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It's a peaceful day at Leblanc. Sojiro has a couple customers in his shop, both sipping coffee, one eating a curry. Mellow music is playing, the lighting is cozy, and the coffee is as good as ever.
He nods a greeting as Akira enters the shop on her way home from school.
She kisses Joker softly and nods, then turns to Akira. "You should indeed check every active Arcana, mon cœur."
Akira sighs. "Oh, alright."
She takes out the Lovers card and puts in the Lust card.
And the picture updates to a portrait of Julie's mindspace self.
Lust Confidant
Name: Julie D'Aubigny
Persona: N/A (is a Persona)
Ranking: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Bio: The third member of the Trickster system. A bisexual disaster who once stole a corpse and lit fire to a convent so she could have a few evenings with her girlfriend — or the part of me that resonates with her, at least. Incredibly forward, seems to think kissing is a usual greeting. Often slips into french when she feels enthusiastic. Has unusual uses for cursed fire. Hard to tell what she's really thinking beneath all the flowery language and professions of love.
Recently: She took my virginity, in mindspace at least. It was... really great. But I don't know how to relate to her as a person. How can she be so effusively in love with me? Does she really mean it?
Akira winces at the two-star rating.
"... Yeah, that's pretty much accurate..."
"Oh Akira, chérie." She squeezes Akira's hand softly and smiles bittersweetly. "I mean every word, Akira. I do not blame you for disbelieving, though. I am well aware that I can be a lot to take in, at times, especially for one who has been so deprived of the love you deserve for so long."
Her eyes fall to their joined hands.
"Would that I knew a way to share with you everything that I feel, so you could judge my sincerity for yourself."
"We will learn it in time, moitié. I have faith in us. I have faith in you," she replies, a soft, confident smile on her face.
Akira can't help but smile back. "Alright," she says. "Till then..."
She looks back at the deck of cards. "We should look through the—"
"Oh, damn." She doesn't say it with much force. Her heart's been pried into enough for one night.
"See you, Julie, Joker. I'll be back."
Julie kisses Akira's hand softly.
"You will, and I'll be with you through the intervening daylight until then. You need only ask."
"That goes for me as well."
Joker gives Akira a casual salute. "Say hi to Ryuji for me."
And then Akira's view fades to black, and she wakes up in her bed in Leblanc's attic, on a sunny Sunday morning, 4/17.
She sits up in bed and just breathes for a long moment.
... did she really join a new school, start dating three people, lose her virginity to her alternate self, and discover magic, develop it into a weapon, and take down a serial abuser with it all in one week?
What a fucking week.
She opens her phone.
Hey all
good morning
hard to believe it's only been a week since I joined Shujin
whatcha all doing?
Just woke up. Working on relaxing. It's been such a week.
She probably shouldn't mention Futaba, whoever she is.
Ann there with you?
Hi yeah here I am ♡
It's wonderful to have Shiho around, she's so tender
a real morning pick-me-up, better than coffee
hey ryuji <3
it's that day already
when do you wanna get together? I haven't looked at the showing times for Kung Fu Panda yet
hey Akira
anytime after an hour or two? gonna have breakfast with ma
good to hear from you
you deserve to relax <3
glad to see happy Shiho/Ann hours too
Yeah, I wanna take some time and just be normal for a bit
I'll probably take a slow breakfast too
do you wanna make this a lunch date or a dinner date? I like the first a bit more.
yeah I was thinking the same thing
alright let me have a look at the showing schedule
When around lunch is Kung Fu Panda playing?
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