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<\|description\|>Cassarah Vincent Here's my character as a draft. She's likely to change as the story progresses. Tell me what you think. Did you want to go with the whole 'together in the original timeline' thing? Gender: Female Age: 18 Race: Human Appearance/Image: Cassarah stands roughly 165 cm tall, wears plain dresses on her thin, bordering on gaunt, figure. Her magic is channelled through an ornate ash wood staff that stands as tall as she is. Bio: Cassarah has been a scholarly type virtually all her life. She was raised with a Lorisian family well-off enough to have her nose buried in books and scrolls in every waking moment. She would read about all manner of things; stories, religious texts, history. Much to her parents' dismay, training to become a proper lady and attending social events with the rest of the well-to-do folk was always seen as a chore to be put off. Since the age of fourteen, her marital prospects were seen as something of a lost cause with her reclusiveness. It took less persuasion than she anticipated to demonstrate what she had learned of magic and to be sent off across the sea Savoyard's foremost university. The first year of Cassarah's studies had her excel and become rapidly accepted in the academic community. She seemed to pick up more magic like she had done so in a previous life. After a while, one particularly fascinating subject caught her eye after exploring the vast library. The demon lands. At first, her study was secretive, as the religious influence on the world made demons a taboo subject due to the way they worship. After three years, she was eventually found out. Fortunately, she managed not to get kicked out just yet, but her reputation has been forever stained by the incident and she is shamed by half the academics that she meets. The unfortunate conclusion of the situation is that Cassarah may be one of the few qualified demonologists in the entire realm. That doesn't mean that she hasn't stopped researching in private. Personality: Those meeting Cassarah under normal circumstances would meet a girl who is somewhat quiet and withdrawn. She will talk if she has to, but would rather be doing something else. Cassarah has plenty of patience when she is on her own. When there's peace and quiet, she can fly through hours at utmost efficiency at almost any task she puts herself to. When she does it her way, with her rules, she is unstoppable. Any distraction, though, whether it is a chirping bird, a sweeping broom, or worst of all, a pair of chattering gossipers, puts her at unease. She can't get comfortable and swiftly becomes angry. This means that she tends not to suffer the presence of others for longer than she wants. However, this doesn't mean she is beyond caring. She becomes wilfully passionate about the objectives she sets herself, and seeks to complete them despite what frustrations or obstacles lie in her path. This unfortunately means that she hasn't learned to protect others from her own stubborn wrath, even if they are her friends. Virtually all of Cassarah's other expressions of emotion tend to be locked away behind experiences of scolding parents, maids, and governesses, to the point where she seems cold to most people. It is a mechanism for her to keep focus and control of situations, whether it works or not.</s> <\|message\|>Cassarah Vincent Paying no more heed to the guard apart from a curt, "Thanks," Cassarah entered the fortune teller's residence and took a quick glance around. It seemed like a cosy place, but it just seemed so...stereotypically mystical. There were a few implements of magic, but many interesting shapes seemed to be mundane artwork. Nevertheless, Cassarah approached Sheera, getting down to business. "Greetings Mistress Solomon," She said in a less entranced tone than most of Sheera's customers were likely to sound, "I am Cassara Vincent, we talked over letters about my research? Would now be a good time to talk to you?" To her annoyance, the young guard bumbled in partway though Cassarah's greeting. She turned her head and shot narrow eyes at him. "Thank you for your help, guard. I need a moment with your mother," she said as if talking down to him. This strange young man was testing her patience.</s> <\|message\|>Leneas Solomon "Oh, you're here!" Sheera's voice perked up as she looked up, and flipped down her hood. "Leneas, Cassarah!" His mother had retained her youthful, though she was in her early forties. The benefits of being a skilled magic user, he guessed. With a grin, she pointed at Leneas. Leneas cocked his head and raised an eyebrow. What did she have in mind, anyway? He didn't know what Cassarah came here for, only that she did. "What you need to know..." Sheera paused, as if for dramatic effect. "My son knows as well! Leneas, tell her everything about Astech!" Leneas gulped. Astech the Great was a great demon general. He was also his uncle, a brother to his father, Lucius. In the original timeline, Astech was one of the great demon commanders that spear-headed the initial invasion. It was only by the efforts of a brave knight of Savoyard that Astech was slain in battle. Sheera stood up, and shooed the two to a side room. Leneas's face turned beet red. The last time the two were in the same room, together... Leneas fanned his face as much as he could, taking a seat at the small table. He smiled the best he could at Cassarah. "So... what do you want to know?"</s> <\|message\|>Cassarah Vincent There seemed to be little that Cassarah could do as she was directed into a smaller one of the few rooms in Sheera's home. "Wait, hold on! I thought we were going to talk! Missus Solomon!?" She paid no heed. The door shut behind the two and Cassarah's brow curled worriedly. She placed a hand to her forehead and wondered how this day could diverge any further from what she had planned. "Okay," Cassarah sighed, putting her staff on the counter next to her, finding a seat opposite Leneas, and retrieving some parchment, ink, and a pen from her shoulder bag. Leneas, what a rural name, she thought. When she finally brought herself to look up at him, he was blushing like a forge. People didn't really blush around Cassarah unless she insulted them enough to make them furious. Unless this Leneas character had so much pride that he would explode from Cassarah's regular behaviour, that meant that perhaps he...Cassarah couldn't bring herself to think that far into it. The guy was probably just not used to being around girls. Leneas' question reignited Cassarah's suspicions that the guards were after her, so she was cautious. "Well, Leneas, what can you tell me about this Astech?" Cassarah asked in a tone that sounded less like she wanted to be rid of him and more serious and professional. Leneas' answer would decide whether he actually knew about demons or was involved in a sting to make her admit her business in town.</s> <\|message\|>Leneas Solomon Leneas smiled a little bit when he thought about Astech. Not about the future, at least, of the original timeline. More about the past. Astech was a demon that towered over just about everyone, and a man who babied Leneas at every turn. He also taught Leneas how to use a sword and cast spells. "Well..." Leneas's voice trailed off. He wondered if he could mention all that to Cassarah. He didn't even mention that to anyone in his party in the original timeline. "Well..." his voice and thoughts went into the distance, again. Leneas could mention Astech's size, perhaps? His three eyes? His red skin, and ridiculously well-toned body? The horns? The tail? "Well... Where do we start... uh..." Leneas started grinning like an idiot again. A few hours in a nicer, less demon-invaded world, and he started to feel like a complete naive fool again. Wasn't there Cassarah's prophecy? The one that failed to convince anyone until it was too late. "Do you know anything about a demon invasion, Cass? I mean, Cassarah?" he asked. Leneas stopped grinning, though he was still pretty damn sure the awkward expression he had on his face was still too obvious.</s> <\|message\|>Cassarah Vincent At first, Leneas sounded slow. Frustratingly slow. By the third 'well', Cassarah was about to start being more specific and ask about description, personality, powers, authority and such. Then he went and threw a question right back at her, an odd one at that. Cassarah habitually glanced over to her staff to double check that it was in reach. The only talk of a demon invasion was in some old text that claimed there would be some kind of demon king in ten thousand years from when it was written. Or was it five hundred? Cassarah was never good with the strange numeral system that the demons used. Either way it was nonsensical. Wait, Cassarah stopped herself from beating a hasty retreat, A guard would be far more smug if he wanted a confession out of me. Cassarah angled her head an eighth turn to one side in curiosity. "Demons don't war, they raid," Cassarah admitted, "They don't unite to war. To do that would require a...a..." Cassarah waved a hand in the air, trying to find the word, "A leader. A king. I don't think you would have to worry, Leneas. That kind of thing only happens in stories." Cassarah leaned forward on the table, "Now, I thought we were talking about Astech. Is that a specific demon? A variety you saw? Tell me." Perhaps Cassarah had said too much, but she would be able to get out of there if it turned out to be a guard out for cheap glory. She often didn't check herself when talking about the subject of her research.</s> <\|message\|>Leneas Solomon He cursed under his breath, and his face pretty much made his feelings obvious. Cassarah didn't know. Not at this time. His mind raced through the possibilities of her knowing the prophecy. There had to be something he could do now. A year was too long to wait. Leneas looked at the impatient Cassarah, taken by sudden surprise by his question. This was going to be tricky. He wondered if he could try to guide her thoughts in the right direction. After all, she did mention that she knew something. "I'll make you a deal, Cassarah," Leneas leaned back now, a little more confident. He had a plan. "Show me a particular book in your collection, and I'll tell you everything about Astech." His smug smile became a little more genial as he waited for her response. "I'm related to this just as deep as you are."</s> <\|message\|>Cassarah Vincent Related to this as deep as I am, what is that supposed to mean? Cassarah narrowed her eyes in confusion and suspicion. Technically, if the guard wanted to lynch her for researching demons, he had enough evidence as it was. Either he was trying to secure physical evidence or he knew more than he was letting on about demons. Perhaps he had read about them as well? Maybe this guard outfit was just a cover for someone in hiding studying in Cassarah's field. An idea crossed over Cassarah's mind that might test this guard's legitimacy. Her suspicious expression unfaltering, Cassarah spoke firmly, "I accept on one condition: Name the book you want right now." Most of Cassarah's resources were back in Savoyard, safely hidden away, but she had three books one her person in her bag. One was a demonologist's reference book with some profiles of common demons and demonic symbols, another was her travel and research journal, the last happened to contain the prophesy that would herald the end of human civilisation, if only Cassarah knew. The book with the prophesy was titled The River of Steel by a long dead scholar named Finnian the wanderer. There were other details in the book that Cassarah was trying to work out while she travelled, but she had skipped over the prophesy as being exaggerated nonsense.</s> <\|message\|>Leneas Solomon The book was simple. Cassarah spoke so many times of it in the original timeline, Leneas could hardly forget it even if he tried to. "The River of Steel by Finnian the Wanderer. As a bonus, I'll even help you with the demon numerical system." Leneas did not want to mention it, but he found the human system harder to get used to that the demons'. Leneas got to explaining Astech. Leaving out personal details, he described the giant, red-skinned demon as he knew him. A lot of it was guesswork, and could hardly be applied to the broader spectrum of demons Astech was related to, but hopefully, Cassarah would be satisfied by it. 2 hours later, he finished his explanation. With an inward sigh to draw some breath into his parched mouth, he felt the dry sting of air upon his even drier mouth. "Crap, I'm thirsty as hell. Do you want to get a drink, Cassarah?"</s>	<\|message\|>Cassarah Vincent Genuine surprise spread across Cassarah's face. So this man did know of the book she carried, and judging by his comment on the numbers, he knew of its contents as well. Did he have a copy himself once? Before Cassarah could even move to get the book out from her bag, Leneas began with Astech. Cassarah was sick enough of Leneas' belligerence that she let him talk, interrupting only to calmly ask questions to elaborate. Astech turned out to be a particular variety of demon that Cassarah already knew of, but this specimen described was larger than usual. Probably a leader of a raiding clan or something. That was the only way Cassarah could fathom Leneas knowing the demon in such detail. Cassarah had to put Leneas' question on hold while she scratched down the last of her notes on the interview. After a few seconds, she put down her quill and looked up silently. "Um," she swallowed, "I'll just have water." By this point, Cassarah was a little less adverse to the guard's presence, so she decided to honour their agreement. She pulled a thick rectangular leather pouch from her shoulder bag and placed it on the table. Unlacing the leather and pulling it away revealed an old, faded book. It wasn't especially huge, but it was rare and precious as the vast knowledge it held. The cruel, jagged runes on the cover read its title in a common demonic dialect: The River of Steel. "What chapter did you want to see?" Cassarah asked quietly, keeping her eyes on the book cover.</s>
<\|description\|>Sephie Sephie's Characters~ Age: 15 Gender: Female Creature: Cat Demon Powers: Turning into a cat, summoning vines, reading Kiroketsu's thoughts through their link, has 9 lives Description: Sephie is a average height girl who has shoulder-length brown hair, blue cat eyes, black cat ears, and a tail to match. Because of her creature species, she also has black paws, instead of hands and feet. The outfit she is usually seen wearing is the traditional female outfit of her demon species (a dress cut off just above the ankles with jagged sleeves and fur trim at the bottom and collar) in a purple color. She also has a pair of purple demon wings, and has a bag strapped around her waist. The bag can carry almost anything, despite it's size, and she keeps her weapon collection in it (it also happens to be where Kiroketsu lives). Sephie boasts a violent, energetic, and usually cheery personality, although she can get serious when it is needed. Main Theme Song: Within Temptation - Iron Name: Felixter Age: 15 Gender: Male Creature: Cat Demon Powers: Turning into a cat, summoning vines, the power of his "Demon's Eye", has 9 lives Description: Felixter is Sephie's twin brother. He has long-ish hair, with the bangs combed over to cover his left eye for reasons of safety. He also has the same kinds of ears, paws, wings, and tail as his sister (of course). He usually wears the traditional male outfit of his demon species (a suit similar to a tux with jagged sleeves, and fur trim at the bottom of the pants and on the collar). Felixter is seen as the smarter, more quiet of the twins. He runs his own lab, has created his own monster, and is a genius mechanic. He is quite protective of his sister, and refuses to let harm come to her if he can help it. Name: Meora Age: 17 Gender: Female Creature: Neko Powers: Turning into a cat Description: Meora is a girl of average size with long dark brown hair and green eyes. She's usually wearing what looks similar to a Japanese school girl's uniform. She's a trained assassin who specializes in guns. She's the close friend of Sephie and Felixter, as she saved them from certain death in their homeland, the Demon Highlands, when they were young. They trained as assassins together, but Meora was shipped off to Japan for 5 years. As a result, she often uses Japanese in her conversations. Main Theme Song: Gumi - Panda Hero Name: Kiroketsu Age: Around 20 Gender: Male Creature: Bag Guardian Spirit Powers: Changing color, flight, reading Sephie's thoughts through their link Description: Kiroketsu used to be a regular demon, but he was killed for the crime of theft from the grand castle at the Demon Highlands after attempting to get a golden ring to propose to his one true love. He woke up finally when Sephie got the bag she keeps around her waist at the age of 8. Now, he is a nearly 10-ft purple spirit creature with bright green eyes, a large grin, a tail, cat-like pointed ears, and claws. He also has a particularly long tongue, which he often uses as an extra limp for carrying things. Or to annoy people. Be warned: Kiroketsu is a bit...perverted. Main Theme Song: Miku (Or the Glutamine Cover :3) - When Crooks Laugh Name: Amarasuru (Ammi) Age: ??? Gender: Female Creature: Fiery Cat Goddess Powers: Manipulating golden flames for healing or combat purposes. Description: Ammi is a grizzly bear-sized black house cat with silver spots, sapphire-blue eyes, and wings made up of golden flame. She is the goddess of motherly prowess and healing. Before she was a goddess, she was mostly the same, minus the flaming wings. She worked as a nurse for Sephie's friends, but spiraled into depression after all 3 of her children, and her love, were steadily killed off. Eventually, she lost her life fighting off the very person that killed her family, but was reborn as a goddess. Though her flames usually heal most ailments, she still carries the same medical pack that she strapped around her waist when still alive. Ammi loves children, and considers almost everyone she cares about to be one of her own. Name: Amber Age: Around 16? Gender: Female Creature: Living Shadow (used to be a wolf demon) Powers: Melting into any dark place, shapeshifting Description: Amber is an entity made up of shadow, therefore her skin and outfit are black, with some variations of gray in certain parts. She wears a crazy, cartoonish-looking dress with bows, a belt, and striped tights. Her eyes are a glowing yellow with no pupils, and she has claws, wolf ears, and a wolf tail. Her hair is curled up at the ends, and goes down to her shoulders. Amber used to be a regular wolf demon girl in the Demon highlands, but after she tried to attack and eat Sephie, she ended up dead. As a ghost, she haunted Clancy for awhile, until he was killed, and the two of them became insane, laughing, murderous shadows together. The pair should NEVER be separated by force... Main Theme Song: Rin & Len - Trick and Treat Name: Clancy Age: Maybe 16? Gender: Male Creature: Living Shadow (used to be a cat demon) Powers: Shapeshifting, melting into any dark place Description: Clancy is an entity made up of shadow, so his skin and clothes are all black, or variations of gray for some places. He wears a crazy, cartoonish-looking suit with buttons, a bow tie, clownish shoes, and outlandish patterns. His eyes are a glowing yellow with no pupils, and he has claws, cat ears, and a cat tail. Clancy used to be a famous assassin working for the ultimate ruler of the Demon Highlands, but after he was given Sephie as a target, he was doomed. After his first failed attempt, Amber started haunting him, but they got along quite well. The second attempt at killing Sephie ended up in Clancy dying, where he then joined Amber and became a murderous, insane, and laughing shadow with her. The pair should NEVER be separated by force... Main Theme Song: Rin & Len - Trick and Treat Name: Kayori Age: 13 Gender: Female Creature: Half werewolf, half living shadow. Powers: Sort of controlling her shadow arm (still learning), turning into a shadow wolf cub or beast Description: Kayori is a smaller girl with short black hair, silver eyes, and a black birthmark vertically running across her right one. She wears a red and gold kimono with an odd design, and a matching gold headband with a bow on top. Her left arm, instead of being normal, is a huge shadow arm, which drags along on the ground behind her when she walks. Kayori came from the year 8012, to escape the horrific splitting of the world, which would release underworld demons and unlimited living shadows onto the surface. Her mother only married a living shadow because she was threatened, then gave her life to distract the authorities, and send Kayori into one of the remaining time machines. Kayori is Felixter's girlfriend, and lab assistant. She can also be a bit...stalker-ish of him... Main Theme Song: Vocaloids - Near Future City Name: Mirui Age: Looks about 16 or 17, but is really only a couple years Gender: Female Creature: Monster Girl (Felixter hasn't given the species a name yet) Powers: Controlling animals, growing out her fangs and claws, coloring things through her own inner magic using her tail and fingertips. Description: Mirui was a monster created by Felixter in a bout of dangerous insanity. She's tall girl, around 7 feet or so, with bluish-green skin, long fangs that stick out of her mouth, long black claws for nails, and short-ish, messy dark blue hair. She has a very long cream-colored tail with reddish rings around it, like a lemur's, and tall, cat-like, pointy black ears. Uncovering her hair for a full view of her neck reveals fish fins also, and her eyes are a bright yellow. She wears a golden brown dress with a darker brown collar, ribbon, and details. To create her, Felixter went out and slaughtered different animals and people, taking parts back to the lab and combining them into a machine he made. By the time he snapped out of it, it was already too late. Most people run at the sight of Mirui, if they don't know her, but she's actually one of the nicest people in Sephie's group. Though her eyes are yellow, Mirui's trigger color is yellow, and she becomes extremely upset upon seeing large quantities of the color for some unknown reason... Main Theme Song: Miku - Ronde of Possible World Name: Ryoku Age: A few years technically, but died young Gender: Male Creature: Little Fox Angel Powers: Black smoke manipulation Description: Ryoku was Ammi's first child, but he didn't live long enough to age much, or learn to speak. He in a bear cub-sized black fox kit with silver at the tip of his tail, and grayish-blue eyes. He's also got a pair of smoke-colored angel wings coming from his back. Ryoku was born to Ammi and her first love, Korumatsu, years ago. They wanted to keep it a surprise for their friends, so they planned to wait a week after having the baby to tell Sephie or any others. However...the night before they were going to, an evil force (later discovered to be Nimika) broke in and killed the week-old infant, despite Ammi's efforts. Ryoku can't speak, but he can write, so he takes a dry erase board and blue marker around with him. Main Theme Song: Miku - Don't Look at Me in That Way Name: Cloudessa (Cloudy) Age: A few years technically, but was killed young Gender: Female Creature: Little Cat Angel Powers: Summoning storm clouds Description: Cloudessa is Ammi's third child, and her youngest daughter. She's a small, bear cub-sized gray tabby kitten with a white belly, muzzle, and big, shining green eyes. She's got a pair of white angel wings coming from her back as well. CLoudy's fur is unusually soft, and she loves to cuddle. She's a cheerful, caring little soul, who cares deeply for her friends and mother. The day that Cloudy was killed by Jackal and she was forced up into the Heavens, it was said to have sprinkled, because of her tears. She was reunited with her mother and friends as soon as the Celestial Bird granted her permission to travel the surface world. Main Theme Song: Miku - We Should Not do Bad Things Name: Maverick Age: Less than a year Gender: Male Creature: Young Cat God of Blades Powers: Turning into a huge monster version of himself, turning parts of himself into metal blades. Description: Maverick is Ammi's fourth child, and the only child she's had while a Goddess. He's sized even bigger than a bear cub, though he's technically the youngest of her children. His fur is completely white, and his demon-like eyes are blood red with darker flecks surrounding the orange pupils. He also has scarier fangs, sharp-edged purple demon's wings, and claws made of large metal blades. Maverick started out as the Master's test of a way to make himself into a god. He created the child, but it needed to be implanted into a mother for it to grow. Ammi never intended to take that position, but one of her own friends ended up backstabbing her (quite literally) with the syringe. It was fast growing, and but a day or two later, Maverick was born. Main Theme Song:</s> <\|message\|>Srg Grimm (Srg is pronounced like surge) Joe: "So no drinks for anyone. You know I challenge everyone here to a drinking contest first one to one hundred or the last one standing wins. Srg grab the other keg." He pulls out a second keg and hands it to Srg who puts at the other end of the table. Srg: "Ok but I am not drinking." Star: "All though I may look like a ten year old I am actually old enough to drink but I will not." he goes over to the dinosaur an rubs it's neck.</s> <\|message\|>Michael Narukami The only thing Felixter can see that gives any recognition of emotion from underneath Michael's hood is a smile. "Oh, I can definitely relate to that. One minute, you believe your friends with a group of villagers. The next, they're trying to sacrifice you to appease the wrath of an apparent god. Well, on can even go as far to say that there's never a dull moment in my life." He responds, delightful at engaging in a conversation.</s> <\|message\|>Kyru From the shadows behind Star another 'Pokemon' appears. "So Star have you made some friends?" "Yes Kyru I think I have".</s>	<\|message\|>Sephie "Drinking contest, huh...?" A dangerous glint flickers across Sephie's eyes. "NO." Both Felixter and Ammi tell her immediately. "Wha-" Sephie begins, looking disappointed. "Last time you tried actually getting drunk, which you're technically too young to be doing anyway, you almost killed several people! Actually, you DID!" Ammi adds. "No, that was Felixter!" Sephie retorts. "Because you insulted me and nagged me until you got me to participate in your stupid idea." Felixter holds his face in one of his paws. "Just no, Sephie. For everyone's sake..." "...Fiiiine." Sephie huffs. "I'll do the drinking contest for you!" Kiroketsu offers. "No, don't let Kiro do it, guys." Meora warns everyone. "He's a cheater. He's a spirit, so he can drink as much as he wants and not get drunk!" "Y-YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL THEM THAT!" Kiroketsu exclaims. Meora only snickers at his misfortune. Felixter turns back to Michael, listening with his ears perked. "Seems like you have situations similar to ours back where you live." He smirks lightly. "My twin sister and I here ran away from our home when we were 11, and took with us the knowledge of the Demon Highlands's, our homeland's, terrible secrets. They did many things to us up until that point, changing our creature species, putting us into an orphanage by saying our mother no longer wanted us, and trying to marry my sister off to the Demon King, who still chases her to this day. We were hated from birth by the true puppet-master of that whole society, so he made our lives hell. We were supposed to die there...but then we left. No one born in the Demon Highlands is supposed to leave or see the outside world. Ever. Now we're constantly chased by that mastermind and his minions. We've lost many lives to them." "Hai...we're hoping that none of them followed us here...but you can't be sure." Meora nods in agreement with Felixter.</s>
<\|description\|>Sephie Sephie's Characters~ Age: 15 Gender: Female Creature: Cat Demon Powers: Turning into a cat, summoning vines, reading Kiroketsu's thoughts through their link, has 9 lives Description: Sephie is a average height girl who has shoulder-length brown hair, blue cat eyes, black cat ears, and a tail to match. Because of her creature species, she also has black paws, instead of hands and feet. The outfit she is usually seen wearing is the traditional female outfit of her demon species (a dress cut off just above the ankles with jagged sleeves and fur trim at the bottom and collar) in a purple color. She also has a pair of purple demon wings, and has a bag strapped around her waist. The bag can carry almost anything, despite it's size, and she keeps her weapon collection in it (it also happens to be where Kiroketsu lives). Sephie boasts a violent, energetic, and usually cheery personality, although she can get serious when it is needed. Main Theme Song: Within Temptation - Iron Name: Felixter Age: 15 Gender: Male Creature: Cat Demon Powers: Turning into a cat, summoning vines, the power of his "Demon's Eye", has 9 lives Description: Felixter is Sephie's twin brother. He has long-ish hair, with the bangs combed over to cover his left eye for reasons of safety. He also has the same kinds of ears, paws, wings, and tail as his sister (of course). He usually wears the traditional male outfit of his demon species (a suit similar to a tux with jagged sleeves, and fur trim at the bottom of the pants and on the collar). Felixter is seen as the smarter, more quiet of the twins. He runs his own lab, has created his own monster, and is a genius mechanic. He is quite protective of his sister, and refuses to let harm come to her if he can help it. Name: Meora Age: 17 Gender: Female Creature: Neko Powers: Turning into a cat Description: Meora is a girl of average size with long dark brown hair and green eyes. She's usually wearing what looks similar to a Japanese school girl's uniform. She's a trained assassin who specializes in guns. She's the close friend of Sephie and Felixter, as she saved them from certain death in their homeland, the Demon Highlands, when they were young. They trained as assassins together, but Meora was shipped off to Japan for 5 years. As a result, she often uses Japanese in her conversations. Main Theme Song: Gumi - Panda Hero Name: Kiroketsu Age: Around 20 Gender: Male Creature: Bag Guardian Spirit Powers: Changing color, flight, reading Sephie's thoughts through their link Description: Kiroketsu used to be a regular demon, but he was killed for the crime of theft from the grand castle at the Demon Highlands after attempting to get a golden ring to propose to his one true love. He woke up finally when Sephie got the bag she keeps around her waist at the age of 8. Now, he is a nearly 10-ft purple spirit creature with bright green eyes, a large grin, a tail, cat-like pointed ears, and claws. He also has a particularly long tongue, which he often uses as an extra limp for carrying things. Or to annoy people. Be warned: Kiroketsu is a bit...perverted. Main Theme Song: Miku (Or the Glutamine Cover :3) - When Crooks Laugh Name: Amarasuru (Ammi) Age: ??? Gender: Female Creature: Fiery Cat Goddess Powers: Manipulating golden flames for healing or combat purposes. Description: Ammi is a grizzly bear-sized black house cat with silver spots, sapphire-blue eyes, and wings made up of golden flame. She is the goddess of motherly prowess and healing. Before she was a goddess, she was mostly the same, minus the flaming wings. She worked as a nurse for Sephie's friends, but spiraled into depression after all 3 of her children, and her love, were steadily killed off. Eventually, she lost her life fighting off the very person that killed her family, but was reborn as a goddess. Though her flames usually heal most ailments, she still carries the same medical pack that she strapped around her waist when still alive. Ammi loves children, and considers almost everyone she cares about to be one of her own. Name: Amber Age: Around 16? Gender: Female Creature: Living Shadow (used to be a wolf demon) Powers: Melting into any dark place, shapeshifting Description: Amber is an entity made up of shadow, therefore her skin and outfit are black, with some variations of gray in certain parts. She wears a crazy, cartoonish-looking dress with bows, a belt, and striped tights. Her eyes are a glowing yellow with no pupils, and she has claws, wolf ears, and a wolf tail. Her hair is curled up at the ends, and goes down to her shoulders. Amber used to be a regular wolf demon girl in the Demon highlands, but after she tried to attack and eat Sephie, she ended up dead. As a ghost, she haunted Clancy for awhile, until he was killed, and the two of them became insane, laughing, murderous shadows together. The pair should NEVER be separated by force... Main Theme Song: Rin & Len - Trick and Treat Name: Clancy Age: Maybe 16? Gender: Male Creature: Living Shadow (used to be a cat demon) Powers: Shapeshifting, melting into any dark place Description: Clancy is an entity made up of shadow, so his skin and clothes are all black, or variations of gray for some places. He wears a crazy, cartoonish-looking suit with buttons, a bow tie, clownish shoes, and outlandish patterns. His eyes are a glowing yellow with no pupils, and he has claws, cat ears, and a cat tail. Clancy used to be a famous assassin working for the ultimate ruler of the Demon Highlands, but after he was given Sephie as a target, he was doomed. After his first failed attempt, Amber started haunting him, but they got along quite well. The second attempt at killing Sephie ended up in Clancy dying, where he then joined Amber and became a murderous, insane, and laughing shadow with her. The pair should NEVER be separated by force... Main Theme Song: Rin & Len - Trick and Treat Name: Kayori Age: 13 Gender: Female Creature: Half werewolf, half living shadow. Powers: Sort of controlling her shadow arm (still learning), turning into a shadow wolf cub or beast Description: Kayori is a smaller girl with short black hair, silver eyes, and a black birthmark vertically running across her right one. She wears a red and gold kimono with an odd design, and a matching gold headband with a bow on top. Her left arm, instead of being normal, is a huge shadow arm, which drags along on the ground behind her when she walks. Kayori came from the year 8012, to escape the horrific splitting of the world, which would release underworld demons and unlimited living shadows onto the surface. Her mother only married a living shadow because she was threatened, then gave her life to distract the authorities, and send Kayori into one of the remaining time machines. Kayori is Felixter's girlfriend, and lab assistant. She can also be a bit...stalker-ish of him... Main Theme Song: Vocaloids - Near Future City Name: Mirui Age: Looks about 16 or 17, but is really only a couple years Gender: Female Creature: Monster Girl (Felixter hasn't given the species a name yet) Powers: Controlling animals, growing out her fangs and claws, coloring things through her own inner magic using her tail and fingertips. Description: Mirui was a monster created by Felixter in a bout of dangerous insanity. She's tall girl, around 7 feet or so, with bluish-green skin, long fangs that stick out of her mouth, long black claws for nails, and short-ish, messy dark blue hair. She has a very long cream-colored tail with reddish rings around it, like a lemur's, and tall, cat-like, pointy black ears. Uncovering her hair for a full view of her neck reveals fish fins also, and her eyes are a bright yellow. She wears a golden brown dress with a darker brown collar, ribbon, and details. To create her, Felixter went out and slaughtered different animals and people, taking parts back to the lab and combining them into a machine he made. By the time he snapped out of it, it was already too late. Most people run at the sight of Mirui, if they don't know her, but she's actually one of the nicest people in Sephie's group. Though her eyes are yellow, Mirui's trigger color is yellow, and she becomes extremely upset upon seeing large quantities of the color for some unknown reason... Main Theme Song: Miku - Ronde of Possible World Name: Ryoku Age: A few years technically, but died young Gender: Male Creature: Little Fox Angel Powers: Black smoke manipulation Description: Ryoku was Ammi's first child, but he didn't live long enough to age much, or learn to speak. He in a bear cub-sized black fox kit with silver at the tip of his tail, and grayish-blue eyes. He's also got a pair of smoke-colored angel wings coming from his back. Ryoku was born to Ammi and her first love, Korumatsu, years ago. They wanted to keep it a surprise for their friends, so they planned to wait a week after having the baby to tell Sephie or any others. However...the night before they were going to, an evil force (later discovered to be Nimika) broke in and killed the week-old infant, despite Ammi's efforts. Ryoku can't speak, but he can write, so he takes a dry erase board and blue marker around with him. Main Theme Song: Miku - Don't Look at Me in That Way Name: Cloudessa (Cloudy) Age: A few years technically, but was killed young Gender: Female Creature: Little Cat Angel Powers: Summoning storm clouds Description: Cloudessa is Ammi's third child, and her youngest daughter. She's a small, bear cub-sized gray tabby kitten with a white belly, muzzle, and big, shining green eyes. She's got a pair of white angel wings coming from her back as well. CLoudy's fur is unusually soft, and she loves to cuddle. She's a cheerful, caring little soul, who cares deeply for her friends and mother. The day that Cloudy was killed by Jackal and she was forced up into the Heavens, it was said to have sprinkled, because of her tears. She was reunited with her mother and friends as soon as the Celestial Bird granted her permission to travel the surface world. Main Theme Song: Miku - We Should Not do Bad Things Name: Maverick Age: Less than a year Gender: Male Creature: Young Cat God of Blades Powers: Turning into a huge monster version of himself, turning parts of himself into metal blades. Description: Maverick is Ammi's fourth child, and the only child she's had while a Goddess. He's sized even bigger than a bear cub, though he's technically the youngest of her children. His fur is completely white, and his demon-like eyes are blood red with darker flecks surrounding the orange pupils. He also has scarier fangs, sharp-edged purple demon's wings, and claws made of large metal blades. Maverick started out as the Master's test of a way to make himself into a god. He created the child, but it needed to be implanted into a mother for it to grow. Ammi never intended to take that position, but one of her own friends ended up backstabbing her (quite literally) with the syringe. It was fast growing, and but a day or two later, Maverick was born. Main Theme Song:</s> <\|message\|>Sephie "Teach ME a lesson?! Ooh, you're askin' for it, bud!" Kiroketsu huffs, and increases his speed in chugging beers. "This...could get bad pretty fast." Sephie begins following everyone else out of the dining hall. "Hai. I prefer being outside and killing zombie hordes to staying around two intoxicated men..." Meora mutters in agreement. Sephie's group, except for Kiroketsu, follow Michael outside. The shadows skip around behind them as well, up until everyone lays eyes on the sheer amount of zombies outside. "Woooooowwww....y'know, if they weren't moving, I'd totally have an eating contest with you right now!" Amber turns to Clancy with a bright smile. "Yeah! That'd be pretty intense, with this much food!" Clancy agrees enthusiastically. "Sounds like we've got our clean-up crew present, after everything's said and done." Sephie snickers. "Or, maybe it won't be necessary." Ammi steps forward. "Maybe you all should stay back. I can handle this. They can't hurt me as much as they could you, and it shouldn't prove too hard to disintegrate large amounts of them all at once..." Her wings flare up more intensely as she prepares. "Aw, but that wouldn't be fun, if we left it all to you!" Sephie complains. "Alright, but if you do something stupid out there to get yourselves hurt, I swear..." Ammi trails off, somewhat reluctant by their decision not to let her handle it all.</s> <\|message\|>Srg Grimm (Srg is pronounced like surge) Joe: "Your slowing down Whipper Snapper." He chugs down another 10. Srg cast frost fire bolt at the nearest zombie killing it instantly. "That tactician, He's pretty good." Star:"Doomers out here now!!!." responding to his call the black dog rushes outside. "Use flamethower on those undead freaks." The barks once and starts burning the zombie horde. Kryu creates some ninja stars made of water and kills three zombies. "They seem endless."</s>	<\|message\|>Sephie "I AM...hic...NOT!" Kiroketsu denies boldly while continuing to chug down beers, accidentally eating a few of the mugs in the process as well. Ammi observes the zombies for a moment, watching everyone take them out. She looks down at her own wrists, where a couple of gold and sapphire bracelets are placed. "...I know how this can go faster." Ammi nodded. She begins to take off one of the bracelets. "W-wait, Ams! Last time you took off your seals, you almost killed us all!" Sephie squeaks. "That's why I'm only taking one off this time." Ammi replied with a grin, handing the bracelet over to Felixter. "I trust you the most to keep this safe." "Of course." Felixter nods. Ammi's appearance changes slightly. Her flaming wings become even more intense, and her silver spots and eyes appear to leak silver and blue flames. She holds a paw out in front of her, and a lane of flame on the ground forms. It becomes like a fast-traveling wave, scorching through zombies and leaving a straight, wide gap in the middle of the horde. She continues to direct the wave all around, turning zombies to ash until it runs out.</s>
<\|description\|>The Shade Age: Unknown gender: No gender Creature: Shade (Ghost) Powers: Possess,Object Hide/Possess, Shadow Hide, Soul Ram, Transform Description: a smoky haze of dark fog, the size of a tall person bio: The tales of this creature tell that he merly watches, but when a person or thing is in trouble, is said to go into the body of the thing and make it stronger and do unimaginable things. Other tales say it also possesses other things, such as plants or nonliving things to help people out. There has also been accounts of it doing other things with its power. Some other tales say that it hurts the people it possesses/goes into ether it does it purposely or not. Comes from a far different realm, where Godd had other shades where they made his army stronger, and his only goal is to take over that realm, his shades were mindless ghosts who only followed his command, but then one of them somehow was sucked into a portal and whisked away to another realm, therefor the god not being able to control him any longer, and making The Shade able to finally be free...and now he is learning his powers, growing stronger each second. If you wish to kill The Shade, you must go to HIS realm. (The Shade doesn't know all the capability of its powers, it may harm the person/thing it is controlling or possessing without meaning to, or meaning to)</s> <\|message\|>Karl The Krazed "So when do we leave?" Karl bounces around the shadows happily. "Ah welcome back Michael, well now hopefully I can send people on a mission. Ok Michael,Meora, and Joe. I am sending you to collect a bounty on a person from the Daemon Highlands, and yes I know that some of you are wanted criminals there so I am sending a surprise with you it will help." Fedor-man hands Meora a package,"Open it after you get out of the portal, and the person your after is a guy named Sochi." He turns away and moves to an open spot in the lobby, he moves his hands in a strange pattern and a portal appears.</s> <\|message\|>The Shade The Shade shivers madly, and leaves, floating away</s> <\|message\|>Michael Narukami @Snarfulblast "I see..well, I suppose those episodes of mine are a con of being a tactician for so long. However, I'd like to refer to that side of me as more of a "berserk mode", more than anything else. From what I do remember from entering that mode, I focus mainly on offensive skills. However, the drawback, as you've seen already, is that I can't recall who's side I'm really on.." He states, smiling sadly at Ammi as he explains just what he thinks of that side of him. He then turns to listen to what Meora has to say, his smile now on the borderline of sad and happy. "Kayori and Mirui, is it? Well, it's a pleasure to meet you both. While those nicknames are nice, I think I'd rather call them by their given names." He says to the gun-wielding neko. Then, hearing Ammi inquire about possibly remembering anything whenever he woke up in the room, he simply shook his head. "I'm sorry, but all I remember is sensing her being right beside me in the bed, asleep. However, I do now what you're talking about now. I can sense the energy coming from her all the way from here.." He responds. Next, hearing Felixter introduce Lucille, Michael quickly bows at the very sight of her, this being one way of him showing a deep respect to a person of a higher position than him. "It's an honor to meet you, milady. I do hope I have not wronged you in any way and hope that you can forgive me for my actions prior to this." He would give his opinion regarding Kiroketsu and Fedoraman's given mission, but right now, he does not wish to disrespect Lucille by moving without giving clearance to do so.</s> <\|message\|>Sephie @ShadowVentus The shadows look at Karl, then look at each other, then look at Karl, then finally look back to each other with growing grins. "What do you think, Amber? Should we?" Clancy asks. "I think it'd be a big mistake if we didn't~!" Amber giggles in reply. The shadows nod to each other, then look at Karl. "We're going home to throw a party! And YOU should come with us!" The two of them don't wait for a reply, and use their shadowy claws to grab what looks like just a space in the air. Then they rip that space out of the air, creating a portal swirling with purple and black colors. Amber skips into it, and begins to fall straight down in a tunnel of swirling dark energy, laughing all the way. Clancy grab's Karl by the wrist and jumps in after her. All 3 of them land on a hill overlooking a different world: Shadowland. The grass is dark purple, and the sky is blood red with a silver moon. There are flowers in the grass, but they're blue and half-wilted. In the distance, the silhouette of what looks to be an extravagant carnival sits. Ammi nods understandingly at Michael. "Oh, it's fine, dear. No harm done this time, and even if there had been, I'm not sure we could have really blamed you justly. When you go into 'berserk mode', as you put it, your mind is somewhere else entirely, and you can't truly understand what you used to anymore. I know from unfortunate experience..." "Ah, yes, it's nice to meet you too. We can always use more allies in this group, no matter what grade of 'crazy' they may or may not be." Kayori smiles kindly at Michael, then scoots closer to Felixter. He notices this, but does nothing except chuckle a bit. "Yeah, it's nice to meet you! I like new people that are nice! Nice new friends are great!" Mirui looks absolutely joyful, despite the fact that she just saw this same person pointing his sword at all of her other friends but a few minutes ago. Now, Mirui starts looking around, before leaning down to ask Kayori, "Kayori, is there still gonna be a bubble-unicorn party in this floating bubble hotel? I want cake!" Kayori laughs, and pats the monster girl's head with her good hand. "Well, I don't know about the party at the moment, but I'll try and see if I can't get you cake soon enough." "Yay! Thank you, Kay-kay!" Mirui claps her hands together and bounces a bit where she stands. Lucille is a bit surprised at Michael suddenly bowing before her, but she certainly doesn't find it unfitting or unpleasant. She chuckles. "Oh, my dear, you do not have to bow before me. I am not the queen of a living kingdom anymore. Just the queen of my own slice of Hell. However, I very much appreciate the respect, young man. Nice to know that some men still have that. You haven't wronged me, as long as you don't wrong these Cat Demon children, their friends, or other innocent women and children. I value the happiness and lives of all of these things. Anyone I catch who doesn't...gets a visit from me or my hellions here in the night." "For a protector of innocent women and children, you seem a little...frightening..." Kayori murmurs. Meora smirks at the happy group, then turns back to Fedora-man, listening to what he has to say. She takes the parcel, and nods "Hai. Don't worry, I've been to the Demon Highlands enough times to know my way around. I'd say the same about knowing what to expect too, but this time I won't be with Sephie-chan or Felixter-kun. It'll be...interesting. Guess we'll see if the Master has any interest in taking me without them there, eh? Tch, yeah. As if he could break me down. I'm not scared of that fluffy pink rat. I'm not scared of this Sochi guy, either." "Be careful even still, Meora. The Master always has some kind of plan. He's always at least 5 steps ahead, it seems. If anything seems amiss when you're there, take extreme caution." Felixter's tone becomes gravely serious. "If you get captures, we'll certainly come after you, but I'd prefer if you tried to stay out of that sort of danger. Though...I understand how halfway-pointless this warning might be to you. I mean, you're my sister's best friend. Of course you're going to run head-on into the first sight of action and danger." He smirks a bit. "Ne! Gimme so credit here! I know how to take care of myself in these situations. Seems like you keep forgetting who saves all 18 of your lives of a certain pair of cat demon twins in that one war, Felixter-kun." Meora snickers. "True...just...take care, then." Felixter nods with more of a smile. "If you need any help, feel no shame whatsoever in calling us. Especially me. I'll come right away. After all, I do see you as one of my children." Ammi beams warmly at the neko girl, then turns back to Michael. "The same goes for you. Even though you're not a child, you're still an ally and friend." "Ne, matte. There's still one thing I wanna ask before I get going here." Meora has already walked up to the portal's entrance, eager to go and get this Sochi person, as well as maybe give the Master a piece of her mind, should the chance arise. "Are you all gonna be able to handle Sephie-chan up there okay? I can hear her yelling and banging on walls from down here. Is that Murasaki-baka Kiroketsu-kun going to be able to do anything? Will you all survive without me here to handle Sephie-chan? Daijobudesuka?" "Meora, should the worst happen, I'm sure we can pull through and deal with it in your absence. You're a very important friend to Sephie, so we know how uneasy you are about leaving her like this, but you can trust us. Just go and kick some demon butt, okay?" Ammi grins. Meora takes on a determined grin of her own. "Hai, arigatou, Ammi-sama. Right then. I'm off. Sayonara!" And with that, she takes the parcel she's been given, and leaps into the portal provided by Fedora-man. Meanwhile, upstairs, Meora was completely right about Sephie. She's still shouting random, incoherent phrases and broken sentences in her own native demon language, while Kiroketsu stands speechless outside of the door, wondering just what he should do now. "Man...I really just wanna say 'screw this' and go back down to hang out with Mirui...but Meora, Ammi, and Kayori are down there. They'll beat me into a pulp if I go back down there without results!" He whines. Suddenly, he screams and jumps, almost hitting his head on the ceiling when a set of enlarged claws stabs through the magically-locked door. Kiroketsu's eyes widen. "OH. THOSE ARE RESULTS. NOT GOOD ONES, BUT RESULTS." Kiroketsu backs up. The claws yank themselves out, then stab again, trying to tear through the door. "RUNRUNRUNRUNRUNRUNRUN!" Kiroketsu flees right away to go warn the others, instead of staying and monitoring the crazed, now enraged demon girl. Possibly a bad move.</s> <\|message\|>Zed In a seclude glade in the Demon Highlands, a portal opens and from it walks Out Meora. The box she is holding bursts open and out pops a teddy bear,"Why did I have to be put in the box?" it says most likely talking to itself, it begins to grow stoping at around 5'9 turning around he walks up to Meora and reaches his hand in into the box pulling out a "toy" gun, like the bear it grows becoming a 50 calibre high powered sniper rifle,"Alright cat girl, seeing as you came from one of Fedora-man's portals I'm guessing your here on a mission so give me the details.", shortly after Joe walks out from the portal,"Hey Zed what's up man?. The mission? We are looking for a guy called Sochi, probably some hotshot working for that "Master" guy from this world." Karl getting dragged through the "portal" stands on top of the hill... until he starts to roll down the hill laughing in a laugh of pure joy."Last to the carnival is a rotten fish head. OH YEAH."</s>	<\|message\|>The Shade The Shade has been traveling for a while, and now is at the house now, Watching</s>
<\|description\|>Michael Alker Age: 46 Gender: Male Number: 55 Associated Color: Gray, often associated with steel and metal, is a cold detached and neutral color. Physical Description: Michael is a tall, broad shouldered, physically fit and intimidating man. There is a searching and probing quality in his bright blue eyes, which often makes people feel like they're being studied. His dark brown hair is slicked back tightly and is cut short so that none of it obscures his vision. Michael also has a sharp aquiline nose, and has a tendency to glare at people. Personality: At first glance, Michael is deeply intense and imperious. He is both commanding and condescending, preferring to take charge rather than leave decisions in incompetent hands. He is cold and standoffish, but still functions relatively well in groups, especially if he is calling the shots. This does not extend to his work though, as he is more than happy to follow orders while in uniform. If an observant person were to listen carefully while he speaks, they would hear a slight but well hidden accent. Known History: Michael was born in Russia, but he and his mother emigrated when he was young. Since then, he has cut ties from his entire family and dedicates most of his time to his job as a police officer. Real History: The last thing that Michael remembers is driving home from work and settling in with some paperwork.</s> <\|message\|>Aden Lee Lamb Eyes opened, breath softly, skin crawling from the cold air and a cool surface of an uncomfortably hard bed. A young man groaned, shielding his eyes with his arm, the young man's head was throbbing as if he was mildly hungover. But he doesn't remember drinking the night before. He unshielded his eyes and took a look around. "what the hell?" the young man mumbled as he finally gotten a decent look at his room. He sat up and was sitting up on top of a bed that should belong in a hospital which luckily he looks to be in. The room was small, it had two doors and a window, the young man guessed the doors was one was to the hallway another was a closet or bathroom. There was a small window and looking through only showing nothing but inky darkness. And a desk across the bed, which has a notebook on top of it. The young man stood up in the middle of the room. First he tried to open the window. But as he tried to open it. It didn't budge at all it seemed it was more of a wall decoration than a useable window. "Damn, it was getting stuffy in here..." He trailed off in defeat as he walked to the desk. He touched the cover of the notebook, it wasn't made with the same paper as his sketchbooks, but it was decent enough papers if he felt like doodling. And he took the pen that was laying down next to the notebook it was magenta; he was surprised people made pens in that colour. He flipped through the pages of the notebook, taking note that the first page of the notebook was ripped out. He wrote down stuff, he always was better at collecting his thoughts when he write them down. I decided to write down my thoughts since I'm a confused mess at the moment. so I woke up in a hospital room, and I tried to find anything that would explain why I'm here, but I Found zip nada zilch. The windows are pretty much there to bring in light from the outside which I should mention is as dark as shit. There's no information saying why I'm here or even anything that has my name on it, which is Aden. Weird also is that I have nothing of mine here, not even my clothes I last remember having worn before getting here. The magenta shirt is a nice colour though. And there's not even a name band on my wrist. Aden looked at his left hand, a number was branded onto it, the numbers 83. It looked like a tattoo which was magenta in colour. "What the hell." He muttered. He put his pen and notebook away in a back pocket. He now just wants to leave. Everything was weird before, but the number is just pushing it for him. He ignored what he assumed was the closet and went past the tall door and left his room. The hallway before him had the same dreary lighting and was long with many doors and almost nothing in the hallways when it came to decoration. Not even a chair or potted plant to liven up the place. He looked at his room door which has the room number of 5183. Easy to remember if he wants to returns, which he won't. Now where should the nearest stairwell be? So he can get out of this weird hospital.</s> <\|message\|>Thomas Chingford Thomas opened his eyes as he woke up to see the dimly lit room that he was in. He was confused, this wasn't his bedroom. He slowly sat up in an attempt to see more of the room that he had found himself in. Where am I? he thought to himself. Maybe it's all just a dream, said someone. Thomas turned around. The room was empty. Just the extra voice up there, he thought. Thomas got out of the bed, in order to get a better look of the room. It looks like a hospital room, he wondered. Thomas looked around, and saw that there were a couple of doors, and a window on the wall behind him. Should I open it? he asked himself, No, don't, the voice said, it's too cold. As he looked round, Thomas could see a notebook on a table next to the bed that he had been in. It was pure black on the front and back, and, when he opened it, he could see that the first page had been ripped out. As he opened the notebook, he could see that there was something written on his hand. He looked closely at it, and could see the number 44 written on his hand. He ran his fingers over it, and it was smooth, almost as if it had always been there. Thomas put this aside, maybe it was an ID of some sort? He pocketed the notebook, and walked through one of the doors, and came to a corridor, which was completely silent. He looked round to his door, and saw that it had the number 4944 on a plaque that was attached to the door. Find other people! the voice told him. So, he walked out of his room and down the corridor.</s>	<\|message\|>Michael Alker By the time Michael was fully awake, he was sitting upright and blinking away the blurriness of sleep. Thoughts and reason returned slowly but surely, as he looked around the unfamiliar area to find that he was sitting in a hospital bed. Again?...no, couldn't be...he thought wearily. Michael looked at his left hand, flexing it as he read the number on it. 55. His brow furrowed in confusion at the sight of it. With a thought, he checked his other wrist, but there was nothing. If this had been a legitimate hospital visit, he would have a wristband. I also would probably be wearing a hospital gown. Michael thought as gazed down at his new attire. A gray shirt with some decent slacks and shoes. Taking stock of the room, Michael raised himself from the bed and began to make mental notes. He approached the window and tried to open it to get his bearings, but with no success. He couldn't see much through it in any case. The only other thing that caught his eye was something that Michael took a large amount of comfort in: a notebook. They weren't required in his line of duty, but he always carried one anyway. The first page was torn out, and a pen sat next to it. As he began to write in the notebook, he saw with some surprise that the pen was writing in gray ink. Awoke at _:_? no clock in room, outside not visible. Small room, one bed, one window. No wristband, no gown, no hospital staff. New clothes. Shirt is gray, same color as pen. Number 55 on left hand, not sure how it got there. Last memories: Getting home and sitting down. I was filling out paperwork. With that, he stuck he pen inside the notebook and headed towards the door leading out of the room. No use in sitting around, he meant to find out how and why he was brought here, and fast. As he exited the room, he saw that the hallway he just entered was sparse, like the room he was just in. Turning around to look at the door, he examined a small plaque that read 5955. Michael jotted the room number quickly down in his notebook, reflecting briefly on the fact that the last two numbers were the same two on his hand. Michael scowled in distaste. Whatever was going on here, he didn't like it one bit. Striding quickly down the hallway, he set out to find someone else. He simply couldn't be the only one here.</s>
<\|description\|>Mona Scott Age: 35 Gender: Female Number: 4 Associated Color: Gold, darker than the childish cheer and optimism of yellow, gold is commonly seen as representing the luxury and all the material riches associated with the precious metal. Feelings of elegance, prestige, and sophistication are evoked by the color, as well as extravagance and the excesses of wealth. Physical Description: Mona appears to be of at least partial Asian parentage, with her other parent either being Native-American or African-American, her heritage grants her a unique golden copper skin tone. She's short, standing (barely) at 5'3'', however this has the advantage of making her rather average figure appear curvier and more buxom than would be normal. Her face is flat and heart shaped, with warm brown eyes (whose shape betray her Asian blood), her lips and nose are delicate, resembling the designs of a porcelain china doll-- to contrast her hair is wild, black and medium length, held in an unruly bun by scavenged rubber bands. Personality: Mona is the typical 21st century tragic office drone; smart enough to comprehend her own shortcomings as a person as well as the soul crushing reality of modern day capitalism, but not smart enough to do anything about it. Mona can come off as detached because of this, often seeming to actively be trying to escape reality. She prefers to distract herself with fluff than address issues at hand, as she had become so numbed to her own fatalistic view of the world that she is unsure if she can even handle her own emotions anymore. Known History: Mona has been working the same dead end desk jockey positions for a little over 10 years now. Before that? She dropped out of college. Before that? Childhood. And before that? She was born in some American military base in Germany. Real History: The last thing she remembers is getting ready to leave a movie theater. She had stayed behind to see if there were any post-credit scenes and told her friends to go ahead without her before the world went black. She doesn't have any recollection of which friends she was with, the theater she had gone to, or even which movie she had just seen.</s> <\|message\|>Aden Lee Lamb Eyes opened, breath softly, skin crawling from the cold air and a cool surface of an uncomfortably hard bed. A young man groaned, shielding his eyes with his arm, the young man's head was throbbing as if he was mildly hungover. But he doesn't remember drinking the night before. He unshielded his eyes and took a look around. "what the hell?" the young man mumbled as he finally gotten a decent look at his room. He sat up and was sitting up on top of a bed that should belong in a hospital which luckily he looks to be in. The room was small, it had two doors and a window, the young man guessed the doors was one was to the hallway another was a closet or bathroom. There was a small window and looking through only showing nothing but inky darkness. And a desk across the bed, which has a notebook on top of it. The young man stood up in the middle of the room. First he tried to open the window. But as he tried to open it. It didn't budge at all it seemed it was more of a wall decoration than a useable window. "Damn, it was getting stuffy in here..." He trailed off in defeat as he walked to the desk. He touched the cover of the notebook, it wasn't made with the same paper as his sketchbooks, but it was decent enough papers if he felt like doodling. And he took the pen that was laying down next to the notebook it was magenta; he was surprised people made pens in that colour. He flipped through the pages of the notebook, taking note that the first page of the notebook was ripped out. He wrote down stuff, he always was better at collecting his thoughts when he write them down. I decided to write down my thoughts since I'm a confused mess at the moment. so I woke up in a hospital room, and I tried to find anything that would explain why I'm here, but I Found zip nada zilch. The windows are pretty much there to bring in light from the outside which I should mention is as dark as shit. There's no information saying why I'm here or even anything that has my name on it, which is Aden. Weird also is that I have nothing of mine here, not even my clothes I last remember having worn before getting here. The magenta shirt is a nice colour though. And there's not even a name band on my wrist. Aden looked at his left hand, a number was branded onto it, the numbers 83. It looked like a tattoo which was magenta in colour. "What the hell." He muttered. He put his pen and notebook away in a back pocket. He now just wants to leave. Everything was weird before, but the number is just pushing it for him. He ignored what he assumed was the closet and went past the tall door and left his room. The hallway before him had the same dreary lighting and was long with many doors and almost nothing in the hallways when it came to decoration. Not even a chair or potted plant to liven up the place. He looked at his room door which has the room number of 5183. Easy to remember if he wants to returns, which he won't. Now where should the nearest stairwell be? So he can get out of this weird hospital.</s> <\|message\|>Thomas Chingford Thomas opened his eyes as he woke up to see the dimly lit room that he was in. He was confused, this wasn't his bedroom. He slowly sat up in an attempt to see more of the room that he had found himself in. Where am I? he thought to himself. Maybe it's all just a dream, said someone. Thomas turned around. The room was empty. Just the extra voice up there, he thought. Thomas got out of the bed, in order to get a better look of the room. It looks like a hospital room, he wondered. Thomas looked around, and saw that there were a couple of doors, and a window on the wall behind him. Should I open it? he asked himself, No, don't, the voice said, it's too cold. As he looked round, Thomas could see a notebook on a table next to the bed that he had been in. It was pure black on the front and back, and, when he opened it, he could see that the first page had been ripped out. As he opened the notebook, he could see that there was something written on his hand. He looked closely at it, and could see the number 44 written on his hand. He ran his fingers over it, and it was smooth, almost as if it had always been there. Thomas put this aside, maybe it was an ID of some sort? He pocketed the notebook, and walked through one of the doors, and came to a corridor, which was completely silent. He looked round to his door, and saw that it had the number 4944 on a plaque that was attached to the door. Find other people! the voice told him. So, he walked out of his room and down the corridor.</s> <\|message\|>Michael Alker By the time Michael was fully awake, he was sitting upright and blinking away the blurriness of sleep. Thoughts and reason returned slowly but surely, as he looked around the unfamiliar area to find that he was sitting in a hospital bed. Again?...no, couldn't be...he thought wearily. Michael looked at his left hand, flexing it as he read the number on it. 55. His brow furrowed in confusion at the sight of it. With a thought, he checked his other wrist, but there was nothing. If this had been a legitimate hospital visit, he would have a wristband. I also would probably be wearing a hospital gown. Michael thought as gazed down at his new attire. A gray shirt with some decent slacks and shoes. Taking stock of the room, Michael raised himself from the bed and began to make mental notes. He approached the window and tried to open it to get his bearings, but with no success. He couldn't see much through it in any case. The only other thing that caught his eye was something that Michael took a large amount of comfort in: a notebook. They weren't required in his line of duty, but he always carried one anyway. The first page was torn out, and a pen sat next to it. As he began to write in the notebook, he saw with some surprise that the pen was writing in gray ink. Awoke at _:_? no clock in room, outside not visible. Small room, one bed, one window. No wristband, no gown, no hospital staff. New clothes. Shirt is gray, same color as pen. Number 55 on left hand, not sure how it got there. Last memories: Getting home and sitting down. I was filling out paperwork. With that, he stuck he pen inside the notebook and headed towards the door leading out of the room. No use in sitting around, he meant to find out how and why he was brought here, and fast. As he exited the room, he saw that the hallway he just entered was sparse, like the room he was just in. Turning around to look at the door, he examined a small plaque that read 5955. Michael jotted the room number quickly down in his notebook, reflecting briefly on the fact that the last two numbers were the same two on his hand. Michael scowled in distaste. Whatever was going on here, he didn't like it one bit. Striding quickly down the hallway, he set out to find someone else. He simply couldn't be the only one here.</s>	<\|message\|>Mona Scott Mona's eyes slowly opened to the gray ceiling of the unfamiliar room. The lighting was dark, and the bed she was on was uncomfortable. Anxiety began to build inside of her. Where was she? She knew she wasn't dreaming, she didn't dream, she hadn't had dreams in years, let alone lucid ones. As her eyes continued to adjust to the low light settings of the gray room they remained fixed on the point they had settled on when she first woke up. She felt a tinge of pain as she bit down on her tongue. No, it couldn't be a dream. Mona lay in the bed for a few more minutes, allowing as many memories as possible to return to her. She remembered... working? Dreading work. She had gone to a movie with some people-- work friends? And she was dreading going back to work, she had stayed behind in the theatre, and then... ...Blackness... With a sigh, Mona shifted to her side, observing the room with a disdainful interest. It was as bare as the ceiling, adorned only with a small metallic desk, a chair and a single window overlooking a featureless night. Her eyes grew wider, had she been kidnapped? She didn't care what was going on here, she just wanted to go home, or anywhere but this place, the irregular beating of her heat reminded her of the stress she was experiencing. Concern poured through her body, she slowly sat up in the bed and observed her own body. She had been undressed at some point, the alarm from this realization quickly faded away though, she didn't feel sore, as if she had been used. As she examined the blouse and pants she had been changed into, she couldn't help but admit the golden satin that glittered in the dim light was certainly more expensive than whatever she had had on before. Gingerly, she brought up her hand to the back of her head, feeling that it was still in a bun, that whoever had done this, had left her hair as in, rubber bands and all. Mona gave another sigh, her arm falling uselessly to her side in the bed. The room didn't appear to have any cameras, there was a door just to the left of the bed, and apparently someone had even placed a pen and pad neatly on the desk. Her heartbeat became more regular as she began to regain control of what she was feeling, she processed the situation, and her expression became more neutral. She sighed a third time, muttering under her breath with it, "Well, at least I wont need to go into the office today..." Getting up, Mona first moved towards the window, first merely looking out into the blackness to see if she could identify where it was that she had been taken to. After squinting failed to bring about even the slightest outline of another building or street sign in the spaceesque darkness, she attempted to open the window, again, resulting in failure. Moving over to the desk, Mona found herself recanting what she had felt earlier-- she did care why she was here, why her? As she looked down at the neatly placed notebook, and what appeared to be a gold-plated pen she wondered if perhaps she was having some fantastic lucid dream. Taking the pen, she scribbled on the blank pages of the pad to discover that it's ink was the same glistening gold color as the clothing she had been changed into... she couldn't help but find the color soothing. However, it brought with it an increased heart rate, she dropped the pen to the floor, she brought the back of her hand to her eyes in horror, as she observed what could only be a brand tattooed on her hand in the same gold color as her clothes, and the pen, and... She felt sick, she felt anxious and scared and she didn't know what she really felt inside, but she wanted to scream. Running to a bare corner of the room, Mona retched the last of any food she had inside of her. Her heart beat fast and irregular, and as she grippe her stomach the woman fell to her knees. Mona sat in the corner for another few minutes after she had finished, wiping off whatever remained on her face with her sleeve. She panted as if she had just ran a marathon and her head throbbed. Had it always been throbbing? Eventually, Mona's mind went to something other than the beating of her hear and the sick feeling in her stomach. Notably, why her kidnapper would want her writing down anything. She moved slowly over to the pen, picking it up slowly, she placed it in the bun on her head. She left the notebook though, and found herself compelled to move toward the door, hopefully open to anywhere that wasn't this drab, gray... cell. With her hand on the knob of the door, she briefly considered throwing the desk or the chair at the window as a last resort plan. Closing her eyes, Mona inhaled and hoped it wouldn't have to come to that. She turned the knob... Only to step, with relief, out of the small drab, gray room, into what appeared to be a nearly endless drab, gray hallway. Mona let out a sigh. I need a smoke...</s>
<\|description\|>Shiragami Noa Age: 18 Gender: Female Personality: Noa is someone who is incredibly hyper and happy, it is rare to see her in any other state that isn't happy. Talkative and full of energy, Noa has an habit of nicknaming people without their consent and so on. She can be illogical and dumb at times too, though mostly just because she likes playing around, even though she takes her studies rather seriously. It may seem at times that she doesn't realy take things seriously, but she values her friends and their lives even more than her own. Selfless even to a fault, if she calls you her friend, you'll probably be able ask her to do anything for you and she'll try to the best of her abilities to help you. She likes to constantly change styles and uses different hairstyles everyday, just because she wants to see with which she looks cuter. In that regard, she also loves cute thing and can't get enough of any of them. She has several stuffed animals in her room and also likes to play video games with cute creatures in them, such as Pokemon or others similar to that, she constantly carries around a video game console with her too. It is also noteworthy that she has a deep fear od death, but not of her own, but the death of those around him. Appearance: Noa stands at 5'4''. She has a fit build and usually wears shorts or those same shorts below a skirt. It is rare, but not unheard of, to see her using a one piece dress, that seems to be her favorite piece of clothing. She has tried many different hairstyles, but the one she uses the most is with her hair straight, mainly because it is easier like that. Arcana: Death Name: Prejudice Appearance: Type of Damage: Slash Lv. 2 EXP: 80/200 HP: 48 MP: 69 STR - 10 VIT - 7 MAG - 14 DEX - 8 LCK - 8 Yep, totally using the one from Fate Name: Semiramis History: Born from the Syrian mermaid goddess Dercetoand a human man, she was left on the waterfront by her loveless mother. She was wrapped in the warm wings of a dove, and fed with the dove's milk. Semiramis was then found and educated by the shepherd Simmas until she married Onnes, an old general; but she was then taken away by the Syrian king Ninus who fell in love with her thanks to her beautiful face. This forced Onnes to commit suicide, and after Semiramis earned the favors of the king with original battle plans, she married him and formally became queen. A few days after the marriage, she killed the king with poison, and reigned as a regent over Assyria for the next few decades. This is the oldest case of murder by poisoning in legends. Strength: Wind, Dark Weakness: Lightning, Light SKILLS: 1: Magaru 2: Poisma 3: Media 4:(unlocked at level 5) - Garula 5:(unlocked at level 9) - Tarukaja 6:(unlocked at level 13) - Mediarama 7:(unlocked at level 17) - Magarula 8:(unlocked at level 21) - Mind Charge You can leave this empty and can be edited later (image) Name: History: (something about your Persona) Strength: Weakness: SKILLS: 1: Must be a Tier 2 Skill 2: Must be a Tier 2 Skill 3: Must be a Tier 2 Skill 4:(unlocked at level 29) - Tier 3 5:(unlocked at level 37) - Tier 3 6:(unlocked at level 45) - Tier 3 7:(unlocked at level 53) - Tier 3 8:(unlocked at level 61) - Tier 4 You can leave this empty and can be edited later (image) Name: History: (something about your Persona) Strength: Weakness: SKILLS: 1: Tier 3 2: Tier 3 3: Tier 3 4:(unlocked at level 70) - the rest Tier 4 5:(unlocked at level 83) 6:(unlocked at level 90) 7:(unlocked at level 99) 8:(unlocked at level 99) Even Cadwell - Hanged Man Arcana - Rank 1 Chihaya Megumi - Justice Arcana - Rank 1</s> <\|message\|>Yasukawa Mio (family name followed by fist) Mio's home - Morning The sound of a ticking clock was the only thing that could be heard as Mio sat in her favorite chair as she watched the grandfather clock across the room from her. finding it interesting to simply watch the hands as they slowly moved. Her mind elsewhere having wondered as she watched the clock it completely unaware that she needed to be leaving soon if she planned to make it school early. Mio liked getting to school early most days as she lacked anything else to do early in the morning that and it allowed her to get ready for her first class. Mio came back to reality when a big brown cat jumped into her lap, causing her to blink twice as she became aware of her surroundings and the time "Awww, I wanted to get there before anyone else." She muttered to herself as she dumped the cat out of her lap much to the animal's annoyance the cat huffing as it walked away. Getting to her feet and stretching Mio looked at the clock again which had lost all the appeal it had only moments ago making he feel annoyed give it had been so interesting. Giving a small yawn she went and fetched her book bag from her bedroom and left the house, Mio nearly forgetting to get the lunch her grandmother had made her on her way out. Hope Fountain Academy – Morning Arriving at school Mio felt a little annoyed that she arrived later then she wanted seeing more students on the school grounds then she would have liked. Having a quick look around, she did still notice the school grounds where relatively empty which was good. Now if only the school was only this quite all the time she would be happier. Adjusting her book bag Mio walked up to the class listings and slow read over until she found her name and heading off before to many started to gather around the class listings. Heading to what would be her classroom for the year, she arrived to find it empty feeling a little pleased. Thinking for a moment Mio opted for the seat in the front row next to the window, the same place she had been given last year when she first arrived at this school having transferred in mid last year. Sitting down Mio made herself comfortable as she could be at her new desk, before pulling out a book out of her bag and started to read. While reading she could not help but remember when she first arrived at this school that being a very uncomfortable day for her. Still Mio thought the people at school where nice enough many simply ignored her unless they wanted her for something or she needed one of them. It was simple that way and Mio was content with that and it made it easy to focus on her studies. Still if she could make a friend it would have been nice although she doubted it. Interacting with people was something Mio was not good at, although as she had gotten older she had slowly improved. Happy with reading Mio quickly lost herself in the pages of her book and would easily stay that until bell for class rang or someone spoke to her.</s> <\|message\|>Chihaya Megumi (NOTE: I almost forgot, I am assigning Mio in 2nd Year Classroom) Hope Fountain Academy - Morning I was still reading the class assignments board when I heard a familiar voice right beside me. It was none other than Even Caldwell, the boy I met in my dream. It's kind of a surprising since this is only a small town. Maybe the dream was real? Meh, I don't know maybe it was some coincidence. It was followed by Noa's surprise, the other girl I met on my dream. She said it was fate, yeah maybe it is fate so I agreed. "Yeah maybe God made our fates intertwined". Looking again at the class assignment board, they're not my classmates that's too bad. "Hmmm but it seems that you and Even are classmates. Oh well, we can meet each other again on the cafeteria so you see there!" were my last words before proceeding to my class. As I entered my classroom, I chose to sit in the front row so I can hear the teacher more clearly and see the lecture easily because I have a bad hearing and kind of a bad eyesight so this is my compatible seat. So let's get comfortable and enjoy this school year! RING! RING! RING! (lol escalated quickly) "Ok that's all for our lesson today, goodbye class" and obviously, we bowed to him and said goodbye as well. It is now break time! TO THE CAFETERIA! I ordered some food for Even and Noa as well. So if they arrived, they would see me sitting on a table with lots'a food on top of it. If one of them arrived I will greet them like this "Hello there! I've been waiting for you! Oh please, don't buy your food. I already bought some for the both of you so let's talk while chomping down on this delicious food!" and I chomped down on my burger like I haven't eaten food for a thousand years.</s> <\|message\|>Even Caldwell "Uh...sure" Even replied. He was still baffled that he had never even seen these two girls before last night. Even had a really good memory for faces, hell, he could remember the faces of tons of people e didn't even know...but these two girls, nope. It was really bugging to poor Brit. Checking the class assignment board, he found his classroom and made his way over there. In his stunned state, he failed to notice Noa's name. Once at his classroom, ho took a rear corner seat for himself 'this is going to be a crazy school year. I can just tell.' That was when Noa came in, to his supprise --- While nothing bad had happened today, Even still felt off. Like he was, for lack of a better phrase, out of his element, so to say. The sheer bizarreness of what had happened today had left him feeling kind of subdued. However, things got even stranger when he got to the cafeteria; that Megumi girl had bought lunch for him and Noa "t-thank you. I...I have no idea what to say" he really didn't. "Sorry if I'm seeming a little off today, it's just that the unrealness of...well...last night turning out to be real, and me getting involved with two girls I've never seen before"</s> <\|message\|>Shiro Fukushima (Western Order) / Fukushima Shiro (Eastern Order) Hope Fountain Academy - Lunchtime As the bell rang he immediatelly ran out of his classroom making his way to the cafeteria, some people greeted him, but he just ignored and kept walking, despite usually doing the sort of stuff he did before class started, beating in a very violent fashion, the bullies of school who approached him, he actually dragged himself some attention due to his past times in the Kendo Club, he was the star of the team and as such, lots of people wanted to talk to him, which was a total drag to him. The male brought his lunch from home in a bento, like this he wouldn't have to wait on a goddamn line to taste some awful food. When arriving the cafeteria he looked quite bothered, the reason was, no empty tables where he could sit at. He eventually looked for one which seemed...at least tolerable, that was when he came across the table where Chihaya Megumi, a classmate of his, was sitting with a boy. He walked towards the table and asked with a tatiturn voice tone-"May I sit here? All the tables are full."</s> <\|message\|>Yasukawa Mio (family name followed by fist) Hope Fountain Academy- Morning Class was the same as always for Mio even if it was a new year. The girl finding herself or bored beyond all reason, finding it hard to keep her eyes open, but no matter how nice a quick nap looked Mio fought the urge. Mio kept herself awake by doodling in her note book in between writing things she thought where important, although today it was very little so there were more doodles then actual writing. By the time the lesson came close to the end Mio felt a little happy glad to have a break even if it didn't show on her face. Hope Fountain Academy- Lunchtime Once the bell for lunch rang Mio set about packing up her things putting them all in the same order they had been before she took them out. With her things put away Mio made her way down to the cafeteria but stopped at the doors the entered to it, feeling her anxiety spike from the thought of just going inside and being near so many people. She mentally sighed as she grew slightly frustrated at herself; last year she had never been able to eat in here with the other students so had made it her goal to eat in the cafeteria this year. But now actually trying to do so was harder then she knew it should be all it was walking thought a set of doors and taking a seat somewhere. But Mio could not quite bring herself to open the doors. "Dam it. Just go in there Mio it not hard it just a door, just one little push and your in." She thought to herself wanting to go in but found whenever she thought about reaching for the door her resolve to eat in the cafeteria wavered, in the end Mio gave up turning to walk away only to plough right into another student. "Sorry. I didn't see you." she stated to the student her tone and facial expression staying blank making it look like she didn't care. Picking herself up Mio walked off deciding she'd eat on the roof like she used to last year. Up on the roof Mio ate her lunch in piece and become lost in her mind looking at the clouds, which resulted in her being late to class. Much to her embarrassment as she felt to many of her classmate looking at her as she apologized to the teacher.</s>	<\|message\|>Shiragami Noa Even though Even didn't quite seem like the kind of guy who cared THAT much about people, at least Megumi seemed a bit more interested in her entrance. Noa nodded fervently at her suggestion. "Yeah, let's meet on the cafeteria later, senpai!" She waved goodbye to Megumi as she walked away. Well, now, she was fairly sure that she could walk with Even to their classroom. It was just the fact that he had already left while she wasn't looking that broke that illusion apart. "Hey, Even-kun! Wait for me!" Noa shouted, even though Even was nowhere to be seen already. She should at least hurry to her classroom, though. She could reproach to Even how unthoughtful he was, later in the classroom, anyhow. After going into it, she merely saw where Even was, and then looked away with a 'hmph'. It would be a bit of a long day, something told Noa that. Later, in the cafeteria, she walked with Even because they were both headed in the same direction. All the while with her puffs cheeked, though more in joke than in actual discontent. Even was the first to take a sit in the table where Megumi was in, and she was about to sit there too when a white haired boy approached them. "Sit down, sit down! The more the merrier, right, Megumi-senpai?" Noa said, cheery as ever and taking a seat besides Even. "Haha, I'd be lying if I said I don't feel kinda like that too. It was really, um, I'd say 'cool', if it hadn't been real..." Noa started, not minding the new addition to their group who had nothing to do with what happened yesterday, "but since it is indeed real, I'd call it, frightening at first. Then, maybe, exciting? I dunno." She said, laughing a bit and poking her tongue out of her mouth.</s>
<\|description\|>Alver Starlis Age: 19 Height: 7'0 Personality: Alver is sort of quiet at first, mostly because he starts out suspicious of other people due to what his parents often warned him about and his previous encounters. Due to this, he can be sarcastic, sometimes a smart-ass, and let out a bit more of his dark sarcastic humor. He's also sometimes a bit mean and bitter when it comes to people who seem to feel overly sorry for themselves. He doesn't mean to be cruel, it just comes out that way. Often rebutting with 'Right, at least you can probably find someone who's like you. They even made groups for people like you. How many groups of albino do you see?' Since it's sometimes a lonely thought being the only one. He's never seen another person like him, can't even see if one is on the internet somewhere. Utter seclusion. It felt like he was part of a extinct species. However, he's a pretty mature, sweet and kind boy who's rather calm most of the time. Pretty level headed, and doesn't enjoy fights. He's naturally curious and adventurous and enjoys wandering about often, seeming to ignore any possible danger. Although he doesn't have a lot of social skills and finds it difficult on how to talk to others, he does want other people's company even for a little bit. Having been secluded most of his life. But he's always willing to lend a friendly ear to those who feel down, giving his own friendly advice and opinions. Quite a fatherly/brotherly figure towards those younger than him. He loves flowers, stargazing, singing and playing the piano. As well as practicing Judo his father taught him. He also likes animals. Despite his overall kind nature, he can be mischievous and enjoys teasing others and has a little bit of dark humor. Despite others not usually enjoying his presence and sometimes hating his own appearance, he has a small bit of pride in his looks and never really attempts hiding his hair anymore, even growing it out into a longer length. He also enjoys taking advantage of those who are a bit scared of him from the 'demonic, ghost, vampire' rumors. Appearance: Hobbies: Piano, Violin, Singing, Dancing, Judo, Reading, Painting, Walking, Cooking. Likes: Doing his Hobbies, swimming, stars, moon, night time, strawberries, cherries, rain, animals Dislikes: Bullies, sunlight, indoors, heavy clothing, judgmental or overly religious people, broccoli, vehicles Sexual Preference: He can go either, but he prefers guys. History: On the day of Halloween, October 31st 1995, gave birth to a boy with striking white hair and very pale white skin. Eyes a pretty light lavender color that often seemed to change color depending on where the light struck them. Sometimes lavender, sometimes a very light pale blue, and even a tinge of red people would say. His parents were quite shocked to see such a pale baby and wondered if he was just unhealthy, having never seen someone as pale as a ghost. He wasn't, the was just born with the gene of extremely rare pigments of a albino. So, his mother named him Alver, meaning "White" in Latin-American, along to fit with his last name, Starlis meaning Star. His parents worried over his well being, as the doctors gave them proper diagnostics of possible defects of albinos, as well as studying their own research. They feared he would burn easily and wouldn't be able to see well since he had such low pigments in his eyes, as well as feared of rumors that the internet spread. Many saying that quite of bit of people sell albino's over to Africa because those people believe the organs of albinos are some sort of sacred healing items. Due to this, his family moved out of the city to a small town in a more secluded house near a meadow. Both to be away from many people, and so he could grow in a healthier environment. As he grew up, Alver's parents rarely actually let him out of the house, especially during the day. He was home schooled in order to avoid other people as much as possible, knowing full and well that he would only be treated poorly over being a albino. Often leaving him home alone when they had to work. He was first allowed outside at the age of eight years old, when he begged his mother to take him shopping with her. However, she bundled him up in clothing. A coat, long pants, gloves, a scarf, sunglasses and a hat. At least it was during a chillier time of the season, but Alver detested it because he could hardly see anything or really move around with ease. Still, despite the downsides, he enjoyed being outside finally and helping his mother with shopping. At one point, Alver saw a playground on the way home, asking his mother eagerly if he could go and play with the other children. She forbid it however, saying that it wasn't safe. When asked why, she answered 'Because you are different. They will hurt you.' Seeming to be absolutely sure he would just get bullied over his looks. At the age of twelve, Alver grew a bit more adventurous. So when his parents went to work, he snuck out of the house during a cloudy day. He still wore long clothing, gloves, and brought a umbrella just in case. But felt more confident that he'd be fine during cloudy weather. The townsfolk had never seen Alver without heavy clothing covering his head and were shocked at what they saw. A child, pale as a ghost with such odd colored eyes and striking white hair had come of that house near the meadow. Rumors speed through town like a fire, some saying he was really a ghost, others claiming he must be a vampire for no one saw him in the sunlight without excessive clothing covering his white skin. When Alver attempted to play with other children, they were actually scared of him. Some were brave enough to call him hurtful names, but they retreated and ran home whenever he drew closer. When his parents got home and heard of the rumors, they scolded Alver for leaving home. It was too late though as now the whole town had heard of the 'ghost' boy. His father at that point, tried to teach him self defense moves he learned in the police force. Alver was a fairly a frail person, but he learned to be quick on his feet and how to at least avoid being pummeled. It was just another hobby to avoid boredom since he wasn't allow to do much like watch tv. His parents feared his eyes would get bad if he watched tv or play on a computer. Despite many believing he was some sort of spawn of satin or some undead creature, Alver continued to grow like any normal boy, only really coming out during the night when he was old enough to feel to wander around. During his teens, he often wandered around night, enjoying being outdoors as well as get inspired for his regular hobby of painting. During his lonely years, he learned quite a few things. Painting, dancing, singing, and even how to play the piano and violin. Often, he can be found during the night in the meadow. Either stargazing, singing or playing the violin. His father sadly passed away when he was fifteen, leaving his mother almost broken. Now, she spends most of her time away from home, hardly ever being around. Always working or something. Alver at first detested being further secluded, but soon enjoyed being able to be outside more. Though he does still mostly avoid other people, tired of their murmurs and odd looks. Most of the townsfolk a bit intimidated by him since he grew tall as a teen as well as being the son of two police officers. That and the 'demonic' rumors of him. As he matured, he found himself being mildly attracted to either gender, though seemed to find amusement to being with another male. Though he keeps his gender preferences a secret and hardly ever gets romantically involved with anyone.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "Thank you for helping him. You're good with kids." Aaron blushed a little at Amy's observation. He never would've imagined that he would be good with kids, then again he never had the chance to find out before. He was an only child and his parents didn't really have any siblings, except for an uncle who Aaron barely knew because he moved away to start his family. Aaron acknowledged to himself that goofing around with Jackson was definitely a lot of fun. "Well kids," Aaron said to the group, despite the fact that some of them were the same age or as old as he was. Farcical as usual. "If I'm not mistaken, that large lit up circular thing is the ferris wheel. Anybody who wants on, just follow me." Aaron began striding towards the ride, arms swinging exaggeratedly. Leading them, Aaron took a sharp turn around a popcorn stand. He wasn't quite looking where he was going, however, and ran directly into a familiar face. A bolt of panic shot through him at the sight of his therapist, Doctor Charles Saunders. Aaron had intended to hide his face and pray that he wouldn't notice him, but it was too late. "Hey! Watch where you're...oh, hello Aaron. I didn't expect to see you here." Dr. Saunders said, leaning over Aaron with his square jaw and his tight expression. "Uh, sorry Doctor Saunders. I wasn't paying attention." Aaron prayed that the others wouldn't notice this conversation, at the same time it all felt so absurd, seeing the man who knew his dark secrets buying a bucket of popcorn. "I guess not." The doctor observed. "Enjoying the festival?" As Aaron mumbled and shifted his feet uncomfortably, the man scanned the group following Aaron dissaprovingly. "Not taking my advice, I see." Aaron stared at the lights on the ferris wheel, refusing to acknowledge that this was even happening. He grunted out a short, "Nope." and shuffled past Saunders, wondering frantically if this sort of situation was covered by doctor/patient confidentiality. As if to rub in it, Saunders called out to Aaron as he wandered away. "I'll see you Monday, like always!" Aaron ignored him, just kept his eye on the prize. He homed in on the lights on the ferris wheel, not even realizing that he was kicking a rock as he went along.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson The rag tag group made it's way to the ferris wheel next. Reyna had always loved that ride; it wasn't too fast, it wasn't too high, it was just right. It was kind of hard to admit to herself, but she was having a very good time already, much more than she would have with the other girls or even alone. She kept her eyes forward, looking at the large blinking contraption that was their destination. The other woman came by her side and spoke kindly, "I want to apologize. I made a snap judgement earlier, based on the fact that you looked away from my son, and assumed you were just like a majority of this town is. Judgmental, despite the circumstances. I should know better myself, but...when it comes to Jackson, I'm...a bit blind. So. Sorry. I'm Amy" A sense of uneasy swept over Reyna as Amy finished her sentence, but she returned a smile. Her head bounced in a nod, the mass of curls bobbing along as she did. "I'm sorry if I offended you or Jackson. I don't blame you for being defensive over your son, I-I'd do the same too. I was probably just spacing off as usual." she lied, pausing, "I'm Reyna by the way, it's nice to meet you Amy." she mentioned. That she hadn't lied about. She was glad she had spoken up on the bus to the group. Her lips parted again, wanting to spill her guts to the woman, to explain everything- but she couldn't. The group reached the ferris wheel and Reyna pulled a ticket from her roll and handed them to the worker as the group started to get into the small line.</s>	<\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Because Albino isn't exactly something kids really hear about. Most enjoy the rumors of a ghost or vampire coming to murder them in their sleep." Alver answered the mother of the group, as he gingerly took back his coat and slipped it back on. As he watched the two girls talk, he followed after Aaron, pausing only when he saw the little event that transpired between Aaron and some older guy. The pale boy was unsure what was going on between the two, but Aaron didn't seem comfortable. Still, Alver probably should pry and ask about it so he let it lie as he got into the line for the Ferris wheel. Looking up at the large wheel like rideable contraption. Frowning ever so slightly as his lavender eyes stared at it. He didn't like vehicles in general, and he had never been on some carnival ride. Only heard of them in books and such. Usually used as some romantic means in romance novels. Which he didn't quite get, since the bloody thing didn't look anything but romantic. Still, he felt he needed to at least try it at least once. So after getting his ticket and it was his turn to board, he had to duck under the door and crouch a little to avoid hitting his head. Sitting down in a seat, his hands gripped tightly to the seat as if to hold on for dear life on the handle that was braced in front of him. It felt like this was a trap... But he supposed it was just to keep riders safe.</s>
<\|description\|>Alver Starlis Age: 19 Height: 7'0 Personality: Alver is sort of quiet at first, mostly because he starts out suspicious of other people due to what his parents often warned him about and his previous encounters. Due to this, he can be sarcastic, sometimes a smart-ass, and let out a bit more of his dark sarcastic humor. He's also sometimes a bit mean and bitter when it comes to people who seem to feel overly sorry for themselves. He doesn't mean to be cruel, it just comes out that way. Often rebutting with 'Right, at least you can probably find someone who's like you. They even made groups for people like you. How many groups of albino do you see?' Since it's sometimes a lonely thought being the only one. He's never seen another person like him, can't even see if one is on the internet somewhere. Utter seclusion. It felt like he was part of a extinct species. However, he's a pretty mature, sweet and kind boy who's rather calm most of the time. Pretty level headed, and doesn't enjoy fights. He's naturally curious and adventurous and enjoys wandering about often, seeming to ignore any possible danger. Although he doesn't have a lot of social skills and finds it difficult on how to talk to others, he does want other people's company even for a little bit. Having been secluded most of his life. But he's always willing to lend a friendly ear to those who feel down, giving his own friendly advice and opinions. Quite a fatherly/brotherly figure towards those younger than him. He loves flowers, stargazing, singing and playing the piano. As well as practicing Judo his father taught him. He also likes animals. Despite his overall kind nature, he can be mischievous and enjoys teasing others and has a little bit of dark humor. Despite others not usually enjoying his presence and sometimes hating his own appearance, he has a small bit of pride in his looks and never really attempts hiding his hair anymore, even growing it out into a longer length. He also enjoys taking advantage of those who are a bit scared of him from the 'demonic, ghost, vampire' rumors. Appearance: Hobbies: Piano, Violin, Singing, Dancing, Judo, Reading, Painting, Walking, Cooking. Likes: Doing his Hobbies, swimming, stars, moon, night time, strawberries, cherries, rain, animals Dislikes: Bullies, sunlight, indoors, heavy clothing, judgmental or overly religious people, broccoli, vehicles Sexual Preference: He can go either, but he prefers guys. History: On the day of Halloween, October 31st 1995, gave birth to a boy with striking white hair and very pale white skin. Eyes a pretty light lavender color that often seemed to change color depending on where the light struck them. Sometimes lavender, sometimes a very light pale blue, and even a tinge of red people would say. His parents were quite shocked to see such a pale baby and wondered if he was just unhealthy, having never seen someone as pale as a ghost. He wasn't, the was just born with the gene of extremely rare pigments of a albino. So, his mother named him Alver, meaning "White" in Latin-American, along to fit with his last name, Starlis meaning Star. His parents worried over his well being, as the doctors gave them proper diagnostics of possible defects of albinos, as well as studying their own research. They feared he would burn easily and wouldn't be able to see well since he had such low pigments in his eyes, as well as feared of rumors that the internet spread. Many saying that quite of bit of people sell albino's over to Africa because those people believe the organs of albinos are some sort of sacred healing items. Due to this, his family moved out of the city to a small town in a more secluded house near a meadow. Both to be away from many people, and so he could grow in a healthier environment. As he grew up, Alver's parents rarely actually let him out of the house, especially during the day. He was home schooled in order to avoid other people as much as possible, knowing full and well that he would only be treated poorly over being a albino. Often leaving him home alone when they had to work. He was first allowed outside at the age of eight years old, when he begged his mother to take him shopping with her. However, she bundled him up in clothing. A coat, long pants, gloves, a scarf, sunglasses and a hat. At least it was during a chillier time of the season, but Alver detested it because he could hardly see anything or really move around with ease. Still, despite the downsides, he enjoyed being outside finally and helping his mother with shopping. At one point, Alver saw a playground on the way home, asking his mother eagerly if he could go and play with the other children. She forbid it however, saying that it wasn't safe. When asked why, she answered 'Because you are different. They will hurt you.' Seeming to be absolutely sure he would just get bullied over his looks. At the age of twelve, Alver grew a bit more adventurous. So when his parents went to work, he snuck out of the house during a cloudy day. He still wore long clothing, gloves, and brought a umbrella just in case. But felt more confident that he'd be fine during cloudy weather. The townsfolk had never seen Alver without heavy clothing covering his head and were shocked at what they saw. A child, pale as a ghost with such odd colored eyes and striking white hair had come of that house near the meadow. Rumors speed through town like a fire, some saying he was really a ghost, others claiming he must be a vampire for no one saw him in the sunlight without excessive clothing covering his white skin. When Alver attempted to play with other children, they were actually scared of him. Some were brave enough to call him hurtful names, but they retreated and ran home whenever he drew closer. When his parents got home and heard of the rumors, they scolded Alver for leaving home. It was too late though as now the whole town had heard of the 'ghost' boy. His father at that point, tried to teach him self defense moves he learned in the police force. Alver was a fairly a frail person, but he learned to be quick on his feet and how to at least avoid being pummeled. It was just another hobby to avoid boredom since he wasn't allow to do much like watch tv. His parents feared his eyes would get bad if he watched tv or play on a computer. Despite many believing he was some sort of spawn of satin or some undead creature, Alver continued to grow like any normal boy, only really coming out during the night when he was old enough to feel to wander around. During his teens, he often wandered around night, enjoying being outdoors as well as get inspired for his regular hobby of painting. During his lonely years, he learned quite a few things. Painting, dancing, singing, and even how to play the piano and violin. Often, he can be found during the night in the meadow. Either stargazing, singing or playing the violin. His father sadly passed away when he was fifteen, leaving his mother almost broken. Now, she spends most of her time away from home, hardly ever being around. Always working or something. Alver at first detested being further secluded, but soon enjoyed being able to be outside more. Though he does still mostly avoid other people, tired of their murmurs and odd looks. Most of the townsfolk a bit intimidated by him since he grew tall as a teen as well as being the son of two police officers. That and the 'demonic' rumors of him. As he matured, he found himself being mildly attracted to either gender, though seemed to find amusement to being with another male. Though he keeps his gender preferences a secret and hardly ever gets romantically involved with anyone.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis Continuing to cling to his seat, the tall pale man looked out the window, watching as as the mechanism raised them higher from the ground. Despite how uncomfortable he was with vehicles in general, including carnival rides, he didn't say anything or complain and just tried focusing on the pleasant view they had. Listening to Aaron whistling a tune, the lavender eyed man took a deep breath to calm his nerves. As Aaron suddenly asked a question about how this whole town was pretty much a bunch of assholes and the church girl spoke how 'misguided' they were, Alver couldn't help but give a grunt in response. In his opinion, misguided could just mean they are a bunch of idiots. "...Seems that way.... Their 'misgiided' ways seem to enjoy looking on those who are different. Apparently doesn't matter if it's by looks, personality or just who you are.. If it's off the norm, you might as well be considered rats that they want to use mousetraps on to get rid of them." Alver answered bluntly, his light eyes looking down at the land below. Watching as people scurried about in their own business.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy held Jackson lightly with one hand, knowing that Jackson wouldn't fall, but ready to grip him tight. Just in case. She took a few brief moments as they rode the Wheel to study her companions. Her eyes were drawn to Reyna, who although Amy couldn't be sure, appeared upset. She caught her looking away from Jackson, and Amy looked to her son. Despite the circumstances of his conception, she wouldn't change having him for the world. She kissed the top of his head, and looked back to Reyna. She reached out and took one of the younger girls hands, giving it a quick squeeze, before returning her hand to the light grip around Jackson. Jackson looked about, at the others as well, and then wriggled out of her grip. He trotted over to the pale boy-and just when would she get his name?-and happily climbed up on the seat, with a little bit of difficulty as his short legs squirmed for purchase. And then Aaron asked the question. Amy looked out the Ferris Wheel, listening as the others answered. "It's not so much if you are against the norm. Its...if you challenge the...norm. Its if you challenge the religion that this town is obsessed with...then you are considered wrong. It just seems that this town is uneducated, in the...realness of the world" She looked back to the group, eyes automatically falling on her son. "It doesn't matter to me. But I know it will effect how people see him"</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron listened to the responses of his carnival companions. As soon as they answered, he felt slightly embarassed, though not for any public shame sort of reason. Asking that kind of question just wasn't in his nature normally. Most of the time he was a bit of a child, thinking that everyone was good in their core and that it was just their teenage years causing them to act like jerks. With this group though, he had started thinking differently. Or maybe just thinking in general. So when Reyna gave her answer of good people being misguided, Aaron was silently admonishing himself. She was right, or course. There's was no reason to generalize an entire town full of people, each with different minds, personalities, upbringings and goals. Judging an entire population was just as wrong as how they were treated sometimes. Though, Aaron realized that the pale guy was right, too. Some people in this town were acted like jerks, plain and simple. Even the adults had their moments, like with Dr. Saunders. And some of the teachers. Maybe some people just never grew out of their jerk phase. Maybe some people just didn't know how to be decent people. Then, Amy offered her opinion on the matter, about challenging the norm and the faith of this town. That had merit too, religion probably played a big part of it. Not that religion made people ignorant, just about every group on the planet has their share of thick-skulled and hateful people. But with a town built on the foundations of their faith, where religion played such a big part in everyone's lives, it was bound to attract some crazies. When Amy mentioned Jackson and how some people saw him, it made Aaron sick again. Childhood was everything, not to mention the responsibility having to raise him in a sea of ignorance. Aaron never thought of himself as chivalrous and he still didn't, but everyone needed some help. Or at the very least, a friend. He made a mental note to ask Amy something when they were done with the festivities for the night. "I feel like it's about intent, too." Aaron said as their seat drew closer to the ground again, bringing them back to Earth and away from their sanctuary in the sky. "People can say and do awful things with the best intentions. My folks are like that. They just want me to be happy, and they think that the only way I can be happy is if I conform to their idea of what makes people happy. But that's not what I want. I have my own ideas..." His thought trailed off. Aaron was silent for a moment before whipping his head towards the pale guy, asking, "Okay, just what heck is your name?"</s>	<\|message\|>Alver Starlis "I don't remember reading 'Shun thy albino' in the bible nor have much choice in the 'challenge' matter considering I'm born this way. Unless I want to do the other thing that they look down upon, which is dying the hair. Makes me wonder which they would prefer at this point." Alver grumbled at Amy's reply but resumed staring out the window. "But maybe it's just a whole bunch of different reasons or excuses. Maybe they just want to feel better about themselves by looking down on others remotely 'off' even just a little. Maybe they think they are showing pity, or maybe they really are just a bunch of... Sour apples." The pale man said before glancing his lavender gaze toward Aaron as he spoke once more. Perhaps intent was indeed another factor, he himself could sort of relate. His parents had brought him up distant to others, hiding in the shadows. They were trying to do what's best for him, and he knew they loved him... But they still treated him as 'different' and something unusual. Could he hate them for that when they treated him differently but still loved him? As Aaron questioned the taller male of the group of a name, Alver simply blinked thoughtfully before innocently grinning. "Mhmmm a lot of names. Vampy, pale guy/boy, beanstalk, Ghosty, Mr. Starlis." he mused before looking to the blonde. "Why do you want to know?" Alver asked, genuinely curious. After all, this was the first time anyone bothered asking. It seemed so odd now having to be questioned on it. Most instantly came up with some sort of nickname and just called him that whenever they saw him. As a child, he got mad at it, but now he simply didn't care anymore. To have someone actually ask though... It was odd. To him at least.</s>
