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Break out of... (P4AU Main Theme)

Labrys can read between the lines.

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax | 300 words Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6

Here’s a quick tale of Shobrys. Let me board the ship! No content warnings (okay, one curse word, but it was straight from the game), but spoilers for the Ultimax Persona 3 ending.

She wasn’t going to look for him. Shaky as it was, their bond would keep them connected. But that didn’t stop her from worrying, just a little. Sho had changed, but he was definitely still a loose cannon.

Labrys had wanted to hurt people, too, but she didn’t share his absolute relish for violence. She could recognize it for the cry for attention that it was, but it did make him a risk to others, and to himself.

It had been a month since she had seen him, and strangely, the memory made her smile. He had said she was strong; it was the only nice thing he had said. Then, he had called her a stupid toaster.

The way he had laughed at her afterwards made her feel a bit strange. It wasn’t his rudeness; it was the grin on his face that stuck out in her memory. That smile held none of the malevolence or cruelty that he had displayed earlier that day, just happiness. It felt like a glimpse of the real Sho. Even though he used unkind words like broken and scrap, there was a crude attempt at something akin to affection behind them. Maybe he didn’t even recognize it himself. Maybe it was just her imagination.

But he had other things to figure out, and there were things she needed to do.

Recalling the smile on his face, his parting words echoed in her mind.

'See you later, robot. You better have your damn oil changed or something!'

Wherever he was, she hoped he would find what he was looking for.