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It had been a little while since the incident at the Midnight Channel, and a lot had happened in the intervening time. Mitsuru had been sent back home already, leaving Shinji, Junpei, Minato and him to try and get settled into the city without her. A rather herculean task considering of the group Mitsuru had always been the responsible one. Akihiko had attempted to step up, but the wounds he recieved from Shinji's shadow had slowed him down. However, now that he was confident that everyone was settling in and he was able to walk across town without pulling out some stitches, he made his way over to the Attleton Guardian's office.

He didn't want to be there, but he didn't really have much of a choice. They deserved to know what was going on. When he opened the door, he was wearing a surprisingly stylish suit, in stark contrast to the look of the shirtless super hobo that had gone charging through the deputies.

"Um... hello? My name is Akihiko Sanada. Guardian Ondore wanted to talk with me regarding the recent incident..."

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The first person to greet Akihiko is a very familiar, very unamused looking droid.

"There's no Guardian here with that name." His optics study Akihiko up and down, then he tilts his head and leaves the tablet he was working with on the nearest desk. "You're that kid that crossed the subarchway without permission. So sorry, I didn't recognize you at first with your nipples covered."

Go figure, the man could wear clothes.

Edited (sorry for the edits, I shouldn't use my phone to rp) 2017-10-12 16:34 (UTC)

Akihiko came to apologize and explain the situation so as to avoid future hostilities. However, if that's the attitude Kay was going to take, it just wasn't in Akihiko to not respond in kind. This is why he's not a diplomat.

"It's my understanding that I did have permission to come and go through that subarchway as laid out by the previous guardian, and you were overreaching your authority by trying to stop me."

Sorry Kay. He's still a tad salty about the whole thing himself. "Cassian is expecting me."

"You didn't tell us your name and you attacked two deputies before we could even check if you were on the list."

Kay is being...Kay. He isn't mad anymore at Akihiko but he's not terrible fond of the kid either. However, he can be professional. Kinda sorta.

"Guardian Cassian Andor is in his office, at the end of the corridor, second door on the left." He motions towards it with a long arm. And then, because curiosity get the best of him and he has no concept of boundaries, Kay adds. "What was that creature you summoned?"

Akihiko sighs, letting the frustration and aggression out. When he spoke, it was a calm and explanatory tone. "That was my Persona. It's like... another me. It's hard to explain, but the shadows that inhabit the Midnight Channel? Personas are the polar opposite. There are a couple other Persona users here that I'm aware of. We all have extensive experience fighting Shadows."

Kay likes calm and explanatory much better, He answer in kind when people is polite.

"Yeah, okay. That makes no sense. Don't tell me if you don't want but there's no reason to lie." Sorry Akihiko, someone's a little bit skeptical. "And that gun?"

Akihiko just shrugs.

"You're free to not believe me if you want, but that's the truth." He reaches into his jacket and pulls the Evoker out, offering it to Kay while holding the barrel so as to not appear threatening.

"It's called an Evoker. It serves as a sort of focal point that helps my friends and I summon our Personas."

"You need to admit it sounds fairly unbelievable."

But fine, Scott was going to give the kid the benefit of the doubt. He reaches for the gun and holds it carefully, mindful of its importance. Kay might not be exactly delicate with a lot of things but weapons are something he likes.

"It doesn't fire normal bullets or blasters? Who gave it to you? Are you ever concerned that it could malfunction and kill you?"

"Oh I do, but considering some of the things I've seen, that's the most believable."

Akihiko just smirks at Kay's torrent of questions, scratching at the back of his neck awkwardly.

"I honestly have no idea how it works. It was given to me by a man named Takeharu Kirijo. Yeah... but it's the ability to stare death in the face and pull the trigger unflinchingly anyway that is central to calling a Persona. ...At least in the case of myself and my friends."

If Kay could shrug, he would have done so. He shifts his shoulders, the closest things to that gesture.

