Persona 5 - The Jester's Point Of View

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“Now, give it a try. A cutie like you would be a waste behind the camera~”

Ugh, this guy… He had been following her around and it was getting annoying. Seriously… You decide to wear a skirt today because you felt like it and when wanting to take a sneak peek before you could get caught one of the camera men approaches you and tries to hit on you. That was probably the only drawback when feeling comfortable in this skin. Guys would walk up to her and tell her all sorts of things. Uhh… Honestly, that made her shiver more. And worst of all, this creep had stopped them shortly before the bathroom!

“Uhm… Thanks but… Again, I’m camera shy…” She responded while forcing a smile on her face, a tight grasp on the bag she was carrying with both of her hands. “So–”

“You never know until you try.” The guy said with that awfully slimey grin. Seriously… Can’t they take a no sometimes!? 

“I… I really can’t–”

“We could try something in private~” That guy said all of a sudden before slamming her against the wall, trapping her with one of his hands and leaning more forward, grin becoming wider. “What do you say? A ‘private’ lesson? At my place?”

This was getting annoying. Talk about someone pushing it… Maybe she shouldn't have gone here and sneak in. Sure, she was here to see someone, perhaps be some type of support, but this was just… Can he drop dead? Or can she drop dead? Wouldn’t matter, would it? As long as it would end the suffering… 

“Uhm… No thanks.” She responded, the softness being forced out of her mouth. It was painful to get out but she had to, didn’t she? And it was just the two of them. Wait, if it was just the two of them then– 

“Ey! What the hell do you think you’re–” A third voice suddenly said yet it had been too late by then. She had lifted up her hand by then and smacked it right down, smacking right across one of the camera man’s cheeks, enough to leave a red mark of her palm right on his face. 

Said man would turn his face back in shock, staring at her wide eyed, as if he was looking at an alien just now. It was a bit of an amusing sight. And maybe that was what made her suddenly have a smile on her face. Seeing the guy like this did make her day in the end. “My bad. I think my hand slipped.” She added, sounding rather carefree about it.

The guy wanted to curse, she could see it. And yet he couldn't claim otherwise, not really at least. That or he didn’t have the energy to do so. All she heard was a ‘Why you…’ very faintly before he started speaking in a louder tone again, pulling his hand away and freeing her. Finally.

“Ugh, nevermind. Forget I said anything.” The camera man sighed, audibly annoyed before leaving… Yet not before stopping in next to three people – Two guys and a girl. All three seemed to be from the Shuujin Academy, judging from the uniforms they were wearing. 

“You brats better won’t be saying a word.” The guy scoffed, then leaving. 

“Was that…?” The female with the twintails asked. 

As a response the one with the glasses just shrugged while the blonde guy laughed: “Serves him right!” He then turned to the brunette, that grin more than visible. “Nice one!”

“Are you alright?” The other male asked when turning to her, making her blink for a moment before nodding.

“Yeah, I am. Thanks!” She responded. “Sorry for causing such a commotion by the way. If you excuse me~”

She then turned around, leaving without a further word towards the public restroom. All she heard was some whispering yet not bothering with the conversation at– Hold on? A… Meow? Did she hear meowing!?

Eh, probably not. Must’ve been her imagination.