<\|description\|>Alver Starlis Age: 19 Height: 7'0 Personality: Alver is sort of quiet at first, mostly because he starts out suspicious of other people due to what his parents often warned him about and his previous encounters. Due to this, he can be sarcastic, sometimes a smart-ass, and let out a bit more of his dark sarcastic humor. He's also sometimes a bit mean and bitter when it comes to people who seem to feel overly sorry for themselves. He doesn't mean to be cruel, it just comes out that way. Often rebutting with 'Right, at least you can probably find someone who's like you. They even made groups for people like you. How many groups of albino do you see?' Since it's sometimes a lonely thought being the only one. He's never seen another person like him, can't even see if one is on the internet somewhere. Utter seclusion. It felt like he was part of a extinct species. However, he's a pretty mature, sweet and kind boy who's rather calm most of the time. Pretty level headed, and doesn't enjoy fights. He's naturally curious and adventurous and enjoys wandering about often, seeming to ignore any possible danger. Although he doesn't have a lot of social skills and finds it difficult on how to talk to others, he does want other people's company even for a little bit. Having been secluded most of his life. But he's always willing to lend a friendly ear to those who feel down, giving his own friendly advice and opinions. Quite a fatherly/brotherly figure towards those younger than him. He loves flowers, stargazing, singing and playing the piano. As well as practicing Judo his father taught him. He also likes animals. Despite his overall kind nature, he can be mischievous and enjoys teasing others and has a little bit of dark humor. Despite others not usually enjoying his presence and sometimes hating his own appearance, he has a small bit of pride in his looks and never really attempts hiding his hair anymore, even growing it out into a longer length. He also enjoys taking advantage of those who are a bit scared of him from the 'demonic, ghost, vampire' rumors. Appearance: Hobbies: Piano, Violin, Singing, Dancing, Judo, Reading, Painting, Walking, Cooking. Likes: Doing his Hobbies, swimming, stars, moon, night time, strawberries, cherries, rain, animals Dislikes: Bullies, sunlight, indoors, heavy clothing, judgmental or overly religious people, broccoli, vehicles Sexual Preference: He can go either, but he prefers guys. History: On the day of Halloween, October 31st 1995, gave birth to a boy with striking white hair and very pale white skin. Eyes a pretty light lavender color that often seemed to change color depending on where the light struck them. Sometimes lavender, sometimes a very light pale blue, and even a tinge of red people would say. His parents were quite shocked to see such a pale baby and wondered if he was just unhealthy, having never seen someone as pale as a ghost. He wasn't, the was just born with the gene of extremely rare pigments of a albino. So, his mother named him Alver, meaning "White" in Latin-American, along to fit with his last name, Starlis meaning Star. His parents worried over his well being, as the doctors gave them proper diagnostics of possible defects of albinos, as well as studying their own research. They feared he would burn easily and wouldn't be able to see well since he had such low pigments in his eyes, as well as feared of rumors that the internet spread. Many saying that quite of bit of people sell albino's over to Africa because those people believe the organs of albinos are some sort of sacred healing items. Due to this, his family moved out of the city to a small town in a more secluded house near a meadow. Both to be away from many people, and so he could grow in a healthier environment. As he grew up, Alver's parents rarely actually let him out of the house, especially during the day. He was home schooled in order to avoid other people as much as possible, knowing full and well that he would only be treated poorly over being a albino. Often leaving him home alone when they had to work. He was first allowed outside at the age of eight years old, when he begged his mother to take him shopping with her. However, she bundled him up in clothing. A coat, long pants, gloves, a scarf, sunglasses and a hat. At least it was during a chillier time of the season, but Alver detested it because he could hardly see anything or really move around with ease. Still, despite the downsides, he enjoyed being outside finally and helping his mother with shopping. At one point, Alver saw a playground on the way home, asking his mother eagerly if he could go and play with the other children. She forbid it however, saying that it wasn't safe. When asked why, she answered 'Because you are different. They will hurt you.' Seeming to be absolutely sure he would just get bullied over his looks. At the age of twelve, Alver grew a bit more adventurous. So when his parents went to work, he snuck out of the house during a cloudy day. He still wore long clothing, gloves, and brought a umbrella just in case. But felt more confident that he'd be fine during cloudy weather. The townsfolk had never seen Alver without heavy clothing covering his head and were shocked at what they saw. A child, pale as a ghost with such odd colored eyes and striking white hair had come of that house near the meadow. Rumors speed through town like a fire, some saying he was really a ghost, others claiming he must be a vampire for no one saw him in the sunlight without excessive clothing covering his white skin. When Alver attempted to play with other children, they were actually scared of him. Some were brave enough to call him hurtful names, but they retreated and ran home whenever he drew closer. When his parents got home and heard of the rumors, they scolded Alver for leaving home. It was too late though as now the whole town had heard of the 'ghost' boy. His father at that point, tried to teach him self defense moves he learned in the police force. Alver was a fairly a frail person, but he learned to be quick on his feet and how to at least avoid being pummeled. It was just another hobby to avoid boredom since he wasn't allow to do much like watch tv. His parents feared his eyes would get bad if he watched tv or play on a computer. Despite many believing he was some sort of spawn of satin or some undead creature, Alver continued to grow like any normal boy, only really coming out during the night when he was old enough to feel to wander around. During his teens, he often wandered around night, enjoying being outdoors as well as get inspired for his regular hobby of painting. During his lonely years, he learned quite a few things. Painting, dancing, singing, and even how to play the piano and violin. Often, he can be found during the night in the meadow. Either stargazing, singing or playing the violin. His father sadly passed away when he was fifteen, leaving his mother almost broken. Now, she spends most of her time away from home, hardly ever being around. Always working or something. Alver at first detested being further secluded, but soon enjoyed being able to be outside more. Though he does still mostly avoid other people, tired of their murmurs and odd looks. Most of the townsfolk a bit intimidated by him since he grew tall as a teen as well as being the son of two police officers. That and the 'demonic' rumors of him. As he matured, he found himself being mildly attracted to either gender, though seemed to find amusement to being with another male. Though he keeps his gender preferences a secret and hardly ever gets romantically involved with anyone.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Riiiiight. Though I don't many people with business stands that are fairly unpopular to give away food just to be nice. It's fine though, just means your naturally charming." the pale man said in a nonchalant manner as he took another bite of his Cheesedog, his lavender eyes watching Aaron before glancing around to examine people and the group members. As the others soon joined them, the girls of the group sitting across from the boys, minus Galahand and Jackson, Alver listened as the mother asked Aaron about the gator. Whom prompty explained what it tasted like. By description, it actually made the pale man curious as he absently bit into a piece of cotton candy as he listened to Aaron talk. It was actually nice being with people. A odd thought the ghostly man believed would never cross his mind. Yet, these people seemed nice enough, it was too bad there wasn't more people like them. It was then, Aaron asked Alver about more occurrences like the one earlier. The lavender eyes flicked to the blonde boy then to his stained shoulder. "Yeah pretty much. If they aren't avoiding me in fear that I'll suck their blood or something, they usually do something like that. When I was little, it was mostly paint buckets, now it's paint guns, church crosses, garlic or food." he answered before taking another bite of his food. Chewing slowly, he swallowed and sighed a little before looking to the rest of them. "What about you three? People always teasing you like that?" he asked.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy shook her head, unable to believe that anyone could like alligator, whether it tasted like chicken or not. Wasn't the skin rough? Didn't the meat taste more...tecture'ry then anything? She didn't know, and she wasn't about to try it. Jackson listened and watched curiously, but his Corndog took all of his attention at times. Amy fell silent, for now, happy to just listen, keeping an eye on Jackson as he ate his dog, when the conversation shifted to how they were treated. While she wasn't treated as badly as Alver, it still made her uncomfortable to talk about. She finished of her Corn dog, and used a Wet Wipe to clean her hands, appearing, for a few moments, to pretend she hadn't heard the question. Then she sighed softly, "I tend to ignore what people say about or do to me. My boss is better then most, and I feel that he just thinks about Jackson, and how I need an income to raise him, but he still thinks that...well, that I am no good. That somehow, being beaten and raped, made me evil. That I somehow asked for it" throttle back, Amy. No need to create a whole scene She sighed again, pressing her fingers to her eyes for a minute. "I hear the names, the nasty comments, the talk that I'm a demon, come to taint the people of this town, to lure young men to committing the heinous act of intercourse before marriage, or lure husbands into committing adultery, that I'm scum, the lowest of the low. I can put up with that. its the way they treat Jackson. He wouldn't hurt a damn fly, and yet they treat him like he's infected, something to keep at arms length, rather then to treat like a kid. Part of me thinks I should just pack up and leave, but this is my home. And I'll be damned if some head up their butts, stuck up, judgmental douches will drive me out of it" nice work throttling it back, Amy. She couldn't help it. The topic was a sore spot for her, because it led to the fact that her son would be, and was being, treated like this. And she would do anything to prevent that, to stop it. She just didn't know what. She sighed, and swallowed painfully, looking up, but letting her hair fall over her eyes, as Jackson, a warm, comforting weight in her lap, twisted around and hugged her, as if he understood what she had been saying and the meaning behind the words. Her precious, unassuming, caring son. Hers. "its never resulted in anything physical. so that is something. I find it...horrid that people can be so ignorant of albinism that they can treat you like they do" She said to Alver, "And yet, it doesn't surprise me about this town" she sighed softly.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron listened, wide eyed and horrified at Amy's story. The shock of real life was like a slap to the face, and he could only sit there like a deer in headlights as Amy spoke of what was done to her, and how people treated Jackson because of it. It was sick. Those people were sick, and the very idea of it made him feel sick. Aaron put down his food. He wasn't in the mood for it. Aaron watched as Jackson, bless his little heart, hugged his mother. He was grateful that at least someone was able to comfort her after she poured her heart out to them, that sort of thing wasn't really his specialty. Still, he wanted to do something, say something, anything that could help. He knew, and he suspected that the rest of the group also knew, that what people really needed in positions like this was a friend. "Amy..." Aaron said steadily, folding his hands together on the table. "...if you ever need anything, someone to talk to, babysitter, a ride, or just someone to hang out with, give me a call." In one smooth motion, Aaron pulled a pen and paper out of his back pack and wrote down his cell number, giving it to Amy. "Hell, that goes for the rest of you, too." Quickly, he scribbled his number for each member of the group and handed them out, hoping that no one would take it the wrong way.</s>	<\|message\|>Alver Starlis Alver listened as Amy explained her side of the problems, frowning a little. He didn't quite get why such assholes would pick on a mother and a child. Wasn't evwn Her bloody fault for getting knocked up. And they would probably bitch if she, thankfully didn't since Jackson was a sweetie, had a abortion. Apparently these townsfolk were just impossible to please. It was irritating as all hell. Especially when it's just a kid being picked on like Jackson. Glancing his lavender gaze toward the mother at her words of albinism, he snorted. "Kids are either too ignorant or watch too many horror movies. The adults are either dumdums and superstitious, or just don't like how different I look. Too white, too tall, too skinny, too weirdly colored eyes. Vampy." he shrugged a little with a mild grumble. "It's fine I suppose. I hardly get picked on as much since no one likes staying up after dark." Alver said before looking to Aaron as he made his response to Amy and gave everyone a piece of paper. The pale boy took his piece and examined it for a moment before blankly looking to the other but smaller male. "I'm flattered, but you're quite the quick one Mr. Charmer." Alver said in a casual non-chalant tone before simply showing a joking grin and looking at the piece of paper before taking a finishing bite of his food and looking at the dark sky. "Mhm it's getting a little late." he murmured.</s>
<\|description\|>Amy Harper Age:18 Height: 5'9 Personality: Amy is a kind, generous kind of person, yet often comes across as mean, sadistic and sarcastic. She layers herself with these protective traits in order to prevent herself from being hurt. She doesn't trust people easily, and often even finds it hard to talk to other people, making going about daily tasks hard. When you get to know her, if you can break through the hard outer shell, she is the kindest person you can know. Loyal, and protective of those she loves. Appearance: Hobbies: Reading, cross stitch, guitar, archery Likes:Flowers. Neatness. Warm summer days. Dislikes: people, lying, drugs Sexual Preference: Bi. History: Born January 1st, 1997 in a dingy, rundown room, Amy was exactly two months early. She had been born quickly, and before emergency services could arrive. She died for three minutes, and was brought back by paramedics. Pale, sickly, thin and small, it was thought that Amy wouldn't survive the night. She did. The first three months of her life were spent in hospital. She didn't open her eyes for three days, and she rarely made a sound. Her mother, a recovering drug addict, also spent considerable time in hospital, but made time every day to go and see Amy, and then when she was allowed to, to hold her. She named her Amy, but called her "Bellafonte" a word she had learned in high school Italian meaning "beautiful source". Amy suffered several complications of her early birth, besides being small, she had difficulty suckling, her liver didn't function properly, nor did her pancreas and doctors feared that her mothers drug habit might cause damage as well, despite the fact her mother hadn't used drugs since she knew she was pregnant. When Amy opened her eyes, one was brown, the other green. When they were let out of the hospital, her mother scraped together enough money to by a small house in a small town, wanting a fresh start for both of them. As Amy grew, and survived, it become evident that she was a type 1 diabetic, perhaps due to the fact that her pancreas hadn't worked properly when she was born. She had endless complications with this, hospitalizations, and when she developed Asthma she nearly died. Doctors told her mother that it could have been a lot worse, but she was just glad Amy had survived once more. Amy didn't start school until she was 6, but it soon became apparent that she wasn't getting left behind, soon becoming one of the top students. Amy desperately wanted a pet, but her mother was afraid this would make her sick, and Amy soon stopped asking. She knew her mother worked hard, and tried to give her all she wanted, and she was grateful for that. Amy skipped three grades, so that by the time she was 15, she was in her second to last year of high school. When she turned sixteen, her mother finally gave her a dog. Her mother had hunted high and low, and had found a dog with matching eyes to her. Amy fell in love with him then and there. As she started her final year of school, Amy met a guy. The typical "tough guy", and like all 16 year old girls, she thought she was in love. He ended up beating her, and raping her, leaving her in the park, hurting and feeling so alone. It was only the thought of her mother, probably panicing over the lateness of the hour that had Amy gathering herself together, and getting home. Where she broke down, crying in her mothers arms. They went to the police, but as there was little evidence of the beating, and the rape could not be proven, not much was done. Amy ended up dropping out of school, unable to stand the rumors, the ridicule, unable to stand seeing his face every day. Her mother did her best at home school, but Amy was better off studying by herself. It was two months later when she found out she was pregnant. She broke down again, scared and lonely, and her mother encouraged her to do what she thought was best. Amy secluded herself from her mother, her dog whining at her door. It was hours before Amy came out again, and said she was keeping the baby. She finished off the school year at home, sat the exams at the school, once more braving the ridicule and bullying to gain her high school certificate. And then she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, named Jackson. She took a two year break, spending as much time as she could with her son, and essentially being the best parent she could. She got a part time job at a newspaper, editing the articles, and had soon saved enough money to go to a good college, and did so via the internet. She worked part-time, studied and raised her son, with her mothers help, so that by the time she was 18 and her son 2, she had a place of her own At any rumors, any nasty comments about "White trash" Or sexual slurs and innuendos, she merely smiled, and just continued on. Because of her diabetes and Asthma, she often appeared pale and sickly, and as if she could be easily broken. Her eyes drew some comments, but it was her sexual preference that, along with the fact she had been a teenage mum, drew shock and horror. Despite the fact that she had been going to church since she was a baby, she felt she wasn't welcome when it became evident she was pregnant, nor when her sexual preferences came out. Her argument was, and always has been, that while she was attracted to men, it just seemed they hurt her badly, and that women were more caring, and sympathetic to all that had happened to her. Other: Her son Small for his age, bright green eyes, shaggy blonde hair, freckles over his slightly heart-shaped, pudgy face.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson After handing out the tickets Reyna gave a quick goodbye to her parents before following the crowd to the bus. Her parents would be at the carnival later with a booth set up for anyone interested in joining the church, as well as just enjoying festivities that were set. "Hey-before you go." Pastor Carlson called to his daughter, grabbing her wrist and bringing her to him. "Don't get into any trouble tonight. You're already pissing me off with your attitude from earlier." he spoke in a harsh tone, before releasing her wrist, his scowl replaced by a smile as his wife approached them. "Have fun mi amor." Priscilla cooed kissing her daughter on the forehead and smoothing her wild curls. Reyna nodded quickly and took off towards the bus, being the last to board she sat up close to the front, not taking any time to examine everyone, besides the bus driver. The ride wasn't very far but Reyna thanked the driver very graciously, as she took stand in the front of the aisle. "M-my father said that we should all stick together tonight." she spoke not much louder than the average conversation between friends on the bus. As people began to get up they pushed past her with not much thought, she was a small girl and not very forceful when it came to things like this. Getting off the bus she called after a few of the girls close to her age, "I have extra tickets! I can get you things!" she called not getting much of a response. A few boys followed off the bus, giving her a push and grope while they walked through. One of them being Quentin himself. "You can get us something." he snickered as the group of imbeciles grabbed at their crotches. Reyna backed up against the bus, as the group laughed and walked away- enjoying their own perverse jokes and form of entertainment. It wasn't long after the very tall pale man, a blonde boy, a young woman with a child and dog, and finally a purple haired dark hooded person (Pearleane assumes girl) adorning a dress came off the bus. Granted, Pearleane's father would have a heart attack if he saw that this was the group she wanted to be paired off with, but she desperately wanted to not be alone tonight. Three of them she recognized; One being from her grade at school, and the other two frequent members of her church. It was required of her to remember many of the names of the members because it made them feel more 'welcomed'. Though it wasn't always the case. Before this group had the chance to go off on their ways Reyna raised her voice as loud as she could, "Can we be a group!?" she exclaimed, her hand quickly reaching to her lips, almost surprised at the comment that had came from her lips. "I have lots of extra tickets..." she commented, "We can get lots of food and go on all the rides." Reyna held up the extra roll of tickets she was supposed to give back to her father, but held on to.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis As the ride went on, Alver had pretty much pressed himself against the corner, while slightly having to duck his head due to his height and the buses slightly lower roof. Annoying, didn't they make taller buses? Luckily, no one seemed to bother him other than the little annoying snickers and gawking eyes. It was much too loud in the bus, his ears feeling like they were bleeding by the nosy chatter of the none other people in the confined space. How can people stand being on buses?! As they finally arrived at the carnival and the obnoxious vehicle came to a halt, the ghostly man gave a soft sigh of relief as he awaited for everyone else to get off before he stood and walked out as well. Glad to be out in the open and in the fresh air, his long tall body stretched out, glad he was able to stand tall again. As it seemed the group was already falling apart as five other teenagers ran off, not before making fun of that pastor's girl. Rolling his lavender eyes, he was about to go off on his own, since he didn't like the idea of having to be in a group, but soon paused as there was a sudden scream. In which case he flinched at the loud sound, and grumbled before turning his gaze down to the much darker colored person who had caused this loud sound. Just about begging for the remaining people to be in a group with her. Which included himself, the girl with the kid, that blonde boy, and the purple haired hoodie person. Nice combo indeed. Her annoying dad probably won't appreciate a band of misfits. Well except the blonde guy, he seemed normal in this towns eyes. Nothing seemed non-normal by looking standard. The others yeah. Looking down at her with slightly narrowed lavender eyes, the pale boy thoughtfully pondered what to do. This girl had even resorted into bribery with the group of misfits in order to get them to stay. By how she was treated, he guessed he could understand why. Alver didn't like people, he never really hung out with them before. He hadn't even been this close to someone since he was a child when he tried to interact. After all, most just made fun of him, and he was a bit nervous of some idiots thinking his organs were sellable for some good luck charm. However, she didn't seem bad, despite being that jackasses daughter. Nor did the rest of these people, well maybe the short hoodie person who radiated irritation. On the plus side, if he did agree to accompany her, he might actually know what the hell to so at a carnival. Plus, it would be a sore thorn in her fathers side so that would also be amusing. Finally deciding, the tall man brushed his long white hair back behind his ear and crossed his arms. He didn't say anything, but he didn't move either.</s>	<\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy once more placed Jackson on a hip as she got off the bus, letting Galahad go first, following behind the medium-sized dog. He barked, clearly in response to so much stimuli, and Jackson gave a big, child like "wooow!" causing Amy to smile. This was a good thing. Not ready to set him down quite yet, she went to start towards the carnival, but stopped as she heard the "can we be a group?" stopping and turning, seeing the Pastors Daughter. She smiled brightly, but was wary. While she had liked the girl during her time at the church, and being young, she was probably less judgemental then adults, she still felt wary about speaking up. But she did, "I'd be happy to be a group. Um. My son, do I have to purchase a ticket for him? I'm more then happy to, but I haven't been to the carnival since I was a kid, and don't know the entry fees" she glance around at the others that had been called out to. Jackson seemed happy that the Albino teen was included in this group, but like a child was equally interested in the others. He leaned in close to her, and said softly"mommy? The person in the dress? Boy or girl?" Again, her heart just melted. He was just so adorable. She glanced over, but with the hoodie, it was hard to tell. Then again, why would a girl wear a hoodie, instead of something that would keep her warm, but still show of the dress? Was this person transgender, and possibly reveling against parents? Either way, Amy wasn't too sure how to reply to Jackson. "I'm not sure, sweetie." he seemed to shrugged and continued looking about. There was the boy who had been bullied on the bus, which she would have done something about, had her hands not been full of Jackson. As Jackson wriggled in her Arms, she set him down, and watched him as he went over to the boy. He smiled his huge, child grin and said "hi. Those boys were mean. Mommy says girlfriends are special, but it's okay. Girls are icky anyway" Amy didn't know if she should pick Jackson up again, or apologise. Glancing to the pastors Daughter, she took the few steps towards Jackson, but she figured no one would hurt him, not with so many people about. Still, she was wary. Jackson, like most kids, didn't have a filter on what they said or did, added to that he had excellent hearing, which was why she always had to be quite around the house. And he remembered things. He would have heard the boys on the bus, would have wanted to say something. He was just so sweet, he wanted everyone to be happy. So far, it hadn't gotten him into trouble, and she didn't expect that it would now. But she had learned a mother was always wary around those she didn't know. In other words, she was always wary outside of her own house or her mothers. "I'm sorry if he is bother you" she said, before looking to her son "what have I told you? You always introduce yourself first" Jackson looked down, but then up again, smiling once more "Sorry, m-m-mista. I'm Jackson" he said proudly, struggling a bit on the word mister"and this is my dog, galhad" Galahad waved his tail, use the way Jackson said his name. "I'm Amy" Amy said, Jackson tugging on her pants leg "no, your mommy" you just couldn't help but love him. "To you, sweetie. To others, I'm Amy" she said, giving him a smile. Would she ever stop being thankful that she had him? Would she ever stop being thankful that it appeared he had none of the man who had create him in him? Was it possible to love her son even more?</s>
<\|description\|>Amy Harper Age:18 Height: 5'9 Personality: Amy is a kind, generous kind of person, yet often comes across as mean, sadistic and sarcastic. She layers herself with these protective traits in order to prevent herself from being hurt. She doesn't trust people easily, and often even finds it hard to talk to other people, making going about daily tasks hard. When you get to know her, if you can break through the hard outer shell, she is the kindest person you can know. Loyal, and protective of those she loves. Appearance: Hobbies: Reading, cross stitch, guitar, archery Likes:Flowers. Neatness. Warm summer days. Dislikes: people, lying, drugs Sexual Preference: Bi. History: Born January 1st, 1997 in a dingy, rundown room, Amy was exactly two months early. She had been born quickly, and before emergency services could arrive. She died for three minutes, and was brought back by paramedics. Pale, sickly, thin and small, it was thought that Amy wouldn't survive the night. She did. The first three months of her life were spent in hospital. She didn't open her eyes for three days, and she rarely made a sound. Her mother, a recovering drug addict, also spent considerable time in hospital, but made time every day to go and see Amy, and then when she was allowed to, to hold her. She named her Amy, but called her "Bellafonte" a word she had learned in high school Italian meaning "beautiful source". Amy suffered several complications of her early birth, besides being small, she had difficulty suckling, her liver didn't function properly, nor did her pancreas and doctors feared that her mothers drug habit might cause damage as well, despite the fact her mother hadn't used drugs since she knew she was pregnant. When Amy opened her eyes, one was brown, the other green. When they were let out of the hospital, her mother scraped together enough money to by a small house in a small town, wanting a fresh start for both of them. As Amy grew, and survived, it become evident that she was a type 1 diabetic, perhaps due to the fact that her pancreas hadn't worked properly when she was born. She had endless complications with this, hospitalizations, and when she developed Asthma she nearly died. Doctors told her mother that it could have been a lot worse, but she was just glad Amy had survived once more. Amy didn't start school until she was 6, but it soon became apparent that she wasn't getting left behind, soon becoming one of the top students. Amy desperately wanted a pet, but her mother was afraid this would make her sick, and Amy soon stopped asking. She knew her mother worked hard, and tried to give her all she wanted, and she was grateful for that. Amy skipped three grades, so that by the time she was 15, she was in her second to last year of high school. When she turned sixteen, her mother finally gave her a dog. Her mother had hunted high and low, and had found a dog with matching eyes to her. Amy fell in love with him then and there. As she started her final year of school, Amy met a guy. The typical "tough guy", and like all 16 year old girls, she thought she was in love. He ended up beating her, and raping her, leaving her in the park, hurting and feeling so alone. It was only the thought of her mother, probably panicing over the lateness of the hour that had Amy gathering herself together, and getting home. Where she broke down, crying in her mothers arms. They went to the police, but as there was little evidence of the beating, and the rape could not be proven, not much was done. Amy ended up dropping out of school, unable to stand the rumors, the ridicule, unable to stand seeing his face every day. Her mother did her best at home school, but Amy was better off studying by herself. It was two months later when she found out she was pregnant. She broke down again, scared and lonely, and her mother encouraged her to do what she thought was best. Amy secluded herself from her mother, her dog whining at her door. It was hours before Amy came out again, and said she was keeping the baby. She finished off the school year at home, sat the exams at the school, once more braving the ridicule and bullying to gain her high school certificate. And then she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, named Jackson. She took a two year break, spending as much time as she could with her son, and essentially being the best parent she could. She got a part time job at a newspaper, editing the articles, and had soon saved enough money to go to a good college, and did so via the internet. She worked part-time, studied and raised her son, with her mothers help, so that by the time she was 18 and her son 2, she had a place of her own At any rumors, any nasty comments about "White trash" Or sexual slurs and innuendos, she merely smiled, and just continued on. Because of her diabetes and Asthma, she often appeared pale and sickly, and as if she could be easily broken. Her eyes drew some comments, but it was her sexual preference that, along with the fact she had been a teenage mum, drew shock and horror. Despite the fact that she had been going to church since she was a baby, she felt she wasn't welcome when it became evident she was pregnant, nor when her sexual preferences came out. Her argument was, and always has been, that while she was attracted to men, it just seemed they hurt her badly, and that women were more caring, and sympathetic to all that had happened to her. Other: Her son Small for his age, bright green eyes, shaggy blonde hair, freckles over his slightly heart-shaped, pudgy face.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Because Albino isn't exactly something kids really hear about. Most enjoy the rumors of a ghost or vampire coming to murder them in their sleep." Alver answered the mother of the group, as he gingerly took back his coat and slipped it back on. As he watched the two girls talk, he followed after Aaron, pausing only when he saw the little event that transpired between Aaron and some older guy. The pale boy was unsure what was going on between the two, but Aaron didn't seem comfortable. Still, Alver probably should pry and ask about it so he let it lie as he got into the line for the Ferris wheel. Looking up at the large wheel like rideable contraption. Frowning ever so slightly as his lavender eyes stared at it. He didn't like vehicles in general, and he had never been on some carnival ride. Only heard of them in books and such. Usually used as some romantic means in romance novels. Which he didn't quite get, since the bloody thing didn't look anything but romantic. Still, he felt he needed to at least try it at least once. So after getting his ticket and it was his turn to board, he had to duck under the door and crouch a little to avoid hitting his head. Sitting down in a seat, his hands gripped tightly to the seat as if to hold on for dear life on the handle that was braced in front of him. It felt like this was a trap... But he supposed it was just to keep riders safe.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy smiled at Reyna, glad to have her now. Now, it was only the Albino guy she needed a name for. Even if it was just one night, she liked having a name for people. She made sure she had everything, Jackson eager to get moving. She saw Reyna about to speak, and then stop. SHe didn't press. They all had their secrets, she supposed. Amy began to follow Aaron, with Galahad and Jackson. Jackson still stared about eagerly, taking everything in, and Amy decided that it was worth what could be considered crankiness tomorrow, to give him this. And how fortunate to have someone so interested in him, so happy to mess around with him here. Amy wondered, toyed with the idea, of asking if Aaron wanted to maintain a friendship with him. Or was that too weird? As they seemed to stop, Amy looked about, seeing that Aaron had pretty much crashed into someone. She frowned at the man's comments, and simply stared back at him when he looked over the group, Galahad barking. As the man walked away, taking a dig at Aaron, Jackson opened his mouth and yelled out "Meanie!" causing Amy to giggle. As they reached the Ferris Wheel, Amy tied Galahad up, knowing he wouldn't do well on the ride, and gave the attendant two tickets, following the others on board. She chose a corner, and before Jackson could sit, she had him on her lap, a tight grip on him for the moment, but he still clutched the side, and looked out with wonderment.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron climbed in with the others with a smile, still feeling amused by Jackson's small but effective zinger at Dr. Saunders. Seeing that the pale guy was clutching his seat like a life raft, Aaron made a mental note not to rock the ride. After they were all inside, the ride operator closed the doors and double checked them. Soon, they were all moving lazily skyward, the ground getting farther and farther away. Jackson was looking wide-eyed at the scenery below them, and the sight of him made him feel like a kid again. Feeling a little whimsical and not caring who knew it, Aaron whistled a couple of bars from Giants in the Sky. It seemed appropriate. As they neared the top, Aaron decided to stare down at the world below them along with Jackson. The people seemed so small. They also didn't seem as rude and nasty from way up here. Up here they were just people...whose insults wouldn't reach their little group no matter how much they shouted. There was a certain serenity up in this moment, and Aaron wanted to be able to remember it. Searching the floor of their group's compartment, Aaron noticed a penny. No doubt left by a someone who had been contemplating throwing it off the ride. He picked it up and shoved it into his back pocket, deciding to put it to better use. Peeking out of the ride again, Aaron saw in the corner of his eye one of the other gondolas near them. In it was a couple kissing. Aaron looked away quickly, face turning red. He had forgotten ferris wheels were popular make-out rides. He started to think about the people on the ground again, and about Dr. Saunders. Saunders acted like people like Aaron shouldn't exist. As if he wasn't complete. As if he was lying, or needed to prove that he was the way he was. Nearly every question from the man was a test. 'How do you know if you've never experienced it?' 'Why are you giving up on yourself so early?' 'Is there some reason that you choose to be this way?' He frowned at the memory at that last one. Choice had nothing to do with it. Saunders wasn't the only one. The guys on the bus, the jerks picking on Reyna, not to mention the assholes who messed up the pale guy's coat and payed the price. Aaron had no doubt that Amy had caught her fair share of insults and judgements. The thought made him sick, especially for the kid's sake. No one should grow up having to see their mother be ridiculed. Suddenly Aaron turned to the rest of the group, not sure why he was asking such a forward question. He just had a feeling they all felt the same way. "Am I crazy, or is this town...not right? It's like everyone in it are..." Aaron remembered Jackson, and censored himself. "...meanies."</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Reyna crawled in with the group with a smile on her face, she sat on the outer seat next to the door. Looking to the group she shook her head softly. What a group. Jackson caught Reyna's gaze as she watched him look out into the world with such wonderment and excitement that only a child could. Tears began to form in her dark almond eyes as she quickly turned away from them and looked outside onto the fair as the powerful ride raised steady and slow up into the night's sky. She was just fine. Tears didn't last long with her, especially in public. Turning back she looked towards the three, studying them carefully. The pale boy looked terrified and Reyna felt bad for him. Perhaps he had been afraid of heights. A quiet chuckle escaped her lips. "How can a boy so tall be afraid of heights?" she thought to herself as the silence between them had been interrupted by Aaron. "Am I crazy, or is this town...not right? It's like everyone in it are..." Aaron paused, "...meanies." Reyna cleared her throat, before speaking. "I think there are a lot of good people in this town, just misguided." Reyna truly believed this in it's whole entirety. She had been bullied by friends and family a like- but she still had good faith in them. She crossed her ankles over themselves. She hoped they didn't think she was naive or childish for her thoughts.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis Continuing to cling to his seat, the tall pale man looked out the window, watching as as the mechanism raised them higher from the ground. Despite how uncomfortable he was with vehicles in general, including carnival rides, he didn't say anything or complain and just tried focusing on the pleasant view they had. Listening to Aaron whistling a tune, the lavender eyed man took a deep breath to calm his nerves. As Aaron suddenly asked a question about how this whole town was pretty much a bunch of assholes and the church girl spoke how 'misguided' they were, Alver couldn't help but give a grunt in response. In his opinion, misguided could just mean they are a bunch of idiots. "...Seems that way.... Their 'misgiided' ways seem to enjoy looking on those who are different. Apparently doesn't matter if it's by looks, personality or just who you are.. If it's off the norm, you might as well be considered rats that they want to use mousetraps on to get rid of them." Alver answered bluntly, his light eyes looking down at the land below. Watching as people scurried about in their own business.</s>	<\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy held Jackson lightly with one hand, knowing that Jackson wouldn't fall, but ready to grip him tight. Just in case. She took a few brief moments as they rode the Wheel to study her companions. Her eyes were drawn to Reyna, who although Amy couldn't be sure, appeared upset. She caught her looking away from Jackson, and Amy looked to her son. Despite the circumstances of his conception, she wouldn't change having him for the world. She kissed the top of his head, and looked back to Reyna. She reached out and took one of the younger girls hands, giving it a quick squeeze, before returning her hand to the light grip around Jackson. Jackson looked about, at the others as well, and then wriggled out of her grip. He trotted over to the pale boy-and just when would she get his name?-and happily climbed up on the seat, with a little bit of difficulty as his short legs squirmed for purchase. And then Aaron asked the question. Amy looked out the Ferris Wheel, listening as the others answered. "It's not so much if you are against the norm. Its...if you challenge the...norm. Its if you challenge the religion that this town is obsessed with...then you are considered wrong. It just seems that this town is uneducated, in the...realness of the world" She looked back to the group, eyes automatically falling on her son. "It doesn't matter to me. But I know it will effect how people see him"</s>
<\|description\|>Aaron Deerling Age: 18 Height: 5' 9'' Bio/History/Personality:From the moment he was born on the second of October in 1996, Aaron Deerling's parents had his life practically mapped out for him. They knew what school they were going to send him to, what kind of clothes he would wear, which instrument he was going to master and which teacher was going to help him master it. What they didn't count on was their son growing up with a serious lack of ambition. Aaron had no interest in succeeding professionally, though he does have a healthy interest in life. He would much rather sit in a camping chair, stare at the sky and listen to life than do anything academically satisfying. He is a sensual man that way, he enjoys touching things, looking at beautiful paintings, and listening to music. (that part his parents did succeed in hammering into his brain; love of the universal language, especially classical music and even Broadway musicals.) It was his good fortune that his family decided to settle down in a small town. Aaron hates crowds and busy cities with a passion. Honking horns, people shouting, impatience, sometimes he just can't deal with it. Drama in general is a no-fly zone with Aaron. Before he turned eighteen, he was a nervous wreck. Every new day held something difficult to deal with, speaking in class, making excuses to teachers, even going into the store to buy something. It felt like everyone was watching him make an ass of himself. Thankfully, once he started working part time as a cashier at a convenience store close to home, most of these fears either dissipated or became bearable. He's on a new mission now; to relax. However, when Aaron was growing up, there seemed to be something gnawing at him. It's difficult to describe a lack of something, but it's easy to feel it. Aaron felt it, and he heard things. Puberty came and went, and soon his started to hear his friends and peers talking about dating. Girls, checking out chicks, going to the movies, making out. It felt...foreign. Aaron understood what they were talking about, movies and television had taught him enough, and he had definitely gotten 'the talk' from his folks. But with him, it just didn't seem to click. There was no urge to do what they were doing. Dating and even kissing had no appeal to him, and not because he was busy doing other things. He had no fantasies about men, either. It wasn't about wanting something else, it was about not wanting anything at all. For a long time, Aaron ignored it. He assumed that he just hadn't found someone he liked enough, or maybe he was just slower than everyone else, or probably everyone else was just obsessed with sex and he was the only normal one. In any case, one day he did a little research online and found a word: asexual. It was an eye opening evening, to find out in one fell swoop that he wasn't broken, that he wasn't wrong, and that he wasn't alone. It was so exciting to him that he felt like shouting it from the rooftops, or at least to his friends and parents. That's when the troubles started. And the questions, the disbelief, the doubt and the ostracizing. Half the school seemed to think he had been abused, or that he had been castrated. His parents prayed for him nightly. Aaron knew that it wasn't as anywhere near as bad as some people had it, but on certain days it definitely stung. Now he just tries to keep his head down and his mouth shut. His father, Joel Deerling, has retired from his short but successful career as a professional public speaker. He now serves the community instead of working, helping out with the church, starting groups and helping out in general. His wife and Aaron's mother, Lisa, works full time as a saleswoman at a local car dealership. Aaron is currently seeing a therapist at his parents' request by the name of Dr. Charles Saunders. Hobbies: Music, relaxing, bird watching. Sexual Preference: Asexual and Aromantic. In laymans terms: Nothin' and nobody.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis Waiting patiently for things to move along, Alver had little choice but to slightly pay attention to those around him to prevent boredom and irritation. Although most of it was just listening to the idiotic religious assholes gossiping and murmuring about others behind their backs. One of them being the pale colored man. The younger ones who still believed in silly rumors such as how he was some ghost, demon, vampire, some fallen angel shunned by God... Some thinking he had killed his own father. Some thinking he was some sort of deviant ready to cause some sort of trouble. Like kidnap their children and corrupt them in order to send them to hell. Some just making fun of his lack of color and freakishly tall slender stature. Rotten Bastards. It wasn't long until a young blonde girl came in with a little boy and a dog, walking to the supervisor and stating she was attending Youth Night before walking away. Alver noticed some additional whispers and the looks people gave around her. Since he wasn't quite involved with this town and religion in general, he wasn't quite sure what their problem was at first. After all, he was used to the obvious reason they had with just his born appearance. As the girl treated the boy in the motherly manner, he could slightly understand. The girl seemed a bit young to have a child, at least, according the people of SaintKrest. Something about not having sex before marriage, and at the proper age of eighteen when kids are considered adults. This girl didn't seem older then eighteen, nor did he see any father figure. The man could be at home, but the distasteful looks and whispers didn't seem to offer such a idea. The little boy also seemed to be at least around two years. As they settled, Alver's lavender eyes slightly glanced toward the little boy as he felt eyes on him once again. The little green eyes were wide were curiosity, but it was filled with innocence instead of menace and judgement. He could barely make out the conversation over the several other hushed conversation, but he understood the boy was curious over the tall pale man. If the child wasn't basically a toddler, Alver probably would of been irritated like he mildly was with those middle schoolers, but this was just a child, almost a baby really. They were naturally curious about everything, and he felt more tolerant over it. Considering he did accept that he looked very different from the people the child was used to seeing with those information seeking eyes. Not too long, a blonde boy entered, settling himself in a corner and away from the center of the group. Alver probably would do the same, but it really didn't matter. His tall stature made him tower just about everyone here and his pale looks made him stick out even further like a sore thumb. Might as well be a beacon to a lighthouse in pitch black darkness. It was then the pastor of this up and tidy church decided to call the place to attention, in which Alver minorly grunted and glanced toward the man as he prattled on. Listing off the age groups and new faces, looking to Alver as he went. In which the tall pale man rolled his lavender eyes, turning a brief red color as the light hit them oddly. Almost giving a soft innocent hum, considering his age was actually nineteen. Though he doubted any of these people knew such a thing. As the pastors daughter moved to hand him his share of tickets, the pale man gingerly glanced down at her and took them. Another youth joined the group, wearing quite the baggy hoodie, and was quite tiny compared to him. This one seemed a bit annoyed with being here, not that Alver could blame them. To be honest, Alver had trouble distinguishing this individual as a boy or girl. Deciding he didn't care, he brushed it aside. It was then the groups were ushered outside, onto their group designated buses. Alver grumbled uncomfortably. The carnival wasn't too far off, but a quick bus ride made things easier for the little ones. Still, that didn't mean he had to like it. It wasn't like he rode vehicles that much, if at all. He walked everywhere. Riding around in some metal trap was noisy, and almost claustrophobic. Plus he was going to be trapped in it with a bunch of people he didn't know, most probably assholes. Despite this, he slowly got on, his long legs quickly carrying him to the back of the vehicle before sitting down on the right side by the window. Not wanting to be further uncomfortable with strangers at his back, he might as well sit where he could face everyone and keep a eye on them. Now, unlike most, due to his freakishly tall stature, most bullies didn't bother him since he towered over them and the rumors usually scared them off. However, there was always a few brave assholes who loved picking fights. So he rather be face to face whenever that happened. After everyone was on board, the buses started to move and head into it's designated target. The carnival. The pale tall man tensing as it moved, a frown crossing his smooth elegant face.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper As the pastor prattled on, explaining about the groups. She didn't particularly care, and she lifted Jackson back onto her right hip, brushing his hair back from his face, his eyes. She made a note, as she did every few days to get his hair cut. And would eventually do so. He rested his head on her shoulder, and she smiled happily. She had seen one of the other teenagers watching her, however briefly, and seemed to take interest in Galahad. It didn't bother her, as it seemed innocent enough. She paid more attention to what the pastor was saying them anyone else, and when he said that they could get their tickets, she stepped forward, shrugging the bag of things onto her shoulder more, in an easy smooth gesture that didn't disturb Jackson, making sure she had a good grip Galahad's leash. She smiled at the young girl, who she recognised from the times she had been in the church, at sermons and other things, but didn't know her name. She gave a smile. Recently in an attempt to be friendly as well as to try and put the towns people at ease with her, she had started being polite. It sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. She took her ticket, and then made way to the buses, grabbing a seat, she had Galahad lie at her feet, and kept Jackson in her lap. It seemed better then having him sit beside her, where he could easily break away, and cause trouble. Jackson looked about, craning his neck around, and then settling into her. He seemed content now, as if satisfied with what he had seen. She chuckled lightly, and hugged him close. Galahad watched everything with his bi-coloured eyes, and Amy knew that they would be safe with him. She started to tell Jackson about the carnival as the bus started to move, clearly getting him excited and revved for the night. She wanted him to have fun, and to have the time of his life. She smoothed his hair, but that was a losing battle. Still, she thought she wouldn't be a mother of she didn't try. She kissed the top of his head, and smiled as e shifted to wrap his arms around her.</s>	<\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron studied Pastor Carlson as he made announcements to the group, noticing for the first time that the man almost flawlessly reflected the building they were all standing in. Superior, harsh, and beloved by the community. Well, most of them anyway. When he was done, Aaron pried himself away from his safe little corner and approached the pastor's daughter, who was handing out some of the tickets for the carnival. Aaron had seen her at pretty much all of the youth nights he attended, but he couldn't remember ever actually speaking to her. All that he remembered was that her name was Reyna. As he waited for his turn, he saw that she seemed to look a little depressed. It wasn't apparent at first, because she was smiling. Aaron had been working in retail for some time now though, so he knew a fake smile when he saw one. Aaron's mind raced as he approached her while he played with the zipper on his hoodie and tried to think of something he could say to her to cheer her up. He had drawn up a blank, however, and simply took his tickets, offering her a genuinely warm smile as he said "Danke." and went on his way. Soon, everyone appeared to be ready to head to the carnival, so they all clamored onto the bus and took their seats, Aaron being the only one willing to sit in his favorite seat: the front. He plopped himself and his backpack down heavily on the seat and put his knees up against the barrier in front of him, curling up in a half-fetal position. A sea of voices began to trickle into the compressed air on the bus as everyone filed in. As they passed him, Aaron made note of the people who had caught his eye earlier, as well as someone with blue hair hidden by a hoodie who he hadn't seen earlier. Within a few short minutes, everyone was on board and the bus rumbled to life and began to move. As they began their journey, Aaron fell into a sort of self hypnosis as he watched the horizon pass by the window. Buildings soon gave way to trees, the sight of which brought a small but bright smile to his face. He was pulled out of his trance when someone from the seat behind him poked him in the shoulder. Aaron turned around, seeing an acquaintance he used to know from when he was in track. He didn't know him long enough to know his name, since he had to quit not long after the other guy joined. However, judging by the look on his face and the mischievous smile his friend was trying to hide, Aaron knew this conversation probably wasn't going to be about track. "What?" Aaron asked, his voice low from apprehension. "So, are you scared of girls or something? Or are you just a fa-" "Neither." Aaron interrupted him harshly, not wanting to let this jackass finish saying the dreaded 'f-word'. "And it's none of your business anyway." "That's just sad, man. I'll bet you never even kissed a girl." The teen grinned toothily while his friend snickered like an idiot. Aaron turned away from them, returning his gaze to the window again. He clenched his hands together, trying to hide the fact that they were trembling with slowly boiling but contained anger. Luckily, the two had gotten distracted by something else as he took a deep breath and pushed the conversation away from his thoughts. It was pointless to dwell on other people's ignorance. Aaron was pulled out of his little world when he felt the bus stop underneath him. Looking up, he was treated to a view of the carnival through the window. The group supervisor was talking to all of them, but none of it breached Aaron's reverie. A village of games, rides, and concession stands sat under the sky, the ferris wheel looming over all of it. People weaved though the stands and rides, usually followed by their kids or their friends. Bright happy flags danced lazily in the breeze as Aaron heard the faint sound of music playing throughout the fairgrounds. The dirt ground underneath everything was spotted with the occasional litter and hay, no doubt dragged from some of the more farm themed areas of the festival. Aaron was taking in the view when he finally noticed that people had started to leave the bus, so he climbed out with them and breathed freely in the open air once he was off the bus. The smell of kettle corn and fried dough filled his nostrils, washing away all thoughts of the morons from earlier. He didn't know where to start, but Aaron was going to make damn sure that it was going to be a good day from here on out.</s>
<\|description\|>Aaron Deerling Age: 18 Height: 5' 9'' Bio/History/Personality:From the moment he was born on the second of October in 1996, Aaron Deerling's parents had his life practically mapped out for him. They knew what school they were going to send him to, what kind of clothes he would wear, which instrument he was going to master and which teacher was going to help him master it. What they didn't count on was their son growing up with a serious lack of ambition. Aaron had no interest in succeeding professionally, though he does have a healthy interest in life. He would much rather sit in a camping chair, stare at the sky and listen to life than do anything academically satisfying. He is a sensual man that way, he enjoys touching things, looking at beautiful paintings, and listening to music. (that part his parents did succeed in hammering into his brain; love of the universal language, especially classical music and even Broadway musicals.) It was his good fortune that his family decided to settle down in a small town. Aaron hates crowds and busy cities with a passion. Honking horns, people shouting, impatience, sometimes he just can't deal with it. Drama in general is a no-fly zone with Aaron. Before he turned eighteen, he was a nervous wreck. Every new day held something difficult to deal with, speaking in class, making excuses to teachers, even going into the store to buy something. It felt like everyone was watching him make an ass of himself. Thankfully, once he started working part time as a cashier at a convenience store close to home, most of these fears either dissipated or became bearable. He's on a new mission now; to relax. However, when Aaron was growing up, there seemed to be something gnawing at him. It's difficult to describe a lack of something, but it's easy to feel it. Aaron felt it, and he heard things. Puberty came and went, and soon his started to hear his friends and peers talking about dating. Girls, checking out chicks, going to the movies, making out. It felt...foreign. Aaron understood what they were talking about, movies and television had taught him enough, and he had definitely gotten 'the talk' from his folks. But with him, it just didn't seem to click. There was no urge to do what they were doing. Dating and even kissing had no appeal to him, and not because he was busy doing other things. He had no fantasies about men, either. It wasn't about wanting something else, it was about not wanting anything at all. For a long time, Aaron ignored it. He assumed that he just hadn't found someone he liked enough, or maybe he was just slower than everyone else, or probably everyone else was just obsessed with sex and he was the only normal one. In any case, one day he did a little research online and found a word: asexual. It was an eye opening evening, to find out in one fell swoop that he wasn't broken, that he wasn't wrong, and that he wasn't alone. It was so exciting to him that he felt like shouting it from the rooftops, or at least to his friends and parents. That's when the troubles started. And the questions, the disbelief, the doubt and the ostracizing. Half the school seemed to think he had been abused, or that he had been castrated. His parents prayed for him nightly. Aaron knew that it wasn't as anywhere near as bad as some people had it, but on certain days it definitely stung. Now he just tries to keep his head down and his mouth shut. His father, Joel Deerling, has retired from his short but successful career as a professional public speaker. He now serves the community instead of working, helping out with the church, starting groups and helping out in general. His wife and Aaron's mother, Lisa, works full time as a saleswoman at a local car dealership. Aaron is currently seeing a therapist at his parents' request by the name of Dr. Charles Saunders. Hobbies: Music, relaxing, bird watching. Sexual Preference: Asexual and Aromantic. In laymans terms: Nothin' and nobody.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis As the ride went on, Alver had pretty much pressed himself against the corner, while slightly having to duck his head due to his height and the buses slightly lower roof. Annoying, didn't they make taller buses? Luckily, no one seemed to bother him other than the little annoying snickers and gawking eyes. It was much too loud in the bus, his ears feeling like they were bleeding by the nosy chatter of the none other people in the confined space. How can people stand being on buses?! As they finally arrived at the carnival and the obnoxious vehicle came to a halt, the ghostly man gave a soft sigh of relief as he awaited for everyone else to get off before he stood and walked out as well. Glad to be out in the open and in the fresh air, his long tall body stretched out, glad he was able to stand tall again. As it seemed the group was already falling apart as five other teenagers ran off, not before making fun of that pastor's girl. Rolling his lavender eyes, he was about to go off on his own, since he didn't like the idea of having to be in a group, but soon paused as there was a sudden scream. In which case he flinched at the loud sound, and grumbled before turning his gaze down to the much darker colored person who had caused this loud sound. Just about begging for the remaining people to be in a group with her. Which included himself, the girl with the kid, that blonde boy, and the purple haired hoodie person. Nice combo indeed. Her annoying dad probably won't appreciate a band of misfits. Well except the blonde guy, he seemed normal in this towns eyes. Nothing seemed non-normal by looking standard. The others yeah. Looking down at her with slightly narrowed lavender eyes, the pale boy thoughtfully pondered what to do. This girl had even resorted into bribery with the group of misfits in order to get them to stay. By how she was treated, he guessed he could understand why. Alver didn't like people, he never really hung out with them before. He hadn't even been this close to someone since he was a child when he tried to interact. After all, most just made fun of him, and he was a bit nervous of some idiots thinking his organs were sellable for some good luck charm. However, she didn't seem bad, despite being that jackasses daughter. Nor did the rest of these people, well maybe the short hoodie person who radiated irritation. On the plus side, if he did agree to accompany her, he might actually know what the hell to so at a carnival. Plus, it would be a sore thorn in her fathers side so that would also be amusing. Finally deciding, the tall man brushed his long white hair back behind his ear and crossed his arms. He didn't say anything, but he didn't move either.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy once more placed Jackson on a hip as she got off the bus, letting Galahad go first, following behind the medium-sized dog. He barked, clearly in response to so much stimuli, and Jackson gave a big, child like "wooow!" causing Amy to smile. This was a good thing. Not ready to set him down quite yet, she went to start towards the carnival, but stopped as she heard the "can we be a group?" stopping and turning, seeing the Pastors Daughter. She smiled brightly, but was wary. While she had liked the girl during her time at the church, and being young, she was probably less judgemental then adults, she still felt wary about speaking up. But she did, "I'd be happy to be a group. Um. My son, do I have to purchase a ticket for him? I'm more then happy to, but I haven't been to the carnival since I was a kid, and don't know the entry fees" she glance around at the others that had been called out to. Jackson seemed happy that the Albino teen was included in this group, but like a child was equally interested in the others. He leaned in close to her, and said softly"mommy? The person in the dress? Boy or girl?" Again, her heart just melted. He was just so adorable. She glanced over, but with the hoodie, it was hard to tell. Then again, why would a girl wear a hoodie, instead of something that would keep her warm, but still show of the dress? Was this person transgender, and possibly reveling against parents? Either way, Amy wasn't too sure how to reply to Jackson. "I'm not sure, sweetie." he seemed to shrugged and continued looking about. There was the boy who had been bullied on the bus, which she would have done something about, had her hands not been full of Jackson. As Jackson wriggled in her Arms, she set him down, and watched him as he went over to the boy. He smiled his huge, child grin and said "hi. Those boys were mean. Mommy says girlfriends are special, but it's okay. Girls are icky anyway" Amy didn't know if she should pick Jackson up again, or apologise. Glancing to the pastors Daughter, she took the few steps towards Jackson, but she figured no one would hurt him, not with so many people about. Still, she was wary. Jackson, like most kids, didn't have a filter on what they said or did, added to that he had excellent hearing, which was why she always had to be quite around the house. And he remembered things. He would have heard the boys on the bus, would have wanted to say something. He was just so sweet, he wanted everyone to be happy. So far, it hadn't gotten him into trouble, and she didn't expect that it would now. But she had learned a mother was always wary around those she didn't know. In other words, she was always wary outside of her own house or her mothers. "I'm sorry if he is bother you" she said, before looking to her son "what have I told you? You always introduce yourself first" Jackson looked down, but then up again, smiling once more "Sorry, m-m-mista. I'm Jackson" he said proudly, struggling a bit on the word mister"and this is my dog, galhad" Galahad waved his tail, use the way Jackson said his name. "I'm Amy" Amy said, Jackson tugging on her pants leg "no, your mommy" you just couldn't help but love him. "To you, sweetie. To others, I'm Amy" she said, giving him a smile. Would she ever stop being thankful that she had him? Would she ever stop being thankful that it appeared he had none of the man who had create him in him? Was it possible to love her son even more?</s>	<\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron stopped in his tracks when he heard Reyna call out to them, asking them to be in a group together. He didn't even have to think about it; more people meant more fun. Besides, there was something a touch depressing about going on a ferris wheel by yourself. "Yeah, I don't mind. No point in going to a carnival by yourself anyway." Aaron said with a smile. Anything to cheer the poor kid up. He saw with a bit of relief that he wasn't the only one up for an adventure with strangers. The young mother with her kid and her dog had also stopped and was now talking to Reyna about being a group. The kid in the hoodie and the albino had also stopped. Suddenly, the small boy trudged-ran over to him, with that certain gait only toddlers could have. Before Aaron could say anything the kid announced, "hi. Those boys were mean. Mommy says girlfriends are special, but it's okay. Girls are icky anyway." Aaron could feel his ears turning red, but he also couldn't do anything to stop the sheepish grin forming on his face. "I know, cooties right?" he said to the little boy, liking this kid more and more by the second. As the boy and his mother introduced themselves in quite possibly the most adorable way possible, Aaron decided that he had a new mission tonight. To make sure that their little group, especially Jackson, had as much fun as possible. "My name's Aaron." he said, waving shyly from the hip. "That's two a's, not an e. I'd love to be in a group with you guys. Besides," he began, looking at Jackson cheerfully, "I think I know someone who'd like to play the fishy game." When everyone was settled and ready, Aaron decided to lead the way, gazing around him to look for the booth he wanted. The cozy dirt path crunched underneath his feet as carnival games and music played around them. Eye attracting lights flashed all around, advertising their kid-friendly games. In the distance, he heard the sound of one of those 'test your strength' games. Soon the stand he was looking for came into view. A large water filled tub stood under an awning, with little plastic fish floating around in a circle. A tired looking attendant stood by the game, guarding the small plastic fishing rods. A line of stuffed toys and prizes hung under the awning along with a sign that read: 1 TICKET FOR 3 TRIES KIDS 6 AND UNDER FISH UNTIL THEY WIN! "Okay, boys and girls." Aaron turned around while still walking and announced to their rag tag little group, "The first and only rule of the fishy game is: You're never too old to play the fishy game! You can play something else, that's totally fine. If you think you're 'too cool' for this one, I certainly won't think any less of you." He winked as he said this last part, as if daring someone not to play. He himself led the charge, handing the attendant two tickets and ignoring the guy's raised eyebrow. "Two games for me. And I definitely want the yellow fishing rod." He took the kid-sized rod from the incredulous attendant and stood at the tub, poised and fishing rod in hand. With zero shame, he started trying to hook one of the colorful little floating fishies, saying loudly, "Come on, come on, daddy needs a new pair of shoes!"</s>
<\|description\|>Aaron Deerling Age: 18 Height: 5' 9'' Bio/History/Personality:From the moment he was born on the second of October in 1996, Aaron Deerling's parents had his life practically mapped out for him. They knew what school they were going to send him to, what kind of clothes he would wear, which instrument he was going to master and which teacher was going to help him master it. What they didn't count on was their son growing up with a serious lack of ambition. Aaron had no interest in succeeding professionally, though he does have a healthy interest in life. He would much rather sit in a camping chair, stare at the sky and listen to life than do anything academically satisfying. He is a sensual man that way, he enjoys touching things, looking at beautiful paintings, and listening to music. (that part his parents did succeed in hammering into his brain; love of the universal language, especially classical music and even Broadway musicals.) It was his good fortune that his family decided to settle down in a small town. Aaron hates crowds and busy cities with a passion. Honking horns, people shouting, impatience, sometimes he just can't deal with it. Drama in general is a no-fly zone with Aaron. Before he turned eighteen, he was a nervous wreck. Every new day held something difficult to deal with, speaking in class, making excuses to teachers, even going into the store to buy something. It felt like everyone was watching him make an ass of himself. Thankfully, once he started working part time as a cashier at a convenience store close to home, most of these fears either dissipated or became bearable. He's on a new mission now; to relax. However, when Aaron was growing up, there seemed to be something gnawing at him. It's difficult to describe a lack of something, but it's easy to feel it. Aaron felt it, and he heard things. Puberty came and went, and soon his started to hear his friends and peers talking about dating. Girls, checking out chicks, going to the movies, making out. It felt...foreign. Aaron understood what they were talking about, movies and television had taught him enough, and he had definitely gotten 'the talk' from his folks. But with him, it just didn't seem to click. There was no urge to do what they were doing. Dating and even kissing had no appeal to him, and not because he was busy doing other things. He had no fantasies about men, either. It wasn't about wanting something else, it was about not wanting anything at all. For a long time, Aaron ignored it. He assumed that he just hadn't found someone he liked enough, or maybe he was just slower than everyone else, or probably everyone else was just obsessed with sex and he was the only normal one. In any case, one day he did a little research online and found a word: asexual. It was an eye opening evening, to find out in one fell swoop that he wasn't broken, that he wasn't wrong, and that he wasn't alone. It was so exciting to him that he felt like shouting it from the rooftops, or at least to his friends and parents. That's when the troubles started. And the questions, the disbelief, the doubt and the ostracizing. Half the school seemed to think he had been abused, or that he had been castrated. His parents prayed for him nightly. Aaron knew that it wasn't as anywhere near as bad as some people had it, but on certain days it definitely stung. Now he just tries to keep his head down and his mouth shut. His father, Joel Deerling, has retired from his short but successful career as a professional public speaker. He now serves the community instead of working, helping out with the church, starting groups and helping out in general. His wife and Aaron's mother, Lisa, works full time as a saleswoman at a local car dealership. Aaron is currently seeing a therapist at his parents' request by the name of Dr. Charles Saunders. Hobbies: Music, relaxing, bird watching. Sexual Preference: Asexual and Aromantic. In laymans terms: Nothin' and nobody.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "Thank you for helping him. You're good with kids." Aaron blushed a little at Amy's observation. He never would've imagined that he would be good with kids, then again he never had the chance to find out before. He was an only child and his parents didn't really have any siblings, except for an uncle who Aaron barely knew because he moved away to start his family. Aaron acknowledged to himself that goofing around with Jackson was definitely a lot of fun. "Well kids," Aaron said to the group, despite the fact that some of them were the same age or as old as he was. Farcical as usual. "If I'm not mistaken, that large lit up circular thing is the ferris wheel. Anybody who wants on, just follow me." Aaron began striding towards the ride, arms swinging exaggeratedly. Leading them, Aaron took a sharp turn around a popcorn stand. He wasn't quite looking where he was going, however, and ran directly into a familiar face. A bolt of panic shot through him at the sight of his therapist, Doctor Charles Saunders. Aaron had intended to hide his face and pray that he wouldn't notice him, but it was too late. "Hey! Watch where you're...oh, hello Aaron. I didn't expect to see you here." Dr. Saunders said, leaning over Aaron with his square jaw and his tight expression. "Uh, sorry Doctor Saunders. I wasn't paying attention." Aaron prayed that the others wouldn't notice this conversation, at the same time it all felt so absurd, seeing the man who knew his dark secrets buying a bucket of popcorn. "I guess not." The doctor observed. "Enjoying the festival?" As Aaron mumbled and shifted his feet uncomfortably, the man scanned the group following Aaron dissaprovingly. "Not taking my advice, I see." Aaron stared at the lights on the ferris wheel, refusing to acknowledge that this was even happening. He grunted out a short, "Nope." and shuffled past Saunders, wondering frantically if this sort of situation was covered by doctor/patient confidentiality. As if to rub in it, Saunders called out to Aaron as he wandered away. "I'll see you Monday, like always!" Aaron ignored him, just kept his eye on the prize. He homed in on the lights on the ferris wheel, not even realizing that he was kicking a rock as he went along.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson The rag tag group made it's way to the ferris wheel next. Reyna had always loved that ride; it wasn't too fast, it wasn't too high, it was just right. It was kind of hard to admit to herself, but she was having a very good time already, much more than she would have with the other girls or even alone. She kept her eyes forward, looking at the large blinking contraption that was their destination. The other woman came by her side and spoke kindly, "I want to apologize. I made a snap judgement earlier, based on the fact that you looked away from my son, and assumed you were just like a majority of this town is. Judgmental, despite the circumstances. I should know better myself, but...when it comes to Jackson, I'm...a bit blind. So. Sorry. I'm Amy" A sense of uneasy swept over Reyna as Amy finished her sentence, but she returned a smile. Her head bounced in a nod, the mass of curls bobbing along as she did. "I'm sorry if I offended you or Jackson. I don't blame you for being defensive over your son, I-I'd do the same too. I was probably just spacing off as usual." she lied, pausing, "I'm Reyna by the way, it's nice to meet you Amy." she mentioned. That she hadn't lied about. She was glad she had spoken up on the bus to the group. Her lips parted again, wanting to spill her guts to the woman, to explain everything- but she couldn't. The group reached the ferris wheel and Reyna pulled a ticket from her roll and handed them to the worker as the group started to get into the small line.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Because Albino isn't exactly something kids really hear about. Most enjoy the rumors of a ghost or vampire coming to murder them in their sleep." Alver answered the mother of the group, as he gingerly took back his coat and slipped it back on. As he watched the two girls talk, he followed after Aaron, pausing only when he saw the little event that transpired between Aaron and some older guy. The pale boy was unsure what was going on between the two, but Aaron didn't seem comfortable. Still, Alver probably should pry and ask about it so he let it lie as he got into the line for the Ferris wheel. Looking up at the large wheel like rideable contraption. Frowning ever so slightly as his lavender eyes stared at it. He didn't like vehicles in general, and he had never been on some carnival ride. Only heard of them in books and such. Usually used as some romantic means in romance novels. Which he didn't quite get, since the bloody thing didn't look anything but romantic. Still, he felt he needed to at least try it at least once. So after getting his ticket and it was his turn to board, he had to duck under the door and crouch a little to avoid hitting his head. Sitting down in a seat, his hands gripped tightly to the seat as if to hold on for dear life on the handle that was braced in front of him. It felt like this was a trap... But he supposed it was just to keep riders safe.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy smiled at Reyna, glad to have her now. Now, it was only the Albino guy she needed a name for. Even if it was just one night, she liked having a name for people. She made sure she had everything, Jackson eager to get moving. She saw Reyna about to speak, and then stop. SHe didn't press. They all had their secrets, she supposed. Amy began to follow Aaron, with Galahad and Jackson. Jackson still stared about eagerly, taking everything in, and Amy decided that it was worth what could be considered crankiness tomorrow, to give him this. And how fortunate to have someone so interested in him, so happy to mess around with him here. Amy wondered, toyed with the idea, of asking if Aaron wanted to maintain a friendship with him. Or was that too weird? As they seemed to stop, Amy looked about, seeing that Aaron had pretty much crashed into someone. She frowned at the man's comments, and simply stared back at him when he looked over the group, Galahad barking. As the man walked away, taking a dig at Aaron, Jackson opened his mouth and yelled out "Meanie!" causing Amy to giggle. As they reached the Ferris Wheel, Amy tied Galahad up, knowing he wouldn't do well on the ride, and gave the attendant two tickets, following the others on board. She chose a corner, and before Jackson could sit, she had him on her lap, a tight grip on him for the moment, but he still clutched the side, and looked out with wonderment.</s>	<\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron climbed in with the others with a smile, still feeling amused by Jackson's small but effective zinger at Dr. Saunders. Seeing that the pale guy was clutching his seat like a life raft, Aaron made a mental note not to rock the ride. After they were all inside, the ride operator closed the doors and double checked them. Soon, they were all moving lazily skyward, the ground getting farther and farther away. Jackson was looking wide-eyed at the scenery below them, and the sight of him made him feel like a kid again. Feeling a little whimsical and not caring who knew it, Aaron whistled a couple of bars from Giants in the Sky. It seemed appropriate. As they neared the top, Aaron decided to stare down at the world below them along with Jackson. The people seemed so small. They also didn't seem as rude and nasty from way up here. Up here they were just people...whose insults wouldn't reach their little group no matter how much they shouted. There was a certain serenity up in this moment, and Aaron wanted to be able to remember it. Searching the floor of their group's compartment, Aaron noticed a penny. No doubt left by a someone who had been contemplating throwing it off the ride. He picked it up and shoved it into his back pocket, deciding to put it to better use. Peeking out of the ride again, Aaron saw in the corner of his eye one of the other gondolas near them. In it was a couple kissing. Aaron looked away quickly, face turning red. He had forgotten ferris wheels were popular make-out rides. He started to think about the people on the ground again, and about Dr. Saunders. Saunders acted like people like Aaron shouldn't exist. As if he wasn't complete. As if he was lying, or needed to prove that he was the way he was. Nearly every question from the man was a test. 'How do you know if you've never experienced it?' 'Why are you giving up on yourself so early?' 'Is there some reason that you choose to be this way?' He frowned at the memory at that last one. Choice had nothing to do with it. Saunders wasn't the only one. The guys on the bus, the jerks picking on Reyna, not to mention the assholes who messed up the pale guy's coat and payed the price. Aaron had no doubt that Amy had caught her fair share of insults and judgements. The thought made him sick, especially for the kid's sake. No one should grow up having to see their mother be ridiculed. Suddenly Aaron turned to the rest of the group, not sure why he was asking such a forward question. He just had a feeling they all felt the same way. "Am I crazy, or is this town...not right? It's like everyone in it are..." Aaron remembered Jackson, and censored himself. "...meanies."</s>
<\|description\|>Aaron Deerling Age: 18 Height: 5' 9'' Bio/History/Personality:From the moment he was born on the second of October in 1996, Aaron Deerling's parents had his life practically mapped out for him. They knew what school they were going to send him to, what kind of clothes he would wear, which instrument he was going to master and which teacher was going to help him master it. What they didn't count on was their son growing up with a serious lack of ambition. Aaron had no interest in succeeding professionally, though he does have a healthy interest in life. He would much rather sit in a camping chair, stare at the sky and listen to life than do anything academically satisfying. He is a sensual man that way, he enjoys touching things, looking at beautiful paintings, and listening to music. (that part his parents did succeed in hammering into his brain; love of the universal language, especially classical music and even Broadway musicals.) It was his good fortune that his family decided to settle down in a small town. Aaron hates crowds and busy cities with a passion. Honking horns, people shouting, impatience, sometimes he just can't deal with it. Drama in general is a no-fly zone with Aaron. Before he turned eighteen, he was a nervous wreck. Every new day held something difficult to deal with, speaking in class, making excuses to teachers, even going into the store to buy something. It felt like everyone was watching him make an ass of himself. Thankfully, once he started working part time as a cashier at a convenience store close to home, most of these fears either dissipated or became bearable. He's on a new mission now; to relax. However, when Aaron was growing up, there seemed to be something gnawing at him. It's difficult to describe a lack of something, but it's easy to feel it. Aaron felt it, and he heard things. Puberty came and went, and soon his started to hear his friends and peers talking about dating. Girls, checking out chicks, going to the movies, making out. It felt...foreign. Aaron understood what they were talking about, movies and television had taught him enough, and he had definitely gotten 'the talk' from his folks. But with him, it just didn't seem to click. There was no urge to do what they were doing. Dating and even kissing had no appeal to him, and not because he was busy doing other things. He had no fantasies about men, either. It wasn't about wanting something else, it was about not wanting anything at all. For a long time, Aaron ignored it. He assumed that he just hadn't found someone he liked enough, or maybe he was just slower than everyone else, or probably everyone else was just obsessed with sex and he was the only normal one. In any case, one day he did a little research online and found a word: asexual. It was an eye opening evening, to find out in one fell swoop that he wasn't broken, that he wasn't wrong, and that he wasn't alone. It was so exciting to him that he felt like shouting it from the rooftops, or at least to his friends and parents. That's when the troubles started. And the questions, the disbelief, the doubt and the ostracizing. Half the school seemed to think he had been abused, or that he had been castrated. His parents prayed for him nightly. Aaron knew that it wasn't as anywhere near as bad as some people had it, but on certain days it definitely stung. Now he just tries to keep his head down and his mouth shut. His father, Joel Deerling, has retired from his short but successful career as a professional public speaker. He now serves the community instead of working, helping out with the church, starting groups and helping out in general. His wife and Aaron's mother, Lisa, works full time as a saleswoman at a local car dealership. Aaron is currently seeing a therapist at his parents' request by the name of Dr. Charles Saunders. Hobbies: Music, relaxing, bird watching. Sexual Preference: Asexual and Aromantic. In laymans terms: Nothin' and nobody.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Reyna had kept her lips sealed tight for the rest of the ride after her comment. Her feelings we're probably a bit overwhelming and bias when she really thought about it. She had never had it as bad as these people, no matter what she thought. No matter what she had really gone through. No matter how deep her pain engulfed her. Her head bobbed up and down softly with a quaint smile spread across her lips. The banter between both Aaron and the other boy was amusing, but Reyna agreed with Amy. It's easier when you know someone's name, even if they never would speak or see one another again after this night. "Alright then. My name is Alver Starlis. Scary man of the town." he finally admitted and Reyna made a mental note to herself to remember it, if anything- for the night. The group exited the cart together and stood idle for a minute and Reyna's eyes widened as she saw an array of food vendors across the way. "Can we grab something to eat?" Reyna questioned, eyeing several things she would like to devour; like the cotton candy that was being spun into light airy sugary clouds of multiple colors.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper "Al...Al...Alve...Alvy!" Jackson tried the name out, stumbling over the pronunciation and finally giving up, looking slightly frustrated at it, but then pleased at himself for coming up with an alternative. Amy smiled, and took his head as they left the ride, retrieving Galahad from where she had tied him. "You ain't scary" he looked up at Alver with wide, trusting eyes, and smiled brightly, a wide, childlike grin. Amy smiled, looking about for something else to do, and when Reyna asked about food, she debated the wisdom of giving a two year old Cotton Candy. A small amount couldn't hurt, but then, she couldn't have the cotton candy herself. Not without her insulin. And Jackson had yet to be tested for diabetes. So, perhaps the first time she gave him large amounts of sugar, shouldn't be in a carnival. She looked down at Jackson, and once more thought a small amount couldn't hurt. "Food sounds good. If I could find something suitable for Jackson, that would be great"</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron dug the toe of his shoe into the dirt for no apparent reason, saying, "Food sounds good. I'm starving." He peered at the concession stands around them, a strange mixed aroma of sugary treats, fried food and popcorn washed over him. Well, there was always the usuals: cotton candy, kettle corn, fried dough, and corn dogs. The stuff that usually caught his eye though was the weird 'only at a fair' type of food: chocolate covered bacon, bloomin' onions, deep fried oreos, and finally one he was actually interested in. Aaron blinked away the twinkle in his eye as he announced to the group, "I'll meet you guys by that table." He gestured to an empty table that stood a good distance away from the crowd traffic. "I'm gonna get me some gator." With that he took his leave and strolled towards the alligator stand where, unsurprisingly, there wasn't much of a line. "You wanna try some alligator?" The cook asked Aaron as he approached, shouting over the sound of sizziling reptile meat. The smell of the sauce the girl was working with was enough to keep Aaron interested in eating a green thing that lived in muddy water. "Oh yeah. I've never had it." "You want it on a plate or a stick?" The question tripped him up for a second before he thought, Oh, what the hell. Might as well go full on weird. "Stick. I wanna eat like a caveman." He grinned at her, thoroughly enjoying his night at the moment. "Oh, and a small orange pop too." "You got it, hun." She smiled toothily back at him, flipping the meat around and gathering the stuff she needed to make his food. It wasn't a long wait, and soon she handed him his stick and drink. As he pulled out his wallet to pay, she winked at him and said, "Your money's no good here, sunshine." "Oh...okay. Really?" Aaron looked up at her, surprised at generosity. "Yep. Enjoy the gator." "Okay, thanks!" Aaron said, raising his gator stick in the air, as if he was tipping his imaginary hat. As he practically skipped over to the table, he stopped suddenly in his tracks, disturbed. Wait, that wasn't...was it? Was she flirting? Aaron looked back at the stand to try and get another look at the girl, but she was already back to work. He spun back again, blinking through the confusion. Or was she just being nice? Yeah, probably. No big deal. He shrugged it off and continued his trek towards the table, which was empty for now. Plopping himself and his impaled dinosaur meat at the table, Aaron eyed his food, wondering what everyone else had chosen to eat.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis At the Priest's daughter's suggestion, the tall pale man nodded in mild agreement. Food wouldn't be so bad. Then he looked down to the little boy of the group who tried his best to pronounce Alver's name before simply settling on a nickname. Not really minding it and just finding the little boy quite adorable, Alver gave a soft smile and gently reached down and ruffled the boy's hair. "You're a kind lad." he said before standing straight again as Aaron was the first to go and get something to eat, saying they should go and meet at the table. It was odd, yet Alver felt a bit relaxed around these people he hardly knew. Most pretty much younger then him. Scanning the food stands for something to eat, he settled on a Cheesedog stand. It wasn't often one saw these things. A corn dog with the filling just cheese instead of meat. Though he did pause to watch Aaron to see how he faired. Alligator? Odd. But was more interesting was the fact the woman seemed to be quite kind toward the blonde boy. Alver couldn't help if it was a attempt to flirt, especially when someone of a business just gives away their profit. Then again, he wasn't a expert in relationships and he doubted things worked out in reality like they did in books. Like everyone else, the woman at the stand with cheesedogs gawked at him, seeming unsure what to make of the the giant white man. Still, he asked for a Cheesedog and paid for it and she gave it to him gladly before he moved on and got some cotton candy as well. He liked sweets. Finding Aaron, the tall man sat down beside him, deciding to allow the females of the group to sit together. It made girls uncomfortable to sit next to strange men right? Especially big ones. Flicking his lavender eyes to Aaron, Alver hummed a little. "You're quite the charmer it seems." he mused as he witnessed Aaron's behavior before casually taking a bite of the Cheesedog.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy pursed her lips, studying the options available to eat. Something that Jackson wouldn't get everyday, but that wouldn't be a test of his sugar resistance. She walked down the stands, Jackson's hand curled around Galahad's collar, the toddler looking about, eyes wide, a gaping grin plastered on his face. It made Amy's heart swell with happiness, and she smiled. Her eyes traveled over the stands once more. The corn dogs so popular at carnivals seemed to be the only choice. Alligator was not an option, at least not for her, and while the cheesedog did sound alright, she doubted Jackson would be interested in it without the meat. So she walked over to the stand, and got three corn dogs. Almost as if he knew that he was getting something too, Galahad looked up at her eagerly with his bi-coloured eyes, that matched hers. He gave a small bark and she chuckled, holding out a dog to him. He immediately pulled it off the stick, and had it gone in seconds. Probably not the best food to give a dog, but tonight was a night to live a little. She led Jackson and Galahad, now licking his muzzle, to the table, where she tied Galahad's leash and settled Jackson in her lap when she sat down. She took out his water bottle, and set it in his reach, before handing him the corn dog. He took as big a bite as his small mouth would allow, and then seemed to make exaggerated "Mmmmmm" Sounds. Amy smiled, and bit into her own corn dog. She studied the alligator. "Does that actually taste good?" She asked, one arm loosely holding jackson as she ate her corndog.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Cotton candy had been Reyna's choice of food that night, she didn't feel much like truly eating- so the sugar rush would have to suffice. Picking a bright blue one she paid the man with a smile, before ripping a piece off and slipping it between her lips. Melting slowly, she let out a soft sigh. Delicious. Scanning the area she re found her group (They were not hard to miss) and rejoined them just as Amy sat down with her trio of corn dogs. Reyna gave a light chuckle watching Galahad take the corndog in one swift bite. Her eyes traveled across to Jackson as he too savored the corndog, delightfully making sounds to let us know that it was good. "Does that actually taste good?" Amy asked Aaron. Just noticing that he was eating something different than everyone else, Reyna raised her eyebrow. She had tried alligator before but it definitely wasn't something she'd go out of her way to get. She listened joyfully of the conversations going at the table while she plucked slowly at her cotton candy.</s>	<\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "You're quite the charmer it seems." Alver said to Aaron as he sat down next to him. Aaron could feel his face turning red at the knowledge that Alver had seen that little interaction with the gator girl. The man's strange lavender saw right through him. "Not by choice." Aaron mumbled, thought about it for a moment, then mumbled further. "...I mean, I didn't mean to...y'know...I-I think she has just being nice." In an effort to stop his own embarrassed rambling, Aaron took a bite out of gator stick. Rescuing him, Amy asked, "Does that actually taste good?" Aaron chewed thoughtfully, his eyebrows raising in slight surprise. "It's actually pretty good. It's...chicken-y, but chewier, like steak. Gamey." He summed it up before realizing that he was talking while eating. Peering at this strange little collection of people again, Aaron noted to himself that this night felt like a special moment in time. How long had all of them been living in this town together and yet never really spoke at length? The town wasn't that big, and yet they had never spent any time together like they had tonight. How many of them went to the same school he did, trudged through the same halls, walked over the same tile floor, hell, even shopped at his convenience store? And yet never once had they met properly. A gaggle of outliers brought together by a youth night and a request from a pastor's daughter. It felt prophetic, and it felt right. Wanting to remember this moment as well, Aaron broke off a piece of the stick he was eating off of; one at the bottom, untouched by food, and stuck it in his pocket along with the penny from the ferris wheel. Curious, he eyed Alver's stained jacket and asked, "Do you always get treated like that? People throwing stuff at you?"</s>
<\|description\|>Aaron Deerling Age: 18 Height: 5' 9'' Bio/History/Personality:From the moment he was born on the second of October in 1996, Aaron Deerling's parents had his life practically mapped out for him. They knew what school they were going to send him to, what kind of clothes he would wear, which instrument he was going to master and which teacher was going to help him master it. What they didn't count on was their son growing up with a serious lack of ambition. Aaron had no interest in succeeding professionally, though he does have a healthy interest in life. He would much rather sit in a camping chair, stare at the sky and listen to life than do anything academically satisfying. He is a sensual man that way, he enjoys touching things, looking at beautiful paintings, and listening to music. (that part his parents did succeed in hammering into his brain; love of the universal language, especially classical music and even Broadway musicals.) It was his good fortune that his family decided to settle down in a small town. Aaron hates crowds and busy cities with a passion. Honking horns, people shouting, impatience, sometimes he just can't deal with it. Drama in general is a no-fly zone with Aaron. Before he turned eighteen, he was a nervous wreck. Every new day held something difficult to deal with, speaking in class, making excuses to teachers, even going into the store to buy something. It felt like everyone was watching him make an ass of himself. Thankfully, once he started working part time as a cashier at a convenience store close to home, most of these fears either dissipated or became bearable. He's on a new mission now; to relax. However, when Aaron was growing up, there seemed to be something gnawing at him. It's difficult to describe a lack of something, but it's easy to feel it. Aaron felt it, and he heard things. Puberty came and went, and soon his started to hear his friends and peers talking about dating. Girls, checking out chicks, going to the movies, making out. It felt...foreign. Aaron understood what they were talking about, movies and television had taught him enough, and he had definitely gotten 'the talk' from his folks. But with him, it just didn't seem to click. There was no urge to do what they were doing. Dating and even kissing had no appeal to him, and not because he was busy doing other things. He had no fantasies about men, either. It wasn't about wanting something else, it was about not wanting anything at all. For a long time, Aaron ignored it. He assumed that he just hadn't found someone he liked enough, or maybe he was just slower than everyone else, or probably everyone else was just obsessed with sex and he was the only normal one. In any case, one day he did a little research online and found a word: asexual. It was an eye opening evening, to find out in one fell swoop that he wasn't broken, that he wasn't wrong, and that he wasn't alone. It was so exciting to him that he felt like shouting it from the rooftops, or at least to his friends and parents. That's when the troubles started. And the questions, the disbelief, the doubt and the ostracizing. Half the school seemed to think he had been abused, or that he had been castrated. His parents prayed for him nightly. Aaron knew that it wasn't as anywhere near as bad as some people had it, but on certain days it definitely stung. Now he just tries to keep his head down and his mouth shut. His father, Joel Deerling, has retired from his short but successful career as a professional public speaker. He now serves the community instead of working, helping out with the church, starting groups and helping out in general. His wife and Aaron's mother, Lisa, works full time as a saleswoman at a local car dealership. Aaron is currently seeing a therapist at his parents' request by the name of Dr. Charles Saunders. Hobbies: Music, relaxing, bird watching. Sexual Preference: Asexual and Aromantic. In laymans terms: Nothin' and nobody.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy pursed her lips, studying the options available to eat. Something that Jackson wouldn't get everyday, but that wouldn't be a test of his sugar resistance. She walked down the stands, Jackson's hand curled around Galahad's collar, the toddler looking about, eyes wide, a gaping grin plastered on his face. It made Amy's heart swell with happiness, and she smiled. Her eyes traveled over the stands once more. The corn dogs so popular at carnivals seemed to be the only choice. Alligator was not an option, at least not for her, and while the cheesedog did sound alright, she doubted Jackson would be interested in it without the meat. So she walked over to the stand, and got three corn dogs. Almost as if he knew that he was getting something too, Galahad looked up at her eagerly with his bi-coloured eyes, that matched hers. He gave a small bark and she chuckled, holding out a dog to him. He immediately pulled it off the stick, and had it gone in seconds. Probably not the best food to give a dog, but tonight was a night to live a little. She led Jackson and Galahad, now licking his muzzle, to the table, where she tied Galahad's leash and settled Jackson in her lap when she sat down. She took out his water bottle, and set it in his reach, before handing him the corn dog. He took as big a bite as his small mouth would allow, and then seemed to make exaggerated "Mmmmmm" Sounds. Amy smiled, and bit into her own corn dog. She studied the alligator. "Does that actually taste good?" She asked, one arm loosely holding jackson as she ate her corndog.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Cotton candy had been Reyna's choice of food that night, she didn't feel much like truly eating- so the sugar rush would have to suffice. Picking a bright blue one she paid the man with a smile, before ripping a piece off and slipping it between her lips. Melting slowly, she let out a soft sigh. Delicious. Scanning the area she re found her group (They were not hard to miss) and rejoined them just as Amy sat down with her trio of corn dogs. Reyna gave a light chuckle watching Galahad take the corndog in one swift bite. Her eyes traveled across to Jackson as he too savored the corndog, delightfully making sounds to let us know that it was good. "Does that actually taste good?" Amy asked Aaron. Just noticing that he was eating something different than everyone else, Reyna raised her eyebrow. She had tried alligator before but it definitely wasn't something she'd go out of her way to get. She listened joyfully of the conversations going at the table while she plucked slowly at her cotton candy.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "You're quite the charmer it seems." Alver said to Aaron as he sat down next to him. Aaron could feel his face turning red at the knowledge that Alver had seen that little interaction with the gator girl. The man's strange lavender saw right through him. "Not by choice." Aaron mumbled, thought about it for a moment, then mumbled further. "...I mean, I didn't mean to...y'know...I-I think she has just being nice." In an effort to stop his own embarrassed rambling, Aaron took a bite out of gator stick. Rescuing him, Amy asked, "Does that actually taste good?" Aaron chewed thoughtfully, his eyebrows raising in slight surprise. "It's actually pretty good. It's...chicken-y, but chewier, like steak. Gamey." He summed it up before realizing that he was talking while eating. Peering at this strange little collection of people again, Aaron noted to himself that this night felt like a special moment in time. How long had all of them been living in this town together and yet never really spoke at length? The town wasn't that big, and yet they had never spent any time together like they had tonight. How many of them went to the same school he did, trudged through the same halls, walked over the same tile floor, hell, even shopped at his convenience store? And yet never once had they met properly. A gaggle of outliers brought together by a youth night and a request from a pastor's daughter. It felt prophetic, and it felt right. Wanting to remember this moment as well, Aaron broke off a piece of the stick he was eating off of; one at the bottom, untouched by food, and stuck it in his pocket along with the penny from the ferris wheel. Curious, he eyed Alver's stained jacket and asked, "Do you always get treated like that? People throwing stuff at you?"</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Riiiiight. Though I don't many people with business stands that are fairly unpopular to give away food just to be nice. It's fine though, just means your naturally charming." the pale man said in a nonchalant manner as he took another bite of his Cheesedog, his lavender eyes watching Aaron before glancing around to examine people and the group members. As the others soon joined them, the girls of the group sitting across from the boys, minus Galahand and Jackson, Alver listened as the mother asked Aaron about the gator. Whom prompty explained what it tasted like. By description, it actually made the pale man curious as he absently bit into a piece of cotton candy as he listened to Aaron talk. It was actually nice being with people. A odd thought the ghostly man believed would never cross his mind. Yet, these people seemed nice enough, it was too bad there wasn't more people like them. It was then, Aaron asked Alver about more occurrences like the one earlier. The lavender eyes flicked to the blonde boy then to his stained shoulder. "Yeah pretty much. If they aren't avoiding me in fear that I'll suck their blood or something, they usually do something like that. When I was little, it was mostly paint buckets, now it's paint guns, church crosses, garlic or food." he answered before taking another bite of his food. Chewing slowly, he swallowed and sighed a little before looking to the rest of them. "What about you three? People always teasing you like that?" he asked.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy shook her head, unable to believe that anyone could like alligator, whether it tasted like chicken or not. Wasn't the skin rough? Didn't the meat taste more...tecture'ry then anything? She didn't know, and she wasn't about to try it. Jackson listened and watched curiously, but his Corndog took all of his attention at times. Amy fell silent, for now, happy to just listen, keeping an eye on Jackson as he ate his dog, when the conversation shifted to how they were treated. While she wasn't treated as badly as Alver, it still made her uncomfortable to talk about. She finished of her Corn dog, and used a Wet Wipe to clean her hands, appearing, for a few moments, to pretend she hadn't heard the question. Then she sighed softly, "I tend to ignore what people say about or do to me. My boss is better then most, and I feel that he just thinks about Jackson, and how I need an income to raise him, but he still thinks that...well, that I am no good. That somehow, being beaten and raped, made me evil. That I somehow asked for it" throttle back, Amy. No need to create a whole scene She sighed again, pressing her fingers to her eyes for a minute. "I hear the names, the nasty comments, the talk that I'm a demon, come to taint the people of this town, to lure young men to committing the heinous act of intercourse before marriage, or lure husbands into committing adultery, that I'm scum, the lowest of the low. I can put up with that. its the way they treat Jackson. He wouldn't hurt a damn fly, and yet they treat him like he's infected, something to keep at arms length, rather then to treat like a kid. Part of me thinks I should just pack up and leave, but this is my home. And I'll be damned if some head up their butts, stuck up, judgmental douches will drive me out of it" nice work throttling it back, Amy. She couldn't help it. The topic was a sore spot for her, because it led to the fact that her son would be, and was being, treated like this. And she would do anything to prevent that, to stop it. She just didn't know what. She sighed, and swallowed painfully, looking up, but letting her hair fall over her eyes, as Jackson, a warm, comforting weight in her lap, twisted around and hugged her, as if he understood what she had been saying and the meaning behind the words. Her precious, unassuming, caring son. Hers. "its never resulted in anything physical. so that is something. I find it...horrid that people can be so ignorant of albinism that they can treat you like they do" She said to Alver, "And yet, it doesn't surprise me about this town" she sighed softly.</s>	<\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron listened, wide eyed and horrified at Amy's story. The shock of real life was like a slap to the face, and he could only sit there like a deer in headlights as Amy spoke of what was done to her, and how people treated Jackson because of it. It was sick. Those people were sick, and the very idea of it made him feel sick. Aaron put down his food. He wasn't in the mood for it. Aaron watched as Jackson, bless his little heart, hugged his mother. He was grateful that at least someone was able to comfort her after she poured her heart out to them, that sort of thing wasn't really his specialty. Still, he wanted to do something, say something, anything that could help. He knew, and he suspected that the rest of the group also knew, that what people really needed in positions like this was a friend. "Amy..." Aaron said steadily, folding his hands together on the table. "...if you ever need anything, someone to talk to, babysitter, a ride, or just someone to hang out with, give me a call." In one smooth motion, Aaron pulled a pen and paper out of his back pack and wrote down his cell number, giving it to Amy. "Hell, that goes for the rest of you, too." Quickly, he scribbled his number for each member of the group and handed them out, hoping that no one would take it the wrong way.</s>
<\|description\|>Reyna Carlson Age: 16 Height: 5ft 1 Personality: Sweet. Kind. Naive. Generous. Anxious. Hobbies: Church. Hair and Makeup. Singing. Reading. Likes: Talking. Sunshine. Dancing. Walking outside. School. Dislikes: Traveling. Rain. Being touched without permission. Home. Sexual Preference: Straight History: The town's pastor was highly praised when he had a daughter born on a bright spring day on the 3rd of April, 1999. Definitely a gift from God as the Easter season approached. This daughter was to be named Reyna Carlson. The pastor (Robert Carlson) had met his wife (Priscilla Diaz) during a church mission trip. He brought her back from the Dominican Republic to marry her as soon as possible. The two had fell in love. Not even a year later, their one and only daughter was born. A sweet, kind, generous child Reyna grew up very naive to the world around her and often found herself in situations where her morals were pushed. Being the pastor's daughter was a job in itself. You always have to be at church every Sunday, and any other day that it was called for. You have to have a good reputation in the eyes of all the town members. You have to have a well behaved online profile. You have to be well groomed and manicured. You have to have good grades. You have to not have sex until marriage. It was the last one Reyna had messed up on. Quentin was a sweet, kind, generous child as Reyna was. He went to church every Sunday with his parents and got good grades. He was a star football player at the high school and quite the good looking boy. Quentin and Reyna had gotten quite the crush on one another as they grew up together. Both of their parents found it just fine that the two were together. Often, they joked about how one day the two would get married and take on the family's church and continue to grace the town with a good faith. Sex was something Reyna was clueless about, As Quentin fiddled with the button of her blouse in the basement of the church, she gasped in horror. "No!" she pushed away his hands rapidly, wrapping her arms around herself. This charade lasted a few months before the pressure finally kicked in. The two had unprotected sex, and before Reyna knew it she was pregnant. With tears she came to her parents, between sobs she gasped, "I don't know what to do." Her parents were outraged. Disgusted. Humiliated. They did what they only knew how to do- pray. They prayed as they purchased a ticket for their daughter. They prayed as they told the congregation she was just off on a mission trip. They prayed as their daughter boarded the plane back to her mother's homeland to receive an abortion. Returning from her plane her parents greeted her as a new woman, she had been saved from this spawn inside of her. The whole congregation cheered and applaud at her return, curious of what her experience was. Through clenched teeth she explained how closer to God she felt, and how she was just happy she was now home. Reyna was a changed woman, not quite the sweet sixteen most girls in town were, but something different.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper As the pastor prattled on, explaining about the groups. She didn't particularly care, and she lifted Jackson back onto her right hip, brushing his hair back from his face, his eyes. She made a note, as she did every few days to get his hair cut. And would eventually do so. He rested his head on her shoulder, and she smiled happily. She had seen one of the other teenagers watching her, however briefly, and seemed to take interest in Galahad. It didn't bother her, as it seemed innocent enough. She paid more attention to what the pastor was saying them anyone else, and when he said that they could get their tickets, she stepped forward, shrugging the bag of things onto her shoulder more, in an easy smooth gesture that didn't disturb Jackson, making sure she had a good grip Galahad's leash. She smiled at the young girl, who she recognised from the times she had been in the church, at sermons and other things, but didn't know her name. She gave a smile. Recently in an attempt to be friendly as well as to try and put the towns people at ease with her, she had started being polite. It sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. She took her ticket, and then made way to the buses, grabbing a seat, she had Galahad lie at her feet, and kept Jackson in her lap. It seemed better then having him sit beside her, where he could easily break away, and cause trouble. Jackson looked about, craning his neck around, and then settling into her. He seemed content now, as if satisfied with what he had seen. She chuckled lightly, and hugged him close. Galahad watched everything with his bi-coloured eyes, and Amy knew that they would be safe with him. She started to tell Jackson about the carnival as the bus started to move, clearly getting him excited and revved for the night. She wanted him to have fun, and to have the time of his life. She smoothed his hair, but that was a losing battle. Still, she thought she wouldn't be a mother of she didn't try. She kissed the top of his head, and smiled as e shifted to wrap his arms around her.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron studied Pastor Carlson as he made announcements to the group, noticing for the first time that the man almost flawlessly reflected the building they were all standing in. Superior, harsh, and beloved by the community. Well, most of them anyway. When he was done, Aaron pried himself away from his safe little corner and approached the pastor's daughter, who was handing out some of the tickets for the carnival. Aaron had seen her at pretty much all of the youth nights he attended, but he couldn't remember ever actually speaking to her. All that he remembered was that her name was Reyna. As he waited for his turn, he saw that she seemed to look a little depressed. It wasn't apparent at first, because she was smiling. Aaron had been working in retail for some time now though, so he knew a fake smile when he saw one. Aaron's mind raced as he approached her while he played with the zipper on his hoodie and tried to think of something he could say to her to cheer her up. He had drawn up a blank, however, and simply took his tickets, offering her a genuinely warm smile as he said "Danke." and went on his way. Soon, everyone appeared to be ready to head to the carnival, so they all clamored onto the bus and took their seats, Aaron being the only one willing to sit in his favorite seat: the front. He plopped himself and his backpack down heavily on the seat and put his knees up against the barrier in front of him, curling up in a half-fetal position. A sea of voices began to trickle into the compressed air on the bus as everyone filed in. As they passed him, Aaron made note of the people who had caught his eye earlier, as well as someone with blue hair hidden by a hoodie who he hadn't seen earlier. Within a few short minutes, everyone was on board and the bus rumbled to life and began to move. As they began their journey, Aaron fell into a sort of self hypnosis as he watched the horizon pass by the window. Buildings soon gave way to trees, the sight of which brought a small but bright smile to his face. He was pulled out of his trance when someone from the seat behind him poked him in the shoulder. Aaron turned around, seeing an acquaintance he used to know from when he was in track. He didn't know him long enough to know his name, since he had to quit not long after the other guy joined. However, judging by the look on his face and the mischievous smile his friend was trying to hide, Aaron knew this conversation probably wasn't going to be about track. "What?" Aaron asked, his voice low from apprehension. "So, are you scared of girls or something? Or are you just a fa-" "Neither." Aaron interrupted him harshly, not wanting to let this jackass finish saying the dreaded 'f-word'. "And it's none of your business anyway." "That's just sad, man. I'll bet you never even kissed a girl." The teen grinned toothily while his friend snickered like an idiot. Aaron turned away from them, returning his gaze to the window again. He clenched his hands together, trying to hide the fact that they were trembling with slowly boiling but contained anger. Luckily, the two had gotten distracted by something else as he took a deep breath and pushed the conversation away from his thoughts. It was pointless to dwell on other people's ignorance. Aaron was pulled out of his little world when he felt the bus stop underneath him. Looking up, he was treated to a view of the carnival through the window. The group supervisor was talking to all of them, but none of it breached Aaron's reverie. A village of games, rides, and concession stands sat under the sky, the ferris wheel looming over all of it. People weaved though the stands and rides, usually followed by their kids or their friends. Bright happy flags danced lazily in the breeze as Aaron heard the faint sound of music playing throughout the fairgrounds. The dirt ground underneath everything was spotted with the occasional litter and hay, no doubt dragged from some of the more farm themed areas of the festival. Aaron was taking in the view when he finally noticed that people had started to leave the bus, so he climbed out with them and breathed freely in the open air once he was off the bus. The smell of kettle corn and fried dough filled his nostrils, washing away all thoughts of the morons from earlier. He didn't know where to start, but Aaron was going to make damn sure that it was going to be a good day from here on out.</s>	<\|message\|>Reyna Carlson After handing out the tickets Reyna gave a quick goodbye to her parents before following the crowd to the bus. Her parents would be at the carnival later with a booth set up for anyone interested in joining the church, as well as just enjoying festivities that were set. "Hey-before you go." Pastor Carlson called to his daughter, grabbing her wrist and bringing her to him. "Don't get into any trouble tonight. You're already pissing me off with your attitude from earlier." he spoke in a harsh tone, before releasing her wrist, his scowl replaced by a smile as his wife approached them. "Have fun mi amor." Priscilla cooed kissing her daughter on the forehead and smoothing her wild curls. Reyna nodded quickly and took off towards the bus, being the last to board she sat up close to the front, not taking any time to examine everyone, besides the bus driver. The ride wasn't very far but Reyna thanked the driver very graciously, as she took stand in the front of the aisle. "M-my father said that we should all stick together tonight." she spoke not much louder than the average conversation between friends on the bus. As people began to get up they pushed past her with not much thought, she was a small girl and not very forceful when it came to things like this. Getting off the bus she called after a few of the girls close to her age, "I have extra tickets! I can get you things!" she called not getting much of a response. A few boys followed off the bus, giving her a push and grope while they walked through. One of them being Quentin himself. "You can get us something." he snickered as the group of imbeciles grabbed at their crotches. Reyna backed up against the bus, as the group laughed and walked away- enjoying their own perverse jokes and form of entertainment. It wasn't long after the very tall pale man, a blonde boy, a young woman with a child and dog, and finally a purple haired dark hooded person (Pearleane assumes girl) adorning a dress came off the bus. Granted, Pearleane's father would have a heart attack if he saw that this was the group she wanted to be paired off with, but she desperately wanted to not be alone tonight. Three of them she recognized; One being from her grade at school, and the other two frequent members of her church. It was required of her to remember many of the names of the members because it made them feel more 'welcomed'. Though it wasn't always the case. Before this group had the chance to go off on their ways Reyna raised her voice as loud as she could, "Can we be a group!?" she exclaimed, her hand quickly reaching to her lips, almost surprised at the comment that had came from her lips. "I have lots of extra tickets..." she commented, "We can get lots of food and go on all the rides." Reyna held up the extra roll of tickets she was supposed to give back to her father, but held on to.</s>
