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Seta Souji ⬤ Persona 4
residential district ⬤ Middle Lunatia, New Arrival Apartments
moonblessing ⬤ Iris

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During September Cordis Moon

[dj_jiraiya]

[A series of texts are gonna come in, sorry bro.]

hey you free?

I got something to tell you.

A couple somethings.

A few somethings.

[fridgeninja]

I'll make some time. My place or your place?

[dj_jiraiya]

if you're busy don't worry about it!

seriously partner i can wait.

uh but otherwise my place.

[fridgeninja]

I'll be over in about an hour, then, if that's all right?

[With no school and no job necessary, it's not like any of them are too busy to make time for each other. Souji's folded a lot of origami and done an awful lot of cooking.]

[dj_jiraiya]

[Fair. And it's why he picked during Cordis to talk to Souji, given one of the "somethings" was about. Still, he knows the guy makes friends easy so you never know, okay?]

thats perfect actually, thanks.

[His apartment is less a disaster zone today but he is still trying to tidy it up. The broken coffee table is gone and the torn up couch is still shoved to the wall. He's gotta call someone to get that out since there's no way he can move a couch on his own right now.

So, when Souji arrives, Yosuke has the apartment mostly cleaned up. The couch and some other scratches on the door frame being the only hint that anything happened. At least the door was easy enough to fix with Kanji's help. Unlike their previous serious talk get together, Yosuke didn't cook anything. He didn't exactly think he had enough time (or ingrediants) to do so. He had plenty of snacks in case Souji was hungry though.]

Hey, partner!

[fridgeninja]

Hey. Do I get the grand tour?

[Souji steps through the door with a four-pack of sodas - picked up on the way - and there's just a touch of awkwardness behind the warmth of his smile. He's not at all upset Yosuke moved - well, he's a little upset with himself that he was inconsiderate enough not to anticipate the problem - but though he's been trying to stay connected with everyone, there's no person alive who doesn't worry at least a little about any variation on 'we need to talk.' Not even Souji.]

[dj_jiraiya]

Uh, I mean... it's not exactly presentable... but sure, why not?

[ But he does look a little awkward himself and, the most telling, were the lack of Cordis features. There was also a bandage peaking out of the collar of his shirt, but he opens the door wider to let Souji in. ]

It uh... well, it's one of the somethings I wanted to tell you about, anyway.

[ Overall, his apartment is neat if a small two bedroom place. One of the ones that was free for the moonblessed. Only one room was furnished for now, the other he wasn't sure what he wanted to do yet, so it stayed empty for now. He's never had to decorate before so things are a bit sparse still but overall he has the essentials and it's clean. ]

Apparently, you can change moonblessings? I uh, I'm Sanguis now and apparently I got to be like Kanji and went full werewolf for a couple days. It was hella awkward and I tore shit up without meaning too. [ He nodded to the ruined couch in question. ]

[fridgeninja]

That's...

[He shakes his head, and looks back up at Yosuke, seriously.]

Are you all right?

[dj_jiraiya]

Yeah, I'm fine. Kanji and I got into a fight but Naoto patched me up. I'm low on Chroma so I can use Dia right now. [ He waved his hands in a slight panic. ] Uh, don't worry about the fight though! Kanji was just... doin' that Sangui territorial shit and he didn't recognize me and I kinda forgot what he looked like too.

It's all good and he's been helpin' me out a lot with this whole thing.

[ He really was grateful for Kanji's help. He led Souji back to the kitchen so they could sit and so he could get a can of the soda Souji brought. ]

Which... kinda leads me to the other thing. [ He waited for Souji to take a seat. ]

[fridgeninja]

... I can loan you enough Chroma to replace the couch.

[But he has the feeling that isn't it. He cracks his own soda, and sits, looking over at his partner, still just a little bit worried.]

[dj_jiraiya]

[ He shook his head as he sipped the soda, bouncing his leg a little. ]

I'll build it back up soon enough, it's fine. 'Cause uh... [ He wished he was a bit more articulate to actually segue into this better. But he figured he shouldn't be worried, Souji is the most accepting guy around! He just also knew what a massive hypocrite he had been too and he was hoping he didn't get That Look from him. ] I guess guys along with girls aren't... totally... off the table?

[ His cheeks went red at this and he set the soda down. ]

B-Before you say anything! I... so I apparently only left here for like three days so, I don't think anyone noticed I was gone except for Rise, she kinda blew up my phone with texts. B-But back home, I was there for over six months before I ended up back here. And between here and how this place is and being home and just... going through some things...

