[h1][center][color=RoyalBlue][i]Ryan Alon[/i][/color][/center][/h1]

Ryan awoke slowly and began looking around the room. [color=RoyalBlue]”What the hell… Where am I? Who did this to me, how did I get here?”[/color] His words began getting faster as he slowly processed the situation around him. He felt himself sitting down and he began to get up, but was pushed down by a blurry figure in front of him. He heard laughing coming from the blurry assailant and felt hands on his shoulders keeping him down. The assailant was talking, but it sounded weird. Like there were two voices talking at once. Ryan then began to focuse on the actual words that were being spoken.

[color=SteelBlue]”Wow, I can’t believe I’m really this annoying. This is just dumb.”[/color] Ryan’s vision cleared up and he finally got a good look at his assailant. His eyes widened and he began sweating in fear. [color=SteelBlue]"It took you this long to figure out who I was? Jesus, you’re stupid!”[/color] There, was a perfect clone of Ryan, standing right in front of him with an annoyed  expression on his face.

[color=RoyalBlue]”W-what!? Why do you look like me? Who are you!?”[/color] Ryan was beginning to panic and his eyes were darting all over the place.

[color=SteelBlue]”I am a Shadow, the true self. But I guess I’m going to have to use baby talk with you, considering how idiotic you’re being. I’m you obviously!”[/color] The doppelganger took his hands off of Ryan and turned towards the group of Persona users, grinning at all of the people who showed up, laughing a little as well. [color=SteelBlue]”Oh look, we have an audience! How wonderful! They get to see how pathetic and weak we are! But let's focus on us right now, they don't matter.”[/color] The Shadow giggled a little more and focused his attention back to Ryan.

[color=SteelBlue]”Yes, we’re very pathetic. Always trying to make friends, form bonds, get to know people. And after all of that, we just let it get snatched from us, we move away to FUCKING CHINA! AND THEN JAPAN ON TOP OF THAT! AND AFTER ALL OF THAT, OUR MOM HAS THE AUDACITY TO BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS DOING THE RIGHT THING, NOT EVEN BOTHERING TO ACTUALLY RAISE US! HERE'S SOME MONEY FOR THE MONTH, HOPE THAT MAKES UP FOR THE LACK OF A PARENTAL FIGURE IN YOUR LIFE!”[/color] The Shadow screamed and shook the chair Ryan was sitting in as it grew angrier and angrier. It took a few deep breaths and laughed. 

[color=SteelBlue]”But that’s in the past. Now is the time for decisive action. Or decisive inaction in this case. No more BS. We tried to make friends, we failed.”[/color] The Shadow shrugged with that statement and adjusted his uniform, trying to straighten out a few wrinkles on his sleeves.

[color=RoyalBlue]”What’s that supposed to mean?”[/color] Ryan asked as he began to get up out of his chair.

[color=SteelBlue]”It means give up obviously! That’s what you want right? Why bother, you don’t have a choice in the matter. Everyone sucks anyways, you hate their guts, why bother being “friends”."[/color] The Shadow made airquotes with his fingers as he said friends. [color=SteelBlue]"It just results in utter misery!”[/color] With this statement, the Shadow pushed him  back into the chair, doing so dramatically.

[color=RoyalBlue]”Shut up! That’s not true, I like people! I’m joining clubs, I’m making friends!”[/color] Ryan shouted as he got back up, only for the Shadow to push him right back down.

[color=SteelBlue]”Don’t lie to yourself. You know that you’re barely even trying. You literally RAN from an opportunity to make friends. You hate people.”[/color] At this point the Shadow was grinning with glee as he leaned over Ryan. [color=SteelBlue]”You wanna know how I know that?”[/color] The Shadow tipped the chair over, knocking Ryan out of it.

He sat back down in it and his face returned to a bored looking stare. [color=SteelBlue]”Because that’s how I feel. I. Am. You.”[/color] The Shadow shrugged and stared at Ryan.

[color=RoyalBlue]”NO YOU’RE NOT! You’re nothing like me! I don’t run away from problems, I want to make friends, I want to try to be the best I can be! SHUT UP YOU FAKER!”[/color] Ryan's eyes were full of tears and he had a angry expression on his face.

The shadow began laughing quietly, progressively getting louder as a dark aura began to emanate from it. Ryan’s face morphed into one of primal fear as he got up and backed away from the Shadow. He felt so tired, he felt so scared, why was this happening?

[color=RoyalBlue][i]'Why is this happening?'[/i][/color] With those final thoughts, Ryan passed out and his Shadow began to transform.