<\|description\|>Reyna Carlson Age: 16 Height: 5ft 1 Personality: Sweet. Kind. Naive. Generous. Anxious. Hobbies: Church. Hair and Makeup. Singing. Reading. Likes: Talking. Sunshine. Dancing. Walking outside. School. Dislikes: Traveling. Rain. Being touched without permission. Home. Sexual Preference: Straight History: The town's pastor was highly praised when he had a daughter born on a bright spring day on the 3rd of April, 1999. Definitely a gift from God as the Easter season approached. This daughter was to be named Reyna Carlson. The pastor (Robert Carlson) had met his wife (Priscilla Diaz) during a church mission trip. He brought her back from the Dominican Republic to marry her as soon as possible. The two had fell in love. Not even a year later, their one and only daughter was born. A sweet, kind, generous child Reyna grew up very naive to the world around her and often found herself in situations where her morals were pushed. Being the pastor's daughter was a job in itself. You always have to be at church every Sunday, and any other day that it was called for. You have to have a good reputation in the eyes of all the town members. You have to have a well behaved online profile. You have to be well groomed and manicured. You have to have good grades. You have to not have sex until marriage. It was the last one Reyna had messed up on. Quentin was a sweet, kind, generous child as Reyna was. He went to church every Sunday with his parents and got good grades. He was a star football player at the high school and quite the good looking boy. Quentin and Reyna had gotten quite the crush on one another as they grew up together. Both of their parents found it just fine that the two were together. Often, they joked about how one day the two would get married and take on the family's church and continue to grace the town with a good faith. Sex was something Reyna was clueless about, As Quentin fiddled with the button of her blouse in the basement of the church, she gasped in horror. "No!" she pushed away his hands rapidly, wrapping her arms around herself. This charade lasted a few months before the pressure finally kicked in. The two had unprotected sex, and before Reyna knew it she was pregnant. With tears she came to her parents, between sobs she gasped, "I don't know what to do." Her parents were outraged. Disgusted. Humiliated. They did what they only knew how to do- pray. They prayed as they purchased a ticket for their daughter. They prayed as they told the congregation she was just off on a mission trip. They prayed as their daughter boarded the plane back to her mother's homeland to receive an abortion. Returning from her plane her parents greeted her as a new woman, she had been saved from this spawn inside of her. The whole congregation cheered and applaud at her return, curious of what her experience was. Through clenched teeth she explained how closer to God she felt, and how she was just happy she was now home. Reyna was a changed woman, not quite the sweet sixteen most girls in town were, but something different.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "Thank you for helping him. You're good with kids." Aaron blushed a little at Amy's observation. He never would've imagined that he would be good with kids, then again he never had the chance to find out before. He was an only child and his parents didn't really have any siblings, except for an uncle who Aaron barely knew because he moved away to start his family. Aaron acknowledged to himself that goofing around with Jackson was definitely a lot of fun. "Well kids," Aaron said to the group, despite the fact that some of them were the same age or as old as he was. Farcical as usual. "If I'm not mistaken, that large lit up circular thing is the ferris wheel. Anybody who wants on, just follow me." Aaron began striding towards the ride, arms swinging exaggeratedly. Leading them, Aaron took a sharp turn around a popcorn stand. He wasn't quite looking where he was going, however, and ran directly into a familiar face. A bolt of panic shot through him at the sight of his therapist, Doctor Charles Saunders. Aaron had intended to hide his face and pray that he wouldn't notice him, but it was too late. "Hey! Watch where you're...oh, hello Aaron. I didn't expect to see you here." Dr. Saunders said, leaning over Aaron with his square jaw and his tight expression. "Uh, sorry Doctor Saunders. I wasn't paying attention." Aaron prayed that the others wouldn't notice this conversation, at the same time it all felt so absurd, seeing the man who knew his dark secrets buying a bucket of popcorn. "I guess not." The doctor observed. "Enjoying the festival?" As Aaron mumbled and shifted his feet uncomfortably, the man scanned the group following Aaron dissaprovingly. "Not taking my advice, I see." Aaron stared at the lights on the ferris wheel, refusing to acknowledge that this was even happening. He grunted out a short, "Nope." and shuffled past Saunders, wondering frantically if this sort of situation was covered by doctor/patient confidentiality. As if to rub in it, Saunders called out to Aaron as he wandered away. "I'll see you Monday, like always!" Aaron ignored him, just kept his eye on the prize. He homed in on the lights on the ferris wheel, not even realizing that he was kicking a rock as he went along.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson The rag tag group made it's way to the ferris wheel next. Reyna had always loved that ride; it wasn't too fast, it wasn't too high, it was just right. It was kind of hard to admit to herself, but she was having a very good time already, much more than she would have with the other girls or even alone. She kept her eyes forward, looking at the large blinking contraption that was their destination. The other woman came by her side and spoke kindly, "I want to apologize. I made a snap judgement earlier, based on the fact that you looked away from my son, and assumed you were just like a majority of this town is. Judgmental, despite the circumstances. I should know better myself, but...when it comes to Jackson, I'm...a bit blind. So. Sorry. I'm Amy" A sense of uneasy swept over Reyna as Amy finished her sentence, but she returned a smile. Her head bounced in a nod, the mass of curls bobbing along as she did. "I'm sorry if I offended you or Jackson. I don't blame you for being defensive over your son, I-I'd do the same too. I was probably just spacing off as usual." she lied, pausing, "I'm Reyna by the way, it's nice to meet you Amy." she mentioned. That she hadn't lied about. She was glad she had spoken up on the bus to the group. Her lips parted again, wanting to spill her guts to the woman, to explain everything- but she couldn't. The group reached the ferris wheel and Reyna pulled a ticket from her roll and handed them to the worker as the group started to get into the small line.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Because Albino isn't exactly something kids really hear about. Most enjoy the rumors of a ghost or vampire coming to murder them in their sleep." Alver answered the mother of the group, as he gingerly took back his coat and slipped it back on. As he watched the two girls talk, he followed after Aaron, pausing only when he saw the little event that transpired between Aaron and some older guy. The pale boy was unsure what was going on between the two, but Aaron didn't seem comfortable. Still, Alver probably should pry and ask about it so he let it lie as he got into the line for the Ferris wheel. Looking up at the large wheel like rideable contraption. Frowning ever so slightly as his lavender eyes stared at it. He didn't like vehicles in general, and he had never been on some carnival ride. Only heard of them in books and such. Usually used as some romantic means in romance novels. Which he didn't quite get, since the bloody thing didn't look anything but romantic. Still, he felt he needed to at least try it at least once. So after getting his ticket and it was his turn to board, he had to duck under the door and crouch a little to avoid hitting his head. Sitting down in a seat, his hands gripped tightly to the seat as if to hold on for dear life on the handle that was braced in front of him. It felt like this was a trap... But he supposed it was just to keep riders safe.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy smiled at Reyna, glad to have her now. Now, it was only the Albino guy she needed a name for. Even if it was just one night, she liked having a name for people. She made sure she had everything, Jackson eager to get moving. She saw Reyna about to speak, and then stop. SHe didn't press. They all had their secrets, she supposed. Amy began to follow Aaron, with Galahad and Jackson. Jackson still stared about eagerly, taking everything in, and Amy decided that it was worth what could be considered crankiness tomorrow, to give him this. And how fortunate to have someone so interested in him, so happy to mess around with him here. Amy wondered, toyed with the idea, of asking if Aaron wanted to maintain a friendship with him. Or was that too weird? As they seemed to stop, Amy looked about, seeing that Aaron had pretty much crashed into someone. She frowned at the man's comments, and simply stared back at him when he looked over the group, Galahad barking. As the man walked away, taking a dig at Aaron, Jackson opened his mouth and yelled out "Meanie!" causing Amy to giggle. As they reached the Ferris Wheel, Amy tied Galahad up, knowing he wouldn't do well on the ride, and gave the attendant two tickets, following the others on board. She chose a corner, and before Jackson could sit, she had him on her lap, a tight grip on him for the moment, but he still clutched the side, and looked out with wonderment.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron climbed in with the others with a smile, still feeling amused by Jackson's small but effective zinger at Dr. Saunders. Seeing that the pale guy was clutching his seat like a life raft, Aaron made a mental note not to rock the ride. After they were all inside, the ride operator closed the doors and double checked them. Soon, they were all moving lazily skyward, the ground getting farther and farther away. Jackson was looking wide-eyed at the scenery below them, and the sight of him made him feel like a kid again. Feeling a little whimsical and not caring who knew it, Aaron whistled a couple of bars from Giants in the Sky. It seemed appropriate. As they neared the top, Aaron decided to stare down at the world below them along with Jackson. The people seemed so small. They also didn't seem as rude and nasty from way up here. Up here they were just people...whose insults wouldn't reach their little group no matter how much they shouted. There was a certain serenity up in this moment, and Aaron wanted to be able to remember it. Searching the floor of their group's compartment, Aaron noticed a penny. No doubt left by a someone who had been contemplating throwing it off the ride. He picked it up and shoved it into his back pocket, deciding to put it to better use. Peeking out of the ride again, Aaron saw in the corner of his eye one of the other gondolas near them. In it was a couple kissing. Aaron looked away quickly, face turning red. He had forgotten ferris wheels were popular make-out rides. He started to think about the people on the ground again, and about Dr. Saunders. Saunders acted like people like Aaron shouldn't exist. As if he wasn't complete. As if he was lying, or needed to prove that he was the way he was. Nearly every question from the man was a test. 'How do you know if you've never experienced it?' 'Why are you giving up on yourself so early?' 'Is there some reason that you choose to be this way?' He frowned at the memory at that last one. Choice had nothing to do with it. Saunders wasn't the only one. The guys on the bus, the jerks picking on Reyna, not to mention the assholes who messed up the pale guy's coat and payed the price. Aaron had no doubt that Amy had caught her fair share of insults and judgements. The thought made him sick, especially for the kid's sake. No one should grow up having to see their mother be ridiculed. Suddenly Aaron turned to the rest of the group, not sure why he was asking such a forward question. He just had a feeling they all felt the same way. "Am I crazy, or is this town...not right? It's like everyone in it are..." Aaron remembered Jackson, and censored himself. "...meanies."</s>	<\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Reyna crawled in with the group with a smile on her face, she sat on the outer seat next to the door. Looking to the group she shook her head softly. What a group. Jackson caught Reyna's gaze as she watched him look out into the world with such wonderment and excitement that only a child could. Tears began to form in her dark almond eyes as she quickly turned away from them and looked outside onto the fair as the powerful ride raised steady and slow up into the night's sky. She was just fine. Tears didn't last long with her, especially in public. Turning back she looked towards the three, studying them carefully. The pale boy looked terrified and Reyna felt bad for him. Perhaps he had been afraid of heights. A quiet chuckle escaped her lips. "How can a boy so tall be afraid of heights?" she thought to herself as the silence between them had been interrupted by Aaron. "Am I crazy, or is this town...not right? It's like everyone in it are..." Aaron paused, "...meanies." Reyna cleared her throat, before speaking. "I think there are a lot of good people in this town, just misguided." Reyna truly believed this in it's whole entirety. She had been bullied by friends and family a like- but she still had good faith in them. She crossed her ankles over themselves. She hoped they didn't think she was naive or childish for her thoughts.</s>
<\|description\|>Rei Mori Age: 15 (almost 16) Height: 4'9" Personality: WIP Appearance: Her eyes are more blue, however, actually they are blue. Hobbies: Gaming, cooking, having picnics, swimming, martial arts, sleeping, eating, diving, painting (art in general), gymnastics, yoga, meditation Likes: Gaming/Games, Food (fish especially), Art, Swimming, Picnics, Water Dislikes: School, Work, Books, Family, Church Sexual Preference: Pansexual History: The last child of three, Rei Mori was born on August the 23rd 1999. Even with an older brother and sister Rei was never made to feel like she was unwanted, at least not at first, as her parents spent equal time with their children. Though her family were Christian she never was never particularly devout nor sure that she truly believed in the existence of God. She has spent her life in this town, having never moved. It is something that frustrates her somewhat. Soon her parent's grew annoyed at their youngest and rather unspectacular child. Rei had no big ambitions like her older siblings. In fact from a young age she took a rather unbothered view of the world. She barely paid attention in class and really didn't try. The only things she enjoyed were art, swimming and martial arts (starting with Judo), and still are to some extent. Her parents did everything to try and make her try, to put some effort into something that they viewed as important. As they grew frustrated their fondness of their youngest began to diminish. Of course, they still paid attention to Rei. But now it was to make sure she wasn't failing at school as she seemed to have her mind set on. It's just that Rei doesn't really care. Growing up Rei knew that there was something different about her. It wasn't very noticeable when she was a young child, she was comfortable enough as a girl. It was just those days, here and there, where she wanted to be a boy, or just didn't want to be either. It was as she aged that these periods of time where she didn't want to be female extended. At the age of ten he spent a year trying to convince people to call him by masculine pronouns and begging his parents to allow him to cut her hair. Of course, they refused. His parents at first put it down as a stage but after a year they had their doubts. It was around this time that Rei began to feel slightly more feminine, but no less masculine, almost as if she felt both male and female at the same time. She didn't particularly care whether she was called she or he. But still she had the wish to cut her hair short, because in her mind it was more gender neutral than the longer style she wore it in. Her parent's still refused and began to try and work out what to do with their daughter who couldn't seem to decide what gender she wanted to be. They were in denial for a little longer before taking what action they felt they could; consulting the church. Given the advice to no allow their daughter to change as she pleased, and to pray for her, they set on this course of action. As she hit puberty the problem on got worse for Rei. With the hormones and the emotional effects of that she found that she felt different almost every day; switching from male to female to both to neither. It was a difficult time for her because with it came the beginning of sexual attraction and yet another problem - she was attracted to girls. In fact she found she was attracted to all genders. This added in with the mix of genders just made her parents disapprove of her more. She began to do even worse in school, if that was even possible. She never had many friends thus no friendships to damage. While on the outside she tried to be normal and tried to put on a show for people at school, because she didn't want to deal with the bullying, on the inside she was cracking. She began to put coping mechanisms into place, some harmful to herself, to deal with this. While things are still not good for Rei they are beginning to improve. She has become more confident in herself and her changing gender, thankful for the fact that she retained a reasonably boyish figure and has a relatively gender neutral name, though it is far from accepted by the people around her. She has met a few people through the internet that are similar to her, gender fluid as she found out, and contacts them regularly in secret - after all if her parents knew they would confiscate her phone and laptop. She has finally put a label to her sexuality, pansexuality, though is yet to have a relationship with anyone of any gender. In a moment of rebellion she died her hair a dark blue-purple, though she didn't manage to cut it before her parent's caught her. Currently she is trying to be a boy as best as possible, wearing more masculine clothing, however she is beginning to feel more neutral gender wise. Even so she tries to just by, continuing as the person who quite frankly can't be bothered with anything.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "...I like to go there in my sleep, aren't any floors for me to sweep, not in my castle on a cloud..." Aaron Deerling was singing under his breath as he pushed the dust mop down the aisles. He weaved throughout Food 'n Stuff, the store where he worked, assistant manager keys jingling from his belt. The song was a bit out of his range, but that never stopped him before. It was after closing time, so he was alone in the store. He had locked the front doors and sent Ashley, the cashier, home. Technically he wasn't supposed to be in the store alone, but he really doubted that anything bad would happen. Besides, he enjoyed the quiet time. After he finished sweeping, Aaron locked the day's money in the store's safe and switched off the interior and exterior lights. He was actually pretty excited for tonight. It was Youth Night at the church again. Aaron attended both church and youth night frequently but quietly. He sometimes enjoyed himself, but it was mostly for his parents' peace of mind that he went. It was a little different tonight, though. They were all going to go to the town festival, and Aaron had actually been a bit giddy when they had announced the plan. The carnival games had always felt like a waste of time but he loved rides. Every time he went to a festival he felt like a kid again. No responsibilities, no expectations. Just get out and have some fun. Aaron did a final check up to make sure everything was secure before unlocking one of the doors, stepping out and locking it again. As he double checked the doors with one hand, he pulled out his cell phone and called home with the other. He tapped his feet and gazed up at the store as it rang, the voice of his father floating out of the speaker after a moment. "Hello?" "Hey, dad. I'm done at work, do you mind if I take the car straight to the church? I don't really feel like walking after all." "That's fine, Aaron. Just don't stay out all night." "Okay, thanks dad. See you later." Aaron heard the sound of his father hanging up, so he ended the call and shoved the phone back into his blue Food 'n Stuff hoodie. He hadn't bothered changing out of it, it was perfect for a night like this. He was about to head for his dad's car in the empty parking lot when he saw a small mark on the outside wall of the store. Frowning, he looked closer at it, using the light of his cell phone to see what it was. Someone had written a word in very small text in sharpie. It simply read, 'FREAK'. Aaron exhaled slowly, mostly upset that he wouldn't be able to wash it off. Besides, it could've been much worse. Shrugging it off, he started towards the lonely car again, keeping his mind focused on the night ahead. --- Aaron rolled his father's car quietly into the church's parking lot, trying not to draw attention. Making an entrance wasn't really his thing. As he got out of the car, he gazed up at the church, brushing his shaggy blonde hair out of his eyes. It was a magisterial building. The architecture was striking, and it was very well maintained. If an outsider were to see it, even they would know that the church was treasured by this little town. He could see that a small cluster of people were gathering inside, so he steeled himself and stepped inside. As Aaron shuffled inside, his work shoes dragging on the interior carpet, he was relieved to see mostly familiar faces. He himself was a familiar face to the supervisor, who nodded at the sight of him. Aaron nodded back, though the sight of someone caught his eye. It was an incredibly tall, and very very pale young man. He easily towered over all of the adults in the group. Aaron's brow furrowed when some younger kids appeared to be harassing the guy, but soon he had scared them off pretty effectively. A young woman about his age caught his eye as well. If Aaron guessed, he would say that she was about his age, which made the fact that she was currently cleaning off the face of a small boy a bit peculiar, at least for this town. When he saw the dog tagging along, he couldn't help but smile; he loved dogs. Most dogs were better than people. Feeling a bit exposed in the middle of the room, Aaron snuck into one of the corners, not wanting to be a bother to anyone. He simply waited and watched, soaking in the atmosphere of the room.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Reyna had been helping to prep for the youth night all day. Most people didn't realize how much stress and dedication from being the church's leaders were. Pastor Robert Carlson had been going around town all day making deals with the carnival vendors to get a little deal for the kids attending tonight. His wife Priscilla had been busy cooking little snacks and making lemonades and punches alike. Reyna had been torn between the two; both helping her mother and going with her father when he needed her to put the extra puppy dog eyes. The turn out tonight seemed that their efforts were well worth spent. "Attention!" the pastor called to the rowdy group of children ranging from 10-18. A few people remained talking, as Priscilla and Reyna joined the head of the house towards the center of the room. As attention drifted towards them, the room became more silent and Robert cleared his throat before starting his announcement. "Welcome to our 5th annual youth night carnival experience!" a few claps and cheers escaped before he continued, "We are so blessed tonight, we have had the highest amount of people attending tonight than we have ever had!" husband and wife grinned and Reyna copied them in enjoyment. Reyna enjoyed these type of nights, youth nights had been a cess pool of insults and hatred towards one another any other Friday night. "I'd like to inform you all that I have managed to get every single person here 5 free tickets! These tickets can be used for ride, foods, or games. That I will leave up to you." People started to talk again and the Pastor raised his hands, "Hey now, I'm not finished!" he said, with a little bit of a harsh tone to his voice. "Because of our attendance numbers tonight we had two volunteers tonight to help us out. We will be separating into smaller groups. 10 to 12 years olds will go with Mrs. Anne, go ahead and wave Anne!" the woman waved as the appropriate age kids started to move towards her, and she gave the appropriate number of tickets to each kid. "13 to 15 year olds will go with Mr. Erick over there, go ahead and wave to them as well Erick." he commented, and the kids followed the same suite. "For the 16-18 aged kids, I can assume you do not need any type of supervisor at the carnival but please stick with your group as much as you can, make sure everyone is included and having a good time.." he commented, looking around the room directly at some of the newer faces, Alver included. Handing a roll of tickets to Reyna, the pastor rattled on, "You guys can get your tickets from my daughter Reyna." a few snickers came from some of the older boys, and the man cleared his throat. "More importantly have fun tonight, and if you can- encourage a few new people to come to church to our Saturday and or our Sunday service." Priscilla piped up ending the announcement, "See you at the carnival!" As people dispersed, Robert and Priscilla began cleaning up the leftovers of food and any trash that been littered, before heading into the church to deal with some things before their own departure. Reyna stepped to the side as she started to hand out tickets to the people in her age group, "Here you go." she stated every once in a while, a weak smile plastered on her face as she gave to some of the people who purposely made her life so badly. The church cleared out pretty fast, leaving about 10 people around her age in the church. Most people went by themselves when they got to be older, or they we're going tonight with their family.</s>	<\|message\|>Rei Mori "You are not wearing that." Rei turned slightly to glare at his mother as she spoke. They were going to the church for some stupid youth group outing that she was being forced to go to, along with her older sister. Her brother got out of it, of course, because he was nineteen and technically not a child any more even if he still lived at home. "Why not?" Rei frowned, glancing down at the clothing he was wearing. It was his normal attire, at least at the moment; baggy hoodie that was far too big for him, t-shirt and scruffy jeans. None of it was too tight and it was all in dark colours. "Because it is not... good enough for an event like this." His mum pursed her lips. "Go put on something nicer. I know, there's that nice dress I bought you last week." "Mother, I do not want to wear a dress. As I have told you I am not-" "We will have none of your nonsense tonight! Now go get changed." Rei was about to argue more, but the look on his mother's face told him that there was no winning. Stupid parents not understanding. Muttering under his breath he turned around and headed upstairs. He slowly got changed, even though he knew they were already running late, making a face as he looked at himself in the mirror. The dress was just too... girly for him. Maybe a few months ago he would have liked wearing it. But now? No, not at the moment. Running a hand through his long, blue-purple hair Rei grabbed his hoodie and scrunched it up into a ball as small as he could. There was no way he was going without something to cover this up. His mother looked slightly happier as he reappeared, ushering him and his seventeen year older sister, Amaya, who looked quite excited about this event (only because she would see her boyfriend, Rei bet) out of the house and into the car. The conversation mostly surrounding clothing, and makeup, and school and all sorts of stupid stuff that Rei didn't care about at all. Eventually they got there and were quite promptly gotten out of the car with orders to behave (mostly directed at Rei, of course). They entered just in time to here something about getting tickets from Reyna. With his mother now absence Rei pulled his hoodie back on, pulling the hood forward. Thankfully it was big enough to mostly cover the stupid dress he had been forced to put on. He didn't even go to the youth group often unless forced to by his parents. He didn't really believe in any of that stuff even if he had been brought up Christian. He moved over to get his tickets, with a murmured thank you, before moving to stand away from the other people.</s>
<\|description\|>Rei Mori Age: 15 (almost 16) Height: 4'9" Personality: WIP Appearance: Her eyes are more blue, however, actually they are blue. Hobbies: Gaming, cooking, having picnics, swimming, martial arts, sleeping, eating, diving, painting (art in general), gymnastics, yoga, meditation Likes: Gaming/Games, Food (fish especially), Art, Swimming, Picnics, Water Dislikes: School, Work, Books, Family, Church Sexual Preference: Pansexual History: The last child of three, Rei Mori was born on August the 23rd 1999. Even with an older brother and sister Rei was never made to feel like she was unwanted, at least not at first, as her parents spent equal time with their children. Though her family were Christian she never was never particularly devout nor sure that she truly believed in the existence of God. She has spent her life in this town, having never moved. It is something that frustrates her somewhat. Soon her parent's grew annoyed at their youngest and rather unspectacular child. Rei had no big ambitions like her older siblings. In fact from a young age she took a rather unbothered view of the world. She barely paid attention in class and really didn't try. The only things she enjoyed were art, swimming and martial arts (starting with Judo), and still are to some extent. Her parents did everything to try and make her try, to put some effort into something that they viewed as important. As they grew frustrated their fondness of their youngest began to diminish. Of course, they still paid attention to Rei. But now it was to make sure she wasn't failing at school as she seemed to have her mind set on. It's just that Rei doesn't really care. Growing up Rei knew that there was something different about her. It wasn't very noticeable when she was a young child, she was comfortable enough as a girl. It was just those days, here and there, where she wanted to be a boy, or just didn't want to be either. It was as she aged that these periods of time where she didn't want to be female extended. At the age of ten he spent a year trying to convince people to call him by masculine pronouns and begging his parents to allow him to cut her hair. Of course, they refused. His parents at first put it down as a stage but after a year they had their doubts. It was around this time that Rei began to feel slightly more feminine, but no less masculine, almost as if she felt both male and female at the same time. She didn't particularly care whether she was called she or he. But still she had the wish to cut her hair short, because in her mind it was more gender neutral than the longer style she wore it in. Her parent's still refused and began to try and work out what to do with their daughter who couldn't seem to decide what gender she wanted to be. They were in denial for a little longer before taking what action they felt they could; consulting the church. Given the advice to no allow their daughter to change as she pleased, and to pray for her, they set on this course of action. As she hit puberty the problem on got worse for Rei. With the hormones and the emotional effects of that she found that she felt different almost every day; switching from male to female to both to neither. It was a difficult time for her because with it came the beginning of sexual attraction and yet another problem - she was attracted to girls. In fact she found she was attracted to all genders. This added in with the mix of genders just made her parents disapprove of her more. She began to do even worse in school, if that was even possible. She never had many friends thus no friendships to damage. While on the outside she tried to be normal and tried to put on a show for people at school, because she didn't want to deal with the bullying, on the inside she was cracking. She began to put coping mechanisms into place, some harmful to herself, to deal with this. While things are still not good for Rei they are beginning to improve. She has become more confident in herself and her changing gender, thankful for the fact that she retained a reasonably boyish figure and has a relatively gender neutral name, though it is far from accepted by the people around her. She has met a few people through the internet that are similar to her, gender fluid as she found out, and contacts them regularly in secret - after all if her parents knew they would confiscate her phone and laptop. She has finally put a label to her sexuality, pansexuality, though is yet to have a relationship with anyone of any gender. In a moment of rebellion she died her hair a dark blue-purple, though she didn't manage to cut it before her parent's caught her. Currently she is trying to be a boy as best as possible, wearing more masculine clothing, however she is beginning to feel more neutral gender wise. Even so she tries to just by, continuing as the person who quite frankly can't be bothered with anything.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron stopped in his tracks when he heard Reyna call out to them, asking them to be in a group together. He didn't even have to think about it; more people meant more fun. Besides, there was something a touch depressing about going on a ferris wheel by yourself. "Yeah, I don't mind. No point in going to a carnival by yourself anyway." Aaron said with a smile. Anything to cheer the poor kid up. He saw with a bit of relief that he wasn't the only one up for an adventure with strangers. The young mother with her kid and her dog had also stopped and was now talking to Reyna about being a group. The kid in the hoodie and the albino had also stopped. Suddenly, the small boy trudged-ran over to him, with that certain gait only toddlers could have. Before Aaron could say anything the kid announced, "hi. Those boys were mean. Mommy says girlfriends are special, but it's okay. Girls are icky anyway." Aaron could feel his ears turning red, but he also couldn't do anything to stop the sheepish grin forming on his face. "I know, cooties right?" he said to the little boy, liking this kid more and more by the second. As the boy and his mother introduced themselves in quite possibly the most adorable way possible, Aaron decided that he had a new mission tonight. To make sure that their little group, especially Jackson, had as much fun as possible. "My name's Aaron." he said, waving shyly from the hip. "That's two a's, not an e. I'd love to be in a group with you guys. Besides," he began, looking at Jackson cheerfully, "I think I know someone who'd like to play the fishy game." When everyone was settled and ready, Aaron decided to lead the way, gazing around him to look for the booth he wanted. The cozy dirt path crunched underneath his feet as carnival games and music played around them. Eye attracting lights flashed all around, advertising their kid-friendly games. In the distance, he heard the sound of one of those 'test your strength' games. Soon the stand he was looking for came into view. A large water filled tub stood under an awning, with little plastic fish floating around in a circle. A tired looking attendant stood by the game, guarding the small plastic fishing rods. A line of stuffed toys and prizes hung under the awning along with a sign that read: 1 TICKET FOR 3 TRIES KIDS 6 AND UNDER FISH UNTIL THEY WIN! "Okay, boys and girls." Aaron turned around while still walking and announced to their rag tag little group, "The first and only rule of the fishy game is: You're never too old to play the fishy game! You can play something else, that's totally fine. If you think you're 'too cool' for this one, I certainly won't think any less of you." He winked as he said this last part, as if daring someone not to play. He himself led the charge, handing the attendant two tickets and ignoring the guy's raised eyebrow. "Two games for me. And I definitely want the yellow fishing rod." He took the kid-sized rod from the incredulous attendant and stood at the tub, poised and fishing rod in hand. With zero shame, he started trying to hook one of the colorful little floating fishies, saying loudly, "Come on, come on, daddy needs a new pair of shoes!"</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis Listening silently to the conversation, Alver watched as the little boy greeted the teenaged blonde boy, assuring the guy that girls are icky anyway. So that was where that negative chatter was coming from and why this guy was considered a misfit. Just because he wasn't sucking lips with some girl? The fuck was wrong with these people in this dumbass filled town? Alver didn't get it. Whatever, deciding to make any sense of the religious crap and idiotic antics of people would only hurt his head. The mother and son introduced themselves as Amy and Jackson, in a rather cute fashion, while the blonde guy was introduced as Aaron. Whom decided to lead the way to the groups first event. Some sort of simulation kiddy version of fishing. The tall albino blinked slowly as he stared at the stand, examining its purpose and why exactly this would be considered fun. But Aaron seemed pretty determined to have them all play, and was the first to jump in in a excited childlike manner. Alver raised his right white eyebrow ever so slightly at the scene, but stepped closer as he watched, trying to figure out the exact objective of this game. GET 3 RED TO GET A BIG PRIZE! GET 2 BLUE AND ONE OF ANY COLOR FOR A MEDIUM PRIZE! GET 3 OF ANY COLOR FOR A SMALL PRIZE! After reading a few written intrunctions hanging around he looked to the booth attendant and pulled out one ticket and held it out. Hesitating, the attendant slowly took it, pulling away instantly to avoid getting any closer to him. Alver didn't seem to care though as he decided a fishing pole to pick. They didn't have white, so he went with the light purple fishing rod. Examining it over, he held it out above the fish. Lavender eyes focussing on the objective before glancing up at the hanging prizes and pondering what exactly he wanted. The big prizes seemed to be large fluffy animals, the medium plushie sized animals and the small cheap necklaces and such. Deciding to go for the big prize, he focused on the red. Concentrating, he moved his fishing pole in a more lax manner compared to Aaron, but he managed to get three red fishes with ease. It wasn't that hard if a game really. Just got to focus and aim correctly. "Um... Congratz, what prize would you like?" the attendant murmured softly. Alver looked thoughtfully at the prizes score pointing a to a fluffy white huggable plush dog. The attendant nodded before getting one and handed it to the the tall albino. Who held it for a moment, feeling the soft plush fake fur before glancing to the little boy and silently handed it to him before walking off to another stand. He was still in sight, but he thought he would at least examine his surroundings a little. It was then, something smacked against the back of his left shoulder. Grumbling, he shifted his white coat in examination to see orange-red splashed against the spot. At the sound of snickering, Alver turned his lavender gaze to a group of high schoolers. "Hey! Finally got some color there Ghostboy!" one guy smirked. Alver frowned, glaring before simply huffing and wiped some of the contents on his finger. Looked like ketchup from a hotdog that was chucked at him. Licking it off his finger, he rolled his eyes. "....Didn't your mother ever tell you not to waste good food? Or are you just too immature to even know better? I feel so sorry for parents, if they weren't as much of illiterate fools. You just hit my coat as well, not actually me. Guess your the poorest player in football." Alver said with a sarcastic smile and shrugged, causing the guy to angrily glare at him. It was then the guy stormed over to the taller man as if to slug him, but Alver side stepped as the guy swung, stumbling and landing straight into a trashcan. "Please do control you're temper. It's a carnival after all. Oh, and do clean up after yourself. It's quite sloppy to litter." the albino said calmly before walking off back to the group without batting a eyelash.</s>	<\|message\|>Rei Mori Rei had given a slight shrug in response to the girl, who had been handing out tickets, suggesting they go as a group. He knew that she was the Pastor's daughter, of course, but had never really talked to her. She was fine with going in a group with these people. What was the worst thing that could happen? "I'm Rei," he added as he followed them over to the fishing, pushing back a strand of hair that escaped from his hood. "Current preferred pronoun being he, though they is acceptable in all circumstances." Though she spoke these words quietly there was a certain threatening manner to her stance. Though she wasn't spectaculalry enthusiastic about this fishing thing she still handed over her ticket, beginning just going for random colours. Why would she go by the rules, anyway?</s>
<\|description\|>Reiner Nickname: Rei (Pronounced "Ray") Age: 16 Gender: Male Appearance: Personality: Usually very free-spirited, acting informal around others and often forgetting to address his superiors properly. That's not to say he's disrespectful, quite the opposite in fact, as he does look up to and respect those of higher rank. His main problem is having a tendency to forget to use proper etiquette is all. He's always eager to train or spar, refusing to let any opportunity to prove himself slip by. That could also be considered his weakness as well, as his overall eagerness to prove himself can and has gotten him into trouble on occasion. Beyond that, though, he's a good kid at heart and can be obedient when the situation gets serious. History: Unlike many apprentices, who live with their families in the main town of the Land of Departure, Rei actually lives in Master Yen Sid's tower. This is because, unlike the Master's other pupils, Rei doesn't actually have a family that he's aware of. For as long as he remembers, it was the Master who took care of him, helped him learn to walk, and all in all acted as the boy's father when he would otherwise have had none. This created a rather close bond between Rei and Yen Sid, though it's not without its annoyances, as Rei developed a history of speaking out against the Master more than others, and also feeling like he was being coddled compared to the other apprentices despite Yen Sid's insistence that that wasn't the case. So that was Rei's life for the most part. Living in a wizard's tower, raised by one of the last remaining survivors of the War of Souls, who also became his Keyblade Master on top of that. And while Rei is usually happy enough to accept that, he sometimes can't shake the feeling that there's something more, or like something is missing. Keyblade: Courageous Heart ~Commands~ Attack: Sliding Dash, Stun Edge, Aerial Slam Magic: Shotlock: Lightning Ray (LV1) Summon: Command Style: Wingblade</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Prologue: Land of Departure It was a starry night, as usual. On the summit, near the forecourt of the castle, there was a training ground, within it a series of rings hanging on spinning poles to act as targets for practice. But just beyond that was a cliff side where one could get a near perfect view of the night sky. In this particular place, a boy sat on the grass, leaned back against the rock. He looked relaxed, but in reality was anything but that. Instead, he was frustrated, angry even. Events that had transpired earlier that day had put him in a sour mood. He'd come up this place to be alone for a while, but knew it wouldn't last. He figured someone would eventually come by to check on him, but he'd at least get a few moments to himself to think before then, "What's his deal? He's not being fair at all..." said the boy in a mumbled tone as he thought back to earlier that day. A Few Hours Ago "What?" asked Rei in a raised tone, "What do you mean I don't get to take the exam? Why?" he clenched his fists angrily. He and his Master, Yen Sid, were not alone in the main hall of the castle. No, the other Apprentices were gathered as well, and had just been informed that they would be allowed to take the Mark of Mastery Exam tomorrow morning. All of them, that is, except for Rei. Rei stood in angry defiance of Yen Sid's decision, admittedly making a scene but honestly didn't care. "You're not ready yet, Reiner." said Yen Sid, keeping his composure and not even raising his voice, "There is always next time, after all. The discussion is closed. You're all dismissed." well, the discussion may have been over officially, but Yen Sid hadn't heard the last of Rei's complaints. For the rest of the day, once they were home in the Master's tower, Rei tried again and again to change Yen Sid's mind but to no avail. After a while Rei just got fed up with it and stormed out. He'd found his way to the cliff side at the training sight and remained there until well after night fall. Now "Ah, come on!" Rei said, raising his voice as he suddenly got up from the ground. He swung his fist, punching the air in front of him in frustration, "What do they got that I don't? I'm pretty sure I trained just as much as them, so what's the big secret?" he then just sighed, now starting to feel more depressed than angry. He jammed his fists into his pockets and kicked at the grass, "Why do I have to be the one that falls behind...?"</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri walks up the hill watching the sky. She thought about all the work she's put into becoming a Keyblade Master. Now she was so close, 'Now all I have to do is pass the Mark of Mastery. Though to be honest I'm fine as long as I have my Keyblade. Hmm... Becoming a Master. I wonder what that entails,' her thoughts were quickly interupted by familiar shouting. She sighs and walks the rest of the way to the top. She walks up to the lone person standing there and sits on the nearby bench, "Hey Rei. Hope his decision hasn't shaken you too badly. I won't claim to understand what the Master's thinking, but he must have a reason for it. If I was able to give you my spot I would. I was actually looking forward to taking the test with all of us."</s> <\|message\|>Tremere Wilder A hazy light drifted through the large arching windows in the corridors of the Castle despite the darkness of the sky. Alight with a thousand twinkling points millions of miles away, the night sky still provided illumination on this world. Maybe it was symbolic to the to the world itself, which was a beacon against the intrusive darkness, that even in the night the world was lit enough to be navigable. Tremere's boots made a clacking rapport on the hard tile flooring and the sharp sound echoed in the large, empty hall. It wasn't a strange site to see the girl wandering the halls at night, although she never lacked in energy the next morning. The yawning chasms of the high rounded ceilings draped in shadow did not frighten her; she could not remember the last time she was afraid of the dark. Not since before she had even became an apprentice. The dazzling stars were calling to her this ponderous night. She was anxious about the morning that was to follow. Although she was confident in her abilities, she had never been one too consumed by pride and knew that there was a possibility of failure. Their one fellow apprentice who was told he could not participate had not taken the news very well and seemed to have less of a grasp of similar concepts. Tremere turned a corner, her long arms swaying in the murky light, and found herself in the main hall. Off to her left rose the plinth on which the large master thrones stood resolute in shadow. A few shafts of light shot down in front of the thrones, the contrast of which made them seem pooled in ink. The apprentice stood for a moment, taking in the picturesque image, before turning to the opposite direction and the opposing doors that loomed near wide windows. Steps still clicking, she made her way to that side of the grandiose hall and peered out the window. The landscaping of the area was prim and clean like always. Yellow light shone from several lampposts in the circular courtyard and glinted off the golden colored railings and accents of the building. A wisp of a reflection stared back at her, wide purple eyes shining with the light reflected in their moisture. There was a bit of a commotion outside, but she couldn't see anyone. It must have echoed down from the summit. She only heard a single voice, and she couldn't make out the words or the owner of the voice from so far away. Running her hand on the embroidered wall, she slowly sauntered to the small, single-person door that was cut into its huge cousin, and pushed it open. The night was cool, and a slight breeze made her shiver. Goosebumps rose on her flesh as she passed through the threshold; she wrapped her arms around herself and the door quietly shut behind her. Her black hair swayed in the breeze. She rocked on her feet as she looked out to the sky. A small sigh escaped her as her eyes explored the expanse above, stretching like a canvas across the top of their world, a blanket and a shield, both muffling them and protecting them. Tomorrow should would be tested and judged, and if she was found worthy, she might be able to make her own mark on that canvas. She shuddered.</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky felt real bad for poor Rei. After all of his hard work, he was being prevented from taking the Mark of Mastery Exam. It really didn't make any sense at all. There wasn't anything wrong with him, so why wasn't he being allowed to take the exam? Franky wished that he knew what the Master was thinking, because as far as he could tell, none of this made any sense. "I'm starting to get a really bad feeling about this" he said as he laid down on the hill "this just doesn't seem right." Franky was no longer as excited for the Mark of Mastery Exam as he was before, the sense of dread that he felt "is anyone else feeling uneasy about the exam?" he asked the others</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light After yesterday's announcement, Jin found himself fully trusting in Yen Sid's decision, though he knew not the reason why. If Master Yin Sid had found Rei unworthy and himself so, then it had to be good reason. The youth stood outside, unable to find sleep that night. Which usually was not a problem but with the all-important Mark of Mastery tomorrow, it was heavily on his mind. I will pass that test. I haven't been training and working my butt off just to fail. And after I do I'll fix everything that's wrong. I'll help rebuild and I'll help protect. That is the promise I've made to myself. When he heard the door sway open and looked upon Tremere, he smiled almost instantly. He had to admit, as beautiful as she was, that it seemed almost natural for him to have a crush on her. Even if she did inspire more life out of him than usual, it was worth the over-optimism. He turned towards her, his large smile falling into lightheartedness as he walked over and unraveled his crimson scarf from his neck. It wasn't much but he'd bet it was better than nothing. He held it out to her with both hands. His unorthodox clothing was contradicting, with his left sleeve being long and the other short, and his Hakama being the same. Still, he wanted her to use it. Just as her purple eyes had held a mysterious quality to them, his crimson ones were oddly bright. "You couldn't sleep either? tomorrow is the big day," he said. "I'm cheering for you, Trem."</s>	<\|message\|>Reiner Rei glanced behind him at Sayuri. He was right, his privacy had indeed not lasted long at all. He looked forward again, this time looking up at the stars and holding his arms behind his head, "He's patronizing me, I just know it." no, Rei didn't mean that at all, but he was just in one of those moods that made people say things they didn't really mean. He spotted a shooting star just then and closed his eyes, actually making a wish that the Master would change his mind. Yeah, like that would actually work. Can't blame a guy for trying. "So what are you doing way out here? I mean I'd be asleep by now if I were in your shoes." he sat back down on the grass with a heavy sigh. He had to admit he was pretty tired by now, but going back home meant talking to the Master and he didn't feel like dealing with that just yet. No, he was much more interested in just relaxing under the stars for a while longer.</s>
<\|description\|>Reiner Nickname: Rei (Pronounced "Ray") Age: 16 Gender: Male Appearance: Personality: Usually very free-spirited, acting informal around others and often forgetting to address his superiors properly. That's not to say he's disrespectful, quite the opposite in fact, as he does look up to and respect those of higher rank. His main problem is having a tendency to forget to use proper etiquette is all. He's always eager to train or spar, refusing to let any opportunity to prove himself slip by. That could also be considered his weakness as well, as his overall eagerness to prove himself can and has gotten him into trouble on occasion. Beyond that, though, he's a good kid at heart and can be obedient when the situation gets serious. History: Unlike many apprentices, who live with their families in the main town of the Land of Departure, Rei actually lives in Master Yen Sid's tower. This is because, unlike the Master's other pupils, Rei doesn't actually have a family that he's aware of. For as long as he remembers, it was the Master who took care of him, helped him learn to walk, and all in all acted as the boy's father when he would otherwise have had none. This created a rather close bond between Rei and Yen Sid, though it's not without its annoyances, as Rei developed a history of speaking out against the Master more than others, and also feeling like he was being coddled compared to the other apprentices despite Yen Sid's insistence that that wasn't the case. So that was Rei's life for the most part. Living in a wizard's tower, raised by one of the last remaining survivors of the War of Souls, who also became his Keyblade Master on top of that. And while Rei is usually happy enough to accept that, he sometimes can't shake the feeling that there's something more, or like something is missing. Keyblade: Courageous Heart ~Commands~ Attack: Sliding Dash, Stun Edge, Aerial Slam Magic: Shotlock: Lightning Ray (LV1) Summon: Command Style: Wingblade</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky felt real bad for poor Rei. After all of his hard work, he was being prevented from taking the Mark of Mastery Exam. It really didn't make any sense at all. There wasn't anything wrong with him, so why wasn't he being allowed to take the exam? Franky wished that he knew what the Master was thinking, because as far as he could tell, none of this made any sense. "I'm starting to get a really bad feeling about this" he said as he laid down on the hill "this just doesn't seem right." Franky was no longer as excited for the Mark of Mastery Exam as he was before, the sense of dread that he felt "is anyone else feeling uneasy about the exam?" he asked the others</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light After yesterday's announcement, Jin found himself fully trusting in Yen Sid's decision, though he knew not the reason why. If Master Yin Sid had found Rei unworthy and himself so, then it had to be good reason. The youth stood outside, unable to find sleep that night. Which usually was not a problem but with the all-important Mark of Mastery tomorrow, it was heavily on his mind. I will pass that test. I haven't been training and working my butt off just to fail. And after I do I'll fix everything that's wrong. I'll help rebuild and I'll help protect. That is the promise I've made to myself. When he heard the door sway open and looked upon Tremere, he smiled almost instantly. He had to admit, as beautiful as she was, that it seemed almost natural for him to have a crush on her. Even if she did inspire more life out of him than usual, it was worth the over-optimism. He turned towards her, his large smile falling into lightheartedness as he walked over and unraveled his crimson scarf from his neck. It wasn't much but he'd bet it was better than nothing. He held it out to her with both hands. His unorthodox clothing was contradicting, with his left sleeve being long and the other short, and his Hakama being the same. Still, he wanted her to use it. Just as her purple eyes had held a mysterious quality to them, his crimson ones were oddly bright. "You couldn't sleep either? tomorrow is the big day," he said. "I'm cheering for you, Trem."</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Rei glanced behind him at Sayuri. He was right, his privacy had indeed not lasted long at all. He looked forward again, this time looking up at the stars and holding his arms behind his head, "He's patronizing me, I just know it." no, Rei didn't mean that at all, but he was just in one of those moods that made people say things they didn't really mean. He spotted a shooting star just then and closed his eyes, actually making a wish that the Master would change his mind. Yeah, like that would actually work. Can't blame a guy for trying. "So what are you doing way out here? I mean I'd be asleep by now if I were in your shoes." he sat back down on the grass with a heavy sigh. He had to admit he was pretty tired by now, but going back home meant talking to the Master and he didn't feel like dealing with that just yet. No, he was much more interested in just relaxing under the stars for a while longer.</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri looked up at the stars as Rei spoke and saw the same shooting star, 'Hmm... A shooting star. Well I guess I have to make a wish,' she moves over to the nearby bench and sits down, "Oh I rarely sleep this early. I enjoy standing out here at night. I'm mostly up here to remenise. I've spent many nights up here doing late night training. I believe I've asked you up here to help me train a couple times as well. Besides as much as I want to be a master," she holds her hand out and summons her keyblade, "I'm happy as long as I have a place to belong. I don't need much else."</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam "I've been having trouble sleeping" Franky answered "and the more I try, the more restless I become, so I decided to wait until I become tired. Watching the stars sounded like a good way to pass the time." His attention was caught by the shooting star. Although for some reason it filled him with a sense of dread "I don't know why...but I've been having a lot of anxiety lately, and it's been making me...well...restless. Like I can sense something bad is going to happen, but I can't tell what. I'm not sure if it's my nerves acting up because it's almost time for the Mark of Mastery Exam...or something else"</s> <\|message\|>Tremere Wilder Tremere cast her purple gaze down at the sound of a voice. Jinsei, one of her fellow apprentices, had escaped her notice when she had exited the castle. He stood, dully illuminated at this hour, in his haphazardly cut clothing that the young woman didn't quiet understand but found charming. His dark hair pulled back around his effeminate features, he worked to unwrap the red scarf coiled around his neck. A genuine smile lit her fair features as he offered his scarf, and the girl took it gladly with a slight bow. She wrapped it first around her neck and then her shoulders, cradling the ends in her hands on her chest. "Thank you, Jin, and I hope you do well," She said with a nod, her lips holding onto her smile. "I usually roam around a bit a night, though tonight I feel a bit less inclined to seep than most." She wandered out a bit farther with slow, unbalanced steps, but kept her gaze on Jin's vibrant eyes. "How are you feeling about tomorrow?" She stopped near the banister and leaned back against it, peering up at him with her head cocked to the side.</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light He followed her shaky steps, although they looked more purposeful to him. He looked downward with a small smile, thinking of the returned compliment she had given him. As, reciprocal as it was, it still made him happy to hear it from her. If she had wished him well than surely the others had as well. And even if they didn't, it wasn't like he was doing this for them. He had always loved the tales and legends, he had a deep respect for the Bearers and would do anything to uphold their legacy. His hands found themselves behind the small of his back. "Ah, tomorrow," he sighed. He had been avoiding the topic since learning about it, only tonight had he really let it wrack his nerves. "Its... unnerving if nothing else. I've been trying to figure out the tests, the possibilities, and I'm coming up blank. I just hope its something I excel in." He chuckled nervously. "What about you? you said you can't sleep so you must be thinking about it pretty strongly." He folded his arms over his chest to shield himself from the cold. "Even though you don't have anything to worry about. You have a strong heart," he told her.</s>	<\|message\|>Reiner Rei chuckled in spite of himself at Franky's response, "It's just your nerves. If there was really some disaster coming I'm pretty sure Master would have warned us by now." at that moment a leaf floated over his face and gently touched his nose before the wind picked up and blew it away. Rei rubbed his nose instinctively in response and said, "If you ask me, you guys have this exam in the bag. You'll ace it for sure, I just know it..." Yeah, and then I'll have to play a tough game of catch up. He yawned, realizing he was getting tired despite his mood. He got up, giving his arms and good stretch before taking a few steps toward home, "I'm turning in for the night. See you guys tomorrow." and after that he left. It was time to face the music. Master Yen Sid had long since set up his own personal tower to serve as his living quarters. He'd been using it to study magic and sorcery long before he became a Keybearer, and after he did he began using it for his own personal training. He never expected to raise any children here, but he took in the young Reiner nonetheless, having not been able to bring himself to make the boy grow up as an orphan. He was sitting at a table reading a parchment when Reiner entered, having returned from wherever it was he spent the evening. Yen Sid looked up at his student and gestured for him to sit down. Rei did so, having fully expected a long-winded lecture but was surprised when Yen Sid instead used his magic to conjure a chessboard with its pieces all set up. This wasn't the first time they'd played, but this was the last thing Rei expected his Master to do after his outburst earlier that day. "So... you're not changing your mind, are you?" asked Rei, making the first move by sliding a pawn two spaces ahead. The Master silently shook his head and made a similar opening move. Rei sighed in disappointed, "...of course not." then moved one of his knights forward, "Tell me why, at least. If there's something I'm lacking, tell me what it is and I'll work on it." Yen Sid closed his in contemplation, "If you must ask me what it is you lack, then you have not overcome it yet." he responded gently as he made another move on the chess board, "For as long as you've trained you have been eager to fight and prove yourself. But what purpose does it serve? Strength or knowledge for no other sake than their own is meaningless. For when a seeker of knowledge or power finally obtains the power he seeks, then his life becomes empty and hollow." as he said all this, the two had been going back and forth in their chess game. Yen Sid was obviously the superior chess player, but Rei had been showing a noticeable improvement as of late. "What's wrong with bettering myself? I thought that was one of the foundations of our training..." "Indeed," responded Yen Sid with a kindly nod, "but that alone is insufficient. Power of any kind, be it strength, knowledge, or skill, is only truly meaningful when used for something other than oneself." "Okay," Rei said, his King piece becoming more in danger as Yen Sid's pieces closed in on it, "what should I do with my power then?" Yen Sid close his and shook his head with a heavy heart, "That, dear boy, is why you are not ready." "I think I understand," lied Rei, and he stood from the table, "You'd better rest, you're gonna have a long day tomorrow with that exam." he left the table to go to bed, but not before silently tipping over his king piece to surrender the game to Yen Sid. That must have been thousandth game they played over the years and not once had Rei been able to to win. Still, he liked to think he was getting closer to a win with each passing game.</s>
<\|description\|>Tremere Wilder Nickname: Trem Age: 19 Gender: Female Trem is a wisp of a girl; she is limber and lanky, and walks a bit off-kilter at times because of it. She has thin black hair that falls just below her shoulders, cut a bit raggedly. She has sharp, pixie like features and vibrant purple eyes. Her ivory skin has no signs of scarring and is a testament to the girl's timid nature. She typically wears a patterned shirt, with which jagged pieces of her armor are interspersed, and fitted pants with boots. Personality: Tremere has a been an apprentice for just over nine years now but few people at the academy know much beyond the basic facts about her. She is kind and courteous, and few people can say anything negative about her demeanor; however, Trem doesn't talk much because she's shy. She is friendly with all of her fellow apprentices, and differential to her mentors, but makes little effort to deepen her relationships. She is unerringly loyal to her cause and her team and incurs no doubt about her ability or faith. Trem is intelligent in a logical way, and likes to read and write and enjoys her studies. Trem is humble but knows her own abilities and limitations. She is known to have a few different moods, some of them more talkative than others. History: Tremere Wilder was born to a lower class family in a big city on the Land of Departure. Her family struggled to get by, but they were close and loved each other dearly. Alone with herself and her parents, Trem had two older brothers that protected her on the streets and from the monsters in her closet. Her life, although not easy, was warm and nurturing up until the age of seven. One night while she was staying with a friend for a sleepover, her house burned down and trapped her whole family inside, killing them and leaving the girl an orphan. She jumped around a few different foster homes and other transient placements until she landed in a prestigious boarding school thanks to her maturity and intelligence. She was only enrolled for a short time, however, after the school took a field trip to a museum that praised the Keyblade Society. While she was there, she met one of the masters of the academy, and eventually he brought her to the castle for training. Trem still doesn't know why that master did what he did, but she is grateful. Frigid Hex ~Commands~ Attack: Strike Raid Magic: Reflect, Blizzara Shotlock: Absolute Zero Summon:*** Command Style: Diamond Dust</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Prologue: Land of Departure It was a starry night, as usual. On the summit, near the forecourt of the castle, there was a training ground, within it a series of rings hanging on spinning poles to act as targets for practice. But just beyond that was a cliff side where one could get a near perfect view of the night sky. In this particular place, a boy sat on the grass, leaned back against the rock. He looked relaxed, but in reality was anything but that. Instead, he was frustrated, angry even. Events that had transpired earlier that day had put him in a sour mood. He'd come up this place to be alone for a while, but knew it wouldn't last. He figured someone would eventually come by to check on him, but he'd at least get a few moments to himself to think before then, "What's his deal? He's not being fair at all..." said the boy in a mumbled tone as he thought back to earlier that day. A Few Hours Ago "What?" asked Rei in a raised tone, "What do you mean I don't get to take the exam? Why?" he clenched his fists angrily. He and his Master, Yen Sid, were not alone in the main hall of the castle. No, the other Apprentices were gathered as well, and had just been informed that they would be allowed to take the Mark of Mastery Exam tomorrow morning. All of them, that is, except for Rei. Rei stood in angry defiance of Yen Sid's decision, admittedly making a scene but honestly didn't care. "You're not ready yet, Reiner." said Yen Sid, keeping his composure and not even raising his voice, "There is always next time, after all. The discussion is closed. You're all dismissed." well, the discussion may have been over officially, but Yen Sid hadn't heard the last of Rei's complaints. For the rest of the day, once they were home in the Master's tower, Rei tried again and again to change Yen Sid's mind but to no avail. After a while Rei just got fed up with it and stormed out. He'd found his way to the cliff side at the training sight and remained there until well after night fall. Now "Ah, come on!" Rei said, raising his voice as he suddenly got up from the ground. He swung his fist, punching the air in front of him in frustration, "What do they got that I don't? I'm pretty sure I trained just as much as them, so what's the big secret?" he then just sighed, now starting to feel more depressed than angry. He jammed his fists into his pockets and kicked at the grass, "Why do I have to be the one that falls behind...?"</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri walks up the hill watching the sky. She thought about all the work she's put into becoming a Keyblade Master. Now she was so close, 'Now all I have to do is pass the Mark of Mastery. Though to be honest I'm fine as long as I have my Keyblade. Hmm... Becoming a Master. I wonder what that entails,' her thoughts were quickly interupted by familiar shouting. She sighs and walks the rest of the way to the top. She walks up to the lone person standing there and sits on the nearby bench, "Hey Rei. Hope his decision hasn't shaken you too badly. I won't claim to understand what the Master's thinking, but he must have a reason for it. If I was able to give you my spot I would. I was actually looking forward to taking the test with all of us."</s> <\|message\|>Tremere Wilder A hazy light drifted through the large arching windows in the corridors of the Castle despite the darkness of the sky. Alight with a thousand twinkling points millions of miles away, the night sky still provided illumination on this world. Maybe it was symbolic to the to the world itself, which was a beacon against the intrusive darkness, that even in the night the world was lit enough to be navigable. Tremere's boots made a clacking rapport on the hard tile flooring and the sharp sound echoed in the large, empty hall. It wasn't a strange site to see the girl wandering the halls at night, although she never lacked in energy the next morning. The yawning chasms of the high rounded ceilings draped in shadow did not frighten her; she could not remember the last time she was afraid of the dark. Not since before she had even became an apprentice. The dazzling stars were calling to her this ponderous night. She was anxious about the morning that was to follow. Although she was confident in her abilities, she had never been one too consumed by pride and knew that there was a possibility of failure. Their one fellow apprentice who was told he could not participate had not taken the news very well and seemed to have less of a grasp of similar concepts. Tremere turned a corner, her long arms swaying in the murky light, and found herself in the main hall. Off to her left rose the plinth on which the large master thrones stood resolute in shadow. A few shafts of light shot down in front of the thrones, the contrast of which made them seem pooled in ink. The apprentice stood for a moment, taking in the picturesque image, before turning to the opposite direction and the opposing doors that loomed near wide windows. Steps still clicking, she made her way to that side of the grandiose hall and peered out the window. The landscaping of the area was prim and clean like always. Yellow light shone from several lampposts in the circular courtyard and glinted off the golden colored railings and accents of the building. A wisp of a reflection stared back at her, wide purple eyes shining with the light reflected in their moisture. There was a bit of a commotion outside, but she couldn't see anyone. It must have echoed down from the summit. She only heard a single voice, and she couldn't make out the words or the owner of the voice from so far away. Running her hand on the embroidered wall, she slowly sauntered to the small, single-person door that was cut into its huge cousin, and pushed it open. The night was cool, and a slight breeze made her shiver. Goosebumps rose on her flesh as she passed through the threshold; she wrapped her arms around herself and the door quietly shut behind her. Her black hair swayed in the breeze. She rocked on her feet as she looked out to the sky. A small sigh escaped her as her eyes explored the expanse above, stretching like a canvas across the top of their world, a blanket and a shield, both muffling them and protecting them. Tomorrow should would be tested and judged, and if she was found worthy, she might be able to make her own mark on that canvas. She shuddered.</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky felt real bad for poor Rei. After all of his hard work, he was being prevented from taking the Mark of Mastery Exam. It really didn't make any sense at all. There wasn't anything wrong with him, so why wasn't he being allowed to take the exam? Franky wished that he knew what the Master was thinking, because as far as he could tell, none of this made any sense. "I'm starting to get a really bad feeling about this" he said as he laid down on the hill "this just doesn't seem right." Franky was no longer as excited for the Mark of Mastery Exam as he was before, the sense of dread that he felt "is anyone else feeling uneasy about the exam?" he asked the others</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light After yesterday's announcement, Jin found himself fully trusting in Yen Sid's decision, though he knew not the reason why. If Master Yin Sid had found Rei unworthy and himself so, then it had to be good reason. The youth stood outside, unable to find sleep that night. Which usually was not a problem but with the all-important Mark of Mastery tomorrow, it was heavily on his mind. I will pass that test. I haven't been training and working my butt off just to fail. And after I do I'll fix everything that's wrong. I'll help rebuild and I'll help protect. That is the promise I've made to myself. When he heard the door sway open and looked upon Tremere, he smiled almost instantly. He had to admit, as beautiful as she was, that it seemed almost natural for him to have a crush on her. Even if she did inspire more life out of him than usual, it was worth the over-optimism. He turned towards her, his large smile falling into lightheartedness as he walked over and unraveled his crimson scarf from his neck. It wasn't much but he'd bet it was better than nothing. He held it out to her with both hands. His unorthodox clothing was contradicting, with his left sleeve being long and the other short, and his Hakama being the same. Still, he wanted her to use it. Just as her purple eyes had held a mysterious quality to them, his crimson ones were oddly bright. "You couldn't sleep either? tomorrow is the big day," he said. "I'm cheering for you, Trem."</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Rei glanced behind him at Sayuri. He was right, his privacy had indeed not lasted long at all. He looked forward again, this time looking up at the stars and holding his arms behind his head, "He's patronizing me, I just know it." no, Rei didn't mean that at all, but he was just in one of those moods that made people say things they didn't really mean. He spotted a shooting star just then and closed his eyes, actually making a wish that the Master would change his mind. Yeah, like that would actually work. Can't blame a guy for trying. "So what are you doing way out here? I mean I'd be asleep by now if I were in your shoes." he sat back down on the grass with a heavy sigh. He had to admit he was pretty tired by now, but going back home meant talking to the Master and he didn't feel like dealing with that just yet. No, he was much more interested in just relaxing under the stars for a while longer.</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri looked up at the stars as Rei spoke and saw the same shooting star, 'Hmm... A shooting star. Well I guess I have to make a wish,' she moves over to the nearby bench and sits down, "Oh I rarely sleep this early. I enjoy standing out here at night. I'm mostly up here to remenise. I've spent many nights up here doing late night training. I believe I've asked you up here to help me train a couple times as well. Besides as much as I want to be a master," she holds her hand out and summons her keyblade, "I'm happy as long as I have a place to belong. I don't need much else."</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam "I've been having trouble sleeping" Franky answered "and the more I try, the more restless I become, so I decided to wait until I become tired. Watching the stars sounded like a good way to pass the time." His attention was caught by the shooting star. Although for some reason it filled him with a sense of dread "I don't know why...but I've been having a lot of anxiety lately, and it's been making me...well...restless. Like I can sense something bad is going to happen, but I can't tell what. I'm not sure if it's my nerves acting up because it's almost time for the Mark of Mastery Exam...or something else"</s>	<\|message\|>Tremere Wilder Tremere cast her purple gaze down at the sound of a voice. Jinsei, one of her fellow apprentices, had escaped her notice when she had exited the castle. He stood, dully illuminated at this hour, in his haphazardly cut clothing that the young woman didn't quiet understand but found charming. His dark hair pulled back around his effeminate features, he worked to unwrap the red scarf coiled around his neck. A genuine smile lit her fair features as he offered his scarf, and the girl took it gladly with a slight bow. She wrapped it first around her neck and then her shoulders, cradling the ends in her hands on her chest. "Thank you, Jin, and I hope you do well," She said with a nod, her lips holding onto her smile. "I usually roam around a bit a night, though tonight I feel a bit less inclined to seep than most." She wandered out a bit farther with slow, unbalanced steps, but kept her gaze on Jin's vibrant eyes. "How are you feeling about tomorrow?" She stopped near the banister and leaned back against it, peering up at him with her head cocked to the side.</s>
<\|description\|>Cutty Flam Nickname: Franky Age: 16 Gender: Male Appearance: Personality: Franky is a boy who truly values freedom, one who really doesn't do well when he believes that he's becoming a slave to someone else's will. That said, he's not necessarily opposed to staying in one place, or following some sort of structure set in place by someone else. He make's a clear distinction between something that was forced on him (a cage) and something he agreed to or chose (a nest). While he is very familiar with high society etiquette, he also can't stand it. As a result, he is a very casual, touchy feely kind of guy History: Cutty Flam was born to an influential family, one with quite a bit of money. You'd think that growing up loaded would make for an awesome childhood...well you'd be wrong. Since there was no one else his age that his parents deemed 'fit' to be with him, Cutty grew up very alone. Despite being their only child, his parents rarely had any time for him. In fact, it was only when they dragged him off to parties that they spent the most time with him. Despite the fact that they were his parents, they always felt like strangers to him. Not helping was that he even sometimes forgot what they looked like. One day, when seven year old Cutty was really miserable, he decided to wander outside of his family's estate. As he had never caused any sort of problems in the past, Cutty wasn't being watched, so he was able to get out without any real trouble. Once out in the streets, he quickly realized that his clothes would give away his family's status. He was able to find a decent looking cloak that had been thrown away in an ally. While it was too big for him, it did it's job of hiding his clothes. Now blending in with the people round him, he soon came across a group of kids his age. Seeing his cloak, they all assumed that he was from a poor family, since it was far to big for him. When he told the other kids his name, they all laughed, since they thought it sounded stupid. The oldest looking one then said that his new name was Franky. Over the course of a year, Franky would continue to sneak out and play with his friends. While he never had any trouble getting out, he did find it kind of depressing that no one ever noticed that he was gone. However one day, one of his family's servants found him outside with the other children. Bringing him home, she informed his parents about it at once. As punishment, Franky was confined to his room for a full week. When they finally let him out, they had him dressed up in nice clothes and brought him to a fancy restaurant. This confused Franky greatly, even more when he saw another family sit at their table, a mother, father, and daughter about his age. However things soon became quite clear to him; they were arranging a marriage. That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Franky couldn't stand these two strangers controlling his life anymore, so he ran. Out of the restaurant and into the streets. While his family sent out a search party, it was a Keyblade Master who found him first. He offered to bring young Franky to the castle so that he could be trained to use a Keyblade, something that Franky jumped to accept. Once at the castle, in order to differentiate 'Cutty Flam' from 'Franky' he let his hair grow out. To his surprise, he found that it spiked up completely naturally. Keyblade: Skyblade ~Commands~ Attack: Sliding Dash Magic: Zero Graviga Shotlock: Photon Charge Summon: Command Style: Sky Climber</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky felt real bad for poor Rei. After all of his hard work, he was being prevented from taking the Mark of Mastery Exam. It really didn't make any sense at all. There wasn't anything wrong with him, so why wasn't he being allowed to take the exam? Franky wished that he knew what the Master was thinking, because as far as he could tell, none of this made any sense. "I'm starting to get a really bad feeling about this" he said as he laid down on the hill "this just doesn't seem right." Franky was no longer as excited for the Mark of Mastery Exam as he was before, the sense of dread that he felt "is anyone else feeling uneasy about the exam?" he asked the others</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light After yesterday's announcement, Jin found himself fully trusting in Yen Sid's decision, though he knew not the reason why. If Master Yin Sid had found Rei unworthy and himself so, then it had to be good reason. The youth stood outside, unable to find sleep that night. Which usually was not a problem but with the all-important Mark of Mastery tomorrow, it was heavily on his mind. I will pass that test. I haven't been training and working my butt off just to fail. And after I do I'll fix everything that's wrong. I'll help rebuild and I'll help protect. That is the promise I've made to myself. When he heard the door sway open and looked upon Tremere, he smiled almost instantly. He had to admit, as beautiful as she was, that it seemed almost natural for him to have a crush on her. Even if she did inspire more life out of him than usual, it was worth the over-optimism. He turned towards her, his large smile falling into lightheartedness as he walked over and unraveled his crimson scarf from his neck. It wasn't much but he'd bet it was better than nothing. He held it out to her with both hands. His unorthodox clothing was contradicting, with his left sleeve being long and the other short, and his Hakama being the same. Still, he wanted her to use it. Just as her purple eyes had held a mysterious quality to them, his crimson ones were oddly bright. "You couldn't sleep either? tomorrow is the big day," he said. "I'm cheering for you, Trem."</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Rei glanced behind him at Sayuri. He was right, his privacy had indeed not lasted long at all. He looked forward again, this time looking up at the stars and holding his arms behind his head, "He's patronizing me, I just know it." no, Rei didn't mean that at all, but he was just in one of those moods that made people say things they didn't really mean. He spotted a shooting star just then and closed his eyes, actually making a wish that the Master would change his mind. Yeah, like that would actually work. Can't blame a guy for trying. "So what are you doing way out here? I mean I'd be asleep by now if I were in your shoes." he sat back down on the grass with a heavy sigh. He had to admit he was pretty tired by now, but going back home meant talking to the Master and he didn't feel like dealing with that just yet. No, he was much more interested in just relaxing under the stars for a while longer.</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri looked up at the stars as Rei spoke and saw the same shooting star, 'Hmm... A shooting star. Well I guess I have to make a wish,' she moves over to the nearby bench and sits down, "Oh I rarely sleep this early. I enjoy standing out here at night. I'm mostly up here to remenise. I've spent many nights up here doing late night training. I believe I've asked you up here to help me train a couple times as well. Besides as much as I want to be a master," she holds her hand out and summons her keyblade, "I'm happy as long as I have a place to belong. I don't need much else."</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam "I've been having trouble sleeping" Franky answered "and the more I try, the more restless I become, so I decided to wait until I become tired. Watching the stars sounded like a good way to pass the time." His attention was caught by the shooting star. Although for some reason it filled him with a sense of dread "I don't know why...but I've been having a lot of anxiety lately, and it's been making me...well...restless. Like I can sense something bad is going to happen, but I can't tell what. I'm not sure if it's my nerves acting up because it's almost time for the Mark of Mastery Exam...or something else"</s> <\|message\|>Tremere Wilder Tremere cast her purple gaze down at the sound of a voice. Jinsei, one of her fellow apprentices, had escaped her notice when she had exited the castle. He stood, dully illuminated at this hour, in his haphazardly cut clothing that the young woman didn't quiet understand but found charming. His dark hair pulled back around his effeminate features, he worked to unwrap the red scarf coiled around his neck. A genuine smile lit her fair features as he offered his scarf, and the girl took it gladly with a slight bow. She wrapped it first around her neck and then her shoulders, cradling the ends in her hands on her chest. "Thank you, Jin, and I hope you do well," She said with a nod, her lips holding onto her smile. "I usually roam around a bit a night, though tonight I feel a bit less inclined to seep than most." She wandered out a bit farther with slow, unbalanced steps, but kept her gaze on Jin's vibrant eyes. "How are you feeling about tomorrow?" She stopped near the banister and leaned back against it, peering up at him with her head cocked to the side.</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light He followed her shaky steps, although they looked more purposeful to him. He looked downward with a small smile, thinking of the returned compliment she had given him. As, reciprocal as it was, it still made him happy to hear it from her. If she had wished him well than surely the others had as well. And even if they didn't, it wasn't like he was doing this for them. He had always loved the tales and legends, he had a deep respect for the Bearers and would do anything to uphold their legacy. His hands found themselves behind the small of his back. "Ah, tomorrow," he sighed. He had been avoiding the topic since learning about it, only tonight had he really let it wrack his nerves. "Its... unnerving if nothing else. I've been trying to figure out the tests, the possibilities, and I'm coming up blank. I just hope its something I excel in." He chuckled nervously. "What about you? you said you can't sleep so you must be thinking about it pretty strongly." He folded his arms over his chest to shield himself from the cold. "Even though you don't have anything to worry about. You have a strong heart," he told her.</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Rei chuckled in spite of himself at Franky's response, "It's just your nerves. If there was really some disaster coming I'm pretty sure Master would have warned us by now." at that moment a leaf floated over his face and gently touched his nose before the wind picked up and blew it away. Rei rubbed his nose instinctively in response and said, "If you ask me, you guys have this exam in the bag. You'll ace it for sure, I just know it..." Yeah, and then I'll have to play a tough game of catch up. He yawned, realizing he was getting tired despite his mood. He got up, giving his arms and good stretch before taking a few steps toward home, "I'm turning in for the night. See you guys tomorrow." and after that he left. It was time to face the music. Master Yen Sid had long since set up his own personal tower to serve as his living quarters. He'd been using it to study magic and sorcery long before he became a Keybearer, and after he did he began using it for his own personal training. He never expected to raise any children here, but he took in the young Reiner nonetheless, having not been able to bring himself to make the boy grow up as an orphan. He was sitting at a table reading a parchment when Reiner entered, having returned from wherever it was he spent the evening. Yen Sid looked up at his student and gestured for him to sit down. Rei did so, having fully expected a long-winded lecture but was surprised when Yen Sid instead used his magic to conjure a chessboard with its pieces all set up. This wasn't the first time they'd played, but this was the last thing Rei expected his Master to do after his outburst earlier that day. "So... you're not changing your mind, are you?" asked Rei, making the first move by sliding a pawn two spaces ahead. The Master silently shook his head and made a similar opening move. Rei sighed in disappointed, "...of course not." then moved one of his knights forward, "Tell me why, at least. If there's something I'm lacking, tell me what it is and I'll work on it." Yen Sid closed his in contemplation, "If you must ask me what it is you lack, then you have not overcome it yet." he responded gently as he made another move on the chess board, "For as long as you've trained you have been eager to fight and prove yourself. But what purpose does it serve? Strength or knowledge for no other sake than their own is meaningless. For when a seeker of knowledge or power finally obtains the power he seeks, then his life becomes empty and hollow." as he said all this, the two had been going back and forth in their chess game. Yen Sid was obviously the superior chess player, but Rei had been showing a noticeable improvement as of late. "What's wrong with bettering myself? I thought that was one of the foundations of our training..." "Indeed," responded Yen Sid with a kindly nod, "but that alone is insufficient. Power of any kind, be it strength, knowledge, or skill, is only truly meaningful when used for something other than oneself." "Okay," Rei said, his King piece becoming more in danger as Yen Sid's pieces closed in on it, "what should I do with my power then?" Yen Sid close his and shook his head with a heavy heart, "That, dear boy, is why you are not ready." "I think I understand," lied Rei, and he stood from the table, "You'd better rest, you're gonna have a long day tomorrow with that exam." he left the table to go to bed, but not before silently tipping over his king piece to surrender the game to Yen Sid. That must have been thousandth game they played over the years and not once had Rei been able to to win. Still, he liked to think he was getting closer to a win with each passing game.</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri waved as Rei left still looking up at the stars, "You need to relax. Whatever happens tomorrow will happen. There is no reason to worry about it until it does," she stays silent for a couple minutes before hopping up and walking towards the middle of the area, "Speaking of tomorrow wanna spar? It can't hurt as long as we get enough sleep right?" Either way I'm gonna practice up here," she turns back to where Franky was and smirks, "Or are you afraid I'll trounce you again?"</s>	<\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky shrugged "eh, I'm not too worried about getting beaten in fight against someone who's been training as long as I have. Especially if there isn't anything at stake." Franky said to Sayuri as he readied his Keyblade "I thought you knew me well enough to know that." Despite the fact that nothing had been really solved, or that he hadn't gotten any real confirmation that the impending sense of doom he had was just his imagination, Franky was starting to feel better. "Besides, even if you do kick my ass, I'll make sure that you'll have to work yours off to do it"</s>
<\|description\|>Cutty Flam Nickname: Franky Age: 16 Gender: Male Appearance: Personality: Franky is a boy who truly values freedom, one who really doesn't do well when he believes that he's becoming a slave to someone else's will. That said, he's not necessarily opposed to staying in one place, or following some sort of structure set in place by someone else. He make's a clear distinction between something that was forced on him (a cage) and something he agreed to or chose (a nest). While he is very familiar with high society etiquette, he also can't stand it. As a result, he is a very casual, touchy feely kind of guy History: Cutty Flam was born to an influential family, one with quite a bit of money. You'd think that growing up loaded would make for an awesome childhood...well you'd be wrong. Since there was no one else his age that his parents deemed 'fit' to be with him, Cutty grew up very alone. Despite being their only child, his parents rarely had any time for him. In fact, it was only when they dragged him off to parties that they spent the most time with him. Despite the fact that they were his parents, they always felt like strangers to him. Not helping was that he even sometimes forgot what they looked like. One day, when seven year old Cutty was really miserable, he decided to wander outside of his family's estate. As he had never caused any sort of problems in the past, Cutty wasn't being watched, so he was able to get out without any real trouble. Once out in the streets, he quickly realized that his clothes would give away his family's status. He was able to find a decent looking cloak that had been thrown away in an ally. While it was too big for him, it did it's job of hiding his clothes. Now blending in with the people round him, he soon came across a group of kids his age. Seeing his cloak, they all assumed that he was from a poor family, since it was far to big for him. When he told the other kids his name, they all laughed, since they thought it sounded stupid. The oldest looking one then said that his new name was Franky. Over the course of a year, Franky would continue to sneak out and play with his friends. While he never had any trouble getting out, he did find it kind of depressing that no one ever noticed that he was gone. However one day, one of his family's servants found him outside with the other children. Bringing him home, she informed his parents about it at once. As punishment, Franky was confined to his room for a full week. When they finally let him out, they had him dressed up in nice clothes and brought him to a fancy restaurant. This confused Franky greatly, even more when he saw another family sit at their table, a mother, father, and daughter about his age. However things soon became quite clear to him; they were arranging a marriage. That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Franky couldn't stand these two strangers controlling his life anymore, so he ran. Out of the restaurant and into the streets. While his family sent out a search party, it was a Keyblade Master who found him first. He offered to bring young Franky to the castle so that he could be trained to use a Keyblade, something that Franky jumped to accept. Once at the castle, in order to differentiate 'Cutty Flam' from 'Franky' he let his hair grow out. To his surprise, he found that it spiked up completely naturally. Keyblade: Skyblade ~Commands~ Attack: Sliding Dash Magic: Zero Graviga Shotlock: Photon Charge Summon: Command Style: Sky Climber</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri waved as Rei left still looking up at the stars, "You need to relax. Whatever happens tomorrow will happen. There is no reason to worry about it until it does," she stays silent for a couple minutes before hopping up and walking towards the middle of the area, "Speaking of tomorrow wanna spar? It can't hurt as long as we get enough sleep right?" Either way I'm gonna practice up here," she turns back to where Franky was and smirks, "Or are you afraid I'll trounce you again?"</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky shrugged "eh, I'm not too worried about getting beaten in fight against someone who's been training as long as I have. Especially if there isn't anything at stake." Franky said to Sayuri as he readied his Keyblade "I thought you knew me well enough to know that." Despite the fact that nothing had been really solved, or that he hadn't gotten any real confirmation that the impending sense of doom he had was just his imagination, Franky was starting to feel better. "Besides, even if you do kick my ass, I'll make sure that you'll have to work yours off to do it"</s> <\|message\|>Tremere Wilder Collaborative Post. Orior x Renny --- Tremere listened to her peer respectfully with a cocked head. Her brows knit together at Jin's reluctance to the topic, and she hoped she hadn't made him uncomfortable. "You have been training longer than I have, Jin. No matter what kind of test the master gives us, you're going to do great." She folded her hands in her lap, gathering the end's of the boy's red scarf. "I... Yes. The test is on my mind," She said with a strained half smile, her glossy eyes rolling to the pavement. She wasn't really worried about the test itself as much as what would come after. She doubted her ability to uphold the responsibility of a true master. "It means a lot to hear that, Jin." She flashed him a grateful look. Jinsei smiled back. To see her smile in response to his words made his heart quicken even more, he hoped he should no signs of it. He reached up and touched the side of his neck, his fingers gently rubbing as he thought of his next words. Whenever she was around he made sure to speak carefully, to choose his words where otherwise he'd speak rashly. "Well, I try," he responded with a wide grin. "Its not everyday a young lad gets a shot at their dream. For as long as I could remember I've respected the Bearers of old, wanted nothing more than to be one and uphold the light... now that the chance has come, I find it hard to admit I'm rooting for another. Though, I could think of no one other than you to root for besides myself." "I'm rambling, I know. But I can't help it." He looked up towards the darkness overhead, the stars gleamed especially bright to him. "Legends are watching and I want to be remembered as someone who wanted nothing else than to convey the power of light." The young girl stood, "You are strong, Jin. You'll be remembered. Though for what you'r actions will decide," Tremere thought Jin was strong and able, despite the distance she kept from his heated routine, and had confidence he would do well. She found his words slightly inspiring, if only for the fact that they were both candidly honest and flattering. A pink blush colored her cheeks. She wanted to say they were all friends and rooting for each other, but she didn't, because she wasn't sure if that was how he meant it. She followed his gaze to the sky, "I like to think that if there is anyone watching that they at least see the effort we all put in... I'm not always the strongest, but I try my best, and I think that's enough." Her gaze met his, her pales fingers curling around the scarf bundled at her neck. "I don't mind when you ramble," her voice was quieter, and then she cleared her throat and added, "I didn't really have any plans to do anything else. Maybe it'll help us both sleep." She rubbed the soft fabric of his scarf between her fingers. "Who knew, its looks like my rambling does have a use after," he said kindly, turning to look at her. She had touched the fabric of his scarf gently and it sprung an idea into his mind. Tilting his head to observe her even further, he smirked. "Do you like it? the scarf that is. You can have it, think of it as a good luck charm... and a thanks for listening to my heart." He didn't have a problem telling her that her words had comforted him, that he took solace in that thought. If the legends from the ages were looking on at him, he could only hope that they were proud of his effort. Even still, it wouldn't keep him from trying to do even greater things for the worlds. "When I was little I use to get into fights all the time. Now that I've come this far, I can't for the life of me figure out why but I remember that it felt right. Like they deserved what I gave them." "What do you think, do I look like the type to beat up people senselessly?" Jin asked. "..You want me to have it?" She replied with wide eyes. She looked at the item in question, running her hands down the trailing ends. "If you are certain, then I'd be glad to accept it. It's very warm." Tremere rarely received gifts and the gesture lightened her anxiety about the upcoming test. "Thank you, Jin." "You? A bully?" She said lightly, a look of disbelief on her face. When she had been younger, she spent little time with the other apprentices, and hadn't known that about Jin. A small giggle fell from her lips at the thought. She shook her head with a bemused smile, putting a dainty hand on her cheek. "That's a little hard to imagine." She was surprised at how open he was to her; although, this was one of the more honest conversations she had been part of in a while. "No... That's not the kind of person you are." She bit her lip and shivered once more. Jin let his head drop just a bit, wanting to hide the joy in his eyes. He was sure she knew but he just couldn't bare showing such naked emotion to her, even if it was only in the eyes. He smiled faintly, though he wanted for it be so much wider. "...Thanks, Trem. It really made me feel better." Catching the sight of her shiver, Jin figured it was time for the two of them to return to their beds. The night was especially beautiful but it was often magical times like this when it could be its most unforgiving. Nervously, he rubbed the back of his head and smiled. "Well... I think I'm heading to sleep now," he lied, knowing that he'd simply be staring up at the ceiling the rest of the night. "You should do the same, Trem. Tomorrows the big day after all, remember I'm rooting for you." At the mention of sleep, Tremere unexpectedly let out a small yawn. She blinked a few times and then bobbed her head in the smallest of nods. "It is getting late." She glanced toward the door and then back to Jin. She was much more likened to the idea of going to bed after their conversation. "I'm rooting for you too, Jin. I hope you and I both do well." The girl patted his shoulder and her hand lingered there as she moved away, a genuine smile on her face. She walked slowly to the large castle doors, her eyes on him. She hefted it open and disappeared inside.</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri grinned at Franky's response, "Well I would hope you would make me work for my victory. An easy win isn't something I enjoy. The harder and longer the fight the better," she stands a short away from Franky. Though it looks like she's just standing there anyone who's fought her knows she's more then ready. As she gets in position an idea occours to her, "Why don't we do this without magic? It'll be an even match and it'll be an easier rest right?</s>	<\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky honestly wasn't sure about no magic making the fight easier, or how it was supposed to make things fair. However, he didn't have any complaints about it, so he accepted her terms "alright then, sounds fine to me." Taking his Keyblade out, he got into a battle stance and said to Sayuri "I'll let you make the first move. Lady's first and everything." Without any magic, this was going to be a close ranged fight the entire time, but he was okay with that.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Rui Shinichi16/4/2015 - Thursday - Agriculture Club Room, on the way to Manga Club Room "Oh... Matthew Harvester right?", he asked, the kid he saw at the hospital the other day, that was Matthew. Didn't these girls get the announcement in homeroom...? He's missing right now... In any case, he wasn't done talking. "I see, well I can tell you he won't be here today... Try... Try next week. I guarantee he'll be here then", what was he saying? He didn't know whether or not Matthew was going to be in the mirror world... But he felt it in his gut, Matthew was going to be there, he didn't have any basis for it, but that's what he felt. "I must get going now, it was nice meeting you girls", he said, bowing slightly before leaving. As he walked the path towards the manga club room, he felt his phone vibrate. A message. He opened it up, and as he thought it was from Kazuki. There was an indication it was sent to Noboru and Kami as well. Come to the warehouse this Sunday. Megumi has found another person is in the mirror world. "Hm... That has to be Matthew...", he muttered to himself. After a minute or so he was finally at the manga club room. He realized he was here because... Well, he didn't feel like Drama today. That was besides the point though, he just wanted to turn off for awhile... He stepped inside, and Akane seemed to have the same idea. "Yo"</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Highschool - Agriculture Club - Thursday, April, 16, 2015 - After School The new boy introduced himself as Rui of Class 2-1, the cute boy was the same age as her. Keiko smiled politely and waved him at him. Kotori spoke of how they were waiting for Matthew or another member of the club, the boy response rubbed her the wrong way, next week? Before Keiko could say anything to the boy he left and walked down off. Keiko gave where the boy stood a quizzical look, suddenly her red flags were raised and suddenly she felt even more worried for Matthew safety. Maybe this young man has some connection to the missing teen. She should keep an eye out for Rui, maybe she's over thinking this a little, if this feeling lingers she can ask Auntie where he lives and she can keep tabs on him. Well, she should get going, looks like nobody will be coming, she better say goodbye for now and maybe meet up with them soon. "Whelp, I should be heading home, I don't think any members will be coming today, I see you guys next week, or anytime before if you guys want to meet up later!" Keiko said while getting up and grabbed her bag, and walk through the door, she made sure to do a small wave before she left. She has to make sure she's only over-thinking this whole thing, that guy couldn't be involved, could he?</s> <\|message\|>Kashiwagi Utaha Kashiwagi Utaha - Warakuma High After School\|\|April 16\|\|Agriculture Club "Oh, yes, it is nice to meet you, Rui-kun~! I am Utaha, class 3-2~! What'd you expect? You are all my cute underclassmen~!" Utaha said, taking the two girls and pushing them against her chest with joy. "I am so, so, soooo happy to meet cute underclassmen like you~! I'm sure we'll have lots of fun in the Agriculture club~!" Utaha said. Of course, it was a bit of an stretch right now, since it semeed that the Agriculture club had been cancelled for the day. Utaha tried her best to remain cheerful as always, though she was sure everyone else didn't feel all that cheerful about the fact of Matt disappearing. Still, what Rui said. Well, it seemed like hopeful words more than anything. Just trying to be cheerful like her so that other people didn't feel bad, but she followed up with it. "Um~!" She nodded in agreement. "I'm sure Matty will be back soon enough, so we should just wait~" After that, the guy said he was leaving. Utaha simply started waving goodbye at him as he disappeared from the room. "Well..." Utaha let go of the two girls and made her way to the door. It seemed they would get nothing out of standing there, and Utaha thought holding them in there anymore would just be being selfish. "Then, I'm going back to my house girls~! Take care on your way home~! It is dangerous out there lately!" Utaha said with a smile, and then walked away from there. Utaha too felt a bit bad, so she decided to just go back to her house and have some rest. She felt some kind of hole in her stomach, perhaps it was the worry she had over Matt's disappearance?</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Rui Shinichi 16/4/2015 - Thursday > 19/4/2015 - Sunday Rui swept through the rest of the week rather quickly, school went by somewhat fast, with Golden Week coming, everyone was already talking about what they were going to do on the week long break. Rui didn't have an idea of what to do, in fact it wasn't even really on his mind. He felt a sense of duty towards helping those who were trapped in the Mirror World, he didn't quite understand how they ended up there. Based on the last two, Noboru and now Matthew... They were nothing like his experience... In any case, it was Sunday now. --- The Kingdom of Me 19/4/2015 Sunday "The Kingdom... of Me...?", Noboru uttered, whether it was out of confusion or annoyance, it definitely felt rather... Arrogant. The party wasted no time arriving at the warehouse, and already ventured into the mirror. Soon they were standing before a fairly pleasant forest, with a big sign pointing inwards "To the Kingdom of Me!". According to the sign also, this was the "Forest of Beginnings". Megumi was already standing by with her Persona scanning ahead, before Rui, Noboru and Kami were going to step through. "Now, before you all go in, I'd like to assign someone to call the shots. I will remain here to keep Megumi safe... So someone who is going in will be calling shots... Just so we have a unified group. I'd like to assign this duty to Rui, and Kami as his second, because you two are the most level-headed, and the most experienced out of us here excluding me and Megumi", the group nodded in agreement, and shortly afterwards, Megumi spoke up. "Okay, I've finished scanning ahead... I can confirm there is a small town on the other side of this forest. I am getting a strong reading from there, so that's probably where our target is", she announced. That was the sign to go in, and so they did. "Be careful in the forest, I'm getting a variety of readings, from very faint to bold, so it's likely the shadows here are able to hide too". --- Warakuma Mall 19/4/2015 Sunday The mall was having a little event today in the central area. It appeared to be selling an assortment of arts and crafts equipment and materials, as well as fabrics. This little event really reminded you that Warakuma was still a fairly rural area, despite the urbanization. It was mostly mothers, grandmothers and school girls who would flock to make cute things, though there was an occasional embarrassed male. One in particular was not looking so embarrassed, in fact he probably had the most full bag there... He seemed to be middle-aged, short and well-kept hair, and an unchanging expression that showed perseverance. Based on what he was doing, this was probably relevant to his job... Maybe? At least that's what most figured. In any case, here he was shopping. The clothing stores in the mall were having a sale on outing clothes due the up and coming Golden Week too, and a new fast store selling small electronics opened too.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Mall - Sunday, April, 19, 2015 - The mall was bustling today, it reminds her of the city, it was a nice change of pace. She always feels like people are staring at her clothes when she walks through town, it was well worn but today auntie got her first cheque which was large, larger than Keiko would expected. Auntie has given her a large amount of the money and she told Keiko to buy some new clothes and have fun. Which is what's she doing, Keiko missed how it feels to buy stuff that isn't to just survive. She has already bought five bags of clothes for herself, a bag for auntie and two pairs of shoes. All this shopping has almost distracted her from what Rui said, Keiko learned where he lived, but she decided she was just over thinking his comment and just decided to go shopping instead of worrying for nothing, but she will still worried for Matthew he hasn't showed up yet. Maybe Matthew will like a flower for when he comes back. A welcome back gift for when he returns. But these bags are getting heavy as she walked, and somebody just gotten into an accident, she should rest for a bit before that happens to her. Keiko just dropped into the nearest bench, with a sigh of relief. Keiko placed her bags on the ground, it was getting warm.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 19 SUN Just as Shizuka was despairing at how much difficulty she was having to retrieve the fabrics with her dark tresses being on the way of her sight, two- no, three people generously came to assist the poor "half blind" girl. She felt embarrassed to have them gather up her belongings for her but very much appreciated the help nonetheless. Just when the other female who picked up one of the fabrics shoved one person and created a domino effect of people colliding, Shizuka flinched in shock and felt slightly guilty for the people involved. While she quickly stuffed the last of her fabric back into a bag, a gentle hand placed itself upon her shoulder with a voice of concern. Her gaze averted from the plastic bag to the gorgeous, foreign female at her side, who she couldn't help but stare for a moment even if the other may not be able to tell. It wasn't Shizuka's first encounter with someone of a foreign origin but how she seemingly spoke fluent Japanese surprised her, that and she had to appreciate how attractive she was, which was perfect if she ever got around to cosplaying. Snapping back to reality, the raven haired female flashed a faint smile and replied, "O-Oh, I'm quite alright... I-I apologize for the trouble, but thank you for your concern and I'm truly grateful for your assistance. And my, you and the other gentleman have quick hands, the mess was cleaned up in such a haste." Speaking of the male who assisted her, upon closer inspection, his face felt slightly familiar... Perhaps someone from school? It wasn't everyday you'd see a foreign student in a Japanese school, which tends to make them stand out whether in a positive or negative way. Another female voice was speaking to Shizuka, to which her attention was given to. While what the other was telling her seemed like a warning, she supposed it was her way of being concerned for the apologetic girl. Taking her advice, she stood back on her feet and dusted herself before explaining, "Um... I-It's only polite to apologize to someone who you unintentionally bump onto, bu-but I suppose you're right. It was rather rude of her to, but accidents are prone on a day like this. I-... I'll be more careful, thank you miss."</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Warakuma Shopping Center "Ah! thank you, Onee-san!" said Elena with a blush from the compliment from the other girl. Though she was displeased by the rude interuption by the other girl, her features didn't convey a hint of her displeasure. She removed her hand from the girl's shoulder and continued after a pause. "Oni-san here taught me the quick-fold. Well, I'm glad that you are alright. I'm Elena Dragunov. Do you need help with carrying the bags someplace? Maybe you can sit someplace and check if all the stuff is alright." she said cheerfully as Alexei looked at them. Standing to his towering height as everyone got up. "You go on ahead and take a look, Kotchishka. I'll help her settle and join you." Alexei interrupted with his deep baritone. Giving the girl a full look to see if there were any injuries. Elena just nodded and bowed before she hopped towards the sale. Her objective was complete, with effectively making Alexei help the girl she could possibly look for a good gift for her brother. "Should I carry those for you, Miss?" Alexei asked in a polite grumble.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium ANNOUNCEMENT: This RP is as of 28/3/2015, Full, until said so otherwise. Just thought should let you all know. Our Devil is almost ready to complete the roster, but as of the day stated, there will be no more submissions until I say so. ALSO. If you have an NPC who is in a class, please state put them down to be put into class rosters. If you are a Player, please check the class rosters on the 1ST POST of the OOC, and let me know if I missed you. Now back to our regular program. --- The Kingdom of Me 19/4/2015 Sunday "Garu!", the shadows within this forest looked a lot like monsters you would find in a classic light-hearted RPG. From bipedal fluffy sheep, to really short orcs and chickens. Rui's wind spell smashed through a barricade of the orcs, before he quickly followed up on it and personally cut down a few of them. Kami was faring quite well keeping the flanks covered, while Noboru would rush in whenever he could. "You should move quickly if you don't want to be overwhelmed, more Shadows seem to be on their way", Rui responded with a simple 'roger' before he motioned to the other two to advance through the front line they just broke. The forest quickly thinned as they advanced, and soon they got to a clearing. There was a sigh of relief as they looked around and realized no shadows were here... Well, at least that's what they thought. "I sense something strong there! Stay on high alert!", Rui immediately went into stance, but soon the party realized what they were going to fight was not in front of them... A shrill cry would give it's approach away, as the three jumped out of their position, to let a gigantic shadow bird land in their former position. It was... A chicken? A dark chicken, with a golden masquerade mask, and a jester hat. "Start scanning, we'll engage in combat", "Roger... Give me some time", she responded. If this were a game, this would be what you would call a mini-boss... Well, the chicken was waiting for their next move... --- Warakuma Shopping Mall 19/4/2015 Sunday The large man shopping for fabrics and crafting materials was almost done for the day, or so it seemed on his face as he eyed the counter a few times. After not long he paid for his things, and walked out from the area and checked the time. As he looked around he noticed a girl trip and fall. He was quite ready to go help her back up, but that turned out to be unnecessary, quickly did others help her up... All he could do was speak to himself for a bit as he walked away and towards the food court... "Hmmm... Maybe if the young master had more friends like that... Oh well. I should buy some food, they ought to be hungry after the ordeal they have to go through".</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Kashiwagi Utaha Kashiwagi Utaha - Warakuma Mall April 19 Utaha clapped after seeing both of her adorable underclassmen in the mall too. Well, it seemed as if the mall was bustling with everyone from their school too. It was good, since she could see everyone she got along with that day. Utaha's cat-like smile grew even bigger, while she approached the two girls. "Oh~! Kotori-chan is here too~! My, what a great coincidence! Both of my cute kouhais are here! Yay! But don't call me 'Kashiwagi-senpai', it sounds sooo uncute~ Just call me Utaha, Kotori-chan, or Utaha-senpai, if it makes you feel better~" Utaha said, hugging both of them yet again and rubbing her face closely to theirs, almost like a cat would do. She would have loved to hang out with them for a bit longer, and told them so too, but unfortunately, she had to get to shopping. "I'd love to stay and talk for a bit more, but I reaaaally need to go and buy some things for tonight's dinner~!" She sounded truly disheartened at the thought of it, but soon, her dishearted-ness was changed by another big smile after she got what she thought was an incredible idea. "Oh, why don't you come with me to buy some food for the week? Maybe I can fix something up for you too, if you want! I might need some help, though...." Utaha said, laughing a bit. "I'm not accustomed to making large servings, you see, so I'd like to know how much I should use~" Though she said so, she still felt a bit embarrassed having to admit that. Well, it was true enough that her family wasn't larger than just 2 people for a while now, and she just started cooking after she and her father started living alone. Utaha then turned around and started making her way towards the supermarket, where she could buy the food for the rest of the week. It was at times like this that she was glad she had such a big body, so that she could carry all of he bags. And then, she tripped over a little gap in the floor. "A-Ah!" Utaha fell down, face first yet again. And it was at times like this that she wished her body was a bit more smaller and that she was a bit less clumsy. At least no bags could be crushed, since she was carrying nothing. It was better that it happened now and not when she was carrying everything else, otherwise, it would've been disastrous. Regardless, it was just bound to happen at some point of the day.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| Sunday, April 19 2015 Both Keiko and Utaha seemed equally surprised to see each other - a brief relief came over Kotori; by the looks of it, she wasn't interrupting them. At Keiko's question whether they were here for shopping purposes, Kotori nodded before glancing back to the bags she'd placed beside the bench. Judging by Utaha's words and actions, she was quite happy to see the two of them - only to reprimand Kotori for calling her 'Kashiwagi-senpai'. Yet before she could even apologise, both Keiko and Kotori were drawn into a sudden hug by Utaha. Most certainly not used to such treatment, a stammered "Eh, wha-wha-" was all Kotori could bring forth in surprise. Utaha meanwhile switched from hugs and smiles into a disappointed tone as she then spoke - only to spring right back up as she realised that she still had shopping to do, answering Keiko's question from before, and that she didn't necessarily have to do it alone; instead asking both Keiko and Kotori if they'd accompany her and perhaps even thereafter. Upon hearing that, Kotori looked at her watch - she did indeed still have some time and hadn't been sure what to do with it. Furthermore, Utaha was asking them for their help - so whilst she'd have to head home herself in a while, she could at least lend some assistance for the time being. Nodding in affirmation, Kotori looked over to Keiko to see what she'd do - at least until a sudden cry drew her attention away. A worried expression came across Kotori's face as she saw Utaha laying face down and outstretched on the ground. "Are you alright? Is everything okay?" she asked as she quickly kneeled down beside her, her voice, though still quiet, clearly carrying much of the same worry that could be seen in her eyes.