Tragedy

[FH_Meta]

Tragedy


If my life is a story, then I am certain that it is a tragedy.

Certainly, it does have moments of comedy, lighthearted affairs that don't really seem to contrast with anything for a while. There is drama, angst, revenge, and defiance of death.

Everything that you need for a good drama.

I can hear them. SEES, my closest friends, are approaching. Even Aigis can't hear them yet, but in my inner self, I can hear them coming.

I want to get up and greet them.

But I'm so tired, I can't stand.

I want to get up, and live, and kiss Aigis.

But to let everyone live, to prevent the Fall, I can't.

I finally feel something, an emotion beyond the apathy of Death, and I can't even manage the energy to say "I love you."

I'm seeing things from outside my body now.

I see myself, head in Aigis' lap. She asks something, and I give an answer that I can't hear.

I have never wanted anything so much as I now want just one kiss from her.

Something strikes me suddenly. The truest feeling I have is for one of those responsible for the apathy I have.

Perhaps my life isn't a tradegy. Perhaps it's just a black comedy.
End.

(Please tell me what you think, and if I can do something to improve it.)

 

[Escalon]

Depressing. I was actually distracted by P3's rather sad ending for like a week after I played it.

It's fitting, but I don't think that the Main was so sad all the time. He seemed like a cool enough guy, with human emotions. It was a game mechanic, but he was pretty charismatic depending on how you played. You mention his total apathy towards everything, but earlier you hint at some happiness. That just makes him seem a little too emo, or broken somehow. Fits in the context, I guess, seeing as he smiled at the end. I didn't interpret it as an ironic smile, but that is an interesting take on it. I thought he seemed stronger internally, but I sort of projected myself onto him after playing so long so I suppose my view of him was rather skewed.

Still, he's a blank slate. Good job on characterization. I enjoyed how he suddenly pinned a degree of blame on Aigis at the end there.

Guess I'll get around to continuing that P3 crackfic I have lying around.

 

[FH_Meta]

Spoiler warning.







Well, consider what having Death itself in you for 10 years is going to do.

And he should sound broken at this point. He did essentially break himself so that his friends could live.

 

[Escalon]

I suppose his half-dead soul fragment wandering the Earth in his body would sound like this.

But seriously, Minato was hardcore. He took all of that crap with a smile.

...He was borderline insane, now that I think about it.

 

[FH_Meta]

I don't think borderline is the proper word.

But it's a testament to his force of will that he managed to live for three days on willpower alone, pretty much.

 

[Escalon]

Three days nothing.

Pure willpower kept him alive through two months. He died in January, then died again in April.

Guy was perfectly sane half the time, anyway. About as crazy as any other character in his archetype from Japan. Way I see it, he was a normal, studious guy that played sports, did some community service by keeping the elderly company, and generally participated in a lot of after school activities. Oh, and he loved a robot.

...Sorry, I didn't intend to make your preview thread the Persona 3 discussion thread. I'll take my bow since it isn't like I have anything to add to your snippet. I disagree with the characterization, but that's purely opinion on my part.

 

[GenocideHeart]

I really, really hope FES makes it stateside. I'm still mad at Atlus for not including it with P3 US... :rant: