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‘How could he not tell us?!’ Arsene complained for the fifth time since Ren woke up.
‘How about you stop bringing it up,’ Ren snapped back as he tried to ignore his Persona so he could focus on class.
‘Your just as upset about it as I,’ Arsene retorted.
‘Yes, but I don’t keep bringing it up every hour,’ Ren snapped in annoyance before noticing his phone vibrating. He checked his phone and saw that Ann had just sent him a message.
‘We must alert her to this betrayal,’ Arsene announced as Ren opened the message.
Ann: Ren you doing okay
Ren: You ever get annoyed with Carmen?
Ann: What did he do
Ren: He’s been dramatic ever since finding out that Ryuji didn’t mention that it was his birthday last Sunday.
Ann: And what does that say about you
Ren: ???
Ann: Aren’t our Personas actually our shadows? so the way they act is reflective of us whether we know it or not maybe Arsene is just expressing your feelings about this
Ren: Hey shouldn’t we be listening to the lesson. Let’s talk about this never.
Ann: That means I’m right and you know it
‘As I said you’re just as upset about his as I am,’ Arsene smugly remarked as Ren put his phone away.
‘Shut up,’ Ren retorted, ‘How are you still here anyway? Didn’t I fuse you to make Agathion?’
‘I did tell you I would always be with you,” Arsene responded.
‘Well, I didn’t think it meant you would constantly remark on everything I do.’
‘Did you forget? ‘I am thou, thou art I’ just because you cannot currently call upon my original form doesn’t mean you don’t call upon me.’
‘What do you mean by that?’ Ren demanded only for Arsene to remain silent, ‘Oh so now you’re being quiet. Maybe I’ll ask the twins about it.’
‘Do you really think they’ll answer?’
‘Probably not,’ Ren admitted, ‘But you know I’ll keep pestering you about it until you answer.’
Arsene sighed, ‘Fine. First of all, a person can only have one Shadow.’
‘But I have multiple Shadows?’
‘No, you have multiple Personas,’ Arsene corrected, ‘When you switch to a different Persona, I essentially change clothes.’
‘Wait, if all of my Personas are you, then why do you act differently?’
‘Wouldn’t you?’
‘Point taken,’ Ren conceded.
‘Glad you understand,’ Arsene old him before returning to his previous tangent, ‘I still can’t believe he didn’t tell us!!!’
Ren groaned.
‘Hey Kidd, do you know how this guy translated “I love you”?’ Ryuji ask his Persona.
‘The moon is beautiful tonight,’ Captain Kidd answered.
‘Oh, I mean, I guess… but what does that have to do with this?’
Captain Kidd sighed.
‘You’ll figure it out.’