrecked in Tartarus, between multiple gatekeepers in a row, and the Monad passage Elizabeth wanted me to explore. The shadow tactics are getting better, and it’s fun having to work around them.

Throwing a Cowardly Maya at me that immediately starts off with Concentrate+Megidolaon is a little much, though.

I got through eventually, though, and got some great rewards!

Hehehe

HEHEHEHEHE

(I’m sorry, I think these outfits are great. XDDDD)

...I’m sorry, what is the CATHEDRAL OF TIME? Can I have a slightly bigger fragment??? Please??? Oh man.

Anyway, summer break is kind of off to a disappointing start, because like… it’s been 2 weeks, and I haven’t gotten to work on any of my links or anything. Yakushima was great, but now I’m at extra track training for this competition that’s coming up.

I mean I guess I’d be happier if there was something more to it than just showing the same scene of us running laps every day for six days or whatever. Or if there was a choice whether to attend or not. But no, I’m just locked into advancing none of my social links except Tanaka.

Every time I talk to this man I want to push him in the fountain. Also, he keeps asking if I remember my promise and haven’t told anyone. Sir, tbh, I don’t even remember what you don’t want me to tell people.

The Dark Hour has begun, and I’m happy to see Pharos again, because obviously, I love hi-- oh. Wait, no, this is Fuuka, calling me to the command room. Never a good sign.

SEES throws on their uniforms and sprints upstairs, and we’ve got a problem!

Hm. A normal shadow? Akihiko’s probably got it, but yeah, weird that this one left Tartarus…

And then Akihiko calls, and we’re off, because the shadow is defeated, Akihiko is fine, but someone is very badly hurt.

HOW DARE YOU HURT KOROMARU?

I knew he was coming to our dorm eventually but I didn’t realize it was because he was hurt that badly!! Literally everyone is upset about this turn of events, Aigis can speak Dog, and we’re using Mitsuru’s influence in the best way possible.

(We couldn’t even cast dia to stabilize him, though??)

The next evening, Mitsuru informs everyone that Koromaru is gonna pull through just fine, and Pharos stops by to give his weekly warning.

Guys, I have a track meet the day after tomorrow, please stop waking me up at midnight. T_T

………no.

You shouldn’t even be drinking coffee, you’re like 10.

So now I’m off to my track meet, and did really good! I kind of wish it had been a longer scene, or a minigame, or something? I dunno. But the wunderkind runner from the other school came to talk to me after, and wants to be friends?

I guess? Is this a new social link? Hm. I guess we’ll see, since I’m free again, but first I’m gonna go rank-up with Maiko.

Maiko is ready to run away from home. She tells me goodbye and not to tell her parents where she went, and then heads off. And after a blip of a time jump, here come her parents! They have no idea why she would have done this! She’s never acted like this before!

Man I really wanted to pick that second one.

And the dad recognizes me. Apparently she’s mentioned that she plays with “Arisato-kun”, a high-schooler, at the playground. Maiko’s mom is appalled, because she didn’t know anything about that. I’m not surprised; do you ask anything about your daughter’s day?

They literally start bickering to the point where it isn’t dialogue boxes, it’s just audio, like background noise. But eventually the dad remembers I’m there and cuts off the mom.

Sir, you’re the ones arguing instead of looking for your kid. You’re lucky I even want to help, after what you did to her!

They ask if I have any ideas where she might be, and I suggest the takoyaki stand. We all go running off, and Maiko is in fact there. She starts crying almost immediately, and is finally able to tell them why she’s so upset.

And her parents actually apologize! They promise to go home and actually talk to her! I’m skeptical because, again, he HIT her, but I’m gonna have to give them the benefit of the doubt, I guess. :/

Two more people have gone missing in Tartarus, and the full moon is in two days, so we’re gonna have to go in and get them. So that’s up next!

[bobzora]

more reload thoughts, this time on the characters, heavy spoilers under cut (for p3 content, and also spoilers on some of the new stuff!!)

akihiko and mitsuru got arena era characterization blasted it's actually really sad he is not protein. she is not a helicopter mom. they are equals and friends who respect each other. please get the memo. most of the others' characterization seemed fine but man they got the worst of it

it's really funny that akihiko has gone from best to worst party member. i'm thankful to be free from the shackles that forced me to use him. i beat nyx with junpei aigis yukari. ken and yukari i swapped between for other fights.

yukari is one of my favorites. and she still is. i'm kind of bummed they made her nicer though

this is my first time actually saving chidori. ok time to mention junpei's new english va did a banger job. most of the cast in general killed it. shoutout to yuko (strength sl) ? for an unexpected banger of a natural sounding voice? anyway junpei's second theurgy. goes hard.

i still dont care about koromaru nothing could make me care about koromaru he's cute. i guess. lol. i like that you can pet him.

i love you aigis! there's nothing notably new for me to say about her but i lvoe her i love her i love her. she matters so much if you even care. crazy how i actually used orgia mode in reload

KEN AMADAAAA. ken. ken. ken. ok FIRST of all he's usable now! yay! i love having non-instakill light and dark skills. SECOND of all oh my god the first couple ranks of his not-SL drove me crazy. i went Uh. Uh. Um. it's like awww he likes featherman :) oh. yeah. this ten year old is actively planning a murder-suicide. he wants you to look after his hamster named hamburger if (when) something happens to him. i have such a big soft spot for ken he is my favorite child soldier. jesus christ. slightly sad that they removed some relevant dorm dialogue. i dont have the fes screenshots on me those are on my old laptop. but trust that they are missed.

i'm not a true shinji-er, frankly i mostly care about him (and akihiko) just through his relationship with local justice kid ken. it was nice hanging out with him though...jumpscared by his smile. his last hangout event (the post-mortem one) was good. oh yeah he's such a strong battler i wish i could keep him around. his theurgy is over the top with the bloody tear but i love that lol.

ryoji mochizuki voice "I know I said I wanted us to be friends, but... I actually want to be something more."

not being able to say "same":

they actually fucking did it. dude. they actually fucking did it. throughout the hangout i was like okay which 5 royal writer was working on this because this is some pretty good bait. and as it progressed i was like there's no way they're actually going for it, right? man they went for it. ryoji makes good on his word that he would love mc whether girl or boy. love wins. or loses i guess. good fucking content. movie ryomina is still on top but well that is the movies and this is video game. and this is the first time minato and ryoji can actually hang out in a video game. i love you bisexuality

i prefer "that was my name for a time. i didn't mind it." over the version in reload but man that's just me being attached to lines lol. also nyx (avatar) gets he/him-ed. shoutout detransitioned ryoji ( :( )

i wish i could put aigis in a butler outfit.

i miss femc.

[still-breathing-au-p3r]

[previous post for November 4th]

When Minato returned to the dorm after school, he’d found Koromaru stationed at the front window. According to Amada, he had been in the same spot when Amada had arrived earlier, and he hasn’t moved at all since. He sits at military attention, perfectly motionless, ears swivelled forward, watching through the glass with absolute focus.

He apparently is using up the entire dorm’s supply of stillness; everyone else mills aimlessly around the ground floor or fidgets where they sit. Fuuka plucks away at her laptop keyboard in second-long bursts, glancing at the door in between each. Yukari makes a token attempt at homework that appears to mostly involve her pen doing acrobatics over and under her fingers, while Junpei doesn’t even bother with the pretense and wanders around the space seemingly at random. Amada sips at a cup of coffee, seated at the other end of the table from Yukari, swinging his legs more vigorously than usual.

Minato sits in one of the armchairs, holding a volume of Aigis’ yakuza novel series in his lap. He hasn’t read a single word. 

Koromaru’s tail twitches, though the rest of him remains as still as a statue. A moment later, the rest of them catch what he’d heard first: the rumble of wheels on the pavement outside. Koromaru starts to pant and wag his tail in earnest, and when the sound of car doors opening filters in from the street, he tears off into a lap around the perimeter of the lounge. That apparently doesn’t burn off enough of his gleeful energy, so he weaves through everyone’s legs as they gather around the couches. He plants himself down in front of the door just as Mitsuru lets herself in.

