Island Creek Oyster Farm, local Spanish market, and RTG

Stocked and stoked!!!

I went from sardine-phobic with a can of Wild Planet a few months ago to sardine-philic today! Or should I say sardine fanatic? Loving branching out into excellent tuna and other seafood!

I am also currently on a weight-loss journey and my one indulgent meal of the day is one tin of seafood with either toast and pickles or salad, effectively helping me realize a Mediterranean diet, which was kind of a stealth benefit!

Hey everyone,

Have you ever wondered how S.E.E.S. really began? Not in the dorm, but in the cold, sterile labs of the Kirijo Group? What actually happened during the secret experiments that gave birth to Tartarus?

I've been obsessed with these questions, so I've spent my time writing a prequel light novel called Persona 3: The Origin. Forget the high school slice-of-life for a moment. This is a gritty story of psychological horror and corporate conspiracy, set in 1999, a decade before Minato/Makoto arrives in Iwatodai.

The story follows a young Mitsuru Kirijo (age 8), a young Shinjiro Aragaki (age 8), and an original protagonist as they are caught in the Kirijo Group's ruthless experiments, particularly Ikutsuki's original project, designed to manipulate and weaponize human bonds.

So what will you find in "Persona 3: The Origin"?

The true, dark origin of S.E.E.S.: Discover the meaning behind their full, chilling name.

The birth of the Evoker: What was its original design and cruel purpose?

The Abyss: A precursor to Tartarus, a space born from the sins and ambitions of the Kirijo Group. Why does Tartarus have 264 floors? The answer begins here.

The origins of Aigis/Metis: The very first hints at the creation of the ultimate anti-Shadow weapons.

A more ruthless Ikutsuki: Witness a younger Shuji Ikutsuki as he sows the seeds of the manipulative plans that would define everyone's fate.

This is a heavy, lore-intensive story, full of tragedy and adult themes. If you're a fan of the darkest parts of Persona 3's lore and want a story that dives deep into the psychology of the characters before they became who we know, then this is for you.

I'd love to hear what you all think! Feedback, kudos, and comments are always welcome and appreciated.

[Link to your story on AO3/FanFiction.net/Wattpad here]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/70268946/chapters/182480856

https://www.wattpad.com/1571662868-persona-3-the-origin-chapter-1-1-the-forgotten

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the dive into the Abyss!

I know my last post was only 2 days ago but this is just so important i need to tell you.

So, i was chatting with my friend group in school today and one of them said that if i were a girl they would kiss me and, a few minutes after, said that they have no problem with dating trans girls, considering my previous post, i think i never experienced this much happiness in a while, and he is passing to some post break-up sadness, we can just help each other with our issues.

I am gonna tell him everything and hope for the best, cheer up for me, love you <3

Finally platinuned this game, took me 3 playthroughs cuz I messed up social links TWICE but on the thrid run I folowed a step by step guide, anyway a really fun game.

This game kinda dragged on a bit but I loved the story. Ending made me tear up. But this scene made me sad.

At first I was like, wow this is awesome, makes the fact they meet again for real in Persona 4 Arena even better. And then I realized that while the two teams do meet again, Makoto and Yu don't 😭. It's so sad. And none of them remember so Yu will never know. I always get sad when I see Makoto with other protagonists cuz I know he's the only one gone.

Also wanna mention that Zen and Rei's story was amazing and made me tear up at the end, especially the credits. Way too emotional for a spinoff 3ds game.

Took me more than a year to finish a 2nd playthrough just for that one missed trophy lmao

I took 50 hours to beat the game. There are definitaly some ups and downs of the game that id like to tell.

I loved the Nyx boss battle: I felt like Nyx changing Arcana was one of the most uniques for an endboss. I like the design of Nyx and I like the Nyx bossfight way more than Izanami and Yaldaboath.

Bossfights during full moon: I love love love how we fight shadows outside of tartarus. Eventhough it was for a short time the hotel and train part were one of my favorite parts of the game. Its a breath of fresh air after so many floors of Tartarus. I wish p4’s TV world and p5’s Mementos had this too (but it probably wouldnt make sense for them to do that).

Strega I think Strega was awesome in the game. No evil detective nonsense this time. I love Chiddori’s story with Junpei.

Nighttimes kinda suck in late game: After i maxed Tanaka and Mutatsu their social links and maxed my social stats nighttime became kinda awkward for me. Like i didnt rlly know what i would have to do at night. I think it couldve been a good addition if they allowed me to go to the shrine at night. But for the most part i just worked so i had some extra money.

Teammate introductions: For me it was pretty lackluster when someone joined SEES. In p4 and p5 there are whole awakenings of your teammates. In p3 its just “Yo this dog got a persona lets recruit him” or “Yea this kid has a persona lets send him to war”. Now i did like Fuuka and her introduction.

Im not that fond of the teammates: First thing i didnt like was that teammates who didnt get used didnt get any exp.

In p4g teammates who dont get used also dont get exp but you can still grind between floors so they can gain exp, in tartarus you cant change floors that easily which makes it 10 times harder to level up teammates who dont get used. In p5 teammates do get exp and i think p5 does it the best in that front.

I know about the giant clock thingy but it only allowed 2 party members at a time. And what also was the problem for me is that i did not feel like i needed to use different party members. After Akihiko and Mitsuru joined my team stayed Makoto, Yukari, Mitsuru and Junpei for like the whole game. They stayed like that bcs for me they were the highest level consistently and they were good enough with healing, attacks and buffs. I have maybe only once changed my team to use Aigis and Aragaki instead of Junpei.

Now idk maybe Ken was better than Mitsuru or Akihiko better than Junpei or there was a better healer than Yukari idk. But for me those 3 were consistently the best so i never rlly got the chance to see Ken, Koromaru and the rest to their fullest potential bcs levelling them up was so hard.

There are also like smaller things i liked and didnt like. Like i wished Yoshitsune was in the game but i guess it cant be helped. I didnt like that Fuuka, Yukari, Mitsuru and Aigis their social links were so late. Sometimes the game felt too easy with the Theurgys and the gatekeepers.

I guess u hear me complaining alot about the game. But i rlly did enjoy this game. And i think it probably has alot of stuff added that the original p3 didnt have (i didnt play the original).

I think P3R is at the same level or even better than original P3(and FES/P) Reload sure has some direction changes, the game may seem "P5-fied" but I think it's a sign of progress from Atlus part.

I didn't like "reloaded" tracks much, and the overall atmosphere surely is brighter than before, since P3 supposed to be the "darkest" game

But the pros really override the cons—I continue to marvel about how much content is voiced, from random hangouts to SLs. Usually if something is voiced in Persona that means it's important somehow. So I was kinda surprised that the characters were talking pretty much regularly.

Overall, I think this is a well made remake, I hope Atlus will manage to do the same job in P4R