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Lord of the Why's Noboru sat down to rest in the grassy hill. Looking up into the town, Noboru remarked. So that's a city? More like shitty. Oh wait. That's a village. Dammit. I'm not taking my pun back. And you can try to put me under arrest, but i'm already taking one. Hee hee. Oh well. Noboru stood up and pointed as a general would. Onwards fearless leader! Lead us to victory! just don't drag us down. Ya get it? Because lead is heavy? Eh? Eh? Oh nevermind. My jokes are off today. Let's just head in shall we? Onwards and to glory!</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me 19/4/2015 Sunday "... Okay let's move on", Rui stared blankly at Noboru during his commentary, but none were on point so he decided to ignore those. Kami also agreed to keep moving, they'd already rested up a bit, and it looked like they were almost to the end. As the party advanced as they had agreed, as they approached the village, it was basically a picture perfect scenery... Peaceful, unsettlingly so. The fields looked ripe, the houses and facilities had a quaint and country feel to them, but the shadowing figures that worked these places looked incredibly depressing... Like they didn't want to work, but kept doing so, like a cog in a machine. There was nothing 'odd' about this place beyond that... In fact this village looked like a nice place to stay. These shadowy figures were confirmed though to be Shadows by Megumi not long after entry... There was no attack, nothing. No Shadows attacked them. "This is... Strange... Those are all Shadows, but they aren't attacking you? I feel a strong presence in the building at the far end though, so stay on your toes", she warned. As they moved through the town, or village, the submissive looking shadows, taking a human and plain form, approached the party, handing them a flier. Rui accepted one, and looked at it... "Behold the magnificent Me! Matthew! It's fifty thousand fee to even look at me. Fifty thousand what? Whatever the hell I want!" "... Obnoxious", was all he had in response to this flier... He looked to the other two as they stood at the doors of the large building. It appeared to be something like a town center. They could hear voices from beyond the doors... It sounded like Matthew.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 19 SUN A pair of hazel brown eyes, behind the dark strands, blinked in surprise at how Alexei bowed deeply as an apology for the late introduction. While Shizuka admired the sincerity of the foreign man, she thought it unnecessary for him to take it to that extent as it wasn't that much of a deal. She waved her hand in a manner to show that it was alright and spoke in a rattled tone, "I-It's quite alright, I-I should have asked earlier as well. But I'm pleased to be acquainted with you as well, elder Dragunov-san." Even as she pronounced the name for the second time, her pronunciation was off due to the rough syllabication that she was used to in the Japanese language. Just when Shizuka had finished scanning through one of the plastic bags in her possession, Alexei started on a more detailed introduction of himself as they continued to walk. Occasional nods were given as a sign of acknowledgment from the shorter, petite girl while she waited for the opportunity to reply to the other, after he was done with his piece, of course. As an empty bench was caught in sight, Shizuka approached it along with Alexei and gently placed the bag down before taking her own seat. "Oh! Um... Do you happen to be studying at Warakuma High? Pe-Perhaps I might be wrong but... I study there you see, a-and I might have caught sight of someone similar to you." Her voice at this point was soft and unsure from the uncertainty and possible embarrassment of mistaking him for someone else. While she could've sworn he looks familiar, school wasn't the only likely place to spot people. As she rummaged through the contents of the other bags, she continued, "I-If I may ask, what exactly is your part time job? I have a part time as well actually, a waitress in a cosp-- c-ca-cafe I mean, pa-pardon me. A-An ordinary ca-cafe like any other." A sudden panic ran through her, the moment she absentmindedly almost revealed the job she vowed not to reveal anyone she knew. Finding a new topic to talk about instead, Shizuka suddenly recalled about the card the man was about to hand over to her. With an open hand towards the other, the internally panicking girl stuttered harshly, "O-Oh! A-About that card you were s-speaking of earlier, ma-may I see it?"</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieghardt Kasumi: Warakuma Mall-----> Sieghardt's Home\|April 19th Sunday What the male said made Sieghardt remain quiet as he stared at him silently. So when he went over to Leiko and commented on his childness, Sieg turned towards them and opened his mouth only to shut it, and go pay for his purchase. What they talked about in that time was beyond him. All he knows is that when he passed by them he waved at Leiko. "I should really get home... I'll see you at the next club practice. Oh wait.... No I won't I have something planned that day.. Well then I'll see you at the one after the next one." Sieg said before looking at the ground sullen as he walked away. He had forgotten to even get what he had wanted and simply called up his chauffeur and drove back home. Once home he just handed his tailor the fabric and went back to his room where he laid down in bed. "Well that was fun... She gets annoyed some ass comes and starts something and then acts nice to the female. And now I get to go learn the way of business from dad at his company for three whole days. Hooray for me." Looking over at his mirror, he sighed as he pulled the hood of his shark hoodie over his eyes. "Whatever, I'm still a damn good looking shark. Could say I make others go into a... frenzy." Laughing to his own joke he laid there in bed before he slumbered off into a nap.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me 19/4/2015 Sunday As the party walked in, Rui saw what he expected. Matthew, along with his Shadow, though in regards to what his Shadow was going to be like, he only had ideas when they reached the town. Again, it was like what happened with Noboru... The Shadow. Rui and Kami remember a rather different experience though. "Be careful... This is the strong presence I was talking about", it was kind of obvious by now, but it looked like this was what they were going to deal with each time they went into a dungeon. But what can they do...? If Matthew can accept his shadow, then there'd be no need to fight. They can try and intervene anyhow, but the shadow is still a shadow, it'll erupt into a fight. Regardless, the party could only stand at ready while Matthew conversed with his Shadow.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me - Town Centre 19/4/2015 Sunday As Matthew's shadow was rejected, various of the 'villager' shadows scrambled around him as a carry-throne took form, with the shadows lifting it up themselves as Matthew's shadow sat on top lording over them. It was immediately aggressive, taking swings at Matthew who stumbled backwards, with Rui, Kami and Noboru stepping forward and repelling the advance with their Personas, setting up the spacing for the fight. Now the enemy... The various arms on the back meant it was hard to fight up close, due to having so many options, not to mention surrounding and attacking seemed to be difficult... But the villagers holding it up... "Garu!", as he spoke the command, his Persona Askr appeared before him and swung it's blade, delivering a gust of wind at the villager shadows. They staggered as they regained their balance from the wind attack, and realizing the danger of this, Matthew's shadow immediately sprayed water at him with the water bucket, dealing damage, and splash damage to Kami and Noboru too. They reeled back a bit to soften the impact. "It looks like those villagers are a weak point...", he stated. "Megumi, scan for it's capabilities... I'm sure it has other tricks up it's sleeve", Megumi gave a simple "ok" before the battle resumed. "Aim for the villagers, be careful of the mechanical arms"</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Insert Witty Title Here Noboru reeled back, the hit spinning him. He regained his balance and nodded towards Rui about the villagers, aiming towards them. Before that however, he had a bit of business. He turned towards Matthew's shadow and started yelling. Hey You! You piece of shit! You want people to bow down to you? That's absolutely hilarious! You're not a king, you're a commoner! You can't get anyone besides those fakes to bow to you! Come on and try to make me! Noboru readied up his persona, using Atlas to smash a villager.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov [Alexei Dragunov] The brunette politely accepted his apology with a wave of her hand and added her own. Each time this happened to Alexei, it surprised him. For so long he had judged people based on his limited experience. It was hard to believe that his experiences earlier in life with just with some bad apples. Then the young girl asked his school hesitantly to which he replied with a slight smile, "You are spot on with that. I do go to Warakuma High. Sadly, I can't say that I have seen you around as it is impolite to stalk girls around." She rummaged through her bags as she plopped into a seat and asked him about his part-time job. Before announcing her own. "Ah! well I work as a handy-man. I repair plumbing issues, electrical fittings, minor carpentry issues, touch ups and fixing. I also do a bit of landscaping and maintenance if the pay is right. Currently, employed with Mitsuka Repairs and Furnishings. They have an office here." he said before handing her the card. "A friend of mine also works at a cafe, where is your workplace at? Maybe I can drop-by and help you with stuff if you need it." he offered her politely. Meanwhile, Elena had found the perfect gift for her elder brother. A swimming shorts, for as long as they had been here. She hadn't once been to the beach and nor had she seen him lay back and relax. She wished that he needed a good break to keep on going. She put it into the basket she was carrying and went into the shoes section. Maybe she can get some trendy flats for herself. There was a big sale on.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me - Town Centre 19/4/2015 Sunday The attacks towards the villagers worked, though Noboru had more trouble with it than Kami and Rui did, since they used their spells instead. The robotic arms on the back were preventing them from getting closer, so disrupting the Shadow was the primary goal. Even though the villagers were now slumped over, the machine on the back still worked while the Shadow yelled and insulted it's own subjects in anger. The group attempted to advance, but the mechanical arms with farm tools managed to keep them at bay. "We still can't get close... We have to stop that machine on the back somehow...", Rui began. As he said that, they obtained some good news. "Okay, scan complete! I'm sensing a weak spot on the back, try and get around it somehow!", well, that shouldn't be too hard... "Noboru circle around the back, Kami, spread out around the side, I'll take the other", upon those orders, Kami moved around to the side, and the moment he saw the villagers begin to recover, he blasted another Zio at them. "Damn you all! You're all nothing but dirt! Stay under my foot like you all should!", though Rui only had a Garu in response, keeping him down. The back should be exposed now. Now that Rui and Kami were further to the side, they can clearly see it. There was an industrial engine there... Rui and Kami would need to keep using their spells to keep Matthew's shadow from moving, it was all up to Noboru right now.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-A Crushing Blow Noboru nodded to Rui's suggestion and ducked down, dashing forward and around the throne. He kept ducking, avoiding all the hits. Twisting his feet, he turned and ran in towards the back. He drew back his fist. Haha! This is gonna be really really fun. Ready.. set, Hoo! Ha! Noboru turned 360 degrees, driving his fist in towards the Machine. He twisted it in further, digging in. He yelled out to Kami and Rui. Hey! How was that? Any response from that sweet blow?</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me - Town Centre 19/4/2015 Sunday The engine on the back of the Shadow exploded, causing it to scream in both anger and agony. The arms on the back were no longer moving, the villagers were being crushed under the throne. This was their chance. "It's time we strike", stated Kami. All-Out Attack > Yes > No > Yes On Rui's orders the team charged down the Shadow and did as much damage as they could, creating a skull-shaped dust cloud. Pretty soon it was sent flying back and the entire throne broke apart, leaving the 'king' laying on the ground in the ruins of his own throne... If Matthew had anything to say, this was his chance, they had a good minute or so before the shadow would recover.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Chiaki Nettu Chiaki Nettu Warakuma High - Class 1 - 1 (Just Outside) "Let's just talk about it back home, okay?" Chiaki happily agreed with her cousin whom quickly skedaddled away to the unknown. It was a shame but Chiaki expected that Ayano would prefer to go directly home. As Ayano walk away, Chiaki waved goodbye, she returned to her classroom to find her phone buzzing on her desk, there was an in flood of texts coming in from fellow classmates and friends, about some nut going off at a girl about his ripped shirt. ... Ripped shirt? No, it couldn't be... Chiaki decided to instigate a text message to her favorite senpai. Heeeeey Senpai! (^___^)/ So, im getting all these messages about some maniac yelling at a girl at the mall. Something about a ripped shirt... Haha, it kinda reminded me of you! AH! I MEAN...Actually, just never mind... See you around!</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 20 MON: After School After being carried away by her nagging instinct to repair damaged clothing of all sorts, the blonde felt embarrassed for herself for intruding into a complete stranger's business, but it didn't change the fact that something had to be done to that shirt. "Oh! Pardon me for my intrusion, I usually don't voice out my concern to a stranger. But something has to be done with your shirt. I'm Oto-- no, Shizu-chan would suffice. And you ar-- ...?" Her inquiry was cut short when the male paused in his statement, while his gaze was turned away from the other and... onto the store close by? It didn't even take a minute when suddenly, a flash of azure hue, then a blue haired girl stood by the side of the stranger she was conversing to. This other girl who had just appeared spoke in a rather quick tone, which would have been difficult to catch most of what she had said if one did not give their full attention. The blue haired female went on and on, causing Shizuka to dilemma on whether she should reply to whatever she was asking for or to let her finish her piece before chronologically responding to her questions. At the moment, Shizuka felt as if she should probably leave the two to themselves, since she had no relation to either of them whatsoever. Before any answers or excuses to leave were to be given, the girl started to pull on the loose threads from the shirt of "Noboru", what the girl called him, while being ignorant to the fact of what she was doing to the article of clothing. "Um... Excuse me, but you're.... Uh....", Shizuka hesitantly attempted to inform her of what was inevitably about to happen to the shirt but the female with blue strands seemed to be too concentrated on the pulling of threads to hear what she had to warn her of. The currently blond haired student covered her sight with her own hand, bracing herself for what was about to happen. Rip. ......... SCREEEEAM. A panicked female voice scolded the Noboru person and he scolded her back, from what Shizuka could hear, waiting for a good while before unblinding herself. This felt like one of those typical scenes she would see from the animes she watched, wondering if she were dreaming or this was actually happening in real life. The male apologized for the mishap and tells her that it doesn't happen often. Just how often did this even happen to the poor boy? Were they actually accidents? Or something more than little accidents? "Errr, i-it's quite alright. I was able to shield my eyes before the inevitable accident. ....Have you put on another decent clot--" Assuming Noboru had placed on another shirt after the original shirt had ripped, Shizuka lowers her hand away from her eyes. Big mistake. A trickle of blood. Cheeks tinted in a shade of rosy red. Another scream. While burying her face into her hands, just as the other female had done, the blonde shrieks towards the male, "P-PLEASE PUT ON A DECENT SHIRT!" The commotion created a crowd of murmuring people around the people involved when another male stepped forward and posed...? This was definitely going to lure a couple of security officers to the scene in a matter of seconds.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Monday, April 20 2015 - During School Kotori's face showed a measure of relief when the announcement was heard regarding Matthew - and a moment later, surprise was mixed in when she realised that it coinceded with what had been said in the Agriculture Club room last week by the Second Year Student who had passed by, Rui. Indeed, Matthew was safe by the start of this week - had Rui perhaps somehow known what was going on? Shaking her head, Kotori put those silly thoughts aside - it looked like the mystery novel she was reading right now was getting to her head. With that, she returned her attention to the teacher. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| After School As her usual way home lead Kotori through the mall, she briefly thought upon if there was anything she needed if she was already here - but after ticking off every item on her mental checklist as being present at home, she came to the conclusion that there was nothing. Instead, she headed homewards - at least, until she heard a commotion somewhere up ahead. Looking in its direction, Kotori soon found the source thereof - in the form of a loose circle of onlookers, some whispering among themselves, some holding up their phones to take pictures or write about it, all of which surrounded a small group of people. Unsure what it was about, Kotori drew closer - at least, until she caught sight of exactly what was going on. Said small group turned out to, in fact, be two girls and two boys - and a mess of rags at their feet that must have once been the clothing on one of the boys' most definitely bare upper body. Her confusion only grew when she actually recognised two faces - with those two being Noboru, the inexplicably yet again shirtless, and Rui, who even less explicably suddenly started to take on a pose. The two girls, meanwhile, seemed a bit dismayed at the situation - and most likely the attention it was getting, to. Kotori's by now blank stare was only interrupted by an occasional confused blink - before she turned her eyes away and just started walking on.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-The Pose session Noboru was in a state of disarray. His second shirt ripped, this Shizu girl getting a nosebleed and blusing, and Hisako was ogling him through her hands. Noboru was thoroughly upset at the events that were coming through. He was angry that Hisako started this whole mess. He texted Chiaki, whose message came at a most unfortunate time, back. No no no, evryting is fine, but there is some yelling gong arond. catch u tmrrw or somethin. His mind then came up with a most devious plan on the spot. He turned to Rui, who had started posing, and struck a most fabulous pose. He started talking to Rui. Very nice, Rui-chan! However, your next line will be "Let's do a pose together!" To you! As he was posing, he started making his pecs dance. They moved up and down, one going up while the other went down. The sheen of sweat still made them glisten and shine in the sunlight. They moved up and down rhythmically, as if to the beat of a tribal war drum. Hisako finally looked up, only to realize her grave mistake. The blood poured out of her nose, running down her lips, looking like scarlet lipstick. She quickly covered her nose, not letting the others see.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - After School 20/4/2015 Monday Those... Those movements, is he... Yes he is. Rui read Noboru's following up movements, it was... Yes. He drew in the energy of the atmosphere... That line, the way he said it, there was no mistake what Noboru was up to. "Hmph, let's do this pose together", after a moment of delay to give Noboru's current pose magnificence, he moved his body into a distinct pose. One arm to his side and curved out, while the other covering half his face. A pose that can only be paired with another. He was getting into this. Between his own naturally dashing looks and Noboru's well-sculpted body, the nosebleeds were understandable.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Cosplay Cafe \|\| April 20 MON: After School The blond maid nodded in relief, since she was the one responsible for dragging the male student into the cafe in the first place. If it were not acceptable by his standards, she would be guilty for her actions but that was not the case. What Rui said next piqued her interest as living in Tokyo sounds like an exciting experience with all the events and tourist spots for an avid anime/manga fan. Her expression lit brightly in interest as she responds, "Tokyo sounds like a wonderful city! Unfortunately, I've yet to take a visit there since my parents usually busy themselves with their work. Well, it's great to know you feel the same about the interest as well." A soft giggle escapes her lips, being glad to know there were more people of her age still into such interests than what she predicted. "As for me, definitely! As such, I display my passion for it through cosplay, I've even learned to tailor my own costumes like the one you see before you." She made a gesture with her arm to emphasize the bloodied maid costume she wore. Just a moment after her statement ended, another maid pardons her intrusion to deliver the orders of the customer. That was certainly quicker than she had anticipated. A slice of rich, dark chocolate cake covered in camouflage patterned matcha frosting with a cute, bazooka chocolate decoration atop the cake was placed before him, along with TaP soda in a proper glass with bendy straw. To prevent herself from disturbing him from enjoying his cake, Shizuka bowed and excused herself, "I do hope you will find your cake to your taste, master. Enjoy!" It was only a couple of minutes before the doors to the cafe threw open with an excited voice, slightly startling Shizuka to a faint flinch. The waitress settled herself down as she recited in unison with the other staff, "Welcome home, master!" Seeing as the rest of the crew were busy with the other customers at the moment, the blonde approached the new customer, "Please help yourself to a seat of your liking, master! A curve on her lips as Shizuka settled the male to a seat. Taking a quick glance upon him and she could tell he was another student from Warakuma High, the uniform being evident. Was this the new hang out spot for the Warakuma students? She shook off the silly thought and handed him a menu. "Here is our menu and as you can see, we have a number of items to match our current theme! Please take your time."</s> <\|message\|>Akira Kirigakure Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Manga Clubroom Monday, April 20th, 2015 After School As she was finishing up her 2nd path on 'Devil Survivor', the door suddenly opened and in walked Alexei. Given that it was Monday, a day known globally as one hated by people of all sorts, especially students (well anyone with a job really) and of course since Rui was involved in others clubs and well, the others turned into ghost members, suffice to say, she wasn't expecting anyone to drop-by. Saving her game, she turned her game off and placed the DS inside her school bag. Getting up to stretch, she turned towards him. "Oh hey. That's true, it's mostly me but aside from another 2nd year, the rest have pretty bunch turned into ghost members." She laughed as he set his bag down on the table. "Not that I really mind, though." She continued. "I'm quite used to having no one around, quite relaxing really." she smiled. Stifling a yawn, she paused a moment before responding to his next question. "I'm quite interested, however, since I was invited by Inoue, I joined the kendo club. I pretty much have mondays and fridays locked with this club and Tuesdays and Wednesdays with the kendo club but I'm free Thursday and what not. And I can always drop-by every now and then on Mondays when bored but I'm not really sure when your club meets, if that's fine." "As for the betas and backgrounds, I prefer to do them myself. No offense, but I like the satisfaction and sense of fulfillment of writing and finishing by own work un-aided. Plus, it's great practice for when I attempt to be a professional, no?" she beamed. --- Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma High // Archery Range He couldn't wait until she finished before breaking into a laugh. Not a mocking one but a good ole honest laugh. To be exact, it was after she uttered 'Number 2'. Despite what you may be thinking, it's not that. He's not a child, after all. Anyways, it seemed like she was totally writing off Rokoru and he found that hilarious. Especially when you consider the fact that she's crushing on the very same Rokoru. She got spunk, that's for sure. "Oh how I'd pay to see the look on Rokoru's face upon hearing that." After calming down, a grin formed on his face. "Well considering this lot," referring to the other archery members currently at the range, "you might truly be my greatest competition." he finished with a laugh before going back to shooting at the target. After hitting another bullseye, You never know what fate may bring... With a grin, he reached for another arrow.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov : Manga and Anime Club "Well we are flexible in our schedules, we meet up whenever we are free and not out of equipment." he said with a dry laugh. Not a good way to let a possible entrant know of their shortcomings. But, he felt that Akane wasn't the kind to dwell on such matters for long. "We can work out a Monday and Thursday if you are interested. We usually practise in spurts. It's mostly Inoue though, she nags us into training her. A real fiesty one, that." he said with a smile. It was the reason he liked Inoue, she didn't mess her words and was pretty straight forward and simple. Akane, turned down his offer for the help which didn't bother him much. Afterall it was an artist's choice whether to do that or not. But he felt he'll let her know about her professional aspirations. "I think it will help you if you are looking to turn professional. The deadlines would be really something, at that time going out and searching for a beta or background worker would be troublesome. But your call, I admit, there is nothing like completing something on your own." he then fished into his bag to take out a steel lunch box, really spartan and boxy like himself. He opened it to reveal some onigiri rolls, delicately rolled and designed with the wonders of Japan as a theme. "Would you like some." he offered.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Cosplay Cafe 20/4/2015 Monday "I see... Was the blood intentional?", he asked jokingly. Though before she could respond properly he made it clear it was a joke and continued. "That was a joke, Tokyo is a nice place, I'm sure you'd love it", so she hasn't been to Tokyo before... It wasn't uncommon for people to have never left their home towns, even in a place like Japan, but it's become harder for such an event these days as transport has become easier. If she had the money she could take a one and a half hour shinkansen to Tokyo central area... Honestly it wasn't that far, but there were costs, and unlike train networks, the shinkansen didn't come by that often. After that, she brought out the cake he ordered, and it was... Presentation was certainly nice. He took a sip of his drink, and then began to eat at the cake. As he finished and paid he bid goodbye to the waitresses and then left to do his own thing for the rest of the day... --- Warakuma High 21/4/2015 Tuesday With Golden Week fast approaching, some clubs were actually already talking about either training through Golden Week, or using it to rest... The baseball team was visibly going to train, they had a match coming up shortly after Golden Week and apparently their members were a little on the casual side. In any case... What to do today... Rui pondered on what clubs were open today... Kendo and Drama were the only things on today for him.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Enchanted Woodland - Grand Stage 26/4/2015 Sunday TRACK: I will Face Myself "Persona!", as the shadowy image of Leiko began to blur and then be engulfed by light, the roots around it began to lash and the party advanced quickly to defend Leiko. Everyone's Persona formed a wall in front of Leiko and repelled the whipping roots as they grabbed Leiko and took her to safety. As the light cleared, a new figure took the place of Leiko's shadow. Just as they thought, this was the... Combat form, so to speak. The Shadow only made a sinister laugh before speaking once more. "With all the actors on stage, I will show you a performance that none shall forget!", with battle initiated, with the shadow taking the first move. Throwing a Garu right at Kami, although Rui intercepted it with his own Garu, cancelling it out, but that didn't stop Leiko's shadow from resuming the attack with the vines upon the whole party. Rui easily slashed them down again, though this meant he couldn't advance, but perhaps someone else can behind his defense. Leiko was given this time to think more about herself, but what was she to think?</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Root of the Problem Noboru shielded his eyes, trying to block the flying winds. They were getting on his neeves pretty bad, enough to make a bad pun or two. Yo Leiko! Calm your shit! You gotta daffodil with your problems, not run away. Stop garden your heart with these thorns,they're really getting in our sides. Rui, cover me, i'll try to go in and knock this stupid shadow around a bit. Let me leaf a few bruises! Puns aside, this creature was abdolutely horrifying. He chose not to remember what his shadow looked like. Is this what everyone had inside of them? This angry beast?</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew Harvester \|\| [insert root pun here] Damn wind almost blinded Matt, luckily Rui was ready for action and canceled it out. which lead to the attack of vines. "every rose has its thorn~.... what? I thought it was as good time as any" Matt was trying to joke around to keep positive though in reality he was still shocked seeing the shadow... So this is what it was like huh. Matt was thinking about how it was so hard for him to accept his reality but decided it was best to put it behind him, all he wanted was to be truly accepted. Aside from the terrible puns hearing Nobo's plan to rush in Matt thought of the vines and voiced his idea. "hey guys how bout i try to cover ya'll by burning the vines? they should be weak to fire right? just give the signal when you are ready to go."</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Sunday 26th April 2015: Time Unknown Leiko Hamada: Enchanted Woodlands- Grand Stage The woman before her...she changed. Leiko had barely been aware of the strange beings that shielded her from the oncoming vines, her eyes fixed on her aggressor with a look of numb shock. Its skin peeled away, exposing thick, gnarled bark and long, blood-red claws that sprouted from its fingertips. Every aspect of her graceful beauty had been twisted, revealing the darkness and cruelty behind her visage. But nothing struck her more than the cold, wicked smile that spread across the creature's lips as she sent endless vines at Rui and the others in an effort to tear them apart. She didn't know what to do. Frozen in place, she helplessly watched as Rui, Noboru, Kami and the other boy raised their weapons boldly against the forceful gale. They were going to fight it. But how? She seemed so strong, so vicious in her onslaught. If they stayed...would they end up dying just to save her? No. Leiko didn't want anyone to die, especially not like this. She wanted to raise her voice, tell them to leave and save themselves, but she couldn't. It was if she didn't have to strength to form words anymore. That creature had truly taken over. "Come on, now. Won't anyone save me from myself?" The Shadow crowed, cackling all the while as she threw another burst of fierce wind at the Persona Users. "The audience is just dying for some action!"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Enchanted Woodland - Grand Stage 26/4/2015 Sunday TRACK: I will Face Myself It appears the Shadow had been prepared for Matt's fire. It was working on the vines sure, but as the fire enveloped the vines, the Shadow gave a hearty laugh and a taunt before a large gust of wind swept at them. This blew all of Matt's fire back at the entire party, dealing some damage. Matt's Persona being resistant to fire took nearly no damage, but everyone else took a minor heating. "Please Matt, be careful with that mixtape of yours", he joked. In any case, the vines and the wind were a problem. "We can't get to her through these vines, we'll need you to burn them again. This time I'll stop her wind, everyone else just charge afterward. Megumi, scan and see if we can exploit another weakness", Rui was taking his role as leader quite well. "Understood. Hang in there", and with that, the shadow's vines rose up once more to resume battle.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Sunday, 26 th , 2015 – Golden Week Itoshi Residence 10:00 AM The alarm went off. Why did it have to go off on a Sunday, of all days? Oh right, because Gen had forgotten to set it off. Oh well. Gen was face-down on the bed, completely covered, one arm peering from outside the hideout. It travelled towards the nightstand, fumbling carefully so as not to drop anything, and felt the alarm clock. Now, if he could only find the button… No, not that one… That one either… There! Gen flipped the switch and the alarm stopped, and the room gained once more its silent peace. A low groan could be heard from under the blankets. Maybe he should sleep until lunch? No, it was Golden Week; it was his moment. He needed to seize it as long as it was there, because then school will resume and he will not be able to loiter around. A louder groan sounded as Gen flailed his arms a bit to uncover him. He sat on the bed, a narrow stream of drool coursing from his mouth, messy hair, and groggy eyes. He stretched. "Hmm! Okay." His feet touched the floor as he sat at the edge of the bed, his hand looking for his glasses. "Where did I leave them?" Ah, right! The drawer. He opened it and Gen took them out and put them on. Now he could he as perfectly as someone who did not need glasses. Okay, holiday routine: Start! Gen changed into some casual clothes, and went for breakfast. Mum would probably be watching television, and would already have had eaten, so it was up to him to cook for himself. Not that he would mind, though. He usually was in charge of the kitchen when his mum had parent-teacher meetings or something of the sort. "Good morning, mu-" She was not in the living-room/kitchen/dining-room. They lived in a very small house, so Gen would know if her mum was there or not. Apparently, she went out while he was sleeping. Maybe she went shopping. Yes, that is probably it. Gen started fixing himself something to eat. He devoured what he had prepared, and went out, locking the door behind him. On the table, he had left a note that said: "I went out. I have my cellphone on me if you need anything. Love you, Gen."</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Amusement Park \| Afternoon Kotori felt some measure of relief when both of her fellow schoolmates that had come to her help waved off the whole thing; making clear that they didn't see it as too much of a hassle. Not only that, they even said that she should talk to them if she was bothered by the trio in the future - a kindness to which Kotori quickly raised her hands and shook her head. Not only did she not really think it was very likely that such a thing would be repeated, but she also wouldn't want to be a burden to either of them - but the smile that Akane gave, showing she really did not mind in the least, made her hesitate and lower her hands; giving the smallest of nods instead. As the two introduced themselves to each other - apparently strangers to one another, though each knowing of Kotori in one way or another, Kotori quickly followed suit. Whilst she'd already met Toma before, she hadn't exactly spoken very much with Akane before. Bowing briefly, she gave her name and class, "Kotori Shirohane, also from Class 2-2," in her usual quiet voice - the nervousness from before having mostly receded by now. As Toma then asked about the three from before, Kotori gave a reluctant nod before Akane elaborated on the point - the three weren't exactly unknown around the school and had had run-ins with the Akane before, it seemed. As her classmate spoke, Kotori looked at her in surprise - she'd heard that she was called a Prince by some of her fellow students, most of them girls, for her tendency to help out others in need, but to hear her put down taking on three boys by herself and winning - twice before even - wasn't quite the same. As she joked the she should have punched them harder, Kotori realised that whilst they'd asked if she was okay, the same couldn't be said for either of the two. "Ah, are you alright?" she asked with some concern in both voice and eyes, glancing at both Akane and Toma in turn - though there hadn't been any real violence to be seen, Kotori would have felt guilty not asking seeing as any such injury would have been incurred because of herself.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 26 SUN Once Shizu's shift at Star Drop Cafe, the cosplay cafe, was over with, she changed out of her attire and wig, wiping off the unnecessarily glam make up at the Warakuma mall public bathroom. The maid costume was to be used for the last time in awhile since this coming week's theme for the cafe was traditional Japanese with waiters as samurai and waitresses as kunoichi (female ninja). The apparent reason for this was the sudden popularity of a particular game with personified swords or somewhere along those lines. Unfortunately, the raven haired girl was to be absent on the first day of the theme change due to an appointment she made for herself. Said appointment now stood before her, a poster for the movie beginning its screening starting tomorrow, Persona 3: Falling Down. The closet otaku girl religiously watched both of the previous movies at the theaters and the next one was no exception. The series over all was enjoyable to Shizuka which got her hooked to the point where there was no way she would miss any out for whatever reason. It was a well deserved break from her part time job anyways. Hazel brown eyes glittered behind the long, dark locks of hair while gazing at the illustration, before dropping downward to the schedule of showing times. Her hand rummaged through her simple, white purse and picked out her flip phone. Rather than mentally taking note of the schedule, it was safer to keep a picture of it to be perfectly sure. Upon unflipping the mobile phone, a new message seemed to have arrived a couple of hours before. Pressing onto the button to view her received message, it read: "Shizuka-chan! Did you hear about the discount on the amusement park tickets this week? Nozomi-chan and I thought it'd be a great chance for all of us to have a bonding time♪ Text me back on when you're available so we can plan out a sched ok? -- Rinko ✩" A soft smile formed upon her lips as she typed out a reply right away and sent. "I'm afraid this is the first time I've heard of it but that sounds delightful, Rinko-chan. I would love to spend time at the amusement park together! I'll be available any day after tomorrow!"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Enchanted Woodland - Grand Stage 26/4/2015 Sunday TRACK: I will Face Myself "Oooooohohohohoho!", it appears as though Leiko's shadow was onto them. Matt was immediately buffeted by vines and roots, preventing him from attacking. Noboru with his fists won't be able to get through, but he moved quickly, and so did Kami, enough that if there was opening they can charge. "Can't be helped. Askr!", crushing the card in his hand, Rui summoned his Persona again, putting Garu into the blade, the swordsman Persona made a wide slash, severing the vines that rushed at the party. This was their chance, and Noboru and Kami should know this too. The Garu expelled from the slash even cancelled out the next wind spell from the shadow. He didn't intend to simply wait and watch either, as his allies charged ahead, he began to cast Sukukaja on himself.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Jun Himura Kitsune Inn//26 April//Evening "That was a bloody waste of time..." Jun sighed under her breath, heading into the dining hall to have her meal now that she was out of her kendo gear. She took a seat and picked at the sushi that was sitting in front her half-heartedly, bored out of her mind. Her father and his 'friends' were in a private hall to discuss business, and Jun was not interested in listening to the different ways Yakuza came up with innuendo for blackmail, murder and extortion. "Arere? My kouhais are here?" Jun commented to herself, finally noticing the two girls hanging out by themselves. She considered going over to join them, but thought better of it. There wasn't any point in imposing herself on them, especially not when they seemed to be utterly terrified of her. Her badass female deliquent persona only worked in clubs, she supposed. Besides, she was bored to the point that even talking to the pair of them was a chore at this point. She walked past the two of them on her way out, and signalled to the waitress at the dining hall. "If my father asks for me, I'll be by the river. Is there anywhere I can get fireworks around here?" After getting the appropriate information, Jun proceeded out of the Inn, hoping to find some form of entertainment.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday It looks like they were showing a new movie today. "Persona 3: Falling Down". Persona... Huh... In any case, they were advertising this movie for quite awhile, and it appears to finally be out now. It was the start of Golden Week, so that meant a whole week off. As Rui remembered, some schools didn't do a full week off and instead only had a few days, but likely it was different for other schools, his last one was like that. This one though was more laid back. Leiko was admitted to hospital too, but she wasn't wounded or anything, they said she should be back while a good amount of Golden Week was left over. "Thus, nothing much to do today... Hmmmm..."</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa:Kitsune Inn As Ayano and her cousin watched the heated battle ensue before their very eyes, she couldn't help but feel she was in some sort of fighting video game. The technique and skill Jun displayed in the match made the back of Ayano's mind shiver in fear, this is one girl that you DO NOT want to meet in an alley...As if her cold stare wasn't already a red flag. Then in one swift movement, the Yakuza Girl hit her opponent with nine strikes, it was like a Hyper Combo Finish and her opponent fell. When it was over, Chiaki leaned in close to Ayano, making her groan a bit. "I must say, this is rather brutal, what do you say we return to our room after this display of brawn and have a quiet relaxing dinner together? I think this is a nice enough show of entertainment, after all, I did come here so I could spend some sisterly time with you... Perhaps we'll run in to Miss Yakuza tomorrow." "Tell me about it." Ayano was all for the action but that particular move just made her want to avoid the girl all the more. When the mention of dinner came in to their conversation, Ayano smiled lightly and looked at Chiaki with a gleam in her eyes. "That sounds lovely!" The girl didn't even look back at Yakuza Girl once, she just hopes that they'll see her less and less throughout the week. With a new goal set in stone, Ayano followed her cousin to the dinner area.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Ferrero Mall, Cinemas \|\| April 27 MON "That was such a fantastic movie! I can't believe they ended it on such a cliffhanging note, I must see the last movie." Contemplating about the movie out loud was a girl in a short, layered blond wig, a pair of clear blue contact lenses and a simple baby blue dress. Any audience who had watched the previous movie in the series would be aware of who she was currently dressed up as, in fact, a couple of the fellow viewers commented or asked a photo of her. While she knew she should have cosplayed her on an actual convention, the hype for the movie pushed her to do so, at least she was not regretting one bit. Well, not yet anyway. Upon exiting the theater and wrapping up the friendly, small talks about the movie with the other viewers, Shizuka was deciding on a place in the mall to have her lunch at. At the corner of her 'not actual blue eyes', she caught sight of Rui, the upperclassman who previously dropped by Star Drop Cafe, her work place. Seeing as she was currently in a cosplay get up anyway, she saw no harm in continuing the "Shizu-chan" act with the other student. Waving her hands in an attempt to grab his attention, she called over while approaching Rui. "Shinichi-senpai! What a coincidence to find you here, were you about to view a film as well? If that were the case, I'd highly recommend you Persona 3: Falling Down!" If he would recognize her out of her previous maid uniform, she did not know but the blonde wouldn't be surprised if he didn't. Cosplay does wonders to disguise one's self after all.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Ferrero Mall27.4.2015 It had been only a few moments since the fight began, and already blood was drawn. It was then that it dawned on Masa that this particular exchange may not end well... Forcing himself from the wall, he'd make his way over to the crowd as he began to push his way forward. It wasn't an easy task, what with everyone now anxiously clinging to each other or caught up in the thrill of the violence. Catching a few stray elbows and shifting bodies, the boy would nearly collapse from it all as his muscles strained. But he'd march on, eventually forcing himself to the front of the pack as he stood before the brawling duo. The male had just attempted to gain the upper-hand as he locked with the girl, throwing a few punches at her form in an attempt to retaliate. 'What the hell am I doing?' Masa thought looking around at the mixture of people who had began to crowd around the exchange. No one else had even made an attempt to stop this, why should he? Shaking his head as he remained still for awhile, merely watching and waiting to see if the situation would defuse itself. That mentality only lasted for so long, swearing under his breath, 'Damn cowards.' "Yo, morons!" Masahide shouted, his voice nearly inaudible over the cheering and jeering of the crowd around them. Growling angrily, Masa would attempt to raise his voice over that of the crowds, "Yo, morons! Might want to pick a better venue! Unless you plan to beat each other to death in a public spectacle."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday "Oh, Shizu...", or... Was it her? Well, he only recognized her thanks to her voice. She was cosplaying today, like the last time he saw her, he's never really seen her not-cosplaying. In any case, she was dressed as a character from the film. "Ah yeah, that's why I'm here, I heard the name and...", it was 'Persona'... He scratched his head... He knew exactly what this series was, seeing as he also played the fighting game and so on, but only now for some reason is he realizing... Oh well. It's not important. Fiction and reality, and all that after all... "Nevermind, it's nothing... I almost didn't recognize you in that costume, it's good. You just finished watching the movie?", he returned his focus back to Shizu.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Monday, 27 th , 2015 – Golden Week Ferrero Mall A primeval voice, an instinct passed on by generations and generations of monkeys and men and monkey-men, told Gen that he should move away from the fight between those guy and the girl. Hehe, monkey-men. Wait, were they like sea-monkeys, but with… manliness instead of sea? They were the ancient wielders of the flames of manhood, the sacred defenders of what truly meant to be a man and a monkey. They probably threw their own feces at their enemies too. Would Gen not give anything to meet one of those legendary heroes, to learn their secrets, well, not the ones involving excrement, but the manhood flame – oh, that one, yes – he would be invincible. Invincible! And yet Gen was not moving. He was very much preoccupied with the monkey-men that he forgot to move. The tall freshman jumped towards the safety of the crowd before punches went flying his way, his reflexes sharper than ever. Fear made people do incredible things, like jumping just at the nick of time, enduring excruciating pain, or even throwing your own fe- Okay, maybe Gen should stop with that. It was unhealthy. Was if he were to say it out loud? That would be his downfall. He already was not the best of students, nor was he the worst. Why did he even try to help? It was recently turning into a bad habit. Actually, it has only been a bad habit, since it made things go from bad to worse. He was not really sure about this particular case, though. Gen elbowed his way out of the crowd of roaring spectators. Why, oh, why did the mall became a fighting ring today? Why not yesterday, when he was not there? Warakuma was not really this chaotic. Capitalism was to blame, of course. The sudden industrialization and modern malls and the booming of local commerce was making struggles on people's minds, thus creating scenarios such as that one. Those two were victims of the instant messaging and junk food culture, and the only way to get their frustration out was to fight. Damn capitalism! "Finally!" Gen exclaimed as he reached the end of the crowd, and leapt out of it victorious. Surprisingly, the crows ended where the cinema began. The two fighters should have sold tickets for their fight, for they were bound to make a fortune. However, there was a problem for Gen. He did not see the black-haired guy [Masa] who happened to be on Gen's landing spot. Nononono. Why this kept happening?! "AH! Watch out!" He warned loudly, hoping it would not be too late for the guy to jump out of the way and save his life.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Ferrero Mall27.4.2015 Masa paused for a moment as an unfamiliar blonde called out, seemingly towards him. It struck him as odd, but he merely shrugged his shoulders while she seemed to sneak away out of embarrassment. 'This mall is fully of oddities t-' "Watch out!" Rung out behind the boy as he rounded mid thought, spotting the clutz from earlier sprawled out in a dive directed right towards him. Though the moment was brief, the panic on the flying boy's face was evident as Masa stepped back. Yet, Masahide's body seemed to have other plans. It was then that the calf muscle on his back leg cramped up, causing him to fall back into a seated position against the tiles- though clear of the landing all the same. Growling audibly, Masa's eyes narrowed at his 'assailant', "The hell is wrong with you?!" Though thoroughly pissed off, the pain in his leg garnered more attention. Tenderly, Masa began to massage the muscle in the back of his leg, wincing slightly as he attempted to work the pain from his appendage. After a moment, his eyes would lift back to grounded male, "... You alright?" With a grimace, Masa would force himself back to his feet, and offer a hand to the boy. If he hadn't already lifted himself, that is.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Ferrero Mall Monday, April 27th, 2015 1:50 PM Akane couldn't remember the last time she went against someone who was able to match her like this, there probably wasn't one until this scene. But it all didn't matter, the only thought that ran through her mind at the moment was to choke the life out of this brute. Funny, this wasn't like her. She definitely wasn't like this before but now all she wants is to beat him into the ground. The rage made her completely forget how tired she really was nor the fact she didn't pin his arms down at all. That would prove to be a big mistake when he unleashed a lightening quick punch out of nowhere, smashing into her nose with a good crack. He managed to shake her off and get up but it wasn't easy on him, clearly the signs of all the fatigue and punishment taking hold. Not to mention his little wardrobe malfunction as his shirt tore, killing the whole atmosphere and mood completely. If that wasn't surprising enough, what followed next was even more so. Though she was still quite irritated, given what went on, she came to her senses and decided to go along with him, for now. Right as the boy wrapped up his speech, she concluded it with her own. "We thank you for your time and patience. We still have much to learn." With a bow, she took off with the boy. --- Akira Kirigakure // Ferrero Mall Monday, April 27th, 2015 Same Time "Looks like the show is finally over." The ending was sudden and unexpected but it was interesting nonetheless. Though expecting something else entirely, he was right about her in a way, regarding Akari at least, as she took out her phone and started snapping off pictures. He could only laugh at the sight, more for irony's sake than anything. "What are the odds..." he grinned to himself. "Things are only going to get even more interesting." --- Akane Hanazawa // On The Streets // En-route to Hospital Monday, April 27th, 2015 2:00 PM After having time to clear her head and try to rationalize her actions for the last 20-30 minutes, she stopped bothering to try and continued walking. Hearing him talk again made her want to slug him again, but she took a deep breath and restrained herself, displaying a calm exterior, which was strange considering her actions a bit ago. "We should probably have them check you for brain damage while we're there." she replied half-joking. "A truce for now, but after this I'll beat an apology out of you yet." picking up her pace towards the hospital despite the pain in her ribs, wincing slightly.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday "Cosplay... Hmmm...", certainly sounded fun, actually the prospect was fun enough that he immediately began thinking of what he could cosplay. There were quite a few he could fit, but before his reaction was to be confused with something else, he continued. "Sounds like a lot of fun, I'd like that", she sewed this herself. That was impressive, considering the choice of character too. In any case... "And yeah, I'll be watching it soon, I already have my ticket", after that, they bid farewell to one another. "Cosplay huh...?", he wondered if Kazuki would allow them to wear costumes while in the dungeons...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Amusement Park \| Sunday, April 26 2015 - Afternoon As it turned out, neither of the two were actually hurt - much to the relief of Kotori. She looked at Akane in surprise when her classmate put her hand on her shoulder, giving a slow nod after a moment at her words. She even looked over to Toma with momentary worry before noticing the joking tone with which the two were speaking. However, Akane seemed to have other places she needed to be - and after a quick glance to her watch, she waved goodbye. Kotori returned the gesture, the other girl's words reminding her that she'd most certainly be seeing her again as they were from the same class. A momentary silence between the two followed Akane's departure until Toma commented that she was nice - a sentiment to which Kotori agreed with a nod. Before anything else could be said, a loud voice could be heard calling out. As it turned out, it was a boy - an acquaintance of sorts of Toma, judging by the way he'd called - who came running and performed some mixture of a jump-hug-tackle. Kotori blinked in surprise at the rather sudden entrance before the boy in question noticed her standing there and introduced himself as the track club captain. "Ah, I'm Kotori Shirohane from Class 2-2," she quickly responded with a bow before another voice could be heard - this time a girl's; the owner of which was dragging Arata off Toma with a tone that left little doubt that this was a regular occurence. As it appeared, Toma hadn't been here by himself but rather as part of a group of friends from the track club. A small smile came across Kotori's face at the antics before her - though it turned slightly more nervous when she noticed the number of looks that were being directed towards them; even if only in curiosity. At Toma's words, Kotori looked back at him before giving a quick bow. "Ah, yes, goodbye and thank you again," she quickly said, albeit still in her rather quiet voice, as the two boys headed off talking between themselves. An unexpected apology was then spoken - much to the surprise of Kotori who quickly raised her hands to wave it off. "No, no, it's no bother, really," she said, shaking her head for emphasis, before the speaker - the same girl from before - introduced herself as an underclassman by the name of Tsuruko. Though she'd already done so just before, Kotori introduced herself again; not least out of courtesy. Seeing as she was here with her track club friends, the girl quickly gave a wave as she said her goodbye; a gesture that Kotori returned before standing before the bench and watching the figures head off into the amusement park for a moment. A small sigh escaped her lips as she sat back down - of all things, she most certainly hadn't expected this to unfold. Kotori Shirohane - Ferrero Mall \| Monday, April 27 2015 - Afternoon Kotori stood before the grocery store, a full shopping bag in one hand and a piece of paper on the other - a shopping list which she was going over to make sure she had everything that was needed at home. Mentally checking off the last item on the list, she gave a satisfied nod and a small smile before looking back up - and noticing a rather large crowd up ahead. For a moment, she remembered the last incident that drew such a crowd to the mall - a pair of students inexplicably pulling various poses with one thereof being rather lacking in the shirt department - before shaking her head at the thought. Perhaps there was a performer showing his talent that attracted the people or some other such thing. Either way, Kotori decided to steer clear of the large mass of people - even if, she noticed, it seemed to be starting to disperse; as if the magnet that had been drawing them together had been turned off. Either way though, Kotori decided to wander through the mall after a brief glance to her watch revealed that she was in no rush - plus also, with Golden Week going on, there were bound to be some sales going on for the avid shopper, whether regular or of the window variety.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Ferrero Mall 27.4.15 There it was again... That absent minded look. 'Does everyone in this town day dream at the drop of a hat?' Unable to hide an amused smirk, Masa assisted the male to his feat as he spoke. "Yeah... That fight was no joke," Masa nodded his head in agreement as he gave his reply. It was when the male had began to ask about his well being that he gave an audible chuckle as he shook his head, "I've been getting that question alot recently, but yeah, I'm fine." It was then that Masa had noticed the dispersal of the two brawlers from before, but that didn't stop mall security from showing up and ushering the already thinning crowds onward. So much blood on the floor, "Damn near killed each other... The morons." With a heavy sigh of disappointment, he'd shake his head. It was then that Masa began glancing about the area around them, spying a few onlookers who dispersed upon notice. Seemed their little mishap had garnered some attention from those around them, few gossping back and forth in hushed tones. Perhaps they were looking for another fight to start up, or just amused at the comical antics that were transpiring. Whatever the reason, Masa sighed heavily as he hung his head. 'I just can't seem to get away.' Still, he'd motion with his head for the one behind him to follow, making his way to the cinema. "Seen the new movie yet? Been looking for some way to kill time, figured I'd give it a shot." It was only after speaking that he'd glance over his shoulder, "The name's Masahide, by the way."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday "Hm, not bad...", was what he said, but what he had in his hands was a mountain of merchandise they were selling on site. He obviously enjoyed himself quite a bit. It was getting late, so he decided it'd be best to head home and eat dinner. Apparently his parents were going to be home for a few days this week. It wasn't often they could all eat together. Warakuma Hospital 28/4/2015 Tuesday Apparently he heard that it was okay to visit her now, so he headed inside. Leiko seemed to be doing okay from what he saw. She seemed to be in better spirits too... Then again being unconscious was all he had to compare her current state with. He was told police were here this morning too, which didn't surprise him, and yesterday it was family. "I see you're up...", he called out to her, walking to her. "Here, a uhhh... Get well gift, I guess", he pulled a keychain from his pocket and handed it to her. It was a Mitsuru keychain... "Are you okay now?", he asked. "Hopefully you can be out before Golden Week ends. It'd be a shame to be cooped up in here for the week off... But you must have some questions... It'd be best to wait until we all meet up together again, this isn't really the time or place, sorry", what with everything that happened, everything was almost like a fantasy... No one except those who have experienced this would believe them after all. "Although, here is my number. If you need something, or something happens, give me a call", he stated, handing her a scrap of paper with his number on it. After that he began to walk towards the door. "Oh and... Everyone in the drama club is happy with you as president. It's really energetic they say", and with that he left. Game Over Arcade 29/4/2015 Wednesday They were having a fighting game tournament today. Warakuma was small, and not of note like those in Tokyo, but players from the area love it when they hold tournaments, since it was a chance to show off their skills. Rui didn't usually enter tournaments, it was a little stressful and there was quite a bit of pressure somewhat, but he entered the one here, since it felt a lot more laid back. Honestly he just wanted to play. Having come from the city though, he knew a lot of tricks and nuances you gain from playing a lot. The game today was... Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, the second rendition that was updated in February it seems, noted by the changes to the Shadow characters. He wondered if there were any familiar faces... Speaking of which, this was where he met Noboru when he arrived in Warakuma around a month ago... Not that was important, but he just felt like noting that.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Shinza Shopping Square: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, April 29 2015 "Alright," Kotori confirmed as she briefly wrote something down - presumably adding a quick note along the lines of 'pick up', judging by the way she mumbled those words too. As the girl then brought forth her wallet before handing over some money, Kotori looked over to the flowers to quickly check the price, too - whilst she'd always been good with remembering which flowers were where, the numbers attached to them were a little more elusive. Luckily though, Shizuka had the exact amount handy as she asked whether it was alright for both the flowers and the pickup. "Ah, yes, certainly," Kotori said, giving a bow as she took the money. "I'll set them aside on the day, Otonashi-san," she ascertained with a small smile - it was always nice to see people giving others gift flowers to make them happy. Tsubame Shirohane - Shinza Shopping Square: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, April 29 2015 Tsubame's wide smile slowly turned smaller and more thoughtful as the young man spoke upon seeing the bill - whilst what he said hadn't been beyond her expectations, the scope thereof had been. It was touching to hear someone so devoted to their family - and at the same time almost saddening to know that he'd be quite willing to go to the lengths he described. Tsubame stayed quiet as he spoke, no longer smiling but merely listening - but as he ended, a gentle one slowly returned. She could tell that Alexei took his debts very seriously and was going to see them honoured, no matter what. "Dragunov-kun," she said. "You're right, I am undercharging you," Tsubame confirmed outright - it didn't seem right to make some excuse up, after all. "But please, don't think of it as a favour but rather an expression of gratitude on my side," she said before looking over to where Kotori and Shizuka stood, her smile widening for a moment. "You see, it was actually Kotori who asked in the first place and it's the first time she actually brought a friend along. And I think it would sadden her far more to know that you were having to go through hard times becaues of her. Besides, it's not like you haven't already offered your help, which is greatly appreciated." Her smile was taking on more of its usual cheer as she spoke. "So if I may perhaps call in that offer at a later time and you'll continue being her friend, then I'm going to have to ask you to indulge this old lady wanting to dote on someone because her daughter just won't let her and make another family happy in the process. That would more than make up the balance." Though Tsubame spoke with a joking tone, it was clear that she meant what she way saying - that she intended neither to doubt Alexei and his abilities, nor was she going to be backing down on her part.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Shinza Shopping Center, Wednesday April 29th He noticed her smile fade as he spoke what he had to. The elder Shirohane pondering over his words for a moment before gracing him with her ever present smile. It grew in radiance as she put forth her stance and her side of things. To think that he would be treated with such love from a stranger moved Alexei greatly. All his life, his height and his build had been enough to make him outcast. Coupled with his non-native looks, he was a Gaijin hoping to survive in the underbelly of the working and progressing Japan. The fact that Tsubame Shirohane had considered him, even briefly, someone worthy of her affection was overwhelming. The mask that he had so shakingly put back on finally gave way. The tears that had welled in his eyes, silently dropped at her words. He bowed his head to hide his embarrassment and spoke to the patron of the store. "I have your word then, should you need help with anything, anything under the sun? Please call on me, I'll be there as quickly I can. Also, should you ever require an extra hand around the shop, let me know. I'll send my sister over." His head bowed on the counter. "You have my most heartfelt gratitude, Thank you." He left Three hundred thousand yen with Tsubame, amounting to a fifty thousand advance like last time. He turned to look at Kotori with still wet eyes and gave her bow before giving a strained smile back at elder Shirohane and leaving the store.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall Centre 1/5/2015 Friday It was the 1st of May now, and while shopping Rui spotted a performance taking place in the mall. It was an idol performance, there was a sizeable crowd there too, but not packed by any means. Then again, he remembered seeing posters all over the mall about this... It was a performance by 'Azure 5', it seemed to be an idol group from a neighbouring district. There were loads of idol groups these days, so this didn't strike him as strange. Though a performance may be one of the first for Warakuma, considering they usually came around for festivals instead or did tiny events at recreational centres. Though having one in the mall's central area was new. This mall was fairly new, so perhaps Warakuma was starting to simply become part of the metropolitan area of Tokyo. In any case, it seemed they were performing today. There were 5 girls on stage, and the song was pretty energetic. There wasn't much else for Rui to say, except the uniforms were pretty cute, and it looks like they're popular enough to have some diehard fans up front. He noticed a couple of the people he's seeing in the crowd weren't even slightly familiar, it was possible they came from another area of Tokyo to see these girls perform. In any case, he stayed to watch a little.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Warakuma Park \| May 1st, Fri Alexei's stiff lower lip didn't budge an inch at Matthew's comment about his sister, whatever infuriating thoughts he had were hidden deep beneath his stiff visage. What got him more confused was the turning up of another girl and her apparent jabs at the meek Otonashi-san. Her embarrassed expression and quick departure marked the end of that chance meeting. Alexei just nodded at Matthew after watching Shizuka disappear out of the field of sight. Elena gave a charming smile at the boy and went along with Alexei to where they were going. Yoshida Book Cafe \| Sun. May 3rd Elena was a bit excited as to why Old-man Yoshida had called upon her himself, it had been through constant request by Alexei that he had accepted to have her as an organizer for the book store. The one incharge of book-setup and general layout. She also helped wait the tables for him to make his job easier. He was skeptical of her ability but was slowly won over. She'd usually hang out at his place after school till Alexei came by to pick her up. The bell tinkled at her entrance, today was a good day for another reason. There was a high chance that the book Alexei was looking for finally came in mail. She hadn't been there yesterday which meant that the old man may have inventorized everything himself. Walking in she noticed a crowd larger than the usual fare. Yoshida's cafe was situated in such a way that not many people walked in at a time. Apart from regulars or lovebirds, it was a rare instance to have many people in the cafe. Immediately her glance fell upon the guy dressed in white with an apron round his waist. "Hey! Onisan. What are you doing here? Do you also work for Yoshida Ojisan?" she asked him curiously, totally disregarding the girl who was ordering something. The book store wasn't a big one, but if Yoshida-san had two people working for him, things would certainly be easier to handle. Not waiting for his reply though, Elena rushed to he PC at the counter and accessed the inventory. Clicking furiously as Alexei looked on confused at the hustle bustle in the quiet bookstore, she shot upright having found what she was looking for. "It is here, Nii-san!" she said excitedly, grabbing his hand and almost pulling him towards the general books section. It was a funny scene, seeing a large log of a man being manhandled by a surprisingly tall woman. She sifted through the books till she found what she was looking for. The 4th Edition of Grandma's Secret: A detailed guide to traditional Japanese cooking. Alexei had been searching for this for more than a month now. She wondered what delicacies he may put up during the week. "Umm..I think you should find Yoshida-dono." Alexei said in a deep grumble breaking Elena out of her thoughts. She quickly got on task and searched for the guy with the apron. "Oni-san, where is Yoshida-san" she asked him.</s> <\|message\|>Tanaka Toma Toma Tanaka - May 3rd \| Shinza Shopping Square - Yoshida Book Café The red-haired boy stood behind the counter, subtly keeping an eye on everyone. Mainly, his attention was on the less-than-honest looking pair of guys who kept stealing glances at a young woman. She seemed to be aware of them and purposely avoiding their attention. The woman eventually called him over, so Toma made his way to her. "What can I get for you, Miss? he asked with a relaxed smile. Writing down her order, he mentally noted how it was all rather expensive. As he wondered why, the woman answered that thought with her next request. Her smile was certainly disarming, but after thinking it over for a second and glancing at the pair of guys, he raised his eyebrows at her. "Bodyguards? They hardly seem qualified for a job like that," he commented, a small, amused grin on his lips. Before Toma could continue, another female voice suddenly addressed him, so he turned to look in its direction. As he did, he saw the girl who was at least a few years younger than him judging by her youthful face, though her height left him a little uncertain as to her exact age. "Ah, hello, Miss," he greeted. From her next words, he guessed that she was the other person who helped out here that Yoshida had mentioned a few times. "I... uh, I'm not sure. Sort of, I guess..." he answered, but trailed off as she went off towards the counter. It was then that he noticed Alexai, whom he had briefly met at the flower shop when Noboru had been missing. Giving the large man a polite nod and smile, he turned back to the woman he was serving, an apologetic smile on his face. "Sorry about that," he began. "If those boys are bothering you, I'll ask them to leave. And I'll make sure they don't wait around outside for you or anything." He slipped his notepad and pen into the pocket of his apron, glancing back over at the two, meeting their gaze for a second and causing them to quickly look away. "Although... If you don't think it'll cause too much trouble, I'd wouldn't mind seeing their reactions when they get the bill," he said, looking back at the woman out of the corner of his eye, the slightest mischievous grin on his face. It was then that the younger girl spoke to him again. "Oh, I believe he's napping in the back. I don't think you need to disturb him, though, I can help you with whatever it is you need," he replied easily.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Yoshida Book Café3/5/2015 Having spent the last 48 hours working at different places of business within Warakuma, Masahide took it upon himself to take some time off and enjoy the last day before the start of school again. However, nothing seemed to catch his interest, idly walking about the shopping square as he passed by many shops without a second glance. Though one did give him pause as he now stood before the door, Yoshida Book Café. What exactly had drawn his attention to this place, he didn't rightfully know; but that didn't stop him from opening the door and stepping inside the venue. To be honest, Masa didn't quite know what he was expecting, but the place was somewhat busy and nearly caused him to turn around and leave. Instead, he'd quietly take a seat near the door as he began looking over the patrons of this place. Certainly a diverse crowd, and one that seemed to demand the attention of the boy running the shop. He wouldn't make a fuss himself, rather just sitting in the back and keeping quiet. Yet, as his eyes continued to scan the shop, he couldn't help but notice a familiar figure. It was the raven-haired girl he had met nearly a week ago, but she seemed preoccupied now; so he merely shook his head with a chuckle as he returned to sizing up the rest of the occupants. It didn't take long for him to notice the waiter's gaze upon two seated not far from Masa, as his attention too would be drawn to them. They seemed to be here for a specific purpose, eyeing a rather... Elaborately dressed girl to the other side of the shop. With a brow raised in curiosity, Masa simply sat and silence and watched whatever events would unfold in this shop.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! F1 3/5/2015 Sunday Rui agreed with this course of action, it appeared Leiko was okay with this too, and Matthew vocalized his opinion on this... And the entire dungeon. In any case, that was a fair call. Who knows what they'll end up fighting. With that, Rui motioned Noboru to be on point, "Alright then, Noboru to the front", with that decided they headed on through the dungeon. As they ascended the stairs, the amount of area that was there defied all physical limits, this was a much larger area than the floor they entered the building from. It was a withered garden with a unnerving night sky adorned with a black moon that appeared to be covered in thorns. Ahead was a bridge, into a garden, there was no exit in sight, but this area seemed very straight forward. There didn't appear to be many detours. "Looks like we have a little company", he commented, as the shadows near the edges began to swirl and form into enemies, they seemed to be flower themed. Rui quickly cut down the nearest one personally before he gave a command. "Move close together and get across the bridge".</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Photo Finish Finale! Noboru wanted to look at the statue that Rui was looking at, maybe it would clear up the confusion about who was in the dungeon, but he didn't get a chance. Two big trees came up to them, trying to be imposing. They looked like they could take hits, but nothing could take hits forever. Noboru laughed. "Haha yew poor saps are gonna be pining for mommy after i'm finished!" Noboru ducked in, right next to them. He thought for a second. Maybe if he drove his left fist clockwise and drove his right fist in clockwise it would tear the trees to shreds. He thought about it for mere milliseconds before deciding it was worth a try. His left came first, digging into it, and his right came next, digging in as well. "Hey guys! Let's finish them quick!" Noboru yelled out, ready to move on.</s> <\|message\|>Jun Himura Jun laughed politely at the waiter's response. "That is my intention. I'd deal with them myself but I don't have my shinai with me and the bill for my snacks are cheaper than hospital bills." She joked, though there was a hint of seriousness in her tone. "I appreciate it." She crossed her legs and flashed a charming and gentle smile. She rested her face on one hand, leaning the elbow on the table as she spared a glance at the boys in question. They seemed smart enough to guess that she was deliberately ignoring them and her friendliness with the waiter was just pissing them off. Her prank might be lighting a powder keg at this point. Oh well, she would take responsibility if there were damages. "Let me know if they start causing trouble and you need help, waiter-kun." She grinned with an air of mischief about her. There probably wouldn't be too much trouble, especially when she had that.</s> <\|message\|>Tanaka Toma Toma Tanaka - May 3rd \| Shinza Shopping Square - Yoshida Book Cafe Toma listened to the young girl, nodding at her words as he glanced around the unusually busy shop. "Okay, that'd be great, actually. If you feel comfortable enough doing so, could you help serve and take orders?" Alexei then addressed him, the question he asked bringing a small, slightly embarrassed smile to the red-haired boy's face as he remembered how he and Aiko had acted that day. "Yeah, that's me. Tanaka Toma. Dragonuv-san, right? It'd be hard to forget you," he said, reintroducing himself. "Your help would be much appreciated, too. Anything you can make would be fine." With that, he turned back to the young woman he had been serving, and gave a small laugh at her words, not sure she was entirely joking. "Sure thing. I think I'll be able to handle it myself, though--" he replied, but as he spoke, a small commotion had begun on the other side of the cafe. Spotting the spilled drink, he was already off, making his way to the counter as fat as he safely could as the young man called for him. He quickly grabbed a handful of towels. A few seconds later, he was over at the table he had served not too long ago. As Toma threw a towel over the liquid and started to mop it up, he looked over at the two occupying the table. Seeing the boy holding his fingers, he assumed they had been burned by the hot coffee. "Go to the sink behind the counter and run your fingers under water." He glanced between the boy and the girl, wearing a reassuring smile. "I'm sorry this happened, I hope you're both okay. And I'll get you another drink, if you'd like, sir," he said as he got down on his knees to wipe the coffee that had dripped onto the floor.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! F1 > F2 3/5/2015 Sunday The treant shadows were taking physical hits pretty well, but Matt immediately followed up with a Maragi, setting them on fire, and clearing out the other smaller shadows in the process, with Leiko creating a zone of control. This was Noboru's cue to try again, who immediately did so and shattered the shadow instantly with a barrage of punches from his Persona Atlas. The previous strikes only served to push one of them back, but now he was able to deal discernible damage. Rui went right after the other one, slashing right at it. First taking it's arm as it swung towards him, before a cross slash, one horizontal and then right up, before his Persona appeared to deal the finishing blow. As the treant shadows fell and turned back into black ash, Megumi informed the team. "Looks like the door is open, those two shadows seemed to be guarding it", she stated. The team turned around to see the thorn covered door now no longer covered in thorns. The door had the words "stairs" on them, like an office building's emergency stairs. Rui looked at the two statues again, hoping maybe he can recognize it this time, but to no avail. He could hear some dialogue as he walked towards the exit, "Mum! Look at what I made! Isn't it pretty!?" "Huh?! I'm busy! Go annoy your father!" "Daddy! Can you-" "Damn it! Just get away! I don't have time for you!" "That was... New... Well, let's keep moving", this could be something fairly deep, the previous dungeons didn't have this kind of thing, in any case the team moved onto the next floor. The previous floor seemed to have some life to it, at least the roses were in full bloom, and there were some lush colours amongst it despite the thorny overgrowths, but this floor was filled with death. The roses wilted, or turned eerily black, and pavement was dirty, the grass was a sickly yellow and black... As the party progressed, nothing seemed to happen, until they reached the middle of a wilted hedge maze... Which wasn't much of a maze, since they could see through it all, but it was a large clearing, and if anyone's played enough RPGs, they would know this was some kind of cue. They were right. "Come here you ungrateful brat!" "Don't you run away! You deserve this!" The exits to the clearing were suddenly blocked by vicious thorns covered with blood red roses. A large shadow began to form at the centre of the clearing. "NO! GET AWAY! DON'T TOUCH ME! IT HURTS!", the sound of sirens began to fill the room briefly. "You shouldn't spend your life moping because of what happened, put that beautiful face to use and show the world who you are!" "Nana... Who I really am..." The gigantic shadow took full form, a preying mantis, roses for eyes, masks at the joints of it's sickles, it's body seemed to have a beautiful effect where it would be a different colour from different angles, black, green and red. Though large, it immediately showed it was also incredibly quick, striking down at the party before anyone could properly react, forcing everyone on the back leg. Rui immediately went for a counter-attack with Cleave, but the mantis did what looked like a teleporting dash backwards. There was no way any of them had the means to strike quickly enough with that kind of speed... "Wow it's fast! I'll get to scanning it to see if I can find some opening, just hang in there".</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! - Studio Floor 3/5/2015 Sunday Rui didn't say a word, but he was sceptical. He looked at the figure in the bulb, and then back to... This girl. She looked like someone, but she didn't seem like she needed 'rescuing'... In any case, the figure inside the bulb was still a matter of concern. He approached it carefully as the shadow was talking... Until she mentioned 'fancy pants powers'. In an instant he turned and summoned his persona to slash down on the girl's position. "We didn't use our Personas at all this floor... There's no way an actual person would know about these yet", he said. He turned and busted the bulb open, freeing the girl within... He recognized her. It was Chiaki. "Guys watch out!", everyone felt an overwhelming presence, but the shadow had not yet transformed, she was striding towards Chiaki who was recovering on the floor, taunting her as she did. Everyone jumped when they felt the pressure, even their navigator felt it, but then again, feeling that was her job. In any case, it looked like things were about to be decided, whether this was going to be another fight... Or not. It was likely going to be another fight, so Rui prepared himself as did the rest of the party. Shadow transformations are triggered by "you're not me"</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Photo Finish Finale! Noboru sat in shock the entire ordeal. He couldn't believe it. It gnawed at the back of his mind that it was Chiaki, but he doubted that little whisper the entire time, even when the facts were laid out in front of him. He froze in place, unsure what to do. He knew the Chiaki that layed inside the glass bulb was real, and the one that talked was fake. He still doubted it though. Even when Rui went to free the real Chiaki, he flinched, wondering how close Rui was cutting the slice. He would've done it himself but he was too frozen in place, unsure of what to do. His mind raced at the speed of sound, unable to think clearly. Noboru shakily readied himself, ready to fight, if it called for a fight.</s> <\|message\|>Chiaki Nettu Photo Finish Finale! The Final Floor Memories of her past were flooding into Chiaki, situations of embarrassment, horror and sadness. She began to deeply remember the reason she hid her true feelings and self away from anyone she had ever met. It felt like an endless nightmare. Her emotions began to well up inside of her when suddenly her dream shattered and she awoke. Quickly regaining her consciousness, she found herself in a horrifying place, was she still in a nightmare? "Sheezus, ya'll are finally awake? Some princess you are, sleeping around while your friends come to save you." Said an ominous voice, when her vision has finally cleared, she was horrified to see the voices come from... Her own mouth. The being in front of her appeared to be just like her in everyday, the accent aside. "Whe-" "Where am I? What's going on? Won't somebody please help little ol' me? Geez get a grip you loser. It's not like you're close enough for anybody to care about you. Nobody cares where you are, or what's happening to you!" The being began to taunt her with harsh words... Words Chiaki felt were honest and true. They were hard to hear. Slowly crawling back, Chiaki managed to distance herself and find the strength to stand up. Glancing around, she noticed a few other people were here, she recognized some of them, Rui, Riku, that pervert Matthew and... Noboru?! What on earth were they all doing here? The accent drifted away. The being stopped its charade, it began a full assault on Chiaki and her emotions. "What on earth are you gawking at? These loser aren't here to save you! They had no idea you were even here. No matter how much you try to make yourself known, nobody will understand, care or notice you. Your parents never did. Ahaha! What kind of a daughter are you if your parents don't even love you? A failure and a nobody of course! Ahaha!" Pressing her hands on her ears Chiaki closed her eyes and refused to listen. "No! Stop! You don't have a clue what you're talking about! My parents love me! I'm close to everybody I meet!" The being laughed rather loudly and walked to the center of the room. Raising up its arms it dazed into a bright spotlight that shined down on itself. "You haven't figured it out yet? Geez, what a dip. I'm you, and you're me. I'm a shadow. Except, I'm the one hundred-percent real you, and you're just a hand me down fake, that makes you the real shadow sweety. The eyes of the Shadow gleamed gold, its costume faded away, the dress that was once there fell apart and it became quite bare, it now was wearing nothing but a black rose bra that is tied by thorns. adorned bottoms that are a thorn bush with black roses. Its hair became a single braid that contained dying flowers in it. "Feast upon me with your eyes! This is what you all want right?! I know it is! My body is the only reason anybody ever had faith in me! Even that old bat that kicked the bucket knew as much!" Chaiki opened her eyes and ran in front of the shadow, stretching her arms out to hide the shadow behind her. Looking at Noboru, she pleaded with them to turn away. "No! Don't look! Don't listen! I'm not like that at all! It's not me... Please..." Chiaki turned her head to look at the shadow. "You're not me! You're nothing like me and can't ever possibly resemble me!" A small smirk grew on the shadows face. "Ahahaha, these words. Oh how I've longed for them! Aw, sweetie! As If I even wanted to be you, I'm ma own person now honey!" The shadow began to laugh psychotically. A strange black and red aura began to burn around it. Its' form shifted into something enormous. "AHAHAHA! I'm going to crush you like the measly garden worms ya are! Once I'm done here, ya'll better believe everybody will rememba' every inch of me! I'll finally stop pretending to be such a ditzy retard!" The shadow began its assault on the party.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Photo Finish Finale! Noboru blinked. He blinked once and twice and a third time. What was happening? Was this real? It had to be a dream of some sort. Or more of a nightmare. One which he was unable to wake up from. Chiaki didn't really have anything to hide did she? He never found any faults when he talked to her. Noboru was shocked. He couldn't even think of anything witty. What was he to say to her? He couldn't insult her, but he couldn't think of any encouragement. What was he to say to the girl he liked, without mucking it up. He only thought of one thing. His head turned towards Chiaki, and he spoke up. "Listen. We're here for you. No matter what that piece of shit says, it ain't true. Relax. We can handle this." He took a stance for himself, ready to fight and take orders from Rui.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! - Studio Floor 3/5/2015 Sunday Everyone began to back up away and get a better position, but surprisingly Noboru had stayed timid. Or rather, he was less hot-headed than other instances. It looked like he had some relationship with Chiaki. In any case... "Me and Noboru will take the front lines and spread out. Leiko stay on support and healing, Matthew assault it with spells from long range", he ordered. As he rushed in with Noboru alongside him he gave a brief bit of advice. "We don't know what it can do yet, be ready to evade or defend", he said, proceeding to run to a flank while casting Sukukaja on himself. This shadow was large, so it was likely to use large area of effect skills, or similar... Staying spread out meant they had the best chance of avoiding as much of that area of effect as possible. On the other hand, it should have ways to defend itself being largely stationary, so they had to be cautious.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Elena Dragunov \| Yoshida Book Cafe "I'l just take a look and let you know." Elena politely replied to the gentleman who had finally decided on his order. She quickly sauntered over to Alexei to look at what he was doing at the little counter literally too small for him to move around in. "Nii-san! got any thing going? The guy sitting there wants to know if you have spicy tuna." she said in a light tone. Alexei was quite averse to the idea of pickling or spicing up sushi but it was all the rage among the people his age and it was easier to go towards public choice than stick to your choice. He had already prepared the spice mix for the curing of the tuna he had finely sliced. "It will be ready in about ten minutes. Give him his beverage till then. The pickle would settle in well till then." he replied calmly, occasionally stealing a glance at Shizuka, who seemed to have settled down now. His tense expression seem to loosen up a bit. Elena flashed him her affable grin to give him some cheer before hopping back to the man settled at the table not far from the scene of accident. "It will be ready in ten. I'll serve you your Americano first, or would you like to have them simultaneously?"</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Yoshida Book Cafe \|\| May 3 SUN Even if Shizuka had offered to return their generosity, the other party kindly rejected her offer in their own way. While feeling a tinge of guilt for not being able to offer something to show her appreciation as of the moment, she felt blessed for encountering such concerned strangers and acquaintances. Before parting her lips to reply, she was caught off guard from the pushing back of hair, the raven haired girl flinched, thinking the other lady was about to uncover her hidden hazel eyes. Once the blonde uttered something a flirty, male shoujo character would say, her eyes behind the dark fringe sparkled and heat ran up her cheeks. Vibrant flowers bloomed in the background as a bright peach aura emanated around the two, or at least it did in the otaku girl's eyes. "I-I would be de-delighted to...!", the shy maiden stammered in a quiet, embarrassed tone with her gaze lowered towards the ground. As the lady left back to her table, leaving Shizuka to her own, both hands hid her face as she shook her head to clear out her shoujo thoughts. 'S-She's another lady, I-I shouldn't feel flustered by this! Besides, I-I'm not comfortable with the shoujo ai genre...' After calming herself down from the little incident, she thanked the two who had helped her once more when Masahide passes by with a short farewell. Bowing her own head to return the gesture, she replied with a beam, "It was nice to see you as well, Saji-senpai. I do hope we will be seeing each other when classes resume." Seeing as damage control had been taken care of, the female student decided that buying a burn ointment at the pharmacy should be her next move. "Um... I shall be taking my leave now, Hashimoto-san. Do take care of your finger burns as well, it could cause a hindrance to your daily activities. Fa-Farewell for now." Another bow of her head as a good bye. Bringing her paper bag of manga in her arm and the books and magazines she brought out of their shelves in the other arm, Shizuka approached the counter and dropped the borrowed items on the counter to be returned and money enough to pay for her milk tea with extra tip. While making her way out of the cafe, she sincerely bowed towards her new and old acquaintances, noticed Mako as she passed, before leaving the cafe. ________________ Leaving the public bathroom in Shinza Shopping Square after her little treatment of the slight burn on her thighs, she wandered aimlessly with glances left to right to check out the shops she may not have known the existence of before, like the book cafe. A message tone from her phone caught her attention, to which she instinctively reached into her purse and flipped the mobile phone open. Oh, a message from Nozomi, one of her close friends and classmate. A soft giggle escaped her lips as she read its contents. Subj: Golden Week ends today ε-(ーдー) Message: I can't believe it's already Sunday! How did you spend the rest of your weekend, Shizuka-chan? I hope you haven't been slacking off too much, but knowing you, I have high hopes! Unlike Rinko-chan, she says she hasn't done any of her hw yet... (;￢_￢) It's such a bummer that the week went on by quickly but at least I'll get to see senpai at school again! ♥ Anyway, we can talk more about how our weekend went tom after class! -Nozomi</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Yoshida Book Cafe' Ayano's suspicion proved to be true as her eyes met with the little delinquent she and Chiaki had met earlier in the Inn. She waved and gave a gentle smile to her before returning to her book. Even if her inner conscious was deciding against it, another part of Ayano thought that there was nothing left to lose and she might as well TRY to converse with her, maybe get to know her a little? It was definitely better than moping around and doing absolutely nothing. Drinking the last bits of her coffee, Ayano gulped it all down before approaching Jun. Once she was within her distance Ayano could feel herself tense up, and without Chiaki with her it felt worse. She gathered all the little fragments of courage inside of her and decided to break the ice. "J...J-Jun, right?" She sighed deeply and tried to avoid the gaze of the other, feeling more than just intimidated by her presence. "You...Wouldn't happen to know where Chiaki is, do you?"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! - Studio Floor 3/5/2015 Sunday TRACK: Time for True Revelation "AAAAUUUGGGGHHH!", a scream of a mixture of pain and anger followed everyone's combined attacks as she fulfilled Noboru's taunt with a swift strike from her vines. She immediately followed up by spreading her vines all over the field, ensnaring as much of the party as possible. Noboru was pinned down immediately, and Leiko and Matthew are snared only up the feet, while Rui managed to avoid being immobilized thanks to Sukukaja, but still took damage due to the wide area effect. With most of the party reeling back and stopped from moving, she proceeded to charge up. "Aaaahahahahahahaha!", although following this, Megumi had seemed to notice an immediate change. "She-she's recovering! But... She's rather vulnerable though, she can't attack, the vines are taking in energy from the area", so it was draining not just the map, but also whoever was caught. Noboru being stuck under the most of it, was taking the worst. Rui couldn't possible do enough damage on his own, being the one who is free to move though, had to do something. "Chiaki, I don't really get your struggle, but whatever burden you have...", he began, summoning Askr. "You can let us carry it too. I'm sure Noboru here would be more than happy to as well", there was no way the shadow could attack back, so it all came down to how quickly he can sever the now completely exposed vines, and with a little bit of Sukukaja left, he can do it. As he ran through the front line, Askr darted around the sides, as the both of them slashed wildly, severing as many vines as possible. As he was cutting them up, the vines were weakening over Noboru and the rest of the party, freeing them. Once he severed most of them the Shadow began to scream until finally it lopped over, only responding slightly. It was time for an All Out Attack. "Ya'll ready for a smackdown?" X - No O - Yes >O - Yes The party collided brutally against the Shadow, covering her in a dust cloud as they smacked down on the Shadow repeatedly and at whatever they could reach, before dispersing and letting the Shadow shrink and turn back into a more familiar figure, if not completely defeated. The rest was up to Chiaki.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Warakuma High4/5/15 Having spent the majority of the previous on his own, Masahide had plenty of time to prepare himself for the return to school. Catching up on his studies and putting aside some time for his kendo drills. As he sat idly in his seat, gazing out the window, he couldn't help but recall his experience at the cafe. At first his focus was on his own unease, being around so many people he had never met and the awkwardness he felt. It wasn't often that he found himself in the middle of crowds, having made it a point to spend most of his time alone in his work or studies. Still, it wasn't all bad... He met a familiar face, and actually did something helpful for someone who hadn't asked for it. The thought brought a meager smile to his lips, though fading rather rapidly. His eyes flickered about the class as he took stock of his usual classmates; noting that the girl from the brutal brawl was among them. 'How can one draw that much attention to themselves? And for something so stupid as a fight?' His thoughts echoed in his own mind, turning his gaze away and back to the front of the class, 'Is she not embarrassed? There are far better ways to draw attention to yourself.' Shaking his head with a subtle sigh, he'd attempt to dismiss the thoughts. He sat silently through the rest of the class, his attention never wavering from his teacher or his papers until the final bell had rung. Packing away his supplies in his satchel, Masa wasted no time in preparing his departure. Soon, he'd be among those in the kendo club, and have his chance to unwind.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matt - Agriculture Club \|\| Monday - After school. Distracted by his thoughts Matt didn't notice anyone enter until Someone spoke up behind him as he was finishing off. From the quiet voice Matt guessed it was Kotori who he was turning around to greet, but before he greeted her Matt noticed the girl from the other day Shizuka or simply now Shizu walking up to him before she nervously greeted him while bowing. "hahaha there's no need to bow I was hoping you were going to turn up today, If you want to join the club will gladly welcome you" Matt said with a beaming smile before placing his hand on Shizu's head and patting it. He then pulled it away and laughed. "sorry I kinda just do things like that at times, also hello Kotori as you can see we just got ourselves a new member… hopefully this one won't suddenly leave hahahahahaaa" Matt was energetic like usual Matt finally greeted Kotori. "ok so now we have 3 proper members I feel like I should talk about why I wanted to make this club and some of my ambitions which I will start here" Matt didn't let his smile disappear but he had become a bit more serious. "I have gotten permission to use the empty space next to the clubrooms to make a small field, I plan on using this space to test different agricultural methods….and grow some flowers but I mainly want to study methods more thoroughly. I wish to find the best way to revitalise decaying lands and make barren lands harvestable" Matt coughed and ended hoping he made things even a bit clear. "oh right I almost forgot, i haven't really talked about what there is to do in this club… well I've got my ambitions but out of these what would you guys prefer? we can learn about agriculture methods of the world, learn about different plants and uses or something like growing different types of flowers and stuff" Matt had totally ignored the part where clubs have group activities until now</s> <\|message\|>Chiaki Nettu Warakuma Hospital - Chiaki's Room Shad an entire day full of questions and interrogations on what had happened to her, not only police but media bugs too. An Idol such as Chiaki suddenly going missing? The media eats that up for breakfast then recycles it for lunch. It didn't matter what she told them, she honestly couldn't remember what happened, just that she went to get some snacks for her and her cousin when she blacked out... Or was knocked out. It's not like she was going to tell them about the crazy stuff that happened afterwards in that weird world. She made up a very simple story that she must have been drugged, slept the entire time she was taken, and awoke outside the hospital still influenced by the drugs that her kidnappers dosed her with. After a day of interrogation, her room was open to visitors and there was an in flood of male students with cards, balloons and gifts for her. It must have been strange for them to see her without her long hair into drills, no makeup, or fancy dress. The hospital wouldn't allow for to wear anything but their hospital sheets, no beauty products what so ever. Some hours later, the nurses shooed away the crowd of boys as they were being too rowdy, their noise began to irritate the other patients. Shortly after, a familiar face showed up. It was Noboru. "Hey you gave me this a while back and I figured you might want it. It doesn't really fit me, so it might be better if you had it back." It was the sweater from a month or two ago that she gave him... Because of the 'event' back then. "I hope you don't mind me asking. But back... there... your shadow said something before it disappeared. What was it? Or was it too personal to talk about? If it's too personal that's finr, you already had enough spilled to last a lifetime." "Oh that! Yeah, um, well, thanks I guess... I mean, I can't really wear it since I have to keep this on until I'm allowed to go home..." In regards to the other question, Chiaki blushed and her hair fell in front of her face before she looked up and answered him. "Um... Well it would probably be better... If I tell you here and now. While it's just us, nobody else... Noboru... I think I like, but more than just friends. My shadow... It told that I should confess my love for you. This must be hard to hear, coming from somebody like me, after everything you witnessed and did. But, I can feel it in my heart, my feelings for you are real, the rose you planted in my heart has bloomed into a full blossom. Noboru Yamamoto... Noboru Yamamoto I am in love with you!" Shouted Chiaki, her face red and hands shaking, she was a little scared and anxious, but she quickly calmed down and rubbed her cheek, eagerly waiting a response from the boy she confessed her love to.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 4/5/2015 Monday "Hm?", looks like Noboru was already here. Based on what the nurses said Chiaki was okay and probably going to be able to go back to classes very soon, before the end of the week, and that police were here this morning too, as he expected. As he opened the door, he heard a fairly... Embarrassing? Confession of sorts. It was aimed towards Noboru it seems, as he was the only one in the room at the moment. "Um... Well it would probably be better... If I tell you here and now. While it's just us, nobody else... Noboru... I think I like, but more than just friends. My shadow... It told that I should confess my love for you. This must be hard to hear, coming from somebody like me, after everything you witnessed and did. But, I can feel it in my heart, my feelings for you are real, the rose you planted in my heart has bloomed into a full blossom. Noboru Yamamoto... Noboru Yamamoto I am in love with you!", by the time their silence of awkwardness that followed finished after this, they noticed Rui was at the door. "... I must have the wrong room", he said as he closed the door. Shortly after this though, Noboru would get a text from Rui saying, "nice".</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High Another day, another pack of lectures go by that Ayano went the extra mile to listen and take down notes to. Out of all the subjects she had trouble today, it was math. The teacher had decided to call her for today's recitation and she wasn't expecting to at all to answer. Despite her knowing she tried her best to solve the problem, her answer fell short on the grounds of her equation...Ah, what is it with mathematics and it's complex equations that every teacher seems to know when you've not done it their way. Shaking her head, the girl tried not to get her failures best her, and instead look at them as a learning curve...Hopefully enough to make her pass the test. Before she knew it, the day had finally ended and they were home free. Since today was a Friday, it meant that there was to be a meeting in the Anime and Manga Club and fortunately for her, Ayano had bought some of her own manga and art materials to boot. She had considered bringing her laptop like she previously thought of last time, but decided that it'd be risky to bring an item to school, unless she was permitted to anyway. Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High, Anime and Manga Club Room Opening the door to the club room, Ayano looked in to see that it was empty, making her think that she's the first one here. Entering and closing the door behind her, the girl sat in her usual place and watched as the minutes ticked away, doing whatever strikes her fancy until the others would arrive.</s> <\|message\|>Chiaki Nettu Warakuma High - Class 1-1 (Wednesday) Chiaki Nettu Chiaki laughed at Itoshi. He reminded her of another boy she knew, always fumbling his words and getting embarrassed. "Aha, it's okay, but yes, I'm feeling much better, thanks for asking. Now let's get going, we don't have much time left until lunch is over! Chiaki quickly grabbed Itoshi's hand and pulled him out the door. The gleaming eyes of jealous boys were cut off by the slamming of the class door. She was going to take him to a small cafe not far from the school. That way, they would be back in time for the rest of the classes. With her overbearing personality, nothing was going to get in her way, all of Itoshi's denials would be in vain because Chiaki was not going to give in. Unfortunately, the cafe was closed today. Which put an extreme damper on Chiaki's mood. "Damn it!" Yelled Chiaki as she stomped her foot. Turning to apologise, she sighed rather deeply. "I'm dreadfully sorry about all of this Itoshi-san. I just dragged you around for no reason. I'm terribly sorry." The Usual Training Spot (Present) He's sure to show up here... I've come so many times before hand and he hasn't... Is he avoiding me? I hope not... Thought Chiaki was she stood at the beginning of her usual running track. Patiently waiting for Noboru... Who seemed to be a no show again. Tying her hair up in a ponytail as usual, she eager noticed a familiar figure coming towards her. She went to wave, but he quickly spun round and dashed away. Disheartened, Chiaki began to think negative thoughts, but at the same time found herself chasing after him without realizing. She quitely followed him to the nearby shrine. She could hear him shouting something. She decided to eavesdrop before getting too close.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Class 2-2 -> Manga Clubroom Thursday, May 7th, 2015 After School With it being Thursday, she briefly considered heading home to draw or even hit the park and draw but decided against it and made her way to the Manga Clubroom. After all, a ghost member reappeared and they did get a new member, even though he doesn't seem to want to be there, so she might as well head there. Though, it doesn't mean they'll be there It was strange, usually, when she was the lone member, she'd always find herself there drawing by herself but now that she joined other clubs and broke off her normal routine, she's there only half of the week. Maybe it's considered normal since people don't usually tend to their clubs everyday. Hmm As she opened the door, she walked in and to her surprise, Ayano was there. I guess she's no longer a ghost. I wonder if this means she'll be showing up more often? Putting on her usual smile, she greeted Ayano as she set her things down. "I'm surprised, usually it's only me here on Thursdays."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - After School 7/5/2015 Thursday As Rui wandered through the shopping mall, he noticed a student was walking home with a big bag of books... It was either intense studying, or they just really liked reading. He only recognized the uniform, but otherwise there wasn't much else about it. As he wondered around he eventually settled to eat a snack in the food court, purchasing a burger for himself, and then he noticed Kami was at one of the tables. He had a bunch of papers in front of him, but they didn't look like study material. "Hard at work?", he asked as he took the seat across from him. "Yeah... Just, I don't get it... There's no pattern other than them being a student, but even then, students were only recently", he began. "The earliest ones were random, and not all of them were found, though it's suspected a bunch of these were not related... There may be more answers with the mirror world, so I'll try investigating the dungeons next time we go", that was reasonable. "Yeah... We might have to try and backtrack somehow from inside the mirror world to find them, or predict who's next... But we have no way of knowing", Kami just responded with a sigh. Much of the conversation thereafter wasn't much else, though as soon as Rui was done eating he bid farewell.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieghardt Kasumi- Warakuma Public Library- May 10th With the midterms coming up soon despite Sieg's parents constant various teachings and educational trips. Really just one educational lecture after the other, they still made him study up despite the fact that he could probably at this point give questions even the teacher had no answer for. So of course they drove him down to the library and gave him specific instruction to spend most of his day here studying. So even though he promised they still had a back up plan in the form of his various servant watching the exits. Just to make sure he doesn't walk away and say he was there most of the day. So walking into the building he got the books for the subject he would need most help with, that being the lovely world of science. Taking the couple of book over to a table, he could easily make out a few students from Warakuma. One being Alekei that he saw at the drama club. To be fair it would be hard to miss someone that big at a drama club. At his table he heard a somewhat familiar voice helping this student out, he believed his name was Sato. He only had a bare minimum conversation with him, and that was when he dropped his papers everywhere. He himself couldn't help but look at the answer he helped on. "Hes correct." Sieg simply stated before looking back down at his notes and the textbooks.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Public Library \| Sunday, May 10 2015 The library was rather crowded this day - unsurprisingly, seeing as the mid-terms were coming up and the library was the best place to study for them if one wanted to use more than just one's own textbooks. To that end, most of the library-goers happened to be students; their noses buried in books of various subject. Kotori also happened to be among them - standing before one shelf containing various books on English, she already held two in her arms whilst scanning the backs of those she had left standing to see if there were any others that might be of interest in her studies. Though she usually scored well enough, she still felt that it might be best to get a little extra outside input instead of just relying on the school textbooks - something she'd already done for the most of these last few days. That, combined with her notes from classes was usually sufficient - but with the usual atmosphere around school when big tests came up, she still couldn't help but feel a little nervous too. Most of her classmates' topics of conversation came back to it sooner or later - at least those that were present, as she remembered that Akane had been absent both Friday and Saturday. Hoping the other girl hadden gotten a cold at such an inopportune time, Kotori took down one book from the upper-most shelf - one of the few times she was glad to be a little on the taller side, seeing as she didn't need to get on tip-toes to do so; if only barely - before opening it to glance over the table of contents to see whether it might be relevant. Shaking her head lightly when that turned out to not be the case, she put it back before deciding to make do with what she already had and looked around for an empty table to sit down at. Doing so, she saw one or two classmates together with their friends poring over what looked like math books at one table. At another, a young man sat alone - Kotori's gaze quickly wandered on when she noticed the sharp-dressed man's scowl that seemed like he really didn't want to be here. Oddly enough, he hadn't been the first such person she'd seen about town - they seemed to have just popped up out of nowhere from one day to another. Looking further, she recognised a familiar, if mostly hidden face in Shizuka, her clubmate from Agriculture Club. She was just about to raise a hand in greeting when a boy stepped up behind her and spoke to her - it looked like she'd come with study partners as the boy at the same table looked up too. Rather than interrupt the three, she came to the conclusion that none of the nearby tables were empty - the final two were occupied by a blue-haired boy with a backpack at his side and, as she realised a moment later, another familiar student in the form of Alexei. She was about to raise a hand in greeting a second time - when she stopped half-way as she remembered the rather odd sight that he'd been the last time she'd seen him in the Flowershop a few days ago. She still didn't know what that had been about - but not only was it now already a few days in the past, but she didn't exactly feel like it would be very appropriate to inquire about such a thing. Furthermore, he wasn't alone - beside him was another girl and they both seemed focused on their studies. Only at a second glance did Kotori notice that the girl's features had a distinction to them similiar to Alexei's that made it evident that she too wasn't from around here - which, given that he'd ordered flowers for both his mother and sister, made the conclusion that she was said sister an easy one. Given that she didn't want to disturb any one those present in their studies but also needing a table to read on, Kotori decided on a seat at the Dragunov siblings' table; her hand lowered from its previously half-raised state as she approached the table, readjusting her glasses as she did. "Uhm..." she started, her voice even more quiet than usual given that they were in a library. "Is... this seat taken...?" Kotori asked, glancing between the two - whilst at the same time avoiding a direct greeting as she wasn't sure if it wouldn't be rude to either greet only one but not the other or embarassing instead if she had been wrong about the girl's identity after all.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Warakuma Public Library \| May 11th It seemed that he did end up being the fool. He quickly settled down with his texts again, focusing on the text when a light whisper caught his attention. He turned to look at the familiar bespectacled form of his benefactor standing near him burdened by a few texts that she held comfortably. "Ah! Kotori-chan." he said turning to stand up and move his material and chair a bit further to accommodate the new member of their table. "Please, be my guest." he followed, pointing at the chair. Hearing the words, Elena too looked up from her books to see the gentle looking younger Shirohane and shifted her materials to her side to make more room for the older girl. "That's my baby sister, Elena." Alexei said motioning at her as he looked at Kotori. "She's the girl behind your much loved bouquets." he said to Elena who smiled brightly on learning of the fact. She waited for the girl to settle down before gently clutching her hand and giving her thanks. "Thank you, Senpai for all those wonderful bouquets. I hope to be half as good as you someday." she said with admiration.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Manor of Creation - First Floor > Second Floor 10/5/2015 Sunday The enemies that took form here were similar to footsoldiers from a medieval period, and occasionally supernatural monsters. Chiaki fared well with her whip, while Rui took the front with his sword. Leiko and Matthew stayed in formation around the back. The way to the second floor was easy, and as they ascended however... It was... Darker. Things began to become more decrepit, old, worn down, some of the paintings that told the story at this point were becoming dirtier and more marred with dirt or mold, and dust set in on the bits of furniture that laid about. The team decided to take it a little slower, the horde of enemies present on the first floor no longer pestered them, but it was uncomfortably quiet here. As soon as they stepped into a large round room adorned with paintings and peeling wallpaper, a wild cackling laughter broke out in the entire room, and furniture began to fly about. There was a suit of armour in the very middle of the room, large, but it seemed to be missing some parts, like the gauntlets and parts of the greaves. A sword stuck out behind it. As the chaos continued, crimson lights began to emerge from the candles and paintings and began to culminate around the suit of armor and soon bits of armor that were not within view began to fly in and merge with the armor in the center. Each piece connected by red black energy, as well as a substance similar to most shadows, and soon standing at a dozen feet tall before them was a shadow knight, picking up its sword and readying itself for the party. As its form completed, the furniture flying about the room dropped right out of the air, and the large knight shadow let out a battle cry before it charged.