And there Aragaki stands, a beaming Sanada beside him, resting a hand on his shoulder. Judging by how spooked Aragaki looks at the sight of all of them standing there waiting for him, it seems like Sanada isn’t physically steadying him so much as keeping him from turning around and bolting.

Before any of them can respond, Koromaru croons low in his throat and taps his front paws rapidly against the floor, drawing Aragaki’s attention. Immediately the alarm softens out of his face.

Koromaru springs to his feet and turns three rapid pirouettes, then pops onto his back legs to paw at the air. Despite his obvious excitement, he does not jump on Aragaki.

If Aragaki is trying to sound aloof, he’s doing a pretty terrible job of it.

Minato and the others draw back to make room as Aragaki makes his way– a little slowly, but steady on his feet– to the couch. He holds his arm at a strange angle as he goes, his elbow sticking back and to the side, and at first Minato thinks his shoulder must be hurting. Then he realizes that it’s actually to pre-emptively fend off Sanada, who hovers behind Aragaki the entire way. Ultimately, though, Aragaki lowers himself to sit without any assistance– but not without grimacing and grumbling like an old man.

The instant Aragaki is settled, Koromaru is already up on the couch and slugging his way into his lap. He heaves a sigh so drawn out that his entire body seems to deflate, and makes a sound of the purest sort of contentment as Aragaki settles one hand on his flank and the other atop his head.

Neither Sanada nor Koromaru seem at all bothered by this; Sanada laughs aloud and Koromaru simply melts further over Aragaki’s legs.

Aragaki groans and lets his head drop against the back of the couch, laying a hand over his eyes.

Sanada had ended the argument before it could even begin. Between accepting defeat and the prospect of making Fuuka get involved, even a tough-as-nails guy like Aragaki could only ever go with the former. Evidently he’s got a soft spot for Fuuka, which is completely understandable. Everyone has a soft spot for Fuuka.

Grinning and unrepentant, Sanada bounds up the stairs and is back down not even a minute later, the new coat folded tidily and tucked under one arm. 

On his way back to Aragaki, he passes Amada where he’s lingering behind the rest of the group, looking unsure of himself. Sanada sets his hand on Amada’s shoulder and gives a brief, supportive squeeze, which earns a flicker of a smile from Amada. When Sanada moves on, Minato makes a point to catch Amada’s eye and does the Feather Victory Salute. Amada sticks his tongue out at him, but he does it through a smile that lasts a little longer. And he returns the Salute too. Minato counts that as a win.

[elle-p]

Here is what every Persona 3 character calls each other in the jp version of the drama cds, movies, the weird masquerade, and dancing.

Leader/Makoto Yuki/Sakuya Shiomi

L/MY/SS-YT: Takeba/Yukari(PQ2)

L/MY/SS-JI: Junpei

L/MY/SS-AS: Sanda-senpai/Sanada-san

L/MY/SS-FY: Yamagishi(mostly)/Fuuka

L/SS-MK: Kirijo-senpai/Mitsuru-senpai(DMN)

L/MY/SS-A: Aigis

L/SS-KA: Amada

L/SS-K: Koromaru

L/SS-SA: Senpai/Aragaki-san

SS-SI: Riji-cho(Chairman)

SS-P: Pharos

L/MY/SS-RM: Ryoji

L-HO: Vice-president/Odagiri

L-MK: Obaa-san(Granny)

L-BK: Bunkichi-jiisan(Grandpa Bunkichi)

