[Akira was also a little guy!! that's the way of the Atlus protag]
. . . ah.
[that sounds kind of familiar. . . without the "becoming a Demon Overlord" part, of course. which prompts another question, something a bit more personal to Akira's heart]
Do you ever miss it? Being. . . "normal?"
[Akira isn't sure that he does. after all. . . his Personas, Joker, the Phantom Thieves, the Metaverse. . . they were all ways for him to reclaim his own agency in a world that had tried to destroy him. he doesn't regret the things that happened to him, because they are everything that made him who he is today. but sometimes. . .]
[. . . sometimes it's nice to just be a regular guy, isn't it? for someone's worries to be as simple as acing the next exam, or asking someone out on Christmas Eve]
CLASPS HANDS IN SOLIDARITY. . . it's no problem though, I will backtag forever!1
. . . ah.
[that sounds kind of familiar. . . without the "becoming a Demon Overlord" part, of course. which prompts another question, something a bit more personal to Akira's heart]
Do you ever miss it? Being. . . "normal?"
[Akira isn't sure that he does. after all. . . his Personas, Joker, the Phantom Thieves, the Metaverse. . . they were all ways for him to reclaim his own agency in a world that had tried to destroy him. he doesn't regret the things that happened to him, because they are everything that made him who he is today. but sometimes. . .]
[. . . sometimes it's nice to just be a regular guy, isn't it? for someone's worries to be as simple as acing the next exam, or asking someone out on Christmas Eve]