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[b][color=darkred]Level 1[/color][/b] - (2/10) EXP
[b][color=darkred]Location:[/color][/b] 1-1, Master of Master's Mushroom
[b][color=darkred]Word Count:[/color][/b] 759

[sub][b][color=darkred]Awakening - pt.3[/color][/b][/sub][/center]
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Hearing his vague explanation wasn't lost on Minako, the teenager offering her genuine smile as thanks. It was softer, however highlighted her tiredness further, which became clear as day once she fell into the hammock. Though not asleep, one could easily mistake her for being so, seeing just how lifeless her body appeared. It was like offering that state of consciousness where you're half asleep and can't quite piece together what's going on, and beg your alarm for five more minutes. 
Already half-lidded, the crimson eyes of the summoner scanned what little sky she could see beneath the mushroom, though nothing really stood out save for vibrant colours. It wasn't the dreary green of the Dark Hour, but was no more comforting as the rest of the scenery. From the hammock she let her eyes fall closed, though alert enough to listen out for what was being said around her. 

And yet, for what had to be a cruel twist of fate, the Master of Master's described what was essentially what she had gone through for the entire year. Again, the Spirits were just Shadows, Galeem was a light version of Nyx, and the new information about the 13 Enemies? Yeah, she knew how to read a tarot deck when she saw one. [color=darkred][i]'The fool's journey...'[/i][/color] Thought the summoner, thinking back over her own journey, and how the people she met reflected those that The Fool had met himself. And yet, she already went beyond death, the thirteenth tarot card. Her journey ended well beyond that, at The Universe Arcana. How could she be back here, doing the exact same thing as before, if there weren't an ending? What... was going on?

It made her sad that she couldn't simply find Igor and ask for his guidance. Or Elizabeth. Or Theodore. Even someone to rely on to help her make sense of this in her head. Anyone. 
Would she need to make new Social Links? Were her old friends as forgettable as the light from the sun, easily replaced by... whoever these people were? Surely life wasn't that shallow, right? It... it couldn't be. 

But the more she thought about it, the more painfully obvious it had become that life dealt her the middle finger. All your past efforts? Worth nothing. Friends? They're worth nothing. Saving the entire planet? Oh, I'm sorry, we don't care about that. How about you do it all again for us, pretty please?

It made Minako sick. 

Maybe it wasn't all bad. Her friends were still out there, apparently. She still had that to look forward to. But honestly? Doing the same thing, undoubtedly harder, without any support whatsoever wasn't the redhead's thing. Maybe in a video game, but in real life? Yeah, no, she'd have to pass on that. Maybe everyone else who was speaking would be interested in doing the right thing, but her? She'd sooner take a nap than go through any of [i]that[/i] again. Speaking of, there were a few members of the surrounding party who Minako could make out from her position. Some of them looked like Personas, though others appeared quite human, if a little oddly dressed. There was only one seemingly normal person around, and he still looked like the Devil Arcana, even with a literal dinosaur/dragon thing next to him. The blue robot would likely be the Aeon Arcana, the dragon would be the Tower, the knight would be the Justice, and the little dancer girl the Lovers. The green girl had to be the Hermit, and the little fuzzy ball was most likely the Sun. The Master could be the rumoured Jester Arcana, something Minako knew she had to be wary of. 

And, like always, she would play the Fool. Someone needed to be the main character. 

But someone had to ruin Justice's day. That hint of worry in his voice was a clear sign he harboured the same concerns she did when waking up. Maybe, despite being from vastly different times and worlds, there was something which could align the two? [color=darkred]"The light consumed everything and anything. Everything that was part of your old world is probably here, assuming everything we know is correct."[/color] Though she directed her statement towards the Centurion, Minako didn't look his way. In fact she still had her eyes closed, unmoving on the hammock like some kind of coma student. But she did, at least, project her voice enough so that she was audible, even if she typically didn't do so when not fighting.