L-KH: Hiraga-senpai

L-CF: Fushimi-san

L-MO: Maiko-chan

L-M: Mutatsu-san

L-AK: Kamiki-san

L-E: Edogawa-sensei

L-K: Kurosawa-san

L-E: Elizabeth

Leader/Kotone Shiomi

KS-YT: Yukari

KS-JI: Junpei

L/KS-AS: Sanada-senpai

L/KS-FY: Fuuka

KS-MK: Kirijo-senpai

L/KS-A: Aigis

L/KS-KA: Amada-kun

L/KS-K: Koromaru

L/KS-SA: Aragaki-san/Aragaki-senpai

KS-SI: Riji-cho(Chairman)/Ikutsuki(after 04.11.09)

KS-P: Pharos

KS-RM: Ryoji-kun

L-RI: Rio

L-YN: Yuko

L-I: Igor-san

L-T: Theo

Yukari Takeba

YT-MY: Yuki-kun

YT-SS: Shiomi-kun

YT-KS: Kotone

YT-JI: Junpei

YT-AS: Sanada-senpai

YT-FY: Yamagishi(at the start)/Fuuka

YT-MK: Kirijo-senpai/Mitsuru-senpai(after 18.11.09)

YT-A: Aigis

YT-KA: Amada-kun

YT-K: Koromaru

YT-SA: Aragaki-senpai

YT-SI: Riji-cho(Chairman)/Ikutsuki-san/Ikutsuki(after 04.11.09)

YT-RM: Ryoji-kun

YT-NM: Moriyama-san

YT-KT: Tomochika-kun

YT-HO: Odagiri-kun

YT-RI: Iwasaki-san

YT-YN: Yuko

YT-CF: Fushimi-san/Chihiro-chan

YT-IT: Toriumi-sensei

YT-E: Edogawa-sensei

YT-K: Kurosawa-san

YT-KS: Kikuno-san

YT-E: Elle-P-san(DMN)

Junpei Iori

JI-MY: Makoto

JI-SS: Sakuya

JI-KS: Kotone

JI-YT: Yukari-chi

JI-AS: Sanada-san/Sanada-senpai(P3M/DMN)

JI-MK: Kirijo-senpai

JI-FY: Fuuka

JI-A: Ai-chan(mostly to her)/Aigis

JI-KA: Amada-shounen(mostly)/Amada

JI-K: Koro

JI-SA: Aragaki-san

JI-SI: Riji-cho(Chairman)/Ikutsuki-san

JI-T: Takaya

JI-C: Chidorin(mostly to her)/Chidori

JI-RM: Ryoji

JI-NM: Moriyama

JI-KT: Tomo-chi/Tomochika

JI-KM: Miya

JI-RI: Rio-chi

JI-B: Bebe

JI-E: Edogawa

JI-K: Kurosawa-san

JI-E: Elle-P/Elle-P-san(DMN)

Akihiko Sanada

AS-MY: Yuki

AS-SS/KS: Shiomi

AS-YT: Takeba

AS-JI: Junpei/Iori

AS-MK: Mitsuru

AS-FY: Yamagishi

AS-A: Aigis

AS-KA: Amada

AS-K: Koromaru

AS-SA: Shinji

AS-SI: Riji-cho(Chairman)/Ikutsuki-san/Ikutsuki(after 04.11.09)

AS-J: Jin

AS-C: Chidori

AS-RM: Ryoji

AS-K: Kurosawa-san

Mitsuru Kirijo

MK-MY: Yuki

MK-SS/KS: Shiomi

MK-YT: Takeba/Yukari(after 18.11.09)

MK-JI: Iori

MK-AS: Akihiko

MK-FY: Yamagishi

MK-A: Aigis

MK-KA: Amada

MK-K: Koromaru

MK-SA: Aragaki

MK-SI: Riji-cho(Chairman)/Ikutsuki(after 04.11.09)

MK-T: Takaya

MK-J: Jin

MK-C: Chidori

MK-RM: Mochizuki

MK-HO: Odagiri

MK-CF: Fushimi

MK-E: Edogawa-sensei

MK-KS: Kikuno

MK-E: Elle-P(DMN)

