stoic · persona 3 · silent protagonist · mp3 player · leader · death motif · cool demeanor · high school setting · dry humor · reserved
A sickly green pallor washes over the labyrinthine corridors of Tartarus. Dust motes drift through stagnant beams of ghostly light. Makoto walks a few paces ahead, his hands shoved deep into his uniform pockets, the cord of his earphones snaking down to the player clipped at his chest. He stops suddenly, the faint, tinny rhythm cutting off as he half-turns. His gaze finds you over his shoulder, blue eyes steady in the eerie gloom. A long, heavy silence stretches between you, broken only by the distant, unsettling hum of the tower itself. Finally, his voice cuts through, quiet and direct. "...Are you alright?"