fifth bear: video

[bearpuns]

[ the video turns on to a sad teddie, looking very upset about something ]

Sensei's not here anymore!! I looked bearywhere for him and I couldn't find him! My nose can't even sniff him out either...

Has anyone seen him? He looks like this!!

[ Cue a terribly drawn picture of Souji, with added bear ears. ]

Comments

[bearpuns]

Well, all the shadows I know, I don't know about the ones that are in the thing that you guys went to...

[ he rubs his neck, only because he's nervous to admit other things to minato. Maybe he won't figure it out. ]

[fools_journey]

I... see.

[Pause. He thinks about the memory again and the idea of Teddie living in a world that apparently is populated by shadows.]

Are you... a shadow?

[bearpuns]

[ It's written all over Teddie's face, but he looks away and thinks for a minute. What if Minato hated him? He knew sensei and the others didn't care, but at the same time, he didn't know about other people....]

Y...Yeah, I am. A shadow.

[fools_journey]

I see. [ Minato nods but -- doesn't really seem too fussed about it, though seeing how Teddie looks as he says it prompts him to reach out and put a hand on Teddie's shoulder. Teddie seems pretty tactile, so maybe it'll help assure him that Minato really doesn't care about Teddie being a shadow. It's just nice to know. ]

... I don't mind if you're a Shadow. I actually had a close friend who was a Shadow back home. ... Besides, you're still Teddie-kun, regardless of what you are.

[bearpuns]

[ A bright smile breaks out on Teddie's face as he hugs Minato suddenly, looking very very happy when he pulls back ]

Minato-kun is beary nice! [ oh no...the sparkles have come ]

You are like my second sensei!!

[fools_journey]

[Oh god, not the sparkles! No one can resist the sparkles! ... but after a moment of surprise, Minato returns the hug briefly before Teddie pulls back. Smiling (what is with those bear puns, anyway?), he shakes his head at the compliment and then blinks.]

Second... sensei?

[bearpuns]

[ Teddie nods vigorously ]

Yeah! Like my sensei away from sensei!

[fools_journey]

Oh. ... I don't know if there's very much I can teach, though.

[ > You don't quite get it.
> ... but you'll go along with it anyway. ]

[bearpuns]

[ Teddie nods again, because it's the thing to do. He often says things that don't make sense ]

What? Haha, Sensei is just Sensei because he's amazing!

[fools_journey]

Oh. ... then I am honored to be your sensei away from sensei.

[ > You're not sure how much sense this makes, but Teddie seems happy.
> Your relationship with Teddie seems to have grown.
> ...!?
> A mysterious voice rings in your head...
> Thou art I... And I am thou...
> Thou shalt have our blessing when thou choosest to make a Persona of the Star Arcana...
> The Teddie social link has reached level Sensei!
> Your power to create Personas of the Star Arcana has grown...

> You wonder what the hell is up with this, because you're pretty sure you already maxed your social links back home. ]

[bearpuns]

[ Teddie laughs happily ]

We'll become even better friends! Since we're the only ones in the house now...

[fools_journey]

[ At first Minato smiles a little along with Teddie, but at the latter comment, the smile fades away and he nods, sighing. ]

... we are, aren't we.

[bearpuns]

Uh...Can you cook, Minato-kun?

[fools_journey]

Hm?
[Blink.]
Oh. Yes... I can.

[bearpuns]

Good! Cause Sensei says I can't cook by myself just yet.

[ no really, I wouldn't let Teddie near a stove....]

[fools_journey]

Oh. Well... I can cook for both of us, then. It's easier to cook for more than one person, anyway.

[bearpuns]

True!! Then you can cook. Maybe you can teach me too!

[fools_journey]

Maybe. The basics aren't that hard to long, so long as you're careful.

[. . . He wonders if he'll regret that. ]

What type of foods do you like?

[bearpuns]

Anykind!!

Oh...Can you make topsicles?!

[fools_journey]

Hm... I think so. They might not be quite what you're used to, because I don't think they sell flavored syrup at the grocery store, but we could probably figure something out with ordinary fruit.

[bearpuns]

I don't know how they make them, they are just something frozen that Yosuke buys when a girl dumps him.

[fools_journey]

Oh. They're just flavored ice, really...
... I hope Yosuke doesn't have to buy them often.