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[ Wyatt would've loved her. At least it's easier to follow what RO is saying, than it was everything that Wyatt through at Kido, so she at least gives it a second's thought. ]

Logically... I think it might work? Nekogami can create ice, but it can only hit one monster at a time. If another Persona can shatter the ice and have a gust of wind blow the ice around, it would be able to cause damage in a greater area...? That would be pretty cool, wouldn't it?

[ It's not as fancy as Armageddon, but it's... something. A spell combo to effectively make hail. ]

I think that would create a wide arrange of strategic plans. Once my Persona acquires some offensive magic, I would like to try some out with you too. It would be a sight to see, as you said.

[ But will she? idk. I'll have to think on that later. RO looks pretty eager to do this though, even smiling as she does so. ]

[ Let RO smile more... Her smile makes Kido do so too, nodding as she steps back from the offertory box to look out at the forest, town and lake just barely visible in the distance. ]

I'd like that. One person can't do everything by themselves, so learning how to work together in that sort of way should be very useful.

I think it would also allow for the more creative people to shine in that category as well.

[ Minato and Souji aren't the only ones who want people to think for themselves sometimes... She also looks out at the forest. The lake sure is just a speck in the distance. ]

Humans are quite innovative, after all. I believe that's what causes progression--they always want to create better works.

[ Honestly, Kido's strategy would be to just roundhouse kick every Shadow in the face if she were strong enough to do so. Her Persona isn't too versatile anyways, despite being pretty strong by now. ]

It's not the same for you? Being innovative and wanting to improve? I would've thought so, just from watching you and speaking with you.

Unfortunately, I have my limits. I can say that I do want to improve, but I am not sure if I can. Once I reach my maximum efficiency and such, I don't think it can ever get better.

[ woe is being an android ]

[ She doesn't really understand... probably because she's human, and the concept of limits is so much broader. ]

You're not at your maximum efficiency yet, right? If that maximum is infinitely far away, and you keep going for it, isn't that improvement?

I wouldn't call it an improvement when it's stored as something that I was always been able to do in the first place, but couldn't act upon for one reason or another.

[ RO frowns after saying that though, because she's not sure how to articulate how she feels. ]

... Conveying these things are rather difficult.

It's pretty difficult, yeah... I think most people would say they're capable of anything, but working their way towards that still counts as improvement.

[ Isn't that how it is? Anybody can do anything, as long as they put their mind to it, or something idealistic like that. ]

[ something something I can do anything if I keep at it

RO considers that, but it seems like she views hers and that differently. ]

I suppose.

[ She won't argue with that. ]

I still feel as if I'm a step behind, so I feel that I need to make up for it by doing more things in the place of someone else. [ It's a very "my teammate is slacking off so I need to pick up the slack" kind of mindset she has right now. ]

Ha, well... We're all sort of stumbling our way through everything going on here, but that's why we should stick together, make up for one another's shortcomings.

[ When will Kido have a gang she can walk around with and have them do everything while she sits around being the figurehead boss? Why are both my characters like this, actually, I was trying to get away from my usual character type and instead it's like I'm playing two Minatos. ]

[ rip card... at least that's only few things in common like kido wouldn't hesitate to punch someone while minato doesn't feel like doing anything, period. ]

It would be nice if we were all coordinated in a team...

[ They're not fond memories, but RO thinks about her mission team.

...

Her canon is not a happy place, but it sure felt like she belonged there. ]

Kind of hard to coordinate at all when most people don't have phones or another way to contact one another. And... actually, I don't think they'd work when it gets all dark anyways, since nothing else does.

[ What they need is a Navigator who can beam thoughts into people's heads. Seto could probably do something like that. Maybe RO with her microphone yelling across the dungeons is the best they've got. ]

[ That actually sounds so viable that-- ]

I can yell commands across the floors if we require coordination of that level.

Really? It gets pretty noisy in there. Are you able to shout on top of that?

[ Especially when there's already a lot of screaming going on in the dungeons sometimes, when there's an OP tengu boss beating the crap out of everybody and no one knows what to do. ]

I believe so...

[ She unhooks the megaphone's clasp and grasps it by the handle. She has a default loud voice to begin with, so that on top of the megaphone might as well make someone go deaf real quick if they happened to be standing next to her.

Megaphone!! Her handy tool. She definitely feels at home with it and looks like she's adjusting the settings. ]

[ Kido looks rather surprised, because she only imagines megaphones being carried around by movie directors or drill sergeants or something. ]

That would do the trick... How loud can you get?

[ She asks, while preemptively putting her hood up and clamping her hands over her ears. ]

[ She might as well be a drill sergeant if everyone will allow her to take lead... Once she sees that Kido has blocked her ears, she sets the megaphone to its MAX settings and faces away from Kido as she yells into the megaphone in the form of her debuff skill: Mental Shock.

That sure scattered all the flying animals as far as the eye can see--that was definitely loud. ]

[ Kido lets out a shout that gets drowned out by RO's, her voice so LOUD Kido can almost feel it. So many crows take off from the trees, it looks like a black cloud hanging above the forest for a moment, and the cloud seems to be getting larger. The crows are coming. They're angry. ]

[ ... At least the crows have an attack debuff on them now. RO is not dumb enough to tackle all those crows at once, so she pulls Kido with her further inside the shrine where there is a contained shelter with doors behind the offertory box and closes the door when they're both inside. ]

... My apologies. I didn't expect the crows to be...

[ There? Outraged? Living in the trees?? She doesn't know what to say at the surprise of it all. ]

[ At least they'll be indoors when the crows attack..... ]

No, I didn't think this would happen either, or I wouldn't have asked you to do it.

[ Granted, Kido knew the birds live in the forest. She had just doubted RO could be loud enough to wake so many of them all at once. ]

Should we just wait it out...?

[ The crows nearest the shrine are already here, divebombing at the door with angry caws while others come in to settle down on every available inch of shrine space.

Kido (by which I mean me) makes a mental note to grab one of the feathers before she leaves. This wasn't how I imagined Kido would get an ordinary crow feather, but I'll take it. ]

[ With how rowdy the crows are, there are bound to be some feathers lying around. RO will also pick them up because she also needs some. ]

I believe they'll run out of energy some time soon since they are all worked up, so it should be best if we stay inside for the time being.

[ That's... probably for the best, but how are the crows supposed to run out of energy when they're just sitting around cawing every once in a while? It's daunting, having hundreds of thousands of eyes trained on her, the familiar anxiety building up from the pit of her stomach that makes her want to squeeze her eyes shut and curl in on herself until she disappears.

She breathes out. Well, why not? ]

Come on, let's find a place where none of the birds will be able to see us. Then we can leave.

[ Oh. RO thinks Kido is talking about her ability, so she nods. A condition... hm. ]

I can divert most of their attention if we need more coverage regarding that with my Persona.

[ She looks around... there's a storage box in here. ]

... That looks too small for both of us.

[ That's exactly what she's going for, using her ability to get this out of this place, so Kido nods, staring down at the storage box and unable to see it fitting more than just herself and maybe RO's arms. All she needs is something to draw the birds' attentions for a split second, and they can disappear from the world. ]

Alright, we'll do it that way. I'll stay close to you, and as soon as the birds are focused on something else, we should leave quickly and get out of here.

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