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Who: Junpei Iori

hasleveledup and Minako Arisato (

greatseal (Maybe Shinjiro too?)
Where: Starting at Growlanser Arcade in Cancer Ward, not necessarily sticking around though!
Summary: After two bizarre city incidents to muster through, Junpei has decided a little fun is in order.
Warnings: None at the moment.

Junpei runs the tip of his tongue over his lips and stars intently on the small, plush doll of a Pyro Jack inside the crane game machine, carefully maneuvering the giant silver claw with the joystick on the game panel. He'd already won a Jack Frost doll and Cat Sith plush, and had figured he might as well keep playing until his luck run out.

"Easy...does it..." He waits a few moments, then hits the button beside the joystick, which forces the claw to drop down and clamp around whatever it can. And it does manage to grab a hold of Pyro Jack's bulbous pumpkin-for-a-head and pull it up...only to drop it unceremoniously beside the chute where the successfully caught plush fall to the winner.

"Damn. I was hoping for three in a row!" He scratches the back of his head and grins for Minako. "You wanna give it a try? Or do you wanna go somewhere else? I feel kind of bad that we've only done things I like!"

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"You say that like you're the only one who likes arcade games. Move over, I'll show you how it's done."

Collecting Jack Frost plushies from crane games is something she's pretty experienced with by now.

"Oho! A challenger approaches! I don't think I've ever seen you play the crane game before." Junpei grins, standing aside and crossing his arms.

"I'll keep my fingers crossed for you."

"Really? Then watch and learn."

She eyes the layout of the machine, searching for a prize that looks like a good target.

"Alright then, school me, Minako-chan!" He laughs, leaning against the case and ready to spectate. "Looking a bit closer, there are actually a few different things in a good position to grab..."

"I'll go for the Pixie, then." It's not the most obvious choice, but she wants to show off a little. She starts to move the arm to hover over the plush fairy's wing.

"Wait a sec, there's no way you can grab that!" Junpei places both palms against the glass case and stares at the thin doll. The claw has a wide grip -- perfect for dolls like Jack Frost with its bulbous head -- which doesn't seem ideal for the catch.

"Never say 'no way,' Junpei!" Truthfully, it's a risky move, but Minako is nothing if not confident in her own skills. Once she thinks she has it in the right place, she presses the button to let the claw descend over Pixie's head and right wing.

Eyes widened, he watches the Pixie make a successful journey across the sea of toys and into the drop zone.

"I'm a believer now! Damn, I know I say it all the time, but there really is little you can't do." He smiles. "Pixie was one of your first personas, wasn't it?"

"That's right! You have a pretty good memory." Of course she remembers all the Personas she's had, but she didn't expect her teammates to. She switched them pretty often, after all.

"I remember the important stuff!" The line should probably be 'I remember the stuff that's most important to me', in truth, or he would probably have much better marks than the ones he's trying to fix in school.

"...It's kind of strange they have a doll that looks almost exactly like it here though."