The MinAPPto Blog!

> just poking about

// Finally cleared SDR2′s Chapter 4. 

The one major benefit to Minato's predicament is that he tends to get quite a bit of information. Its a simple byproduct of what he is able to do, no, simply what he has to do to get the lay of the land in each place he visits.

So, of course, its little wonder that he came to know of the great Togami Corporation. A company like that doesn't make its affluent mark upon the world without rustling a few feathers. If anything, it reminds him quite a bit of the Kirijo Group that he is more familiar with. Which was not the most generous or friendly comparison he could make. He'd known first hand the sort of trouble that such an organization could end up being the cause of.

Mementos is usually quiet or so Akira thinks.  The sounds that usually occupy it’s caverns are something ghostly, most of the time.  Ghastly wails are the sounds that adorn it, besides the heavy stomping of shadows .So imagine his surprise, when he hears another human being down there when he hadn’t brought them with him. Cautiousness easily slips to the forefront of his mind.

At first glance, Akira wonders if it could be the person that Kaneshiro mentioned, the one that had been using the metaverse for whatever they want.  It’s easy to get that thought out of his mind though, conclude he may be wrong about it. They lack a black mask, the one thing they had known for sure about the person behind that.

Another wildcard too.

Going off that alone,  if it weren’t for the fact that he knew that masks were able to be removed, he’d say this wasn’t their culprit…That doesn’t stop him from following the other though, sticking to the shadows as he watches the other maneuver through the depths.  He pauses when he gets to the rest area, lingers by the stairs heading towards it.

Minato lets out a sigh as he stretches in that rest stop, just taking a moment to try to think heavily on the current situation. Certainly this was similar to Tartarus, on a level that he certainly couldn't deny. The maze like nature of the place, occasional 'floors' of rest, the mass of shadows...

On the positive side, he wasn't having to deal with the exertion of an extreme and heavy weight on his body, so that was something to his advantage. Save for the slow drain upon his SP from the occasional spell, he didn’t feel like he’d have to make a retreat just yet. The downside was that unlike Tartarus, he wasn’t quite sure where the entrance was just yet. As he’d been descending, he could at least discern that he was fighting somewhat stronger shadows. 

That likely meant the entrance was above, which drew another sigh. That was going to be a hike. But the curiosity of what might be below still tugged at him...

> See what’s at the bottom

> Get to the Top

She noticed that Minato’s attire was changed was currently to match the one her senpai had instead of the Gekkoukan High school uniform. Well, at least it wasn’t that out of place and better than nothing. Though the wedding dress looked adorable the male uniform suited him better. “I agree, Arisato-san. It’s more than likely the dungeon in question is to blame about all these odd changes.”

She noted how worried Minato still seemed to be and looked around her carefully. “So far, I haven’t had any nausea or dizziness, so not to the state of your program glitching. But… something in this dungeon is more strange than I’ve noticed earlier.” Naoto was prepared for practically anything now, if the F.O.E.s and the twists of earlier dungeons had been a complete surprise for them this wouldn’t be less complicated than they were. She checked that she sensed Sukuna-Hikona and breathed in relief.

“Hmm.” The thought that the dungeon itself might be specifically targeting him was not something that was getting his hopes up. Orpheus’ presence meant he could still fight properly when it eventually came to that, but certainly he’s glad to have Naoto as his back up for this. From what he had known and seen of her abilities, she was certainly the best to have on this particular excursion.

He began to creep forward slowly, his head on a swivel as he walked through the first doorway presented in this dungeon. It would have been better for him to perhaps run back and gather the others, but curiosity was calling him forward, beating away his worry. Its sudden appearance, seemingly more out of place than either the Wonderland or the Group Date locations. Silence permeated the dungeon, his steps echoing and serving as the only noise.

The Minappto will often find himself in situations that he cannot directly understand. In some cases, it's simple a matter of the fact that he's in a phone that isn't allowing him to get in properly, or it's because the situation itself has a great mystery behind it. His travel this time does not lead him directly towards an electronic device, oh no. He's caught on something far more sinister right now.

"Messiah! Megidolaon!" The great blast goes forth, utterly ruining the group of shadows that lay before him, completely breaking them down and leaving them in dust. He took a seat upon the ground, just letting out a small cough as he looked around. This whole area was like a great subway system, akin to an inverse Tartarus. He kept trying to move and find a way through, but without the assistance of a navigator, everything was topsy turvy for him.

For the Minappto, each journey that he took was something that was frought with a little bit of curiosity and interest. Sometimes he ended up with people he could actually talk with. Sometimes he ended up somewhere that he had to immediately attempt an escape from. And sometimes he would be in a sitaution that he couldn't just manage to explain away.

This was probably going to end up being one of those times.

This particular time, the phone that he ended up in had quite a bit more restricted access. Both internally, from a number of locks that seemed to keep him from learning too much about the owner, to the fact that the camera was placed with a direct line of sight to the cieling. Oh well. Let's see how this goes.

"Hello? Is there anyone there?"

“I don’t think I’ll end up in trouble over this.”

Komaeda scarcely got into trouble for things that he directly caused and he doubted it would be a change from that. With that being said, he does have think about the possible ways it could go wrong! But even then,  with his luck, it can’t go too badly, can it?

“Ah-I already know what I’m going to get, It’s just a matter of finding a place I can get it. Really, your company is just nice to have around, Minato-san.”

Truth be told, Komaeda could just head back to school and nab a bomb. There had been an  ultimate Pyrotechnician back in the day and there had to be something left over in the school from that, though showing up on Cameras? It would be something he wasn’t willing to risk. No, he’d rather just go looking.

“As is yours. ... Thanks for always being able to chat with me.”

It was certainly something that provided far more than Komaeda might realize. Minato had been used to, in the past, being the one who was essentially the life of the party. He was the field leader, taking point and making sure everything was well scouted out and safe for his team. He was the guy who often spent time with everyone, working to keep his relationships up and make sure his bond forged friends were doing good. The one who certainly made some romantic waves in the school.

And now he was stuck as a piece of a phone, forced to view the world through a decent megapixel camera. Somewhat of a downgrade. There was a moment of reminiscing, a moment that he seemed to get lost within and would appear vacant until he snapped out of the thought.