"I can't begging to list the amount of things that could go wrong if this things ever fails to work as intended." Snappy reply aside, he gently offers the gun back to his owner. "Try not to kill yourself, please. Imagine the paperwork."

Akihiko took the silver gun back, running a thumb over the "SEES" engraved across the barrel affectionately.

"Believe me, I've got no intention of dying for a while. My friends and I stared death itself in the face and made it blink." He slips the gun back into its holster under his arm. "We're not done living, not by a long shot."

"Very poetic." Where Kay comes form, people fighting from a young age is not unusual but he had expected other world to be a bit better than his own.

"Were you at war?"

"Not in the general sense, no. The only people who knew the Shadows were targeting people were my friends and I."

He sighs somewhat nostalgically as he scratches at the back of his head. "They only came out during the Dark Hour, and anyone that the Shadows weren't targeting or had the same power as my friends and I turned into coffins and were blissfully unaware of it all."

"Why you didn't warn the local authorities? Did they have something to do with the shadows?"

And odd questions, perhaps. But given that the Empire were the ones in charge and also the responsible for most of the troubles in the Galaxy, Kay thinks it's a legit one.]

"Or they all turned into coffins too?"

"They all turned into coffins as well. Though that didn't stop us from going to the authorities. However, only one officer believed us. Everyone else thought we were crazy or trying to pull some sort of scam. However, the one that did believe us did help where he could, selling us equipment under the table so we weren't going into combat unarmed."

Akihiko smiles fondly as he remembers Kurosawa sticking his neck out for the gang and ultimately being rewarded with a promotion. He was a good man and deserved it.

"That's some strange and powerful magic. At least there was still one good officer. And talking about that..." Kay glanced towards the corridor, then back at Akihiko.

"I shouldn't keep you busy if Cassian is waiting for you."

Too bad, or maybe good, that Cassian missed out on that little drama in the main office.

When Akihiko made it to his office he'd find Cassian pouring over files on Attleton's latest eccentric murders, a Swablu sitting on his head and doing her best to build a bird nest from his hair. A small dog slept by his feet and would greet the newcomer enthusiastically, while Cassian remained guarded. He didn't expect an easy or pleasant conversation.

"Good, you're here. Thank you for coming."

Akihiko was quick to let go of that sort of thing. He'd learned long ago that holding onto grudges was only bad for his cardio. Still, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He hadn't exactly made the best of impressions with this guy, even after Blaze had left a note about him. Still, he didn't regret anything. He just hoped explaining Shinji's situation would help matters.

"Thank you for giving me a chance to explain things. I realize we didn't get off on the right foot, but I hope to make that up to you.

As much as he tried to maintain eye contact with Cassian, the Swablu's nest building was... distracting to say the least.

Cassian took note of where Akihiko's eyes kept straying and stifled a sigh. Yes, of course. He was used to it. The Swablu rally was distracting.

"Of course," he said, voice professionally pleasant as if he didn't have a bird on his head. "It was an unfortunate situation all around. You're one of the experts Guardian Blaze recommended to us and I want to have good working relations with you." He gave him a sharp look. "But attacking my Deputies is unacceptable. I hope you understand that now."

Akihiko takes a seat, returning Cassian's stern look with one of his own.

"It was an unfortunate situation, yes, and I had no intention of attacking anyone outside the Midnight Channel, however I was not going to let anyone slow me down either. You have to understand, had my friends and I not acted when we did, Shinjiro would've been dead."

He straightens his back slightly. He wasn't backing down, but he clearly didn't want to zap Kay either. "If Blaze left a report, then you should know just how dangerous it is for anyone to be in there for a prolonged period, and Shinji had already been in there for quite a while. I'd already lost him once, and I wasn't about to lose him again."

"I understand," though it feels like his actual understanding of Akihiko's thought process remains mediocre at best. He still has a problem with his chosen actions, has kind of accepted already that the best they can hope for is to agree to disagree. This must be how General Draven felt when dealing with him disobeying orders. "Please keep in mind for the future that actually introducing yourself would take less time than a fight, in which you run the risk of being incapacitated or imprisoned." He sighs. "But the fact that you're here now makes me hope you understand that now."

