Part 78: 7/23/09

7/23/09

Video- “A Shadow”

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> The punks at the hangout are whooping it up as usual…
> Shinjiro is sitting by himself, away from the group…
Ungh… * gasp * * gasp *
> Three dark figures approach Shinjiro…
You seem to be in great pain.
You guys…
Punk: Oh shit, it’s them…
Tough Chick: You mean those three? Wow, they’re freaky!
Punk: Shut up! Let’s go!
> The punks left the hangout…
……



They’re like back alley rats.
…Beats me.
Jin… Give him the capsules.
……
> The smart-looking guy handed Shinjiro something…
…Thanks.
I’ll pay you the same as—
Hold up.
This time, information will suffice.
Your acquaintances have been busy lately.
I’m referring to their activities on nights when the moon is full.
They’ve spent a great deal of time in the tower as well. Why did they take this burden upon themselves?
……
You do know, don’t you? …But, you don’t wish to say?
It is because they are your friends?
No! I’ve got nothing to do with them.
Then, tell us.
Wouldn’t you agree these pills are more important than a bunch of strangers?



I don’t know the details, but…
Supposedly, if you destroy all those creatures…
…then the tower will disappear, and with it, the Dark Hour.
You mean… they intend to eliminate the Dark Hour?
Why would they do such a thing!? With the power they have…
What?
They wish to destroy the Tower of Demise as well!?
Tower of Demise…?
…Who wouldn’t want to take out that damn tower?
……
Easy, Takaya…
…Yes, yes.
> The three left…
Hmph… I can’t go back…
Not after what happened.

It was pretty late when we got back to the dorms.



It seemed to take forever to get back…
Yeah, it was a tiring trip.
Please rest up so you’re ready for the next operation.
Yeah, yeah.
I don’t have any plans for summer break, so I can fight Shadows all you want.
…Wow, you must really be bored.
…Sh-Shut up, Yuka-tan.
Whatever.
We just have to defeat those last six, and it’ll all be over.
The Lost will get better, and everything will be back to normal, right?
That’s why we have to try our hardest.

Junpei’s always Junpei of course.



Super cute…
I don’t think I’ve ever met a machine that was so cute before.

Yukari’s pretty sure as long as we dress her up she’ll pass for human.



I don’t. I mean, you’d really have to be looking for a robot to figure that out.
As long as she acts normal, no one will suspect a thing.

I mean nobody’s noticed that Elizabeth is… whatever she is when we’ve been out together so she’s probably right.



It’s so much different than before.

Aigis is still set on sticking by me as much as possible, which isn’t really a problem.



Very well, I shall be by your side at all times.

We’re not going to Tartarus tonight, for obvious reasons.



Maybe we should skip going to Tartarus tonight and just rest.

Mitsuru also seems pretty happy about our new addition.



Most souvenirs are worthless… Snow gloves, key chains, postcards…
However, this is one souvenir from Yakushima that is tres bien.

Ikutsuki explained a few things about Aigis.



Where are the others?
I assume you are referring to the other anti-Shadow weapons…
Well, there were many created. You could say they were Aigis’ sisters.
However, they were all destroyed ten years ago in the incident.
Aigis has been quite lonely since then.
Why is she in human form?
Personas are created from human minds.
So the plan was to place a human mind inside an anti-Shadow weapon…
The only real issue was the form the weapon would take…
If the form of the weapon was a tank, for instance, the weapon’s mind would recognize itself as a tank…
However, a tank is not a living entity.
This is crucial, you see, because the mind of a non-living entity will not process human thoughts correctly…
…so it will not function properly, and it will soon become corrupted.
However, a mind placed inside a form that closely resembles a human body will recognize itself as a human being…
Thus allowing it to easily adapt to human thoughts.
Therefore, Aigis and her sisters were built in the form of human beings.
How come she knows me?
I do not know.
Perhaps it is simply a glitch in her human recognition programming…
Regardless, it is nothing to concern yourself with.

Hah, even the robot in our little group is all alone in the world. What is wrong with us?