Persona Protagonist

We were in an empty classroom.

"Persona?" asked Masao Inaba, nicknamed Mark, the spoiled son of Inaba Dry Cleaning's owners, earnest and excitable. "Dude, if that really worked and I could see my future, I'd be on easy street. You sure you ain't got the brain rot, Hidehiko?"

"Turns out there's more to it than an easy joke!" said Hidehiko Uesugi, nicknamed Brown. "Maybe not seeing the future exactly but weird stuff does happen? I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is if you are, Mark."

Brown craved attention and did not take things very seriously.

"Alright, you're on," said Mark. "I'll bet you an all-you-can-eat dinner at the Peace Diner on Joy Street."

"I'm with Hidehiko!" said Yuka Ayase.

"I'll throw in my lot with Brown, too," said Eriko Kirishima, nicknamed Elly, a ladylike student returned returned from aboard. She was beautiful and intelligent.

"Are you guys serious?' asked Mark. "Kei, Yukino! Who're you guys gonna side with?"

"As if I cared..." said Kei Nanjo, a glasses wearing student. "It's absolute bunk."

Nanjo was an utter pragmatist and skeptic.

"What he said, this is all you," said Yukino Mayuzumi.

Yukino was trusted by everyone. She was like an older sister to all the other students.

"Ugh!" said Mark. "You guys are so cold, y'know?"

Mark turned to me.

"Hey, who're you with? It's gotta be me, right? C'mon, it's gonna be?"