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Public Library \| Sunday, May 10 2015 As the older student looked up, recognising her and speaking her name, Kotori gave a bow in greeting - only to be too late to stop him from clearing up the table; not able to say that she really wouldn't have needed much space at all. "Ah, thank you, Dragunov-senpai," she said as he gestured to the empty seat - even as the girl beside him too made some space with her own books. Giving another small bow in thanks at that, Kotori placed her books down as Alexei motioned towards the girl and confirming Kotori's assumption of her being his sister. As she sat down, Alexei in turn introduced Kotori as the one who made up the bouquets which were delivered to her every day. Looking up in surprise at him, her eyes were drawn to her hand before she could speak up when she felt it being grasped - by a rather joyful looking Elena who expressed her thanks and more. Rather unused to the sudden action and attention, Kotori quickly glanced around before lowering her gaze to the table. "Ah, uhm, that... I-I think my mother would be more deserving of y-your thanks, D-Dragunov-san," she spoke quickly - and truly, as it was indeed her mother who did most of the work on the ikebana bouquets for customers and had been the one to deliver them to the hospital. At that thought, Kotori glanced back up at the girl before her - she didn't seem to be sickly or showing any sign of requiring any prolonged stays at a hospital. Furthermore, she couldn't recall having seen the girl before - neither there nor at school, which would indicate the girl to be younger; as further evidenced by the way Alexei had referred to her. It was only then, after the immediate surprise of the sudden attention started to subside that Kotori realised that she hadn't even fully introduced herself; leading to her giving a small bow as well as she could with the table before her. "Ah, excuse me. I'm Kotori Shirohane. I go to the same school as your brother," she said - not needing to add anything about her family's flowershop seeing as the other girl evidently already knew about that. With that out of the way, Kotori stole another glance about - hoping that they hadn't drawn any more attention or disturbed any of the other library-goers.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma Public Library Recently, there has been word that Akane's been missing for the past few days...Some say that she's the latest victim of the whole "kidnapping" escapade that's been haunting the town recently. It puzzled Ayano, why high school students? There was no particular rhyme or reason, nor was there any pattern she could sense...What she does know though, is at the very least they come back safe and sound at the hospital. With a sigh, Ayano thought less of the disappearances and more about her studies. Aside from the usual troubles with Math, the girl also had slight troubles grasping the concepts of Physics. The girl groaned as she tried to solve the word problems in her textbook, she thought to herself, "Whose great idea was it to combine Math and Science in to one?!" She slumped in the table as she lazily wrote down the formula and tried to solve. "Wait...I think I got that one mixed up...Or was it the other way around?!" Flipping a few pages back, it turns out that her formula was wrong and that she had been doing computations incorrectly. With a grunt, and a sullen expression on her face, Ayano picked up her eraser and began to erase her previous formula. Minutes passed and after what felt like an eternity, Ayano grasped her head and looked down at the paper she had on the table...Despite a few wrong answers, she seemed to have gotten most of the questions correct. Her lips pursing into a slight smile, she felt like she was almost ready to take on the midterms. Deciding that she's had enough of numbers and formulas, Ayano began to sit down the chair in a more comfortable way, her eyes darting back and forth. "Hmm...Maybe I should borrow a book, while I'm at the library and all..." She had been meaning to pick up various reference books to help with her studying, but maybe some fiction books wouldn't hurt?</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Manor of Creation - Second Floor 10/5/2015 Sunday The knight shadow barrelled through the party formation almost instantly and forced everyone to split. Chiaki's whip would only bounce off the armor, but a magic attack retaliation for Matthew and Leiko would be able to make it flinch even a little, but that wasn't enough. Fortunately this made it turn its back, and Rui could see that there were in fact cracks along the back of the armor. "Those cracks...!", "Yeah, they might be a chance to do some damage", he responded. He motioned Chiaki to keep moving to another flank and get its attention, while Leiko and Matthew fled for their lives as the knight charged them initially. Before it could corner them though, Chiaki managed to get its attention. As soon as it raised its blade, the sound of wind and a blade cutting steel rang throughout the room, as it stopped in its tracks. Its armor splintered, but it seemed whatever Rui had done was not enough, though it seems he realized this, and instantly he came through to the front, slashing at the neck, lopping the helmet off. The red cracks began to deepen, and finally stop... However the knight was not yet done. With Rui's back turned to it, it raised its blade once more as a headless knight. Matt shrieked in fear which warned Rui of something strange happening, giving Rui a chance to turn around and see the blade swinging right for him. Just in the nick of time, he managed to block the blade with his sheathed katana, the scabbard taking the brunt of it, and his Persona beside him blocking at the same time. After a few moments where the blades grinded against one another, Rui managed push it back. Immediately following that was a barrage of spells from Chiaki, Matt and Leiko, before he cut it down the middle using Askr. The knight began to crumble and splinter, the red ethereal energy beginning to dissolve into the air and leave the armor. There was silence as it turned once more into lifeless damaged armor. "It-I don't feel anything left of it. Good work! Let's keep pressing on" "Understood", he responded. --- Manor of Creation - Throne Room 10/5/2015 Sunday "There's a throne room here...?", after beating the knight, and getting to the third floor, they had to fight through a gauntlet of shadows down one single narrow corridor, that told the last bits of the story on the walls. The main character in it was beginning to become more and more anguished as it went, but soon it appeared it became repressed... It felt like a happy ending, with the locking away of the anguish, but it wasn't satisfactory... In any case, there were large double doors at the end of the hallway, and upon entering, it made itself clear that this room was a throne room. In front of them was a familiar scene, just a different person. Rui immediately recognized who it was... Akane.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov - Warakuma Public Library \| May 10, 2014 "I will surely take her to Shirohanedono to convey our heartfelt thanks as well. In fact, I'll do so today itself." Alexei said on the mention of the owner of Shirohane store by Kotori. A shriek then caught him unaware as he turned around to see its origin. With a passing of a few comments the situation soon subsided. Sato seemed to be well in control so Alexei didn't bother much with it. He returned to his own material as Kotori introduced herself to Elena. "I am Elena Dragunov-Tenjiro, Alexei's sister and currently studying at Wakahisa Middle School." she said with genuine joy in her tone. She still clasped Kotori's hand lightly without regarding the other girls comfort. It was also interesting as how she seemed to go to a private school. Though there were similarities between the siblings, there were also marked differences. Elena looked to be really soft and cuddly looking, her skin pristine and well kept and a gentle elegance emanating from her while Alexei looked closer to animals than humans with a rugged toughness and unkempt looks. "You also have English as the first midterm?" she asked suddenly.</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieghardt Kasumi- Warakuma Public Library- May 10th He didn't return to his studies for long as shortly after his comment the girl let out a yelp which shocked him to the point of almost falling out of his chair. Of course the sudden outburst caused the others at the library to shush her, while Sieg re adjusted himself in his seat as Sato would sit down at the table and would state she had no reason to apologize. "Yeah.... didn't think you would scream like someone in a horror movie." Sieg commented as he looked around at the annoyed looks on everyone's face. Although he had to admit her sudden shock and being blamed was a tad bit funny. Sieg would simply listen on as she mentioned being a first year and wondering what their own years were. Sato would do the explanation on that to which Sieg nodded. "Same year, just different classes though." He would add and chuckle at Sato mentioning his hand hurting from all the writing. "I feel like my heads going to explode from all the educational trips I was forced on. Yet we only got more writing to do, until the midterms are over. So good luck hanging in there." Sieg would say before looking at his textbook and grumbling. Of all the tips his parents could have forced him on, the one he would need help in most was the one he got less time at. Well its a good thing he gave up trying to understand their thought process a while ago. As he continued to read from the science book he heard Sato mention helping the female with her studies which was a kind thing to offer. Probably for the best to accept it to if she truly didn't understand math that well, it was one of those subjects that if you didn't get help for when you start to get confused... Well it would bite you in the ass later on in life. Another male would speak up telling them to be silent which made him chuckle as he looked at the book. "We got scolded." Sieg commented smirking a bit as he started to read an entire page of symbols and numbers. "Well fuck you too science." Sieg mumbled that bit as he stared at the page of symbols.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Masahide Saji 5/10/15 Warakuma Public Library --- As Masa approached the library, he couldn't help but give a subtle sigh. Having spent the rest of the week volunteering and assisting at other locales within the city, it seemed that it was the library's turn for his attention. On his way home the day before, he met with the manager of the building who asked for his help with maintaining the place. Despite his frustration and fatigue, Masa begrudgingly accepted before heading home. Standing before the doors, the boy would give pause before letting himself in and eyeing about the innerworkings of the building. Ironically enough, the library didn't seem quite that rushed. In fact, it was rather mild crowd- despite the sudden shriek that greeted him. Turning his attention towards its origin, Masa would notice several other students from his school that were still studying for the upcoming exams. Sighing slightly as he ran a hand through his hair, Masa would begin to move to the front desk, "Figures," he'd whisper to himself, quickly digressing into his thoughts, 'Maybe they won't notice. I said I'd help out around here, so I guess I've got no choice... It's not like I have anything better planned." With one last sigh, he'd report in to the librarian and take a cart filled with returned and left over books. At once, he'd make his way to the furthest space from the other students, placing the books in their correct position on the shelves without so much as a word. Yet, he caught himself continually glancing over to the studying students; shaking his head free of the silly thought of communing with them before going back to his task.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Public Library \| Sunday, May 10 2015 Kotori had been just about to say that Alexei didn't have to come by to say his thanks if it was inconvenient when a sudden cry caused her to nearly jump from her chair. She instinctively clutched the hand in hers a little tighter in surprise, looking in the direction of the sound as she did. As it turned out, it had been Shizuka - a fact that, after a moment's thought, became obvious considering it had been her voice after all. Still, the poor girl seemed understandably flustered at the attention her sudden outburst was getting so that Kotori quickly turned away to not put her under any more pressure - even as she herself breathed a small sigh in relief after the initial shock of the surprise wore off. Her eyes quickly turned back to the girl at the same table as she introduced herself fully; confirming herself to be her brother's sister and to be going to middle school, and a private one at that - though Kotori blinked in surprise mostly at the Elena's surname as she hadn't expected her to have two. "Ah, n-nice to meet you," Kotori said - stuttering just briefly when she realised that she was still clasping Elena's hand from before and weakened her grip. As the other girl however kept her hands on hers, Kotori glanced at it and the girl a little nervously; unsure what to say - when Elena instead spoke up. "Eh?" Kotori looked a little surprised at the question - until she glanced down at the books in front of her. "Oh, ah, no, not first," she then quickly said, shaking her head, "I just thought these might help studying." Kotoris eyes wandered from the books to the Elena's face - looking at it from just a table away and side by side with her brother's made both some similarities and differences more evident than the first glance had - before quickly turning back down to her hands; still a little unsure about the prolonged contact as she glanced between her hand and the other two table occupants. It was evident that she wasn't entirely comfortable - even whilst trying to think of anything to say. "Uhm... s-so, why are y-you two here?" Kotori finally asked - her voice both quiet as ever and source of her immediate regret at the question, considering that there was really only one thing a student might be doing on a Sunday in the library with midterms coming up.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Manor of Creation - Throne Room 10/5/2015 Sunday As the scene before them transpired, Rui listened on... It was beginning to become common-place for him to hear the innermost darkness of people's hearts now, he didn't want to get used to that feeling. As the dialogue came to an end, Akane began to keel over in despair as the shadowy version of her began to take a new form. Rui with the party stepped forward and in front to defend her as her shadow took a new monstrous form, reminiscent of a dark lord. "Of course... A hero's greatest fear is to become the villain themselves...", he muttered. This shadow, looked far less twisted than the ones they fought before, but it appeared stronger too. "Megumi, start a scan", he ordered. "R-r-right!", the shadow began to laugh a sinister tune, a familiar one too. This was most certainly the master of this dungeon.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Manor of Creation 10/5/2015 Sunday With that settled, he took a moment to relax as he listened to Akane speak with her shadow. Yet another aspect of a person he knew that he didn't know... Well, some of the people they rescued before he didn't know, but he began to think... Does everyone have something like this within them? He put his sword away and readied himself, any moment now she was going to collapse from exhaustion like everyone before, and then there it was. Rui was easily in position to catch her from falling. He turned to everyone else. "Alright, we should head back", he ordered. Everyone agreed and headed back the way they came. --- Abandoned Warehouse 10/5/2015 Sunday "Good work, good work... I must say, impressive work", Kazuki seemed pleased, although... Well, the way he was about it didn't seem to be all that sincere. He wasn't sure why. "W-well, we should take her to the hospital, Akane that is... We'll talk another time, I don't think there's anything particularly pressing at the moment", "Yeah, I haven't turned up anything good in my investigation yet, so there's not much to do just yet...", with this agreed, everyone headed home after they admitted Akane to the hospital. Looks like they just had to keep doing their thing for now, what with no new leads after today. They might ask Akane if she had anything to say though, but so far the people they've rescued haven't exactly given the most helpful information...</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Public Library \|\| May 10 SUN After some period of time full of puzzled expression, aggressive scribbles of math solutions, and finally understanding the concepts she had missed during class, Shizuka released a short sigh of relief, a little more confident about taking the exams the week after the oncoming one. Feeling a little strain on her lower back and stiffness on her shoulders for leaning forward while the study session, the female student straightened out her posture and stretched her shoulders backward slightly. "T-That's alright, I suppose we've covered most of what I haven't gotten on my own. I'm truly grateful for the time you've given to help me, Hashimoto-senpai!" While she herself was exhausted from the long session of math, she properly bowed a bow of appreciation, with a flash of smile a little more expressive than her usual soft, shy one. As she finalized some notes that the boy had passed to her by writing her own little note onto it, her attention was turned back towards the upperclassman with a pique of interest. Wondering what sort of question he was going to throw at her, her hidden gaze focused to the other until he ended his statement, just to be disregarded by the male himself. Letting out a thoughtful hum as she pondered on the confusing statement, Shizuka took a pause of silence despite Sato's change of topic. "Hm... That sounds like an... unusual case. I myself haven't experienced such so, hy-hypothetically speaking, if I enjoy their company, could it not lead to liking the person at some point in time? But if it was at the point of simply tolerating them, I suppose, ....I-I'm not sure what I would do for myself but, I wouldn't recommend pursuing such relationship." Tilting her head in thought, her voice sounded unsure throughout her response but sounded confident at the last phrase. Since it would be rude or inappropriate to pry into private matters that had caused him to ask such questions, she withheld the questions at the back of her mind.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Warakuma Public Library "Oh!..didn't think it that way, usually I don't study that long to get fatigued." Alexei said thoughtfully after hearing Kotori's reply. "Ni-san!, i don't think you study at all! I am still surprised everytime your scorecard comes home. I need some of your miraculous talent." Elena replied to Alexei's reply. She also released Kotori's hand from her grip seeing how guarded the senior looked. "Ah! I am sorry. I didn't want to bother you. But just so you know, it won't be any trouble to study with you. I am done for the day and brother hardly looks at books for a long time." he giggled lightly, Alexei motioned at her but she continued to have a muffled laugh. "We don't want to bother you, Kotori-chan. Self-study is very important and rewarding, so I understand." Alexei said before turning to his book and gesturing at Elena to do the same. She made faces at him for some moments before settling down. Soon, the voice died down at their table and hopefully Kotori could find enough calm to concentrate.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium ??? 11/5/2015 Monday "Welcome, to the Velvet Room", These words woke Akane as she came to... What was the last thing she saw? Herself...? Rui? There were others too, and a battle. As those thoughts were shoved aside she noticed the room she was in had an unearthly presence. Seated upon a long dining table, walls draped in a brilliant dark blue, despite the colour, this looked like a kind of dining room. She looked before herself to see something inscribed in front of her on the table. "Chariot". Then she noticed she wasn't in her usual clothes... It looked a lot like the suits her father's subordinates wore, though a different colour. Dress shirt with suit jacket and pants. The dress shirt unbuttoned enough to see the gauze wrap around her breasts like a makeshift bra. She really looked the part of a mafia of sorts. Then she remembered... There was a voice, and it would speak again. "My name is Igor, and this is Henrietta", he said, he must be talking about the blonde girl next to him. You are a guest in this room. This is a place between dream and reality, mind and matter... Now then, you appear to have awoken to a rather hot-headed arcana, don't mind me saying...", Akane immediately knew which he was talking about. Chariot. "To have the drive to go forth in your endeavours with spirit and vigor, is a magnificent trait to have, however if not careful, you may... Trodden... Some things you may regret having done so. I'm sure I don't need to tell you about that", he continued. Akane looked around a bit, and saw that there were others in the other seats, though they were but phantoms, and most seats were still empty. Some were recognizeable, like Matthew, Chiaki, Noboru, Rui, Kami... They were all in the 'place' earlier... With the fighting and everything. "Your friends have after all saved you from a most unfortunate fate... There are many yet more to come, and you will soon meet them... But for now, I will leave you with this key, so that you may return of your own accord", as he finished talking, the girl Henrietta was already walking up to her, and presented her with a key. "Well, until then... Farewell". As he finished those words, Akane's vision faded once more. Warakuma Hospital 11/5/2015 Monday It was another normal day at school today, Akane's disappearance and return wasn't mentioned, likely because she was found last night. In any case, Rui headed up to the hospital not long after school. Akane didn't have a lot of friends in class, but she was in the same year as him, so he was given today's notes to hand her too. In any case he was here now, surprisingly unlike before, he didn't see any police, even more surprising, he saw some... Really friendly men, in suits. They looked scary. They seemed to be talking with Akane though, one of which he identified was her father based on the conversation taking place. He decided to wait just outside before going in...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Sunday, May 10 th - 2015 Itoshi residence - Algebra "The answer is either 75, 1, 185, or 43, and I got 72, so..." Gen gazed down from the equation to the textbook intermittently, nibbling his pencil absentmindedly while attentively listening to the clock ticking and tocking the day away. Suddenly, the solution dawned on him. "Well, 75 is the closest, so it has to be that one." He circled the supposedly-correct answer, a satisfied smile on his face. He could have gone to the public library, but what was the point? Granted, he could find someone he could study with, but what if he got behind and had to trouble the other one into helping him? No, Gen was better off studying on his own. At least that way he could understand things at his own pace. The next problem proved to be more... problematic. Not the best word choice on that remark, but this was not Japanese, but Algebra. There was no choice to make, only add, substract, divide, and multiply as many times as were necesary, and compare answers. It was just rules, theorems, angles, and some more rules. Precise, with no room for creativity, with only one solution and one solution only for a single problem, and if you got it wrong you had to start over. Gen looked through the window. There was still daylight. It was probably half-past four; a glance at the clock confirmed that it was actually 5:11. Definitively a time for a snack! And on an unrelated note, Gen associated that hour with the fact that the next day, according to the American date format, it would be May 11th, or 5/11. It was obviously a coincidence, and it had nothing to do with anything, but it was one of those things that often one found themselves thinking about. "Ugh, I've only done like four problems." His father would definitively not approved of such progress. Gen had been at it for almost three hours. Maybe he should put a little more effort and avoid drifting away. He climbed down to the living-room where his mother was watching television. After exchanging some pleasantries and asking her if she wanted something - yes, a coffee, please - Gen motioned to the kitchen (undivided from the living-room) and opened a bag of chips and poured some coffee for her mother. Thanks, dear, she said, and that was all their interaction. No questions about his studiess, no offering to help him, nothing. Gen went to his room. He probably would not get into the top ten scores, but he was determined not to fail. Not like that time.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma Hospital Monday, May 11th, 2015 Waking up, thinking of last night as a strange dream, especially that weird room with the strange man, she found herself in a place that was not her own yet...familiar? The hospital? Again? Not given much time to dwell on it, her thought process was interrupted by a voice "She's up...." and then another voice, "Sir, Akane-sama is now awake." Akane-sama? Just what... Looking around she was met with several familiar men dressed in suits. "Don't tell me..." Trailing off as a figure walked through the door, causing her to be at a loss for words. "Akane...." the figure, eyes closed, began in a scolding tone. "So you've heard. Shouldn't be too surprised." she sighed, referring to the fight in the mall. Given what happened a few years, and her relocation here, drawing attention to herself wasn't exactly the best of moves. Somethings just can't be helped, right? Looking at her, he answered her with a slight not before she asked, "Though, you're not here for that, are you? Then why--?" Looking at her with hard eyes, "Isn't it obvious?" He sighed as his gazed softened, "What parent wouldn't worry about their child's well-being?" "Sorry..." she apologized. She did promise she would try not to draw attention before coming here. "I guess I didn't expect you to show up in person, usually it's Akito..." She paused before going back to normal, "But don't worry about me. You trained me to take on just about anything, after all..." she grinned. "Though," she trailed off before her expression turned serious. "I have no idea who those people were..." They chased and abducted me yet....they just vanished. There was a long pause in the room, as if thinking on it. After a few more moments, they said their farewells, her father left with his men following suit. Stopping just outside, his father glanced at the boy before continuing on his way.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 11/5/2015 Monday After a short while the room emptied. He felt the man in charge, who he assumed was Akane's father, gave him a brief look, before leaving. It looked like he knew something about him... Considering he was one of the people who brought Akane to the hospital in the first place... Well that was probably the reason. In any case he entered the hospital room, and handed Akane the papers. "I'd go to club, but the president wasn't there", he started. "And you'll probably need these for next week", she knew he was referring to the midterms next week. She would have questions for him about everything that had happened, but all the same they would have questions for her in case she had some vital information. "Also... Don't worry about everything for now... We'll talk about that later when we have everyone present".</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Star Drop Cafe 15/5/2015 Friday "Hm...? 'My' features...?", he was surprised she would do such a thing, but it was related to him, so he just had to see. As she handed the drawings to him, he began to look and shuffle through them. He went silent for awhile, looking at the meticulous detail. He was an artist himself, but he never really thought about clothes in this manner and depth, so it impressed him. "These look pretty cool", he finally said. "But... What are they? Costumes? Fashion design?", he would assume costumes... But then some of these seemed normal and stylish, but others looked suitable to be in a video game or anime. He waited for the girl to answer his question as he shuffled through them again. He realized he should probably order something soon, but he'd decided on his order already. Probably the Zaku Cake with a ramune or something.</s> <\|message\|>Jun Himura Warakuma High // After School With the mid-terms coming, the school's atmosphere was somewhat tense, with students stressing over their grades and making up for lost time by burying themselves in their books. Jun, on the other hand, had always been on top of her schoolwork and so kept rather calm about the whole matter. Admittedly, she studied hard only so she could justify spending way too much time away from home, usually flirting with a girl somewhere. If she kept up her grades, that was just one less excuse to be used against her. The best way of internalising one's knowledge was to pass it on to others, and in the process of teaching reinforce the information learnt. So Jun was actually hanging out with her classmates for once, helping them cover the material they were revising by coaching them along. In her usual fashion, however, these classmates were all girls and being subject to her usual charm. She toned it down somewhat, since her reputation in school wasn't the greatest, and any overt flirting was likely to just fuel the degenerate rumours even more. "You missed the negative sign here, that's why your answer is a negative number instead of positive." Jun explained, pointing to the part in the working where the mistake had been made. "It's little details like that are important, like the rose scent from the shampoo you used this morning." There was a few giggles at the joke, and Jun drew a blush from the girl before they all returned to their work. Well, the girls did. Jun had done all the questions in the workbook at least twice over and was simply going through her own notes. She didn't like being disrupted by questions in the middle of solving problems anyway, something her kendo training had drilled into her. An hour later, Jun was done helping her classmates and simply walked through the school aimlessly, taking her time on the way to the main entrance. Her path just happened to cross outside the Manga Club's clubroom, and the sign reminded her that she had been meaning to return a book she had borrowed from one of the club members. She knocked on the door before opening it, and noticed familiar faces inside. "Ah, Hanekawa-san, you're back?" She hadn't been to the kendo club at all recently, and so had no chance to cross paths with Akane. "Well, I just came to return a manga I borrowed from someone in the club. I'll just leave it here."</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Star Drop Cafe \|\| May 15 FRI: After School "Yes, I designed them with you in mind since you've accepted my little proposal the last time we've met," Shizu explains with her gaze intently focused onto the male in front of her. Waiting nervously in the silence, she fidgeted in her seat as her eyes watched the sketches being looked through by the upperclassman. What broke the silence before Rui did was the girl, who was responsible for the sketches, reasoning out in case of dissatisfaction from him, "Um... I understand if they don't suit to your tastes. This is the first time I've designed clothes for someone el-- Oh! Really? I'm truly glad you think so, thank you!" Instead of earning a negative response, the expression of the girl in school uniform brightened at the positive reaction given with an upward curve upon her lips. The question she was asked next was expected as she parted her lips to answer, "Well, I originally intended the designs to be of costume type but some of them are trendy enough to be worn on casual occasions. At least, that's what I believe." Tearing a piece of paper from her notepad, she scribbled an address on it before passing it over to Rui. "If you're interested in having them made, please drop by this tailoring shop and ask for me, Shizu. My household is at a walking distance away so it'll be no problem." While she didn't mention it to the other student, it was one of the tailoring shops that her mother owns. Concealing her identity from the upperclassman was to be kept in tact, after all. While they discussed about the sketches made by Shizu, her orders arrived and were placed in front of her. Kenji, who brought her cake and tea remained by their side in case Rui was ready to order. "Thank you Kenji-san. Shinichi-senpai, you may order when you've already something in mind," she suggested as her hand lifted the glass of cold green tea from atop the table and took a sip from the straw.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Star Drop Cafe 15/5/2015 Friday "Yeah, I think they'd be stylish", maybe he could wear these during dungeon visits... He wonders if Kazuki would allow such a thing though, he didn't seem the type to allow it. She gave him her address though, right of course, they still need to take measurements. In any case he turned back to Shizuka, it was time he made his order. The rest of the day went by quickly. Occasionally he gave Shizuka a bit of help, but otherwise once he had finished eating he hung around for ten or so minutes before leaving and bidding Shizuka good luck with the midterms. --- Warakuma High 18/5/2015 Monday TRACK: During the Test It was the first day of the midterms. They were set to end on Friday on the 22nd, and results posted next week on Monday. As Rui sat down for his test and waited, he was confident he was able to tackle most if not all the material properly. His mind hadn't wavered, and unlike the city, there weren't enough distractions to keep him from studying when he needed to... Soon the test began. Warakuma High 22/5/2015 Friday TRACK: During the Test Each day, students went to school, took their exams for a few hours, then left. It was a fairly standard procedure. As a result, school was always let out very early, but no one was up for clubs or hanging out, because the next day would be immediately followed by another test from a different subject. At the very least the students knew which was next. Rui's pen couldn't stop moving as he blazed through the last day of tests. He was fairly confident in what his end result might be. --- Warakuma High - After School 23/5/2015 Saturday Rui could hear the groans and sighs of relief as they finally reached the weekend. Saturday like every week was a half-day, but considering exams just ended, they were let out even earlier than usual, so it was lunch time, or should be. It was time for the students to await their exam results. Saturday and Sunday was now to be spent in anxiety or relaxation, depending on the person. Rui was going to relax though... Maybe he should go to the arcade again. Ever since midterms he hadn't had a chance to go there... Or maybe go to a club? Nah... They shouldn't be active at all at the moment... In any case, what was he to do today... He watched out for anyone he knew on his way off campus.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Shinza Shopping District - After School 23/5/2015 Saturday Rui had ruffled through his pockets randomly on the way out of school and found the note with Shizu's addressed scrawled on it... Now that he thought about it, he didn't know her actual name, just her maid name, Shizu. Well it probably wasn't that big a deal. He wondered if he could wear one or two of those outfits into the dungeons... It'd be pretty fun, he knew Noboru and Leiko would be the most down for that. The piece of paper had the shop name and address on it. The shop was unsurprisingly placed in the Shinza Shopping District, though at the same time it was on the side that was closer to the main new urban shopping centers. Soon he arrived to 'Otonashi Tailors'. It seemed like a fairly regular store, a bit on the high side, but tailors considered that was not unexpected... What should he do? Should he just ask if Shizu was in? Was that even her name? That was her maid name right...? Well in any case, hopefully she was there so he didn't have to go through that awkwardness. He put the paper away and entered the store.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High Saturday, May 23rd Ayano couldn't help but lean back and yawn after the tests have finally ended. Now her doubts have finally subsided and she could go on to focus on more important things...Like the Boss Raid event that's being held at her game right now, if she manages to get home early, she might be able to snag some goodies for herself! The girl knows she tried her best, but some of the questions were just one big puzzle for her, a puzzle that-unfortunately-she doesn't know the answer to. Leaving her to wish that her other scores would make up for it. After all, this is only the beginning of what is to come in the school year. But...that will have to wait, right now...It's raid time! Prepping herself, Ayano quickly gathered her things and went on home, ready to start grinding! Ayano Wakahisa: Wakahisa Residence Saturday, May 23rd Gazing at the clock in her laptop...Ayano can't help but shrug that she's spent her entire day grinding with little spoils of battle...What was the drop rate for these items?! And how come her party members keep on getting the good stuff? Grumbling to herself that luck is as fickle as always, the girl decided to call it quits in the meantime to focus her attention on other things...</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Otonashi Residence \|\| May 23 SAT: After School Lying on her back atop the bed with a PSP in hands, Shizuka was deeply indulged in the latest edition of this one otome game with pop idols as your possible love interests while the female main protagonist you play as is their composer. This edition had several new love interests to choose from and each individual having their own unique, romantic story. Shizuka giggled softly and blushed from time to time from the cliche shoujo lines the voices spouted. Cliche yet still effective on this innocent maiden who has yet to experience her first romance. "Ah... These main protagonists from these otome games are blessed from having such cute, romantic experiences with these love interests..." Just as she was daydreaming about the possible romantic shoujo experiences that she would like to have, a knock came upon the door to her room. In a slight panic, she slid the handheld device under her pillow before sitting up right on the edge of her bed. "Ahem... You may enter." The door opened as a maid bowed before entering, going directly to the point of her intrusion. "Pardon me for my intrusion, young mistress, but a young man by the name of Rui Shinichi is asking for your presence at your mother's tailor shop. Although... He mentioned 'Shizu', instead of your full first name." "That would be no problem, I'm definitely sure he was referring to me. Thank you for informing me," she bowed her head slightly in gratitude before the maid herself bowed to excuse herself and left the room. "Alright, time for me to work on my tailoring skills." --- Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Otonashi Tailors \|\| May 23 SAT: After School Upon entering the store premises, Shizu, who was dressed in a casual dress with a twin braided red wig, asked the staff where they had Rui wait for her at. After being directed towards her mother's office, which was usually empty due to her frequently going off to fashion shows and conferences, Shizuka opened the door to the office to find the upperclassman seated at the chair across her mother's desk. "Good afternoon, Shinichi-senpai! Sorry to have kept you waiting, I hope it wasn't too much of an inconvenience to you. I've brought the final sketches of the designs with me so please pick one that you want first, with your preferred color while I start with the measurements." As she handed over the sketches to the other and picked up a tape measure, paper and pencil from her mother's drawer, she paused in her movements once she was before the male. Shizu started to stutter as her cheeks blushed a light pink color. This being her first time to tailor clothes for other people, this was the first time for her to take measurements of someone else, and someone from the opposite gender at that. This might be a little difficult than she had originally thought.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Otonashi Tailors - After School 23/5/2015 Saturday The establishment was quite nice, and a little fancy. It seems they did from formal to traditional styles, but were more specialized to fashion and formal. Although she said this was her mother's shop... Except her mother was nowhere to be seen. On the other hand he found himself waiting while the shopkeeper called for Shizu, and he was whisked off to one of the offices. He waited there for awhile, at least ten to twenty minutes, so he had plenty of time to admire the decor. After awhile, Shizu finally showed up, she was in her casual wear. In comparison to her maid outfit it was more innocent. "It's fine, your mother has good taste in decoration", he said. He probably looked at that dress over there several times already. She handed him the final sketches for him to look at and likewise he did look at them... Well, if it came down to preferred colours, probably black? And charcoal gray... Maybe red...? Or would blue suit him better? Hmmmm... At the moment he was too engrossed to really notice anything else.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Warakuma High Monday, May 25, 2015 Mako rubbed a hand across his eyes, feeling far more tired than he should be. It felt like he'd been missing the whole damn month, to be honest. Not that anyone could blame him. Between his own issues and studying for this exam, he hadn't really had time to... socialize. That, of course, needed to change, now that exams were finally over. He'd been running himself ragged for too damn long- it was time to renew. Extensively. Speaking of, it wouldn't hurt to start his new-found sense of self-preservation by checking just how well he'd done on the exam. A frail spark of nervousness rose in his chest before he quelled it- nerves were non-conducive to his mental well-being. He walked over to the wall where the exam scores had been posted, took a deep breath, and sought out his name. A task made easier by the fact that the scores were organized according to class, thankfully. He finally found his name, and his breath escaped his lungs in a relieved sigh. Fifth overall, huh? Marvelous. He has to be pleased with that, at least. Hell, I'm pleased with it, and I'm more of a perfectionist about my grades than he is. He grinned, looking around at the other students- some looking pleased with their results, some appearing to be in agony- and shrugged. Not a bad way to start off the week.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Manga Club room ---> Around The School Monday, May 25th, 2015 After School As the bell, signifying the end of classes, rang, Akane grabbed her bag and headed out the door. Before commencing her search for Rui, she decided to drop by the club room and pick up a few things she left behind last school day. Popping into the room, she noticed that Ryan was there again. Acknowledging his existence with a slight nod, she grabbed her ink and writing utensils, put them into her bag and headed out as quickly as she came. Well, he wasn't in the club room... referring to Rui, Guess I'll check his other known clubs to see if he's there before giving him a call. After all, can't count out him leaving the school grounds already.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Otonashi Tailors \|\| May 23 SAT: After School "I-I-I apologize! I-I didn't mean for it to sound in such a wa-way but it is also true that t-this is my first time doing any of these for someone else." Shizu's cheeks burned up as she bowed apologetically for the evident uncomfortableness of the upperclassman. At least she was able to finish it up quickly and put aside the awkward feeling. Before the male left, Shizuka informed, "I'll have your costume done by next weekend! In the future, to make this convenient for you, just mail me your order in this mail address and I'll have it done on the weekend of that week. You can pay for it when you pick it up." She handed over a piece of paper with her mail address scribbled on it, before bidding Rui a farewell as she closed the shop with the staff. --- Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma High \|\| May 25 MON: After School Classes were over with as Shizuka and her friends had small talks on the way out of their classrooms, to either head home or to their own clubs. Nozomi, as usual, scored pretty high, in contrast to Rinko, one of their friends, had a failing mark. An expression of dread was marked all over her face as she mumbled about what was she supposed to do when she had to tell her parents the result. Shizuka, on the other hand, scored a little higher than her usual average student score which she was glad about as she silently thanked the upperclassmen who had helped her over the past week. Speaking of upperclassmen, while Shizuka was looking over at the score board this morning, she spotted several names she recognized on the top student lists, namely, Kotori, Masahide, Rui, Mako, and Sato. It was no wonder the help from those two upperclassmen were of good help, they were top students. Anyway, she figured some congratulating was appropriate the next time she saw them. Kotori, though, was someone she was able to see today. In fact, the freshman was heading towards the club room at that moment. Once the door to the club room was slid open and her hidden gaze spotted the bespectacled student, the raven haired maiden parted her lips to speak, "A good day to you both. Ah, and congratulations on your perfect exam result, Shirohane-senpai!" Her voice was in was usual soft tone but one can tell that she was being sincere.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma High > Warakuma Park - After School 25/5/2015 Monday Rui was on his way home until he got a message on his phone. It was from Akane. It seems she wanted to talk... Well with exams out of the way, this was a good a time to share with her everything. They met up in Warakuma Park. Rui was already off school grounds when he got the message, so he opt a compromise on location which was the park. Sure enough she showed up. "Right, I guess I should tell you about everything...", he began with the kidnappings, suspicion around the cult, and everyone else, including Kazuki and his crew. As soon as he finished, he asked if she wanted to join. It was her call. It didn't take her long to accept. "I see, then we will keep in touch in case something happens", with that they began to go wherever they wanted or needed to at the time. --- Warakuma High 28/5/2015 Thursday The week right after exams, all the clubs wanted to relax just a bit. More rigorous ones didn't though, like the kendo club was all about that discipline, so they didn't relax. Though they weren't on today, it was Thursday after all. The school week almost completely passed by already, and still no word from Kami on any new developments. He thought to look out for some on his own too, but the problem with the cult was that it was made up of residents in the town. They probably had eyes and ears everywhere, and blended in like completely normal people. "Huh... I wish we had some solid lead... I'd rather not have the presence of a cult so actively bother me...", he muttered as he began to pick his bags up and head home for the day. Drama was on today, but he didn't want to go this week... Right after exams he felt he didn't need that kind of... Drama. Heh. Bad jokes aside, he was ready to head home, so that's what he did.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - Elevator > ER 31/5/2015 Sunday The combined efforts managed to kill off most of the Shadows, with two remaining, but compared to five being able to cover for each other's attacks, two was nothing. The party unceremoniously killed the final two, and sure enough the elevator stopped moving, and the doors slid open with a bell similar to that of an elevator reaching its destination. The new area before them was... A hospital ward, at the very end of the long hallway filled with the creepy quiet fluttering of hospital ward curtains and bloodstains across both the floor and the curtains themselves, was another door at the end, obscured in the dark, only a glowing sight saying "Emergency Room" at the end. Nervously the party navigated this hallway, but like before... No shadows... Was this dungeon more tame...? Or less tame? It was strange, eerie. They could hear voices on this floor, occasionally the voices sounded familiar... "Sato...?", he muttered... Was Sato the one they were rescuing here? Or was it just one of the voices? In any case, soon they reached the ER. "I sense something strong beyond that door... Be careful", they guessed as much, it was a pretty projected miniboss fight, but based on what Megumi said, this wasn't the final floor. When they were ready they swung the doors wide open and walked inside. There was an operating table, and an unusual amount of blood and gore all around it. Rui wasn't an expert surgeon or anywhere near that, but he was positive this operation was a complete failure. Would not trust that shade standing by the table ever. As he thought this it reared it's head, causing the party to respond by going into stance. It was creepy, it's face was elongated, enough to not look human, while still looking human enough. It's eyes were blank black abysses, and in its hand was a scalpel. It didn't look like much of a threat... Since it was just a scalpel, but then it dropped that and picked up the gigantic bonesaw... Though that turned out to be a distracted. It shuffled through what looked to be a drawer, and picked up a heart, but it was discoloured in blue, and sure enough it hurled it at the party and on contact like a grenade, turned into a pillar of ice as the party jumped out of the way. As soon as the party did that though, it swung the bonesaw at Rui, who just barely managed to block with Askr. After repelling it, it assumed the same stance again, ruffling through the drawers, and sure enough was another heart, this time yellow. "Looks like its vulnerable when it tries to get another heart... Be careful not to get caught until it goes for another heart", he said. It looked like this one was simple... But costly. If they messed up, the gigantic power of just one of those heart grenades could wipe them out.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Wakahisa Residence Sunday, May 31st "Yeah...Another one just got nabbed!" "Really? I thought I heard somewhere that it was two this time! Ayano looked at the thread as it filled with a new response every time she refreshed...This entire kidnapping thing has gotten out of hand, it was unsettling before, but now they're picking up two? Who knows how long it'll be before they move on to three? Four? Hell, why stop there? They might as well kidnap an entire section! Lots of users were even sharing their own little thoughts and theories about who the mastermind was, but the lack of evidence, concrete or otherwise made it all pointless. She gave a sigh, standing up from her chair and looked out the window, letting her mind wander for awhile. The girl didn't want to admit it, but she was scared...How long until she ends up in the same situation as them? Will anyone even risk their lives to save her? Barring her family of course...And even then, will she make it out alive? Ayano shook her head and began to scratch her head, this negative thinking wasn't probably the best idea to do. The brunette looked outside once more, trying to look on a more positive side this time...So far, everyone that's been kidnapped has ended up safe and sound in the arms of the hospital, so that's one good thing, right? And, they do get better eventually, returning to normalcy after a few days. So maybe it's not all bad? She shrugged, was it bad she was tempting fate? Probably so. Getting back to her surfing, she returned to her laptop, hoping to get her mind off of things.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital Sunday, May 31st, 2015 Finishing off the remaining two shadows, the elevator stopped and the doors slid open, having made it to the next area. They found themselves in a hospital ward, filled with the creepy fluttering of curtains with bloodstains covering them and the floors. Despite the erry sounds and scenery, there wasn't another shadow to be scene. At the end of the hallway was a glowing sign that announced the Emergency Room. "What a fitting room for a boss monster, eh?" As they walked closer to the door, they began hearing voices, to assure themselves that they weren't exactly crazy, a few of them thought they recognized the voice, though unfamiliar to Akane. Though Megumi confirmed what lies next is strong, it wasn't the final floor. Akane thought it was a shame, it was a great set up. Taking a few moments to ready themselves, they entered the room. Looking inside, she cringed at the levels of blood and gore. The sight made the Yakuza look like a bunch of girl scouts. It seems like they didn't need to wait long before their host showed itself. To fit the scene before them, it was an equally creepy monster, definitely on a whole other level compared to the other shadows. Waiting in awkward silence as they watched the shadow picking up different weapons before going through a drawer, picking up a heart and tossing it at them. Taken by surprise of the action, they snapped out of it and managed to get out of the way, avoiding becoming a pillar of ice. The shadow didn't wait for them to catch their breathes as it went after Rui with the Bonesaw, of whom barely managed to block it's attack. After it was repelled it picked out another colored heart. Heeding Rui's advice, Akane summoned Setanta to fortify it's defense with 'Rakukaja' as they cautiously wait for their moment to strike.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - ER 31/5/2015 Sunday The Surgeon Shadow in its impatience threw the heart at the party. The heart made contact with the floor as the party dispersed away from it, letting it explode in lightning strikes, quickly spreading and dealing minor damage, even though everyone managed to steer clear of it. The shock was enough to keep most of the party from counter-attacking quickly, but Akane had barely taken damage in this instance, due to the Rakukaja she cast earlier. With this, she had a chance to counter-attack, and did so, striking the shadow before it could fully raise the bonesaw. She wailed on it before stepping back as it attempted to force her to back away with a push of its free hand. As soon as it did, it just stuffed its hand back into the drawer, no longer rustling it, and picked up a green heart... "So the colour represents the elements almost exactly... Okay", spotting this, he immediately struck the shadow's arm with a Garu, causing it to drop the heart, making it explode in its face. It was largely undeterred though... So it was incredibly resilient to magic. "Rush it with physical skills now, while it still needs to grab another heart!", he ordered, summoning Askr, with his blade ready, he charged. This should be the definitive strike.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital Sunday, May 31st, 2015 Finishing off the remaining two shadows, the elevator stopped and the doors slid open, having made it to the next area. They found themselves in a hospital ward, filled with the creepy fluttering of curtains with bloodstains covering them and the floors. Despite the erry sounds and scenery, there wasn't another shadow to be scene. At the end of the hallway was a glowing sign that announced the Emergency Room. "What a fitting room for a boss monster, eh?" As they walked closer to the door, they began hearing voices, to assure themselves that they weren't exactly crazy, a few of them thought they recognized the voice, though unfamiliar to Akane. Though Megumi confirmed what lies next is strong, it wasn't the final floor. Akane thought it was a shame, it was a great set up. Taking a few moments to ready themselves, they entered the room. Looking inside, she cringed at the levels of blood and gore. The sight made the Yakuza look like a bunch of girl scouts. It seems like they didn't need to wait long before their host showed itself. To fit the scene before them, it was an equally creepy monster, definitely on a whole other level compared to the other shadows. Waiting in awkward silence as they watched the shadow picking up different weapons before going through a drawer, picking up a heart and tossing it at them. Taken by surprise of the action, they snapped out of it and managed to get out of the way, avoiding becoming a pillar of ice. The shadow didn't wait for them to catch their breathes as it went after Rui with the Bonesaw, of whom barely managed to block it's attack. After it was repelled it picked out another colored heart. Heeding Rui's advice, Akane summoned Setanta to fortify it's defense with 'Rakukaja' as they cautiously wait for their moment to strike.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - ER 31/5/2015 Sunday The Surgeon Shadow in its impatience threw the heart at the party. The heart made contact with the floor as the party dispersed away from it, letting it explode in lightning strikes, quickly spreading and dealing minor damage, even though everyone managed to steer clear of it. The shock was enough to keep most of the party from counter-attacking quickly, but Akane had barely taken damage in this instance, due to the Rakukaja she cast earlier. With this, she had a chance to counter-attack, and did so, striking the shadow before it could fully raise the bonesaw. She wailed on it before stepping back as it attempted to force her to back away with a push of its free hand. As soon as it did, it just stuffed its hand back into the drawer, no longer rustling it, and picked up a green heart... "So the colour represents the elements almost exactly... Okay", spotting this, he immediately struck the shadow's arm with a Garu, causing it to drop the heart, making it explode in its face. It was largely undeterred though... So it was incredibly resilient to magic. "Rush it with physical skills now, while it still needs to grab another heart!", he ordered, summoning Askr, with his blade ready, he charged. This should be the definitive strike.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Recreational Center \|\| May 31 SUN: Morning As Shizuka was wrapped up in her fondful memories, a familiar voice spoke to her which brought her back to her senses with the raising of her head towards the male who waved at her. To return the friendly gesture, the fellow classmate flashed a gentle smile as she bowed her head in a polite manner. "A pleasant morning to you, Itoshi-san. Quite unexpected, indeed, but I do come here occasionally to utilize the tennis and pool facilities. If I may ask, what brings you here?" She herself hadn't expected to find Gen here, mostly because of her perception of him as the studious type. Not like she was stereotyping him as the typical smart, bespectacled student. While this might be one of the first times she spoke to Gen outside class activities, she wasn't as uncomfortable in speaking to him compared to a total stranger. One could tell from her volume of voice being a little louder and less stuttering. At having midterms mentioned, the dark haired girl waved her hand in a negative gesture and quickly responded, "T-Thank you but you've done a lot better than I did, Itoshi-san. Congratulations for placing top 1 amongst our year level!" With her smile still present upon her lips, she slightly tilted her head to the side. "I'm doing alright, in fact, I feel refreshed from the swim just earlier. How about you?"</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital // Emergency Room Sunday, May 31st, 2015 As the battle continued, the shadow, growing impatient, threw it's new heart at them. The heart made contact with the floor just as everyone managed to get away. However, instead of a pillar of ice, lightning strikes came out and, despite getting away, managed to damge the party, albeit minor, except for Akane, who was barely taken any damage thanks to her earlier spell. "First Ice and now lightning, huh?" she muttered as dug out another heart, this time green. As Rui hit the shadow's arm with a Garu, causing the heart to explode in it's face, they found out another thing, it was highly resistant to magic. Good thing she doesn't know any magic, whew! "My specialty!" said in reply to Rui's order as she summoned Setanta once more and charged in with a 'Kill Rush'</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - ER > Head Doctor's Office 31/5/2015 Sunday The physical rush worked, the shadow toppled over onto its own operating table. It attempted to swing the bonesaw, but Rui was already on it, striking the shadow's arm, clashing with the handle of the bonesaw, sending it flying high into the air, before it came back down, executing the bloodied surgeon shadow and impaling it into the operating table. After it yelled in agony, it began to dissolve like all other shadows, and soon it was gone, leaving only the bonesaw. "Good work! The shadow's been defeated. Not much longer until you reach the end, I can see it", Rui gave an affirmative before leading the party onwards. The door into the next area had a "Staff Members Only" sign on them, but they ignored that and continued. The hallway beyond those doors were... Dark, only dim, flickering lights could light their way, it became frustrating to see onwards, but the party kept moving. The destination was quite clear though, an office door at the very end. The walk through the hallway seemed to take forever, but soon they finally reached the door. "That's definitely the final area for this dungeon... Prepare yourselves", after a moment of making sure they were ready, they pushed open the door. As expected, they were looking at a doctor's office... But everything was tall, unnecessarily tall. A desk towered over Rui quite easily, and within this room was Sato, and what appeared to be his shadow standing atop a desk, wearing a doctor's garb and holding a clip board.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital // ER > Head Doctor's Office Sunday, May 31st, 2015 It was an amusing end to say the least. After a successful rush, Rui managed to hit the shadow's arm which in turn caused the saw to fly high into the air before coming down and impaled him, leaving it bloodied as it dissolved like the others. Talk about Anti-Climactic... With their opponent now, they moved forward. They soon came upon a door with a sign that read 'Staff Members Only', ignoring it they continued on. As if continuing the cheap horror movie act, the hallway beyond the door was dark with only dim, flickering lights keeping it from being pitch-black. "They're laying it on quite thick, now aren't they?" she muttered to herself. After walking for what seemed like forever, they finally came upon a door. With confirmation from Megumi, it seems like they were finally at the end. "So the final boss is beyond those doors, hmm?" About time. Taking a moment to prepare themselves for the final battle, they all nodded and pushed past the doors. Beyond the doors was a normal doctor's office ....or at least that would be what I'd like to say but... Everything was tall, outrageously tall. In the room was a boy, one she assumes is the one that they were here to say. And that one... At the end of her gaze was a tall shadow sitting ontop of the desk wearing doctor's garb and holding a clipboard. ...Must be his shadow. Looking at the thing, it was without a doubt one of the creepiest things she has seen and as it rose from the desk, it kept getting taller and taller and taller. Just to glance at its face caused strain on their necks from how high they had to look up. If that wasn't enough, the bastard also seemed to be in control of a few puppets the size of a human being. Just as they ran to the boy and took a stance, a puppet flew right over Rui but he managed to stop it. Though, after he did so did they take note as more 'puppets' began appearing and what could be seen as trash started coming together as puppets. "Seriously?" she stared on in disbelief. Even the one Rui defeated started reforming. "Don't tell me that they won't be defeated until the big guy falls..." With a sigh, she gave an affirmative as she summoned Setanta. "Let's go make that path." With that, she charged in with yet another Killrush.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - Head Doctor's Office 31/5/2015 Sunday Akane cleared through the large group of enemies, though her alone wasn't enough. The puppets would easily encircle on her as she charged in, though she had Chiaki and Leiko's support as Rui swept forward, joining her in the front. The fight seemed to be pretty straight-forward for awhile until... "No wait! Get away from that puppet!", Rui's blade stopped for a moment, the puppet in front of him didn't look all that different from the others... At least, until its eyes began to glow, and explode in a blast of wind. Rui was lucky, Askr had a resistance to wind, allowing him to easily shrug it off, but this made things more difficult. "It's not just wind... Some of them have debilitating effects too, I picked them up in my scan, just be careful", the problem was... The puppets all looked the same. Approaching was going to be difficult. Should they take the more direct fight and risk being flanked and swarmed by the puppets? Or fight the puppets themselves? Either way, they didn't seem like a good idea... They simply fought off the puppets while keeping a safe distance as Rui began to think of a plan... He looked at the Sato shadow, the only thing that really moved were the arms... "Megumi, what can you tell me about the arms?", "I've just finished scanning them, they control the puppets", "I guess that's worth a shot. Leiko, Chiaki, cover our backs, me and Akane will take out the arms", he announced. With that order they may have a better chance if there was a way to disable the puppets, even for a little while, it gave them a chance to approach the main shadow that towered over them.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital // Head Doctor's Office Sunday, May 31st, 2015 With some help from the others, Akane managed to clear a group of puppets. Things seemed to be going well, maybe too well, with the whole showdown being quite straight-forward. Of course, it didn't last, interrupted by Megumi's warning, the puppet's, that Rui was facing, eyes started glowing. The warning was a bit late as it exploded but luckily his persona was resistant towards wind. "So the puppets are kind of like that other shadow's hearts? Great." Given the latest developments, close quarter combat is probably off the table. Given the fact all the puppets look the same, you wouldn't know what special surprise you'll be getting, the risk is too great. It'll Probably be best to leave it up to the magic users to deal with them... "Definitely our best option at this point, with the puppets hidden surprises and the fact they can put themselves back together..." After Rui finished, Akane gave an affirmative. Targeting the shadow's right arm, she summoned Setanta and cast Tarukaja before going right. While making a note to avoid the puppets as much as possible as she moved towards the shadow, Akane figured an increase in strength would allow her to stop the puppets before they had the chance to explode, enabling her to get closer to the shadow.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - Head Doctor's Office 31/5/2015 Sunday "I-it's working!", "Of course it is", Rui confidently commented, whilst delivering a finishing strike to the arm, while Akane assaulted the other ruthlessly. Thankfully the puppets didn't reach them. This strategy worked, but it cost their supporting line some of their health, but fortunately with the time gained, Leiko healed them back up. As the arms bled profusely, the puppets began to cry tears of blood, whilst shaking and rattling erratically, arms and legs moving in almost random directions before breaking apart by the joints. It was a creepy sight to behold, but as this all happened, Sato's shadow yelled in agonizing pain, praising the party. Normally praise was accepted with kindness, but in this case the praise kind of pissed Rui off. The shadow attempted to get back up, but yet another Gale Slash cleaned up any attempt the shadow made to recover, putting it completely on the defensive, and not even defensive really... It was just vulnerable, heaving back and forth, trying to stay upright. "Looks like it's our turn", announced Akane. All-Out Attack >No >Yes >Yes With great ferocity, the party charged down the lanky shadow, smashing it into a cloud of dust in an almost comical manner, but the damage was no laughing matter. As the dust cleared in a skull-shaped explosion, the team backed away to watch the shadow wallow in self-pity as it melted into a black dust that blew into the wind as it did, until finally it was back to the human shape it was prior to the fight... All that was left now, was up to Sato...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Sunday, May 31 st - 2015 Warakuma Recreational Center And just like that, a simple conversation between two acquaintances became a full-fledge group meeting. Gen was surprised by this change, if only because he came to the recreational center thinking that he would find no one he was acquainted with. Well, in a sense he was right, since there were two individuals in that group that he did not know. One was Masahide's companion, and the other was the girl that waved and called Shizuka effusively. The latter seemed kind of familiar, though, probably from school? Gen could not put his finger on which class she was in or what her last name even was. But hey, meeting new people should not hurt, right? "Hello-oh!" He said but stopped mid-sentence at the sight of Yamato holding his stomach. Gen took his glasses by the frame to place them on the curve of his nose and directed his next question at Yamato. "A-are you okay? Should we get someone?" He asked the second question to Masahide. As gullible as Gen was, he thought that Yamato was in actual pain and not acting at all. There should be some kind of doctor's office there; after all, it was a public place where accidents were prone to happen. What if someone hit their head with the floor of the pool? Okay, that was an exaggeration, but nobody could object that it could not happen!</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Recreational Center \|\| May 31 SUN: Morning Shizuka merely blinked in slight confusion with her soft smile still present at the exchange between Masa and his acquaintance. 'They seem to get along well,' she thought to herself as she giggled softly behind her hand. "I-I assume that was a rhetorical question of sorts bu-but yes, I am acquainted with him. It is delightful to see you faring alright as well, senpai." Once she was asked if she wanted something of him, Shizuka merely shook her head and replied, "Nothing in particular, I had hoped to just greet and congratulate you since it seems you have plans with your acquaintance." The upperclassman's acquaintance spoke once more to which Shizuka stuttered slightly to, "U-Uh, I-I wouldn't exactly label him as such." To switch the topic of conversation to something not as awkward, the underclassman figured she should introduce herself to the other male to be polite. "I-I believe I've yet to introduce myself to you, pa-pardon me for my late introduction. M-My name is Otonashi, Shizuka, pleased to be acquain--" Her introduction was interrupted when "Otonashiii-saaan!!" The raven haired girl flinched at the sudden call for her not too far from them as she recognized the voice. Turning to face the source of the voice, her hidden hazel eyes met with Elena's. She returned the enthusiastic wave with her own light wave of her hand as she responded, "It's such a coincidence to meet you here as well, Elena-san. Have you just gone swimming?" Her eyes observed the drenched hair and the towel wrapped around the waist of the foreign girl. My, it was indeed a coincidence to have met three of her acquaintances together at one time. Perhaps there was some sort of link between her and these people... Nah, there couldn't be, fate and some such should remain in the fictional world. Hearing over the comment of Masa's acquaintance about her being popular, Shizuka shook both of her hands in a negative gesture with a flustered expression upon her face, cheeks tinted in a rosy hue. "N-No, I-I most certainly am not. I-I just happened to be a-acquainted with them. I-In fact, I can count the nu-number of my friends with just my hands... o-or hand." This was because of her shy and soft spoken nature but she didn't really mind, having few close friends was enough for her over having several friends who she wasn't close to. Once Gen followed suit to the group, he began to worry about the well being of the acquaintance of Masa. Even the fellow classmate knew he was being sarcastic or over exaggerating, but she was unsure if she should break it to him. "Um.... Itoshi-san, I-I think he's alright. I'm sure Saji-senpai hasn't hit him too hard."</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital // Hospital Street Sunday, May 31st, 2015 As the brutal battle came to an end, and by brutal I mean them beating the holy hell out of the thing to which lots of blood and screaming was involved, they find had time to rest. Though, it was quite irritating. The damned thing just wouldn't die peacefully. On top of all the bleeding and screaming, the shadow began to praise them. Akane wanted to cleave it's head off and be done with it but decided she'd have to just endure it. What a creepy bastard. As they made it out of the dungeon and back onto the street, they met back up with the other party that went and scouted the 2nd hospital. While they began talking, Akane found herself a place to sit and rest. Luckily, the guy from earlier, Tadao was it?, brought food, though it was convenience store food but she didn't really mind. She often found herself convenience store food when she didn't have the time to make herself something (or lost the number to her favorite take out joints). Still one more place to go, eh? I wonder what kind of 'shadows' inhabit that place and who exactly is being kept there. Finished eating, she waits.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - Heartbreak Hospital - Intensive Care Unit 31/5/2015 Sunday It was as Kazuki had described to them... It was a labyrinth, rather than a dungeon or gauntlet like some of the dungeons before. The walls pulsed while lined with veins and fleshy texturing. It was like they were walking through blood arteries. They knew when they were getting closer, because the beating of the 'heart' began to become louder. Their break was over just a couple minutes ago, they had set Sato's unconscious body up into a bed in the warehouse, where Tadao kept watch. They planned to take him and whoever was in this second dungeon at the same time. It would be strange to come to the hospital with them one at a time. As the party moved on through the dungeon, they listened to the directions given by Kazuki, and quickly found themselves at a set of double doors. According to Kazuki, they defeated the mini-boss here, but chose not to advance further. They didn't have the support needed after all. In any case, the party swept through, and fought a small slew of shadows before moving on. Soon... They found themselves pushing through multiple double doors, and the intensity of the heartbeat began to become completely mind-numbing, until they finally opened a set of doors that led into a kind of bloody rope bridge, and a gigantic heart at the other end with another door at the end of the bridge itself. It was a surreal structure to behold, but Megumi confirmed that whoever it was they were rescuing, they were in there, so the party moved forward, and opened the door. Before them was yet another familiar sight, albeit with a different setting and characters. Their rescue target, and their shadow. Rui did not recognize who this was, but she was in distress. Again, he can only watch the events transpire.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Sunday, May 31 st - 2015 Warakuma Recreational Center Masahide sat down and kind of... napped? That appeared to be the case. Gen tried to blame it on his glasses, but what Yamato said confirmed his suspicions. Wow he must really be tired, Gen thought, sleeping in a public place like that. It was not like he was infringing any laws, unlike Gen who, with a certain someone, practised in broad daylight with swords. Okay, they were not exactly swords, they were kamas, but they had edge and they were probably dangerous and illegal and stolen. The last one was not true, well, he did not know that, but most illegal stuff was stolen, so that conclusion was not too far off. "Ah, it's all right, but it's probably nothing compared to the big city," Gen answered as to regain the appearance of a 'typical' conversation, but with a nodded-off Masahide in the surroundings, it was proving to be difficult. "If you want to see life, you could just hang out here or go to Ferrero Mall. Those are usually the most lively places," he suggested. True, there were probably a couple more places, but it all depended on Yamato. The Center and the Mall were of fairly general interest. Gen noticed a rather nasty dust particle on his left lens, so he made it his duty to remove it. "So, you said you are from Okinawa, right? Is it very different from Warakuma?" There could not be that many differences, given that they were in the same country. As he spoke, he took out his glasses and a icy blue handkerchief from his pocket and started wiping the left lens clean. That dust particle was dead now, and- Oh no. Instead of being eliminated, the particle spread through the entirety of the lense in a circle fashion, just like how he tried to wipe it off. That was a national scale tragedy, and he could not do without his glasses. "E-excuse me, but I have to use the bathroom," Adding 'it's an emergency' would have made him sound ridiculous, but in essence it was true. He could break his neck if he did not mind where he stepped. He bowed shortly and sped to the restroom to get rid of the menace.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Elena Dragunov \| Warakuma Recreational Centre The demure girl replied to her excited gesture with a calm response and proceeded to ask a general question about her plans here. She seemed to be talking with three more guys who certainly looked a bit older than her, maybe they were her senpais not that Elena minded. She had a natural flair to interact with people much unlike her brother. She walked over to the group and joined them. Before she could introduce herself though, it seemed that the one who appeared to be the eldest was rather fatigued and he just went ahead and dozed off on a bench. His companion apologised for this and introduced himself as Yamato. Shortly, Shizuka's other partner also excused himself for a loo break and swiftly moved away. "Nice to meet you, Saji-san! I'm Elena Dragunov. My brother goes the same school as Otonashi-san here. We bumped into each other a few times and got know each other." she said with a hearty smile. Pondering over at the male's question about a few good hangout places around town. "Well it all depends on your taste, I guess. Warakuma has a few great places. There is this great Cosplay Cafe if you are into the whole themed dine-in scene. There is this Library cum Cafe if Coffee and Books are your thing. There is the Graffiti street next to the Shopping District if you want to express yourself with spray cans, The Shrine of Inari is up the hill; a good five kilometers away from the city outskirts but the view from the top is rather serene and beautiful. There is also a Gallery opening today, I guess. If art and Sculptures are your thing you can always check that out. It's on the High street just before the stretch where the opulent villas of Warakuma span." she replied with a hint of enthusiasm to the male. "Or you can leave everything else and challenge the sleeping senpai for a game here. I think that'll be fun too." she added. Before turning her attention to her friend and asking her. "Otonashi-san, Have you come for a swim as well? The waters are a bit warm today, don't know if the thermostat needs repair. I guess I will talk to the Manager here. I'm sure brother can fix this up."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium ??? 1/6/2015 Monday "Welcome, to the Velvet Room", Sato's vision returned to him, and so did Kotori's. The two didn't recognize each other personally, but they were aware they were in a very unique situation. They looked around them... A room, dining room draped in blue, and a long dining table. In some of the chairs they could barely make out some familiar silhouettes... Akane, Rui, Chiaki... And a bunch more. They looked down to see something inscribed onto the table... Respectively, "Fortune" for Sato, and "Priestess" for Kotori. And as they looked down, they also noticed their clothes... Sato wore a blue blazer, with a black dress shirt with white vertical stripes, as well as a lapel pin with the number of his arcana on it. His attire at the moment was well-kept, a white tie pulling it all together. Kotori on the other hand wore a black strapless dress, with a shortcoat, covering her neck and with long sleeves, covering her arms too. She had gloves, and the dress was frilled towards the bottom stylistically, as well as upon her hair was a flower brooch, whilst blue, was definitely a chrysanthemum. They would next realize that they did not open their eyes here of their own volition. It was a voice that had called them here, and they looked to the source of that voice. "This is a place between mind, and matter, dreams, and reality. I see we have two more guests joining us this time", he began. The man had a characteristically long nose, was bald, pale, with wide round eyes, and a large creepy smile. "I am Igor, and this is my assistant, Henrietta", he continue, motioning to the blonde girl next to him. She was the image of class or so it seemed. Straight hair, excellent posture, and with a look of slight disdain. "To have two in here at once... It has been a long time since I've had the pleasure, of having more than a single guest in here at any single time. Let's see... You... Have drawn the Fortune. To choose one's destiny is one of the many facets of life, but whether or not you can execute that choice is an entirely other matter. It appears you nearly simply gave into a predetermined fate, I'm sure you will agree", he spoke. Sato knew exactly what he meant... Then soon Igor turned to Kotori. "And you, have drawn the Priestess arcana... A very pleasant arcana if I do say so myself, it represents the feminine, and means untapped wisdom or power... Which for you would have remained untapped if not for some persistent people yes?", the events he was referring to, Kotori seemed to also know. "But... Now is not yet time to go any further... Henrietta", he clicked his fingers, and while she walked around the table, handing out a key to Kotori and Sato, he continued to talk. "This is the key to this room, in due time you will find yourself returning here of your own will, but until then... Farewell", and with that, Sato and Kotori's consciousness faded.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015, Monday Ayano slowly opened her eyes only to be greeted with a clear white ceiling, she looked around to see figures gathered around her but her blurry vision could barely make out anything. She was able to hear them murmuring something...Waking up? Alive? Okay? What was that all about? Rubbing her eyes with her palms, her vision started to get better and she soon realized that she was in the hospital! That must explain why everything was white, the brunette looked around her and saw her family all huddled around her, with her mother almost looking like she was about to bawl into tears any second now. Before she could reassure everyone that she was fine her mother suddenly embraced her in one tight hug, tears streaming down her face as she told her daughter that she, her father and brother went around looking for her during the day she went missing. The violent rain didn't stop them from trying their best to look for her, and even when the police started scouring as well, they never stopped their search. Hearing this, it made Ayano feel a heartwarming sense of emotion, there were no use for words and she simply hugged her mother back, thanking her and everyone else for their hard work. It had actually been such a long time since she actually hugged her mother, it was a refreshing experience... Their reprieve was disturbed however when a knock came from the door, her little brother opened it and it was none other than Kami. Quite frankly, she was actually glad that he came to visit, it made her feel better. Her brother pointed out that it was actually Kami who delivered Ayano to the hospital and has been keeping a watchful eye over her up until her recovery now, if she wasn't in her current predicament right now she would've smacked her bratty sibling for even saying that, making her feel embarrassed and feel like a burden to the boy. She looked at him and lowered her head, repeatedly apologizing to him for causing so much trouble, if she would've just accepted his offer back then, none of that whole horror-fest would have happened in the first place. The boy scratched the back of his head, saying that she shouldn't worry about it, what mattered now was that she was safe. There was a pause as the two looked each other in the eye, a silence looming over the room before Ayano laughed. "Wow...That was incredibly cheesy, did you get that from one of your manga's or something?" Soon her laughter died out and her parents were escorted outside by Kami, saying that he and Ayano have important matters to discuss. Ayano's mother looked completely mortified, a shocked expression arose from her face, saying that he better take good care of their daughter or else. Overhearing this, the brunette's face instantly became beet red, shouting to her mother, "MOM! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" She hid under her covers the moment she said that, unable to reveal her embarrassment from both her family and her friend. Kami hurriedly dismissed them, sheepishly nodding to them and when they were gone he let out a sigh, telling Ayano that the others would soon explain everything to her.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015 Monday No news of Ayano's disappearance was announced, likely due to how brief it was, like a bad weekend, as far as her family was concerned, albeit an alarming and possibly life-threatening one. Today Rui was at the hospital, expectedly Kami was there, it also appears her family was here too, likely she had only just awoken. After Kami had his moment with her and her family, Rui walked in as if on queue on explanations about strange worlds and supernatural powers. "Good afternoon, I'm here to talk to you about the Avengers Initiative", was not how it went at all. "Yeah, although Kami should be enough to explain it all to you as well, but I'll keep it brief...", Rui then went to spend the next few minutes summing up what was happening, and the world and the power of the Persona. "If you have additional questions, you can come to me... Or Kami, if you prefer", he finished. "For the time being, I should leave you my contact number should you choose to contact me instead of Kami... You already have his phone number right?", he inquired.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015, Monday Ayano waited there in her hospital room, her only company being Kami and while he certainly did fill in the void, the awkward silence looming between the two of them just made conversation stale. She shuffled here and there, and looked out the window, trying to avoid eye contact and focus her mind on something else, her reverie was disturbed however when another visitor came through the door. A person who she swears she had seen before... "Wait...Aren't you that Shinichi guy from the club?" She blinked once and twice without even getting a response. He said something about the Avengers Initiative which just made the brunette roll her eyes and fold her arms, one of her eyebrows raised and her face adorned with an unamused expression. Really? He looked suave and cool but that line really killed the mood. After a long-winded explanation and exposition class about the strange world she was sent to, the investigation team, and the inner manifestation of oneself, the girl stared with a wide-eyed expression, the gears of her mind slowly trying to process what had just been said to her. So...Those phantasmal-like images that they summoned in that battle, was Persona? She raised her hand as if to ask a question, her mouth agape, but she slowly retracted it and put it to her mouth, her head slowly nodding. "Persona? As in...Like that movie that was being shown a while back? That game? Do we like...have to shoot ourselves with guns to summon them?" If so, what a morbid way of unleashing a power! Granted, the ones in the movie weren't actually guns but still...She's played the games, but to actually experience it upfront. Talk about a nerd's dream! But all of this was still quite a lot to take in. She grabbed her head and groaned as Rui explained more and gave his contact number to her, when he inquired about her having Kami's contact she blushed lightly. Her speech becoming sullied again and her voice becoming soft. "O-Of course I do!" An intriguing thought crossed Ayano's mind, with both Rui and Kami here, maybe this would be the best time to gather information on the cult happenings around Warakuma. "So, you guys are part of this Investigation Team, right? Have you found anything about these cultists? What their motives are, who they are?"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015 Monday She had inquiries on the cult, which was normal... Though it would be up to Kami whether or not he would share information about that here. He turned to Kami who began to speak on this matter. He didn't seem happy about it though... "Unfortunately... I haven't figured out much... I found that they've been infamously hard to track down, this is just the most active they've ever been, even more than last year it seems... Their motive is unclear too, but considering it's a cult, it's likely they believe in something, but it's been almost random. Only now it looks like they've only been taking high school students", he explained. So there wasn't much just yet... "Though... Since they're more active, hopefully they'll slip up at some point, and we get a more solid lead", he finished. So he decided to speak about it here in the hospital. That really must mean there wasn't much information at all. Kami was very close to managing a lead with Ayano's capture, but he knew his limits and didn't chase after that... Rui wondered what would happen if it was someone far more physically capable than Kami instead... Would it have been different? Well, there was no use thinking about it. It seems there wasn't much else to talk about, other than her ability. "So, we'll need your help. We feel your power of Persona may be a little different from ours though... It'll be easier for us to try it, but that'll have to wait for another time", he mentioned.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015, Monday She sighed, a sullen expression on her face when she found out that they too were in the dark about info on the cult. With them being a cult, they might been thinking up a way to summon this demon or monster by gathering sacrifices to appease this being, the thought made her spine shiver...What kind of eldritch horror would they conjure up if they become successful? And what does this spell for Warakuma or the world? The simple fact that they exist makes her reel in horror. "So, we'll need your help. We feel your power of Persona may be a little different from ours though... It'll be easier for us to try it, but that'll have to wait for another time" Her help? Different? That doesn't make sense...Does this mean that Personas have different capabilities that vary from each person? What did he mean by different? The choice was pushed on to her so suddenly, a part of her just wanted to forget all about what happened and simply return to normalcy, but another strived to use this power and unleash her potential...It would be a waste not to use a gift such as this, not many people can be granted with such a power...She looked at Kami with an uncertain look in her eyes, but after mulling over it for a few seconds a small smile rose from her lips, nodding in agreement and having made her choice. "I'll do it...If it means finding more about this cult and for the better of Warakuma...I'll do it!" Just then, another stranger popped up, it certainly wasn't someone she had met before, so she turned her head to the side, examining him as if he was an otherworldly specimen. She blinked once and twice, uttering the words, "I'm sorry but...do I know you?" She didn't mean any ill-will to that comment but as her train of thought began to turn its gears once more, she noticed that it was actually Sato Hashimoto. One of the few who put an effort to save her from the monstrosity that was her inner self. When she realized this, she quickly bowed her head repeatedly and began to mutter apologies several times, excusing herself for her mistake. "We don't have to shoot ourselves, right? Because I'm not sure I'm prepared to commit to that kind of thing..." She asked the three.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Cave of Solitude \| Sunday, June 7 2015 Kotori followed the events that unraveled closely - not only because she was afraid of what might happen if Ayano did not accept her other self, but also because her own memory wasn't all too clear on what had happened to herself immediately after the same incident. As she spoke on, a small smile came over Kotori's lips - the words Ayano was speaking sounded familiar in a way. Though she couldn't hope to think she'd understand another person from so little, she still felt something almost like pride for having been able to help her find her own resolve, no matter how small a contribution it may have been. A short while later, back in the real world - it still felt a little strange to refer to it as such - Kaminari immediately excused himself to bring Ayano to the hospital. The rest remained behind, at the behest of Megumi - who informed everyone of the fact that Ayano's Persona, into which the twin shadows had transformed, had similar abilities to her own. However, with nothing more than a preliminary scan, they had little more to go on and thus decided to leave all that for another time as the group split up; no doubt glad to be able to head home for some rest - at least Kotori knew she was. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Monday, June 8 2015 - After School As the bell rung, signalling the end of classes and the start of the usual race for the classroom doors, Kotori once again remained at her seat as she finished up the day's notes; letting the room begin emptying out in doing so and only briefly looking up to give a small bow of goodbye should Akane happen to walk by. As Kotori put her pencil down, she stifled a sudden yawn before briefly lifting her glasses to rub her eyes for a moment - after the events the day before (and making up a story about a study group with a classmate or three for her mother once she got home), she'd felt like little more than taking a shower and then just laying down in bed until she quickly drifted off to sleep. Unfortunately for her, however, the sheer heart-pounding excitement had still been far too fresh in her mind as that she'd have any chance of actually getting to sleep at any reasonable hour; instead laying awake for hours - the consequences of which she'd been feeling the whole day now. Putting her notebook together with her writing utensils back into her school bag, Kotori thought about what was still to do for the day. Her mother had said she didn't need any help or shopping done today, so she was free for Agriculture Club - or she could visit the girl, Ayano, in hospital. A wry half-smile came across Kotori's face at that thought - whilst it would perhaps be both polite and a nice thing to do, she already knew that she didn't actually want to go near the hospital if she didn't absolutely have to; even as she already headed out of the classroom. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School A faintest of knocks resounded from the door to the Agriculture Clubroom. A second or five passed before the door slowly opened and Kotori peeked inside in her usual way of entering. The room itself, meanwhile, was a similiarly usual sight by now - with dozens of potted plants and flowers of various sizes, shapes and colours strewn about the room. "Good afternoon," Kotori greeted whilst looking about for the usual occupants of the room, even as she already made her way to the table in the middle of the room; placing her bag besides the chair she sat down in - not just coincidentally the one before one of the newest additions to the veritable greenhouse of a floral panorama the clubroom had acquire.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015 Monday "There won't be any need for that", he reassured Ayano, after Sato had entered the room. All that needed explaining so far was done, the rest was up to a field test. The four spent some time in the hospital before leaving for home. It looked like Ayano was going to be discharged pretty soon, either tomorrow or day after, she only seemed to be upset about not having her laptop. Warakuma High - After School 9/6/2015 Tuesday The next day was rather as expected, there wasn't much happening. It was just the usual class work, there was some talk of summer vacation starting too, but that was almost a month off. Clubs were fairly active, because these somewhat down periods of regular school life were when they were most productive, or able to be. No students skipping for exams, and no one being lazy just because it's close to the end of the semester. Ayano should be discharged today too, so there was nothing to worry about. So now he was looking to what club to attend today...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru and Aiko Yamamoto Aiko stammered. "A...a...are you sure?" Aiko's cosplays weren't perfect by any measure. He had only done one, Ryu. He wasn't ready for a job where it depended on it. He thought hard. It was a job, one where he could have something to do after school. "Yes." It was something to do. Aiko lit up. It was time to practice his skills finally. "Hey Noboru, don't you think it's a goo....Noboru?" Noboru Yamamoto-Warakuma Shrine Noboru wandered around the shrine, picking up bits of trash. It was disgusting that people would disgrace it like this. He may have been biased though. This place held a lot of memories, good, bad, and indifferent. This was where he ran to shelter when he was younger, finding it a place of comfort. It was also where him and Chiaki decided to go their own ways. Things has been misunderstood, and it resulted in less then stellar circumstances. The last thing he remembered was her angry face. She had slapped him, leaving him at the shrine alone. He now kept his distancd even more than before, barely knowing who she was anymore. Noboru took a moment of silence at the shrine, before wandering it again, trying to keep it pristine.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Tuesday, June 9 - After School Something was amiss. Alexei couldn't exactly pin it down to anything but somehow he had a weird feeling the whole day. Both the kidnapped had joined back school today and though he had thought of going to visit them, he had thought of attending his MMA club for once. For some strange reason, Sagat didn't seem in the mood today and Inoue had to be somewhere. She rarely missed a chance to spar with the burly boys, so wherever she had to be must have been really important. Alexei had decided to take a day off from visiting any other clubs of his interest and decided to go to the Agriculture Club instead. He knew Harvester had convinced the Kotori to be a part of the club and it was a place where he could check on her again. This whole day had been a bit uncomfortable, perhaps it was worry of some kind eating at his psyche. Alexei wasn't sure. Slowly, he trudged to the Agriculture room. He could make out two distinct female voices and a male boisterous one. Surely, Matt had a few followers. Seeing how he too was a foreigner. His club hadn't seen the kind of attention some others had shown. Alexei knocked lightly on the door to announce his presence. "Hello!" his low voice thundered. As the others turned to take notice, his phone beeped. A message from Elena. "No practice today. I'm going to see Mom. Love E." Alexei gave it a glance and slid it back into the pocket. His stomach still rumbling faintly. Something was prying at his nerves. But checking on his benefactor came first. "How are you, Shirohane-san?" he asked politely.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma High - Manga Club 9/6/2015 Tuesday "It's fine, I don't come around here too often", he reassured Ryan. So Akane was either late or doing something else today, he decided to get one of the manga books that were neatly on the shelf and started reading, though before he could pick, Akane had arrived. It seems today was going to be a pretty quiet club day. The rest of the day went by pretty normally when Akane arrived, mostly just talking about the manga they were reading, or had finished reading, or were thinking about reading. After club was over everyone headed home after saying their farewells for the day. Warakuma Mall - Afterschool 13/6/2015 Saturday Today was an early day for school, so Rui decided to head down to the mall area and check out if there was anything new at the shops there. The rest of the week went by pretty unceremoniously, and without much incident, he heard from Kami that police were confused, they weren't sure whether to take these disappearances seriously or not, since some were short enough that it could merely have been a runaway and wasn't kidnapping. Basically, for them the case was all over the place. They think it's not related to the kidnappings last year. In any case, it was likely Rui was going to just head down to the arcade to finish up the day after browsing the shops in the area.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High - After School 13/6/2015, Saturday The past few days have been rather uneventful, after getting her bearings together, Ayano's life slowly returned to normalcy, well as normal as one can get when they just experienced something that was quite literally an out-of-world experience. If it was something worth mentioning though, the girl found herself acting quite more happy and upbeat after the experience, making a small number of friends in the process as well as spending less of her time in the web, although she does spend still quite a hefty amount of time on the web, it wasn't as bad as before. As the day came to a halt, she looked out the window and pondered to herself...What should she do after school? Humming to herself, there wasn't particularly anything planned at this time, so maybe she'll just lounge around and browse at the mall or something. There wasn't a meeting with the club today, she did miss out on the past meeting though. She shrugged, saying that she'll attend next time. Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma Mall 13/6/2015, Saturday The girl's eyes dart from left to right, looking at various book titles. A new, good book would be nice, but she didn't exactly have some money with her, so she might as well scour for it and plan to buy it in the near the future. Although right now though, not a lot of eye-catching of titles, it might have something to do with the fact she's in the Romance section and romance is something that she tries to distance herself from, the girl was stumped for a minute, why did she even think of browsing this section? She shook her head and quickly moved to another section, continuing her search.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| June 13, Saturday - After School He couldn't shake the unease he had felt this whole week. It was like some ghost was sitting on his shoulder, whispering malice in his ear. Not even regular puffs of his favorite Luckies could soothe his brow. He had nothing to do for the rest of the day as Saturday was service day at Sagat's restaurant and Inoue had strangely been busy whole week. His meeting with Kotori too had not revealed anything new. He felt a strange itch, a forboding of something bad about to happen. His first priority was Elena. He rushed out of the school, sprinting his way to the parking lot to pick up his bike and zoomed to his sister. He was at the site within a few moments. Waiting a bit impatiently at the gates as juniors came out. Some giving him a sidewards dismissive glance, he glared back at them to make them skittle away like rats. Soon Elena appeared, seemingly busy texting. Not watching where she walked. Alexei watched her calmly, holding back his first reaction to warn her of misstep. His phone buzzed as she looked up, a palm coming over her lips to show her surprise. She started into a light jog as she saw him soon coming up to the gates. "You came here, Ni-san!" she asked surprised. "Yeah! had nothing to do. Thought, should take you for some shopping." he replied. A small gleam appeared in her eyes before she asked in a half smile, "What's the occasion?" "Nothing. One of your dresses has faded quite a bit, thought you needed one." he said non-chalantly. As the one who washed the clothes at home, it was not surprising that he was aware of the wear-tear of everything that was in Dragunov household. Elena shrugged at his response, trying her best to hide her delight. It was always good to go shopping with Alexei, he wasn't a bit hurried and allowed her ample time to try almost the whole shop. With a spring in her step she followed him to his ride and they were off to the mall. --- Warakuma Mall: Shopping Center. Alexei had thought that keeping her in front of his eyes would calm the foreboding he felt but it had only worsened. He felt a bit weak, thinking about what if she got taken in front of him. As he walked a pace behind his kid sister, he warily looked around, hoping to catch anything out of order before it became a problem. He asked her to try different dresses as he went to check in to his workplace in the next building. Surely, nothing would happen inside a crowded mall.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Afterschool 13/6/2015 Saturday Alexei and his little sister spent quite some time picking out a new dress, but eventually she decided on one, it was much like her other dresses in colour, but it seems this one was suitable for the upcoming summer. Alexei's unease lightened a bit as they stepped out of the store with the dress. Though he was a bit more at ease, he was still on alert, he was tense, and Elena felt it. "Is something wrong nii-san?", she asked with innocent curiosity? "Huh? Uhh, it's nothing", he responded. She simply tilted her head and smiled. "Well, if you say it's nothing, then it's nothing", she was a bit more cheerful than usual today. It must be the shopping. The two began to walk their way home, though Elena wanted to check the other stores too, since she hadn't been to those places before, and being the loving brother he was, let her. Though as she decided to run ahead a little, he brotherly smile slowly turned to fear as two men popped out the corner and grabbed her swiftly. Before he could run on ahead, he felt a smack on the back of his head... There was a surprised groan that followed, but it was not Alexei's, as he turned and punched the attacker, knocking him off his feet before he ran in hot pursuit of Elena and her kidnappers. He found himself crashing through into a vacant house, small, cheap, and looked ready to fall apart, it was obviously going to be destroyed and a new house be built there based on the sign in front. He stormed into the next room hearing the footsteps of the kidnappers and their voices. "What is he a monster?! How are we gonna... What?! Get in?! Are you cra-", "There's no time!", Alexei could hear almost all the exchange, but as he entered the room, the men were gone, and with them, Elena... "Get in"... He would remember. Standing in front of him was a big mirror. Literally the only thing in the room besides the dust and some dead bugs. He felt a beckoning and a voice as he inched closer to the mirror, first placing his hand upon it, to his disbelief his hand went through, then his arm, and between the strange beckoning call of this mirror, and his desire to save his little sister, he disappeared into the mirror too. Warakuma Mall - Afterschool 13/6/2015 Saturday Rui was panting a little, standing outside the old house, the kidnappers? The cult... This was a rare opportunity. It seems someone was in pursuit too, though he was unsure of what happened, since he no longer heard any noise, so he decided to follow the other boy's (or man? He was huge) tracks, stepping over the destroyed door and stepping into an empty room after the main entrance room. There it was... A big mirror. It was a cheap mirror, but it was big enough to use as a portway into the mirror world... He sent a message to everyone, to meet at the warehouse, today, and sent Kami the location of this house to investigate. This was a good chance. They had to seize it. This was the best chance they had at catching any of the cultists, and maybe get some information. After sending the messages, he decided to head back towards the Abandoned Warehouse. It didn't matter who was or wasn't ready, they'll go in after the cultists and the boy and his sister with whoever they can. This was also probably a good chance to have Ayano try her Persona out too, if she was available.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov - June 13th All it took was a moment's lapse. His senses had been tingling the whole time and sudden haplessness waded over him but a blunt strike reminded him of his surroundings. Unfazed by the weak attempt he turned with a drawn punch that welded itself into the chest of his assailant, letting out a weak squeak as he was sent flying. Alexei turned with remarkable alacrity and began his chase. Heavy, long steps as he shouted his sister's beloved name. There was no panic, just plain rage. He had been upset about what happened to Akane and Kotori but they had enough courage to assault his family. Things were way overhead. As he could see her large form flailing and giving them a hard time, they disappeared into an abandoned house sitting at the edge of the district. He had been involved in restructuring of the whole place. His employers being one of the contractors assigned the rebuilding process. So he felt nothing about trespassing, plus his protective instincts had arisen. He smashed through the door like it was made of paper. Hearing a few cries of his sister. He shouted her name and followed into a large room which was suddenly devoid of all activity. Nothing but a strange body length mirror reflecting his image back at him. He inched closer to the mirror. It was beckoning him to come closer. As he touched his surface, he could fell it shimmer. His hand phased through as if dipped in water. He took a deep breath and went inside. It was all dark inside, as if he has walked into a dark pit but he could hear distant cries of Elena. He shouted her name but only sobs returned. Angered he started in the direction of the cries, wishing to rip off whichever fool who had dared lay a hand on his sister.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Park \|\| June 13 SAT: After School It might just be her imagination but Shizuka felt as if her presence and inquiry were unwanted by the irritated expression upon the upperclassman's face. No surprise there, she did bring up a possibly unpleasant incident for the older male and she was hesitant to do so. Her response to the unconvincing assurance that he was alright was a hesitant nod. If the other didn't wish to delve too deep into it then the underclassman had no choice but to comply. It wasn't polite to be too nosy into other people's business after all. But her concern remained on her featues. A moment of silence, then something caught Shizuka off guard. The sudden change of tone from Masahide. The poor girl flinched, averting her gaze away as he pointed out the way she looked at him. Was there something wrong with the way she looked at the upperclassman? But it didn't end there, the way he spoke lost its formal manner as the hazel eyes of the younger teen started to moisten from how hateful the other was starting to sound. Her hands and lips shook as Shizuka mumbled in a soft, shaken voice, "...I-I didn't mean to upset you, I-I'm truly sorry... It's... It's just that.. while you say you're alive, yo-your face um... sort of te-tells me other wise." While trying her best to hold back from tearing, the freshman collected her belongings and spoke once more without turning to face Masa. "I-I truly apologize for robbing you of your time... I-I'll be taking my leave if my presence is unwanted."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Abandoned Warehouse - Afterschool 13/6/2015 Saturday It was just past lunch when Rui made it to the warehouse. He wasn't the first one there though, Kazuki was already here. He also got a message from Kami that he was at the vacant house with the mirror now. Shortly afterward, Sato and Kotori arrived, and then Akane in suit. They had just enough for one party, and then soon panting her way in was Ayano. This was getting better, since they could finally see if the suspicions were correct about her Persona. "Megumi isn't here right now though she said she was on her way, and Riku said he's sneaking out of detention, and Tadao said he was still working... So I guess it'll be just us for now", that said, Rui felt Noboru should've been here by now... Did he not get the message? Well, in any case, they had a big enough party to move through. "Right... Well we can't wait, in case the cultists find a way out of the mirror world. Catching them inside the mirror world is our best chance", he said. Though shortly after saying that, he got a call from Kami. "I'm going to go on through this mirror over here", "Are you sure...? There's no telling where you'll actually appear, not to mention, you're alone on that side. If shadows attack, we can't help you", "I'm counting on Ayano to find me when I'm in", Rui looked at Ayano for a moment, then back to the big mirror in the warehouse. "Alright...", he responded, he understood. Putting his phone away he turned to the whole group that was here right now. "We're going to head on in", "I'll stay out here in case anyone else arrives while you're in there, good luck". Mirror Warakuma 13/6/2015 Saturday Rui, Kotori, Sato, Akane and Ayano stepped through into the mirror world. It was a familiar feeling for all of them but Ayano, although as they stepped in, everyone but Rui and Ayano realized they needed directions now to their destination. They always had Megumi to give the directions, though Ayano simply didn't know all of that whatsoever. Though Rui turned to Ayano. "Ayano, I want you to summon your Persona right now. If me, Kazuki and Kami suspect right, you have the same ability as Megumi, to communicate and observe others from long distances", he explained. Ayano looked confused, but the desire to want to try the 'Persona' thing overtook that, since it seemed so cool to her, and so she did. As she summoned her Persona, a blue flame enveloped her with the sound of shattering glass, and soon appearing behind her was a woman robed in gray, with a face that looked like a cylindrical electronic display, the display seemed to change randomly. In front of Ayano however, was a large console, as she looked upon it, familiar functions came to her, as she reached out, an abundance of floating holographic screens appeared in front of her, giving her information of the entire area, maps, the presence of shadows... Although this wasn't all she found, she moved her hand to where her headphones are, and suddenly she could hear vivid sounds in the distance... "nii-san...!.... i-is he gone...?!.... That kid is crazy....!". Those voices... That must be who they're after. Sounds like they kidnapped someone too, by the sound of it, a very young girl. Instinctively she reached for the screens in front of her again and immediately knew what to do, and within moments she made a route towards the dungeon she heard the voices from. Almost like natural, she hit the scan function beside the map, and there appeared two blinking strobes. The names for the two were 'Kami-chan <3', and 'Alexei Dragunov'. Upon seeing the special note for Kami, she blushed and gasped in embarrassment for a moment. "Are you okay?", "Y-y-yeah... Yeah I'm fine... Uhhh, I have a route to the next dungeon. Kami seems to be there too... And another, an 'Alexei Dragunov', do any of you know him?", in the process though she found the route to her's and everyone else's, but that wasn't important right now.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Crypt of Hopes and Dreams 13/6/2015 Saturday With Alexei identified, and the route decided, the party headed on to the next dungeon. It was not quite what they expected, but then again, they never were. The gothic architecture against the bright yet restrained colours, like that of a little girl's dreams were fitting for the banner up top, 'Crypt of Hopes and Dreams'. Now that he thought about it, it looked almost like a tomb. Standing in front of it was Kami, when he noticed the party, he turned, "I may have watched something important... I saw someone before the dungeon literally formed right before my eyes...", he said. The someone might be Alexei... Still, dungeons just form spontaneously like that? "I also see we were right, Ayano does have the same power as Megumi", Kami turned to Ayano as he spoke. "Still... We don't know the full capabilities, I will stay here with Ayano, Rui, you take everyone else into the dungeon and go after the kidnappers, and rescue whoever is in there", with that agreed, Rui picked his party and headed in. The ones he would take with him were Akane, Kotori, and Sato. "Right, if anyone else arrives, make sure they're ready to back us up. It'll be even easier if Megumi gets here too, we can safely have two teams in there", and with that he set off. Crypt of Hopes and Dreams - F1 13/6/2015 Saturday The first floor, the interior was as expected, discarded possessions inside of tombs, they seemed to each have their own themes, and toy candles lit the hallways. There were no shadows, but once they saw some, they were so weak that they ran at the first sight of them... Kami said this was a newly formed dungeon, so perhaps it was smaller, or had weaker shadows. Still, they came upon a clearing, and standing within it was Alexei. He was staring down someone who looked just like him, by experience, that was his shadow... But this wasn't his dungeon, or was it...? It was confusing, but they would have to set aside those thoughts for now.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov As Elena's cries grew more distant, Alexei wondered if the distance was actually shortening or not. The whole view around him seemed to warp into something else, like a bad sci fi movie. What was stranger though, was the form the whole surroundings around him seem to be taking. It slowly started resembling like a crypt as he continued his chase for the attackers. Eerily resembling the one back in Tokyo where his father rests. Alexei felt a knot forming in his stomach as inexplicable events were happening. It was as if he was inside his own mind or his sister's as both of them quiet similar memories of the place. But the whole scenario was a bit weird, the crypts weren't clean and well organised and a strange black grime stuck at most of the epitaphs. There also seem to be minor rodents running around in darkness as he moved deeper, no one approached him with malice like the kidnappers but they always remained on the fringe of his peripheral vision. Then, in a distance he saw a figure or rather a Doppelganger. He looked starkingly like Alexei or rather he was Alexei. Dressed in a full sleeved shirt and warm trousers he stood near a grave that resembled the one of his father as he had a strange expression on his face. Alexei stopped before him and questioned "Who are you?" "Are you always so obvious?" he quipped back, his tone much sharper and high pitched. "Quit joking around, who are you?" he continued. "Man! you really are a musclehead aren't you? I am you, of course?" the figure said with a shrug. "What Nonsense, how can this be? What is this place." he inquired further, taking no offense of the way the figure talked. "This is your reality and I am the real you. You faker." The figure seemed to get angry all of a sudden. All Alexei could do was get taken aback as the figure began his tirade. "Always burdened with taking care of that entitled slut, strutting around carefree while I work myself to the bone. What right to they have to entitlement when I who is worthy get nothing and that weakling who has been nothing but a constant strain on finances. Why doesn't she kill herself already if she can't come over the loss of this good for nothing." he said kicking the stone of the grave. Alexei just flipped a switch as he went for a tackle. Taking him down, the figure did nothing but give a chilling laugh. "Oh so Mr.Good is scared that his true feelings have come to light." he said as he gave him a snide grin. Alexei just punched his face in reply. "I have never felt that way, I am just doing my duty." he said, a little winded from all that chase. "Is that so? Still paying the model son and brother. Quit the act, will you? you can't fool me. I am the real you, that suppressed desire that you have, to get rid of your responsibilities and finally be able to relax and live a life you desire. This is all rather convenient, isn't it. With your sister out of the way, your life can be simpler. Now, only if the old hag can bite the bullet." he mocked. "Watch. Your. Mouth. Asshole!" Alexei growled as he rained punches, his rage certainly getting the better of him, a bit. But it seemed that the other Alexei was perhaps tougher than the real one as he did nothing but laugh eerily while being punched. "You are not me!!!" Alexei shouted for perhaps only the second time in his life, he couldn't remember the first time. Just then it seemed that gravity had been reversed as he was thrown flying from his position above his doppelganger. It's shaped begin to change as some others came into view, he wondered if they were more accomplices,but he'll deal with them later after he was done with this schmuck. Alexei landed on a crypt a bit heavily. The figure before him continued its unsettling laughter as it turned into something grotesque. He was a bit relieved to know that that wasn't truly his self as he held his head to shake out the shock of the landing.