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OPEN POST: Yusuke Kitagawa (Fox) - Persona 5

Permanently open post! Come help me voicetest/pose for Yusuke's art/feed this starving boy idk. Or if you need inspiration, roll a prompt from the random scenario meme.

EDIT (FEB 2021): Yusuke is vanilla, Royal, or PQ2 compliant! Let me know what your preferences are if you have any. I haven't played Strikers yet, so please hold off on tagging me with any new characters or spoilers for the time being.

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[Yusuke enjoys spending time at the exhibition simply to view the works of other artists, and now his own piece is displayed here, to finally enjoy the thrill of having his work shared without another person's name attached to it. So when he passes by and spots a girl around the same age as him looking at "Desire", he can't help but stop.

Sorry about the weird tall boy looming behind you, Daria.]

If I may intrude... What are your thoughts on this piece?

[...Ah. She expected maybe she would bump into someone and have a conversation while she was here. Even if she was not very sociable, at all, this was just the kind of place. People talked as they saw art. So people want to talk about art.

A skinny teenage boy seemed to appear behind her and ask a very broad question out of no where. Of course, she had no obligation to answer. Especially since it put her on the spot. But, if it was her thoughts he really was asking for, then the thoughts he was going to get.

Might as well. She had nothing better to do, and she was staring at the art.]

Well, you're honestly asking and I'm no art critic so you can take this with as much salt as you want. But I guess the idea of "desire" is not something so broad that you can define as just a good thing people strive for. There's something chaotic about it.

[Yusuke doesn't mind that she isn't an art critic; he could tell as much just by looking at her. Even so, he wants the opinions of the general public, not just critics or patrons of the exhibition. He listens attentively, nodding.]

I am inclined to agree. Society is formed not on chaos, but on the basis of order, law, and morality... yet desire can warp all those things, make people behave irrationally or impulsively, thus begetting such chaos.

[...Hm. She turned to look at the guy, eye's still deadpan but she was actually truly paying mind to the conversation. Interesting. He wasn't being a jackass yet at least.]

Hence, people tend to be naturally selfish and self centered. Even good intentions can be twisted to become something corrupted. Whether you're playing by the rules of the societal system or not. Especially if you consider positions of power.

[The deadpan stare doesn't faze him either. If he's enraptured in a conversation about art, it takes a lot to put his attention elsewhere.]

Are you speaking from experience, perhaps, or simply in general terms? [He pauses, and adds quickly:] You needn't answer. I ask only out of curiosity.

[...Boy he was acting funny. Not in a terrible way, yet. But at least this conversation wasn't awful. Yet. But she was rather suspicious about something. He was very forward with questions on this. He went right into asking her opinion that veered from the piece to feelings. It was a bit too straight-arrowed to be coincidence. Like there was a sincere push to gain such an opinion.]

I could answer. It might be even easier to answer if I spoke to an artist with a few opinions of his own that he wanted to share using his artistic ability.

Ah, my apologies, I did not introduce myself. I am Yusuke Kitagawa.

[He bows politely.] "Desire" is my work, so I am simply curious to hear the thoughts of the people who view it.

So you did paint this.

[Maybe she shouldn't have gotten so detective on him. He was being rather polite. Even if he didn't say anything, he was being awful courteous. Made her feel a little guilty.]

Daria Morgendorffer. I was just here to see my friend's gallery.

[Hmmm.]

If you really wanted to know, I like it. I'm not unfamiliar with visual and literary expression of the human condition.

[Yusuke is just absentminded, and often forgets normal things like... introducing yourself... when approaching a total stranger.]

I'm glad you like it. [She'll be one of the only ones, given the critics universally panning it, although Yusuke doesn't know that yet. Then he looks surprised.] You're friends with another artist here? May you tell me who it is?

[She had no problem disclosing that. Jane could use some publicity from artists in the community. Not crappy ones interested only in profit. Only thing was that she was garbage in being in the middle in public to begin with. But she had to use whatever skills she had to do something for her best friend.]

Her name's Jane Lane. I could show you her gallery.

An artist with a poetic name? How wonderful. [He has no idea if it's a pseudonym or just coincidence, but he doesn't much seem to care; it delights him that it rhymes either way. He nods with a smile.]

