[ Terry has no clue about the events in the bunker, but he tries his best to make sense of it. He sometimes wishes he could just pinpoint the problem and work his way through that, but he already knows the consequences. But even so, Akira's problems hit him as somewhat relatable. ]
... This is probably one of those "grass looks greener on the side" things, but... you're right. My Persona is strong. I'm also strong in terms of destructive power alone. But that's all I ever had and I clung onto it. I learned that I couldn't talk to people worth jack shit, couldn't get people to understand why I do the things I do, and so on. Most of the times when I try to talk things out, it ends up being a disaster.
[ And he's trying his best not to let that happen here. Not this time. ]
Back home, I wanted to protect the city I lived in as a neutral faction in a war among demigods. Not everybody made it. My best friend was also close to being one of the casualties because I couldn't protect him, but I gave up my literal heart to keep him alive. The people that I saved in the city... time passed. Things changed. They wanted me dead. There was absolutely no way I could persuade them. It went on like that for the longest time. My power... despite that I'm a clone of a demigod, couldn't do anything. All I wanted to do was keep Orien and Lily safe and for them to not get caught in the crossfire.
Destructive power... isn't everything. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. I know I have a lot of the latter. Akira, you could do things that I couldn't. You brought Kido back through words alone, didn't you? We have our successes and failures, and it's from the failures that we learn from, to have a stronger heart. I'm not saying that you need to close off and harden yourself with everything that happens, because moving on and striving to improve is important. I know you can do that. Things here have always been stressful, and I get that. You don't always have to strive to be a good person with upstanding morals or whatever, but a better person. Being a better person doesn't always mean you have to have the moral high ground. Be true to yourself and find the balance that you want to have.
... I want to believe that you have people to go home to. I don't know if you do, and I'm sorry for assuming, but if you do, there must have been a reason why, right? You had previous experience with Personas and stuff, but did you do everything on your own?
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... This is probably one of those "grass looks greener on the side" things, but... you're right. My Persona is strong. I'm also strong in terms of destructive power alone. But that's all I ever had and I clung onto it. I learned that I couldn't talk to people worth jack shit, couldn't get people to understand why I do the things I do, and so on. Most of the times when I try to talk things out, it ends up being a disaster.
[ And he's trying his best not to let that happen here. Not this time. ]
Back home, I wanted to protect the city I lived in as a neutral faction in a war among demigods. Not everybody made it. My best friend was also close to being one of the casualties because I couldn't protect him, but I gave up my literal heart to keep him alive. The people that I saved in the city... time passed. Things changed. They wanted me dead. There was absolutely no way I could persuade them. It went on like that for the longest time. My power... despite that I'm a clone of a demigod, couldn't do anything. All I wanted to do was keep Orien and Lily safe and for them to not get caught in the crossfire.
Destructive power... isn't everything. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. I know I have a lot of the latter. Akira, you could do things that I couldn't. You brought Kido back through words alone, didn't you? We have our successes and failures, and it's from the failures that we learn from, to have a stronger heart. I'm not saying that you need to close off and harden yourself with everything that happens, because moving on and striving to improve is important. I know you can do that. Things here have always been stressful, and I get that. You don't always have to strive to be a good person with upstanding morals or whatever, but a better person. Being a better person doesn't always mean you have to have the moral high ground. Be true to yourself and find the balance that you want to have.
... I want to believe that you have people to go home to. I don't know if you do, and I'm sorry for assuming, but if you do, there must have been a reason why, right? You had previous experience with Personas and stuff, but did you do everything on your own?