[OPEN] everybody's working for the weekend

[burnmydread]

Who: Minato Arisato & YOU!
When: Throughout June
Where: Caissa & Lasker
What: Job quest post for the month of March
Rating: None? (Will update if needed)

[ Reference for the Job Post is here. Also, if you're interested and haven't already, you can pick your character's arcana for Social Linking! ]

001-A. Water Wars of the Worlds?

[ Who doesn't love water fights? And who doesn't love it when someone provides you with an absolutely ridiculous gun? No one. Everyone loves this. The more spouts the more power, right?

For all the festivities, there is one figure in the crowd who seems to be a little more subdued than most. Dressed in shorts and a simple shirt, Minato stands armed with his gun. Why isn't he doing anything? Everyone around him is going crazy, getting soaked...

No, he's waiting for the right victim.

And it happens to be you.

Without warning, he unleashes his Blanc Special Super Soaker at your character. When the assault is done, he simply says. ]

Gotcha.

001-B. No Drowned Cats Allowed

[ The unfortunate part of participating in the water battle means that there are definitely vendors and restaurants that don't want people running around dripping all over their nice floors. He didn't think about this beforehand.

Minato is standing in front of a cafe, face nearly pressed to the window as he looks in. There's food in there, he can see it. It's so close...He sighs. ]

...This is how it ends.

[ A little ominous, maybe? Calm down, drama queen. But you know what would help? A good samaritan to step in and feed him. Those are the best people.

Or laugh at his pain. That works too. ]

002-A. "Meow" Or Something Like That

[ This was bound to happen eventually. Right? It's good he didn't have much dignity to begin with, because when the soulless eyes stare back at him, Minato see his fate. Of all that the Heroes have been asked to do for the sake of Blanc, is this really where it ends? Is this the true test of strength?

Yes. Yes it is. It's a good thing he's way before Five Nights at Freddie's.

It isn't long before the suit is now staring outward at the public with Minato behind it. It's a little big, but it's head is supposed to be big. Minato just isn't sure if he'll be able to actually keep it on his head. The fact that it's hot doesn't help him much either. In fact, he looks more like a penguin taking it's first steps on the ice of the antarctic with the way he's waddling away from the dressing rooms. Oh boy.

At least he seems to be putting forth some sort of effort. Surprising, right? Minato will be seen waving near the entrance for a while, but it's not long before he starts to wander off on his own.

It's uncertain whether he's trying to get a free snack or encourage new customers to this particular food stand, but it seems to be working either way.

He can also be seen napping beside some railing. Or, at least that's what it seems like, it's hard to tell when it's a large mascot suit just kind of lying there. Hopefully he hasn't passed out from heat stroke, right? ]

002-B. Let's Play Off-Duty

[ That sure was a thing! A thing that's over and DONE with! Maybe it was just the fact that the mascot costume is ridiculously cute despite whatever Minato has been doing in it, but he's done well enough to earn that coupon. Whoohoo!

So, when you've got money coupons burning a hole in your pocket, it's best to spend it, right? Of course, a view of the park through the semi-transparent mesh of mascot eyes don't really give the best view of what's going on. Minato stands by the entrance with the coupon in his hands, looking a little lost. ]

...

[ Is he sad? Or--no...he's...almost overwhelmed, but not upset. ]

I don't even know where to start.

Comments

[burnmydread]

[ Mmm. So she is new. Not that he makes it his business to keep tabs on all of his coworkers, so to speak, but you do get used to seeing the same faces as you pass by them in the hall. ]

It's pretty cushy for a war job.

[ He'll just straight up say it.

Also? This is delicious. He looks a little too pleased to be eating this. ]

It's easy to forget there is a war.

[ Of course, talk like this over shaved ice makes it a little bit of a disconnect. ]

[sealeted]

[If there's a disconnect, it's one that she's so used to it doesn't even register. She just nods along, working away at the rest of her cup.]

Mm. But, I have to say, it's leaps and bounds better than the one I just got done fighting. I mean, first and foremost, it's not a battle royale affair.

[She scrapes around the edge of that cup for one last heaping scoop.]

There's so much free time, too. I've started splurging around and picking up a bunch of hobbies.

[burnmydread]

[ That piques his interest. A battle royale affair? ]

You were fighting before?

[ He's found that's more common than not among Heroes, which makes sense considering what they're being asked to do. ]

Like what?

[sealeted]

It's... well, there are other people who faught in a 'Holy Grail War' here, but I'm not sure if you're familiar with them.