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Crypt of Hopes and Dreams 13/6/2015 Saturday As the party reached Alexei, it appears the predictable has happened and they immediately braced themselves for combat. The shadow of Alexei took on a monolithic visage, covered in blood. Though as much as Alexei might believe this isn't him, as the shadow began to take form and do it's thing, he began to doubt that optimistic belief. The figure below the sword stuck in the shadow's belly began to cry out in Alexei's little sister's voice for help. "Shut up shut up shut up! Stupid bitch! Look at what you've done to your brother! Me! Look at how much I've suffered! This body here bleeds for you and what do I get in return?! Nothing!... Well, no more! You lot there! I'll start with you then, if you're going to tie me down with some shitty 'duty' then get the hell out of my face, or I'll make you!" With little warning the shadow with one hand grabbed a couple blades off the back of the monolithic body it stood on, grasping at the swords in-between it's fingers and threw them at the party, doing all of this alarmingly quickly. Rui and Sato darted to the side while Akane using Setanta blocked the swords, with Kotori behind her. "To get a fight like this so early... It seems to have trouble turning, try and get onto the flanks", he ordered.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Crypt of Hopes and Dreams - Entrance 13/6/2015, Saturday As the group headed towards the aforementioned route, Ayano followed suit and what greeted her was a building that reminded her of Castlevania series. It had that whole haunted and dark vibe that also seemed to resonate an artsy kind of feeling inside of her, but it wasn't a good one. The bright colors definitely looked out-of-place for the whole area, the whole clashing of it all almost made her eyes bleed. Kami was nearby and gave Rui an assessment of the area, apparently this is where he was, which made Ayano's suspicions of him in the map fade away. Although she was doubtful, she was glad at the same time that Kami decided to stay with her and with that, the party went in. As Rui, Akane, Kotori and Sato trudged forward into the dungeon, the feeling of watching it all in front of her very eyes in a screen like a livestream of some sort gave her a feeling of surrealism. Virtual reality was one thing, but this is a whole new level entirely...The interior was creepy to say the least, it Ayano feel unnerved as she never really liked tombs and crypts. Who would? Beyond the distance, she and the party saw Alexei, and it seemed as though they were just in time to see him confront his other self. Small flashes of the same experienced rushed back inside Ayano's mind but she shook it off, trying to focus on the mission at hand...The doppelganger began to speak, spewing the brutal and honest truth about Alexei...She knew that trying to stop him from saying those words would only be in vain and as the shadow began to reveal its true form, a grim expression spread throughout the girl's face. The battle raged on, Ayano quickly started to scan the shadow for any sort of weakness and trying to sense a pattern with it. You never really know with these battles. She typed in a few buttons but it would seem that scanning would take a while, she looked at one of her screens, trying to observe the enemy as it deflected Akane's and Sato's personas, she squinted a little but she swore she could see puffs of smoke emerging from behind the thing. It was slumping a little too...That shield. She mulled over it for a few minutes and as if on cue, her scan was complete. As she looked it over, she began to contact Rui, "Quick! It's tiring itself out, now's your chance to strike back before it brings back its shield again!"</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Pastry Shop \|\| June 13 SAT: After School Before she could locate her wallet in her school bag, Shizuka was stopped by the upperclassman and was offered to be treated to whatever she wanted. "E-Eh, bu-but I couldn't. I-I'm able to pay for my ow--" While the freshman attempted to hesitantly reject his offer, Masahide had already made his order and directed an expectant expression with a small grin towards her. The thought of rejecting and paying for her own item crossed her mind but as she paused for a moment to think, Shizuka decided that if he seemed insistent on it and he had already informed the clerk, might as well gratefully accept the offer. After releasing a defeated sigh, the dark haired teen parted her lips, "T-Thank you, Saji-senpai. Ju-Just this once, I'll accept. " Her half hidden gaze directed itself towards the glass case of cakes again. "Well, tiramisu is one of my favorites... Or perhaps I shall try a slice of millefeuille..." , she mumbled to herself as she excitedly decided between the little treats sparkling with appetizing aura. "I suppose I'll take a slice of mont blanc." Shizuka spoke shyly, still hesitant about having Masa pay for her cake. Before heading towards an empty table by the window side, she waited for the transaction to finalize. Upon taking her seat and settling herself down, a sudden realization struck the younger student, from an outsider's point of view, this looked like a date. Spacing out towards the window, she shook her head and convinced herself that it wasn't, it's merely a 'hangout with a friend'. I mean, she visits this shop with her friends all the time, this was probably similar to that. But why did this scenario have to remind her of a certain shoujo manga she read recently? The boy treats the female protagonist to a cake and tea, almost like what Masa had just done for her! At the end of the cafe scene, the female protagonist confe-- SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE. Shizuka comically and violently shook her head to get rid of her usual silly shoujo fantasies and paused. Oh no. Does she look stupid right now? Did she get any weird look from the upperclassman? "Um..... Do-Don't mind me, senpai. T-There is nothing wrong.", she softly whispered with cheeks tinted with a bright red hue from embarrassment. _________</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Crypt of Hopes and Dreams - F1 13/6/2015 Saturday Hearing Ayano feed them the information, Rui made the order to charge. They had to be swift, in case they didn't manage to defeat it in that charge, they needed to be able to back away when the shield came back up. "Give it everything you've got, but be prepared to back away when it's shield comes back", he ordered. Leading the charge he went straight in with his Persona, striking it with a Zan'ei while charging in with his own sword. The shadow wailed in pain as it took attack after attack, it also appeared the figure on the back was the one that took the brunt of the damage, furthermore the arms of the monolithic golem body seemed to be able to be damaged. "Ayano, scan the arms specifically, I think there's something about them...", he asked.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Masahide Saji Warakuma Park 9/13/15 - Afterschool Masahide watched the girl with a mixture of curiosity and confusion, his subtle smile wavering to a more neutral expression as a brow rose. He didn't know what to think of her reaction, though he merely shrugged his shoulders as he turned back to the counter. Opening his phone briefly he'd thumb over his messages, pulling up Yamato's number. Sure enough, a new message was awaiting him. Yeah... Look, we're coming down next week. You actually gonna talk to me this time? Or do I need to loosen your thick skull again?. All Masa could do was shake his head with the smile re-emerging, tucking his phone away as the order was delivered. With a subtle bow of his head, he'd take the items after paying, turning back to where Shizuka once was to find her missing. Though it didn't take long, the raven-colored hair gave her away almost instantly as he took a seat on the opposite side of the table, sitting before her as he slid over her cake. As he settled down, his gaze rose to her, taking note of her reddening hue as he rose a brow once more. "If you say so," Bowing his head slightly in response as he indicated the platter before her, "Enjoy." With that, he took his cup and sipped it's contents. Sure enough, the heated liquid burned slightly upon his tongue, but that feeling in itself was soothing as the taste settled in. With a contented sigh, he'd lean back in his chair and set his cup upon the table. For a moment, he'd glance out the window onto the streets, but his attention slowly drew back to Shizuka. "Thanks once again," Masa stated, drawing up his cup, "Do you make it a habit of consoling the downtrodden?" Masa smirked obviously at this remark, his intention to tease the girl not veiled at all.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Crypt of Hopes and Dreams - F1 13/6/2015 Saturday "Understood, everyone concentrate fire on the arms", he ordered. Without hesitation everyone blasted down the arms one by one. It took a fair bit of effort to destroy one of the arm's generators. The second one soon followed afterwards with help from Rui, landing a critical strike, not only staggering it, but also breaking the generator. As he expected, the bladed shield was about to come up, and the female figure began to wail in pain to signify it. He immediately backed away, but at the same time called Askr from above. With the shield gone, the party could go wild on it. With an aerial Zan'ei followed by a Garula broke apart the bladed shield, exposing the shadow. The party quickly moved in with their prime damaging attacks, concentrating it all in the vulnerable spot in the shadow's defenses, the monolithic golem's arms gave in and the figure fell forward, impaling the female figure on the ground as the man on it's back fell hard onto the ground behind it. It could barely grab a sword before Askr leaped over the golem body, and delivered a swift downward thrust, slaying the shadow. It screamed in agony for a few moments before turning back into the Alexei look-alike... The rest seemed to be up to Alexei.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov : Crypt of Hopes and Dreams The fall was a bit harder than he had prepared himself for and Alexei took sometime to settle. He watched on as his doppelganger turned into something grotesque, something he could vaguely figure out. As others fought it off in this bizarre situation. He could make out their faces. They were all from his school and ironically, all of the earlier kidnapped. Was this some kinda game, or an alternate dimension. What was going on? Alexei had many questions and as he pondered on them and noticed phantasmal beings work in tandem with his acquaintances, he wondered what this world was. It didn't take long to beat of the Goliath than was once his look alike and upon defeat, astonishingly it turned back to its revious form. The others backed out, making it seem like his job to do this closure. Alexei got up a bit gingerly, still a bit shaken from the fall. He was in a mental mess, a rather rare occurrence. He usually had this unearthly calm. Perhaps, Elena's absence was still worrying him. As he walked closer to his look alike it spoke up in its shrill voice, the snide grin from earlier absent. "The world isn't that had a place you think it is, bub." his tone a bit somber and low. "You don't need to give up on your life to let others lead theirs, you feel me brother." this sudden change was certainly perplexing but Alexei could feel meaning behind those words and that meaning seem to hit him like a train. He had been consumed, quiet literally, with the thought of providing a normal life for his sister and mother, it was on a similar path that his father did. Busying himself with work and avoid giving his presence for them to heal them. He had meant well but had gone about it all the wrong way. "Yeah" he said in his low baritone. "I guess letting your hair down sometimes won't hurt." he admitted. "No one asked me for this role, I took it up myself. But I feel that I have failed remarkably." he said in a low voice, tears seem to well up in his eyes. "Nooo! No! No!, you have done a remarkable job but what they want is a man who doesn't treat them like a burden, who has his own life and interests. One, who they can depend upon in their time of need but one who has his own dreams and aspirations." "Yeah, I know. I think I can still be that if I try hard enough." the other Alexei got up shakily at this and walked on towards the real one, a genuine smile on his face this time. A blue light slowly started enveloping him as he stood closer to Alexei and soon it momentarily obscured it from view as the figure changed to a large man with fiery hair red knightly armor. Thou art I, I art Thou I am Prometheus, the ever enduring. The figure soon dissipated and its place a card was left in the palm of Alexei's hand. He wondered if this was his phantasmal companion, much like others had used earlier. He wondered what he knew about this being and how could he handle it. Perhaps this was best left to the crew who already had experience. So he turned towards the group and spoke "I am sorry to come across as over-bearing but my sister is still here somewhere. If you all don't mind, could you please lend me a hand once more."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Crypt of Hopes and Dreams - F1 13/6/2015 Saturday "That was the intention, or one of them, the other was rescuing you... But...", Rui paused for a bit, expecting Alexei to fall to exhaustion like everyone else had... But when it became clear that it was not going to happen, he continued, "Nevermind...", at that moment, Ayano informed the team that the dungeon wasn't very big at the moment, so they could catch up to Alexei's sister very quickly. With that understood, "Alright, it doesn't look like I can stop you from going further in with us, so let's get going", he said, turning to Alexei, and then to the door ahead, which with the defeat of the shadow, was now unsealed. Alexei's sister wasn't much further, and not just that, the cultist members were there too... This could be a big break for them, although something bothered Kami, and also Rui... One of the theories was that these cultists were the ones who created the shadows when people were put into the mirror world... But with it naturally occurring, as Alexei had simply pursued... That wasn't the case, so what was the cult really after then? If shadows and Personas were something they were not aware of?</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Shinza Shopping Square Sunday, June 21, 2015 ==~== Mako stared at the bookshelf in front of him, grateful that he'd seen this shop while he'd been wandering aimlessly. It helped keep his mind off of... certain recent events. He sighed, frustrated with himself for little discernible reason- he hadn't figured out much about the counter-kidnappers, or the kidnappers themselves, so it wasn't like he could have done anything about this kidnapping, but he was still angry that it happened. Especially since, even three days afterward, he still had no concrete clues about the rescuers' identities. He had suspicions, feelings, hunches- but those were useless for his needs. He needed something more... solid. He pulled a book off of the shelf, glancing at the cover, then putting it back in disgust as he realized he was too distracted by the case at hand to really care. Shame, really- it had been too long since he found a good manga bookstore. He'd almost given up hope of finding one in Warakuma. Perhaps this one was new? He pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to will away his frustration. These kidnappings are getting to me too much. I hope someone finds the culprit soon, for all of our sakes'- even if I'm not involved in doing so. Seriously, destiny or not, this is getting to be too stressful. He started strolling the aisles of the bookstore, hoping for something to catch his eye and distract him.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Mirror World - Crossroads ---> Play of Control - F1 Sunday, June 21st, 2015 "Nice guys finish last....huh" she muttered to herself, reciting a popular saying that rang all too true in this situation. If she would've been more forceful in her choice of paths, she could've been having fun in the tower by now. But no, she decided to let the other pick where they wanted to go first and now she finds herself in this dull theater. While it looked better inside, it definitely didn't make her feel any less bored. Though, that started to change the more they looked around. Everything seemed to be in tip-top shape and there was even a red carpet all rolled out leading further into the dungeon, as if it was expecting them. Well, considering all the strange crap they've been running into and how each dungeon tends to change, maybe the shadows as well? After all the times they've came barging in saving people, they had to have gotten the hint sooner or later that people were coming in and saving others. "Don't tell me you're getting scared, Kazuki?" Akane teased, clearly not sharing his thoughts on the matter. This strange feeling obviously meant things were finally picking up, like hell she was going to leave the place without getting in her share of fighting. The shadows better not keep her waiting.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Corporate War Zone - F1 21/6/2015 Sunday As the party went through the trenches, the tension of a battlefield began to thicken around the party. Nothing really escalated or anything, but between the atmosphere and the battle raging above them, it just became more tense. Though finally they reached a clearing in the bunker network. It was a large area, looked like it was used for storage, upon arrival there were shadowy soldiers, just like the ones that were jumping out of the trenches from before. Based on them not attacking, would be safe to say they were allied soldiers...? It was strange considering shadows always attacked them instead. Although for the moment they would have to hold that thought, the a dozen soldiers began to pour in from the battlefield, they were dressed and coloured differently from the ones they were seeing up until now, and within moments the soldiers before them were gunned down by these 'enemy' soldiers... But quickly the party would realize that they were being shot at too. Darting for cover behind the various crates, the party has entered their first battle in this dungeon. "Me and Alexei will take the left side, Sato and Kotori, take the right", he ordered. This was going to be a brief battle. On his mark, he had Alexei charge to soldiers with Rui's Persona as cover. Sato and Kotori's plan would be similar, but considering ranged abilities, they should have no problem just trading from behind some cover. Play of Control - F1 21/6/2015 Sunday It was a strange sight watching the various 'perfect' decorations, just swipe themselves back into place, once they were bumped into or altered in some way... It almost felt like a controlling child who wanted only his own way. Was it some commentary on the one who was confined within this dungeon...? Regardless, Kazuki seemed quite focus, but also a little off... They weren't sure if he was like this normally, but he felt just as controlling as this dungeon was. The orders felt harsh for one... It was quite different to Rui commanding them. Pretty soon though they would enter some kind of ballroom, it also looked to double as an entrance hall for a theater. Just as everyone was about to catch their breath and appreciate how nice everything looked despite it being a dungeon, jumping from the rafters far above them were armors, slim, wielding rapier blades, the gaps in their armor filled with what looked to be a shadow's slimy black form. "Shadows... That armor seems to protect them. They seem to be vulnerable from behind", Megumi's analysis on these shadows was quick... Meaning these were low level shadows, on the other hand, there were easily several of them, and looking up, you can see the glint of even more armors. "Very well... Then we will make short work of them... Cromwell!", he called forth his Persona. Just as one of the armored swordsmen charged, the Persona Cromwell grabbed it by the helm, and slammed it into the ground before Kazuki quickly followed up and struck the vulnerable back. The armor dismantled, and the shadowy form was vulnerable, allowing Cromwell to impale it on it's blade. It appears striking the back will dismantle it's armor, rendering it vulnerable to any attack... That was simple enough, but one had to be fast, or have the brute force to force it to make itself vulnerable like Kazuki had shown here...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Shinza Shopping Square Sunday, June 21, 2015 ==~== As Mako browsed the shelves, he caught a glance of movement out of the corner of his eye. He turned to see a girl with black hair, with bangs that hung down in her eyes, was looking at him strangely. He raised an eyebrow, which only raised higher when the girl flinched at something, then began walking briskly away, book clutched in her hands desperately, like she was afraid he- or someone- might steal it from her. Mako blinked, momentarily confused. Did he offend her in some way? Had they met before, perhaps, and he had demonstrated a remarkable lack of tact or something? Maybe she was just shy? Hmm. She seems familiar, somehow. I just can't place where from. Mako wandered after the girl, who was making a beeline for the cashier. Unfortunately, it seemed the register was temporarily unattended- the cashier must have stepped in the back or something. Mako shrugged internally, walking over to the girl, clearing his throat to announce his presence. "Excuse me. I, ah, couldn't help but notice you seemed... disconcerted. Are you all right?" he asked tentatively.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Corporate War Zone 18/6/2015, Thursday Ayano's eyes lit up when she saw the overflow of soldiers rushed in on to the party with guns blazing, if the rest of the party weren't in any life-threatening danger right now, it'd be just like watching an action movie. Casting her thoughts aside, she was glad to see that Rui and the others were able to pave a path with brute force and eventually made their way to the door. As they entered, the girl's screen was immediately greeted by a slate gray color, it looked unimaginative to say the least. The color almost made her feel dull and lifeless just by looking at her screens, the cells in the area made it clear as to what area they were in right now; a prison. She wouldn't be surprised if the words she were hearing prisoners or just mad ravings of the owner of this dungeon, but who or WHAT was crying in the distance? The brunette nodded at the leader's orders, keeping an open eye on all of her screens just in case the prisoners decide to pile-on them this time or some sort of Silent Hill-esque abomination decides to make itself welcome to the group. As they traversed the prison, there were numerous Shadow Soldiers that just looked sad and frightened, and for a moment the girl couldn't believe that of all the things to make her feel sad it was a shadow. That sadness came to an end with anxiety overcame her when a cell labelled with "Solitary" was met by the party, beyond the door Ayano could feel a presence, one that was filled with malice and power...She wasn't sure if it was THE shadow already but judging from their time in the dungeon, it would be a far cry from it. When the door opened, the only thing that Ayano's screens picked up were pitch black. For a moment she thinks that it was an error or fault of her Persona, but no, it was something more terrible than that... The lights flickered on to reveal towering shadow in the usual prison wear, similar to the ones they saw before. Despite its restrained state she could feel that this thing was not to be underestimated. With Rui giving orders, Ayano quickly began to scan the giant, tapping her keys One of her screens showed the back of the giant, a red reticle pointing directly at it and beeping. Her left screen displayed that it was the glaring weak point of the monster, but how can the party strike it when it keeps darting and weaving? She looked back at the center screen, clicking at the image of the shadow and analyzing it carefully, the girl noticed a distinct key that could be struck and the loose shackles of the boss. With a grin, Ayano immediately relayed the information to the party. "The giant's weak point is its back. It's moving a lot so I think you should restrain it with its own shackles! I'm not sure about the key though..."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Corporate War Zone - Solitary 21/6/2015 Sunday The battle progressed with a stalemate for awhile, but soon as Ayano's scan was done, what they were seeing made more sense. The key was... Well, the key. It looked a little loose, but with a few hits it might lock the restraints. It was a pretty strange kind of handcuff honestly, but it looks like it worked like that. "I'll strike the key, the rest of you focus your attack on it's back", he ordered. With that he darted in first, with a Sukukaja, letting him swiftly dodge it's next unfocused attack, and position himself by the key. At that point he let out a barrage of attacks alternating between his own blade and Askr, before jumping again, and plunging down with his Persona's attack, Mighty Swing. The shadow heaved and then fell, suddenly unable to properly move. It seems those restraints were connected to it's legs too, but as it fell, it began to struggle, and the key began to fiddle around. "Quick! It looks like it might free itself if we take too long!" Play of Control - Stage 21/6/2015 Sunday Akane's attack did a fair bit of damage, but no elemental attack meant it stayed on it's feet. Despite how strong Vile Assault was, it wasn't enough to do any significant damage. She was going to need to follow up with someone who had struck a weakness. Meanwhile, Matthew managed to repel the dancer and cause it to fall to the ground, putting him in position to pummel it again. Kazuki had successfully figured out the one weak to lightning and began work on it, on the other hand Noboru's attacks were missing, before he was suddenly hit by a bolt of lightning and forced on his back foot. This seems to be a fairly simple fight, but should they focus one at a time? Or continue the way they are...? Kazuki seemed too focused to give any kind of order like that, however the shadow he was focusing was sufferring, and would soon shortly be destroyed.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Mirror World - Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse Sunday, June 21st, 2015 The plan just wasn't meant to be. While simple, it was their best chance at stopping the infinite spawning but they failed to account the extent of the master shadow's ability as it simply snapped its fingers and one of the swordsman was instantly by it's side and stopped Kazuki's attack. This is never going to end, will it? They can easily beat down the shadows individually, but they just don't have the endurance to fight an endless shadow wave. If they were going to beat this thing, they needed an attack that would hit them all at once or this will never end. Just when things were looking bad, Rui and Kotori showed up. With them here, it looks like they have already finished on their end. While thankful for their aid, Akane couldn't help but feel disappointed that they needed their help after all. With a sigh, she shrugged it off while giving a nod in confirmation of Rui's order. Summoning Setanta, she casted Rakukaja on Rui while having Setanta cast Matarukaja.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse 21/6/2015 Sunday Rui felt the power flowing into him, it was convenient that Akane had Matarukaja, meaning their follow-up was going to be that much more powerful. At the same time, Rui had been using Sukukaja on himself too, and once that was done, he began. "Immediately after my attack, swarm the bodyguard and the shadow", he ordered. There were a lot of them here, six of them in fact, meaning this was going to be a brutal follow-up. Soon it was time, and Rui charged forward, summoning his Persona, and with one swing of his blade, the Persona rapidly flew across the room all over, slashing the entire area with a mighty Gale Slash. The buffed version did some real work, instantly destroying the squishier gunners, mages, and swordsmen, leaving only the bodyguard. Now was the time, the crucial moment where they could get rid of the bodyguard even for a single moment, so that they could get to the shadow. "Everyone! Now!"</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Play of Control: Backstage Penthouse \| Sunday With the numbers evened out a little, it seemed that the tide was starting to turn. No longer needing to focus on defeating the enemies just to gain some breathing space, everyone had enough time to prepare some buffing spells for which Kotori was rather thankful. Akane strengthened everyone's offensive power whilst Rui was the target of multiple buffs, culminating in a wide Gale Slash by Askr that ripped through the various shadows with ease - so much so, in fact, that all but the burly bodyguard were destroyed in that strike; leaving the rest of the group free to attack it - and the main shadow if they could take it down quickly enough. As Rui called for the attack, Kotori gave a quick nod before pointing Kikuri-Hime at the bodyguard. After a deep breath, her call for "Zionga" was immediately answered by an even louder than usual thunderclap as Akane's group-wide Tarukaja amplified the lightning bolt to a great extent - so much so that it left Kotori blinking in surprise; looking between the bodyguard and Kikuri-Hime - and she could have sworn the latter shrugged ever so slightly before they focused back on the task at hand.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Mirror World - Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse Sunday, June 21st, 2015 "Right." she acknowledged the order, without taking her eyes off the enemy. With Rui all powered up, they were finally nearing the end of this long and exhausting battle. A moment, all they needed was to create was a single moment so they could clobber that bodyguard and finally get rid of the main shahdow. With a single swing of his blade, Rui's persona destroyed all the enemy shadows except for the bodyguard and main shadow. The moment was finally here, timing it just right, Akane, along with the others, summoned their persona and ordered an attack the moment Rui gave the order. "Kill Rush!"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse 21/6/2015 Sunday The attack was a resounding success, the bodyguard was destroyed, as sturdy as it was, against such concentrated fire it fell. The shadow in the chair immediately cowered the moment the last minion shadow fell, and without mercy the party was upon it, blasting it with all their spells and attacks, before it went flying, the chair turning to splinters as it transformed back. "This was certainly a... Distasteful experience...", Kazuki commented. "So this shadow belongs to... Seighardt?", Rui turned around to see the one this party was out to rescue, Seighardt. He recognized him from Drama Club. Made him wonder why Leiko wasn't in here right now raving on about the theatre, then he remembered... He was the one in charge of choosing the parties. "Whatever it is you've experienced, running does no good. Seighardt, your past is set in stone, but your future isn't, I think you'll make the right choice", he said, walking towards the exit to wait.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Mirror World - Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse Sunday, June 21st, 2015 "Right." she acknowledged the order, without taking her eyes off the enemy. With Rui all powered up, they were finally nearing the end of this long and exhausting battle. A moment, all they needed was to create was a single moment so they could clobber that bodyguard and finally get rid of the main shahdow. With a single swing of his blade, Rui's persona destroyed all the enemy shadows except for the bodyguard and main shadow. The moment was finally here, timing it just right, Akane, along with the others, summoned their persona and ordered an attack the moment Rui gave the order. "Kill Rush!"</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse 21/6/2015 Sunday The attack was a resounding success, the bodyguard was destroyed, as sturdy as it was, against such concentrated fire it fell. The shadow in the chair immediately cowered the moment the last minion shadow fell, and without mercy the party was upon it, blasting it with all their spells and attacks, before it went flying, the chair turning to splinters as it transformed back. "This was certainly a... Distasteful experience...", Kazuki commented. "So this shadow belongs to... Seighardt?", Rui turned around to see the one this party was out to rescue, Seighardt. He recognized him from Drama Club. Made him wonder why Leiko wasn't in here right now raving on about the theatre, then he remembered... He was the one in charge of choosing the parties. "Whatever it is you've experienced, running does no good. Seighardt, your past is set in stone, but your future isn't, I think you'll make the right choice", he said, walking towards the exit to wait.</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieghardt Kasumi- Play of Control The battle would reach the climax with Sieg waking up to see the monster being blown back and change back into himself normally. He was waiting for them to keep striking him down but some guy told him life advice which made him frown as he expected that he would make the right choice in this matter, to which he further frowned. He would stand up and walk over to the shadow who was staring back at him waiting for what Sieg would say to him. A head tilt for confused yet a grin to show he also figured the events would only repeat themselves. "So? You agree that you everyone is pointless and just needs to obey you right? If so yell at that man! He shouldn't be expecting anything of you! Its you who should expect of him!" Sieg listened to his shadow lecture him to which he nodded. "Well you are mostly right, I did like having control over people. Yet when you try to befriend people normally, they only end up using you for your money. So I decided that I would control them with promises of getting them what they want and would ditch them before they could ditch me! It was the only right way to handle such!" Sieg would yell before folding his arms and pouting. "Yet I can't keep doing that. I can't keep holding onto said fear. After all these guys came to rescue me from dying and I don't even know them. So if some people are willing to die to help me, then I'm sure some people out there exist that will be friends with me, without seeing my money." The shadow stared at him and shrugged while giving him a smile, before being enveloped in a blue light. Sieg would gaze up at this man in regal clothing, with a scythe who was nodding his head in approval. "Thou art I, I art thou. My name is Saturnus, the brightest star." The figure disappeared leaving Sieg to stand there as he looked back at the rest of the group. He was about to walk towards them but his body started feeling really heavy. "Did someone increase the gravity or is it just me?" Sieg would ask before collapsing onto the ground unconscious from today's events. Most likely his parents were going to ground him, or spend a ton of money to find the criminal who did this in the first place.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Abandoned Warehouse 21/6/2015 Sunday With Ryan and Seighardt being taken to the hospital after their entire ordeal, they all made their ways home. They wanted to talk about why there were two this time... Was it because the cult was picking up their activities? Unfortunately, Kami wasn't present today, still investigating, but likely he may have some answers for them. Kazuki walked away from all this less than pleased. It appears he was not used to these more difficult scenarios, seeing as he handled the previous dungeons okay whenever he participated, but this one seemed to try him. ??? 21/6/2015 Sunday "Welcome, to the Velvet Room" Ryan's vision began to return to him, but before him was something far unfamiliar, the gentle track of an opera singer being the second thing he heard. All he saw was blue, then as his vision sharpened, he began to make out a table, chairs, and a long nosed man at the other end. There were silhouettes seated at each table, only one was clear... He didn't recognize this other person, wearing an attire that appeared to be from an era a century old, with a cravat and all that. In any case, he noticed that he himself was in a simple suit, or rather, tuxedo. He had a bow tie after all. It was unusual, but he felt he could get used to this. On the other end, Seighardt's consciousness began to return to him too, and before him was a room of nothing but blue, tables and chairs possibly fancier than the ones he was once used to, which was quite certainly something. He noticed another silhouette seated a ways off in a tuxedo, but he didn't quite recognize this person. He looked down and noticed he was wearing a surcoat with a cravat, it was a brilliant blue in design too. It felt only a little strange to him, but he rather liked it. Eventually, the two would bring their eyes to the one in front, the long nosed man. "This is a place between mind and matter, dream and reality. It appears you two are new guests... I daresay, almost everyone has arrived, most pleasant", his voice was concise, a little strange, but very clear, a huge contrast to what his origins seemed to be. "I am Igor, and this is my assistant, Henrietta, we will be the ones who will assist you, and the other guests, in your journey", he pulled out a deck of cards and drew two. They matched the engravings both Ryan and Seighardt had in front of them. The Lovers, and the Star. "My, so you have drawn the Lovers. An arcana that represents relationships, in modern times has become the symbol of a strong bond between two as the name suggests, lovers, but it may also refer to one's relationships with other people in general... Family, or friends", then he turned to the other card. "And this is... The Star. To work towards a goal is one of life's greatest treasures, to shine high and bright, like an inspiration... Despite your... Turbulent past, you still have a goal to work towards that means the world to you no?", Seighardt shifted slightly in his seat. "I will not pry... However, I'm afraid that concludes our brief meeting", he clicked his fingers, and Henrietta, the gold haired assistant beside, walked around the tables with two keys upon a cushion, both of which she placed in front of Ryan and Sieghardt, one for each. "This key will allow you to come and go from here as you see fit, but until then... Farewell", and with that, the two blacked out, only to wake up again in the hospital. Warakuma High - After School 22/6/2015 Monday Rui was on his way out and onto the hospital. It seems news of the kidnapping was getting major, he was seeing police officers everywhere around the hotspots of the town now... If the cultists were to try anything, they'd be caught, or at least that's what they seem to hope. Kami managed to establish that the cultists don't actually know about the nature of the mirror world, so what was compelling them to throw people in there? Well... In any case, it appears Kami was getting close, he managed to get an early leave and hasn't been seen since. Ayano was beginning to worry too. In any case, off to the hospital. He was starting to become a regular there...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 6/7/2015 - Monday @Vulkan "You should be out at the end of today, usually, if there's nothing wrong with you. It's up to the nurses here", he responded. So yet another addition to their crew. Afterwards he had them both exchange numbers, now that he was part of the team, keeping in touch was going to need to be a necessity, "We'll keep in touch", for various obvious reasons. If there were anymore questions he can call him later, but for now Rui was heading out and over to the next room. As he walked over, he was seeing one of them whispering with the other... "Hmmm... You're one of her friends?", he asked, looking to Rui. He wasn't as well acquainted with Jun as some others, but probably. "Yeah", he answered. "Alright, you can come in...", and with that he stepped inside, one of the guards stayed while another left. It looked like it may either be an errand... Or dismissal, regardless, he was now alone in the room with Jun in her hospital bed. "You're Jun right? Do you remember what happened recently?", he inquired as he stepped over, affirming whether or not she remembered the events in the dungeon.</s> <\|message\|>Jun Himura Warakuma Hospital // Monday minazuki "I must be." Jun replied with a courteous smile and a slight bow of her head as the boy entered. She didn't know his name, but she'd seen him around school. "I remember most of it. Being chased by assassins and hooded weirdos. Falling through a mirror in the Hall of Mirrors. That strange mountain I woke up on. The weird knight that turned into... my Persona? That's what Nose Guy called it, correct?" She had lowered her voice so her guard outside wouldn't hear the conversation. It wasn't about the man himself as much as Jun not wanting anything she said getting to her father. She looked out her window. "I also remember that everyone who came to save me were former abduction victims. I'm guessing this is what you guys have been up to." She sighed and turned back to the boy. "If you're here to recruit me, I hope you realize by now my situation is a little... complicated. The rumours floating around school are true, not that anyone needs confirmation. I am the daughter of a yakuza boss. After I get discharged, my father is unlikely to let me walk around without an escort. I won't be of much help if I have eyes on me all the time."</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School \| After School The bell signalled the end of the lesson and beginning of the usual commotion as many of the students practically fled the classroom; eager to meet up with their friends, clubs or just getting home after a Monday. And, much as usual, Kotori was still in her seat finishing her notes for the day as most everyone filed past her; occasionally looking up and giving a passing greeting if anyone happened to speak to her as they went by but mostly focused on her writing. The classroom was mostly empty by the time she was finished and finally packed her things too - though not with near as much enthusiasm as those before her as a sigh escaped her lips, and not for the first time that day. Exiting the classroom, she glanced up at the clock and, seeing as there was still a little time before she'd have to head out, decided to at least pay the Agriculture Club a visit - whilst she wouldn't be able to stay for long today, she might at least be able to help with checking up on the by now dozens upon dozens of different flowers and plants that were growing in the clubroom alone. That thought at least brought a small smile to her face as she headed down the hallway - only to abruptly halt in midstep when she heard a familiar voice. In particular, it was Matthew's - and it came in the form of a yell that could be heard down the hall even as she was only approaching the clubroom. Her pace slowed, Kotori dithered on whether to draw closer to inspect - but after a few moments of deliberation, bit her lip and slowly turned back around. Between having been reassured that letting whatever it was that was happening between her two fellow club members best be left for them to work out between themselves and not knowing what to do or say even if she were asked, Kotori saw this as for the best - even if it didn't feel like it. As she passed through the main entrance, Kotori saw the other half of this predicament, Shizuka, currently preoccupied with the outside garden in the school courtyard - but for much the same reasons, Kotori continued on with but a small wave; unsure whether the other girl would actually see her as she did. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Hospital \| After School "Take care," the receptionist said cheerfully with a smile as Kotori gave a quick bow and hurried back outside whilst trying not to look too rushed doing so. It was only once outside and taken a seat on one of the benches along the path leading up to the hospital that she took a deep breath and started to feel her inner tension slowly loosening up again. No matter how many times she went, she just never could get used to hospitals - they always gave her an strange feeling of unease, even though she knew rationally that there was no reason for it. Still, at least the check-up had shown no sign of a worsening condition and indeed been mostly positive - but at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a ill at ease knowing that this meant that her forthcoming operation was getting ever closer. Kotori's malaise was not helped either by the face that she also knew that the two most recent kidnappees were currently in the hospital - and that she hadn't visited them despite having every opportunity to do so. She felt no small measure of guilt at that, but she really didn't want to spend more time inside than she had to. Looking back up at the hospital, she gave a small bow of her head and whispered an apology - it seemed like the least she could do.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 6/7/2015 - Monday "I suppose... That's fair", Akane was a different case, but he wasn't hoping for a yes or no or any sort, it seemed only right that they be informed, and be given a chance. He felt that the power they now possessed was also a symbol of a responsibility, after all, no one else can do what they're doing, and obtaining the power seemed to require a fair level of risk too. "However, that's just the circumstances around it... Not that I don't understand, but I suppose I'll simply leave you with my number", he began, scrawling his number on a note and handing it over to Jun. "You don't have to join us immediately, or even at all, we wouldn't want to force anyone to do this. As 'cool' as it seems, your life really is being risked", it was clear he was going to give Jun some time to think. He understood she didn't have just her own choice to think of, but also her family. Plus, there may be some things she wants to discuss with her family too, given what he heard during her dungeon. "If you have any questions, just call me", and with that he left Jun to her thoughts. --- "Hm...? Is that Kotori...?", he saw the little timid girl walk off the hospital premises on his way out. That's right, she has a heart condition. Perhaps she was here for that. Still she seemed to want to leave this place as soon as possible, so it may not be wise to approach and keep her here. Hopefully nothing was going badly, in fact considering the stressful nature of the mirror world, he was impressed that she never showed any signs of having problems... His thoughts were interrupted as he remembered the date, followed by how close it was to a certain something, "Oh right. Exams... I need to catch up", Rui began heading home on that thought.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Afterschool 11/7/2015 - Saturday The week had gone by quite quickly, it was rather quiet, as most students were heading home early to study, or silently studied in their clubrooms, Rui kept himself studied while at home so he spent the day going out instead. Exam started in exactly two days, and go for the whole week, and then immediately after that was the summer break, which everyone's been looking forward to. It was also more reason to study hard as the first half of summer break would be taken up by remedial classes if you got a failing grade. He can imagine who may get such, but that aside... He was wondering what to do for today.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma High Classroom 1-1 \|\| July 11 SAT: After School The sound of school bell. Students rushing for the exit. Sigh. The examination period is soon coming yet Shizuka had not an ounce of confidence in her studies or notes. The bangs covering her eyes might've caused a slight blindness to the chalk board in front of them but even then, the words coming out of her teachers' lips did not register in her mind. Of course, this led to humiliation in front of the class when the teachers asked Shizuka to answer or simply read the passage on the text book, only to stand abruptly in shock and blush hard from the embarrassment. Nozomi and Rinko, the two best friends of Shizuka have been worried about the friend ever since her return from the kidnapping case. Not only for the well being after such a traumatic incident but something about her seemed.... off. The reveal of her obsession over otaku things considered, there was something behind the smile she beamed, they couldn't say for sure but it felt melancholic. If it was a concern Shizuka was comfortable to talk about, the two friends were sure she'll come to them for consultation but that didn't stop Rinko from attempting to ask her, just to be stopped by the more mature friend, Nozomi. It was evident Shizuka badly needed to do some catching up on studies but it just so happened there was an emergency call for waitress back up from the cosplay cafe she worked at. Conflicted on whether to go to the cafe to work or library to study, the freshman walked out of the classroom door.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School \| Saturday, July 11 2015 - After School As the bell rang, the usual hectic hustle and bustle broke out - even if everyone seemed a little more apprehensive given that it was the last day of regular school before the finals began in earnest next week. Whilst some had already given up hope of avoiding the remedial classes, others seemed to have taken a particularly keen interest in their studies - some had adopted meticulous note-keeping, much like Kotori had been doing all year round, whilst others seemed to be rushing off to the library or other study group - at least, that's how Kotori interpreted the odd change in habits of some of her classmates including Mako. As for herself, she mostly kept up her usual routine - including today, as she finished her notes from the last class and began packing her things in the by now noticeably emptier classroom; albeit whilst glancing about to see if any more of her classmates or even students from other classes happened to be approaching - with the exams drawing ever nearer, not one day went by without someone asking her for help in their studies. Much to Kotori's chagrin, she'd had to apologise and explain that that was unfortunately - mostly citing things like club activities or helping out at home. Though these weren't untrue, in truth she also felt far too nervous at the prospect of actually trying to teach someone else - which only served to give her more of a guilty conscience every time she declined such a request. It was a times likes these that she really wished that the results from the mid-terms hadn't been announced for everyone to see - perhaps then she might have been able to stay unnoticed more easily. A small sigh escaped her lips as she headed out of the classroom - thinking on all this wasn't exactly going to help her in any way, she realised and tried to push the thoughts to the back of her mind, limited success though she may have with it. As she made her way to the school entrance, Kotori passed by several other students who were still hanging about. Though she didn't mean to eavesdrop, it was difficult not to hear the occasional words of ongoing conversations - but unlike at the start of the week, it seemed that the kidnappings had been dropped out of the pool of topics in favour of the upcoming exams or the summer break thereafter. Pushing open the main door, Kotori slowed after just a few steps as she thought on what to do with the rest of the day - besides having set aside some time later in the evening to keep up with her regular studies, she realised that she didn't have anything planned. Thus Kotori found herself standing not far from the school entrance, internally debating whether to pop into the local library or to head home and hopefully finish the novel she'd been reading for the past few days.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew Harvester \|\| Agriculture Club - Sat 11 July The week silently passed for Matt has he bore the realisation that exams were soon not long after his dilemma within the clubroom, so upon realising his clubroom had become a nice place for solitude he decided to head there to study nearly every day. While doing that Matt avoided invitations to go to study groups or hang out, he really bad at focusing in groups and needed to focus by himself. Well that's what he said anyway, he just didn't feel like dealing with people at the moment, which seemed to raise brows within his class due to his usual loudness. In the end he was now here sitting in the clubroom again studying…. Kinda. Matt was able to read through notes and textbooks but not all of it was sticking like normal, sometimes he had to go through something multiple times, his head just wasn't in the right place. The studying didn't go terrible but it could have gone better, but certain thoughts kept coming through his mind when he focused for too long. With a sigh Matt mumbled to himself, "....I hope this works out"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium School 13-18/7/2015 - Monday-Saturday Track During the Test The test week was intense, especially since it was before the summer break, most if not everyone was focused on getting through it so that they didn't have to do summer classes. The routine was attend, exam, go home, study, sleep, wake up, then rinse and repeat, for the whole week. The routine was a test and subjects for each day, Math, Japanese, English, History, Science, Literature. Rui was fairly well-studied in all of them so he fared quite well. As soon as the routine was over, they were informed results would be posted next week, and so everyone went home after the test on Saturday, hoping they passed. --- School, Morning 20/7/2015 - Monday Students attended the last day of school today before summer break, today may as well be a day off as there were no classes, everyone was simply here to see what their result was. As Rui approached the noticeboard and looked for his name, he seems to have scored about as highly as last time. Score out of 100 1 - 1 Chiaki (NPC) 70 Shizuka 68 Ryan 79 2 - 1 Rui 97 Noboru 59 Leiko 94 2 - 2 Akane 87 Katsuro 95 Kotori 99 Mako 93 3 - 1 Aiko and Akari (NPC) 75 and 76 Ayano 99 Tanaka 68 Jun 80 3 - 2 Kami (NPC) 70 Rokuro (NPC) 82 Akira (NPC) 76 3 - 3 Sato 97 Alexei 90 Matthew 70 "Ah", as he was checking the names of his friends, he spotted that Noboru was the only one who failed. By one point no less... He can almost hear in the background the anguished cries of Noboru as he was dragged to the faculty room, like the other few students who failed, to induct them to summer classes. Rui clasped his hands together in prayer for a brief moment before leaving to go about his day.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Seto, Hyuga, The First Step - Fields Trail Thursday, July 23, 2015 --- Mako flinched upon being struck by the Shadow's Swift Strike attack, but only just. He had enough stamina that the attack wasn't going to slow him down much. Not that he'd have much more of an opportunity to use said stamina- apparently, Sato had cast some reflective spell on Ryan- as soon as the attack approached him, it suddenly rebounded directly into the Shadow's face, knocking it off its feet. Just afterward, Sato called for everyone to finish it off. Mako grinned maliciously, holding his hatchet at the ready. He could do that. "Gotcha. Eat thermal shock, asshole!" shouted Mako, leaping into the fray with Agidyne, Bufudyne, and liberal applications of hatchet edge against tough (though not tough enough) Shadow flesh. As the dust settled, Mako forced himself to catch his breath, trying to keep his teammates in his range of vision, and the place where the Shadow once was. And might still be, if it somehow survived that last assault. @floodtalon@Letter Bee</s> <\|message\|>Samuru Amakusa Samuru Amakusa Zouchouten was on his last legs, and Samuru was glad his Persona was healed by the kinetic energy from physical attacks (or at least, that was what he thought was the mechanics behind 'Drain Physical'). He would then say: "Shiro, Deathbound, now! Attack at the same time as the others!" He would then jump back once the command was implemented, sure that the combined attack was going to end the battle. Once said confirmation came, Samuru would look at Ryan, before saying, "Hopefully we get a new 'card' out of this. It might be interesting to have a non-physical means of attack, in order to enhance my Persona's ability to contribute to the battle." @floodtalon@Sen@Sho Minazuki</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Seto - Hyuga, The First Step - Fields Trail, Bridge 23/7/15 @EnterTheHero@Sen@Letter Bee TRACK: Keeper of Lust The relentless assault as the finishing blow blew Zouchouten away as it shattered into mirror shards, every bit of it's being began to crumble away before simply shattering and scattering to the wind. The party began to hear words within their heads, was it this shadow's lingering thoughts...? Or that which had constituted it? "The Great Leader's desire is ours! His faith is our faith... It seems mad... But we must believe...", relating to the cult...? Perhaps this truly was the correct path to take. As soon as Zouchouten was defeated they could cross the bridge now, though upon reaching it's apex they spotted some cards laying on the ground, right around where Zouchouten had completely disappeared... Skill cards? They have interesting illustrations on them, though upon holding them, the four were able to understand what the cards had within and allowed them to do... Were these the cards referenced when they were in the Velvet Room? Only one way to check, and that was enter and ask. "Good work everyone. I'm sensing the sign up ahead has a connection to the village... Could you confirm? I think by using it, it should let you travel to and from the village", Ayano noted. Upon reaching it and touching the signpost, it is as they had been told... They could clearly visualize the village, and once they tapped into that image they were suddenly back in the village square... Now was a good time as any to stop for the day.</s> <\|message\|>Samuru Amakusa Samuru Amakusa Samuru would take a Skill Card that portrayed a blast of brilliant light damage, and as he put it in his pocket, realize that he now had the means of magical attack that he had asked for earlier. After hearing Ayano's voice, the young man would nod, then walk towards the signpost, touching it. Jolting slightly at the surprisingly vivid image in his head, Samuru then concentrated, and a few seconds later, he was back in the village. Looking behind him, the young man would say, "So, want to go back to the warehouse; report to Rui what we've found?" Then, turning to Sato, Samuru would continue, "You kept a cool head, even when I was...less than helpful. Sato Hashimoto, I have a lot to learn from you." Then, to Mako and Ryan, he spoke, "You two were awesome as well, and I must admit to feeling some envy of your skills and ferocity, the latter which I cannot match. I hope to be your support and defense in the future, if you are both willing." @floodtalon@Sen@Sho Minazuki</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Abandoned Warehouse 29/7/15 It's been around a week since summer break had begun, besides the odd venture into the mirror world to investigate Seto, it's mostly just been people showing up to the warehouse like some commons before heading home for the night. Here Rui was sitting with Kami and Kazuki who both happened to be in today. The three were mostly just discussing moving further into Seto, which they would do soon, seems they were nearing the end of the fields that Ryan, Mako, Samuru and Sato headed into. The fields were theirs now, but a barrier blocked the way into what looked like a fishing village just beyond a small forest. Though the serious talk was broken up by Tadao who had entered. "I see you're all hard at work", "Yes, I deign we should clear Seto quickly, figure out where the cult leader is. My suspicion is he's somehow holed up on there, as everyone here has agreed that this is likely. The demons we faced all noted to protecting him, and were likely some of his subjects too", which had a lot of implications, considering the forms they ended up taking, if these were actual people that is. The mirror world held mostly manifestations of the abstract, so perhaps it wasn't as grim as suggested. "Yes, and I've heard that the other day I was here. In short the barrier to the next area has yet to open?", everyone sat silent, yes this was true. "Well, then that's perfect. I'm sure you're all exhausted from wracking your brains over this... So I'd like you all to enjoy your time as students. I'm working a regular job here in Warakuma, so I can't take a break. I can't take advantage of the fact that a new beach is opening not far from here. They finished the railwork to get there. I suggest you three take everyone down there for a day or two", "'Enjoy our time as students' hm? While we have a menace on hand?", "I think it'd be good. Kami here has been investigating non-stop and the small progress recently seems to be taking a toll". "In... Indeed. Yeah... Though I'm not sure if I can even relax at this point. Maybe it is best I give it a try", "And there's you answer... Tell everyone at your leisure. I'll pay for the trip. Just bring me back a souvenir okay? I hear this beach is right on a small village, so maybe some local specialties", and with that, Tadao was off. He seemed rather pleased with himself. So it was decided... They were going to take a break, and head on to the beach. "Hmmm... I guess the weekend will be good", Rui mused to himself, before the three got to sending everyone a message on their plans.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Central Shrine Wednesday Jul 13th, 2015 Over the last week, everyone had taken it upon themselves to simply enjoy themselves, Rui led an impressively progressive run through Seto Valley, as in they were incredibly close to the end of it already. While it worked everyone to the bone, it basically meant they didn't need to do any repeat visits until later. It was the noon of the Summer Festival in Warakuma, which being an outer suburb of Tokyo to the western side, shared dates with Tokyo's Mitama festival, albeit with slight differences. In Tokyo, it is the Yasukuni Shrine that gets lit up for a few days with lanterns, when Rui still lived in Tokyo he remembered that briefly, a shrine named after one of Japan's three regalia, the Yasukuni Magatama. Warakuma's Summer Festival though was more or less a celebration, simple as that, but most of the original residents came from Tokyo way back in the day, and so the shrine's main path is decorated in a similar fashion, along with aisles full of festival food and the like. Though it being noon, it was not as populated, and some stores were being fairly lax. Over the weekend everyone had agreed to attend the summer festival together, if they wanted to go alone, they could on other days, since Warakuma's Summer Festival went for 4 days, and the 5th day until early evening. They had plenty of time for their own nights. Rui for today was wandering around the shrine, making routine visits to particular stores and places, which seem trivial when he was asked about it, but all he told them was "to boost my stats".</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Shopping District: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, July 13 2015 "Kotori?" Tsubame called out, peeking her head out from the storeroom in the back of the shop. "Yes?" the girl spoken to looked back from the door that the most recent customer had just left through. "When did you say you were meeting up with your friends?" For a moment, Kotori's expression became puzzled before she shifted her gaze to the clock mounted on the wall - and paled. "Ah! I forgot!" With the summer festival now in full swing, there had been an unusually high number of customers in recent days - and with how Kotori was as nervous as ever when dealing with them, she had completely lost track of the time. She almost immediately felt guilty when she realised that she'd have to just up and leave her mother to tend the store alone if she wanted to make it in time. But even as Kotori's eyes darted to the door from behind her glasses whilst she deliberated on what to do, she felt the green apron loosen and then get pulled up over her head. Turning around, she was greeted with her mother's wide smile - evidently more than a little bemused by her daughter's antics. "Hop along now. Don't want to keep them waiting, do you?" She said, making a shooing motion with the apron she now held to speed her along. "Ah, r-right, sorry. I mean, thank you," Kotori said as she headed up to her room to grab her things. As she did so, she failed to hear the chuckle of a knowing mother reaching to shift a clock back a few minutes. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Central Shrine \| Wednesday, July 13 2015 More than a little out of breath, Kotori managed to make it to the meeting place in time - in fact, she was even a little early, strangely enough. Still, that did at least give her a few moments to catch her breath. Thankfully, at least she didn't have to keep an eye out for shadow creeping around like the last time when Rui had led the latest expedition into the Mirror Realm. Less thankfully, that single stray thought sent Kotori's mind into thoughts of that strange place - and its mysteries that were stranger yet. Absent-mindedly, Kotori shifted her handbag that she had slung over the shoulder of her pale yellow blouse into a more comfortable position. 'Did the places mean something? Were they perhaps one of those strange dungeons that had appeared without fail whenever any of the investigation team had been abandoned to the Mirror Realm? No, there was always someone at the center of them, that couldn't be...' Kotori's lips made the barest of movement as if to silently articulate her thoughts. Left unchecked, her nervous habit of picking at her skirt - a careful eye might be able to pick out her favourite clothes just by the small marks she'd left at hand height - resurfaced once again. Left alone to her thought that never led anywhere, Kotori was only aware of her surrounding in passing and, as such, only noticed the others arriving when they willingly made themselves known - much to her bewilderment at being snapped out of her musings.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Central Shrine Wednesday Jul 13th, 2015 As Rui wandered around the festival grounds around the shrine, seeing many stores already setting up or just about ready, he circled back around to the meeting site. It was almost time, a little early, but it seemed Kotori was the only one here. "Oh Kotori, you're quite early. Are you that eager for the festival?", he asked as he walked up to her. The sun was beginning to set upon the town, and the heated air of Japanese summer began to settle. In not too long, the street lights should come on to replace the sunlight, but well before that, the streets were well lit with festival lanterns. There were already a fair amount of people from town coming in and enjoying the festivities. "Well, anyways, I'd noticed you're in thought quite often since we cleared the village. If it's about the things we saw and heard, don't think about it for at least until the festival is over. We'll find out more and have our questions answered when we delve deeper anyways, so just enjoy yourself", he advised, giving her a reassuring smile.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Central Shrine Wednesday July 13th, 2015 Kotori seemed to be calming down, seeing that her voice was more level again and she was smiling put some relief into Rui, knowing she was feeling more reassured. It was a small gesture, but the little things count for people who were shy like her, or so he believes. Kotori always seemed to try to enjoy herself, but he never felt she really did at some points, seeing her smile warmly in such a way for the first time told him all he needed, somehow he had an urge to protect her now. After a pause, he removed his hands from her shoulders as she suggested they continue along the way, he smiled back and responded, "Of course, let's get going. I'm sure someone's turned up by now", surely, right? Well in any case, they were headed back for now. The festival itself was beginning to populate, as the square where the bon odori dancing was to be held was beginning to look more and more full. In maybe an hour they'll probably have people dancing there, but for now they headed back.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Central Shrine \| Wednesday, July 13 2015 Rui was quick to agree with Kotori's suggestion of heading back - something she glad for simply because, as he turned to lead the way through the slowly growing crowd, she would have some time to calm down the heat that she could practically feel radiating from her face. As they walked with only the many sounds of the ongoing festival about them to accompany them, Kotori's thoughts drifted to what she'd just said to Rui - but as she caught herself thinking upon such things, she quickly shook her head and instead decided that there would be a time for that later, when she was alone. For now, she was at a festival, and so she ought to enjoy it - as Rui had suggested just a little while earlier yet. As such, she looked forward to meeting the others and to go around the festival together. Unfortunately, this plan had one minor hitch. Namely, the fact that when they arrived at the meeting point, they found themselves in much the same situation as they'd been in when they had originally gone for their walk through the festival: they seemed to be all alone. Looking around, Kotori couldn't find any traces of the fellow investigation team members that she'd hoped to see - and for whom she'd already been trying to craft some excuse as for why they'd already gone on ahead rather than waiting for their arrival. Slight confusion and slighter yet worry crept into Kotori's mind as she glanced over to Rui - but even he didn't seem to know where the others were. Not having thought of this possibility, Kotori was a little lost for what to do - at least until she remembered that she still had her phone with her. Quickly digging it out of her handbag, she checked it for any messages to indicate that the others had similarly decided to head out without them or that they'd been delayed - but to no avail. She was just about to start mustering the courage to ask Rui for his thoughts on the matter when her phone suddenly played a tone and buzzed in her hand. Kotori almost jumped at the unexpected notification of a received message and only barely managed to suppress a surprised cry - evidently, she wasn't exactly the most avid user of her phone nor particularly used to actually receiving messages or calls. With a barely audible muttering to herself, Kotori quickly inspected the source of her surprise - and found only yet more surprise when she saw that it was from Shizuka. Apparently, she couldn't make it after all, but still wished her all the best at the festival. Kotori might have wondered at the odd phrasing were it not for the fact that another message arrived just then - followed in very short order by several more. Were she not more preoccupied with her surprise, Kotori may have wondered about the exact timing when, one by one, everyone else turned out to have some unforeseen commitment that unfortunately precluded their participation in the festival. "Oh..." Kotori couldn't help but feel a little dejected - this did put quite a damper on the whole plan of going around the festival with everyone when just two turned out to have turned up. Glancing over to the other half of said two, Kotori saw that Rui no doubt too had found out that no one else was going to be showing up - and probably was a little disappointed with his situation, too. Not only had he already taken the time to go around the festival once with her, but now he wouldn't even get to see the girls in their yukatas - which Kotori had little doubt at least some of them would have worn. Kotori only felt a little more guilty when she realised that, rather than anything he'd probably been hoping to for, Rui had instead just been laden with the sudden revelation of her own personal problems with no forewarning - in fact, she wouldn't have been surprised at this point if he was just annoyed with the whole situation and wanted to just go home; even if she could find no traces of frustration in the furtive glances she stole at his face. "Uhm..." Kotori started, realising only then that she didn't really know what she wanted to say and took a moment to adjust her glasses despite her gaze being fixed on some non-descript patch of ground before her. "I... uhm, it doesn't seem like, well, the others are coming, so..." Kotori's voice trailed off at that point when she failed to find any way to say what she wanted. Of course, she could fully understand if Rui had had enough of the festival and wanted to go home - but at the same time, she found it strangely difficult to actually say that outright and instead, with a nervous glance his way, waited to see what his response would be.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Central Shrine Wednesday July 13th, 2015 As Rui waited at the meeting spot alongside Kotori, it became increasingly apparent they weren't coming. At around the same time as Kotori opened up her phone, he too ended up doing so, just a string of messages from one after the other, having various different plans. Akane had a deadline to meet so she was able to come tomorrow, since Summer Comiket was coming soon, very soon, and Alexei was dragged to help her. Matt and Shizuka made last minute plans to do something else but were coming to the festival another day, while Ryan had a family dinner to attend, then there was Sen and Mako who both had very vague messages saying they couldn't come, it stood out since those two were the only vague ones. Then came Ayano who also spoke for Kami saying he came down with a summer cold and she was caring for him. As he scrolled down a myriad of other familiar names had not been lit up for a long time too. He let out a somewhat dejected sigh, but then was reminded that he wasn't alone here at least. Kotori's voice broke his train of thought as he turned to her. She seemed to have entered a similar mood, but it would do no good to just go back now. He gave it a bit of thought, before sighing again, "I guess it can't be helped", he began. Everyone's beginning to go their own paths, and that was fine. He predicted after this entire cult business was over, everyone was going to begin to focus on the paths they want to take in life in full force. "Everyone has their own plans, so let's make our own right now", he continued, he stopped leaning up against the fence and stood up properly and turned to Kotori, offering her a hand. "Let's enjoy the festival tonight then, just the two of us", after all, it would be a waste to just go back now.</s>
<\|description\|>Noboru Yamamoto Gender:Male Age:16 Appearance: Noboru is short, standing at 5 foot 6 or about 167 cm. He is a relatively lightweight child, but makes up for it by building every bit of muscle in his body, resulting in a thin, but well muscled man. his hair color is lighter than black, but darker than gray. his face is relatively average, with his nose being rather short, and having a well defined jawline. On his chin stands a small amount of hair stubble, but his upper lip is well shaved. Arcana:Strength Personality:Noboru is a brave teenager and usually relies on himself and lets others rely on him, but is prone to throwing tantrums when he can't fix a problem by himself. He is rather dull and prefers exercising his muscles to exercising his brain. He tries to befriend most people he comes across never trying to give up on being their friend. Equipment/Skills:heavy duty sports tape, Skilled in wrestling and boxing, Very strong. Background: Born the fourth and final child to a retired singing father and a choreographing mother, Noboru was raised trying to learn how to sing and dance. His parents realizing that he was hopeless in these talents around the age of eight, gave up on him and focused more on his siblings. Unfazed by this, Noboru replaced the time his parents used to spend with him teaching how to dance and sing with working out and exercising his body. Any chance he could get, Noboru would be exercising, instead of studying for school. Not wanting others to feel alone as he did due to his parents, Noboru tries to befriend others at very high costs. When he got into high school, Noboru immediately joined the wrestling team, hoping to become the captain. In his off time, Noboru practices boxing. Persona: Atlas Appearance: Abilities:Kill Rush, Counter Here is Noboru. Name:Aiko & Akari Yamamoto (Twins) AIko-Male, Akari-Female Age: 18 Appearance:The Fabulous Twin Duo! Arcana:N/A Personality:Being twins, Aiko and Akari are very similar. They both have a similar flair for the dramatic, opposite of the down to earth Noboru. They love to make fun of their youngest brother when they get the chance, not knowing when to truly stop it. They are rather defensive of other people making fun of him, but this is more of a "My punching bag not yours" kind of attitude. Equipment/Skills:Acting and Singing. Akari-Acting, Aiko-Singing. Background: Born as the eldest twins of a famous singer and actor, they are perfectly talented at everything their parents are, if not more. Persona:N/A Here is the twins. Gender:Fenale Age:14 Appearance: Personality-A chipper and upbeat school girl. Equipment/Skills:Her adorable charm. Background:Tis a secret to everyone.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Accepting the Fool King Matt had no idea what was going on anymore, heck he didn't understand what was going on in the beginning but now there were people fighting the thing that claimed to be him. Wait wasn't one of the guys Noboru? and the others were at the hospital with him… No this wasn't the time to think about stuff like that, they were fighting because of him… because he couldn't… wouldn't accept who he was. The thing they were fighting was no imposter was it… But how could he admit to being so terrible anybody would want to deny being like that. No thats just running away. As if it was all predetermined the group knocked down the shadow in an all out attack, it was down for the count and the perfect time to confront it, no that isn't the right word. "stop it damn it." Matt said as he got up. "I….your not… damn it" Matt started to mumble "i'm so ashamed… to admit it… I don't want for it to be like.. damn it" Matt walked over to the shadow as it reverted to its human appearance. "I never thought i'd have to face myself so literally…. I've been lying to myself and others all this time" Matt took another pause and deep breath. "Everything you said is true.. at the beginning i just wanted to be accepted… but being a country bumpkin i couldn't live it down… no matter how good i was at things it never changed how people looked at me… like some fool, so i lied and pretended to be fine with it… pretended it would all be ok as long as i was accepted by others and people would listen to me" biting his lip Matt continued. "But it wasn't enough… I wanted more.. i wanted to be more than a fool… I wanted to be something greater so I came to Japan where I would be a smart foreigner and use it as levi" "I admit it ok… you're me and i'm you… but this is wrong.. we can't dominate people to be accepted, after this lets find a real way to be accepted by others." Matt finally fully accepted the shadow. no himself. and the shadow smiled as it faded and took on a new form. Matt fell down to his knees again and turned his head to the group that rescued him. "sorry to cause you all so much trouble"</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada -Sunday 19th April 2015- Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Mall As soon as Leiko turned her attentions on the new guy, Kasumi was quick to excuse himself from the situation, making some halfhearted comments about missing the next drama session before swiftly leaving, to her own chagrin. Here she was, standing up for him and this was her just reward: left to pick up the pieces. Exit: stage left, she thought dryly as she watched Sieghardt disappear into the crowds before once again focusing on the one that caused all this interruption. It wouldn't be long however, before yet another zealous Drama candidate appeared into the fray, leaving Leiko absolutely exasperated. It was like she was being hounded by her own club today. Maki Moritomi was most definitely a lively fellow, everything from his mannerisms to his speech, and Leiko couldn't tell whether this was a virtue or a curse. She forced a pleasant smile when he arrived (although her eyes hardened slightly at the careless use of her name), and met his carefree question with blunt honesty. "Not particularly. I was purchasing materials for Drama Club, but luck appears not to be on my side. One of our members has been left quite upset from the comments of this person, and quite frankly, I want nothing more than to go home and run myself a hot bath. Perhaps then, I shall have the chance to enjoy myself." Leiko let out a sigh of relief once she was done with her tirade, and true to her word, left to finish her purchases and collect her friends before returning back home. --- Saya Ueno: Warakuma Mall Saya was relieved to hear Rokoru's indifferent response, the expression evident on her face as she felt the tension release from her facial muscles. "Oh no, no I don't mind at all! I was worried you might mind, since you know, you're the Club President, and I'm you know, nobody. Well, not nobody, but compared to you, I'm-" Saya was well aware that word vomit was pouring out her mouth at terrific speed, so she quickly refocused the conversation with an easy smile. "Yeah, I'm gonna get these and maybe some other stuff. You won't mind helping me carry these after I buy them, right Senpai? After all, it's in your contract~" She reminded him with a teasing wink before heading over to checkout, positively glowing. It was entirely possible that people from Archery had seen them but she didn't care. Senpai didn't care, so neither did she. Let them talk. If this is what came of winning, Saya needed to hit those bulls-eyes more often.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me - Town Centre 19/4/2015 Sunday The battle was over, and Matt poured his heart out... A fool he played to hide his feelings it seems. After all that was over, he came over to the party and apologized for the trouble. "That's okay...", said Rui, he stepped forward a put a hand over Matthew's shoulder and with a straight face... "I'm actually glad you were taken here... Otherwise I was about to look like an idiot", at this point Matt would be a little confused as to what he meant... Rui was referring to the girls in the as-yet formed Agricultural Club who were waiting to sign up. After a few confused looks, Rui continued, "Well in any case, we're not the only ones glad you're okay I can assure you...", as he finished saying that, Matt agreed, before falling to his knees as the exhaustion took over. Rui and Noboru managed to get to him and help him back up, Kami was securing the area. According to him everything was clear. "Let's get you home..." --- As Matthew faded back into what appeared to be consciousness, he looked around him... A room of blue, and a long dining table. The first thing he noticed was that there were three other silhouettes in the other chairs, and as they came into focus, he recognized them, Rui, Kami, and Noboru. They were all how to put it... 'not there' at the moment. He looked down and saw his outfit had changed to a dress shirt with vest and a bow tie, and his seat was marked with a card, stating "Magician", number one. He looked at the other seats and noticed different cards with different numbers. Rui's was 0, the Fool, the rest were a bit more difficult to see, but he could see Rui's since his was directly across. "It appears another guest has finally joined us. Welcome to the Velvet Room, a place between mind and matter... I am Igor, and this is my assistant, Henrietta. We will be helping you and your similarly fated allies on your journey", the beautiful lady in blue bowed quietly as he motioned to her. "Now, guest, Matthew Harvester, you hold the power of the Magician. An Arcana that represents initiative, and energy, often perhaps brash and foolish, but also admirable and with much integrity", he stated. "You are here because you have signed a contract at the beginning of this year. I urge you to recall the... Lounge room", he stated. While he was here... He did recall something like that... In any case, Igor didn't seem to want to spend anymore time. There were many empty seats, so he understood why. "For now... Take this. You will return next time to this room of your own free will... But until then, farewell", as Igor was speaking, Henrietta walked over and handed him a key... Without much chance to say anything himself, he found the room fading away as he returned to unconsciousness. --- Warakuma High - Front Gates 20/4/2015 Monday The day was a little excitable, and understandably so. Golden Week was next week, and that meant a whole week of doing whatever they wanted, it was a week off from school and Japan being what it was, this was one of the rare times of the year people got a couple days off. "Ahhh one more week, and I can binge on dramas!" "Wait, is that what you're doing?!" "Yeah... What're you doing?" "Going to Tokyo I think, like me and my family always do... But my dad has been looking at this 'Amagi Inn' place, hot springs, I hear it's really good, so we might go there instead. Apparently it's in the next town over" "Ahh that's nice... I haven't been to hot springs for a long time, I wish my parents had more time..." After a moment, the first bell rang, so Rui hurried off to class. --- Warakuma High - Homeroom 2-1 20/4/2015 Monday After rollcall was done, the announcement Rui expected came up. It was in regards to Matthew. "So, last night the student who had been reported as kidnapped turned up. Looks like he was okay... Well that's a bit of good news, maybe if you know him, I hear he's at the hospital. Though maybe not go for awhile, the police need him for awhile to question him, so maybe save it for after school... Anyways...", homeroom went about normal. This announcement went around to the other classes too. --- Warakuma Hospital - After School 20/4/2015 Monday "Thank you for your time Mr. Harvester... Have a good day", as Rui was going up to see Matthew he saw policemen leave a room, which was obviously Matthew's, due to whom they were addressing. He simply entered in after them. Rui wasn't surprised there were police this time for Matthew's disappearance. Noboru's was more an overnight disappearance, but Matthew's was longer and he left behind evidence, namely his phone, which a neighbour, (reportedly an old lady) who knew or saw him often went to return to him, but found his place empty. Very same phone appears to have been returned to Matthew too, it was on the bedside table, cracked screen... Supposedly from when he dropped it. "Looks like you're okay... So what'd the police ask you about?"</s>	<\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Before school-April 20, 2015 Before school, Noboru decided to check up on Matthew. They talked for a little while, chatting up small talk. Noboru started to get up and leave and as he passed through the door he gave one parting farewell gift. Hey friend. You seem a bit down, so I got you a special surprise. Enjoy! As Noboru passed out the door, the ice queen walked in, ready to take care of Matthew. Noboru Yamamoto-After School-Same Day Noboru looked at his shirt, disappointed. His favorite workout shirt was ruined during the fight with matthew, all torn up, he sewed it back together, but he was unsure whether it would hold or not. You could tell where the tears obviously were, the jagged sewing lines. He decided to keep wearing the shirt, only because a childhood friend had sewed the shirt back together, and he didn't want to make his friend sad. He switched out shirts and went to the mall looking at new shirts to possibly replace his old one at a later date. He bought two new shirts, each black with different colored stripes running down the sides. He stretched and prepared in his old shirt, ready to run an extra mile or three.</s>
<\|description\|>Noboru Yamamoto Gender:Male Age:16 Appearance: Noboru is short, standing at 5 foot 6 or about 167 cm. He is a relatively lightweight child, but makes up for it by building every bit of muscle in his body, resulting in a thin, but well muscled man. his hair color is lighter than black, but darker than gray. his face is relatively average, with his nose being rather short, and having a well defined jawline. On his chin stands a small amount of hair stubble, but his upper lip is well shaved. Arcana:Strength Personality:Noboru is a brave teenager and usually relies on himself and lets others rely on him, but is prone to throwing tantrums when he can't fix a problem by himself. He is rather dull and prefers exercising his muscles to exercising his brain. He tries to befriend most people he comes across never trying to give up on being their friend. Equipment/Skills:heavy duty sports tape, Skilled in wrestling and boxing, Very strong. Background: Born the fourth and final child to a retired singing father and a choreographing mother, Noboru was raised trying to learn how to sing and dance. His parents realizing that he was hopeless in these talents around the age of eight, gave up on him and focused more on his siblings. Unfazed by this, Noboru replaced the time his parents used to spend with him teaching how to dance and sing with working out and exercising his body. Any chance he could get, Noboru would be exercising, instead of studying for school. Not wanting others to feel alone as he did due to his parents, Noboru tries to befriend others at very high costs. When he got into high school, Noboru immediately joined the wrestling team, hoping to become the captain. In his off time, Noboru practices boxing. Persona: Atlas Appearance: Abilities:Kill Rush, Counter Here is Noboru. Name:Aiko & Akari Yamamoto (Twins) AIko-Male, Akari-Female Age: 18 Appearance:The Fabulous Twin Duo! Arcana:N/A Personality:Being twins, Aiko and Akari are very similar. They both have a similar flair for the dramatic, opposite of the down to earth Noboru. They love to make fun of their youngest brother when they get the chance, not knowing when to truly stop it. They are rather defensive of other people making fun of him, but this is more of a "My punching bag not yours" kind of attitude. Equipment/Skills:Acting and Singing. Akari-Acting, Aiko-Singing. Background: Born as the eldest twins of a famous singer and actor, they are perfectly talented at everything their parents are, if not more. Persona:N/A Here is the twins. Gender:Fenale Age:14 Appearance: Personality-A chipper and upbeat school girl. Equipment/Skills:Her adorable charm. Background:Tis a secret to everyone.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Monday, April 20 2015 - During School Kotori's face showed a measure of relief when the announcement was heard regarding Matthew - and a moment later, surprise was mixed in when she realised that it coinceded with what had been said in the Agriculture Club room last week by the Second Year Student who had passed by, Rui. Indeed, Matthew was safe by the start of this week - had Rui perhaps somehow known what was going on? Shaking her head, Kotori put those silly thoughts aside - it looked like the mystery novel she was reading right now was getting to her head. With that, she returned her attention to the teacher. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| After School As her usual way home lead Kotori through the mall, she briefly thought upon if there was anything she needed if she was already here - but after ticking off every item on her mental checklist as being present at home, she came to the conclusion that there was nothing. Instead, she headed homewards - at least, until she heard a commotion somewhere up ahead. Looking in its direction, Kotori soon found the source thereof - in the form of a loose circle of onlookers, some whispering among themselves, some holding up their phones to take pictures or write about it, all of which surrounded a small group of people. Unsure what it was about, Kotori drew closer - at least, until she caught sight of exactly what was going on. Said small group turned out to, in fact, be two girls and two boys - and a mess of rags at their feet that must have once been the clothing on one of the boys' most definitely bare upper body. Her confusion only grew when she actually recognised two faces - with those two being Noboru, the inexplicably yet again shirtless, and Rui, who even less explicably suddenly started to take on a pose. The two girls, meanwhile, seemed a bit dismayed at the situation - and most likely the attention it was getting, to. Kotori's by now blank stare was only interrupted by an occasional confused blink - before she turned her eyes away and just started walking on.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-The Pose session Noboru was in a state of disarray. His second shirt ripped, this Shizu girl getting a nosebleed and blusing, and Hisako was ogling him through her hands. Noboru was thoroughly upset at the events that were coming through. He was angry that Hisako started this whole mess. He texted Chiaki, whose message came at a most unfortunate time, back. No no no, evryting is fine, but there is some yelling gong arond. catch u tmrrw or somethin. His mind then came up with a most devious plan on the spot. He turned to Rui, who had started posing, and struck a most fabulous pose. He started talking to Rui. Very nice, Rui-chan! However, your next line will be "Let's do a pose together!" To you! As he was posing, he started making his pecs dance. They moved up and down, one going up while the other went down. The sheen of sweat still made them glisten and shine in the sunlight. They moved up and down rhythmically, as if to the beat of a tribal war drum. Hisako finally looked up, only to realize her grave mistake. The blood poured out of her nose, running down her lips, looking like scarlet lipstick. She quickly covered her nose, not letting the others see.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - After School 20/4/2015 Monday Those... Those movements, is he... Yes he is. Rui read Noboru's following up movements, it was... Yes. He drew in the energy of the atmosphere... That line, the way he said it, there was no mistake what Noboru was up to. "Hmph, let's do this pose together", after a moment of delay to give Noboru's current pose magnificence, he moved his body into a distinct pose. One arm to his side and curved out, while the other covering half his face. A pose that can only be paired with another. He was getting into this. Between his own naturally dashing looks and Noboru's well-sculpted body, the nosebleeds were understandable.</s> <\|message\|>Michiko Yamato Michiko Yamato-Warakuma High Class 3-3- Monday 20/4/15 Morning Michiko was reading a book regarding world history. She was interested and fascinated by how much the world was different back then. Michiko wondered if she could ever live in such an era after almost two decades living in comfort in the present time. It was then she heard an announcement being made. It was regarding Matthew Yamamoto, a classmate of hers. It would seem he was finally found safe and sound. Michiko smiled to herself knowing one of her classmates did not meet an untimely demise or something just like... Michiko shook her head. "I should focus on my work...not flashbacks..." And so, the school day starts for Michiko. --- Michiko Yamato-Warakuma Mall- Monday 20/4/15 After School And it ended not long after. Michiko was now at the mall to pick up some ingredients for dinner. Living alone means she needed to do everything herself. She was initially planning to head to Junes but remembered she needed to buy a new notebook for personal use...make then several new notebooks. One for financial records, schedules, school, etc. Ever since her grandfather died a few years back, she had to look after the shrine by herself. Her father offered to pick her up and return home but she refused. No way she was going back to the family household. The reason for that...would save that for another time. Anyway, Michiko was heading to the book store when she saw people gathering around for some reason. Moreover, she heard somebody screaming. Curious, she walked towards where the crowd of people to find out what was going on. Two young men, one of them was not wearing a shirt for some reason, she recognized to be from her highschool were posing ridiculously. She noticed two girls there too and their nose were bleeding. Michiko noticed other people in the crowd holding their noses. She recalled these kind of scenes happen in anime and manga but never thought it was possible to happen in reality. Michiko wondered why her nose was bleeding. Maybe it was because she was focusing more on the weirdness of the scene unfolding in front of her instead of the two young men in their silly poses. The shrine maiden fought back her urge to laugh. The security guards should really come soon before things get even weirder. Michiko went over to the blonde girl, who was wearing some kind of unique outfit, who was still covering her face. Is this what people call...cosplay? "Are you alright?" asked Michiko with a look of concern on her face. She then gave a pack of tissues to the girl. "You should wipe that nosebleed before it ruins your outfit."</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 20 MON: After School This was definitely not happening, there is no way this could happen in reality. Could it? Noboru's muscles shined like those of buff male characters in the animes she watched, those of which were supposedly advocated towards the young male audience. Was this a dream? Was she still in the comforts of her bed, dreaming? But why did the crimson liquid trickling down her nose feel real? Just as Shizuka was debating whether this was reality or a dream, a serene, female voice with a tone of concern was heard before her to which she cautiously uncovered her eyes once more. A maiden with long, dark tresses stood in front of her, offering a pack of tissues to cleanse the dripping nosebleed she was having. The female in maid costume gratefully received the offering with a bow of appreciation before wiping and covering her nose with tissue pressed down on it with her hand. "T-Thank you kind stranger, if you hadn't offered me your tissue, the costume would have indeed been stained. .....Though I suppose it would still be in line with our current theme..." Shizuka mumbled the last statement to herself. Speaking of which, she had almost forgotten that she was on her way to her part time job before any of these distractions. What time was it anyway? Shizuka gazed down to check her wristwatch. .... 4:50 P.M. Her shift was about to begin in 10 minutes! A sudden panic ran through her as she bowed towards the maiden she had just met a second ago. "O-Oh my goodness, I-I'm about to be late! Apologies for my sudden leave without any proper introductions but perhaps we shall meet again, farewell miss!" For a moment, she had forgotten about the shirt rip accident and turns her head towards Noboru and Hisako once again, "Apologies to you two as well, I must be leavi--" Dancing pecs. Shining muscles. Two attractive males posing. SPLURT. Even with the tissue placed down on her nose, blood gushed out and onto her maid uniform. Out of pure embarrassment of such a display, Shizuka runs away towards the direction of the cosplay cafe with more tissue pressed onto her face.</s>	<\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Akari Yamamoto-The Start of an Empire Akari cackled to herself. There were events going on in the mall and she didn't even have to do anything about it. However, it was time to maximize on this opportunity happening in front of her. She hid in a bush, snapping multiple pictures of the ongoing scene, making sure Noboru was in the shot. She got a picture of The girl in the outfit staring at him, a close up of her bloody nose, and then a close up of Noboru flexing his muscles. Then she went to work building the grounds for future fun. She looked at her list. First on there was a man called Kazuki? He sounded wierd, but she sent the picture anyway, with the caption look at what your friend is doing. Next up was... Chiaki. Ohohohohohohoohohohoho. THat would be a fun time. She sent the picture to her as well, with a different caption this time. You can thank me later if you want. Enjoy it. Next up were all her friends. She sent the picture to a long list, and before she could even put her phone away, it lit up, buzzing like an angry beehive. Her work here was done. Hisako-The Stream Continues Hisako shook her head. She had fallen to the ground, and blood was still coated to her lips and nose. The memories were still stuck in her head, and she had loved every second of it, no matter how embarrassed she acted. The maid girl had started running off, and a small bit of blood was on the ground were she had been standing was left. She decided to look up, and it was the biggest mistake she had made. Noboru and another handsome man were standing there posing in the most sexual way possible, while Noboru was flexing his chest. She couldn't handle it. The blood sprayed a fountain's worth, and rocketed her head back against the ground. Noboru Yamamoto-The end of the Fun Noboru finally stopped flexing, and looked in his bag. One shirt left. In all the havoc, it had gained a tear, but it would do for now. The shirt had been ripped from the bottom half downwards, exposing his midriff. What a pain. Money wasted for no reason at all, but this had given him an idea for a new outfit while fighting shadows. He would have to test it out later. He turned to Rui. So what now?</s>
<\|description\|>Noboru Yamamoto Gender:Male Age:16 Appearance: Noboru is short, standing at 5 foot 6 or about 167 cm. He is a relatively lightweight child, but makes up for it by building every bit of muscle in his body, resulting in a thin, but well muscled man. his hair color is lighter than black, but darker than gray. his face is relatively average, with his nose being rather short, and having a well defined jawline. On his chin stands a small amount of hair stubble, but his upper lip is well shaved. Arcana:Strength Personality:Noboru is a brave teenager and usually relies on himself and lets others rely on him, but is prone to throwing tantrums when he can't fix a problem by himself. He is rather dull and prefers exercising his muscles to exercising his brain. He tries to befriend most people he comes across never trying to give up on being their friend. Equipment/Skills:heavy duty sports tape, Skilled in wrestling and boxing, Very strong. Background: Born the fourth and final child to a retired singing father and a choreographing mother, Noboru was raised trying to learn how to sing and dance. His parents realizing that he was hopeless in these talents around the age of eight, gave up on him and focused more on his siblings. Unfazed by this, Noboru replaced the time his parents used to spend with him teaching how to dance and sing with working out and exercising his body. Any chance he could get, Noboru would be exercising, instead of studying for school. Not wanting others to feel alone as he did due to his parents, Noboru tries to befriend others at very high costs. When he got into high school, Noboru immediately joined the wrestling team, hoping to become the captain. In his off time, Noboru practices boxing. Persona: Atlas Appearance: Abilities:Kill Rush, Counter Here is Noboru. Name:Aiko & Akari Yamamoto (Twins) AIko-Male, Akari-Female Age: 18 Appearance:The Fabulous Twin Duo! Arcana:N/A Personality:Being twins, Aiko and Akari are very similar. They both have a similar flair for the dramatic, opposite of the down to earth Noboru. They love to make fun of their youngest brother when they get the chance, not knowing when to truly stop it. They are rather defensive of other people making fun of him, but this is more of a "My punching bag not yours" kind of attitude. Equipment/Skills:Acting and Singing. Akari-Acting, Aiko-Singing. Background: Born as the eldest twins of a famous singer and actor, they are perfectly talented at everything their parents are, if not more. Persona:N/A Here is the twins. Gender:Fenale Age:14 Appearance: Personality-A chipper and upbeat school girl. Equipment/Skills:Her adorable charm. Background:Tis a secret to everyone.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew Harvester Matt really didn't like the looks of this place but its not like he could complain that much about it... Well he could... lets not though. Hearing the command to cross the bridge together Matt watched the others start taking action and Matt took some action himself casting agi on a shadow a bit away from the group. After doing so he suddenly had a thought. "its a good thing this isn't a Wooden bridge or anything because I didn't really pay attention to it until after i started setting stuff on fire hahahahahaaaa" Matt laughed at his thought that should have really took more notice to things other than the ugly look BEFORE he started setting things on fire. Well its not like he needed worry about such things now, they just needed to get across the bridge and continue.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! F1 3/5/2015 Sunday The party managed to cross the bridge safely. These shadows weren't much, so clearing a way through them was trivial. It was a good thing Matt was on for this, since his Agi spells seemed to be rather effective. As they finished crossing, the shadows calmed down. "It looks like we're okay... Noboru, continue to take lead", he said, and so they did. They passed an ornate fountain as they continued through, and the withered and thorn-covered bushes and wilted flowers continued, the grass having a poisonous purple-black hue to them, even emanating a slight fog. There seemed to be shadows lurking away from the path, but they didn't act at all, and if anything seemed to stay hidden. Rui wasn't sure if this was just how the floor was, or they were waiting to strike again later. As they continued down the path, they finally came to a thorn covered door, with two statues side by side. The figure here was clearer, and wearing a bikini... Rui was absolutely sure this was someone familiar. Before he could say anything though, he heard Megumi warn him over her Persona. "There's big readings behind you! Two large shadows approaching!", He turned and saw larger shadows stepping onto the pavement, making sounds as they did. He didn't notice them approaching... If this was all grass and there was no support, he probably wouldn't have heard them until it was too late. It didn't look like an endless horde like before, but this time they were bigger. Two of them and they seemed to be followed by a few smaller ones similar to the ones at the entrance. They had the appearance of treants, except with black rose thorns. They had a hulking figure, so they seemed to be able to take a lot of hits. "I guess we'll deal with them", he stated, readying his blade. What to do now should be rather obvious, and they burn easily too.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Photo Finish Finale! Noboru wanted to look at the statue that Rui was looking at, maybe it would clear up the confusion about who was in the dungeon, but he didn't get a chance. Two big trees came up to them, trying to be imposing. They looked like they could take hits, but nothing could take hits forever. Noboru laughed. "Haha yew poor saps are gonna be pining for mommy after i'm finished!" Noboru ducked in, right next to them. He thought for a second. Maybe if he drove his left fist clockwise and drove his right fist in clockwise it would tear the trees to shreds. He thought about it for mere milliseconds before deciding it was worth a try. His left came first, digging into it, and his right came next, digging in as well. "Hey guys! Let's finish them quick!" Noboru yelled out, ready to move on.</s> <\|message\|>Jun Himura Jun laughed politely at the waiter's response. "That is my intention. I'd deal with them myself but I don't have my shinai with me and the bill for my snacks are cheaper than hospital bills." She joked, though there was a hint of seriousness in her tone. "I appreciate it." She crossed her legs and flashed a charming and gentle smile. She rested her face on one hand, leaning the elbow on the table as she spared a glance at the boys in question. They seemed smart enough to guess that she was deliberately ignoring them and her friendliness with the waiter was just pissing them off. Her prank might be lighting a powder keg at this point. Oh well, she would take responsibility if there were damages. "Let me know if they start causing trouble and you need help, waiter-kun." She grinned with an air of mischief about her. There probably wouldn't be too much trouble, especially when she had that.</s> <\|message\|>Tanaka Toma Toma Tanaka - May 3rd \| Shinza Shopping Square - Yoshida Book Cafe Toma listened to the young girl, nodding at her words as he glanced around the unusually busy shop. "Okay, that'd be great, actually. If you feel comfortable enough doing so, could you help serve and take orders?" Alexei then addressed him, the question he asked bringing a small, slightly embarrassed smile to the red-haired boy's face as he remembered how he and Aiko had acted that day. "Yeah, that's me. Tanaka Toma. Dragonuv-san, right? It'd be hard to forget you," he said, reintroducing himself. "Your help would be much appreciated, too. Anything you can make would be fine." With that, he turned back to the young woman he had been serving, and gave a small laugh at her words, not sure she was entirely joking. "Sure thing. I think I'll be able to handle it myself, though--" he replied, but as he spoke, a small commotion had begun on the other side of the cafe. Spotting the spilled drink, he was already off, making his way to the counter as fat as he safely could as the young man called for him. He quickly grabbed a handful of towels. A few seconds later, he was over at the table he had served not too long ago. As Toma threw a towel over the liquid and started to mop it up, he looked over at the two occupying the table. Seeing the boy holding his fingers, he assumed they had been burned by the hot coffee. "Go to the sink behind the counter and run your fingers under water." He glanced between the boy and the girl, wearing a reassuring smile. "I'm sorry this happened, I hope you're both okay. And I'll get you another drink, if you'd like, sir," he said as he got down on his knees to wipe the coffee that had dripped onto the floor.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! F1 > F2 3/5/2015 Sunday The treant shadows were taking physical hits pretty well, but Matt immediately followed up with a Maragi, setting them on fire, and clearing out the other smaller shadows in the process, with Leiko creating a zone of control. This was Noboru's cue to try again, who immediately did so and shattered the shadow instantly with a barrage of punches from his Persona Atlas. The previous strikes only served to push one of them back, but now he was able to deal discernible damage. Rui went right after the other one, slashing right at it. First taking it's arm as it swung towards him, before a cross slash, one horizontal and then right up, before his Persona appeared to deal the finishing blow. As the treant shadows fell and turned back into black ash, Megumi informed the team. "Looks like the door is open, those two shadows seemed to be guarding it", she stated. The team turned around to see the thorn covered door now no longer covered in thorns. The door had the words "stairs" on them, like an office building's emergency stairs. Rui looked at the two statues again, hoping maybe he can recognize it this time, but to no avail. He could hear some dialogue as he walked towards the exit, "Mum! Look at what I made! Isn't it pretty!?" "Huh?! I'm busy! Go annoy your father!" "Daddy! Can you-" "Damn it! Just get away! I don't have time for you!" "That was... New... Well, let's keep moving", this could be something fairly deep, the previous dungeons didn't have this kind of thing, in any case the team moved onto the next floor. The previous floor seemed to have some life to it, at least the roses were in full bloom, and there were some lush colours amongst it despite the thorny overgrowths, but this floor was filled with death. The roses wilted, or turned eerily black, and pavement was dirty, the grass was a sickly yellow and black... As the party progressed, nothing seemed to happen, until they reached the middle of a wilted hedge maze... Which wasn't much of a maze, since they could see through it all, but it was a large clearing, and if anyone's played enough RPGs, they would know this was some kind of cue. They were right. "Come here you ungrateful brat!" "Don't you run away! You deserve this!" The exits to the clearing were suddenly blocked by vicious thorns covered with blood red roses. A large shadow began to form at the centre of the clearing. "NO! GET AWAY! DON'T TOUCH ME! IT HURTS!", the sound of sirens began to fill the room briefly. "You shouldn't spend your life moping because of what happened, put that beautiful face to use and show the world who you are!" "Nana... Who I really am..." The gigantic shadow took full form, a preying mantis, roses for eyes, masks at the joints of it's sickles, it's body seemed to have a beautiful effect where it would be a different colour from different angles, black, green and red. Though large, it immediately showed it was also incredibly quick, striking down at the party before anyone could properly react, forcing everyone on the back leg. Rui immediately went for a counter-attack with Cleave, but the mantis did what looked like a teleporting dash backwards. There was no way any of them had the means to strike quickly enough with that kind of speed... "Wow it's fast! I'll get to scanning it to see if I can find some opening, just hang in there".</s>	<\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Photo Finish Finale! - Entrance The shadows faded and Noboru was satisfied. Goodbye you worthless plants. Good riddance to your branches and leaves. They walked to the next area, and he heard the voices. One sounded familiar, but he decided to ignore it. It definitely wasn't who he thought it was for sure. They went through the hedge maze and the hedges slowly died out, the grass turning shades of vomit. The voice spoke up again, the one from before. Noboru shook his head in denial. It definitely wasn't her. No way. It wasn't a possible thing. The shadow popped up. A rainbow mantis, it seemed. They all recovered from its initial strike, rolling backwards. Noboru stepped forward to taunt the mantis. He took a swagger walk, raising his arms outward, taking a shit eating grin to his face, even though it was a facade given the circumstances. "Now, now… I AM quite good, you know, but don't be afraid to get hit. Take it like a man! Or a bug. Or something."</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Hospital 13/4/2015 When Matt entered the room he tried being cheerful but he felt two near hostile looks but lucky not everyone was suspicious of him. "Oh hey its Chia but hey I did nothing dangerously stupid…. I only overworked my body…" Matt half mumbled at the end. Regaining himself Matt looked towards the guy who asked who he was and tried to redignify himself. "I'm Matt… um Matth… Harvester, Matthew. I'm an exchange student from Australia going to the same school as you" almost completely fumbling his comments Matt turned to the one everyone was here to see. "Sucks man, I already missed a week so i feel ya pain if you want i can give you list of the hot nurses shifts…. i mean do you want mags or something to keep you interested" Matt realised what he was about to say and tried to divert his own comment.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High, Hallways Even as she knocked on for what seemed like minutes and standing there, waiting for a response, there was still nothing. Was it all for nothing? Was it useless? The girl repeatedly bashed herself for thinking she stood a chance at making friends outside of the confines of her laptop...She gave a deep sigh and was about to turn and leave. That is until a deep, growl-like voice came from the distance. Ayano was scared, that voice sounded like the voice of a person you'd meet outside the school. Ones that probably live the dangerous life...She slowly turned her head to see who it was, what she saw was definitely not what she was expecting. A rugged and handsome-looking young man, his facial features seemed to denote that he is not a native of the country, he looked strongly built, it reminded the girl of the same types of men she sees in..."Wait, that's not the time to be thinking about that!" She subconsciously said to herself and scolding her brain for thinking such obscene thoughts. Regaining her composure, Ayano looked him in the eye and with a silent voice, she said. "I...I'm looking for the Anime and Manga Club. Is...Is this the right room? I want to join."</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Rui Shinichi Warakuma Local Hospital 13/4/2015 Monday With the new guy coming in, Matthew Harvester, he listened a bit. Obviously by look, a foreigner, but his ability to speak another language seemed to be quite good. He went on trying to comfort Noboru with his stay in the hospital, it appears he has been here for long enough. Rui at this moment had a chance to speak. >Tell me about the Nurses >So about those mags... >Who cares -> "Tell me about the nurses" He was interested, to some degree. A man must learn to appreciate. In fact he's already appreciated this girl who came to see Noboru, though he could've sworn he's seen her somewhere before...</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Whatever meekness exuded from her stature was simply blown away by the clear eyes that gazed directly at him. Her reply though was as soft as he had expected. Alexei smiled slightly as he replied, opening the door completely and gesturing her to enter first, bowing his head slightly to come at her height, "We'll find that soon, won't we?" smiling a bit more as he turned to face a lone girl sitting by herself at the far end of the room busy penciling in something or so it seemed from afar. "Hello!! Miss!!" he said out aloud, "Sorry to interrupt but is the club still recruiting?" he hoped to get her attention with this. Surely some extra members won't hurt this one by the looks of things.</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Saya Ueno: Warakuma High- Archery Range Saya sat down numbly as one of the female club members started to announce the rankings for the tournament, a shallow breath escaping her lips at the mention of her name. She had won second place. In archery, of all things. She had won something, and completely through her own efforts. The more she thought about it, the less any of it made sense. She was terrible at archery. She would admit hands down that she was one of the worst archers on the range without a moment's hesitation. And yet, somehow- She quickly cupped her mouth with her hands to hold back the excited squeal that rose in her throat. She had actually hit a bullseye. She didn't really know how, or even why, but there was no mistaking it. The arrow had been firmly stuck in the red centre of the target, and all of the other members were in agreement. So much so, that her arms were still sore from the congratulatory nudges she had received from some of the others. Wincing slightly, Saya glanced over at the crowds, where she could easily spot the lean figure of Akira Kirigakure. He had expectedly won first place, according to the female announcer, and as his reward, he would receive an unlimited supply of coffee from the announcer herself. Personally, Saya felt that it was quite a nice reward. Had she received something similar, she would have liked the opportunity to make a new female friend within the club. Of course, her own reward was a little...different, and Saya didn't really know what to feel about it. She wasn't particularly thrilled with the idea of forcing someone to do something for her against their will, and there wasn't anyone there that she would really desire anything from. Well, apart from maybe one... Her eyes glanced over at the person at the forefront of her mind, the club president himself as he sat placidly on one of the stools. She bit her lip as she envisioned the way she could approach such a request. I wish to ask Rokoru Ishiara on a date. No, too forward. I'd like to ask Ishiara-senpai to take me somewhere nice and quiet, just the two of us. No, that was way too forward, and could be completely misconstrued. I wish... "Ahem." "Huh?" Saya jumped a little as she heard someone clear their throat, looking up with a slightly overwhelmed expression as she realized that Rokoru was standing right in front of her expectantly. Oh my god...did he just read my mind or something? What do I say...umm...uhhh... "Nice job, Rokoru continued with a disarming smile, making Saya's stomach flutter as he further complimented her performance in a simple manner before leaving as quickly as he came. Watching his retreating form, Saya felt herself sink into a state of utmost bliss, a goofy smile adorning her face as she shyly played with loose strands of her hair. Rokoru-senpai actually took his time to compliment her. It didn't even matter that she was second place anymore; she had truly won. As Saya's mind wandered, she could hear Rokoru speak up about Kirigakure claiming his prize from 'Mika' (the female announcer, Saya realized), before looking over and addressing her as 'second prize'. At that, Saya immediately perked up, noting that Rokoru's attention was fully on her, and she blanched slightly when he urged her to make a decision on claiming her prize. She knew what she wanted, but how could she go about it? Her hand went down to tug on her sleeve sub-consciously, but she quickly clenched it into a fist before she could loosen the thread. It wouldn't do any good to become nervous now. She was Saya Ueno, the girl no one thought could actually win something like this. It was about time she took a little initiative. "I want to go on a shopping spree," Saya replied confidently, the decision understandable enough to the people who knew her. She wasn't known as a fashionista for nothing, after all. "And..." She almost faltered on her words, but she inwardly refused to back down as she met Rokoru eye to eye. "I want Ishiara-senpai to escort me for the whole day." There. It wasn't exactly a date, but it would mean more personal time with Rokoru-senpai. Heck, it could even become a date if things worked out really well, although Saya dared not to bring her hopes up too high quite yet. Rising her head up, she added, "I'll claim my wish near the end of the week." And without another word or a backwards glance, Saya turned around and left the range, her face burning red at what she had let herself in for.