Miwa Saitou/Notable Social Links

Notable Social Links

Social Links, Fool Through Fortune III - The Empress Nanami Kato: "Connection" - A childhood friend of Miwa's. She's apparently a Persona-user and has also been granted access to the secret side of the Darkside website. She's attending the same university as Miwa, which is how they've reunited. Their relationship is somewhat strained--after all, they haven't spoken to one another in years. IV - The Emperor Kyo Enda: "Renunciation" - Miwa's former boyfriend. A Persona-user, he has a twin brother, Akatsuki. After learning what he'd done to her friends, she broke up with him, only for him to imprison her in his house after her desperate attempt to escape went horribly awry. Her friends rescued her from the inexplicable basement of the household; Kyo escaped in the moments just after Tatsuya inflicted a grievous injury upon him. He's made a pact with the Joker for power. What this means for him is yet to be seen. He has visited Miwa since; she's grappling with the knowledge that he's dangerous with her still extant feelings of love for him. She's afraid he'll end up dying. In fact, he almost did, and only thanks to her is he among the living still. Though now she's living in dread because of what she did. Akatsuki Enda: "New Point of View" - Another member of the Shinsengumi and a Persona-user. Tatsuya's roommate and Kyo's younger twin. Once Miwa felt that Akatsuki was a poor brother to Kyo. Having been made aware of exactly what Kyo was really like, Miwa has rather suddenly readjusted her opinion, finding a kindred spirit in the young man. If anything, they've gained a bond by what has happened: neither of them want Kyo to end up killed, in spite of what he's done. Except... he'd seemed to have changed when she spoke to him, after Kyo was nearly killed. He seemed bitter, disillusioned, and said some things to Miwa that were all too painfully true and and she knew it. V - The Hierophant Shinjiro Aragaki: "Discipline" - A member of SEES and a street-smart Persona-user who uses an Evoker. He is very familiar with the Dark Hour. Has been helping Miwa learn how to better control the power of Persona. She's often gone to him for advice, and learned the truth of bravery from him. When he and Naomi were kidnapped, she was among those who went to rescue him, being on the receiving end of a particularly violent burst of wrath from him while within the shared dream. After she went to forgive him for that, she learned Shinjiro's darkest secret, that he was in truth a murderer. She was only able to speak to him again about it after several months. It's driven home for her what possessing this power can entail. Social Links, Strength Through Judgement XII - The Hanged Man Tohya Kidzuki: "Understanding" - A very close friend. Miwa has given her nickname Tohyan. Once a delinquent, Tohya and Miwa became friends after being stuck in and surviving Mikage-cho together. Formerly a member of KNOWS along with Naomi; now that she's left, Miwa fears for her safety. For that reason, Miwa asked Tohya to be her roommate and they're now living together. She's learned that the reason for Tohya's departure from KNOWS has left some lasting effects on her. Tohya knows Miwa's biggest secret. She and Miwa are attending college together. During the mission to rescue Naomi and Shinjiro, Miwa was misled by a vision of her mother within the shared dream, and when Tohya attempted to hold her back, she slapped her. Miwa has since apologized to Tohya, although she still feels some lingering guilt for what she'd done. Tohya is the one who quite possibly knows the most about Miwa's mother at this point. She has recently discovered something about Tohya that frankly shocked her, and doesn't know what to do about it yet. Tohya was among those who rescued Miwa from Kyo. A Persona-user. XIV - Temperance Naomi Suzuno: "Harmony" - A close friend. Miwa has given her the nickname Naocchi. A third year at Seven Sisters and the heiress of a wealthy foreign company CEO. Miwa feels that Naomi is more like someone her own age; they've become fairly good friends. They've spoken to each other about their mothers. Formerly a member of KNOWS along with Naomi; she's since left, although now Miwa fears for her safety. She had a masked stalker, who seemed to wish nothing more than Naomi's pain, emotional or otherwise. She, along with Shinjiro, was kidnapped; Miwa was among those who went to try and rescue her. As a result of some troubling things that were revealed in the aftermath, Naomi's come up with a wide-reaching plan. Miwa has expressed her wish to be involved with this, since there's nothing she wants to avoid more than to stand on the sidelines while her friends endanger their lives. She has told Naomi her biggest secret. Among those who rescued her from Kyo, Naomi later told Miwa the story of her own first love to try and comfort her. A Persona-user. Dona Kimura: "Intolerance" - A third year at Seven Sisters. A known witch/occultist. Miwa dislikes her and finds her exceedingly creepy; she also fears that Dona somehow has guessed at her secret. She once cursed Tohya, although that's since been resolved. Daiya Kagami: "Discord" - A third year at Seven Sisters (for the second time!). At first, Miwa thought her an interesting person. However, a face-to-face meeting changed all that and she began to dislike her as intensely as only a teenage girl can. She doesn't like to be around Daiya, period. The revelation that she's dating Akatsuki was a most unwelcome one, as was the threat of an eventual double-date... which came to pass in the worst way possible. Perhaps it might be better to say Miwa loathes the other girl at this point. XVI - The Tower Mai Namikawa: "Self-Bondage" - A second year at Gekkoukan High. Miwa has run into here now and then several times, among which her first Tartarus expedition with SEES, as well as in Mikage-cho. A mission into the depths of Tartarus on New Year's Eve, though, led to Mai attacking Miwa's friends; Miwa found out the rational for it, along with what drives Mai. She is also, Miwa has found, a regular on the private boards on Darkside of Sumaru. Has been exploring Mikage-cho in her spare time; provided Miwa with some much-needed info on what is known about the city. A Persona-user. XVII - The Star Hideo Aratami: "Worry" - A second year at Kasugayama High. Miwa and he have crossed paths several times, for better or worse. Has become a very different person after being possessed by his Shadow, and was transferred to Kasugayama from Sevens as a result; they haven't crossed paths since. He's become the much of the reason behind Miwa's resolve to protect Sumaru as a member of the Shinsengumi; she doesn't want something like that to happen again if she can help it. XIX - The Sun Tatsuya Suou: "Trust" - A very stoic and tough guy. He seems to have leadership qualities. Miwa got to know him a little better after running into him under several odd situations. She once believed he had a crush on her, but now suspects his affections may lie elsewhere. He has created a Sumaru-based group (the Shinsengumi) to help defend the city against its supernatural elements, and she has joined it. He's attending college with her. He was among many others who came along to rescue Naomi and Shinjiro... and in the process did something that Miwa was unhappy about. With the passage of time, she privately forgave him. She's grateful to him for dropping by to visit after the attack on her father, even if he let himself into her apartment to do so. She now calls him by his first name, and has realized that they are, in fact, friends. He now knows about her secret, and she was surprised that he wasn't actually bothered by it at all. He was among those who rescued her from Kyo, and has since told her that he's worried about her, and that she needs to take care of herself. She's trying. A Persona-user.