[OPEN] fastforwarded to december 1. open house!!

[overstrain]

[ On December 1st, Hirajiro's residential district goes through a minor change, which is having Terry's two-story house appear right next to the Black Cat house. With Orien's help, Terry bought the land that the house sits on. Anyway, the house has two floors. The entire first floor has a living room, kitchen, and a bathroom with sink, toilet, and shower. When you climb up the stairs, you'll reach the second floor, which has four bedrooms with a bathroom connecting two bedrooms together. The bathrooms can be locked from the inside only. There is no master bedroom nor bathroom in this house. One of the rooms are soundproof, but Terry is not telling anyone which one it is. You'll have to find that out for yourself. AC and heater are fully functional.

Terry sent out a message to all the Guests. For those who don't have phones, Orien personally delivered the message to those people himself. The message is as follows:

We solved the housing situation. Terry will not ask anyone to pay rent, but the house isn't furnished at all except for a refrigerator and a fireplace. You'll have to buy supplies and furniture on your own. There are several conditions you need to accept if you choose to live here:

1) Please do not destroy the house or cause property damage. If you do, you're paying for the damages.
2) Clean up after yourselves. A clean house means no bugs and good standard of living.
3) Do not steal/take anything from the Black Cat house. (this needs to be mentioned because he had several door stealing incidents)

The address/general directions to the location has been mentioned, which is basically next door to the Black Cat house.

Feel free to make your own top levels and stuff. ]

Comments

[compendiem]

No.

[ They're soft for the most part, because he hasn't really done any work in the past gazillion years, but there are also rougher spots on his palms that used to be callouses from gripping a sword. They're the same on both hands, since he can swing with both, but rougher on the left. ]

It's not as bad for me, 'cause I have a lot more voices in my head than you guys do, so it gets drowned out. Personas are great for that.

[overstrain]

[ Ah. Right. Personas. Terry's reminded of the time when he finally found out that Orien ate Kano and Vassago just... refused to come out for two days.

... ]

I don't think I'd be able to rest with that many voices in my head, nya. It would feel like schizophrenya, nya.

[ Oh, soft hands... he presses on the fingertips. ]

[compendiem]

[ Soft fingertips... Minato gives Terry a weird look, because this is like playing with a cat's toe beans, isn't it? ]

It depends on how you're getting along. Most of the time, they're supportive and encouraging, or they give me advice, or make suggestions when I don't know what to do. There's not many of you here, so it was much more in the past... I had a hundred and seventy voices. They don't all talk at once.

[ It's comforting, for him, like he's never alone. But also, yeah, mildly schizophrenic. ]

[overstrain]

[ It's definitely like playing with a cat's jellies... ]

Do they give you Attendant advice too, nya?

[compendiem]

Nah, I had an actual Attendant. I dated her, sort of...

[ He sort of had seven girlfriends or something all at the same time, because he is the worst Persona protag. ]

Attendants guide you on your journey. Personas help strengthen relationships. That's what I needed the most help in, so...

[ 170 voices ]

[overstrain]

[ Wow. Minato actually dated an Attendant. Minyato "7 girlfriends" Nyarisato. Fucking sugoi. Terry looks surprised. ]

Do our Personas ever give you advice on relationships now? Or is it different because you're an actual Attendant now?

[compendiem]

[ I wonder if that fits in his namefield... ]

Nah. Relationships aren't important for me anymore, like they are for you guys. Any advice is mostly... "Be how you are." Stuff like that.

[ But it's also not as direct as Terry's probably thinking, so he expands on that a little. ]

It's like how you're Strength, and you can see eye-to-eye with other Strengths because you know where they're coming from. What's important to them, and what drives them. That sort of thing... For me, who doesn't really get people, Personas are a crutch so that when I look at someone... I figure out what Arcana fits, and one of the Personas from that Arcana helps me understand them a bit better. Then it's a little easier to get along.

[overstrain]

[ It probably will if I can fit Terry's... but it reminds him of Yuya a little. ]

Makes sense, nya. I can understand that, nya.

