“I suppose I can see the appeal in some Personas,” Maruki said, half to himself. His mind wandered briefly to Personas he had seen before. Parvati... or even Mithras—

He stopped himself mid-thought, realizing the direction his mind had gone. His eyes widened slightly as he coughed into his fist and ran a hand over his mouth. “Wow. This conversation took a whole other tangent.”

He looked back at Hamuko, equal parts sheepish and amused. “I guess you’re rubbing off on me already,” he said, chuckling softly. "Let’s just hope I don’t end up negotiating with a Yaksini using compliments. That’d probably end with me getting viciously stabbed or punted across the nearest courtyard."