Fuuka Yamagishi

FY-MY: Yuki-kun

FY-SS: Shiomi-kun

FY-KS: Kotone-chan

FY-YT: Yukari-chan

FY-JI: Junpei-kun

FY-AS: Sanada-senpai

FY-MK: Kirijo-senpai

FY-A: Aigis

FY-KA: Amada-kun

FY-K: Koro-chan

FY-SA: Aragaki-senpai

FY-SI: Riji-cho(Chairman)/Ikutsuki(after 04.11.09)

FY-C: Chidori-san

FY-RM: Ryoji-kun

FY-NM: Moriyama-san/Natsuki-chan(after 12.06.09)

FY-KT: Tomochika-kun

FY-RI: Iwasaki-san

FY-KH: Hiraga-senpai

FY-E: Elle-P-san(DMN)

Aigis

A-L: Leader

A-MY: Makoto-san

A-SS: Sakuya-san

A-KS: Kotone-san

A-YT: Yukari-san

A-JI: Junpei-san

A-AS: Sanada-san

A-MK: Mitsuru-san

A-FY: Fuuka-san

A-KA: Amada-san

A-K: Koromaru-san

A-SA: Aragaki-san

A-SI: Ikutsuki-san

A-C: Chidori-san

A-RM: Ryoji-san

A-KT: Tomochika-san

A-E: Elle-P-san(DMN)

Ken Amada

KA-MY: Yuki-san

KA-SS/KS: Shiomi-san

KA-YT: Yukari-san

KA-JI: Junpei-san

KA-AS: Sanada-san

KA-MK: Mitsuru-san/Kirijo-senpai

KA-FY: Fuuka-san

KA-A: Aigis-san

KA-K: Koromaru/Koro

KA-SA: Aragaki-san

KA-SI: Ikutsuki-san

KA-C: Chidori-san

KA-RM: Ryoji-san

Shinjiro Aragaki

SA-SS: Shiomi

SA-KS: Shiomi/Kotone(04.10.09)

SA-YT: Takeba

SA-JI: Junpei

SA-AS: Aki

SA-MK: Mitsuru

SA-FY: Yamagishi

SA-A: Aigis

SA-KA: Amada

SA-K: Koro(in P3M/WM, he calls him Koro-chan when no-one's looking, and Koromaru when someone is)

Shuji Ikutsuki

SI-MY: Yuki-kun

SI-YT: Takeba-kun

SI-JI: Iori-kun

SI-AS: Sanada-kun

SI-MK: Kirijo-kun

SI-FY: Yamagishi-kun

SI-A: Aigis

SI-KA: Amada-kun

SI-K: Koromaru

SI-SA: Aragaki-kun

Takaya Sakaki

SI-TK: Takeharu-shi

T-J: Jin

T-C: Chidori

Jin Shirato

J-T: Takaya

J-C: Chidori

Chidori Yoshino

C-JI: Junpei

C-T: Takaya

C-J: Jin

Ryoji Mochizuki

RM-MY: Makoto

RM-SS: Shiomi-kun

RM-KS: Kotone-san

RM-YT: Takeba-san/Yukari-san

RM-JI: Junpei/Junpei-kun

RM-AS: Sanada-san/Sanada-senpai

RM-MK: Mitsuru-san

RM-FY: Fuuka-san

RM-A: Aigis-san/Aigis(after 2.12.09)

RM-KA: Amada-kun

Natsuki Moriyama

NM-FY: Fuuka

Kenji Tomochika

KT-MY: Yuki

KT-YT: Takeba-san

KT-JI: Junpei

KT-A: Aigis-san

KT-KM: Miyamoto

KT-RI: Rio

KT-YN: Nishiwaki

Hidetoshi Odagiri

HO-YT: Takeba-san/Takeba-kun

HO-JI: Iori

HO-MK: Kaicho(President)

HO-KH: Keisuke

HO-CF: Fushimi-kun

Mitsuko Kitamura

MK-BK: Ojii-san (Grandpa)

Bunkichi Kitamura

BK-MK: Baa-san (Grandma)