Cassian falls silent again. This is probably the time when he should admit to some wrongdoing of his own. It grates when he still believes himself wholly in the right here, and he knows General Draven would never back down in his stead, but in the end it has to be about duty. They need good working relations with the resident experts on TV World.

"We should have been the ones to contact you and the other experts Blaze had named."

Akihiko sighs as well but shakes his head. The whole thing was a mess and his charging in headlong into the fight only served to make things worse. "There was no real way of you knowing myself or my friends were even in this world. The last time I was here, it wasn't for very long, and I had no idea Blaze had left any kind of report. As much as I don't regret my actions, I fully admit I could've made better decisions. It's just..."

He trails off for a moment, trying to decide whether or not he should explain things further about his relationship to Shinjiro, ultimately deciding Cassian deserves a full explanation.

"Shinji and I grew up together, we met at the same orphanage and were inseparable for years. My sister died in the fire that claimed the orphanage and Shinji was the only family I had left, and I was forced to hold him in my arms as he bled out in a back alley after taking two bullets to the chest protecting someone who had called him out there to kill him..."

For the first time, his iron determination softens a little. Cassian may not be a man who is very willing to see shades of grey between right and wrong, but he knows a lot about being scared to lose what little you have left in life - and the lengths you would go to to protect it.

He sighs heavily and runs a hand through his hair. "I can't say it's alright. But I can..." Another moment, an internal struggle, before he nods sharply. "I understand your actions."

Deep down he suspects he might have done the same, he knows he has made similar choices to shoot - unlike Akihiko, to kill - when he could have tried to talk.

"I wish we had met under different circumstances."

Akihiko nods, sighing a bit. "I wish we had too. Especially considering the presence of the Shadows here. If you like, I can give you the names and contact info of the people from my world that have the same power as I do. There's four of us - that I'm aware of anyway - right now, including the leader of our own campaign against the Shadows. We've had extensive experience fighting them and I'm sure the others would be happy to deal with any Shadow related incidents that would arise in the future."

"I would appreciate that. Blaze left us a list of people he trusted and should be given access to the subarchway, but it'd be good to know which of these are actually here, or which others we can turn to if there's a repeat."

He gets out Blaze's files from underneath a pile of other files and checks for a name. He gives Akihiko a scrutinizing look. "You don't happen to know anything about a Tohru Adachi, do you?"

Akihiko shakes his head.

"I only know the name, and what was in the reports that came across Mitsuru's desk. I know he was here for a time before, but I've never met him or even know what he looks like."

He pulls his device as he brings up the contact information for the other SEES members. "There's myself, Shinji should be fine to help us after a few days of recovery, then there's Junpei Iori, and Minato Arisato. Minato was our squad leader in our world. He has a unique ability in that he can house multiple Personas and shift what he can do to better counter our enemy. We all would be more than happy to deal with any incidents the Shadows might pose."

Cassian takes notes while Akihiko speaks, jotting down the names to later be added to Blaze's file. When he's done with the names he looks up again, gaze on Akihiko once more.

"Yes, I would appreciate that cooperation. How about this, we secure the subarchway, and yes we'll have to think of stronger security measures, but if there's a breach next time we'll inform you right away. Your people handle what happens inside the archway and have full authority over that, we handle the outside as we did last time."

Edited 2017-11-05 17:18 (UTC)

Akihiko nods, glad that they can come to a good compromise for both sides.

"That'd be fine. And I'll keep you updated on anyone that comes in that has a Persona, or if we find out anyone else here has one. I'll be honest, it could be that there are others from our world that has the power that we're not aware of. My friends and I thought we were the only ones until we bumped into a handful of students out in the country."

"I understand, and I'm not going to hold it against you if more show up or others are revealed. Just share what intelligence you have with us, that's all I ask, and I'll do the same."

He stands up, offering his hand to Akihiko. "I think we have made a good compromise for how things have started out between us."

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