Ken-kun is, too, [Minato confesses, in a calculated push to see if Hiro and Ken could become friends. Ordinarily he'd never betray someone else's confidence... unless like now, when he thinks it could benefit them.]
We all had that problem at least at first, but he's from a few months before the rest of us. [He's not about to give too many details on that.]
... Ah. [That's easy to interpret, and although Minato doesn't know how he'd seen that memory, it saves him from having to awkwardly dance around the subject.
Gently,] He died protecting Ken. I was there. Ken-kun is from shortly after that time, so he's a little nervous about being part of the team, but I told him he'd never left it.
[With sad eyes,] Yes. When I told you not to be worried about my Persona... it's because some of them aren't easy to control. Shinjiro-san doesn't have Castor here, and he must be relieved.
It's not something he'd talk about. [Minato hesitates.] It's alright; it might be good for them, to see each other and work through things. A chance they don't have at home.
[Minato has hardly forgotten that Hiro knows about his own death-- that was their first conversation, after all-- and he withdraws, gaze inward-focused as it drifts down toward his feet.
Softly,] I'm glad I have it, too. And that I have the chance to meet all these people... like you.
[God, yes. Minato is fervently, actively grateful for every moment he has here; the trepidation in his soul at returning to Erebus is profound, a murky dark water lying in wait. Patient because that dread can never be erased. It's his fate to return.
That's not at all a fate Hiro needs to burden for him, even in part. Minato reaches out and ruffles his hair lightly. In a gentle tone,] I am. Thank you for that.
[Well now that you've said that, Minato will be periodically (and kindly) checking in on the subject.
Not that he shares the sentiment about it being nice to talk about things, but it's one most other people seem to share.] We can talk about it whenever you want, [he says honestly. Even including Minato's death. If there's one way to get Minato to open up, it's to make it clear it's for someone else's benefit, not his own.]
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So we all look after each other.
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Guess I'm still getting used to the thought.
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We all had that problem at least at first, but he's from a few months before the rest of us. [He's not about to give too many details on that.]
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[ He's heard that name before, hasn't he? Who said that to him... ]
Does he know Shinjiro?
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[It could just be that he knows they know each other, but with Shinjiro and Ken, the likelihood is something else.]
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... I saw a memory of his. Shinjiro's, I mean. He ... ah ...
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Gently,] He died protecting Ken. I was there. Ken-kun is from shortly after that time, so he's a little nervous about being part of the team, but I told him he'd never left it.
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What ... happened? Did Shinjiro really kills his mom?
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[ Suddenly, the thought of having Personas doesn't seem quite so fun any more. ]
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It's not something he'd talk about. [Minato hesitates.] It's alright; it might be good for them, to see each other and work through things. A chance they don't have at home.
[Unconsciously echoing Hiro's own situation.]
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[ The comparison isn't lost on him. ]
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Softly,] I'm glad I have it, too. And that I have the chance to meet all these people... like you.
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That's not at all a fate Hiro needs to burden for him, even in part. Minato reaches out and ruffles his hair lightly. In a gentle tone,] I am. Thank you for that.
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'course. We're friends, right?
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Exactly. I wouldn't trust anyone else with my music.
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[ Also, you climbed to Lvl 2 social rank! ]
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Sure. [Pause.] Will you be okay...? I didn't mean to bring up all of that.
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Not that he shares the sentiment about it being nice to talk about things, but it's one most other people seem to share.] We can talk about it whenever you want, [he says honestly. Even including Minato's death. If there's one way to get Minato to open up, it's to make it clear it's for someone else's benefit, not his own.]
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[ It's nice to know he has someone. ]
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[Since this is Minato, that's not a pleasantry; it's a 100% serious compliment.]