PLAYER: Alex (skiesonfire) CHARACTER: Minato Arisato CANON: Persona 3 (bad end)
AU NAME: Presently going by Yuki Kurusu. AU AGE: 21 AU OCCUPATION: Barista BLURB: Minato is going to currently be a barista at a small, independently-owned coffee shop/karaoke bar combination called "La-La-Latte."
But let's talk about everything that happened prior to that (cw: physical/emotional abuse, forced drug use, gang involvement, murder, vehicular slaughter, death, depression, and attempted suicide)...
He's the fraternal twin brother of Minako Arisato, as well as a recovering drug addict (the drugs were forced on him, but that doesn't change how addiction works).
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After he and his sisters' parents were killed in a car accident, they were split up. The aunt (Sae) he went to live with was really nice, but there was always some kind of tension between the two of them. It was clear she was hiding something, but he couldn't figure out what it was... until he met her boyfriend (Takashi).
As it turned out, the guy was a total scumbag who was physically and emotionally abusive. While Minato did try to step in a number of times, it became clear that doing that was only going to make things increasingly worse. It didn't help that his aunt was always quick to defend Takashi and beg her nephew to just go to his room. Minato still comforted her and even tried encouraging her to move away and cut ties with the man, only to learn just why she was absolutely terrified to go against him. Sae's boyfriend was the leader of the largest gang in that city -- there was no going against him without a very thorough plan.
Eventually, the abuse reached a point where Minato had to call an ambulance for Sae (who had purposefully overdosed on pills)... which resulted in Takashi coming after him.
While Sae was recovering, Minato was snatched by some of Takashi's goons. They dragged him into a warehouse where he was beaten and tied down. They injected something into his arm, ignoring his struggles and protests. The next several days involved them keeping him doped up with something that made him feel... stronger, feel angrier, and act way more violent than he'd ever been. Eventually, he was knocked out; he woke up an unknown amount of time later, mouth and throat feeling like sandpaper and head throbbing. His entire body was sore and he was actually alone. The note lying next to his head said: "That's just the start if you don't keep your head down and your mouth shut."
Which he didn't do. The police found him and questioned him, and he was taken to a hospital. Fortunately, they were on his side and he was seen through a detox. Unfortunately, the drug he'd been injected with was highly addictive, so his stay in the hospital was kind of a personal hell. After it was all over, he learned that his aunt had fled the hospital, only to have been killed in a hit-and-run accident. After that, some detectives came into his room and explained that he was going to be put into hiding. They wanted his help in locating the late Sae's boyfriend.
By that time next month, he found himself living in a different country altogether, under the name of Yuki Kurusu.
The first year of living in America wasn't easy -- he had a guardian looking after him, but they were strangers and he purposefully kept himself distanced from them, refusing to let them into his world beyond the basics/necessities. He went to school and kept himself buried in studying and playing computer games in his spare time. Music became a source of comfort and he was never seen without earphones.
He was in the middle of preparing for the graduation ceremony, when he decided to take a break and go get some coffee. He was standing outside of a small coffee shop while staring down at his phone, deciding which song to listen to, something within his peripheral vision caught his attention. He had just enough time to realize what it was and start moving. An injured dog was attempting to cross the street, and a car was coming at a fairly fast pace. Yuki rushed forward and moved without actually thinking anything through. He attempted to pick the dog up but his quick movements apparently scared the animal, which wound up trying to fight him. All he was able to accomplish was becoming a sort of meat shield...
It was in the moment of impact, everything just went black.
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Now, three years later, Yuki is only able to recall having been outside of La-La-Latte just before trying to save that dog (which apparently was taken to an animal shelter and then adopted -- yay, happy ending!). All his other memories are fuzzy/gone. He still lives with the guardians, and the program has decided to let him remain with that family until his memories recover, even though they've found and detained the gang leader. Yuki decided to start working for the coffee shop, in hopes that constantly being in that area will help him recover his lost memories. LOOKING FOR: Holy shit, give me ANYTHING; co-workers, hospital employees who would have seen him through recovery after the car swiped him memories, dog owner, etc...!!! OPTIONAL ENABLE ME: N/A
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CHARACTER: Minato Arisato
CANON: Persona 3 (bad end)
AU NAME: Presently going by Yuki Kurusu.