Kazushi Miyamoto

KM-MY: Yuki

KM-JI: Iori

KM-RM: Mochizuki

KM-IT: Sensei

Rio Iwasaki

RI-KT: Tomochika

RI-KM: Miyamoto-kun/Miyamoto

RI-YN: Nishiwaki

Yuko Nishiwaki

YN-JI: Iori-kun

YN-AS: Sanada-senpai

YN-KT: Tomochika

YN-KM: Miya

YN-RI: Iwasaki/Rio

Keisuke Hiraga

KH-L: Leader-kun

KH-FY: Yamagishi-san

KH-HO: Odagiri-kun

Chihiro Fushimi

CF-YT: Takeba-senpai

CF-MK: Kaicho(President)/Kirijo-senpai

CF-A: Aigis-senpai

CF-HO: Odagiri-san/Odagiri-senpai(P3M)

Maiko

MO-L: Onii-chan

Bebe

B-JI: Iori-dono

B-A: Aigis-dono

Tanaka

PT-RM: Ryoji-kun

Toriumi

IT-JI: Iori

IT-KT: Tomochika

IT-KM: Miyamoto

Edogawa

E-JI: Iori-kun

E-MK: Kirijo-san

Elizabeth

E-YT: Takeba-sama

E-JI- Iori-sama

E-MK: Kirijo-sama

E-FY: Yamagishi-sama

E-A: Aigis-sama

E-KA: Amada-sama

E-K: Koromaru-sama

E-T: Theo

Theodore

T-JI: Iori-sama

T-KA: Amada-sama

[magnoliaaah]

SEES but they're all Pokemons

I already have seen people give each member of SEES a Pokemon team... but what about the cast actually being Pokemons? C'mon, I can't be the only one with this idea...

More under the cut because it is a long post (I'm yapping a lot)

Makoto Yuki/Minato Arisato/whatever you call him: Hisuian Zoroark

It literally has half its face covered by its mane, is an edgy looking Pokémon, it has the Ghost type (that's really edgy too) and can even transform into other Pokémon as well (like the protag can have multiple Personas). And its PLA Pokedex entry even describes it as "embodiment of death" (if you know you know). Shiny Hisuian Zorua is blue too, so I guess it counts too?

Kotone Shiomi/Minako Arisato/whatever you call her: Mimikkyu

She's a protag too, so why not saying she could be an Hisuian Zoroark too? I feel like Mimikkyu fits her better. It have the Ghost/Fairy typing, and is a Pokemon who's hiding under a disguise. Not any disguise, too.. it is one of Pikachu, the mascot of Pokemon, because Mimikkyu is actually jealous of Pikachu, it wants to be like him. Kotone is line that too: she hides behind a mask, hides her real feelings behind a disguise of cheerfulness because she doesn't want the others to see what are her real feelings. Mimikkyu's typing is interesting too because Ghost and Fairy are two types that are often opposed, like the real personality of Kotone and her social mask are totally opposed.

Yukari Takeba: Decidueye

Archer Pokemon. Do I have to say more? Maybe it doesn't represent her fully accurately because Decidueye is known for its perfect aim... very not much like Yukari I guess– (but I still love her even with that, I'm sorry because the joke was really too easy x)

Junpei Iori: Pawmot

Is an Electric/Fighting type Pokemon who's full of energy when it fights. That's literally like Junpei's Persona! Also has Volt Absorb. (I know Trismegistus only nulls thunder and doesn't absorb it, but c'mon...) The only problem with this Pokemon is that it has some fur on the top of his head, similar to hair... but Junpei shaves his head. Oh well...

Akihiko Sanada: Hitmonchan

Boxer Pokemon. Do I have to say more there too? Okay, more seriously... it's a Fighting type Pokemon, its Pokedex entries mentions multiple time its resemblance with a boxer, and I'm sure Himonchan train all day. They would totally be obsessed with strength and protein powder too, you can't deny it–

Fuuka Yamagishi: Cherrim

This Pokemon has two forms, one with its body is entirely covered by its petals (Overcast Form) and one with its petals blossoming, revealing its face (Sunshine Form). Fuuka can be really shy when she's with people she doesn't know enough or isn't enough comfortable with, but when she manages to overcome her shyness... she's a whole another person. Exactly like Cherrim, whose two forms are drastically different. Also its a Pokemon that looks fragile and cute and that needs to be protected at all costs (exactly like Fuuka).