Please do so.

Right this way.

[She was sure she wasn't walking Jane into some kind of weird downward spiral by inviting over a guy she just met to see something personal to her. Well. If he said anything bad, she will always defend her honor. That was something she was sure about definitely. Eventually, they would find themselves in a corner tucked away with a few paintings and some charcoal pieces on the wall. The themes of them were rather clear. An absurdist view of the bizarre side of humanity. That was always Jane's expression. Something Daria was always proud of and related to her with, though it was writing for the bespectacled cynic.]

She called his her "I Found it in My Portfolio and Decided What the Hell" gallery.

[A pause.]

The title was a joint effort.

Hmm... What an interesting title for a gallery.

[He's obviously trying to puzzle out the deep, artistic meaning behind such a title, instead of just taking it literally. Artists gonna artist. As for her works, he surveys them all in turn with a critical eye.]

Ah, her pieces are not intended to convey beauty, but instead blend the aesthetic with the grotesque. So then... Yes... [He continues to mumble to himself as he goes through her gallery, most of it incomprehensible. Eventually, though, he voices his conclusions to Daria.] Her view of art as a form of expression is quite different from mine, I can see that. But I can also see the undeniable talent and depth of meaning in each work.

Is that good or bad?

[Despite the fact the both of them spoke about that sarcastically with each other. Still though, she watched him look at it over...somewhat intensely curious. Not that another artists opinion would really change how either of the girls felt about the gallery. But so far, Yusuke was the least pretentious dope here. Yes...the girl who finds it hard to completely trust others...thought after one conversation, his opinion might mean more than most in an area.

So when she heard what he said...she was a bit pleased. She's going to hide that for now. Let's see what else he would say.]

She would argue there was beauty in the grotesque, in an ironic way. I'd have to agree. But such is expression.

It's a very... postmodern approach. In titling it in such a way, she is directly highlighting the relationship between an artist and the way her work is presented in practical terms.

[Which still doesn't answer whether it's good or bad, but that's Yusuke's analysis of it, either way.]

For myself, art has always been a quest for pure beauty, so I admit it is difficult for me to understand the irony intended here... Though perhaps that is a shortcoming of my own, rather than a shortcoming of the artist. [He's humble enough to admit that much, that he still has much to learn as both a person and an artist. Anything too cynical or too ironic is simply beyond his innocent way of thinking.]

[...Ah, two different art views. But at least this guy wasn't slamming it for not fitting his view. Merely perplexed? But respectfully so? Maybe Daria wasn't a visual artist, but she had a way with her words. Their pursuits creatively were similar, so Daria understood it.]

Well, not everyone shares the same world view. Also, not everyone expresses it the same way.

Yes, precisely. Art would be rather dull if it were otherwise... I would like to meet your friend sometime to discuss her thoughts. Lane-san, was it?

[It's a bit less of a mouthful than 'Morgendorffer-san', thankfully.]

Someone with her unique perspective would surely be worth speaking with.

[What had she done? Should she leave a stranger to the mercy of her friend? This was a bit awkward if she were telling the truth. Setting up these things was something she couldn't claim she had experience in. But the right thing to do would be to hang around probably and take any and all blame should things go south. Not that she suspected Yusuke was dangerous, or even a jerkass. But if things went there, she could be there to fix what she started.]

We're grabbing pizza after the exhibit closes if you're not busy.

[Yusuke's expression lights up, and he nods eagerly.]

I'm not busy at all! That would be wonderful, thank you.

[Then a thought occurs to him, and his expression falls.] Ah, but I will probably just buy a drink... I don't have any money for a meal.

Starving artist life is quite real. We were going to split the cost of a whole pie anyway and see who could scarf down the most slices. Might as well have a third party to try to stop that madness and steal some slices to even the playing field.

[A beat.]

That's pizza politics. But really, it's not like we'd be able to finish the damn thing on our own.

Pizza... politics?

[Stepping between two friends and their fierce pizza competition actually sounds kind of scary, but who is he to refuse food?]

Well, if that is the case, I would be glad to assist you both.

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