AU AGE: 21
AU OCCUPATION: Barista
BLURB: Minato is going to currently be a barista at a small, independently-owned coffee shop/karaoke bar combination called "La-La-Latte."
But let's talk about everything that happened prior to that (cw: physical/emotional abuse, forced drug use, gang involvement, murder, vehicular slaughter, death, depression, and attempted suicide)...
He's the fraternal twin brother of Minako Arisato, as well as a recovering drug addict (the drugs were forced on him, but that doesn't change how addiction works).
---
After he and his sisters' parents were killed in a car accident, they were split up. The aunt (Sae) he went to live with was really nice, but there was always some kind of tension between the two of them. It was clear she was hiding something, but he couldn't figure out what it was... until he met her boyfriend (Takashi).
As it turned out, the guy was a total scumbag who was physically and emotionally abusive. While Minato did try to step in a number of times, it became clear that doing that was only going to make things increasingly worse. It didn't help that his aunt was always quick to defend Takashi and beg her nephew to just go to his room. Minato still comforted her and even tried encouraging her to move away and cut ties with the man, only to learn just why she was absolutely terrified to go against him. Sae's boyfriend was the leader of the largest gang in that city -- there was no going against him without a very thorough plan.
Eventually, the abuse reached a point where Minato had to call an ambulance for Sae (who had purposefully overdosed on pills)... which resulted in Takashi coming after him.
While Sae was recovering, Minato was snatched by some of Takashi's goons. They dragged him into a warehouse where he was beaten and tied down. They injected something into his arm, ignoring his struggles and protests. The next several days involved them keeping him doped up with something that made him feel... stronger, feel angrier, and act way more violent than he'd ever been. Eventually, he was knocked out; he woke up an unknown amount of time later, mouth and throat feeling like sandpaper and head throbbing. His entire body was sore and he was actually alone. The note lying next to his head said: "That's just the start if you don't keep your head down and your mouth shut."
Which he didn't do. The police found him and questioned him, and he was taken to a hospital. Fortunately, they were on his side and he was seen through a detox. Unfortunately, the drug he'd been injected with was highly addictive, so his stay in the hospital was kind of a personal hell. After it was all over, he learned that his aunt had fled the hospital, only to have been killed in a hit-and-run accident. After that, some detectives came into his room and explained that he was going to be put into hiding. They wanted his help in locating the late Sae's boyfriend.
By that time next month, he found himself living in a different country altogether, under the name of Yuki Kurusu.
The first year of living in America wasn't easy -- he had a guardian looking after him, but they were strangers and he purposefully kept himself distanced from them, refusing to let them into his world beyond the basics/necessities. He went to school and kept himself buried in studying and playing computer games in his spare time. Music became a source of comfort and he was never seen without earphones.
He was in the middle of preparing for the graduation ceremony, when he decided to take a break and go get some coffee. He was standing outside of a small coffee shop while staring down at his phone, deciding which song to listen to, something within his peripheral vision caught his attention. He had just enough time to realize what it was and start moving. An injured dog was attempting to cross the street, and a car was coming at a fairly fast pace. Yuki rushed forward and moved without actually thinking anything through. He attempted to pick the dog up but his quick movements apparently scared the animal, which wound up trying to fight him. All he was able to accomplish was becoming a sort of meat shield...
It was in the moment of impact, everything just went black.
---
Now, three years later, Yuki is only able to recall having been outside of La-La-Latte just before trying to save that dog (which apparently was taken to an animal shelter and then adopted -- yay, happy ending!). All his other memories are fuzzy/gone. He still lives with the guardians, and the program has decided to let him remain with that family until his memories recover, even though they've found and detained the gang leader. Yuki decided to start working for the coffee shop, in hopes that constantly being in that area will help him recover his lost memories.
LOOKING FOR: Holy shit, give me ANYTHING; co-workers, hospital employees who would have seen him through recovery after the car swiped him memories, dog owner, etc...!!!
OPTIONAL ENABLE ME: N/A