Mitsuru Kirijo: Froslass

Is an Ice type Pokemon. Learns Blizzard. Loves to freeze humains (and Pokemons, in PMD) to death. Do I need to list all the times when Mitsuru says she will execute other people (the guys, mostly) when she's upset? Okay maybe Mitsuru isn't all about executing people... But we can still say she still have an icy personality, especially in the first half of the game. So she's obviously an Ice type Pokemon, no doubt about that for sure.

Aigis: Magearna

It is literally a robot Pokemon! A robot Pokemon with a real heart, too! It is the Artificial Pokemon, like c'mon, there's no other Pokemon that feels more like Aigis than Magearna... One of its Pokedex entries even says that it can synchronize its consciousness with other's beings' to take care of them... I truly can't find a better match for this one.

Koromaru: Dashbun

This Pokemon is a dog. A cute dog. That's all. I really can't say anything more there... Dashbun is perfect, much like our precious Koromaru, and the two of them must be protected at all costs too.

Ken Amada: Banette

Banette is a vengeful spirit. It took possession of a doll abandoned by its previous owner to track it down and find them again to make them regret the fact that they left their (ex-)doll behind. It's full of hatred for them. Ken seeks revenge too, wanting to kill Shinjiro because he (accidentally) killed his mother. He prepared his vengeance for two whole years, it was one of the only things he could think about at the time. So it is only fair to make him become this Pokemon I guess...

Shinjiro Aragaki: Pangoro

Is a big, scary bear. Has the Dark/Fighting typing, which really matches Shinjiro. Its shiny is red. Mold Breaker could totally be Shinjiro's ability too. Also, it evolves from Pancham, a Pokemon that only has the Fighting type. That means Pangoro gains the Dark type when it evolves... much like Shinjiro, who takes a drastic turn after he loses the control of his Persona and accidentally kills Ken's mother. So he starts to isolate himself and stop taking care of himself.

[proxythe]

Tho besides Aki what about the other characters ?

a lot of persona 3 reload spoilers

imo aki, aigis, mitsuru got the worst treatment, but everyone else was ok if not better

i think i mentioned it but mitsuru around the start of the game is like akis caretaker and it’s just annoying. and i did mention briefly that aigis constantly repeats “as they say” after like every phrase. both of them had excellent voice actors tho and i cried once again during aigis social link.

junpei and fuuka were definite improvements i think, especially junpei. i didn’t like junpei in the original p3 male route, i loved him in the femc route, and i loved him even more in reload. zeno (his english va) makes junpei all that much better too. i think fuuka’s voice also helped her but in general i thought those two were like perfect in reload

i saw people say yukari seemed less mean but honestly she felt the same to me and i still loved her in this game

ken was good, not changed drastically to be worse or better. his new social events were really fun and cute too and his voice actor was also really good, perfect for a lot of his emotional scenes

koromaru is a dog so he can’t really be ruined but his social events were good too 🫶

strega was more or less the same. they had a few extra scenes. jin was uplifted a lot and you get to speak to takaya two times i think, and i liked them both in this game more than i did in the original.

chidori was basically the same as the original, she didn’t really have anything added to her that i saw at all. she mostly uplifts junpei even more, but chidori is already lovable bc she’s chidori so that’s good

all in all the game definitely was enjoyable and fun, but even despite that i’m still a bit saddened by what happened to aki aigis and mitsuru. it’s not enough to completely ruin the game either tho ✌️ like it wasn’t unbearable, it was always just irritating in the moment

edit bc i forgot to talk about shinji:

i loved shinji in reload but i was honestly not a fan of his social events that much if at all. but he’s shinji so he was still perfect