[ He lets go of Minato's hand. ]

I feel like we get along even without that though, nya.

[compendiem]

That's 'cause you have zero standards for friends, even when I'm being myself.

[ Look at him lying on the ground like this. This is who you're friends with, Terry. ]

[overstrain]

I have some standards, nya.

[ gestures to all the people he killed back home ]

What's wrong with being yourself anyway, nya? Nyathing wrong, nya.

[compendiem]

[ #doubt

also, gestures to all the people Minato's killed, but he doesn't know if anybody's told Terry. He's not going to. ]

There's nothing wrong. Nothing good, either. I prefer it like that, just sort of being nothing special one way or another...

[ Too bad his position prevents that, whether he's being forced to be leader or forced to play Attendant ]

I do have a special talent for pissing people off, though. Doesn't matter how well I know someone.

[overstrain]

[ He's more or less pinpointed the entire story from multiple people to see if their accounts match up. He was curious on what happened too, but it's not like he cares about Minato killing people. Shit happens in life. ]

I think I'm also gaining that ability, nya... or maybe it only works on specific people.

[ He's pissed off a lot of people during his stay here... but unlike Minato, it worries him a bit. ]

[compendiem]

[ lmfao was it July where Kido asked what Terry's good at and it's 1) being a meat shield, and 2) making Kido mad, and that was it. ]

You already have that ability. It works on everyone.

[ He pats Terry on the hand, because he's trying to be supportive. +1 trying to be a good Attendant for Rio. ]

[overstrain]

[ Yup. It sure was the first month when Kido said that to his face. She also said he was stupid to his face on the first day when they got to town. Amazing. ]

I don't want it to work on everyone, nya! I want to get along, but I can't help it if I say stupid things from time to time, nya...

[ His pride hurts. Whatever is left of it anyway. ]

[compendiem]

[ Why couldn't Terry prove her wrong... ]

Saying stupid things isn't the problem. What matters more is... um...

[ He gestures vaguely at Terry. ]

You have a strong personality, so it's harder for you than it is for me. You matter more, so you make a larger different. It's stuff like that, that you can't really change.

[overstrain]

[ Terry gets quiet from what Minato said and he thinks. It reminds him of when Mondo said he was "hope". He never really realized what that meant until now... or at least what he thinks it means. To make a larger difference, whether he likes it or not, to have an impact whether he wants to or not...

...

Terry smiles a little and pokes his head with the scalp massager out of his pocket. Hello, darkness my old friend. ]

Is that what you really think of me, Minyato, nya? I'm so touched, nya.

[compendiem]

[ Terry sure is crushing everybody's hope all the time, whether he wants to or not.

Minato frowns and shrinks back a little at the feeling of the scalp massager, but doesn't otherwise move or get up. ]

If that's how you're going to treat me, I'll never say nice things about you ever again.

[overstrain]

Bold words coming from a person who has a special talent for pissing people off, nya.

[ He's more or less gotten accustomed to having ridiculous expectations placed on him, even if he hates it. It's just something that he's gotten used to, despite how he feels about it. He pokes his head with it again. ]

[compendiem]

Yeah. Nice words piss you off, so I'm never saying them again.

[ He doesn't have any more nice words, though, for Terry or anybody else. ]

Can I destroy that thing?

[overstrain]

Nyo. they don't, nya! And nyo. You can't, nya.

[ He puts it away. Terry thinks it's fun poking Minato with it... ]

I like hearing nice words from you, nya...

[compendiem]

Can't say nice words if you don't do good things.

[ What nice is there to say about Terry? Give him reasons. ]

[overstrain]

[ Instead of sucking up to Minato, he'll just quickly reach over and attempt to yank his earlobe. ]

[compendiem]

[ GOD

Terry immediately gets kicked in the gut. ]

[overstrain]

[ That doesn't stop Terry this time, because of how their positions were... sorry, Minato. At least it's supposed to hurt, not arouse him....... ]

[compendiem]

I have been nothing but kind and good to you, and this is how you treat me.......

[ This must be what Souji feels every time Minato headbutts his face for some reason or another. ]