[She sets down her empty cup, tilting her head and letting her hair spill over her shoulders as she thinks of the best way to explain.]

It was... I suppose you could say, a 'proxy' war, waged between Masters who summoned Heroic Spirits out from the Grail to protect and fight for them. The lone winner won the right to one wish.

[burnmydread]

[ He tilts his head slightly. No he's not really familiar with it, although... ]

...I met someone that said they use a grail as a weapon. Is that what you mean?

[ Close enough? ]

One wish?

[sealeted]

[Hakuno shakes her head.]

No, the 'Grail' part is just a title. It was actually a magical supercomputer sort of thing. And also the moon? The Moon Cell was also called 'The Eye of God,' too.

[She shrugs.]

The winner got one wish, with no limits, courtesy of all the Grail's power.

[burnmydread]

[ That's...interesting. He's not quite sure what to make of it at first. ]

...Supercomputer?

[ What. ]

No wonder people are fighting over it.

[sealeted]

...well. Not anymore.

[Hakuno takes a scoop from the red cup on the table.]

My wish was to seal it away, after all. Out of the 999 Masters that originally took part, only two survived and were allowed to go back to their bodies, and both of them only survived via glitches. The Holy Grail War wasn't something I could stomach, in the end.

[burnmydread]

[ She's...an interesting person. Not quite what he expected when he saw a bunny suit, but he's learned a long time ago not to judge a book by it's cover, so to speak. People always surprise you. ]

It sounds like you've been busy.

[sealeted]

Ah, well, comparatively, I guess. It's been a busy few months.

[A busy year? Time got kind of wonky in the Moon Cell after BB assumed direct control.]

I like being here better, over all.

[burnmydread]

You've got experience to do the job.

[ That makes her seem like a logical pick, at least. A war over something that could grant any wish...and yet she decides to get rid of it? That's very altruistic of her. And he knows it's not always easy doing the right thing.

> You feel a faint bond forming between you...

Ah, excellent. Another Social Link. He pauses as the voices start to hum and speak to him.

There's the sound of shattering glass in his head. ]

Thou shalt have our blessing when thou choosest to create a Persona of the Fool Arcana...

...

[ Wait.

What? ]

[sealeted]

Well. I wouldn't go quite that far, but I guess I have a good mindset for it, if nothing else.

[Hakuno can't help but smile around her straw, slightly. She's still working out the best way to use her bow, and while Gilgamesh is here, he's not her Servant. Her 'experience', limited as it is, is not fully applicable here. It's nice to see she at least gives off a good first impression, though.]

[burnmydread]

[ She just keeps talking and he just keeps staring. Did he really hear that right? She doesn't seem to have the same reaction, though. When he and Souji had established their Social Link, they'd both heard and seen something and it had been pretty obvious.

Either she is very good at not phasing out when the voices are speaking or her or she doesn't hear anything at all. Which confuses him more. ]

...Uh huh.

[ A non-committal noise to say he's still listening, except is he really? He's frowning slightly and staring at her like he's missing something. ]

[sealeted]

...?

[Hakuno notices his look, straw still in her mouth, and tilts her head to one side curiously.]

Something wrong, Arisato?

[burnmydread]

[ His expression doesn't change and he watches her a moment longer, then shakes his head. ]

...Sorry. Thought I heard something.

[sealeted]

Like what?

[She strains her ears, but nothing seems out of place...]

Something good, or bad?

[burnmydread]

...I'm not sure.

[ Really. He's not sure. He'll need time to think about it. So... ]

Let's get more shaved ice.

[ Better to pretend it didn't happen. ]

[sealeted]

Want to help me finish this one first?

[She holds out the red cup.]

he'll probably make us pay for any more.

[burnmydread]

[ He will gladly take a bite of that. ]

That's okay. I have colle.

[ That's pretty much all he spends his earnings on--food. ]

[sealeted]

I'm still trying to save up.

[She has clothes and arrows to worry about buying now, after all.]

But, it didn't seem too pricey...

[burnmydread]

My treat.

[ Yeah, this freeloader just offered to buy her something. That's a pretty big deal. ]

[sealeted]

Oh, absolutely then. Thanks a bunch, Arisato.

[What a kind guy...!]

[burnmydread]

[ Yes, he's truly the best, basically. The absolute best. ]

Let's go.

[ Maybe then he'll understand her a bit better in time for their next Rank Up. ]