</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Warakuma High, Auditorium Tuesday, April 14, 2015 ==~== Mako flinched ever-so-slightly as his black-haired companion was berated by the strawberry-haired girl that had, until this moment been demonstrating her dramatic abilities in front of the assembled club members. Then the drama queen turned her apparent ire upon him, informing him that, despite his obvious interest, he was not welcome in their production-of-sorts. Mako raised his eyebrow, the traces of his patented grin beginning to spread across his features. Bar Mako Moritomi from a dramatic exercise, Drama-tan? You have a lot of nerve. And very poor judgement, besides. His grin began to grow wider as he squared his shoulders toward the uppity strawberry. "Ask me to leave, you say? By all means, ask away. But just as you're going to have to ask me to leave, I'm going to have to stay right here, unfortunately. And so, therefore, we are at an impasse. I'll be happy to let you resolve our little paradox, but in the meantime, I shall stay and admire the proceedings- your talent has been quite enjoyable to observe so far, I must say. So go on, I shall not be a bother to you- heck, I've been here for at least five or ten minutes before anyone noticed me! That has to count for something toward my unobtrusiveness, no?" His wolfish grin was in full force now as he stared down the drama queen. "So please, do go on. I'm dying to see what's next for your demonstration." If one was paying attention, they could almost notice a subtle change in tone to this last sentence- almost like a challenge toward the person-in-charge...</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Rui Shinichi - Auditorium 14/4/2015 - Tuesday - After School In response to the proceedings Rui merely nodded and then listened in on the conversation. It appears they were at full capacity, something Rui wouldn't know, considering he wasn't exactly in charge of roster. He found it difficult to believe that they couldn't fit more people, considering not everyone attended each day, and sometimes people were signed on by name alone, so it wasn't like this room would be flocked. "Actually, I noticed you when you walked in", Rui said, raising his hand soon as the boy had finished the talking. "And he's able to physically stand in here. Is there a rule against letting people observe?", he inquired.</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieg Kasumi: Warakuma High-Drama Club Meeting Room As he smiled he got the reaction he wanted, which was knowing she would get mad and proceed to criticize him, on anything that might have stood out. It was his posture, but he could work on that. Mastering a woman's posture was a challenge in its own, more so for a guy. However it was a challenge and one he could easily accomplish with enough time, yet she had a funny way of saying his body tone was masculine. She was acting more like a guy than he was. That was when another member got scolded and a willing man who wanted to enjoy the arts was denied, the one scolded member defended the denied one after his little piece which made him raise his hand. As he walked towards them. "If I may, I'd say he should be more than welcome. Anybody who can give that kind of performance, and has a love for the art should be more than welcome don't you think? Or...... is the club president maybe scarred? Maybe you feel he will outshine you." Sieg spoke smiling again, this time not with cockyness, but more so eagerness to see her next move. Although Rui did have a point, nothing against letting people "observe".</s> <\|message\|>Akira Kirigakure Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma Shopping Complex Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 After School He couldn't help but laugh at Rokoru's reaction, not to mention the fact that the lettering on his shirt became known, he laughed harder. "And here I thought you would like a submissive woman." He said in-between laughs before calming down as Mika interrupted their banter as she started asking questions about them. "Hate each other violently? Come now, think of it this way, Rokoru is like the Mascot character of the 'show'. Just poke him and watch him tick and the viewers are entertained. There's no hate, Rokoru is having a good ole time, now aren't you?" He said with a smug grin before laughing again when he glanced at Rokoru's shirt. Not done with her questioning, Mika moved onto round two as this time she aimed her questions right at Akira. "You know know how to make a boy blush, huh?" He joked at Mika. "Haven't you heard? I'm cold, cruel and vicious. One who only cares about themselves, A Delinquent. Teasing a girl or two isn't beneath that reputation. There's plenty of people who can corroborate that Right, Rokoru?" Glancing at Rokoru as he was straightening himself up.</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Leiko Hamada: Warakuma High- Drama Club Meeting Room Leiko listened astutely to the newcomer's response, a mixture of surprise and intrigue decorating her expression as he not only refused to leave them to their practice, but he managed to sneak in a compliment on her performance as well. Whilst more attitude and backtalk in the club was less than appealing (Masatomo could be more than enough for her to handle sometimes), the boy still managed to pinpoint a weakness that Leiko shared with most girls. Flattery. "Hmm, well, be as it may, my point stands regarding ceasing intake of members, at least for a few weeks...", Leiko frowned, cocking her head thoughtfully as she deliberated further on the matter. "I wouldn't hesitate if it was a female, but...oh, what the heck." Both Shinichi and Kasumi spoke up for the boy then, urging her to allow him to at least observe their practice, although Kasumi's words were more officious than she would have liked. "Indeed there isn't Shinichi-kun. Although less chitchat during a demonstration would be appreciated," she sighed at the boy's obliviousness. "And Kasumi, I would watch your tone if I were you." She spared a hard, warning glare at Kasumi before dismissing him with a wave of her hand. "Well then..." Shaking the papers in her hand into a neat pile, Leiko looked over at the new prospective member again. "Please introduce yourself to the club, and align yourself with a partner. Since we don't have time for an audition, I'll merely watch you practice and draw my judgements from there."</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov He stretched his arms out in front to grab the bags from the young lady as she agreed to his help, forgiving during the course that he had forgotten to introduce himself properly. AS she fumbled an intent to know his name. He bowed deeper to show his mistake and said, "Pardon my rudeness, miss. I'm Alexei Dragunov. Elder brother of Elena." Waiting for her reply as he kept following her to a seat where he could drop the bags and let her sort herself out. He felt that he needed a better introduction so he added as they began walking again. "Though I'm still in high school but I also work her part-time. Should you ever need any help regarding repairs or other handyman jobs, be sure to give me call. I'll put my card in the bag once we grab a seat. Do you need something to drink or are you alright after that mixup?" He asked curiously, her hair covered most of her face so it was hard to discern her expressions and he also didn't want to be seen as a leering man. It would be easy to get on the wrong side seeing he was a foreigner among mostly Japanese folks.</s> <\|message\|>Ito Ishioka Ito Ishioka-Warakuma Mall-19/4/2015 Already slightly irritated at the fact that he ran into someone compounded with the fact that the boy was returning his smart ass attitude Ito stood back up brushing the dirt off of his grey cardigan pushing his glasses back onto his face. As the boy introduced himself as Sigehardt Kasumi and the girl who's name he hadn't really heard as sisters Ito raised one eyebrow in a sense of judgmental curiosity, clearly he had missed something that happened between the two and was in the middle of an inside joke. "Hey...how you self-identify is really none of my business, but I hear that some of that comes from some deep seeded emotional issues that you really need to work through. Feeling like he had sufficiently dealt with the irritating "shark guy" Ito turned his attention to the girl to get her opinion in this entire interaction. "So, what's your name again? I didn't hear it the first time over the sounds of overwhelming childishness."</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew and the Fool King 'Arg' Matt woke up on the ground with a headache, he remembered walking to the doctors but the rest was blank. Looking around he found himself in some sort of small town hall open room.. with a throne? Matt had no idea of where he was, but before he could get up to walk around a voice boomed out from ahead. "Bow, for the great Matthew is here" a voice identical to Matt's but much more obnoxious resounded in the room before the owner stepped down from where the throne was into Matt's vision. He looked identical to Matt except for his yellow eyes and…. unique getup. He wore a cloak fit for a king over casual clothes and wore a farmers straw hat with a crown on it, he was also holding a sickle. The fake Matt looked like some missfit farmer who tried to dress like a king. Dumbfoundedly looking at the person in front of him Matt sat up. "who the hell are you supposed to be?" was the first thing that came from his mouth. "who am I? I am the magnificent Matthew Harvester, one who fools all into liking him, the superior of all the worthless fools" The fake Matt introduced himself as Matt. What the hell was going on? was it some strange dream? no the headache was real enough. "What the hell? I am Matthew." Matt protested to the fake. "yes I, you, we are the same, the one who acts the fool to draw people in before snaring them into doing what we want, we tie others down to stick by us and we remind them how superior our intellect is to theirs." This man was a fool, a foolish king, a tyrant of a fool. The things he said made no sense… forcing others to follow him? he would never do such things… "oh how rude of me it seems we have guests. Welcome Peasants to my kingdom. Bow before me and bask in my greatness." the fools king directed his attention to the now open door. It seems neither Matt had notice it open.</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada -Sunday 19th April 2015- Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Mall Sieghardt appeared to agree with Leiko's sentiments, just in the way that she expected he would, but their shared interest in the arts would meet an unexpected factor when a dark haired male knocked right into Sieghardt, causing them both to tumble to the ground with little grace. Leiko stepped back in surprise, nearly dropping her basket of crafting materials as she watched the scene unfold before her. The dark haired stranger was the first to speak as he rose from the ground, crinkling his nose in some disdainful manner as he made some snide comment on Sieghardt's clothing. The fact that the boy had not only rudely interrupted their conversation, but had followed through with an insult was not lost on Leiko, and a shadow of disdain crossed her features as Kasumi decided to retort. If anything, his response was just as exasperating as the other boy's, and Leiko considered for a moment whether she could slip away and let the two males have it out. Of course, nothing was that easy, as Kasumi roped her into the conversation with a cheeky grin before announcing the two of them as 'sisters'. Unfortunately, it appeared the sibling inside joke was going to stick for longer than she cared for, and it was all Leiko could do not to groan aloud. The bespectacled male made some kind of snappy comeback in retort to Kasumi's words, before focusing his attentions on Leiko herself, choosing to inquire her about her name, although in a slightly less caustic manner. Leiko looked over at the boy directly as he asked his question, her expression unflinching with a curve of a frown on her lips. "Leiko Hamada. Kasumi and I are clubmates. And I find that knocking people over and choosing to insult them with no good reason to be very bad etiquette," she said smoothly, not an ounce of intimidation in her words as she stared at the stranger. "Now, if you have any purpose here besides being a disruption, I would love to hear it, Mr...?" --- Saya Ueno: Warakuma Mall Rokoru's answer was a bit more basic than Saya had hoped, as he murmured vaguely about how he went running on occassion whilst he thumbed through the clothes rack. She wondered for a moment whether her senior was considering trying on any of the shirts, his words fading into static in her ears as her expression became slightly unfocused. "You like it? Rock?" "Hmm?" Saya blinked as she was suddenly drawn back from her own thoughts, aware that Rokoru was a little bit closer than he was before. "R-Rock? Umm, like rock music?" If it hadn't been clear that Saya wasn't exactly paying attention, it certainly was now as she looked up at the older male with a slightly embarrassed grin. "Umm, it's OK, I guess? As long as it has a good beat. I don't really like the ones where they scream a lot, you know?" She brushed her fringe out of her eyes as she spoke, suddenly feeling a lot smaller compared to someone like Rokoru. Was this working out? Did they even have anything in common at all? The possibility of becoming a drag on Rokoru's time was almost too much to think about, and she beat down the uneasy thoughts with an unrelenting determination as she walked over to where the sale on spring dresses were being held. Expectedly most, if not all girls and women were at the mall today, considering the up and coming Golden Week that hung over the horizon. For Saya, her wardrobe was far to outdated to be considered acceptable, so the event was a good an excuse as any to work on a new look. After looping a couple of colourful and cute dresses over her arm, Saya walked over to where Rokoru stood and opened her mouth to ask him a question that quickly died on her lips as soon as it had arrived. Over Rokoru's shoulder, there was a familiar group hanging around in the store, the excited babble of female voices drowning over the reluctant males that resided with them. It took Saya a moment to realize where she recognised the faces from, and the blood quickly drained from her face as she looked back over at Rokoru hesitantly. "Umm...aren't those people in Archery Club?" She whispered over at Rokoru with a slightly worried frown. "Umm...do you...do you think we should go?"</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-A Crushing Blow Noboru nodded to Rui's suggestion and ducked down, dashing forward and around the throne. He kept ducking, avoiding all the hits. Twisting his feet, he turned and ran in towards the back. He drew back his fist. Haha! This is gonna be really really fun. Ready.. set, Hoo! Ha! Noboru turned 360 degrees, driving his fist in towards the Machine. He twisted it in further, digging in. He yelled out to Kami and Rui. Hey! How was that? Any response from that sweet blow?</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me - Town Centre 19/4/2015 Sunday The engine on the back of the Shadow exploded, causing it to scream in both anger and agony. The arms on the back were no longer moving, the villagers were being crushed under the throne. This was their chance. "It's time we strike", stated Kami. All-Out Attack > Yes > No > Yes On Rui's orders the team charged down the Shadow and did as much damage as they could, creating a skull-shaped dust cloud. Pretty soon it was sent flying back and the entire throne broke apart, leaving the 'king' laying on the ground in the ruins of his own throne... If Matthew had anything to say, this was his chance, they had a good minute or so before the shadow would recover.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 19 SUN Upon Alexei revealed that he was indeed a student from Warakuma High, the timid female flashed a gentle smile towards him and giggled ever so softly, which was barely audible. "Fufu.. I suppose you're right. And that's alright, I-I tend not to stand out in school so it would not be a surprise to me. I-I'm only a first year student, after all..." This was true, while "Shizu-chan" may be quite known to the regulars of the cafe she works at, Shizuka on the other hand had a small circle of friends, her simple appearance doesn't draw attention, and she wasn't involved in activities such as clubs at the school. But Shizuka was contented with her life currently, at least she thinks she was contented. "Go-Goodness..! That's quite a number of skills you have, I'll be sure to keep this card for future reference." After a glance at the card she was given, she picks out her wallet from the purse on her shoulder to slip the card into one of its compartments. While her house was in a tip top shape due to the heavy maintenance by her servants, having someone to call in case of repair emergency would be pretty handy in the future. "..., where is your workplace at? Maybe I can drop-by and help you with stuff if you need it." Another generous offer from the larger man but this time, the raven haired female became full on panic mode internally, but if one were observant enough, they could see how awkwardly smiley she was and her eyes widened behind the dark strands. Her hands swiftly moved this time to make sure the bags of fabrics were all cradled in her arms as she responded, "T-Th-That's an awfully generous o-offer, Dragunov-san bu-but I mustn't trouble you a-any further... A-Ah! I-I must be back home be-before sundown, I-I apologize for my sudden leave but i-it was pleasant to be a-acquainted with you." Shizuka offered a quick bow of gratitude before she brisk walked away from the scene, tripping slightly, and towards the taxi station. She truly appreciated how much of a gentleman Alexei was, but she couldn't afford to risk anyone to know her other self at work.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Accepting the Fool King Matt had no idea what was going on anymore, heck he didn't understand what was going on in the beginning but now there were people fighting the thing that claimed to be him. Wait wasn't one of the guys Noboru? and the others were at the hospital with him… No this wasn't the time to think about stuff like that, they were fighting because of him… because he couldn't… wouldn't accept who he was. The thing they were fighting was no imposter was it… But how could he admit to being so terrible anybody would want to deny being like that. No thats just running away. As if it was all predetermined the group knocked down the shadow in an all out attack, it was down for the count and the perfect time to confront it, no that isn't the right word. "stop it damn it." Matt said as he got up. "I….your not… damn it" Matt started to mumble "i'm so ashamed… to admit it… I don't want for it to be like.. damn it" Matt walked over to the shadow as it reverted to its human appearance. "I never thought i'd have to face myself so literally…. I've been lying to myself and others all this time" Matt took another pause and deep breath. "Everything you said is true.. at the beginning i just wanted to be accepted… but being a country bumpkin i couldn't live it down… no matter how good i was at things it never changed how people looked at me… like some fool, so i lied and pretended to be fine with it… pretended it would all be ok as long as i was accepted by others and people would listen to me" biting his lip Matt continued. "But it wasn't enough… I wanted more.. i wanted to be more than a fool… I wanted to be something greater so I came to Japan where I would be a smart foreigner and use it as levi" "I admit it ok… you're me and i'm you… but this is wrong.. we can't dominate people to be accepted, after this lets find a real way to be accepted by others." Matt finally fully accepted the shadow. no himself. and the shadow smiled as it faded and took on a new form. Matt fell down to his knees again and turned his head to the group that rescued him. "sorry to cause you all so much trouble"</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada -Sunday 19th April 2015- Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Mall As soon as Leiko turned her attentions on the new guy, Kasumi was quick to excuse himself from the situation, making some halfhearted comments about missing the next drama session before swiftly leaving, to her own chagrin. Here she was, standing up for him and this was her just reward: left to pick up the pieces. Exit: stage left, she thought dryly as she watched Sieghardt disappear into the crowds before once again focusing on the one that caused all this interruption. It wouldn't be long however, before yet another zealous Drama candidate appeared into the fray, leaving Leiko absolutely exasperated. It was like she was being hounded by her own club today. Maki Moritomi was most definitely a lively fellow, everything from his mannerisms to his speech, and Leiko couldn't tell whether this was a virtue or a curse. She forced a pleasant smile when he arrived (although her eyes hardened slightly at the careless use of her name), and met his carefree question with blunt honesty. "Not particularly. I was purchasing materials for Drama Club, but luck appears not to be on my side. One of our members has been left quite upset from the comments of this person, and quite frankly, I want nothing more than to go home and run myself a hot bath. Perhaps then, I shall have the chance to enjoy myself." Leiko let out a sigh of relief once she was done with her tirade, and true to her word, left to finish her purchases and collect her friends before returning back home. --- Saya Ueno: Warakuma Mall Saya was relieved to hear Rokoru's indifferent response, the expression evident on her face as she felt the tension release from her facial muscles. "Oh no, no I don't mind at all! I was worried you might mind, since you know, you're the Club President, and I'm you know, nobody. Well, not nobody, but compared to you, I'm-" Saya was well aware that word vomit was pouring out her mouth at terrific speed, so she quickly refocused the conversation with an easy smile. "Yeah, I'm gonna get these and maybe some other stuff. You won't mind helping me carry these after I buy them, right Senpai? After all, it's in your contract~" She reminded him with a teasing wink before heading over to checkout, positively glowing. It was entirely possible that people from Archery had seen them but she didn't care. Senpai didn't care, so neither did she. Let them talk. If this is what came of winning, Saya needed to hit those bulls-eyes more often.</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Outside the Cosplay Cafe \|\| April 20 MON: After School 'Phew... A few minutes later, I certainly would have been marked late.' Shizuka stood at the front of the cosplay cafe she was currently working for as some sort of a welcoming maid to the customers, as well as an advertiser for anyone who seemed to hold interest for the cafe. By this time, the blood that dripped from the earlier incident was starting to dry and thankfully, the recent theme for the cafe was maids with guns. Bloody maid uniform would stand out in normal occasions but the blonde was instead praised by how much enthusiasm she had for the theme. A plastic replica of a rifle was cradled in her arms to finish her costume. "Welcome home, maste-- Oh! I-It's you from earlier!" The practiced lively greeting was abruptly interrupted when she recognized who approached the bloodied maid. It was the boy who was posing with Noboru earlier. Shizuka hadn't caught his name but the two faces responsible for the bloodied maid outfit were etched onto her memory, at least for the next couple of days. "How would you rate that performance?" The deep blue eyes (from the contact lenses) blinked in surprise, of all things the male could have said, he had to say something to remind the poor girl of her embarrassing moment just minutes ago. "Um... I-If it could cause me to erm... e-embarrass myself in such a way, I could say it was unique and we-well... delightful? It was certainly memorable, I would like to add. And.... familiar? I must've seen it in an anime but I couldn't quite put my finger on it." One could tell by the tone of her voice and how she spoke that she was awkward and unsure about her response as she gripped onto her rifle tight within her arms.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Outside Cosplay Cafe 20/4/2015 Monday Her reaction was priceless, it was kind of adorable, but she looked like she was going to burst. He changed the topic, he didn't know there was a cosplay cafe here, it was likely new. "Anyways... My name is Rui Shinichi, I'm a second year at Warakuma High", he introduced himself. "I didn't know there was a maid cafe here though... Do you work here?", she definitely did, she was holding all the hints, but he wanted to get the talk in another direction. So did she maybe. The theme today looked like maids with guns... A fairly normal thing, but impressive considering there were very few stores around here that offered good replicas or toy guns.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Outside the Cosplay Cafe \|\| April 20 MON: After School As the male student introduced himself, Shizuka politely curtsied, with one of her arms while the other held onto the rifle, before introducing her own self. "I'm referred to as 'Shizu-chan' in my line of work and yes, I currently serve as a waitress here. Would you perhaps be interested in a cup of freshly brewed tea, master?" She flashed the signature smile shared among dozens of maid outfitted waitresses but that did not necessarily mean it lacked sincerity. While a portion of them were forced to be such, Shizuka chose to be here out of her own interests. That aside, seeing as Rui approached her while at work, it didn't stop her from advertising the cafe. But she was to be cautious the next time she saw him in school as the average Shizuka if she wished to keep her identity from anyone. "Ah, it is not specifically a maid cafe but a cosplay cafe. You've just happened to stumble here at a maid and butler theme week, master. That is correct, it had just been recently made, about a couple of weeks ago. Being a neighbor of our capital city, Tokyo, certainly has its perks." This was indeed convenient for Shizuka here, being able to interact with her fellow "otakus" outside of the rare conventions being held in Warakuma. Working in Tokyo could have been a possibility but an unreasonable one at that, seeing as she was still a student and there was distance to be accounted for.</s> <\|message\|>Akira Kirigakure Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma High // After School // Archery Range Monday, April 20th, 2015 Keeping his focus completely on the target and toning everything else out, Akira fired one shot after another like a machine. That was, until he heard a sound next to him that snapped him back to reality. Amusingly enough it was Saya Ueno, who didn't seem to realize it was him, of course that's based on her previous interactions with him. Though, this would be proven true as she fell back on the usual routine. With a chuckle, "Practice, and lots of it. If you're serious about it, that is." And not just trying to impress someone, well, even that can be used as motivation to improve. Though, it doesn't concern me. With a deep breathe, he loaded another arrow, pulled back and fired another bullseye before lowering the bow. "Taking a deep breathe doesn't hurt. Need to find a way to relax yourself or you might end up shooting someone instead of the target with as nervous as you look." he laughed.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Outside Cosplay Cafe 20/4/2015 Monday Rui hadn't really been in his share of cafes like these, since they were always quite expensive, but seeing as he was here now... He looked around a little before responding to Shizu. She went right back into work mode after he changed the topic though, the adaptability was remarkable... This is the kind of person that was used to changing their... Sides, so to speak. "Alright then, I guess I could use something to eat", he agreed to go in. There wasn't much else he was planning to do today. There was plenty of time left in the day, so he could check this place out before going off and idling the day away with something else. He waited to be shown into the cafe by Shizu.</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Monday 20th April 2015: After School Saya Ueno: Warakuma High- Archery Range Saya had braced herself for Akira's scathing reply, and she was more than a little surprised that he actually provided her with a genuine, not-a-jerkass response. Well, mostly. The whole 'shooting someone' thing caught her attention but she was surprised enough not to take even a little offence. "I...see," she murmured back warily, fingers pattering away at her wooden bow as she looked over at his perfect trajectory, the arrow lodging firmly into the red dot. "You know, you shouldn't talk down to me, Number One. I'm Number Two, remember? I'm your greatest competition," she suddenly spoke with a burst of confidence, looking over at him mischievously. "Turn your back, and I might even be a better shot than you someday." She didn't really know where all this bravado was coming from, but she really did want to fit into the club without too much conflict. As mean as Akira was at times, Saya didn't want Rokoru to think she was stirring trouble within his club on purpose. And hey, she couldn't stay a victim forever. If she wanted to become a more confident archer in the club, she needed the personality to match.</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov : Manga and Anime Club "Well we are flexible in our schedules, we meet up whenever we are free and not out of equipment." he said with a dry laugh. Not a good way to let a possible entrant know of their shortcomings. But, he felt that Akane wasn't the kind to dwell on such matters for long. "We can work out a Monday and Thursday if you are interested. We usually practise in spurts. It's mostly Inoue though, she nags us into training her. A real fiesty one, that." he said with a smile. It was the reason he liked Inoue, she didn't mess her words and was pretty straight forward and simple. Akane, turned down his offer for the help which didn't bother him much. Afterall it was an artist's choice whether to do that or not. But he felt he'll let her know about her professional aspirations. "I think it will help you if you are looking to turn professional. The deadlines would be really something, at that time going out and searching for a beta or background worker would be troublesome. But your call, I admit, there is nothing like completing something on your own." he then fished into his bag to take out a steel lunch box, really spartan and boxy like himself. He opened it to reveal some onigiri rolls, delicately rolled and designed with the wonders of Japan as a theme. "Would you like some." he offered.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Cosplay Cafe 20/4/2015 Monday "I see... Was the blood intentional?", he asked jokingly. Though before she could respond properly he made it clear it was a joke and continued. "That was a joke, Tokyo is a nice place, I'm sure you'd love it", so she hasn't been to Tokyo before... It wasn't uncommon for people to have never left their home towns, even in a place like Japan, but it's become harder for such an event these days as transport has become easier. If she had the money she could take a one and a half hour shinkansen to Tokyo central area... Honestly it wasn't that far, but there were costs, and unlike train networks, the shinkansen didn't come by that often. After that, she brought out the cake he ordered, and it was... Presentation was certainly nice. He took a sip of his drink, and then began to eat at the cake. As he finished and paid he bid goodbye to the waitresses and then left to do his own thing for the rest of the day... --- Warakuma High 21/4/2015 Tuesday With Golden Week fast approaching, some clubs were actually already talking about either training through Golden Week, or using it to rest... The baseball team was visibly going to train, they had a match coming up shortly after Golden Week and apparently their members were a little on the casual side. In any case... What to do today... Rui pondered on what clubs were open today... Kendo and Drama were the only things on today for him.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Manga Clubroom Monday, April 20th, 2015 After School "Well, that's quite comforting to know." she said as she had a laugh of her own. "If your schedules are that flexible, then I accept your offer. Should help give me more fuel for my work." "It really depends," she said in response to his opinion about a worker, "On if I'm able to go pro with this. Depending on how a certain magazine works, I'm sure that there'll be assistants and such, that they have worked with in the past with their various artists, that they could call in and do the job. So it wouldn't matter either way." she finished as she was cracking her back. After finishing, he offered her some onigiri rolls. With a smile, "I'd love some."</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Monday 20th April 2015: After School Saya Ueno: Warakuma High- Archery Range "I-I didn't mean Senpai of course!" Saya blustered, looking more than a little distraught that Akira would pick her words apart like that. So much for friendly banter... "Rokoru-senpai is the best. He's our President, and you should treat him like such," she sniffed, irked by Akira's words as she let loose an arrow of her own. With a quiet thud, it hit around the middle rings, which was...strange. Did she shoot a little better when she was angry or something? Or was she actually improving? Huh. In a laughable comparison, Akira shot out another bullseye, which made Saya wonder. Why was Akira such a jerk to everyone? And why didn't he get along with Senpai if they were both such great archers? It was a puzzler, for sure. --- Tuesday 21st April 2015: After School Leiko Hamada: Warakuma High- Auditorium Seeing Rin yesterday was...pleasant, Leiko mused, as she waved her goodbye to Saya and headed for the auditorium where she had booked the next club meeting. She didn't get the chance to see him very often, and when she did, he often assuaged her doubts and made her feel a whole lot better. Her friends wouldn't really understand if she told them, so she decided it was best that she didn't bring it up at all. More importantly, today was a Drama Club day, and deciding on booking the auditorium's space for their next meeting, she entered the large hall-structure and set her notes on a spare table whilst people entered. "Good afternoon, everyone. Today is going to be a little different to our usual warm up sessions," Leiko began to speak in a clear, commanding tone as her clubmates started to trickle in. "As you all know, auditions for this year's school performance is on the horizon, and I'm sure some of you would like to try your hand at bigger, more challenging roles. Today is exactly about that." Leiko paused and noted the response to her announcement. Some looked more than a little surprised that she was bringing up auditions again so early, but no one was more surprised than Masatomo, who fixed her with a piercing look of disdain. She was going to have a headache about this afterwards, of that there was no doubt. "So, I would like everyone to spend this time to discuss amongst themselves on what they would like to do this year. Potential leading men and ladies, please put your names down on the form I've pinned to the wall by the door. If you would prefer supporting roles, backstage or design, please come to me and I can place you in the respective categories." The auditorium began to bustle with noise when Leiko's announcement was made, and it wasn't long before questions began to surface. "When are the auditions?" "Do we need a lot of theatre experience first for this?" "Aren't you just going to cast yourself, President-dono?" The last one was a sneer from Masatomo himself, which rewarded him with a trademark Hamada glare. "Of course I will exempt myself from the auditions for the sake of fairness. That needn't be a concern. As for your other questions, they will be answered at a later date. I'm looking for enthusiasm and interest within our group first and foremost. I will organise auditions once we have a decent amount of candidates. Thank you." And with that, Leiko fell silent, allowing the others to speak amongst themselves. Once this exercise was over, they would move onto more physical-related activities, but for now, this felt more important.</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Enchanted Woodland - Grand Stage 26/4/2015 Sunday TRACK: I will Face Myself "Persona!", as the shadowy image of Leiko began to blur and then be engulfed by light, the roots around it began to lash and the party advanced quickly to defend Leiko. Everyone's Persona formed a wall in front of Leiko and repelled the whipping roots as they grabbed Leiko and took her to safety. As the light cleared, a new figure took the place of Leiko's shadow. Just as they thought, this was the... Combat form, so to speak. The Shadow only made a sinister laugh before speaking once more. "With all the actors on stage, I will show you a performance that none shall forget!", with battle initiated, with the shadow taking the first move. Throwing a Garu right at Kami, although Rui intercepted it with his own Garu, cancelling it out, but that didn't stop Leiko's shadow from resuming the attack with the vines upon the whole party. Rui easily slashed them down again, though this meant he couldn't advance, but perhaps someone else can behind his defense. Leiko was given this time to think more about herself, but what was she to think?</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Root of the Problem Noboru shielded his eyes, trying to block the flying winds. They were getting on his neeves pretty bad, enough to make a bad pun or two. Yo Leiko! Calm your shit! You gotta daffodil with your problems, not run away. Stop garden your heart with these thorns,they're really getting in our sides. Rui, cover me, i'll try to go in and knock this stupid shadow around a bit. Let me leaf a few bruises! Puns aside, this creature was abdolutely horrifying. He chose not to remember what his shadow looked like. Is this what everyone had inside of them? This angry beast?</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew Harvester \|\| [insert root pun here] Damn wind almost blinded Matt, luckily Rui was ready for action and canceled it out. which lead to the attack of vines. "every rose has its thorn~.... what? I thought it was as good time as any" Matt was trying to joke around to keep positive though in reality he was still shocked seeing the shadow... So this is what it was like huh. Matt was thinking about how it was so hard for him to accept his reality but decided it was best to put it behind him, all he wanted was to be truly accepted. Aside from the terrible puns hearing Nobo's plan to rush in Matt thought of the vines and voiced his idea. "hey guys how bout i try to cover ya'll by burning the vines? they should be weak to fire right? just give the signal when you are ready to go."</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Sunday 26th April 2015: Time Unknown Leiko Hamada: Enchanted Woodlands- Grand Stage The woman before her...she changed. Leiko had barely been aware of the strange beings that shielded her from the oncoming vines, her eyes fixed on her aggressor with a look of numb shock. Its skin peeled away, exposing thick, gnarled bark and long, blood-red claws that sprouted from its fingertips. Every aspect of her graceful beauty had been twisted, revealing the darkness and cruelty behind her visage. But nothing struck her more than the cold, wicked smile that spread across the creature's lips as she sent endless vines at Rui and the others in an effort to tear them apart. She didn't know what to do. Frozen in place, she helplessly watched as Rui, Noboru, Kami and the other boy raised their weapons boldly against the forceful gale. They were going to fight it. But how? She seemed so strong, so vicious in her onslaught. If they stayed...would they end up dying just to save her? No. Leiko didn't want anyone to die, especially not like this. She wanted to raise her voice, tell them to leave and save themselves, but she couldn't. It was if she didn't have to strength to form words anymore. That creature had truly taken over. "Come on, now. Won't anyone save me from myself?" The Shadow crowed, cackling all the while as she threw another burst of fierce wind at the Persona Users. "The audience is just dying for some action!"</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Ferrero Mall Monday, April 27th, 2015 1:50 PM Akane couldn't remember the last time she went against someone who was able to match her like this, there probably wasn't one until this scene. But it all didn't matter, the only thought that ran through her mind at the moment was to choke the life out of this brute. Funny, this wasn't like her. She definitely wasn't like this before but now all she wants is to beat him into the ground. The rage made her completely forget how tired she really was nor the fact she didn't pin his arms down at all. That would prove to be a big mistake when he unleashed a lightening quick punch out of nowhere, smashing into her nose with a good crack. He managed to shake her off and get up but it wasn't easy on him, clearly the signs of all the fatigue and punishment taking hold. Not to mention his little wardrobe malfunction as his shirt tore, killing the whole atmosphere and mood completely. If that wasn't surprising enough, what followed next was even more so. Though she was still quite irritated, given what went on, she came to her senses and decided to go along with him, for now. Right as the boy wrapped up his speech, she concluded it with her own. "We thank you for your time and patience. We still have much to learn." With a bow, she took off with the boy. --- Akira Kirigakure // Ferrero Mall Monday, April 27th, 2015 Same Time "Looks like the show is finally over." The ending was sudden and unexpected but it was interesting nonetheless. Though expecting something else entirely, he was right about her in a way, regarding Akari at least, as she took out her phone and started snapping off pictures. He could only laugh at the sight, more for irony's sake than anything. "What are the odds..." he grinned to himself. "Things are only going to get even more interesting." --- Akane Hanazawa // On The Streets // En-route to Hospital Monday, April 27th, 2015 2:00 PM After having time to clear her head and try to rationalize her actions for the last 20-30 minutes, she stopped bothering to try and continued walking. Hearing him talk again made her want to slug him again, but she took a deep breath and restrained herself, displaying a calm exterior, which was strange considering her actions a bit ago. "We should probably have them check you for brain damage while we're there." she replied half-joking. "A truce for now, but after this I'll beat an apology out of you yet." picking up her pace towards the hospital despite the pain in her ribs, wincing slightly.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday "Cosplay... Hmmm...", certainly sounded fun, actually the prospect was fun enough that he immediately began thinking of what he could cosplay. There were quite a few he could fit, but before his reaction was to be confused with something else, he continued. "Sounds like a lot of fun, I'd like that", she sewed this herself. That was impressive, considering the choice of character too. In any case... "And yeah, I'll be watching it soon, I already have my ticket", after that, they bid farewell to one another. "Cosplay huh...?", he wondered if Kazuki would allow them to wear costumes while in the dungeons...</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Warakuma Hospital April 27th, 2015-2:00 PM Noboru laughed at the absurdity of her claims. "Really now. You're gonna beat an apology out of me? Are you sure? Are you gonna be able to catch me is the question. My bet will be no, after the number I did on you. I may be beat up but I still have my legs, and a boxer isn't known for just his strength. And any brain damage is irrelevant when you've been clocked in the head enough times. It stops getting to you too much. Heheh." Noboru winced as well, but offered to help carry her, despite his own pains. They slowly reached the hospital, and began to have their wounds addressed. Akari Yamamoto-Ferrero Mall April 27th, 2015-2:00 PM Akari laughed quite loudly as the two walked off. Her plan had worked perfectly, and she had new things to gl by. She slithered to Akira, giving orders. "You. Akira. Give me your phone number now. I need you to spread pictures around when I give you the order. We are going to have ourseleves a good time for a good week or so, and it won't grow boring.</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Monday 27th April 2015: Midday Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Hospital "But until then... Farewell" That strange man's gentle, mysterious words faded away from Leiko's conscious as loud, mechanical beeping sounds took its place. Sluggishly, Leiko opened her eyes to white walls and drip stands, with no sight of the majestic velvet room she was just in. She felt a little disappointed that the mystery man had left her with more questions than answers, but more importantly... She was alive. An unceremonious squeal escaped her as she flew out the bed, tossing the blanket covering her to the side as she peered out the window. There it was. Her beloved Warakuma. Her sudden action caught up with the state of her body as she felt her knees buckle slightly from the effort of standing. Perhaps she had been a little too hasty in her excitement, but after the ordeal in the Enchanted Woods, she was just glad she could stand at all. Of course...what happened there did happen, didn't it? Just thinking about it made it seem beyond belief. Shadows, Personas, that 'other self' of hers... It couldn't have just been a dream could it? She began to doubt her experiences for a moment, her face creased into a frown, but then she began to feel her. She didn't really know how, but a warm sensation began to spread across her body, comforting her like a gentle pat on the back. Titania was here, which meant...that all of it had to be real too. Leiko sat back on the bed, a sigh of relief escaping her as the weight eased the suffering on her legs. There were so many people she wanted to talk to. Rui, her friends at school, Father, Saya... Saya... Leiko looked over at her bedside in an attempt to find her phone, but she was promptly thwarted by the excess of cards and flowers that dominated the space. On further inspection they appeared to be from her friends from school, wishing her well in her recovery. It was nice of them, and Leiko couldn't help but feel touched at how much they had considered her. There was also a fruit basket from Noboru, which appeared a little out of character for the foul-mouthed brawler, but Leiko knew that he and the others still risked their life to save her from that place. She was grateful on that basis alone. Her mother had written her a pretty stock 'get well soon' (as was typical of her) with a much more interesting footnote. Her father was coming home much earlier than anticipated. Nothing could repress the smile on Leiko's face after that as she returned the card in its place and flopped her head back on the pillow, feeling strangely content after all that had occurred. She wondered what she would do now. There was no way her life could stay the same, not after everything that happened. Should she just carry on being Leiko Hamada, Drama Club President and Queen of Warakuma High? Or could she be something more than that? She wanted to talk to someone about this Persona business, and the best person she could speak to was Rui Shinichi, it seemed. But in the meantime, there was nothing more to be done than lie down and rest. But before that... Leiko finally found her phone from within her belongings, her fingers quickly dialling the number of her beloved friend. "H-Hama-chan?" The brightest smile lit up Leiko's face as she quickly delved into conversation with her best friend.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru-Warakuma Hospital Noboru thought about what had happened in the past day. His whole self had been revealed, and all his secrets had shown themselves, whether he wanted them to or not. Sitting up in his bed, he stretched himself out, his muscles sore. He was going to slide out of his bed and stretch when Rui walked in to talk to him. Oh yeah, doing well, if doing well included my deepest thoughts being brought into the open, having my supposed hidden self turn into a monster, and then conking myself out on the floor and giving myself a nasty bump. So, all in all, yeah, doing well. Noboru looked around the small room one more time, feeling the bandages on his head where there were cuts and bruises. These were gonna take a little while to heal up.</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada -Sunday 12 April, 2015- Leiko Hamada and Saya Ueno: Ueno Restaurant "Aww, really? Bummer." Saya released a disappointed sigh as she slumped on the spare seat beside them, her lips drawing into an apologetic grin. "Sorry, Kotori-chan. Guess I got a little over-excited for some dirt. That's what a weekend shift does to a girl, you know. But not for much longer!" She yelled triumphantly, jabbing a finger at the clock. "Another hour and I've paid off my debt! Oh yeah!" Was she still on about those accursed boots? Leiko pondered in slight disbelief as she watched her friend do some kind of victory dance. Perhaps it was just a strange sentiment to Leiko; her high class upbringing left her wanting for nothing, after all. Paying off any sort of debt was an alien concept to her. "As pleasing as it is to hear that, Saya, I wouldn't hold my breath," Leiko said with a small shrug of her shoulders. "This isn't the first, and certainly won't be the last time you're in this predicament." "Oh, please. I am not getting stuck doing this lame-ass job again," Saya denied with a grimace at the very thought. "I mean, I could be spending my Sunday shopping instead, you know?" "And there lies the eternal conundrum...", Leiko murmured under her breath, before realizing that Kotori was still in their presence and looking somewhat uncomfortable. "Oh, I would like to apologize on behalf of my friend Saya by the way, Shirohane-san. I am fairly sure she was born with her fist firmly lodged in her mouth," she remarked dryly. "Just pay her no mind, and order some food before delving further into our discussion, hmm?" "Sooooo mean," Saya whined pouting slightly as her eyes flickered to the side for a moment. "Oh shoot, I think I just saw my mother lurking around. Better not let her catch me." She quickly got to her feet with an agile and fluid motion, which was impressive considering the wheels attached to her feet. "Don't forget you're coming over later, right Hama-chan?" You promised." She looked over again at Kotori with a thoughtful look. "Hmm. Hey, you wanna hang out at mine as well, Kotori-chan? We can have like a big, girly sleepover!" She clapped her hands together in excitement. "I know you're like, really quiet in school and stuff, but you can loosen up at mine! We'll smuggle some of my dad's sake from the cellar and-" No," Leiko quickly interjected before Saya brought her suggestion to its completion. "I would prefer us not to get inebriated when we have school tomorrow-or at all, quite frankly!" She added with slight colour rushing to her cheeks at her implication. "Shirohane will have a terrible first impression of us both if you keep nattering away-and then I will never get an insight into the common student's literary interests!" "...That's what you're talking about?" The disapproval was dripping from every syllable of Saya's words as she rolled her eyes dramatically. "Gee, should have known that you were doing drama stuff. Can't you chill even on your days off, Hama-chan? Seriously." She looked over at Kotori pityingly. "Wow, I feel kinda sorry for you. She cornered you with this stuff, did she? But I am serious if you wanna chill later. I'm always up for having new friends. Hama-chan too, even if she is a grump about it," she grinned, ignoring the scowl being thrown from Leiko's direction.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Ueno Restaurant \| Sunday, April 12 2015 - Noon Kotori really didn't know how to keep up with the waitress - from her energetic self, she deflated into a slumped-over form only to perk back up just moments later. As she apologised for her sudden question, Kotori didn't even have time to say that it didn't really bother her before she already spoke on and gave a sudden cry about her remaining shift. Kotori was left to simply look between Hamada and her friend as they exchanged words that indicated that this wasn't the first time she was working on a Sunday - or, for that matter, the last. As Hamada then apologised for her friend, Saya's, exuberance, Kotori raised her hands to wave it off with a quick "It's no problem, really," whilst she at least had the chance. Getting back on her feet with the threat of her mother catching her with her friend, Saya propped herself up rather quickly - before reminding her friend that she had promised to come over for a sleepover and extending an invitation to the same to Kotori. A quiet "Eh?" was her first reaction to that; complete with a surprised expression - which grew into one of worry as Saya went on to list the things they could do whilst there. Luckily Hamada was going to have none of that though - before returning the flow of conversation back to the original reason for which she and Kotori were here in the first place. Saya's interest seemed to wane for a moment when she realised as much - before turning to Kotori to both apologise for Hamada and to remind her that the sleepover invitation was still open. "Ah, it's no trouble, really," Kotori said whilst shaking her head - whilst it wasn't quite untrue that Hamada had shown up quite suddenly and had a rather forceful way about her, it still had been her own choice to follow along, after all. As for the sleepover - Kotori was... a little apprehensive; if not a little suspicious even. "I'm sorry, Ueno-san, but I'm afraid I have some shopping to do later and have to help out at home," she said in an apologetic tone after bowing her head briefly as she refused the invitation - and whilst her reasons were quite true, she couldn't quite help but feel a slight sense of relief that she had them. Either way though, there still remained the matter of Hamada's questions and lunch - both of which would be solved over the course of the next while; resulting mostly in one side asking questions and the other merely giving answers. Ultimately, Kotori wasn't sure if she could be of much help to Hamada - but the Drama Club President seemed thankful for her input nonetheless, if in her usual manner. Thus they spent a part of their afternoon at the restaurant - with an occasional showing of Saya in between and even more so after her shift's end - until Hamada was satisfied with what she'd heard. Thanking both Hamada for the meal and Saya for the invitation, Kotori would soon after have to apologise for having to leave; her shopping still having yet to be done. As she was on her way to the grocery store, Kotori thought back on the conversation - Hamada certainly was quite an assertive person and certainly serious about her Drama Club whilst also being on quite familiar terms with her friend, Saya. They really were quite different, Kotori thought as she entered the grocer's. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Shopping District: Shirohane Residence \| Monday, 13 April 2015 - Morning "Kotori? Could you drop these off? They're on your way to school," Tsubame, Kotori's mother asked as she peaked her head around the corner. Kotori, standing up after having just gotten her shoes on, turned to see her standing there with a small bouquet in her hand - a delivery request, no doubt. "Of course. Where to?" she asked, getting a grateful smile from her mother as she handed over the flowers and a small note with the address - it was indeed on her way to school. Usually Tsubame took care of the deliveries before opening the shop or later when Kotori could tend to it - unless a convenient address came up such as today. "I'm off," she announced, getting a wave in return as her mother sent her off. "Thanks. Take care," she said, waiting for her daughter to get out of view before turning back to get ready for the remaining deliveries - such as one order that would be going to the hospital. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Main Entrance \| Morning Having made the delivery - a surprise gift from the husband to his wife of an elderly couple, as it turned out - Kotori headed to school; arriving at the front gate safely in time despite the small detour. There were other students of all years already there of course; some standing about talking to their friends, many simply heading to their respective classroom. Kotori was clearly of the latter category - though she stopped at the main entrance to glance over the large notice board found there. Hung there she noticed a flyer for the Drama Club - and not far from it, one for the Idol Club; reminding her of the missing student, Noboru. She hadn't heard anything further on the matter since his brother, Aiko, and Toma had shown up to ask her if she knew anything; leaving her little more to do than simply hope he had shown up and was alright as she turned to head to classroom 2-2. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| After School "Alright, that's all for today. Class dismissed," the teacher declared as the chime rang to signal the end of the school day. Much like expected, a huge ruckus broke out immediately as a majority of the students in class got up and headed out the room; speaking among each other as they headed off to clubs, friends or other places. Kotori, meanwhile, at hear seat much as usual; writing away in her notebook the last details of the class that had just ended. The small worry at the back of her mind, meanwhile, had vanished - as she'd heard a number of students talking during the breaks; among other things about the return of the missing Noboru. Though she'd only just met him on the same day he'd seemingly vanished, Kotori was still glad to hear he was safe as she packed her books and got ready to head out of the classroom; the largest hustle and bustle having calmed down by now.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru-Warakuma Hospital to Mall "Alrighty. It looks like you're all set to go Noboru. Now be careful, We don't want you to end up in here again you moron." Noemi gave a playful smile, indicating her non-serious attitude. She was cold towards the Matthew boy, but only because he was an imbecile trying to hit on her. But she had known Noboru since he was 10 or so, so she knew he wasn't going to try with her, he had seen what she was capable of. OKay, Noemi, thank you! Cya around! Noboru had his training clothes, specially requested and delivered by his brother, who had gotten too friendly as of late. He stretched his legs and started on his jog towards the mall. It felt good to exercise again, even if it was just jogging. He kept a good pace, trying to maintain his breath. His chest heaved in and out, indicating he hadn't really practiced too much as of late. His breath was ragged, but he didn't let that keep him from jogging all the way to the mall without stopping. AS he continued onward, his thoughts wondered to the fact that he was missing drama club. Maybe if he was lucky, no one would notice his absence, and if they did, he had a relatively fine excuse. He WAS in the hospital after all, maybe he could play the pity card. Of course, they might've been heartless folks and he wouldn't get any slack. He arrived at the mall mid though, and started stretching again, ready to start his exercises. He looked around to see if he knew anybody there. Aiko, the cool twin There were bags under Aiko's eyes, and his legs stuttered with every step. He had been Noboru's caretaker from his family the last few days, no one else really caring about interacting with the hospital ridden boy. He even washed and brought his training clothes for him, the new ones he had taken a while earlier. When Aiko approached him and asked about track, Aiko looked at his face. he absolutely knew that it wasn't just some random drunk that Toma had pissed off. You couldn't just piss off a drunk and walk away with a bruise or two. More like cuts and possible hospital visits. Aiko decided not to pursue it further, knowing it wasn't his business meddling in personal affairs, even though it bothered him too much and he wanted to know about it. Putting the thought to the back of his mind, he responded to the track question. "Well of course i'm going. I'm not just gonna quit it after one practice. I'm not THAT weak."</s> <\|message\|>Tanaka Toma Toma Tanaka - After School Toma's smile widened at Aiko's words. "That's what I like to hear," he said, giving the boy a light, reassuring punch on the shoulder. He tossed his bag over his shoulder before leading the way out of the classroom. Glancing over at Aiko, a bit of worry flashed across his face for an instant, as he noted the less-than-stellar state he was in. Not that Toma himself was much better. "Just don't push yourself too hard, yeah?" he said, looking away. "I think I know how taxing the past several days have been for you, I guess." He stopped at a vending machine, continuing as he inserted money. "No shame in taking a day off every once in a while." He grabbed the two drinks he had bought with his left hand, and tossed one to Aiko. "Down it quick," he said with a smirk. "Arata won't be impressed if he sees us drinking this stuff just before practice." As Toma worked on cracking the can open with his teeth, he receded momentarily into his own thoughts. There were more than a couple people he felt like he should apologize to. His parents, of course, but also Kotori and the big guy, Alexei. He had, at least partially, put the two of them into awkward spots when he had burst into the flower store. With a sigh, he finished guzzling his drink. He eyed his injured wrist, bending it ever so slightly. A small frown formed on his face as the pain registered. He'd have to grab some tape to wrap it up, to help keep it from moving as he ran. He could find some in the nurse's office, but immediately discarded that idea. He'd heard too many horror stories about that place. There were both a Boxing club and an MMA club at the school, so there was bound to be some in the gym storage room. That option was much safer. He looked back over towards Aiko as they walked. "So, how's your brother doing? I've overheard that he's okay, but I figure you're a more reliable source." Toma sort of also wanted to ask about how Noboru had been found, but decided against it, for no real reason other than being satisfied enough just knowing that he was fine.</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Leiko Hamada: Warakuma High- Drama Club Meeting Room Kasumi rose to the challenge presented before him quite aptly, raising the tone of his voice to be more feminine as he did his best attempt to portray a sisterly figure. It was a difficult exercise to pull off, since the language of the piece was quite rich and subtle in its execution. Ismene would need to be a subdued, unopposing girl, in contrast to Antigone's more curious nature. And he did fairly well in his execution. Leiko opened her mouth, intending to give small praise for his enthusiasm, and then he shot that smile again. Was he trying to infuriate her by acting so cocky? Leiko let out a sharp intake of breath and crossed her arms. "Your stance is far too masculine. Your body has a language too, and its speaking the wrong tone," Leiko criticised flatly, ignoring the more positive qualities of his piece. "But still...a round of applause for Kasumi-san on his efforts," she instructed the group, which was conceded by a small burst of applause. Out of the corner of her eye however, Leiko spotted Shinichi speaking to someone unfamiliar, engrossed in their own conversations. "Shinichi-kun, I would thank you to pay attention," Leiko snapped, looking unimpressed before looking over to the newcomer. "And you...I don't recall seeing your face at auditions. Are you aware that the club is at full capacity at the moment?" She asked bluntly. "I appreciate your interest, but I will have to ask you to leave."</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Tuesday, April 14 2015 - After School In the usual routine that had started to become the class' commonplace, the bell signalled the mass exodus of the larger part of the class' students in a wild ruckus - classes, friends or even just home were all the destinations that most were all to eager to head toward after a full day of school. A few took it more slowly and one or two even stayed behind for a little while - such as, much like usual, Kotori who finished up her note-taking before checking them over once more. Only once this was done and she was satisfied did she pack her books and then head on out - conveniently, this also meant that she missed the large hustle and bustle that followed the bell and thus didn't have to deal with quite as full a hallway or the crowded main entrance. As she headed on out, she kept much to herself - being her usual self, she passed by a number of other students without much in the way of greeting. Whilst there were the occasional few people she did know at least in passing, Kotori didn't happen to run into any of them on her way - and, as such, soon reached the main entrance without further ado and thereafter was on her way home. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Shopping District \| After School As Kotori walked through the mall, she thought for a moment on whether there was anything she needed from there - but came up with nothing; neither groceries nor school supplies or any personal items were running low and thus in need of restocking. Judging from the uniform they were wearing, she wasn't the only student from Warakuma High here - a small group of girls were excitedly discussing something in front of the shoe store, a few others could be seen throughout the shops. Despite not actually needing anything, Kotori couldn't help but still walk past some of the stores' windows to take a glance inside. Unfortunately, however, she didn't find any sales - as the afternoon bargain sales on eggs in the grocer's store had already all been sold out. With a small sigh of disappointment, Kotori took her bespectacled eyes off the windows and instead back ahead - and taking a moment to realise that not far ahead of her stood a familiar figure. It took her another before she recognised said figure as that of Noboru Yamamoto, recent vanishee and subject of numerous rumours at school and, by the look of it, currently out for a jog or something in that vein. It would have been hard to have gone to school these past few days without hearing his name thrown about by at least someone - Kotori had heard a number of tales ranging from him having run away from home to him being hospitalised all the way to him having been kidnapped or even perhaps murdered. However, by the looks of it, nothing that serious seemed to have happened to the boy - even as Kotori had to remind herself that he was a fellow second year student despite his size. Drawing nearer, it would have been difficult to just walk by as if she hadn't seen him - and not exactly the politest thing to do, too. As such, Kotori raised a hand in greeting as she held her school bag with the other. "Good afternoon, Yamamoto-san," she said, her voice quiet as ever. Though she only had met him once - on the same day that he'd seemingly vanished - she still remembered the concern with which both his brother, Aiko, and Toma had been searching for him - and felt as if seeing him up and about at least stifled that worry.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School Barely having walked in herself to ask whether this really was the club she was looking for, Kotori heard another voice behind her; announcing herself with a "Hello! Hi. um." Standing between her and the previously sole occupant of the room and therefore presumed club member of the Agriculture Club, Kotori was left looking between the two; unsure if she had somehow intruded upon a club meeting. However, the boy quickly turned around and addressed both of them; a wide smile accompanying his veritable stream of words that didn't even allow for an answer before he was done talking. Blinking in confusion at the number of question that had been asked, Kotori barely managed to get an "Uhm..." out before yet another voice made itself known: "Hello there~! What are you doing~? Oh, and are you the president~? I definitely would have expected the president being a girl rather than a guy, though~" Now fully confused with the tall girl's sudden appearance, Kotori took a step back before giving a bow. "I'm Kotori Shirohane from Class 2-2 and I was looking to join the Agriculture Club. Ah, that is, maybe..." she introduced herself and stating her reason for being here - albeit her quiet voice trailing off fully towards the end as she glanced between the other three students present - Matthew Harvester, the Club President and by both looks and names a transfer student from overseas; the girl that had entered just after herself and hadn't said much yet; and finally the tall girl whose attitude seemed far more in line with Matthew than with either of the other girls. Unsure what to make of the entire situation, seeing as she didn't know any of the three or what the two girls' relation to the Agriculture Club was, Kotori was left to look between them and occasionally pick at the hem of her skirt - a habit she'd acquired ages ago.</s> <\|message\|>Akira Kirigakure Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma High // Archery Range Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 After School It was a typical practice, slow and uneventful. After what happened at the Cafe, Rokoru was nowhere to be seen. Mika was also M.I.A. but she was somewhere in the school, that's for sure. To think such a simple outing would turn out like this. Even though he had a hand in making things worse, Rokoru dug his own grave with his tall tales. Akira was the kind of guy that tells things how it is and he couldn't well lie to the girl. Which was strange in itself, it wasn't like him. Was it all affecting him more than he'd like to people? Did he still feel something for her? Was that why he decided to say something? Nonsense, he sighed as he drew back the bow. But how else can he explain it? Just for the hell of it? Yea, that's more like Akira Kirigakure. He simply doesn't care about anyone. He's a delinquent after all. Heh, with a snicker, he released the bow and hit the target. Whatever happens between those two is none of his business. Whatever happens, happens. After firing a few more shots, a figure moving in the distance caught his eye. Turning to see who it was, he could see Sato coming out of a room and walking towards a group of guys loitering by the front door. Hmm...</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Highschool - Agriculture Club - Wednesday, April, 15, 2015 - After School Keiko didn't even noticed the other girl in the room, she was cute. The club president spoke to the both of them he said his name is Matthew Harvester, he was cute. Matthew asked if they wanted to join and before Keiko could say anything another girl joined, she was tall and cute. An Agriculture Club, she hasn't done anything related to plants since she before the accident. Her brother loved plants, his favorite was White lilies, she loves Higanbana. They both had ironic taste in flowers. Maybe Obachan will like her joining this club. "Uh, I was thinking of joining a club, I'm not sure what club to join yet, I haven't planted anything in two years, I hope that not a problem, Matthew." Keiko said louder then her introduction with a small smile. "Oh, and my name's Keiko Kobashigawa, I just moved here with my Obachan and it nice to meet you Shirohane chan and... I didn't catch the name?" She introduced herself and faced the tall girl with a quizzical look.</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Warakuma High Wednesday, April 15, 2015 ==~== Mako glared at the scoff from Akari, still glaring as she turned to leave. What was her problem? Is she trying to bait me? Whatever the case, just ignore her. We don't want make any trouble over something that's probably nothing-- "Have I done something to offend you, Akari-san? Have I said something I shouldn't have? Did I accidentally kick your puppy on the way to school one morning? Or are you just this much of a bitch to everyone? ...It's the latter, isn't it?" Shit. Mako shook his head, wincing internally at his lack of decorum, and went back to beating on the bag before him, attempting to calm the aggravation he was currently feeling by unleashing it on inanimate objects, and to hope that the girl's inevitable response wouldn't be able to get a rise out of him- a hope that he felt was about to be rather dashed as soon as Akari opened her mouth. Breathe... just focus on practice... don't let yourself get baited into something... unfortunate.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Wednesday, April 15 // Agriculture Club Before the two girls that were already in the clubroom could reply to Matt a third girl appeared to check out the club, who seemed very bright and bubbly. "Oh, and are you the president~? I definitely would have expected the president being a girl rather than a guy, though~" Matt looked at the girl with a smile showing he took no offence to the remark. "Yes I'm the president, and does it seem its so wrong for a guy to have a love for nature?" Matt replied before one of the original two girls who seemed to be named Keiko spoke up. It seemed she hadn't had much experience in gardening recently but that didn't really matter. "Hm? it's fine if you don't have much experience, I can teach you what you need to know. All you need is an appreciation for nature and be willing to learn about it i think." Matt was about to go full enthusiast mode before his watch started beeping. It was that late already? Matt was meant to be going to the doctor late afternoon to have a minor checkup to make sure he was alright. But he still needed to pack things up so he rushed to a table with papers all over it and picked up three. "here are application forms for members, I'm sorry to rush you guys but i need to finish up here quickly before heading off to an appointment. I'm very grateful that you took the time to come and check out the club and I hope you guys join" Matt rushed around while speaking in an apologetic tone. He was forcing the three out the club even though he really didn't want to as it might jeopardise their willingness to join but Matt was in a real rush.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School As introduction were exchanged, Kotori's eyes shifted between the speakers - all of whom she'd never met before and thus was making sure she'd remember their names and faces if they met at a later date. However, before she even got a chance to ask anything about the club - when they met, what they actually did or if it would be alright to miss a meeting on occasion - Matthew, or Matt as he preferred, seemed to realise that he was running late for something. Apologising for the sudden haste, he handed each of the girls an application form. Kotori took hers with a still slightly confused expression at the turn of events so far - in fact, all she'd really learned about the club was that the other two girls weren't members and that the club and seemingly only member was quite a talkative and forward person. Not having gotten even a single word in since her own introduction, Kotori was left standing outside the Agriculture Clubroom with a quite clearly bewildered look about her; blinking a few times before glancing down at the piece of paper in her hand and then to the two girls who had similarly been shuffled out of the room in short order; an awkward attempt at a half-smile of sorts on her face. "Uhm..." she started - only to realise that she didn't really know what to say in such a situation; instead opting to give a quick bow. "I-I should get going, I think," Kotori said, her voice still quiet as ever and not exactly very convincing - but it still seemed the better option than remaining in awkward silence as she would have otherwise.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Kashiwagi Utaha Kashiwagi Utaha - Warakuma High After School\|\|April 15\|\|Agriculture Club If there was something Utaha did not expect was her getting dragged into the agriculture club like that. Well, she was looking for something to do anyway, and her whole search for the Idol Club turned out to be fruitless.Then, she might as well. The guy seemed nice enough too, even though Utaha said something that sounded clearly rude, even if that wasn't her intention. "Oh no! It isn't bad at all~! I think it is pretty awesome, actually~!" She said, well, more like shouted, in her usual bubbly voice. Still, she wasn't that sure that nature was something that made her passionate. But, but! What if she could become an idol with nature as her them!? Yay, flowers were very cute as well! It was decided then! She'd be an idol with nature as her theme, and the president would help her in that! "Yay~! Let's do this~!" Utaha shouted, now being really excited and jumping a bit. Still, she did not take into account that she would hit her head on the door frame after doing that. She squatted down and put both of her hands on her head, while she groaned with a bit of pain. She still took the paper the president gave them, though. She was plenty sure that he had his own thing to do, so it would be rude to ask him to stay. She would still fill out, though. The president also seemed like a good person to hang out with, as well as the two other girls. She tought some introductions were in order, so she stood up, turned around, making her skirt move around as well, put up a peace sign over her right eye while winking with the left eye, and said in an even more bubbly and cheery voice. "All righty~! I am Kashiwagi Utaha! It's a pleasure to meet you all!" Unfortunately, no one was there anymore, since they bailed when Utaha wasn't seeing. "Gah! Where did everyone go....? Oh, well. What can you do. Time to head home~, time to head home~" She singed and walked away. --- Evening\|\|April 15\|\|Kashiwagi Household After having some dance and singing practice inside her own room, Utaha decided to go down and have something to eat with her father. Well, more like, cooking something for him, since he was just about to come home, and he didn't know how to cook. With a cat like smile, she skipped down the stairs and started making dinner for two. It was a lonely feeling, a dinner for only two people, when before she'd get a dinner for about five people, of they had at least let her anywhere near the kitchen, that is. The first time she cooked, she almost chopped one of her fingers off, failing only by centimeters when her mom moved her hand away. Fortunately, no one got hurt that time. That time, at the very least. She had to be extra careful, though, now that she didn't have anyone to make up for her mistakes. "Mom..." As the dinner was nearing completetion and Utaha remembered her mom, the lock of the door sounded, obviously announcing the arrival of her father. Turning around with a happy expression because of her father's arrival, she said, "Welcome home, dad~! I hope you feel like having some-!" Squatting down yet again, she now held into her left hand her right finger, after burning herself with the pot she was preparing dinner in. "Utaha, are you all rigth!?" Her middle aged father approached her, clearly worried. Utaha looked at him with a pained expression, but with a smile nonetheless. "Don't worry~ Happens all the time. Now, let's have some dinner~" Utaha said, regaining her cheery demeanor. Her father, knowing that it indeed happened all the time, nodded and went to take a seat in the dinning room. Well, they could spend some real family tiem between each other, given that her sister was in college and barely ever visited and her brother was already working and with his own family. --- After School\|\|April 16\|\|Agriculture Club "Hello there~!" Utaha suddenly opened the door of the Agriculture club, announcing her arrival in a way that would most definitely not be pleasant for anyone inside, with her eyes closed. "I am Utaha from yesterday~! I brought my application signed for you, president~!" She shouted. She then opened her eyes and saw only the girl from yesterday. Well, it was too much wishful thinking, thinking that Matthew would actually be there, not after that announcement from a few minutes before. Utaha just hoped there was another transfer student from overseas with the same name. "I guess he's not here, huh~? That's sad..." She went to where Keiko stood and took a seat beside her, in a chair he dragged with her over to where she was. "So, I guess we are the first ones here~? I dunno if you caught my introduction yesterday, but I am Kashiwagi Utaha. Nice to meet you~!"</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Highschool - Agriculture Club - Thursday, April, 16, 2015 - After School ""Hello there~!"" A voice suddenly spoke up startling Keiko. She stood up from her seat and relaxed when she seen it was one of the cute girls from yesterday, she visibly sighed. The girl Utaha was her name spoke, she seemed to be looking for Matthew, maybe the girl was hoping he would be here, "I guess he's not here, huh~? That's sad..." Uteha said and walked up to her. "Quite sad, reminds me of something before I lived with Auntie, I hope he's okay." Keiko spoke up, this reminds of her a homeless guy in her first year as a homeless person before she met with Auntie. The girl reintroduced herself to Keiko, Keiko politely smiled and introduced herself as well if she forgotten. "Please to meet you Utaha, and it looks like it, I wonder if the other members will be joining." Keiko said keeping her polite smile. She wondered if the other members will be looking for Matthew, she's not well versed in the local news so she not sure if there were members in the club, but from what he said there sounded like there wasn't. "What should we do if nobody shows up soon, Utaha-san?" Keiko asked the cute tall girl.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classrom 2-2 \| Thursday, April 16 2015 - After School This day had, to say the least, been a strange one. After the announcement about Matthew's disappearance - and most likely kidnapping even - the rumour mills had practically gone into overdrive; much like they had after Noborus similarly spontaneous vanishing. Kotori meanwhile was left rather conflicted about the announcement - this was the second person who went missing the very same day that she had met them. After a moment, she shook her head to get that silly thought out of her head - there was no way these two were somehow connected and much less that she was somehow involved too. Even so, a small bit of worry never quite left her thoughts throughout the day. With the ringing of the bell that signalled the end of the school day, Kotori breathed a silent sigh with mixed feelings as she finished up her notes of the day. Putting her notebook away, she retrieved a piece of paper from her school bag - the application form that she'd received just yesterday. She remembered the discussion she'd had with her mother about it - whether it would be acceptable for her to join a club when she was helping out at home. Unfortunately, her mother had shot all her carefully prepared arguments down completely with an immediate and oddly delighted "Yes" right away; leading to Kotori now holding a carefully filled out form in her hands. Now, however, there was an entirely different problem at hand - with their club president missing, Kotori doubted that the other Agriculture members would be much in the mood for new members right now; the girl knowing little of the fact that said members numbered in the lower zeroes. As such, she didn't want to bother them at such a time - much less when she didn't even know anyone other than the now missing Matthew; and even him just fleetingly. After a moment, however, Kotori ultimately decided to at least head by the Agriculture Club - after all, she'd already decided that she'd like to join, however tentatively that may be. With that, she stood up from her chair - her inner debate having given most of her classmates ample time to already head on out - and, with both bag and application form in hand, to head out. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School Of course, saying - or rather, thinking - something was one thing; actually doing it was entirely another. Standing in front of the door to the Agriculture Club - she still wondered why it was such a far-off room - Kotori stood clutching the application form in one hand and the other half-raised as if to knock on the door but hesitating. Still, she had decided to follow through - and thus, gently knocked against the door; generating a rather faint sound that would barely be heard over the voices that she could hear muffled from the other side. Waiting for a second or ten, Kotori then opened the door - and found two familiar faces sitting inside in the form of the two girls who had visited the Agriculture Club yesterday. "Excuse me," Kotori said, giving a small bow as she did. As she stepped inside, she noticed that the two were, in fact, the only ones here - and had been the ones whose voices she'd heard. With none of the actual club members around, Kotori's original purpose for coming here quickly fell apart - though at the same time, it saved her from being questioned by a club member about Matthew's disappearance as she briefly remembered something similar happening back when Noboru vanished. That, however, was a different matter - the current one being her standing a little awkwardly at the door and not knowing what to say to the two girls who were no doubt expecting her to speak up now that she'd already stepped inside. "Uhm... good day," Kotori said, her voice even quiter than usual, whilst she glanced from side to side behind her glasses but still seeing no sign of any club members about. "Was anyone else here?" she asked - only to realise that the question didn't really make much sense by itself. Holding up the application form - slightly crumpled from her unconsciously and nervously having played with it in her hand - she added: "I was thinking of joining." A moment later, Kotori wondered just why she'd said that - of course the other two already knew that; they'd seen and heard her just yesterday after all.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School Kotori wasn't really sure what to be expecting - but it certainly hadn't been the sudden approach of one of the two girls. It was only when she actually stood right before her and had to bend down to bring them face to face that Kotori realised just how tall she was - whilst she herself usually was in the taller half, this girl was something else. Kotori barely got a moment to reply to any of the questions she asked; the girl simply talking on before she had the chance - before grabbing her hands and pulling her over to the table where the other girl sat. A bit startled at how sudden it all was, she could only give a quick "Nice to meet you too, Utaha-san" and having little opportunity for a more polite bow as she was directed toward one of the seats. Once there, the other girl - Keiko, as she'd caught her name the other day - spoke up; noting that joining would be a little difficult with no one to allow such a thing around. Introducing herself nonetheless and also reaffirming Utaha's name, Keiko then asked Kotori's name. Now seated and with a slightly dumbfounded look on her face, Kotori simply nodded before slowly regaining her wits. "Ah, yes, I'm Kotori Shirohane from Class 2-2," she confirmed after a moment's pause to both Keiko's and Utaha's question. "Are you girls waiting for someone...?" Fidgeting with the hem of her skirt, Kotori was almost thankful when yet another voice spoke up and drew the immediate attention away from her - looking up and to the door, she saw a black-haired boy standing there who seemed to be wondering why there were three people in a club room that they weren't part of. Given that there probably was little reason for anyone to come to this room without a purpose, Kotori assumed that he was a club member - on whose club they were intruding right now. Quickly standing up, she gave a bow before speaking. "Please excuse us, we were hoping to find someone from the Agriculture Club." Her voice was as quiet as ever - and trailed off a little toward the end as she realised that she wasn't even sure if that was the real reason that Utaha and Keiko were here for. Remaining standing for an awkward moment, she then sat back down; hoping that the others would clear things up if necessary.</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieg Kasumi: Warakuma High-Drama Club Meeting Room The past few days flew by for Sieghardt, if he wasn't doing anything that had to do with theater and its amazing arts. Then he was usually wasting it at his house, although it did get lonely over there. He was for the most part the only one there besides his families maids, butlers, or whatever else they needed. Despite all those people being there, it always felt lonely there. Thats why he loved going to drama club, it wasn't lonely, and people reacted to what he did. Mostly Leiko, it was adorable seeing her reactions to what he would say. Last time he played a man who taunted her, it seemed to have its desired effect. This time he decided he should be more energetic than he was before. Just to throw them off a bit. So after avoiding his teachers grasp to talk about his lovely school performance, he made his way to the auditorium while hearing about Matthew have being kidnapped, or missing. It spread quite quickly, might be cause he was a club president, or his parents got worried after him not coming home. After a couple of minutes he made his way through the auditorium entrance. He however would be second again, this time one of those mma guys beating him to the punch. He chuckled to himself about the pun. Punch, cause the guy punched things and those things being people. Well not that it mattered, he went over to a table and sat down upon it, pulling out the play Hamlet. Might as well do some school work he enjoyed while waiting for everyone else to show up, but oh how the mighty have fallen, Leiko wasn't first this time around. That was amusing in itself.</s> <\|message\|>Kashiwagi Utaha Kashiwagi Utaha - Warakuma High After School\|\|April 16\|\|Agriculture Club "It's a pleasure to meet you, Kotori-chan~! You two have such pretty names~" Utaha said, taking a seat again and complimenting both of her companions. Still, things to talk about would eventually run out, they just met now, after all, and it would be difficult to keep up a conversation with everyone when one of them was really shy. No matter how talkative she was, not even Utaha would be able to keep a conversation going with Kotori if she wasn't willing to. "How about we play shiratori~?" She suggested. Well, at the very least, they could kill some time until someone got to the club so they could hand over their applications. That is, IF someone ever showed up. They could just play between themselves until they felt like it. Another guy suddenly showed up in the door, a guy with black hair. Though he only seemed to notice two of them, Utaha still greeted him with all of her energy, or at the very least, that's what she intended to do. When she tried to get up, Utaha suddenly fell down and hit her face directly with the floor. That was the worst timing to start being clumsy, and yet, she just had to go and fall like that. "Ouchie..." She said before, getting into a sitting position so she could caress her nose that she hit. "I'm sorry about that~ I kind of lost my balance~" Utaha finally got up, dusted herself off and said to the guy, "As Kotori-chan said~ We were waiting for anyone else from the agriculture club so they could take our club applications, but it seems we aren't having any luck yet~ Are you in the Agriculture club as well, um...?" She asked the guy's name.</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Highschool - Agriculture Club - Thursday, April, 16, 2015 - After School As Utaha brought Kotori to the table, she gave Kotori bit of an apologetic smile. Keiko noticed that the two girls were fairly tall, Utaha was towering compared to Keiko. Kotori reintroduced herself, just to make sure everybody knows her name, she was from Class 2-2, Keiko was in 2-3 so Keiko and Kotori are the same age. Keiko gave an agreeable nod of the idea of playing shiratori, she hasn't played that since she ran away from her parents, two years ago. Another voice spoke, Keiko was surprised the attention this club is getting, with a missing president. Keiko looked at the door at the new voice. He was cute with black hair, and he asked the group why they were here. "Yeah on the same boat as Kotori and Utaha, I was wondering if there would be another member to let us in the club." Keiko spoke redundantly since the other two went into details already. "I'm Keiko Kobashigawa from Class 2-3, and I didn't catch your name,"</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Rui Shinichi16/4/2015 - Thursday - Agriculture Club Room, on the way to Manga Club Room As one of the girls got up, only to fall flat on her face, Rui was really tempted to run over and help her up, hand raised and foot forward, but she was already back up and sitting position... Is... Will she be fine? As Rui took a step inside he realized there was a third person, also a girl. From what he's gathered, they're all in the agricultural club, or seek to be... He had an idea who they were waiting for, but he had to ask anyways... "I'm sorry, I'm not in this club, I just never saw this room being used, I thought it was a class garden...", this place was a green house after all. A fairly homely one though. "My name is Rui Shinichi of class 2-1. Who was it you three were waiting for?", he asked. None of them were a club member, and they were here intending to join it, meaning they did meet someone from this club prior to today. So who was it...?</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Warakuma High, Auditorium Thursday, April 16, 2015 ==~== Mako's face was surprisingly stern as he packed his books away, the usual good cheer that was generally so resplendent on him almost completely vanished. It wasn't as though he didn't have cause to be stern, though- for one, his lack of decorum from yesterday was still writhing under his skin like some parasite. He shouldn't have allowed the Yamamoto girl to needle him so. He'd almost rendered all of his hard work for naught, because of one hateful bitch-- Mako closed his eyes, breathing deeply. Now was not the time for name-calling, even in the privacy of his own mind. Especially if he expected to make up for yesterday's slip-up. I am a gentleman. I must present myself as such, no matter the stimulus that tries to get me to act otherwise. He decided that the next time he saw Akari-san, he would apologize profusely for his anger- perhaps throw some comment in about how he'd been having a bad day, or some rot like that. It wasn't too far from the truth. Because if, again, Mako were being honest with himself, there was another thing lurking about that weighed heavily on him. That weighed heavily on everyone, in fact. Another kidnapping. Harvester, I think they said his name was. Like the last victim, he didn't know the boy personally. But it still was a troubling development, regardless. Especially with how close together these two incidents had occurred. Everyone says that we don't know for sure that it's a kidnapping, but what else do you call it? It's not like they're doing it to themselves. Mako sighed, hitching up his backpack and pasting a semblance of good cheer as he left his room, toward the auditorium where the Drama Club was meeting. He supposed that all he could do was try and keep his mind occupied while the police or whomever sussed out the reasoning behind the latest disappearing act. And what better way to do such than by acting? Acting in a play. Acting like there wasn't anything wrong. Acting like he wasn't bothered by what was happening to this town. Acting, it seemed, was something Mako Moritomi excelled at.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School At Utaha's comment toward her name, Kotori, rather than reply, just looked down at her hands; a little unsure what to do when someone just went a complimented her. Her suggestion toward playing Shiritori had barely gotten over before the boy had entered the room - and after Kotori's words, Utaha had followed on through; albeit with a brief delay due to her managing to catch her feet on something and land face first on the ground. Cringing at the most likely quite painful sight, Kotori was about to help the tall girl up when she already picked herself up; brushing the accident off as she did. Keiko, who had remained at her place - possibly because there was no need to stand up after two had already done so, perhaps to escape the fate that had befallen Utaha - reaffirmed what had been said before phrasing the open-ended words of Utaha in a more direct question as to the boy's name. The Second Year introduced himself as Rui Shinichi from Class 2-1 before asking who it was that they were all waiting for - a pertinent question, no doubt. With a bow, Kotori returned the introduction "I'm Kotori Shirohane from Class 2-2," before answering the question - though her earlier assumption that he was an Agriculture Club member had turned out to be wrong on account of the Rui's words. "We... I think we were all waiting for Harvester-senpai, but..." Kotori said, briefly glancing to the other two girls seeing as she wasn't sure if that was the case for them before trailing off - given the announcement earlier in the day, there was little doubt as to why.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Akira Kirigakure Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma Mall Sunday, April 19th 2015 A Return to the mall. There wasn't many other things he could do to waste his time. It was a sunday and he didn't want to sit around the house all day, especially given how empty it usually is around this time. With his sister having long moved out and gotten a job and his parents work until late and all. He's not exactly all that great at cooking and honestly doesn't want to bother, so he came to the mall to get something to eat and possibly hit a movie. Maybe look around a bit. But of course food comes first. Food of choice for today? Some pizza sounds good about now. Paying no attention in the least to his surroundings, moving along with the crowd, he unknowingly passes by Rokoru while on his way to the food court. After a few more minutes of walking and a yawn, he arrives at his destination and orders a large cheese pizza.</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Thursday 16th April 2015- After-School Leiko Hamada: Warakuma High-Class 2-1 Yamamoto's reply was affirmative, although there was a reluctance in his eyes and in the manner of his speech. Leiko couldn't exactly be sure what her classmate had gone through, but it wasn't really in her best interest to push him too hard in whatever mental state he was in. He had agreed to attend Club that day, and that was a victory in itself. "Very well then, Yamamoto. Shall we?" --- Warakuma High: Auditorium Drama Club's activities that day were fairly standard fare. Some stretches to limber up the body, some vocal exercises and then delegating the members into groups for practicing a small section of a play. Leiko chose to hold back from any demonstrations that day, her fever lingering still from the day before. However, as she watched Dragunov belt off a rather strong performance, and Hashimoto concentrate intently on learning his lines, she couldn't help but feel better already. She could make performers out of them yet. --- Sunday 19th April 2015: Midday Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Mall "Ahhh, it's so busy here! I knew we should have come sooner..." A tawny haired friend of Leiko's bemoaned their misfortunes as the small group wandered into one of the clothes stores, beholding the chaotic sight of middle aged women wrestling over a sweater, whilst a long formidable queue trailed outside the shop. Normally, Leiko would recoil at the thought of entering such a hostile environment as the Mall on a sale day, but she had heard enough about the event down in the complex to decide that the trip would be worth it for once. Namely, the abundance of arts and crafts up for sale. "Excuse me," she announced to her throng of female friends, acutely aware of their dwindling attentions as they eyed the trove of discounted fashion accessories furtively. "I'm just going to head to the crafts store for a little while. If you need to find me, I'll be there." "Sure, Hamada-san! Ahhh, that bangle looks so cute!" Whether or not they had absorbed the information didn't really matter to Leiko as she nodded slightly before taking her leave. It wasn't long before she weaved through the masses of people and finally into the decently crowded crafts store. Her friends hadn't really questioned Leiko's sudden keen interest in attending the sale today, but if they had, there was a clear and simple answer: Props. The Drama Club was sorely lacking in resources, particularly in the vein of fabrics and tools, and having such a wide selection to choose from would certainly benefit her in the long run. Besides, Drama Club wasn't entirely about acting. Technical and labouring work was just as important as the performance itself, after all. Leiko craned her head down at the presented selection, nodding approvingly as she inspected squares of fabric, before selecting several, varying in colours and textures. She would have to brush up on her sewing skills, although they were somewhat...lacking at the best of times. Maybe there was someone in the Club more interested in design? Bearing this thought in mind, Leiko hummed softly to herself as she packed away the rolls in her basket, but not before spotting an intriguing material tucked away up on one of the higher shelves. Leiko looked at her surroundings briefly to ask for a sales assistant to help her, but the staff appeared to be swamped with the demands of the other customers. Wistfully sighing and wishing she could take advantage of Saya's height (and speaking of, where was that girl today?) Leiko instead determined to reach for it herself. Stretching her muscles as far as they would allow, Leiko balanced on the tips of her toes as her hand attempted to bat at the elusive fabric, but just as her fingertips graced it, her elbow accidentally knocked into one of the other craft materials, causing a fairly sturdy metal set of paints to tumble from their place on the shelf and knock her painfully in the back of her head. "Ouch! Damn it!" Leiko cursed, recoiling back as she rubbed the back of her head gingerly. Well, at least her friends hadn't been around to see that embarrassing little scene... And lo and behold, that roll of material was still out of reach. Typical. --- Saya Ueno: Ueno Residence By all intents and purposes, today should have been considered as one of Saya's lucky breaks in life. Not only did she get to attend a massive sale clearance in the Mall, but she would get to do so in the company of the esteemed Club President of Archery himself: Rokoru Ishiara. Of course, she knew that he wasn't exactly there of his own volition (Saya was starry eyed, true, but not delusional), but he would be there with her for the day. Alone. Without any club members or pesky rivalries to get in the way of getting to know him better. And boy, did she want to get to know him better. Hundreds of questions and hypothetical scenarios had battered away at her within the past few days, and now she would finally get a chance to have some one-on-one with the man of her dreams. What could possibly go wrong? The answer to that question was all too apparent as Saya woke up with bone-cracking yawn, and looked at her clock sluggishly. The clock read 12:00. The time that she was supposed to meet Rokoru-senpai, on the dot, at the Mall. A piercing scream rang through the Ueno household, and by the time that her mother had raced up the stairs to investigate the situation, Saya was already halfway through a camisole blouse and jeans. "Good Heavens Saya, what happened-?" "How could this be happening? Howwww?!" Saya whined, oblivious to her mother's presence as she shoved a handful of cosmetics and a brush into her handbag before racing out the door faster than a bullet. So much for her lucky break. --- Saya Ueno: Warakuma Mall Panting and wheezing, Saya had finally reached the Mall, miraculously managing to brush her hair in the process, although there was the unfortunate side-effect of being slightly windswept. But at least she had managed to make it by...30 minutes past the meeting time. Crap. Saya tried to hold down her nerves as she breathed in shakily, the air burning slightly through her lungs before she let out a deep exhale. She could do this. She could do this. Summing up every ounce of courage she had, Saya turned the corner and saw Rokoru pacing around by some plants and checking his phone anxiously. He was on time. She was late. On a 'date' that she had arranged. This couldn't possibly go any worse. "Ah...Ishiara-senpai!" Saya called out nervously, catching his attention with an overhead wave before quickly sprinting over to him. "I'm so sorry I'm late. Guess I slept through my alarm like an idiot. You're not mad, are you?" She shot him a wary smile as she brushed a wet strand of hair from her face. "I'll make it up to you! I'll buy you lunch or something. I mean, since you came out on a Sunday to help me and everything. And I was late, so..."</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| Wednesday, April 15 2015 - After School Kotori - after getting over the surprise at Utaha's rather sudden displays of affection - nodded as Rui mentioned the missing boy's full name - that was indeed who they had been meaning to meet, though that had turned out to be a little impossible given his current state. Even so, there was always the possibility of another club member being present - at least, that's what Kotori had thought. At his further words, she looked at him a little surprised - it was a bit odd how he said it, but it seemed that he was trying to be optimistic. Either that, or he just assumed it would be much the same as it had been with Noboru and Matthew'd show up on his own a few days later. As he then announced that he was leaving, Kotori returned the bow; watching him leave before turning back to the girls in the room. As if taking Rui's leave as a cue, both Keiko and Utaha stood up and announced that they would be going too; mirroring Kotori's thoughts at that moment. Giving a small bow to both of them together with a "Goodbye to you two too," Kotori picked her school bag up from beside the chair she'd sat down in, placing the application form inside as she did, before heading out of the club room and home thereafter. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| Sunday, April 19 2015 After having having spent most of the morning minding the shop - her mother had been out to talk with the local tools shop owner about how things were going and if there was anything new and the like - during which time she'd gotten her weekend's worth of homework done already, Kotori was told to spend some time outside - after all, there was a big sale going on and she should go and see if there was anything she liked. With those words, Kotori had headed to the mall - and indeed, there was no shortage of people about. A little while later, Kotori emerged from a shop armed with two shopping bags and notably more out of breath than she'd expected to be - the sales really were something else, it seemed, and had attracted quite a number of customers. Searching - and by a stroke of good luck, actually finding - an empty bench, Kotori sat down and caught her breath for a moment, placing her shopping bags at her feet. Adjusting her glasses that had exhibited their usual habit of slipping ever so slightly out of their most comfortable position, she looked at the content of her bags - indeed, much like her mother had said, the sales were quite good. Except that her mother hadn't quite been talking about the grocery store's sales on bread and vegetables which Kotori had taken advantage of and thus had to struggle to obtain between a veritable horde consisting mostly of housewives and the occasional overwhelmed male rather than the clothing store's customers of the day which were far closer to her own age. Still catching her breath after all that, Kotori glanced about the other mall-goers - who consisted of mostly unknown faces, ranging from an elderly couple over a mother and her two children to a number of fellow students, judging by their age, and even a businessman. Naturally, with so many about, the occasional accident wasn't all that surprising - such as a small group of girls that bumped into each other; unbeknownst to Kotori not quite willingly on account of another's involvement therein. Either way though, she checked her watch and noticed that she still had some time - and remained seated, debating which stores she should check up on before heading home with her shopping.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Mall - Sunday, April, 19, 2015 - The mall was bustling today, it reminds her of the city, it was a nice change of pace. She always feels like people are staring at her clothes when she walks through town, it was well worn but today auntie got her first cheque which was large, larger than Keiko would expected. Auntie has given her a large amount of the money and she told Keiko to buy some new clothes and have fun. Which is what's she doing, Keiko missed how it feels to buy stuff that isn't to just survive. She has already bought five bags of clothes for herself, a bag for auntie and two pairs of shoes. All this shopping has almost distracted her from what Rui said, Keiko learned where he lived, but she decided she was just over thinking his comment and just decided to go shopping instead of worrying for nothing, but she will still worried for Matthew he hasn't showed up yet. Maybe Matthew will like a flower for when he comes back. A welcome back gift for when he returns. But these bags are getting heavy as she walked, and somebody just gotten into an accident, she should rest for a bit before that happens to her. Keiko just dropped into the nearest bench, with a sigh of relief. Keiko placed her bags on the ground, it was getting warm.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 19 SUN Just as Shizuka was despairing at how much difficulty she was having to retrieve the fabrics with her dark tresses being on the way of her sight, two- no, three people generously came to assist the poor "half blind" girl. She felt embarrassed to have them gather up her belongings for her but very much appreciated the help nonetheless. Just when the other female who picked up one of the fabrics shoved one person and created a domino effect of people colliding, Shizuka flinched in shock and felt slightly guilty for the people involved. While she quickly stuffed the last of her fabric back into a bag, a gentle hand placed itself upon her shoulder with a voice of concern. Her gaze averted from the plastic bag to the gorgeous, foreign female at her side, who she couldn't help but stare for a moment even if the other may not be able to tell. It wasn't Shizuka's first encounter with someone of a foreign origin but how she seemingly spoke fluent Japanese surprised her, that and she had to appreciate how attractive she was, which was perfect if she ever got around to cosplaying. Snapping back to reality, the raven haired female flashed a faint smile and replied, "O-Oh, I'm quite alright... I-I apologize for the trouble, but thank you for your concern and I'm truly grateful for your assistance. And my, you and the other gentleman have quick hands, the mess was cleaned up in such a haste." Speaking of the male who assisted her, upon closer inspection, his face felt slightly familiar... Perhaps someone from school? It wasn't everyday you'd see a foreign student in a Japanese school, which tends to make them stand out whether in a positive or negative way. Another female voice was speaking to Shizuka, to which her attention was given to. While what the other was telling her seemed like a warning, she supposed it was her way of being concerned for the apologetic girl. Taking her advice, she stood back on her feet and dusted herself before explaining, "Um... I-It's only polite to apologize to someone who you unintentionally bump onto, bu-but I suppose you're right. It was rather rude of her to, but accidents are prone on a day like this. I-... I'll be more careful, thank you miss."</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Warakuma Shopping Center "Ah! thank you, Onee-san!" said Elena with a blush from the compliment from the other girl. Though she was displeased by the rude interuption by the other girl, her features didn't convey a hint of her displeasure. She removed her hand from the girl's shoulder and continued after a pause. "Oni-san here taught me the quick-fold. Well, I'm glad that you are alright. I'm Elena Dragunov. Do you need help with carrying the bags someplace? Maybe you can sit someplace and check if all the stuff is alright." she said cheerfully as Alexei looked at them. Standing to his towering height as everyone got up. "You go on ahead and take a look, Kotchishka. I'll help her settle and join you." Alexei interrupted with his deep baritone. Giving the girl a full look to see if there were any injuries. Elena just nodded and bowed before she hopped towards the sale. Her objective was complete, with effectively making Alexei help the girl she could possibly look for a good gift for her brother. "Should I carry those for you, Miss?" Alexei asked in a polite grumble.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium ANNOUNCEMENT: This RP is as of 28/3/2015, Full, until said so otherwise. Just thought should let you all know. Our Devil is almost ready to complete the roster, but as of the day stated, there will be no more submissions until I say so. ALSO. If you have an NPC who is in a class, please state put them down to be put into class rosters. If you are a Player, please check the class rosters on the 1ST POST of the OOC, and let me know if I missed you. Now back to our regular program. --- The Kingdom of Me 19/4/2015 Sunday "Garu!", the shadows within this forest looked a lot like monsters you would find in a classic light-hearted RPG. From bipedal fluffy sheep, to really short orcs and chickens. Rui's wind spell smashed through a barricade of the orcs, before he quickly followed up on it and personally cut down a few of them. Kami was faring quite well keeping the flanks covered, while Noboru would rush in whenever he could. "You should move quickly if you don't want to be overwhelmed, more Shadows seem to be on their way", Rui responded with a simple 'roger' before he motioned to the other two to advance through the front line they just broke. The forest quickly thinned as they advanced, and soon they got to a clearing. There was a sigh of relief as they looked around and realized no shadows were here... Well, at least that's what they thought. "I sense something strong there! Stay on high alert!", Rui immediately went into stance, but soon the party realized what they were going to fight was not in front of them... A shrill cry would give it's approach away, as the three jumped out of their position, to let a gigantic shadow bird land in their former position. It was... A chicken? A dark chicken, with a golden masquerade mask, and a jester hat. "Start scanning, we'll engage in combat", "Roger... Give me some time", she responded. If this were a game, this would be what you would call a mini-boss... Well, the chicken was waiting for their next move... --- Warakuma Shopping Mall 19/4/2015 Sunday The large man shopping for fabrics and crafting materials was almost done for the day, or so it seemed on his face as he eyed the counter a few times. After not long he paid for his things, and walked out from the area and checked the time. As he looked around he noticed a girl trip and fall. He was quite ready to go help her back up, but that turned out to be unnecessary, quickly did others help her up... All he could do was speak to himself for a bit as he walked away and towards the food court... "Hmmm... Maybe if the young master had more friends like that... Oh well. I should buy some food, they ought to be hungry after the ordeal they have to go through".</s> <\|message\|>Kashiwagi Utaha Kashiwagi Utaha - Warakuma Mall April 19 Today was a good day. A good day for shopping in the mall. There was some kind of event and the place was bustling, even for Warakuma's standards. Utaha seemed a bit happier than usual, if that was at all possible, as she walked through the mall and singed a certain tune below her breath, something only a few people might be able to hear. It wasn't an original song, though, it was a song of her favorite idol, which she admired and was her inspiration to become an idol herself. Some people may be able to recognize it too, some people did, as they looked at Utaha while she got past them, wondering how Utaha could sing the song in a way resembling so much the original. Still, her rhythm was interrupted after she saw a girl falling down. She was about to go there and help, but after seeing that other people were already there helping her up, she decided against it. Instead, she returned to her shopping. Of course, she was worried about what happened to the girl, but there was no need to worry, as long as someone was with her. "Happy happy happy crescent-o~" She resumed her singing, walking towards the nearest clothes shop. It would be great if she found some kind of clothes that would actually fit her, instead of having to order them through the internet. It was a lot more of fun seeing the clothes in the actual store than just browsing through the web page of some store. After some browsing was done, though, it was obvious. They didn't have any sizes that would fit her well. All the extra large sizes were more meant for chubby and fat people, and made Utaha look like some kind of tent since she couldn't fill out the extra space. Well, that much should have been obvious. Utaha let out a sigh after getting out of the store. "No luck here either, huh~? Oh, well! I should buy some food now that I am here~ Food, food~!" Utaha hummed. And then, she spotted Keiko. Utaha was happy to see her there, though in a town like Warakuma, spotting each other in somewhere like a mall wasn't such an odd ocurrance. "Keiko-chan~! Hello~!" Utaha waved happily at her, and loudly, making more than one person turn around to see what the fuss was about. Utaha decided to approach her, even if it was only to say hello, given that she still needed to finish her shopping in the mall. "Hey~! How are you doing?"</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| Sunday, April 19 2015 Whilst she was still debating on her next course of action - the shopping was already done, after all - Kotori absent-mindedly followed the hustle and bustle all around her as she sat on the bench; not really taking note of the fact that someone else chose the same place for a quick breather - or that she would recognise said person if she had. As such, she was almost of a mind to get back up and see if there were any less crowded shops - a hope she knew was somewhat faint, given the amount of people - when a familiar voice could be heard; the tall owner of said voice not being very hard to spot. Utaha, one of the two girls she'd met at the Agriculture Club, had spotted the other, Keiko, judging by her words and exuberant waving. It took Kotori a moment before she realised that the girl was, in fact, coming closer - prompting her to take a look at the person sitting beside her. "Eh? Kobashigawa-san?" The surprise could be heard in her quiet voice, though given the ambient noise, it didn't carry very far. It had taken her a moment to recognise her outside of her school uniform - and long enough for Utaha to reach her intended. Barely stifling her suprise, Kotori got up from her seat on the same bench as Keiko to give a quick bow to the two. "Ah, good day to you, Kashiwagi-senpai, Kobashigawa-san," she greeted them - whilst at the same time hoping she wasn't interrupting the two in something they had planned for the day or whatnot.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High, Classroom 1-1 To Ayano's surprise, Chiaki actually accepted? Wait, what?! Odd, of all the people Ayano knew, she would be sure that she'd be one of the busiest persons during Golden Week. The young girl hesitantly laughed at the prospect, she had never hung out with Chiaki before, so who knows what kind of stuff she'll drag her into. "Oh of course! That would be excellent Aya-chan! In fact, I know some excellent places we could go! How about later this evening we browse some stuff up on the computer and maybe we can book ourselves an Inn! Sound good? Haha, You haven't even said yes but I'm already excited!" W-Wait, a...an inn?! Well...that certainly sounds interesting but still a little embarrassing. Chiaki's face contrasted the one that was plastered on Ayano's face, which showed a mix of indifference and timidity. Her cousin soon asked her if she was in the mood for sweets at the mall or just go home. Naturally, for Ayano going straight home would be the most reasonable thing to do right now, the sooner the better. "Let's just talk about it back home, okay?" Bidding farewell to her sibling, Ayano walked downstairs and eventually continued on home. At least Golden Week wouldn't be just about her games.