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[fruitknife]

Ah, scritches. The good stuff.

Koromaru rests his head on Falcon's knee, looking up at him. Are you sad about looking how you smell?

[gorobo]

Falcon pauses in his petting, brow furrowing.

"No- no, it's not that," he says, "I'm... happy that I don't have to hide anymore. This is the body my mother made for me, and I'm proud to be who I am, but-"

He pauses for a moment, and shakes his head.

"I'm just bothered that it took what it took, that's all."

[fruitknife]

That makes sense. Aigis got reprogrammed once and it was awful and she almost hurt everybody else before she broke out of it.

[gorobo]

"She broke out of it?" despite himself, he freezes, eyes narrowing. "How?"

Could all this have been avoided? Could he have broken himself free of Shido's chains?

He needs to know.

[fruitknife]

Koromaru whines. She almost didn't. If he hadn't stolen Ikutsuki's remote he's not sure if it could have worked. Mostly it worked because her connection to Minako was stronger than anything Ikutsuki could put in her head.

[gorobo]

Falcon deflates a little at the explanation. That wouldn't have worked for him.

"I see," he says, "I don't know why I even asked, but thank you for explaining anyway, Koromaru."

He gives the dog a scartch under the chin. He didn't mean to get angry- not at the dog, anyway.

[fruitknife]

Asking isn't a bad thing, even if the answer doesn't help. Being upset that a good thing happened in a bad way isn't a bad thing, either.

[gorobo]

He sits still for a moment, before a small smile appears on his face.

"You're a really smart dog, aren't you?" he chuckles, continuing to pet Koromaru. "That's hard for me to believe, but I suppose it's fine if it comes from you."

[fruitknife]

Koromaru barks. He is really smart! He has a Persona and everything!

[gorobo]

"Oh?"

He didn't know dogs could have Personas- but then, he's a machine, and he has a Persona, so who is he to question that?

"Well, I suppose the cat has a Persona, why not a dog?"

[fruitknife]

Cat? Koromaru hasn't met a cat with a Persona before.

[gorobo]

"Oh? You haven't met Morgana? Although, I do suppose he keeps insisting he is not a cat..."

[fruitknife]

Nope! He hasn't even smelled a cat around here so far.

[gorobo]

"Huh," Falcon puts his hand up to his chin with a frown, "I met him in this place's Tokyo a little while ago..."

He pauses, then shrugs.

"He may have left, then. Seems he's free to come and go as he pleases," there's something bitter on his face as he continues, "unlike me, of course."

[fruitknife]

Well, Koromaru hasn't really been to Tokyo much, so if the cat stays there maybe they just haven't met.

But he gets it. Nobody liked being stuck in Liminal Space, either.

[gorobo]

"That seems likely, then." He pauses, then tilts his head in question. "Liminal Space? I haven't heard of it... or not in relation to-" he gestures to the world around them, "-any of this, at least."

[fruitknife]

It's a different in-between place! Arcana people were playing a game and needed other people to help. And weren't very good at asking first. Shinji was stuck there for a while.

[gorobo]

Falcon frowns at Koromaru's explanation- for as much of one as it is. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but then, he is a dog. Perhaps he's asking too much.

"Stuck there? That sounds unpleasant."

Not to mention the implications. Falcon doesn't like it one bit.

Regardless, his internal clock tells him it is nearing midnight. The school will transform soon, according to the information available.

"Ah- let's stand back, Koromaru," he says, getting up, eyeing the school.

[fruitknife]

The Arcana people had a lot to learn about regular people. Shinji could probably explain it better.

(Shinji's explanation will be very similar, and involve a lot more cursing.)

Koromaru whines, even as he also stands back. He's heard about the time the others went into the school before it turned into Tartarus, and that was Bad, and he's in no hurry to try it himself. He also really did not miss the Dark Hour.

[gorobo]

"I'll have to ask him later, then."

Falcon notices Koromaru's distaste for the Dark Hour and Tartarus, petting the dog as the world gains a green hue, and the school turns into-

Well. Well. He doesn't know what he expected, but it certainly looks bizarre.

"It's been a long time since I've seen this time," he says, then his eyes narrow, "it still has the same dreadful feeling as always, even here, hm?"

[fruitknife]

It really does. Were you planning to go in? You shouldn't go in alone.

[gorobo]

"Just the bottom few floors. I've found myself curious," he tells the dog, eyeing the tower. "I am a weapon made to detsroy Shadows, and have obatined some Goho-M's, so I'd be fine, more than likely."

[fruitknife]

Koromaru barks. Not alone, you're not.

(Having a navigator would be best, but even he's picked up that there aren't many of those around right now. And even two people is better than one.)

[gorobo]

"No? Hm."

If it were anyone else, he'd probably go in alone just to spite them. Koromaru, however, is a dog, and dogs don't lie, or anything of the sort. A very smart dog he may be, but a dog he is still.

"I suppose I could use the company, if you're offering, though I understand if you'd rather not."

[fruitknife]

Of course he's offering!