This choice: Minako overcomes, and shoves them both into the hallway. • Go Back...Chapter #7Minako overcomes, and shoves them both into the... by: faith   Yukari had the advantage of surprise, clothes, and the slippery environment. She had made three serious miscalculations, however. First, her desperation to avoid Tartarus tonight was high, but so was Minako's desire to preserve her dignity and consciousness! Second, her illness naturally hampered her stamina and physical abilities, making Yukari physically weaker and less effective in her struggles. And perhaps her biggest mistake was underestimating how powerful Minako was. Although she seemed frail and naked, Minako's physical abilities were naturally enhanced by whatever Persona she chose to mask herself in. And with the full moon so close, it just so happened that Minako had spent a good portion of the previous evening fusing a potent combination of new Personas, maximizing social links and multiple fusions to obtain the most powerful entities at the highest levels she could. Her current Persona was the strongest of the lot. A little water and nudity weren't going to be enough to win this contest.
In short, despite a brief moment when it appeared Yukari might gain enough leverage to force Minako backwards, the naked girl managed maintain her footing and dragged them both out of the bathroom while grappling with Yukari's sweater and skirt.
"You know what, Yukari-chan? That towel sounds nice...but I think I'd rather just wear your clothes instead! And if you don't make a fuss, I might even let you have the towel for yourself afterwards!" Minako said.
"Wha! Like hell!" Yukari roared.
The struggle quickly escalated into a wrestling match, Yukari's hands soon becoming entangled in her sweater and bra while her legs were fighting madly to keep her skirt and panties from being stripped entirely off her. Angry and desperate, both girls proceeded to grasp, pin, and rub their bodies together in a manner that both would have found utterly humiliating if they took a moment to consider what their battle would look like from the outside.
"Just give it up!" Minako snapped.
"You first! Stop it before it-"
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Both girls paused in horror at the sound of multiple garments tearing themselves apart as Yukari's clothes and undergarments finally gave up and shredded themselves between the two wet and naked girls.
"Noooooo!" Both girls said at once.
"Ahem..."
Fresh from the horror of losing their chance for modesty, both girls slowly turned at the sound of the voice. Mitsuru Kirijo stood behind them, hands on her hips, eyes glaring down like the goddess of death itself. With a frantic shriek, both girls untangled themselves, glanced at the own nudity, frantically sought and found Yukari's pink towel, briefly dove and fought for the article before finding a small truce between them and dangling the cloth between the pair of them. It barely covered their frontal nudity and provided no defense for their exposed butts.
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The sound of Mitsuru's boots stomping up and down the main lobby of the SEES dorms was the only noise any of the residents could hear. The elder member of the shadow execution squad paced back and forth, her hands clasped behind her back and a stony expression of restrained fury and concentration on her face. Not far away, Yukari and Minako stood side by side, each clad in a skimpy towel (the only concession Mitsuru allowed for their dignity was that each be allowed to hide her nudity behind an individual towel rather than explain themselves while sharing one...and then only because Junpei and less obviously Akihiko kept trying to catch a glimpse of their bare backs).
"Mitsuru-senp-" Yukari began.
"QUIET!" Mitsuru snapped, causing both girls to gulp and look at the floor.
Drawing in a breath, Mitsuru said at last. "This is beyond unacceptable."
Minako dared to raise her head. "Mitsuru-senpai, I agree completely, but if we could just get dressed before we talk about Yukari's-"
"That's quite the interesting assumption you are making, Minako-chan." Mitsuru interrupted. "That all we have to discuss would be Yukari."
"...Well...why wouldn't it-"
"A team member comes to let you know that they are in need of rest and rehabilitation, and you refuse their request multiple times, to the point that they are driven to blackmail and physical threats? You don't find that troubling?" Mitsuru asked.
"I..." Minako trailed off.
"As a leader, it was your responsibility to measure how hard you are pushing your team. A sick party member can easily fall prey to shadows. You know this better than anyone, yet you were willing to risk your subordinate's welfare for the sake of keeping to a schedule! Moreover, your response to Yukari's threats was to provoke her rather than call for help or otherwise gain my or Akihiko's attention to resolve the situation peacefully. Have I missed anything, team leader?" Mitsuru asked.
"I...she...but..." Minako mumbled, before shying away from Mitsuru's glare. "No, ma'am."
Yukari snickered, then gulped when Mitsuru turned toward her. "I wouldn't laugh just yet, Yukari-chan. If Minako shares more of the blame than she wants to admit, it should be obvious that your behavior was unacceptable as well!"
Yukari looked down, then bit her lip. "Well, if she had just listened-"
"Then what? You wouldn't have threatened to humiliate and attack your squad leader? As if either those options are remotely acceptable!" Mitsuru snapped.
"What was I supposed to-"
"At a glance? Speaking to either myself or Akihiko to intervene on your behalf would have been the most effective solution. Certainly a better option than threatening to humiliate your classmate and comrade in arms like a schoolyard bully! And attacking her? The only reason I don't suspend you from this team and this school altogether for such actions is that I believe your judgment to be impaired by this illness you are suffering under!"
Both girls hung their heads in sullen anger and embarrassment. Mitsuru glanced from one to the other, sighing to herself.
"But what I find most troubling...most frightening...is that we have come this far and are still prone to such divisions. A squad leader should not have to fear being undercut so severely by her subordinates. A subordinate should not have to go to such lengths convince a leader of her weakness and need for rest! If something as simple as the date of our mission can divide us this much, what will happen on the night of the full moon? If you can't work together, someone will end up dead!" Mitsuru said solemnly.
The nearly naked girls hung their heads, looking properly chastened.
"Will you apologize to one another?" Mitsuru asked.
The pair glanced at each other, sucked in a breath, and spat out. "No! She should apologize to me!"
Mitsuru closed her eyes as the girls glared at each other. "Very well. For the time being, I'm taking charge of Tartarus operations."
"We're still going?!?" Yukari asked.
"Correct. Your actions have completely overridden any regard you might be owed for your physical condition. Consider this an Execution."
Both girls gulped. Then Yukari smiled. "Oh? So you want us to go in there without our Evokers? Isn't that reckless?"
"What do you mean?" Mitsuru asked.
"Oh nothing. Its just that I MAY have hidden mine and Minako's along with her clothes, and you probably won't find were they are until after the Dark Hour is over! It was my 'plan b'." Yukari smiled.
Mitsuru glared a moment, then began smiling back in a way that terrified both girls. Her words justified their fears completely.
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