"Persona cards..." Hamuko repeated, closing the gap between them to peek at them in his hand. Nekomata was... not a very strong Persona, but maybe TekeTeke would do well. "I've never seen them physically like this. I've only ever seen them in visions or working with Igor in dreams," she admitted, admiring it - it felt a little surreal to see them tangible!

Gave a phone number, and lent an ear... neither of those were an 'awakening'. This guy must be from a different circumstance - which is only verified by Maruki's comment about how most people hadn't even heard of this.

"I would've loved if I could've gotten more Personas by flirting, that sounds like a lot more fun."