[ He sighed heavily and shook his head. ]

I was in such deep denial that I didn't even realize it until recently and I know that makes me this huge hypocrite but... I guess it explains things too. A-And I plan on telling Kanji too! He-He deserves that a-and an apology. So... yeah.

[fridgeninja]

[Souji is visibly stunned. It isn't the sort of mild, missable expression Yosuke has learned to read but mist others overlook, but wide eyes, even paling a little. He opens his mouth to respond and for a moment there'w nothing.]

... I... wasn't expecting that. But it's - we all have a lot to figure out, and...

... nn. And right now, it looks like it bothers me. That's not it.

... Is it okay if I ask how you figured it out?

[dj_jiraiya]

[ When Souji began to pale a little, Yosuke bit his lip and even began to look like he was going to start to panic. But then, even as Souji confirmed what it looked like, that it... wasn't it? But Souji wasn't bolting or yelling at him or anything, so he took a moment to get his composure back a little. ]

U-Uh... um, wh-when those fox fanatics kidnapped us, I had to drink this funky wine. A-And in August, during the Triple Moon, I had like... more than normal fox features. Nine tails and stuff. And... kind of a confidence boost, you could say. You know how worried I get, anxious and stuff... a lot of it has to do with how others see me.

[ His soda was mostly forgotten as he stared at the table, fidgeting with his hands. ]

You know, the Junes kid and stuff. I-I knew I was in denial and deflecting because I'd realized during that time that without that anxiety, I didn't... I didn't care if I thought guys were hot and stuff. It was... I got so caught up in thinking that I didn't need s-something else for people to hate on me for that I-I didn't realize that I had gotten so defensive. Like, if I was comfortable being straight then I shouldn't have been like that, and I shouldn't have treated Kanji like I did. I mean, no one else did, you didn't. So when that phase was over, I just... took some time to really think about it.

A-Also helped that I... kissed a guy and I liked it? [ Such a lame joke, but he wanted to try and lighten the mood at least a little. ] A-And then I went home and without you around since you were back in Tokyo, I just... had a lot to think about. I didn't remember this place though but I think I was workin' toward the same conclusion, just at a much slower pace because when I came back here, it was just... it was just easier to come to terms with.

[fridgeninja]

I didn't say anything like that to Kanji - at least, not on purpose - but I didn't defend him. Or tell you not to say things like that. I haven't always been...

[He looks down, takes a deep breath, and looks back up.]

I was worried about how people would see me, too. And I was intimidated by Kanji's - his Shadow, and his reputation. So it's not something where you should think you're the only one who got it wrong.

... And when I figured out it didn't matter to me, either, I chickened out of telling you. So you don't have to worry that I'm going to think... anything bad about it.

[dj_jiraiya]

I don’t know if it’s really your job to do that? Although I guess I woulda stopped bein’ a jackass a bit sooner if you had. But don’t worry about it, I should’ve known better.

[ his words made him pause. It was a little vague, mostly in that Yosuke wasn’t sure if he was hearing right. That Souji had been in a similar boat to him? It was only vague in that he wasn’t sure in what way? That he was... he was the same or just that he had simply felt intimidated by Kanji’s Shadow (And really, it was A Lot at the time no matter how anyone looked at it). ]

Chickened out of telling me what exactly?

[ If this is where he thought it could possibly be going, then it wasn’t like he wouldn’t understand. Yosuke had been a complete dick, after all. He knows. But if it wasn’t, then he wasn’t quite understanding what it was that made him scared to tell him or something. ]

[fridgeninja]

I-

[He's gone to great lengths to avoid saying it straight out to almost anyone, avoid thinking about it - avoid anything but acting on it, really.]

I like... everyone. It doesn't matter if they're a girl or a boy, if they're - interesting, then I just... I like them.

[dj_jiraiya]

O-Oh!

[ That made him blush a little. That wasn’t what he expecting out of this conversation but it was also... kind of nice to hear nonetheless. He did look guilty though. It didn’t take a genius to figure out why, he couldn’t be upset about it even if he wanted to be. ]

It’s... It’s not like you had any reason to tell me, partner. I was a jerk about that stuff.

[fridgeninja]

I still feel like I should have tried to explain. But...

Let's just both be glad we've learned better.

[dj_jiraiya]

Heh, I guess we could leave it at that. I'm glad.

[ he bumped his soda can with souji's lightly. ]

So, yeah, that's basically what I wanted to tell you. Also I just missed you and wanted to hang out.

[ it hadn't been that long on this side, but back home, he didn't get to see his best friend as often as he'd like. ]