[ Isis was a conscious choice. He could have summoned any of his Personas, especially Norn or Izanagi, but Isis... Isis is by far the prettiest, and looks the most human. His Personas have frightened others before when he summoned them without warning, and he didn't want to risk alarming her twice over. Besides... Isis is more than enough to get the job done. Once the vacuum stays down, she shimmers back out of existence, breaking up into shards of light and disappearing.
Her question gets him to glance down at Chihiro in mild surprise, and that's when he sees her hands twitch before she reaches out to him. His expression softens in an unnameable way, and he offers her his hand again wordlessly. If it's a comfort she needs right now, whatever the reason may be, he's happy to give it.
He'll nod at her recommendation and resume their walk down the street without a glance back for the vacuum. It's done. He stays hyper-aware of their surroundings, though. He's too used to the way Shadows could spring up on the party to let his guard down in a situation like this. ]
Not exactly, [ is his eventual answer, which is delivered with a smile. ] That was a Persona. [ Yu cants his head, thinking once again about how to give this explanation. He's done it many times now. ] You could say they're the representation of my bonds with others. My bonds give me strength... the strength to fight.
[ There's something fond and tender about his expression for just a moment. Normally he'd explain it another way, but after the fiascos he's been running into with his own Shadow, he's relearning all over again how important bonds are to him. ]
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Her question gets him to glance down at Chihiro in mild surprise, and that's when he sees her hands twitch before she reaches out to him. His expression softens in an unnameable way, and he offers her his hand again wordlessly. If it's a comfort she needs right now, whatever the reason may be, he's happy to give it.
He'll nod at her recommendation and resume their walk down the street without a glance back for the vacuum. It's done. He stays hyper-aware of their surroundings, though. He's too used to the way Shadows could spring up on the party to let his guard down in a situation like this. ]
Not exactly, [ is his eventual answer, which is delivered with a smile. ] That was a Persona. [ Yu cants his head, thinking once again about how to give this explanation. He's done it many times now. ] You could say they're the representation of my bonds with others. My bonds give me strength... the strength to fight.
[ There's something fond and tender about his expression for just a moment. Normally he'd explain it another way, but after the fiascos he's been running into with his own Shadow, he's relearning all over again how important bonds are to him. ]