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Warakuma Mall-Noboru Bares All Noboru was immediately surprised by this girl walking up to him and talking to him. He had no idea who she was, and she didn't know him either from what he could tell. All she was interested in was his slightly less than stellar shirt, and how she wanted to fix it up. Noboru decided to slow her down a bit. Woah woah woah. Hold on there. I don't even know your name. And besides, my shirt is completely fi... The dyed blue hair rose like a shark fin. He could see it in the store, popping out from behind the counter. He had completely forgot. She shopped like crazy here. He got worried. Her head turned and walked with speed that was inhuman. Before Noboru could scoot somewhere else, Hisako was already bearing down on him and at his side. Hiiiii Noboru. It's been forever since we've talked! Well since yesterday, but that doesn't help the feeling that it's been forever! Who is your friend here? Hisako leaned in to whisper to Noboru. She's a bit weird don't ya think? I thought you could do better finding less strange friends, but I guess i'm not you so I can't tell you what to do. She spoke up again, This time turning to the strange girl. Sooo what were you and Noboru talking about? i'm interested to hear about it. I'm sure I could take a few minutes from shopping to sit down and chat with my best friend. Oh wait before you do that, there's a string sticking out from the back of your shirt Noboru! let me get it! Hisako started pulling the string. She pulled it out, presenting it proudly. She noticed the next one, and aimed for it. Too busy with her work, she did not realize what she was doing. There we go! Hisako exclaimed, proud that she had made the shirt look a tiny bit better. She patted her hand against Noboru's chest. It felt...odd. IT didn't feel like a fabric, it felt more...squishy. She poked a few times without looking, and took a squeeze. Slowly turning her head, she looked up to Noboru. Her face turned A red to contrast her blue hair. Uh.. uh uh uh... oh. She buried her face in her hands and started raising her voice. Noboru put on a shirt please! Why does this always happen? All the time your shirt falls off! Noboru felt the cold chill of the wind, his chest bare to all. He got angry and started raising his own voice while trying to fumble with his shirt. Each muscle of his involuntarily flexed, his pecs bouncing up and down. The sweat from the jog to the mall made his muscles glow, and gave a small shine. Trying to put on the first shirt he had bought, it ripped, falling to the ground. This is all your fault! You should have left the shirt alone! And get your face out of your hands! That isn't gonna help! Noboru turned to the girl whose name he hadn't even learned yet. I'm so so so sorry! This doesn't happen often!</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital - After School 20/4/2015 Monday Predictably, Matt was asked about his kidnapping, but it looks like there were no details he could give. All there was was that it was in the dark of night, so he couldn't see anyone. It looked like he could be discharged tomorrow or the day after, and Rui was roughly the second visitor not including the nurses. Apparently Noboru scooted over some time ago. It was decided that they'll talk about more tomorrow at the warehouse. Kazuki had sent a message about meeting briefly tomorrow. Noboru should've gotten it too. --- Warakuma Mall - After School 20/4/2015 Monday Rui had decided not to go to club today. Yesterday was still reeling into him, so he wanted to take a break today and look at any new releases for music. Maybe he'll go to Kyuudo the next day it's up... Which would be Wednesday. Though today he was shown something rather unnecessary. It looks like Noboru had decided to go with his damaged shirt and it's turned into something indecent. He can already see the other mall-goers murmuring and he could already hear someone calling for security. He walked up to get a closer look and it appears that someone had attempted to repair his shirt and it's not gone as planned. He can take a few actions here... > Start doing Jojo poses > Stare blankly > Offer a shirt > Start doing Jojo poses Building up as much tension as possible, he struck a mean pose. His gaze was intense, and he was sure Noboru would know what he was referencing to. He was immediately prepared to switch up his poses if Noboru responded properly.</s> <\|message\|>Chiaki Nettu Chiaki Nettu Warakuma High - Class 1 - 1 (Just Outside) "Let's just talk about it back home, okay?" Chiaki happily agreed with her cousin whom quickly skedaddled away to the unknown. It was a shame but Chiaki expected that Ayano would prefer to go directly home. As Ayano walk away, Chiaki waved goodbye, she returned to her classroom to find her phone buzzing on her desk, there was an in flood of texts coming in from fellow classmates and friends, about some nut going off at a girl about his ripped shirt. ... Ripped shirt? No, it couldn't be... Chiaki decided to instigate a text message to her favorite senpai. Heeeeey Senpai! (^___^)/ So, im getting all these messages about some maniac yelling at a girl at the mall. Something about a ripped shirt... Haha, it kinda reminded me of you! AH! I MEAN...Actually, just never mind... See you around!</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 20 MON: After School After being carried away by her nagging instinct to repair damaged clothing of all sorts, the blonde felt embarrassed for herself for intruding into a complete stranger's business, but it didn't change the fact that something had to be done to that shirt. "Oh! Pardon me for my intrusion, I usually don't voice out my concern to a stranger. But something has to be done with your shirt. I'm Oto-- no, Shizu-chan would suffice. And you ar-- ...?" Her inquiry was cut short when the male paused in his statement, while his gaze was turned away from the other and... onto the store close by? It didn't even take a minute when suddenly, a flash of azure hue, then a blue haired girl stood by the side of the stranger she was conversing to. This other girl who had just appeared spoke in a rather quick tone, which would have been difficult to catch most of what she had said if one did not give their full attention. The blue haired female went on and on, causing Shizuka to dilemma on whether she should reply to whatever she was asking for or to let her finish her piece before chronologically responding to her questions. At the moment, Shizuka felt as if she should probably leave the two to themselves, since she had no relation to either of them whatsoever. Before any answers or excuses to leave were to be given, the girl started to pull on the loose threads from the shirt of "Noboru", what the girl called him, while being ignorant to the fact of what she was doing to the article of clothing. "Um... Excuse me, but you're.... Uh....", Shizuka hesitantly attempted to inform her of what was inevitably about to happen to the shirt but the female with blue strands seemed to be too concentrated on the pulling of threads to hear what she had to warn her of. The currently blond haired student covered her sight with her own hand, bracing herself for what was about to happen. Rip. ......... SCREEEEAM. A panicked female voice scolded the Noboru person and he scolded her back, from what Shizuka could hear, waiting for a good while before unblinding herself. This felt like one of those typical scenes she would see from the animes she watched, wondering if she were dreaming or this was actually happening in real life. The male apologized for the mishap and tells her that it doesn't happen often. Just how often did this even happen to the poor boy? Were they actually accidents? Or something more than little accidents? "Errr, i-it's quite alright. I was able to shield my eyes before the inevitable accident. ....Have you put on another decent clot--" Assuming Noboru had placed on another shirt after the original shirt had ripped, Shizuka lowers her hand away from her eyes. Big mistake. A trickle of blood. Cheeks tinted in a shade of rosy red. Another scream. While burying her face into her hands, just as the other female had done, the blonde shrieks towards the male, "P-PLEASE PUT ON A DECENT SHIRT!" The commotion created a crowd of murmuring people around the people involved when another male stepped forward and posed...? This was definitely going to lure a couple of security officers to the scene in a matter of seconds.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Monday, April 20 2015 - During School Kotori's face showed a measure of relief when the announcement was heard regarding Matthew - and a moment later, surprise was mixed in when she realised that it coinceded with what had been said in the Agriculture Club room last week by the Second Year Student who had passed by, Rui. Indeed, Matthew was safe by the start of this week - had Rui perhaps somehow known what was going on? Shaking her head, Kotori put those silly thoughts aside - it looked like the mystery novel she was reading right now was getting to her head. With that, she returned her attention to the teacher. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| After School As her usual way home lead Kotori through the mall, she briefly thought upon if there was anything she needed if she was already here - but after ticking off every item on her mental checklist as being present at home, she came to the conclusion that there was nothing. Instead, she headed homewards - at least, until she heard a commotion somewhere up ahead. Looking in its direction, Kotori soon found the source thereof - in the form of a loose circle of onlookers, some whispering among themselves, some holding up their phones to take pictures or write about it, all of which surrounded a small group of people. Unsure what it was about, Kotori drew closer - at least, until she caught sight of exactly what was going on. Said small group turned out to, in fact, be two girls and two boys - and a mess of rags at their feet that must have once been the clothing on one of the boys' most definitely bare upper body. Her confusion only grew when she actually recognised two faces - with those two being Noboru, the inexplicably yet again shirtless, and Rui, who even less explicably suddenly started to take on a pose. The two girls, meanwhile, seemed a bit dismayed at the situation - and most likely the attention it was getting, to. Kotori's by now blank stare was only interrupted by an occasional confused blink - before she turned her eyes away and just started walking on.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov : Manga and Anime Club "Well we are flexible in our schedules, we meet up whenever we are free and not out of equipment." he said with a dry laugh. Not a good way to let a possible entrant know of their shortcomings. But, he felt that Akane wasn't the kind to dwell on such matters for long. "We can work out a Monday and Thursday if you are interested. We usually practise in spurts. It's mostly Inoue though, she nags us into training her. A real fiesty one, that." he said with a smile. It was the reason he liked Inoue, she didn't mess her words and was pretty straight forward and simple. Akane, turned down his offer for the help which didn't bother him much. Afterall it was an artist's choice whether to do that or not. But he felt he'll let her know about her professional aspirations. "I think it will help you if you are looking to turn professional. The deadlines would be really something, at that time going out and searching for a beta or background worker would be troublesome. But your call, I admit, there is nothing like completing something on your own." he then fished into his bag to take out a steel lunch box, really spartan and boxy like himself. He opened it to reveal some onigiri rolls, delicately rolled and designed with the wonders of Japan as a theme. "Would you like some." he offered.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Cosplay Cafe 20/4/2015 Monday "I see... Was the blood intentional?", he asked jokingly. Though before she could respond properly he made it clear it was a joke and continued. "That was a joke, Tokyo is a nice place, I'm sure you'd love it", so she hasn't been to Tokyo before... It wasn't uncommon for people to have never left their home towns, even in a place like Japan, but it's become harder for such an event these days as transport has become easier. If she had the money she could take a one and a half hour shinkansen to Tokyo central area... Honestly it wasn't that far, but there were costs, and unlike train networks, the shinkansen didn't come by that often. After that, she brought out the cake he ordered, and it was... Presentation was certainly nice. He took a sip of his drink, and then began to eat at the cake. As he finished and paid he bid goodbye to the waitresses and then left to do his own thing for the rest of the day... --- Warakuma High 21/4/2015 Tuesday With Golden Week fast approaching, some clubs were actually already talking about either training through Golden Week, or using it to rest... The baseball team was visibly going to train, they had a match coming up shortly after Golden Week and apparently their members were a little on the casual side. In any case... What to do today... Rui pondered on what clubs were open today... Kendo and Drama were the only things on today for him.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Manga Clubroom Monday, April 20th, 2015 After School "Well, that's quite comforting to know." she said as she had a laugh of her own. "If your schedules are that flexible, then I accept your offer. Should help give me more fuel for my work." "It really depends," she said in response to his opinion about a worker, "On if I'm able to go pro with this. Depending on how a certain magazine works, I'm sure that there'll be assistants and such, that they have worked with in the past with their various artists, that they could call in and do the job. So it wouldn't matter either way." she finished as she was cracking her back. After finishing, he offered her some onigiri rolls. With a smile, "I'd love some."</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Monday 20th April 2015: After School Saya Ueno: Warakuma High- Archery Range "I-I didn't mean Senpai of course!" Saya blustered, looking more than a little distraught that Akira would pick her words apart like that. So much for friendly banter... "Rokoru-senpai is the best. He's our President, and you should treat him like such," she sniffed, irked by Akira's words as she let loose an arrow of her own. With a quiet thud, it hit around the middle rings, which was...strange. Did she shoot a little better when she was angry or something? Or was she actually improving? Huh. In a laughable comparison, Akira shot out another bullseye, which made Saya wonder. Why was Akira such a jerk to everyone? And why didn't he get along with Senpai if they were both such great archers? It was a puzzler, for sure. --- Tuesday 21st April 2015: After School Leiko Hamada: Warakuma High- Auditorium Seeing Rin yesterday was...pleasant, Leiko mused, as she waved her goodbye to Saya and headed for the auditorium where she had booked the next club meeting. She didn't get the chance to see him very often, and when she did, he often assuaged her doubts and made her feel a whole lot better. Her friends wouldn't really understand if she told them, so she decided it was best that she didn't bring it up at all. More importantly, today was a Drama Club day, and deciding on booking the auditorium's space for their next meeting, she entered the large hall-structure and set her notes on a spare table whilst people entered. "Good afternoon, everyone. Today is going to be a little different to our usual warm up sessions," Leiko began to speak in a clear, commanding tone as her clubmates started to trickle in. "As you all know, auditions for this year's school performance is on the horizon, and I'm sure some of you would like to try your hand at bigger, more challenging roles. Today is exactly about that." Leiko paused and noted the response to her announcement. Some looked more than a little surprised that she was bringing up auditions again so early, but no one was more surprised than Masatomo, who fixed her with a piercing look of disdain. She was going to have a headache about this afterwards, of that there was no doubt. "So, I would like everyone to spend this time to discuss amongst themselves on what they would like to do this year. Potential leading men and ladies, please put your names down on the form I've pinned to the wall by the door. If you would prefer supporting roles, backstage or design, please come to me and I can place you in the respective categories." The auditorium began to bustle with noise when Leiko's announcement was made, and it wasn't long before questions began to surface. "When are the auditions?" "Do we need a lot of theatre experience first for this?" "Aren't you just going to cast yourself, President-dono?" The last one was a sneer from Masatomo himself, which rewarded him with a trademark Hamada glare. "Of course I will exempt myself from the auditions for the sake of fairness. That needn't be a concern. As for your other questions, they will be answered at a later date. I'm looking for enthusiasm and interest within our group first and foremost. I will organise auditions once we have a decent amount of candidates. Thank you." And with that, Leiko fell silent, allowing the others to speak amongst themselves. Once this exercise was over, they would move onto more physical-related activities, but for now, this felt more important.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov: Tuesday, 21st April 2015: Warakuma High - After School Alexei meandered to the roof as the bell signalled the end of the dily business. The past week had been weighing on him, the sudden disappearance of Matt and Noboru before that had kept him on the edge. A bit concerned about his sister, news of the mysterious cult was spreading and slowly with all the rumors circulating about the place, it was enough to make him a bit jittery. He took out a Lucky from the pack, it has always calmed him down. An anchor amidst the storm, he felt that he could brave any storm once the grey wisps entered his system and gave him focus. The tiny embers symbol of his persevering spirit, he could be down but he wold never be out, atleast he could find a good house for Elena and his mum was taken care off. Ever since that incident that changed their lives forever, he had always had this feeling of dread, of unfulfilled promises it was during those dark years that he found support in the wad. Each puff that he drew, carried with itself a cure for his situation. He had always held that faint hope, it is what made him trudge through life. He gazed at the evening sky, birds tweeting and zipping around the place as a constant puff of smoke emanated from him, he looked at the distant horizon, towards the sun that was on its way around the sky. His grim visage remained unchanged as he almost mechanically finished three sticks. Today was drama, with a heavy sigh he pushed out the remaining smoke and walked inside, shutting the door behind him and making his way to the auditorium. -- Auditorium He came in time for Leiko's announcement. He wasn't that far from the aforementioned wall where the forms were. He casually walked towards it without noticing others, tobacco hung heavily around him as he took out his fountain pen and wrote his name on the form. Alexei Dragunov Preferred Role: Antagonist With his work done, he turned towards Hamada again and waited for the president to drop another instruction or directive.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Tuesday, April 21 2015 - After School As the bell rang, signalling the end of another school day, the usual hustle and bustle broke out - and much like always, Kotori remained at her seat for a while at first. There had been some talk around the school - mostly pertaining to wild theories about whether the cases of Noboru and Matthew were somehow connected, who was behind them and how aliens were involved in all this. That, and some even wilder stories about a pair of students who had been up to shenanigans at the mall yesterday - an event which Kotori still decidedly ignored due to the sheer absurdity thereof. Either way though, she soon finished up her notes of the day before being one of the last to leave the classroom - though unlike most days, she wasn't headed home right away. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School Kotori hesitated as she raised a hand to the door. She wasn't really sure if anyone would even be there, what with the only member known to her still being in hospital the day before. Even so, she had decided to at least give it a try and softly knocked. Waiting for a moment or two, she slowly opened the door when no response came to the quiet noise and peeked inside. "Uhm... excuse me?" she asked in her usual quiet voice, looking around to see if there was anyone in the clubroom; the bespectacled girl's application for the Agriculture Club safely kept in her schoolbag.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma Amusement Park Sunday, April 26th, 2015 Golden Week After hitting up the rollercoaster a few other rides, Akane began looking around to see if there were anymore rides that would catch her eye. Not that she'd mind if the ride ends up great or not, she was having fun and has helped calmed her quite a bit. Just as her eyes locked onto another potential ride, she took note of a trio of boy swarming around a girl. As one would expect, ganging up on a girl and trying to pressure her into doing what they want. How cliche and stereotypical can you get? She shook her head at the thought of it all. As she ran her hand down her face, as she knew how cliche she was going to be in a moment. With a Sigh, she moved in. Just as the one closest to her on the bench moved his arm towards her, she grabbed his arm and held onto it in a powerful grip. "Just what in the hell do you think you're doing?" Akane looked at him in a chilling glare as she tossed him to the ground. "At it again, you three haven't learned a single a thing, have you? Must I re-educate you....again?" She turned and faced them as she began cracking her knuckles.</s> <\|message\|>Tanaka Toma Toma Tanaka - April 26th, Afternoon \| Amusement Park Toma hummed and hawed, desperately wanting to leave, but not wanting to be rude. It had been a while since the group got in line, so they'd probably be off the ride and looking for him soon, not leaving him with much time to make a choice. As he deliberated over the decision, he finished off his ice-cream sandwich with one last bite, and a shot of disappointment ran through him. That had been way tastier than it had any business being, and he kind of wanted another one. And that was exactly the motivation he needed to head off on his own. He picked up his jacket off the railing and tied it around his waist, being careful with his wrist, before pushing himself off to head back to the ice-cream stand. As he let his craving take him over, he picked up his walking pace, eventually reaching his destination and getting into the short line. The red-haired boy looked around as he waited, taking in more of the colorful sights that the park offered. Everyone looked so happy and excited here, with the exception of a crying child and exasperated parent or two. And no wonder -- they were all in an amusement park. It was in the name; this was supposed to be a fun place. So why was he not happy too? He was here with friends -- well, maybe not 'friends,' but schoolmates -- so he had no reason to be so... miserable? Maybe; he wasn't sure what he was. Not happy, though. Toma's thoughts were put to a stop as he saw a group of four kids near a bench in the distance, three boys and one girl from the looks of it. With a flicker of recognition, his eyes widened a bit. "Hello sir, how can I help you?" Toma shifted, taking a step back and craning his neck to get a better view. As he confirmed that it was Kotori, a soft smile broke out on his face. "Excuse me, sir! It's your turn to be served." He had to stop himself from going over to greet her -- it seemed she was here with friends. Ignoring the slightest pang of petty jealousy he felt, he couldn't help but be happy for her. It didn't seem like she hung out with friends like this often, so it was a nice sight to see. "Um, sir, you're holding up the line..." But something was off. One of the boys sat next to her, and she didn't seem too pleased about it. The three weren't letting off even as her discomfort became more apparent. Toma's brow furrowed as he felt himself getting angered again, the emotion only growing as he continued watching. Clearly, they weren't her friends. Toma began to walk towards them, wanting badly to hit all three of them. "I-- uh, sir? O-okay then... I can help whoever's next." As he made his way over, he fought to calm himself down. Starting a fight would be dumb, considering the condition of his wrist and the fact that he was outnumbered. No, more importantly than that, a fight wouldn't help the situation in any way. All he had to do was help Kotori get out of her uncomfortable spot, and there were better ways to do that. Taking a breath to calm and steel himself, he decided on how he'd go about it -- pretend they had come to the park together as part of a group, and that she had gotten separated from them, giving her an out. Hopefully this wouldn't embarrass her too much. "Hey, there you are, Kotori-chan!" he said cheerfully with a wave, a bright smile on his face -- ironically the most genuine one he'd worn all day despite the fact that this was basically an act. He'd barely gotten the words out when another, tough-looking girl showed up. She grabbed the kid on the bench and tossed him to the ground roughly, eliciting a dumbfounded stare from Toma as he processed what was happening. Shaking off his stupor, he decided to make his presence known, too. The three boys seemed thoroughly intimidated by the girl, but she was sort of taunting them into a fight. The pathetic mob didn't seem likely to take her up on it, but Toma figured it'd be better to be safe -- they'd be even less likely to accept her offer if they saw they'd have to deal with one extra person. He stepped forward so that he was standing above the boy squirming on the ground. With raised eyebrows and a bright, mocking smile, he spoke. "Hey bud, how's the view down there?" Toma leaned down and offered to help him up, but his hand was quickly smacked away, drawing a controlled smile to his face. "Alright then, no need to be rude." He stepped purposely over the boy and stopped next to the bench, leaning against it. He pulled out his phone and pretended to busy himself, letting the other girl do her thing -- going by her words, she had dealt with this lot before, so he had no reason to doubt she could do it again. He glanced over down at Kotori, offering her a sympathetic, understanding smile.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Amusement Park \| Afternoon With her book clenched tightly and steadily drawing it closer to herself as if it could somehow shield her from the eyes of the three boys which were all focused on her, Kotori practically shrank into the bench, trying to inch away from their close attention. Unfortunately, she was already sitting at the very end of the bench and thus her options were rather restrained, given the presence of the armrest blocking any further retreat; instead leaving her to try and come up with some way to tell the three that she wasn't really very comfortable - when all of a sudden, a voice called out. It took Kotori a moment to realise that said voice was calling out to her - and another before she realised that the was familiar. Looking up, discomfort was momentarily replaced with surprise and confusion as she saw the owner of the voice, Toma Tanaka, heading towards the small group at the bench - but before she could do more than that, another figure approached, grabbing the sitting boy and yanking him off the bench. The tone of her voice made it clear that she wasn't exactly very pleased with what she was seeing. The boy in question gave a surprised "Hey, what the?!" as he found himself on the ground before looking at the reason thereof with a glare - at least for the second it took him to recognise exactly who it happened to be. His two buddies meanwhile had slowly taken a step back when they'd heard and seen the fourth boy approaching - and were exchanging very nervous glances when they too recognised Akane from their previous... meetings. The three boys' hearts seemed to drop with every crack of Akane's knuckles as the memory of the first two times she'd peeled them off similar activities. They might not exactly be the quickest on the pickup, but even they knew they weren't going to get out of this without some injuries to either their bodies or their pride if they didn't get out soon. "H-hey, let's get out of here, yeah?" one of the two still standing boys suggested with a nervous glance and nod to no specific place other than 'not here.' The boy on the floor - both the apparent leader of the trio and the thickest of the bunch - was of half a mind to see if the third time would be the charm with Akane when he noticed that another boy had approached, offering him a hand. Smacking it away, the leader pushed himself off the ground and away from Akane, stepping toward his two buddies. Their urging and reminders of what happened last time being enough to get through even to him that trying to have a go with Akane really wouldn't be the smartest thing - and even more embarassing with more people around, too. "Just so you know, we were leaving anyway! We're letting you off lightly!" he said in a tough guy voice - which probably would have sounded a bit more intimidating if he hadn't been backing away and having to suppress a nervous cracking of his voice before turning around and heading off at a rather brisk pace; his to buddies quickly following suit. Kotori, meanwhile, had followed the entire exchange with a mix of confusion, surprise and a constant series of dumbfounded blinking at the sight. Only now that the three were actually leaving did the discomfort start to ease away - at least until she realised that she had yet to thank the two for their help. Quickly standing up, she bowed deeply to the two in quick succession. It was also only then that she actually got a good look at the other girl - who, much to Kotori's surprise, turned out to be someone not only from her school but even the same class, Akane Hanazawa. "Ah, thank you, Tanaka-senpai, Hanazawa-san," she said, her voice only barely audible over the noise of park. Glancing between the two, she quickly gave another bow between them. "Uhm... s-sorry..." she began, unsure of what else to say; wanting to both express her thanks for their arrival and to apologise that they had had to do so in the first place when they had no reason to. Ultimately, this left her fidgeting nervously with her skirt and she glanced between the two and the ground - though this time with a lot less uneasy discomfort than just moments earlier.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Root of the Problem Noboru shielded his eyes, trying to block the flying winds. They were getting on his neeves pretty bad, enough to make a bad pun or two. Yo Leiko! Calm your shit! You gotta daffodil with your problems, not run away. Stop garden your heart with these thorns,they're really getting in our sides. Rui, cover me, i'll try to go in and knock this stupid shadow around a bit. Let me leaf a few bruises! Puns aside, this creature was abdolutely horrifying. He chose not to remember what his shadow looked like. Is this what everyone had inside of them? This angry beast?</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew Harvester \|\| [insert root pun here] Damn wind almost blinded Matt, luckily Rui was ready for action and canceled it out. which lead to the attack of vines. "every rose has its thorn~.... what? I thought it was as good time as any" Matt was trying to joke around to keep positive though in reality he was still shocked seeing the shadow... So this is what it was like huh. Matt was thinking about how it was so hard for him to accept his reality but decided it was best to put it behind him, all he wanted was to be truly accepted. Aside from the terrible puns hearing Nobo's plan to rush in Matt thought of the vines and voiced his idea. "hey guys how bout i try to cover ya'll by burning the vines? they should be weak to fire right? just give the signal when you are ready to go."</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Sunday 26th April 2015: Time Unknown Leiko Hamada: Enchanted Woodlands- Grand Stage The woman before her...she changed. Leiko had barely been aware of the strange beings that shielded her from the oncoming vines, her eyes fixed on her aggressor with a look of numb shock. Its skin peeled away, exposing thick, gnarled bark and long, blood-red claws that sprouted from its fingertips. Every aspect of her graceful beauty had been twisted, revealing the darkness and cruelty behind her visage. But nothing struck her more than the cold, wicked smile that spread across the creature's lips as she sent endless vines at Rui and the others in an effort to tear them apart. She didn't know what to do. Frozen in place, she helplessly watched as Rui, Noboru, Kami and the other boy raised their weapons boldly against the forceful gale. They were going to fight it. But how? She seemed so strong, so vicious in her onslaught. If they stayed...would they end up dying just to save her? No. Leiko didn't want anyone to die, especially not like this. She wanted to raise her voice, tell them to leave and save themselves, but she couldn't. It was if she didn't have to strength to form words anymore. That creature had truly taken over. "Come on, now. Won't anyone save me from myself?" The Shadow crowed, cackling all the while as she threw another burst of fierce wind at the Persona Users. "The audience is just dying for some action!"</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Enchanted Woodland - Grand Stage 26/4/2015 Sunday TRACK: I will Face Myself It appears the Shadow had been prepared for Matt's fire. It was working on the vines sure, but as the fire enveloped the vines, the Shadow gave a hearty laugh and a taunt before a large gust of wind swept at them. This blew all of Matt's fire back at the entire party, dealing some damage. Matt's Persona being resistant to fire took nearly no damage, but everyone else took a minor heating. "Please Matt, be careful with that mixtape of yours", he joked. In any case, the vines and the wind were a problem. "We can't get to her through these vines, we'll need you to burn them again. This time I'll stop her wind, everyone else just charge afterward. Megumi, scan and see if we can exploit another weakness", Rui was taking his role as leader quite well. "Understood. Hang in there", and with that, the shadow's vines rose up once more to resume battle.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma Amusement Park Sunday, April 26th, 2015 Golden Week As the life started draining from the boys faces with each crack of the knuckle, unbeknownst to Akane, a chilling grin formed on her face. Excited as she continued to goad them into a fight, she simply justified it as doing her duty to help a poor defenseless girl in need, suppressing the thoughts rattling around in her head. Looking directly into the boy on the ground, who was clearly the leader, as his buddies pleaded for them to split, she waited for his decision as he remained there silent. For a moment, it was starting to look like he was up for a third round when they took noticed of another boy showing up. As the boy offered a hand to the trio's leader, prompting him to smack the hand away, the mood began to change. It was then a sense of disappointment filled of Akane as she figured what the next turn of events would be. Shouldn't she be glad that she stopped them and saved the girl from getting hurt? It's not that she isn't happy, it's just....hmm. Shaking her head, she simply laughed at the boys parting words. Before they managed to flee the scene, she raised her voice "Lightly, huh? Than I won't hold back next time." She shrugged as her focus went from the boy to the girl. Getting a better look at the girl, she instantly knew who the girl was. "Shirohane-san..." Of course, she is the type to attract such situations, it's only natural. She sighed as a relieved smile swept Akane's face. Not only did she go to the same school but also the same class. She also sits reasonably close to her. She was bound to run into people from her school, it is golden week and this is a key attraction, no surprise. Before she could say anything, the boy spoke up first. He seemingly knew Kotori and if she heard her right, he's their senpai, a third year. As he waved off Kotori's thanks, he mentioned Akane as he turned towards her and smile. Despite this, she remained silent as she tried to figure him out. As soon as he stopped talking, she waited for a moment before finally speaking up. "Just as he said, No thanks are necessary. It's only natural to help someone out when they're in need." she beamed at Kotori with a reassuring smile. With the assurances over, he asked a question regarding the trio. With a nod to answer it, she sighed and added, "Unfortunately." Taking her by surprise, the boy, turned towards her, giving her a respectful bow as he introduced himself. It was strange, considering she did it for Kotori and not him. It's like something a father or an older brother would do on behalf of the family. Well, they do know each other, given that, could be close friends? One way to make sense of it. Returning to her usual smile, "Hanazawa Akane, from Class 2-2. This is my 2nd year in Warakuma, so I understand." she laughed lightly as he continued with a small grin on his face. "Yea, they do it quite often. The last time I caught them, they were stupid enough to do it on school campus. Had to chase him around as well. I guess I should've punched him harder, huh?" she laughed.</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Sunday, 26 th , 2015 – Golden Week Itoshi Residence 10:00 AM The alarm went off. Why did it have to go off on a Sunday, of all days? Oh right, because Gen had forgotten to set it off. Oh well. Gen was face-down on the bed, completely covered, one arm peering from outside the hideout. It travelled towards the nightstand, fumbling carefully so as not to drop anything, and felt the alarm clock. Now, if he could only find the button… No, not that one… That one either… There! Gen flipped the switch and the alarm stopped, and the room gained once more its silent peace. A low groan could be heard from under the blankets. Maybe he should sleep until lunch? No, it was Golden Week; it was his moment. He needed to seize it as long as it was there, because then school will resume and he will not be able to loiter around. A louder groan sounded as Gen flailed his arms a bit to uncover him. He sat on the bed, a narrow stream of drool coursing from his mouth, messy hair, and groggy eyes. He stretched. "Hmm! Okay." His feet touched the floor as he sat at the edge of the bed, his hand looking for his glasses. "Where did I leave them?" Ah, right! The drawer. He opened it and Gen took them out and put them on. Now he could he as perfectly as someone who did not need glasses. Okay, holiday routine: Start! Gen changed into some casual clothes, and went for breakfast. Mum would probably be watching television, and would already have had eaten, so it was up to him to cook for himself. Not that he would mind, though. He usually was in charge of the kitchen when his mum had parent-teacher meetings or something of the sort. "Good morning, mu-" She was not in the living-room/kitchen/dining-room. They lived in a very small house, so Gen would know if her mum was there or not. Apparently, she went out while he was sleeping. Maybe she went shopping. Yes, that is probably it. Gen started fixing himself something to eat. He devoured what he had prepared, and went out, locking the door behind him. On the table, he had left a note that said: "I went out. I have my cellphone on me if you need anything. Love you, Gen."</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Amusement Park \| Afternoon Kotori felt some measure of relief when both of her fellow schoolmates that had come to her help waved off the whole thing; making clear that they didn't see it as too much of a hassle. Not only that, they even said that she should talk to them if she was bothered by the trio in the future - a kindness to which Kotori quickly raised her hands and shook her head. Not only did she not really think it was very likely that such a thing would be repeated, but she also wouldn't want to be a burden to either of them - but the smile that Akane gave, showing she really did not mind in the least, made her hesitate and lower her hands; giving the smallest of nods instead. As the two introduced themselves to each other - apparently strangers to one another, though each knowing of Kotori in one way or another, Kotori quickly followed suit. Whilst she'd already met Toma before, she hadn't exactly spoken very much with Akane before. Bowing briefly, she gave her name and class, "Kotori Shirohane, also from Class 2-2," in her usual quiet voice - the nervousness from before having mostly receded by now. As Toma then asked about the three from before, Kotori gave a reluctant nod before Akane elaborated on the point - the three weren't exactly unknown around the school and had had run-ins with the Akane before, it seemed. As her classmate spoke, Kotori looked at her in surprise - she'd heard that she was called a Prince by some of her fellow students, most of them girls, for her tendency to help out others in need, but to hear her put down taking on three boys by herself and winning - twice before even - wasn't quite the same. As she joked the she should have punched them harder, Kotori realised that whilst they'd asked if she was okay, the same couldn't be said for either of the two. "Ah, are you alright?" she asked with some concern in both voice and eyes, glancing at both Akane and Toma in turn - though there hadn't been any real violence to be seen, Kotori would have felt guilty not asking seeing as any such injury would have been incurred because of herself.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday "Cosplay... Hmmm...", certainly sounded fun, actually the prospect was fun enough that he immediately began thinking of what he could cosplay. There were quite a few he could fit, but before his reaction was to be confused with something else, he continued. "Sounds like a lot of fun, I'd like that", she sewed this herself. That was impressive, considering the choice of character too. In any case... "And yeah, I'll be watching it soon, I already have my ticket", after that, they bid farewell to one another. "Cosplay huh...?", he wondered if Kazuki would allow them to wear costumes while in the dungeons...</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Warakuma Hospital April 27th, 2015-2:00 PM Noboru laughed at the absurdity of her claims. "Really now. You're gonna beat an apology out of me? Are you sure? Are you gonna be able to catch me is the question. My bet will be no, after the number I did on you. I may be beat up but I still have my legs, and a boxer isn't known for just his strength. And any brain damage is irrelevant when you've been clocked in the head enough times. It stops getting to you too much. Heheh." Noboru winced as well, but offered to help carry her, despite his own pains. They slowly reached the hospital, and began to have their wounds addressed. Akari Yamamoto-Ferrero Mall April 27th, 2015-2:00 PM Akari laughed quite loudly as the two walked off. Her plan had worked perfectly, and she had new things to gl by. She slithered to Akira, giving orders. "You. Akira. Give me your phone number now. I need you to spread pictures around when I give you the order. We are going to have ourseleves a good time for a good week or so, and it won't grow boring.</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Monday 27th April 2015: Midday Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Hospital "But until then... Farewell" That strange man's gentle, mysterious words faded away from Leiko's conscious as loud, mechanical beeping sounds took its place. Sluggishly, Leiko opened her eyes to white walls and drip stands, with no sight of the majestic velvet room she was just in. She felt a little disappointed that the mystery man had left her with more questions than answers, but more importantly... She was alive. An unceremonious squeal escaped her as she flew out the bed, tossing the blanket covering her to the side as she peered out the window. There it was. Her beloved Warakuma. Her sudden action caught up with the state of her body as she felt her knees buckle slightly from the effort of standing. Perhaps she had been a little too hasty in her excitement, but after the ordeal in the Enchanted Woods, she was just glad she could stand at all. Of course...what happened there did happen, didn't it? Just thinking about it made it seem beyond belief. Shadows, Personas, that 'other self' of hers... It couldn't have just been a dream could it? She began to doubt her experiences for a moment, her face creased into a frown, but then she began to feel her. She didn't really know how, but a warm sensation began to spread across her body, comforting her like a gentle pat on the back. Titania was here, which meant...that all of it had to be real too. Leiko sat back on the bed, a sigh of relief escaping her as the weight eased the suffering on her legs. There were so many people she wanted to talk to. Rui, her friends at school, Father, Saya... Saya... Leiko looked over at her bedside in an attempt to find her phone, but she was promptly thwarted by the excess of cards and flowers that dominated the space. On further inspection they appeared to be from her friends from school, wishing her well in her recovery. It was nice of them, and Leiko couldn't help but feel touched at how much they had considered her. There was also a fruit basket from Noboru, which appeared a little out of character for the foul-mouthed brawler, but Leiko knew that he and the others still risked their life to save her from that place. She was grateful on that basis alone. Her mother had written her a pretty stock 'get well soon' (as was typical of her) with a much more interesting footnote. Her father was coming home much earlier than anticipated. Nothing could repress the smile on Leiko's face after that as she returned the card in its place and flopped her head back on the pillow, feeling strangely content after all that had occurred. She wondered what she would do now. There was no way her life could stay the same, not after everything that happened. Should she just carry on being Leiko Hamada, Drama Club President and Queen of Warakuma High? Or could she be something more than that? She wanted to talk to someone about this Persona business, and the best person she could speak to was Rui Shinichi, it seemed. But in the meantime, there was nothing more to be done than lie down and rest. But before that... Leiko finally found her phone from within her belongings, her fingers quickly dialling the number of her beloved friend. "H-Hama-chan?" The brightest smile lit up Leiko's face as she quickly delved into conversation with her best friend.</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Monday, 27 th , 2015 – Golden Week Ferrero Mall Ouch, ouch, ouch. Wait, it did not hurt that much. Just enough to make Gen say 'ouch' and rub his head. He almost collided with that guy. He sure was nimble, otherwise that little incident would have ended like the beginning of some shounen manga or whatever. It was not like he was a full-fledged otaku, but Gen occasionally dabbled into such things, reading only the mainstream and the popular. However, he was wary of the Manga Club at school. He was wary of all clubs, actually, but that one seemed a little out of place in a small town such as Warakuma. If it were on a big city, of course it would be there, but a book club or an Asian studies club would make more sense. Oh right, present. Gen lifted his head and saw an outstretched hand and heard a you alright from the person before him. It was his near collateral damage. He seemed familiar. He was wearing casual clothes, so he would never think that they attended the same school. And that he was his senpai, though that was apparent if Gen only focused on the physical aspect. With an embarrassed laugh, he mumbled a short apology and took it with his own hand. "Sorry." He said again, standing and dusting himself off. "I honestly didn't see you there. I was just trying to get away from the two who are fighting..." His voice lingered. He had seen him, but where? It was frustrating! "Are you all right? I'm okay, but I don't know about you." What if he was bleeding internally? The other could be suffering and Gen would just be standing there, oblivious to the situation at hand. Was he? WAS HE?! He needed to know!</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Amusement Park \| Sunday, April 26 2015 - Afternoon As it turned out, neither of the two were actually hurt - much to the relief of Kotori. She looked at Akane in surprise when her classmate put her hand on her shoulder, giving a slow nod after a moment at her words. She even looked over to Toma with momentary worry before noticing the joking tone with which the two were speaking. However, Akane seemed to have other places she needed to be - and after a quick glance to her watch, she waved goodbye. Kotori returned the gesture, the other girl's words reminding her that she'd most certainly be seeing her again as they were from the same class. A momentary silence between the two followed Akane's departure until Toma commented that she was nice - a sentiment to which Kotori agreed with a nod. Before anything else could be said, a loud voice could be heard calling out. As it turned out, it was a boy - an acquaintance of sorts of Toma, judging by the way he'd called - who came running and performed some mixture of a jump-hug-tackle. Kotori blinked in surprise at the rather sudden entrance before the boy in question noticed her standing there and introduced himself as the track club captain. "Ah, I'm Kotori Shirohane from Class 2-2," she quickly responded with a bow before another voice could be heard - this time a girl's; the owner of which was dragging Arata off Toma with a tone that left little doubt that this was a regular occurence. As it appeared, Toma hadn't been here by himself but rather as part of a group of friends from the track club. A small smile came across Kotori's face at the antics before her - though it turned slightly more nervous when she noticed the number of looks that were being directed towards them; even if only in curiosity. At Toma's words, Kotori looked back at him before giving a quick bow. "Ah, yes, goodbye and thank you again," she quickly said, albeit still in her rather quiet voice, as the two boys headed off talking between themselves. An unexpected apology was then spoken - much to the surprise of Kotori who quickly raised her hands to wave it off. "No, no, it's no bother, really," she said, shaking her head for emphasis, before the speaker - the same girl from before - introduced herself as an underclassman by the name of Tsuruko. Though she'd already done so just before, Kotori introduced herself again; not least out of courtesy. Seeing as she was here with her track club friends, the girl quickly gave a wave as she said her goodbye; a gesture that Kotori returned before standing before the bench and watching the figures head off into the amusement park for a moment. A small sigh escaped her lips as she sat back down - of all things, she most certainly hadn't expected this to unfold. Kotori Shirohane - Ferrero Mall \| Monday, April 27 2015 - Afternoon Kotori stood before the grocery store, a full shopping bag in one hand and a piece of paper on the other - a shopping list which she was going over to make sure she had everything that was needed at home. Mentally checking off the last item on the list, she gave a satisfied nod and a small smile before looking back up - and noticing a rather large crowd up ahead. For a moment, she remembered the last incident that drew such a crowd to the mall - a pair of students inexplicably pulling various poses with one thereof being rather lacking in the shirt department - before shaking her head at the thought. Perhaps there was a performer showing his talent that attracted the people or some other such thing. Either way, Kotori decided to steer clear of the large mass of people - even if, she noticed, it seemed to be starting to disperse; as if the magnet that had been drawing them together had been turned off. Either way though, Kotori decided to wander through the mall after a brief glance to her watch revealed that she was in no rush - plus also, with Golden Week going on, there were bound to be some sales going on for the avid shopper, whether regular or of the window variety.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Hospital Monday, April 27th, 2015 2:04 PM With a scoff, "'After the number I did on you', Talk about delusional. This is nothing compared to how beat up you are. Catching you would be a simple task. You're simply in-denial. Seems you'll need more sense beaten into you. Not like I'd mind administrating it, especially one so willing to put their hands on a girl. Heh." she said half-seriously, trying not to laugh and aggravate her rib injury more. They finally reached the hospital and started to get treated. So much for having a fun time... --- Akira Kirigakure // Ferrero Mall Monday, April 27th, 2015 Same time After she was done enjoying the moment, she slithered over to him barking orders. "You've a lot of nerve ordering me of all people around, you know?" he glared at her. After a staring contest for a few minutes with neither side budging, he sighed before handing over his humber. "Here" It's not like he'd have a chance of winning this argument anyway, giving how Akari is. "Not like I have anything interesting going on anyway..." It was either a week of being dragged around by this sister or Akari, so it was a simple call. Aoi won't take it over well but oh well, not the first time. "If it's spreading photos we're talking about, I've got something far more interesting than shots of your little brother." He grinned. --- Akane Hanazawa // Hospital Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 9:00 AM "Touching girls in their sleep, you've got quite a fine career path laid out for you, huh? I can easily imagine being behind bars or 6 feet under. Whichever you prefer." she remarked, hiding her annoyance. "To be called a dumbass from someone such as yourself, talk about degrading." "And why would I go along with you, of all people, to get something to eat?" Her eats perked up at the mention of meat but held back and showed restraint. Though, even that facade managed to break when he said that he'd be paying. "Well, if you're paying, I don't see why not. Let's just hope you don't end up regretting it afterwords. Hope you can afford it." She smirked before taking the lead out of the door. As for this tournament, who knows, it might be fun.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Shinza Shopping Square \|\| April 29 WED A faint spring breeze blew along the streets of the shopping district of Warakuma, as a white, tulle layered, knee-length chiffon skirt fluttered lightly enough to sway the first few layers of the fabric. Its owner also wore a long sleeved, spring green knitted sweater with a pair of white colored wedge sandals to finish the current season's look. Since summer was not too long from now, Shizuka decided to go through her spring wardrobe more often. She might be an otaku but she dressed appropriately for the seasons but unfortunately not for the occasion, the movie screening day as an example. The raven haired female dropped by the Shinza Shopping Square today not for her own shopping pleasure or enjoyment but to search in advance for an appropriate gift for mother's day in the next month. She walked past Game Over Arcade, unbeknownst to her, was where a Persona 4 Arena Ultimax tournament was on going. Not like the freshman ever gave a chance at playing a console game, but she was indeed aware of the existence of the aforementioned game, due to her interest of the Persona 3 series. Perhaps she would try by influence of others but not today, she focused on the windows of the shops that passed by her half covered gaze. The clacking of the sandals ceased abruptly when a certain view entered her sight. A view of beautiful variety of flowers. Head tilted upward to see the name of the place to mentally take note of. Shirohane Flowershop. Got it. Wanting to take a closer look at the flowers and its costs, Shizuka entered the shop with a curious expression upon her face. While it wasn't a rare sight to see flowers around, she appreciated the beauty and the fragrance they each carried, unique to their own. Her appreciation didn't change the fact that she absolutely had no idea how plant care worked or which flower type was appropriate for different occasions. Perhaps joining the agriculture club would help her in such field. The student decided that it was wise to ask the person in charge of the shop to advice her on this matter, so her bangs covered eyes parted from the flowers to approach the counter and voiced out her concern upon reaching it. "Um, pardon me? Would you happen to know which flower type would be appropriate as a mother's day gift? I-I'm afraid I have no knowledge of flower meanings, you see."</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Monday, 27 th , 2015 – Golden Week Ferrero Mall "I knew it!" Gen exclaimed as the other revealed his name. He knew he knew him. Masahide was known at school for having excellent grades. "You're a senpai from school! I... It seems really odd to see you without the uniform." Another apologetic smile. There was nothing to be apologetic about, though. He just did not recognise someone who he has not spoken with yet. "Anyway, pleased to meet you. I'm Gen Itoshi, first year." He added so as to make it easier for identification. It probably did not say anything to him, but it was worth a shot. "I've heard this movie is based on a game. Well, haven't played it, so I guess it could be exciting!" And there went his bus money, and any other money he had left. He was completely broke until he returned home.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Ferrero Mall27.4.15 "Yeah. It's not very often. But since we had the week off... Why the hell not?" Masa offered a subtle smirk as he gave his reply, continuing to step towards the cinema as the conversation with Gen continued, "A movie based on a game? Not very often you see those... Anime and books sure, but games?" With a shrug, Masa entered his destination. Walking up to the counter, he'd order up two tickets to the movie, paying for both before rounding to Gen with the vouchers in hand. It was then that he noticed Gen scrounging for something in his pockets, "Don't worry about it. It's on me." extending the extra ticket for the boy. After the movie, Masa parted ways with Gen. He thought the boy odd, but then again so was Masa to many. Still, he wouldn't give it much more thought as his focus shifted to his upcoming kendo practice. Game Over Arcade29.4.15 'Game Over Arcade, huh? That's not foreshadowing at all...' The humorous thought caused Masa to crack a subtle smile as he entered, eyeing over the other patrons as he scanned around for something. He knew there was a tournament going on today, and with a game he actually had some experience with. It would be the first time he had attempted something like this, merely having played online with a decent record, but it seemed this week had found Masa out of his comfort zone quite often. It didn't take long for Masa to find the sign in sheet, walking over and marking his entry into the Persona tournament. In his head he attempted to recall his strategies, 'Jump in, mix up, safe finish if blocked. Jump in, mix up, Atlas into finisher for status effect. Empty jump to bait, low-high mix-' Over and over he'd mull over these actions in his head.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Warakuma Hospital- April 29 2015, 9:00 AM Noboru scoffed at the idea that he wouldn't be able to pay for it. He had enough money to go around several times over. He followed her to the food joint of choice, taking a seat and getting ready. He ordered 3 burgers and looked at Akane. "So. Are you gonna order anything? If you don't want to order, free is the best price." He chuckled at his little joke, waiting for her. He decided to make small talk, because of how bored he was. "So. How about that movie hmmmm? I mean, I never saw it but I assume it was quite a good movie. Or at least I hope so, otherwise those people paid money for nothing."</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Shinza Shopping Square: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, April 29 2015 With a small smile and a soundless hum, Kotori adjusted some flowers on one of the displays around the shop - specifically, a selection of ever-popular red roses; moving them so that they'd both show their best appeal and also get the most of the sunlight shining in. Taking a step back only to then make another small turn or move some a little forward or backward, it would take a while before she was finally satisfied - much to the bemusement of her mother who had been watching the whole time from behind the counter. A bemusement which only grew when Kotori finally realised that she'd been seen fussing over such tiny details for nearly five minutes - even if it was a rather regular occurence, she still felt a little embarassed about it. "I'll... take care of the new ones in the back," Kotori said, pointing to the door that lead to the back of the shop where most of the flowers were kept and looked after and where her mother, and occasionally she too, took up their Ikebana. With a shake of her head, however, Tsubame waved that notion off: "Actually, why don't you look after the shop whilst I do that instead?" she said, stopping her daughter mid-turn. "Ah, but..." came a weak protest but before Kotori could say any more, her mother had already stepped right up beside her and placed her hands on her shoulders, gently pushing her toward the counter. "Oh, don't worry, it'll be fine. And quicker too, judging by them," Tsubame said with a still amused tone. Kotori raised as hand as if to protest - but then lowered it again, given that she really couldn't say anything against it. "Geez..." she quietly sighed as she stood behind the counter - her least favourite part when it came to helping around the shop and one her mother seemed all too keen on making her do, judging by the chuckle she could hear behind her. At least she could hope that her mother would be back to take over again before any customers showed up - though she was used to handling them, she still felt rather stiff and unsure about it; particularly when compared to the way her mother. An inaudible sigh escaped her lips - when a familiar sound interrupted her thoughts as the door was pushed open and someone entered the shop. Immediately straightening herself Kotori looked up to see who it was - only to be greeted with an unfamiliar face, at least what could be seen thereof underneath the long bangs. The girl looked to be of high school age, probably not much more than a year apart from herself, Kotori guessed, and seemed quite enarmored with the various flowers on display - she couldn't help but feel a little bit of pride when she passed some of the flowers she'd placed herself. The small smile at the sight quickly turned nervous when the girl in question then stepped closer - and even more so when she addressed Kotori, inquiring about flowers suitable for Mother's Day. "A-ah, yes," Kotori quickly said, trying to keep her mother's tips in mind - a cheerful smile could go a long way - as she spoke. "Carnations are the traditional flowers for Mother's Day. Red or pink in particular, to show love or admiration," she explained with a little more confidence, if not volume, as ever when she came to talk about flowers. "If you'd like, I could show you some, Miss...?" she then said - with a lot less confidence and sounding a lot more stiff. Her mother had told her it was a great way to get customers to talk, but Kotori couldn't help but feel it sounded rather awkward when she said it; particularly seeing as the customer in question was of approximately the same age as herself.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Shirohane Flowershop \|\| April 29 WED Not paying heed to the stiffness or the slight anxiety in the other's voice, Shizuka nodded in response to the shop keeper's offer. "It would be kind of you to, I would like to take a look at them myself." She said with a clearly excited tone, even with her usual soft voice. It was nice of the girl to show the mentioned flower to her since the younger student didn't have any idea on how carnations looked like. If she were simply given only the name, one could imagine her going through all the labels of each flowers in the place. Not that she would have minded taking her time to see each and every one, she had the time and it was pleasant to be surrounded by them. Before following behind her to whereever the carnations were displayed at, Shizuka bowed her head lightly while introducing herself. "Oh, my name is Otonashi, Shizuka. Pleased to be acquainted with you! And you are?" As her hazel eyes wandered about, taking a look around at the vibrant colors the petals of the flowers had, she couldn't help but wonder something. While the other raven haired girl lead her to the carnations, Shizuka inquired about her curious thought. "Hm... If you wouldn't mind me asking, do you happen to grow these flowers by yourselves or does someone provide them for you?"</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // The Meat Shack Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 Daytime After walking around for a bit, they finally found their destination....The glorious Meat Shack!!! It's a haven for meat loving folk of all sorts where, unlike most joints like it, is opened even in the early morning! Which means, meat for breakfast, meat for lunch and meat for lunch! Walking in, Noboru went ahead and ordered. "Heh, Hope that's just an appetizer." Turning to the server, "I'll start out with 5 Hamburgers, 2 large fries, a medium rare steak and a large coke." As the server left, she turned back towards Noboru. "That should hold me off for a little. After all that time spent in the hospital with that crap they called food, it's good to have real food again. And I agree, nothing like free food." She grinned as she threw the joke back at him. As they waited for their food to arrive, Noboru's boredom began to show as brought up the movie that's all the rage now. "Ah, that Persona movie, Falling down, was it? Yea, I haven't seen it either myself. It seems to be all anyone can talk about lately. Will have to check it out one of these days, but I'm pretty much always per-occupied to go out and see it. With Kendo and manga and all."</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \|\| April 29, Payday - Wednesday The past few days had been quite good. Elena had managed to convince the doctor to let their mother go to the beach along with them. They had a quiet and fun time. Alexei also displayed his open grill skills to his mother who was quiet amazed by the cook Alexei was turning into. Elena had kept her updated with her lunch variety that he cooked for her daily but to see it with her own eyes nearly brought her to tears. There was also the fact that each day, she was greeted with a wonderful Ikebana bouquet which set her mind in the right direction. She was still depressed and sad at their state but hope was finally budding inside her watching her two children grow up. Each a miracle considering their formative years. The concern and worry she had for Alexei was allayed somewhat by the uttermost sincerity and devotion that shone in his eyes. She was confident that even without her being there to guide and shape his personality, he'd be the ideal husband. She chuckled a bit to herself at the thought and wondered if the hospital had made her go senile. Nevertheless, she was also glad to see how Elena was blossoming. She couldn't call herself a mother to the young one, Alexei had borne that burden alone. He had been her Father, Mother and brother. Shaking her mind off such thoughts she just enjoyed the view ad the gentle breeze that blew, the fact that her children cherished and loved her was deeply moving. The day had been fun and the Dragunovs had a nice time in each others company. The girls also got to peek into Alexei's philosophical side on few instances. -- Today, was payday. With his salary in hand and the packet he received from Miyamoto-san for his monthly expenses. Alexei went to the shopping square after settling the hospital expenses. Walking like an arrow, straight to the Shirohane Flowerstore he walked in as the bell chimed at the door. "Good morning Kotori-san. How are you?" he asked the raved haired schoolmate. She seemed to be in the middle of showing another girl some flowers, Alexei ruffled his hair apologetically "Sorry to intrude. I'll go meet Shirohane-dono." he bowed a bit before going to the back of the shop, knocking on the door to the backroom. "Shirohane-dono! it's me Alexei." he said. Standing at the edge and speaking in a higher tone than his regular rumble, because his voice was a deep baritone, he rarely raised his voice. But on occasions he did, it seemed like small thunderclaps.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Shinza Shopping Square: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, April 29 2015 For a moment, Kotori looked almost surprised when the girl gave a quick nod to confirm the question before then introducing herself - Otonashi, Shizuka. Kotori gave a bow in response before speaking to answer in turn: "I'm Kotori Shirohane, daughter of Tsubame Shirohane, the owner of this shop. Pleased to meet you too, Otonashi-san," Kotori thought on the name for a moment - had she heard it somewhere before, at school or elsewhere perhaps? If she did, it didn't immediately come to mind so that she instead put that aside for the moment and instead focused on the request by the other girl. Holding one hand out in the direction to go, together with a "this way, please," Kotori then lead Shizuka over to a set of shelves atop which a variety of carnations were found; passing by other displays full of tulips, roses and bouquets of multiple flowers while they did. Barely getting two steps, though, a small chime was heard as the door was opened for the second time in as many minutes. Looking toward the entering person, Kotori recognised the rather tall figure quite quickly given his stature - Alexei Dragunov, a Third Year from Warakuma High who had placed an order for regular deliveries of Ikebana bouquets. As he greeted her, Kotori quickly glanced between him and the girl behind herself; unsure as to whom to attend to first - but before she had to come to a decision, Alexei seemed to notice the predicament and excused himself. At that, Kotori gave a bow, both grateful and in greeting, before speaking. "Welcome, Dragunov-senpai. Mother is currently in the backroom, through that door," she said, pointing in the direction mentioned before getting back to the girl at hand. "My apologies, Otonashi-san," she said with an apologetic bow before answering the question that was asked as they reached the carnations - some potted, some placed in small display vases, some single flowers and others in bunches and in various colours, ranging from the reds and pinks she'd mentioned before to whites, yellows, greens and some in between. "Uhm, a bit of both," she said, placing a single finger of one hand to her lips as she thought for a moment. "Some of the more common flowers are grown in our garden, but others have to be delivered," Kotori said, a little vaguely - mostly because she wasn't sure how many details the girl really wanted to know. Either way though, she let Shizuka look over the variously coloured carnations for a few moments before asking: "Do you see any that you'd like?" Tsubame Shirohane - Shinza Shopping Square: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, April 29 2015 With a smile that was hard to distinguish from a grin, Tsubame was humming to herself as she busied herself with getting the latest delivery presentable - the source of her mirth still being her daughter. It was both amusing to watch the way she tried her hardest not to appear nervous around customers and a point of pride - especially compared to how she'd been the first few times at the counter; stammering in whispers and looking anywhere but the customer's faces; even if they were some of the regulars that came by every now and then and were already well acquainted. Shaking her head at the silliness of it all, Tsubame's thoughts were interrupted by a knock and a voice from the door. Brushing the worst of the dirt off her gardening gloves before removing them, Tsubame placed them on one of the working tables where a number of various flowers lay - some still wrapped in cellophane, others bound together to mark them as bouquets-to-be and others yet just laying by themselves; their purpose yet undecided. As she reached the door, the speaker turned out to be the young man who went to her daughter's school - he had a rather distinct voice and appearance, making such a conclusion quite an easy one. Either way though, a smile came to Tsubme's face at his sight as she remembered the nature of his request: a bouquet each for both his mother and sister. "Ah, welcome, Dragunov-kun," she greeted the young and tall man with a small bow. "I hope the flowers have been to your and your family's liking?" she continued with a cheerful smile that matched her tone - and standing in quite the contrast to her far more timid daughter.</s>

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<\|description\|>Cassarah Vincent Here's my character as a draft. She's likely to change as the story progresses. Tell me what you think. Did you want to go with the whole 'together in the original timeline' thing? Gender: Female Age: 18 Race: Human Appearance/Image: Cassarah stands roughly 165 cm tall, wears plain dresses on her thin, bordering on gaunt, figure. Her magic is channelled through an ornate ash wood staff that stands as tall as she is. Bio: Cassarah has been a scholarly type virtually all her life. She was raised with a Lorisian family well-off enough to have her nose buried in books and scrolls in every waking moment. She would read about all manner of things; stories, religious texts, history. Much to her parents' dismay, training to become a proper lady and attending social events with the rest of the well-to-do folk was always seen as a chore to be put off. Since the age of fourteen, her marital prospects were seen as something of a lost cause with her reclusiveness. It took less persuasion than she anticipated to demonstrate what she had learned of magic and to be sent off across the sea Savoyard's foremost university. The first year of Cassarah's studies had her excel and become rapidly accepted in the academic community. She seemed to pick up more magic like she had done so in a previous life. After a while, one particularly fascinating subject caught her eye after exploring the vast library. The demon lands. At first, her study was secretive, as the religious influence on the world made demons a taboo subject due to the way they worship. After three years, she was eventually found out. Fortunately, she managed not to get kicked out just yet, but her reputation has been forever stained by the incident and she is shamed by half the academics that she meets. The unfortunate conclusion of the situation is that Cassarah may be one of the few qualified demonologists in the entire realm. That doesn't mean that she hasn't stopped researching in private. Personality: Those meeting Cassarah under normal circumstances would meet a girl who is somewhat quiet and withdrawn. She will talk if she has to, but would rather be doing something else. Cassarah has plenty of patience when she is on her own. When there's peace and quiet, she can fly through hours at utmost efficiency at almost any task she puts herself to. When she does it her way, with her rules, she is unstoppable. Any distraction, though, whether it is a chirping bird, a sweeping broom, or worst of all, a pair of chattering gossipers, puts her at unease. She can't get comfortable and swiftly becomes angry. This means that she tends not to suffer the presence of others for longer than she wants. However, this doesn't mean she is beyond caring. She becomes wilfully passionate about the objectives she sets herself, and seeks to complete them despite what frustrations or obstacles lie in her path. This unfortunately means that she hasn't learned to protect others from her own stubborn wrath, even if they are her friends. Virtually all of Cassarah's other expressions of emotion tend to be locked away behind experiences of scolding parents, maids, and governesses, to the point where she seems cold to most people. It is a mechanism for her to keep focus and control of situations, whether it works or not.</s> <\|message\|>Cassarah Vincent Paying no more heed to the guard apart from a curt, "Thanks," Cassarah entered the fortune teller's residence and took a quick glance around. It seemed like a cosy place, but it just seemed so...stereotypically mystical. There were a few implements of magic, but many interesting shapes seemed to be mundane artwork. Nevertheless, Cassarah approached Sheera, getting down to business. "Greetings Mistress Solomon," She said in a less entranced tone than most of Sheera's customers were likely to sound, "I am Cassara Vincent, we talked over letters about my research? Would now be a good time to talk to you?" To her annoyance, the young guard bumbled in partway though Cassarah's greeting. She turned her head and shot narrow eyes at him. "Thank you for your help, guard. I need a moment with your mother," she said as if talking down to him. This strange young man was testing her patience.</s> <\|message\|>Leneas Solomon "Oh, you're here!" Sheera's voice perked up as she looked up, and flipped down her hood. "Leneas, Cassarah!" His mother had retained her youthful, though she was in her early forties. The benefits of being a skilled magic user, he guessed. With a grin, she pointed at Leneas. Leneas cocked his head and raised an eyebrow. What did she have in mind, anyway? He didn't know what Cassarah came here for, only that she did. "What you need to know..." Sheera paused, as if for dramatic effect. "My son knows as well! Leneas, tell her everything about Astech!" Leneas gulped. Astech the Great was a great demon general. He was also his uncle, a brother to his father, Lucius. In the original timeline, Astech was one of the great demon commanders that spear-headed the initial invasion. It was only by the efforts of a brave knight of Savoyard that Astech was slain in battle. Sheera stood up, and shooed the two to a side room. Leneas's face turned beet red. The last time the two were in the same room, together... Leneas fanned his face as much as he could, taking a seat at the small table. He smiled the best he could at Cassarah. "So... what do you want to know?"</s> <\|message\|>Cassarah Vincent There seemed to be little that Cassarah could do as she was directed into a smaller one of the few rooms in Sheera's home. "Wait, hold on! I thought we were going to talk! Missus Solomon!?" She paid no heed. The door shut behind the two and Cassarah's brow curled worriedly. She placed a hand to her forehead and wondered how this day could diverge any further from what she had planned. "Okay," Cassarah sighed, putting her staff on the counter next to her, finding a seat opposite Leneas, and retrieving some parchment, ink, and a pen from her shoulder bag. Leneas, what a rural name, she thought. When she finally brought herself to look up at him, he was blushing like a forge. People didn't really blush around Cassarah unless she insulted them enough to make them furious. Unless this Leneas character had so much pride that he would explode from Cassarah's regular behaviour, that meant that perhaps he...Cassarah couldn't bring herself to think that far into it. The guy was probably just not used to being around girls. Leneas' question reignited Cassarah's suspicions that the guards were after her, so she was cautious. "Well, Leneas, what can you tell me about this Astech?" Cassarah asked in a tone that sounded less like she wanted to be rid of him and more serious and professional. Leneas' answer would decide whether he actually knew about demons or was involved in a sting to make her admit her business in town.</s> <\|message\|>Leneas Solomon Leneas smiled a little bit when he thought about Astech. Not about the future, at least, of the original timeline. More about the past. Astech was a demon that towered over just about everyone, and a man who babied Leneas at every turn. He also taught Leneas how to use a sword and cast spells. "Well..." Leneas's voice trailed off. He wondered if he could mention all that to Cassarah. He didn't even mention that to anyone in his party in the original timeline. "Well..." his voice and thoughts went into the distance, again. Leneas could mention Astech's size, perhaps? His three eyes? His red skin, and ridiculously well-toned body? The horns? The tail? "Well... Where do we start... uh..." Leneas started grinning like an idiot again. A few hours in a nicer, less demon-invaded world, and he started to feel like a complete naive fool again. Wasn't there Cassarah's prophecy? The one that failed to convince anyone until it was too late. "Do you know anything about a demon invasion, Cass? I mean, Cassarah?" he asked. Leneas stopped grinning, though he was still pretty damn sure the awkward expression he had on his face was still too obvious.</s> <\|message\|>Cassarah Vincent At first, Leneas sounded slow. Frustratingly slow. By the third 'well', Cassarah was about to start being more specific and ask about description, personality, powers, authority and such. Then he went and threw a question right back at her, an odd one at that. Cassarah habitually glanced over to her staff to double check that it was in reach. The only talk of a demon invasion was in some old text that claimed there would be some kind of demon king in ten thousand years from when it was written. Or was it five hundred? Cassarah was never good with the strange numeral system that the demons used. Either way it was nonsensical. Wait, Cassarah stopped herself from beating a hasty retreat, A guard would be far more smug if he wanted a confession out of me. Cassarah angled her head an eighth turn to one side in curiosity. "Demons don't war, they raid," Cassarah admitted, "They don't unite to war. To do that would require a...a..." Cassarah waved a hand in the air, trying to find the word, "A leader. A king. I don't think you would have to worry, Leneas. That kind of thing only happens in stories." Cassarah leaned forward on the table, "Now, I thought we were talking about Astech. Is that a specific demon? A variety you saw? Tell me." Perhaps Cassarah had said too much, but she would be able to get out of there if it turned out to be a guard out for cheap glory. She often didn't check herself when talking about the subject of her research.</s> <\|message\|>Leneas Solomon He cursed under his breath, and his face pretty much made his feelings obvious. Cassarah didn't know. Not at this time. His mind raced through the possibilities of her knowing the prophecy. There had to be something he could do now. A year was too long to wait. Leneas looked at the impatient Cassarah, taken by sudden surprise by his question. This was going to be tricky. He wondered if he could try to guide her thoughts in the right direction. After all, she did mention that she knew something. "I'll make you a deal, Cassarah," Leneas leaned back now, a little more confident. He had a plan. "Show me a particular book in your collection, and I'll tell you everything about Astech." His smug smile became a little more genial as he waited for her response. "I'm related to this just as deep as you are."</s> <\|message\|>Cassarah Vincent Related to this as deep as I am, what is that supposed to mean? Cassarah narrowed her eyes in confusion and suspicion. Technically, if the guard wanted to lynch her for researching demons, he had enough evidence as it was. Either he was trying to secure physical evidence or he knew more than he was letting on about demons. Perhaps he had read about them as well? Maybe this guard outfit was just a cover for someone in hiding studying in Cassarah's field. An idea crossed over Cassarah's mind that might test this guard's legitimacy. Her suspicious expression unfaltering, Cassarah spoke firmly, "I accept on one condition: Name the book you want right now." Most of Cassarah's resources were back in Savoyard, safely hidden away, but she had three books one her person in her bag. One was a demonologist's reference book with some profiles of common demons and demonic symbols, another was her travel and research journal, the last happened to contain the prophesy that would herald the end of human civilisation, if only Cassarah knew. The book with the prophesy was titled The River of Steel by a long dead scholar named Finnian the wanderer. There were other details in the book that Cassarah was trying to work out while she travelled, but she had skipped over the prophesy as being exaggerated nonsense.</s> <\|message\|>Leneas Solomon The book was simple. Cassarah spoke so many times of it in the original timeline, Leneas could hardly forget it even if he tried to. "The River of Steel by Finnian the Wanderer. As a bonus, I'll even help you with the demon numerical system." Leneas did not want to mention it, but he found the human system harder to get used to that the demons'. Leneas got to explaining Astech. Leaving out personal details, he described the giant, red-skinned demon as he knew him. A lot of it was guesswork, and could hardly be applied to the broader spectrum of demons Astech was related to, but hopefully, Cassarah would be satisfied by it. 2 hours later, he finished his explanation. With an inward sigh to draw some breath into his parched mouth, he felt the dry sting of air upon his even drier mouth. "Crap, I'm thirsty as hell. Do you want to get a drink, Cassarah?"</s>	<\|message\|>Cassarah Vincent Genuine surprise spread across Cassarah's face. So this man did know of the book she carried, and judging by his comment on the numbers, he knew of its contents as well. Did he have a copy himself once? Before Cassarah could even move to get the book out from her bag, Leneas began with Astech. Cassarah was sick enough of Leneas' belligerence that she let him talk, interrupting only to calmly ask questions to elaborate. Astech turned out to be a particular variety of demon that Cassarah already knew of, but this specimen described was larger than usual. Probably a leader of a raiding clan or something. That was the only way Cassarah could fathom Leneas knowing the demon in such detail. Cassarah had to put Leneas' question on hold while she scratched down the last of her notes on the interview. After a few seconds, she put down her quill and looked up silently. "Um," she swallowed, "I'll just have water." By this point, Cassarah was a little less adverse to the guard's presence, so she decided to honour their agreement. She pulled a thick rectangular leather pouch from her shoulder bag and placed it on the table. Unlacing the leather and pulling it away revealed an old, faded book. It wasn't especially huge, but it was rare and precious as the vast knowledge it held. The cruel, jagged runes on the cover read its title in a common demonic dialect: The River of Steel. "What chapter did you want to see?" Cassarah asked quietly, keeping her eyes on the book cover.</s>
<\|description\|>Sephie Sephie's Characters~ Age: 15 Gender: Female Creature: Cat Demon Powers: Turning into a cat, summoning vines, reading Kiroketsu's thoughts through their link, has 9 lives Description: Sephie is a average height girl who has shoulder-length brown hair, blue cat eyes, black cat ears, and a tail to match. Because of her creature species, she also has black paws, instead of hands and feet. The outfit she is usually seen wearing is the traditional female outfit of her demon species (a dress cut off just above the ankles with jagged sleeves and fur trim at the bottom and collar) in a purple color. She also has a pair of purple demon wings, and has a bag strapped around her waist. The bag can carry almost anything, despite it's size, and she keeps her weapon collection in it (it also happens to be where Kiroketsu lives). Sephie boasts a violent, energetic, and usually cheery personality, although she can get serious when it is needed. Main Theme Song: Within Temptation - Iron Name: Felixter Age: 15 Gender: Male Creature: Cat Demon Powers: Turning into a cat, summoning vines, the power of his "Demon's Eye", has 9 lives Description: Felixter is Sephie's twin brother. He has long-ish hair, with the bangs combed over to cover his left eye for reasons of safety. He also has the same kinds of ears, paws, wings, and tail as his sister (of course). He usually wears the traditional male outfit of his demon species (a suit similar to a tux with jagged sleeves, and fur trim at the bottom of the pants and on the collar). Felixter is seen as the smarter, more quiet of the twins. He runs his own lab, has created his own monster, and is a genius mechanic. He is quite protective of his sister, and refuses to let harm come to her if he can help it. Name: Meora Age: 17 Gender: Female Creature: Neko Powers: Turning into a cat Description: Meora is a girl of average size with long dark brown hair and green eyes. She's usually wearing what looks similar to a Japanese school girl's uniform. She's a trained assassin who specializes in guns. She's the close friend of Sephie and Felixter, as she saved them from certain death in their homeland, the Demon Highlands, when they were young. They trained as assassins together, but Meora was shipped off to Japan for 5 years. As a result, she often uses Japanese in her conversations. Main Theme Song: Gumi - Panda Hero Name: Kiroketsu Age: Around 20 Gender: Male Creature: Bag Guardian Spirit Powers: Changing color, flight, reading Sephie's thoughts through their link Description: Kiroketsu used to be a regular demon, but he was killed for the crime of theft from the grand castle at the Demon Highlands after attempting to get a golden ring to propose to his one true love. He woke up finally when Sephie got the bag she keeps around her waist at the age of 8. Now, he is a nearly 10-ft purple spirit creature with bright green eyes, a large grin, a tail, cat-like pointed ears, and claws. He also has a particularly long tongue, which he often uses as an extra limp for carrying things. Or to annoy people. Be warned: Kiroketsu is a bit...perverted. Main Theme Song: Miku (Or the Glutamine Cover :3) - When Crooks Laugh Name: Amarasuru (Ammi) Age: ??? Gender: Female Creature: Fiery Cat Goddess Powers: Manipulating golden flames for healing or combat purposes. Description: Ammi is a grizzly bear-sized black house cat with silver spots, sapphire-blue eyes, and wings made up of golden flame. She is the goddess of motherly prowess and healing. Before she was a goddess, she was mostly the same, minus the flaming wings. She worked as a nurse for Sephie's friends, but spiraled into depression after all 3 of her children, and her love, were steadily killed off. Eventually, she lost her life fighting off the very person that killed her family, but was reborn as a goddess. Though her flames usually heal most ailments, she still carries the same medical pack that she strapped around her waist when still alive. Ammi loves children, and considers almost everyone she cares about to be one of her own. Name: Amber Age: Around 16? Gender: Female Creature: Living Shadow (used to be a wolf demon) Powers: Melting into any dark place, shapeshifting Description: Amber is an entity made up of shadow, therefore her skin and outfit are black, with some variations of gray in certain parts. She wears a crazy, cartoonish-looking dress with bows, a belt, and striped tights. Her eyes are a glowing yellow with no pupils, and she has claws, wolf ears, and a wolf tail. Her hair is curled up at the ends, and goes down to her shoulders. Amber used to be a regular wolf demon girl in the Demon highlands, but after she tried to attack and eat Sephie, she ended up dead. As a ghost, she haunted Clancy for awhile, until he was killed, and the two of them became insane, laughing, murderous shadows together. The pair should NEVER be separated by force... Main Theme Song: Rin & Len - Trick and Treat Name: Clancy Age: Maybe 16? Gender: Male Creature: Living Shadow (used to be a cat demon) Powers: Shapeshifting, melting into any dark place Description: Clancy is an entity made up of shadow, so his skin and clothes are all black, or variations of gray for some places. He wears a crazy, cartoonish-looking suit with buttons, a bow tie, clownish shoes, and outlandish patterns. His eyes are a glowing yellow with no pupils, and he has claws, cat ears, and a cat tail. Clancy used to be a famous assassin working for the ultimate ruler of the Demon Highlands, but after he was given Sephie as a target, he was doomed. After his first failed attempt, Amber started haunting him, but they got along quite well. The second attempt at killing Sephie ended up in Clancy dying, where he then joined Amber and became a murderous, insane, and laughing shadow with her. The pair should NEVER be separated by force... Main Theme Song: Rin & Len - Trick and Treat Name: Kayori Age: 13 Gender: Female Creature: Half werewolf, half living shadow. Powers: Sort of controlling her shadow arm (still learning), turning into a shadow wolf cub or beast Description: Kayori is a smaller girl with short black hair, silver eyes, and a black birthmark vertically running across her right one. She wears a red and gold kimono with an odd design, and a matching gold headband with a bow on top. Her left arm, instead of being normal, is a huge shadow arm, which drags along on the ground behind her when she walks. Kayori came from the year 8012, to escape the horrific splitting of the world, which would release underworld demons and unlimited living shadows onto the surface. Her mother only married a living shadow because she was threatened, then gave her life to distract the authorities, and send Kayori into one of the remaining time machines. Kayori is Felixter's girlfriend, and lab assistant. She can also be a bit...stalker-ish of him... Main Theme Song: Vocaloids - Near Future City Name: Mirui Age: Looks about 16 or 17, but is really only a couple years Gender: Female Creature: Monster Girl (Felixter hasn't given the species a name yet) Powers: Controlling animals, growing out her fangs and claws, coloring things through her own inner magic using her tail and fingertips. Description: Mirui was a monster created by Felixter in a bout of dangerous insanity. She's tall girl, around 7 feet or so, with bluish-green skin, long fangs that stick out of her mouth, long black claws for nails, and short-ish, messy dark blue hair. She has a very long cream-colored tail with reddish rings around it, like a lemur's, and tall, cat-like, pointy black ears. Uncovering her hair for a full view of her neck reveals fish fins also, and her eyes are a bright yellow. She wears a golden brown dress with a darker brown collar, ribbon, and details. To create her, Felixter went out and slaughtered different animals and people, taking parts back to the lab and combining them into a machine he made. By the time he snapped out of it, it was already too late. Most people run at the sight of Mirui, if they don't know her, but she's actually one of the nicest people in Sephie's group. Though her eyes are yellow, Mirui's trigger color is yellow, and she becomes extremely upset upon seeing large quantities of the color for some unknown reason... Main Theme Song: Miku - Ronde of Possible World Name: Ryoku Age: A few years technically, but died young Gender: Male Creature: Little Fox Angel Powers: Black smoke manipulation Description: Ryoku was Ammi's first child, but he didn't live long enough to age much, or learn to speak. He in a bear cub-sized black fox kit with silver at the tip of his tail, and grayish-blue eyes. He's also got a pair of smoke-colored angel wings coming from his back. Ryoku was born to Ammi and her first love, Korumatsu, years ago. They wanted to keep it a surprise for their friends, so they planned to wait a week after having the baby to tell Sephie or any others. However...the night before they were going to, an evil force (later discovered to be Nimika) broke in and killed the week-old infant, despite Ammi's efforts. Ryoku can't speak, but he can write, so he takes a dry erase board and blue marker around with him. Main Theme Song: Miku - Don't Look at Me in That Way Name: Cloudessa (Cloudy) Age: A few years technically, but was killed young Gender: Female Creature: Little Cat Angel Powers: Summoning storm clouds Description: Cloudessa is Ammi's third child, and her youngest daughter. She's a small, bear cub-sized gray tabby kitten with a white belly, muzzle, and big, shining green eyes. She's got a pair of white angel wings coming from her back as well. CLoudy's fur is unusually soft, and she loves to cuddle. She's a cheerful, caring little soul, who cares deeply for her friends and mother. The day that Cloudy was killed by Jackal and she was forced up into the Heavens, it was said to have sprinkled, because of her tears. She was reunited with her mother and friends as soon as the Celestial Bird granted her permission to travel the surface world. Main Theme Song: Miku - We Should Not do Bad Things Name: Maverick Age: Less than a year Gender: Male Creature: Young Cat God of Blades Powers: Turning into a huge monster version of himself, turning parts of himself into metal blades. Description: Maverick is Ammi's fourth child, and the only child she's had while a Goddess. He's sized even bigger than a bear cub, though he's technically the youngest of her children. His fur is completely white, and his demon-like eyes are blood red with darker flecks surrounding the orange pupils. He also has scarier fangs, sharp-edged purple demon's wings, and claws made of large metal blades. Maverick started out as the Master's test of a way to make himself into a god. He created the child, but it needed to be implanted into a mother for it to grow. Ammi never intended to take that position, but one of her own friends ended up backstabbing her (quite literally) with the syringe. It was fast growing, and but a day or two later, Maverick was born. Main Theme Song:</s> <\|message\|>Srg Grimm (Srg is pronounced like surge) Joe: "So no drinks for anyone. You know I challenge everyone here to a drinking contest first one to one hundred or the last one standing wins. Srg grab the other keg." He pulls out a second keg and hands it to Srg who puts at the other end of the table. Srg: "Ok but I am not drinking." Star: "All though I may look like a ten year old I am actually old enough to drink but I will not." he goes over to the dinosaur an rubs it's neck.</s> <\|message\|>Michael Narukami The only thing Felixter can see that gives any recognition of emotion from underneath Michael's hood is a smile. "Oh, I can definitely relate to that. One minute, you believe your friends with a group of villagers. The next, they're trying to sacrifice you to appease the wrath of an apparent god. Well, on can even go as far to say that there's never a dull moment in my life." He responds, delightful at engaging in a conversation.</s> <\|message\|>Kyru From the shadows behind Star another 'Pokemon' appears. "So Star have you made some friends?" "Yes Kyru I think I have".</s>	<\|message\|>Sephie "Drinking contest, huh...?" A dangerous glint flickers across Sephie's eyes. "NO." Both Felixter and Ammi tell her immediately. "Wha-" Sephie begins, looking disappointed. "Last time you tried actually getting drunk, which you're technically too young to be doing anyway, you almost killed several people! Actually, you DID!" Ammi adds. "No, that was Felixter!" Sephie retorts. "Because you insulted me and nagged me until you got me to participate in your stupid idea." Felixter holds his face in one of his paws. "Just no, Sephie. For everyone's sake..." "...Fiiiine." Sephie huffs. "I'll do the drinking contest for you!" Kiroketsu offers. "No, don't let Kiro do it, guys." Meora warns everyone. "He's a cheater. He's a spirit, so he can drink as much as he wants and not get drunk!" "Y-YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL THEM THAT!" Kiroketsu exclaims. Meora only snickers at his misfortune. Felixter turns back to Michael, listening with his ears perked. "Seems like you have situations similar to ours back where you live." He smirks lightly. "My twin sister and I here ran away from our home when we were 11, and took with us the knowledge of the Demon Highlands's, our homeland's, terrible secrets. They did many things to us up until that point, changing our creature species, putting us into an orphanage by saying our mother no longer wanted us, and trying to marry my sister off to the Demon King, who still chases her to this day. We were hated from birth by the true puppet-master of that whole society, so he made our lives hell. We were supposed to die there...but then we left. No one born in the Demon Highlands is supposed to leave or see the outside world. Ever. Now we're constantly chased by that mastermind and his minions. We've lost many lives to them." "Hai...we're hoping that none of them followed us here...but you can't be sure." Meora nods in agreement with Felixter.</s>
<\|description\|>Sephie Sephie's Characters~ Age: 15 Gender: Female Creature: Cat Demon Powers: Turning into a cat, summoning vines, reading Kiroketsu's thoughts through their link, has 9 lives Description: Sephie is a average height girl who has shoulder-length brown hair, blue cat eyes, black cat ears, and a tail to match. Because of her creature species, she also has black paws, instead of hands and feet. The outfit she is usually seen wearing is the traditional female outfit of her demon species (a dress cut off just above the ankles with jagged sleeves and fur trim at the bottom and collar) in a purple color. She also has a pair of purple demon wings, and has a bag strapped around her waist. The bag can carry almost anything, despite it's size, and she keeps her weapon collection in it (it also happens to be where Kiroketsu lives). Sephie boasts a violent, energetic, and usually cheery personality, although she can get serious when it is needed. Main Theme Song: Within Temptation - Iron Name: Felixter Age: 15 Gender: Male Creature: Cat Demon Powers: Turning into a cat, summoning vines, the power of his "Demon's Eye", has 9 lives Description: Felixter is Sephie's twin brother. He has long-ish hair, with the bangs combed over to cover his left eye for reasons of safety. He also has the same kinds of ears, paws, wings, and tail as his sister (of course). He usually wears the traditional male outfit of his demon species (a suit similar to a tux with jagged sleeves, and fur trim at the bottom of the pants and on the collar). Felixter is seen as the smarter, more quiet of the twins. He runs his own lab, has created his own monster, and is a genius mechanic. He is quite protective of his sister, and refuses to let harm come to her if he can help it. Name: Meora Age: 17 Gender: Female Creature: Neko Powers: Turning into a cat Description: Meora is a girl of average size with long dark brown hair and green eyes. She's usually wearing what looks similar to a Japanese school girl's uniform. She's a trained assassin who specializes in guns. She's the close friend of Sephie and Felixter, as she saved them from certain death in their homeland, the Demon Highlands, when they were young. They trained as assassins together, but Meora was shipped off to Japan for 5 years. As a result, she often uses Japanese in her conversations. Main Theme Song: Gumi - Panda Hero Name: Kiroketsu Age: Around 20 Gender: Male Creature: Bag Guardian Spirit Powers: Changing color, flight, reading Sephie's thoughts through their link Description: Kiroketsu used to be a regular demon, but he was killed for the crime of theft from the grand castle at the Demon Highlands after attempting to get a golden ring to propose to his one true love. He woke up finally when Sephie got the bag she keeps around her waist at the age of 8. Now, he is a nearly 10-ft purple spirit creature with bright green eyes, a large grin, a tail, cat-like pointed ears, and claws. He also has a particularly long tongue, which he often uses as an extra limp for carrying things. Or to annoy people. Be warned: Kiroketsu is a bit...perverted. Main Theme Song: Miku (Or the Glutamine Cover :3) - When Crooks Laugh Name: Amarasuru (Ammi) Age: ??? Gender: Female Creature: Fiery Cat Goddess Powers: Manipulating golden flames for healing or combat purposes. Description: Ammi is a grizzly bear-sized black house cat with silver spots, sapphire-blue eyes, and wings made up of golden flame. She is the goddess of motherly prowess and healing. Before she was a goddess, she was mostly the same, minus the flaming wings. She worked as a nurse for Sephie's friends, but spiraled into depression after all 3 of her children, and her love, were steadily killed off. Eventually, she lost her life fighting off the very person that killed her family, but was reborn as a goddess. Though her flames usually heal most ailments, she still carries the same medical pack that she strapped around her waist when still alive. Ammi loves children, and considers almost everyone she cares about to be one of her own. Name: Amber Age: Around 16? Gender: Female Creature: Living Shadow (used to be a wolf demon) Powers: Melting into any dark place, shapeshifting Description: Amber is an entity made up of shadow, therefore her skin and outfit are black, with some variations of gray in certain parts. She wears a crazy, cartoonish-looking dress with bows, a belt, and striped tights. Her eyes are a glowing yellow with no pupils, and she has claws, wolf ears, and a wolf tail. Her hair is curled up at the ends, and goes down to her shoulders. Amber used to be a regular wolf demon girl in the Demon highlands, but after she tried to attack and eat Sephie, she ended up dead. As a ghost, she haunted Clancy for awhile, until he was killed, and the two of them became insane, laughing, murderous shadows together. The pair should NEVER be separated by force... Main Theme Song: Rin & Len - Trick and Treat Name: Clancy Age: Maybe 16? Gender: Male Creature: Living Shadow (used to be a cat demon) Powers: Shapeshifting, melting into any dark place Description: Clancy is an entity made up of shadow, so his skin and clothes are all black, or variations of gray for some places. He wears a crazy, cartoonish-looking suit with buttons, a bow tie, clownish shoes, and outlandish patterns. His eyes are a glowing yellow with no pupils, and he has claws, cat ears, and a cat tail. Clancy used to be a famous assassin working for the ultimate ruler of the Demon Highlands, but after he was given Sephie as a target, he was doomed. After his first failed attempt, Amber started haunting him, but they got along quite well. The second attempt at killing Sephie ended up in Clancy dying, where he then joined Amber and became a murderous, insane, and laughing shadow with her. The pair should NEVER be separated by force... Main Theme Song: Rin & Len - Trick and Treat Name: Kayori Age: 13 Gender: Female Creature: Half werewolf, half living shadow. Powers: Sort of controlling her shadow arm (still learning), turning into a shadow wolf cub or beast Description: Kayori is a smaller girl with short black hair, silver eyes, and a black birthmark vertically running across her right one. She wears a red and gold kimono with an odd design, and a matching gold headband with a bow on top. Her left arm, instead of being normal, is a huge shadow arm, which drags along on the ground behind her when she walks. Kayori came from the year 8012, to escape the horrific splitting of the world, which would release underworld demons and unlimited living shadows onto the surface. Her mother only married a living shadow because she was threatened, then gave her life to distract the authorities, and send Kayori into one of the remaining time machines. Kayori is Felixter's girlfriend, and lab assistant. She can also be a bit...stalker-ish of him... Main Theme Song: Vocaloids - Near Future City Name: Mirui Age: Looks about 16 or 17, but is really only a couple years Gender: Female Creature: Monster Girl (Felixter hasn't given the species a name yet) Powers: Controlling animals, growing out her fangs and claws, coloring things through her own inner magic using her tail and fingertips. Description: Mirui was a monster created by Felixter in a bout of dangerous insanity. She's tall girl, around 7 feet or so, with bluish-green skin, long fangs that stick out of her mouth, long black claws for nails, and short-ish, messy dark blue hair. She has a very long cream-colored tail with reddish rings around it, like a lemur's, and tall, cat-like, pointy black ears. Uncovering her hair for a full view of her neck reveals fish fins also, and her eyes are a bright yellow. She wears a golden brown dress with a darker brown collar, ribbon, and details. To create her, Felixter went out and slaughtered different animals and people, taking parts back to the lab and combining them into a machine he made. By the time he snapped out of it, it was already too late. Most people run at the sight of Mirui, if they don't know her, but she's actually one of the nicest people in Sephie's group. Though her eyes are yellow, Mirui's trigger color is yellow, and she becomes extremely upset upon seeing large quantities of the color for some unknown reason... Main Theme Song: Miku - Ronde of Possible World Name: Ryoku Age: A few years technically, but died young Gender: Male Creature: Little Fox Angel Powers: Black smoke manipulation Description: Ryoku was Ammi's first child, but he didn't live long enough to age much, or learn to speak. He in a bear cub-sized black fox kit with silver at the tip of his tail, and grayish-blue eyes. He's also got a pair of smoke-colored angel wings coming from his back. Ryoku was born to Ammi and her first love, Korumatsu, years ago. They wanted to keep it a surprise for their friends, so they planned to wait a week after having the baby to tell Sephie or any others. However...the night before they were going to, an evil force (later discovered to be Nimika) broke in and killed the week-old infant, despite Ammi's efforts. Ryoku can't speak, but he can write, so he takes a dry erase board and blue marker around with him. Main Theme Song: Miku - Don't Look at Me in That Way Name: Cloudessa (Cloudy) Age: A few years technically, but was killed young Gender: Female Creature: Little Cat Angel Powers: Summoning storm clouds Description: Cloudessa is Ammi's third child, and her youngest daughter. She's a small, bear cub-sized gray tabby kitten with a white belly, muzzle, and big, shining green eyes. She's got a pair of white angel wings coming from her back as well. CLoudy's fur is unusually soft, and she loves to cuddle. She's a cheerful, caring little soul, who cares deeply for her friends and mother. The day that Cloudy was killed by Jackal and she was forced up into the Heavens, it was said to have sprinkled, because of her tears. She was reunited with her mother and friends as soon as the Celestial Bird granted her permission to travel the surface world. Main Theme Song: Miku - We Should Not do Bad Things Name: Maverick Age: Less than a year Gender: Male Creature: Young Cat God of Blades Powers: Turning into a huge monster version of himself, turning parts of himself into metal blades. Description: Maverick is Ammi's fourth child, and the only child she's had while a Goddess. He's sized even bigger than a bear cub, though he's technically the youngest of her children. His fur is completely white, and his demon-like eyes are blood red with darker flecks surrounding the orange pupils. He also has scarier fangs, sharp-edged purple demon's wings, and claws made of large metal blades. Maverick started out as the Master's test of a way to make himself into a god. He created the child, but it needed to be implanted into a mother for it to grow. Ammi never intended to take that position, but one of her own friends ended up backstabbing her (quite literally) with the syringe. It was fast growing, and but a day or two later, Maverick was born. Main Theme Song:</s> <\|message\|>Sephie "Teach ME a lesson?! Ooh, you're askin' for it, bud!" Kiroketsu huffs, and increases his speed in chugging beers. "This...could get bad pretty fast." Sephie begins following everyone else out of the dining hall. "Hai. I prefer being outside and killing zombie hordes to staying around two intoxicated men..." Meora mutters in agreement. Sephie's group, except for Kiroketsu, follow Michael outside. The shadows skip around behind them as well, up until everyone lays eyes on the sheer amount of zombies outside. "Woooooowwww....y'know, if they weren't moving, I'd totally have an eating contest with you right now!" Amber turns to Clancy with a bright smile. "Yeah! That'd be pretty intense, with this much food!" Clancy agrees enthusiastically. "Sounds like we've got our clean-up crew present, after everything's said and done." Sephie snickers. "Or, maybe it won't be necessary." Ammi steps forward. "Maybe you all should stay back. I can handle this. They can't hurt me as much as they could you, and it shouldn't prove too hard to disintegrate large amounts of them all at once..." Her wings flare up more intensely as she prepares. "Aw, but that wouldn't be fun, if we left it all to you!" Sephie complains. "Alright, but if you do something stupid out there to get yourselves hurt, I swear..." Ammi trails off, somewhat reluctant by their decision not to let her handle it all.</s> <\|message\|>Srg Grimm (Srg is pronounced like surge) Joe: "Your slowing down Whipper Snapper." He chugs down another 10. Srg cast frost fire bolt at the nearest zombie killing it instantly. "That tactician, He's pretty good." Star:"Doomers out here now!!!." responding to his call the black dog rushes outside. "Use flamethower on those undead freaks." The barks once and starts burning the zombie horde. Kryu creates some ninja stars made of water and kills three zombies. "They seem endless."</s>	<\|message\|>Sephie "I AM...hic...NOT!" Kiroketsu denies boldly while continuing to chug down beers, accidentally eating a few of the mugs in the process as well. Ammi observes the zombies for a moment, watching everyone take them out. She looks down at her own wrists, where a couple of gold and sapphire bracelets are placed. "...I know how this can go faster." Ammi nodded. She begins to take off one of the bracelets. "W-wait, Ams! Last time you took off your seals, you almost killed us all!" Sephie squeaks. "That's why I'm only taking one off this time." Ammi replied with a grin, handing the bracelet over to Felixter. "I trust you the most to keep this safe." "Of course." Felixter nods. Ammi's appearance changes slightly. Her flaming wings become even more intense, and her silver spots and eyes appear to leak silver and blue flames. She holds a paw out in front of her, and a lane of flame on the ground forms. It becomes like a fast-traveling wave, scorching through zombies and leaving a straight, wide gap in the middle of the horde. She continues to direct the wave all around, turning zombies to ash until it runs out.</s>
<\|description\|>The Shade Age: Unknown gender: No gender Creature: Shade (Ghost) Powers: Possess,Object Hide/Possess, Shadow Hide, Soul Ram, Transform Description: a smoky haze of dark fog, the size of a tall person bio: The tales of this creature tell that he merly watches, but when a person or thing is in trouble, is said to go into the body of the thing and make it stronger and do unimaginable things. Other tales say it also possesses other things, such as plants or nonliving things to help people out. There has also been accounts of it doing other things with its power. Some other tales say that it hurts the people it possesses/goes into ether it does it purposely or not. Comes from a far different realm, where Godd had other shades where they made his army stronger, and his only goal is to take over that realm, his shades were mindless ghosts who only followed his command, but then one of them somehow was sucked into a portal and whisked away to another realm, therefor the god not being able to control him any longer, and making The Shade able to finally be free...and now he is learning his powers, growing stronger each second. If you wish to kill The Shade, you must go to HIS realm. (The Shade doesn't know all the capability of its powers, it may harm the person/thing it is controlling or possessing without meaning to, or meaning to)</s> <\|message\|>Karl The Krazed "So when do we leave?" Karl bounces around the shadows happily. "Ah welcome back Michael, well now hopefully I can send people on a mission. Ok Michael,Meora, and Joe. I am sending you to collect a bounty on a person from the Daemon Highlands, and yes I know that some of you are wanted criminals there so I am sending a surprise with you it will help." Fedor-man hands Meora a package,"Open it after you get out of the portal, and the person your after is a guy named Sochi." He turns away and moves to an open spot in the lobby, he moves his hands in a strange pattern and a portal appears.</s> <\|message\|>The Shade The Shade shivers madly, and leaves, floating away</s> <\|message\|>Michael Narukami @Snarfulblast "I see..well, I suppose those episodes of mine are a con of being a tactician for so long. However, I'd like to refer to that side of me as more of a "berserk mode", more than anything else. From what I do remember from entering that mode, I focus mainly on offensive skills. However, the drawback, as you've seen already, is that I can't recall who's side I'm really on.." He states, smiling sadly at Ammi as he explains just what he thinks of that side of him. He then turns to listen to what Meora has to say, his smile now on the borderline of sad and happy. "Kayori and Mirui, is it? Well, it's a pleasure to meet you both. While those nicknames are nice, I think I'd rather call them by their given names." He says to the gun-wielding neko. Then, hearing Ammi inquire about possibly remembering anything whenever he woke up in the room, he simply shook his head. "I'm sorry, but all I remember is sensing her being right beside me in the bed, asleep. However, I do now what you're talking about now. I can sense the energy coming from her all the way from here.." He responds. Next, hearing Felixter introduce Lucille, Michael quickly bows at the very sight of her, this being one way of him showing a deep respect to a person of a higher position than him. "It's an honor to meet you, milady. I do hope I have not wronged you in any way and hope that you can forgive me for my actions prior to this." He would give his opinion regarding Kiroketsu and Fedoraman's given mission, but right now, he does not wish to disrespect Lucille by moving without giving clearance to do so.</s> <\|message\|>Sephie @ShadowVentus The shadows look at Karl, then look at each other, then look at Karl, then finally look back to each other with growing grins. "What do you think, Amber? Should we?" Clancy asks. "I think it'd be a big mistake if we didn't~!" Amber giggles in reply. The shadows nod to each other, then look at Karl. "We're going home to throw a party! And YOU should come with us!" The two of them don't wait for a reply, and use their shadowy claws to grab what looks like just a space in the air. Then they rip that space out of the air, creating a portal swirling with purple and black colors. Amber skips into it, and begins to fall straight down in a tunnel of swirling dark energy, laughing all the way. Clancy grab's Karl by the wrist and jumps in after her. All 3 of them land on a hill overlooking a different world: Shadowland. The grass is dark purple, and the sky is blood red with a silver moon. There are flowers in the grass, but they're blue and half-wilted. In the distance, the silhouette of what looks to be an extravagant carnival sits. Ammi nods understandingly at Michael. "Oh, it's fine, dear. No harm done this time, and even if there had been, I'm not sure we could have really blamed you justly. When you go into 'berserk mode', as you put it, your mind is somewhere else entirely, and you can't truly understand what you used to anymore. I know from unfortunate experience..." "Ah, yes, it's nice to meet you too. We can always use more allies in this group, no matter what grade of 'crazy' they may or may not be." Kayori smiles kindly at Michael, then scoots closer to Felixter. He notices this, but does nothing except chuckle a bit. "Yeah, it's nice to meet you! I like new people that are nice! Nice new friends are great!" Mirui looks absolutely joyful, despite the fact that she just saw this same person pointing his sword at all of her other friends but a few minutes ago. Now, Mirui starts looking around, before leaning down to ask Kayori, "Kayori, is there still gonna be a bubble-unicorn party in this floating bubble hotel? I want cake!" Kayori laughs, and pats the monster girl's head with her good hand. "Well, I don't know about the party at the moment, but I'll try and see if I can't get you cake soon enough." "Yay! Thank you, Kay-kay!" Mirui claps her hands together and bounces a bit where she stands. Lucille is a bit surprised at Michael suddenly bowing before her, but she certainly doesn't find it unfitting or unpleasant. She chuckles. "Oh, my dear, you do not have to bow before me. I am not the queen of a living kingdom anymore. Just the queen of my own slice of Hell. However, I very much appreciate the respect, young man. Nice to know that some men still have that. You haven't wronged me, as long as you don't wrong these Cat Demon children, their friends, or other innocent women and children. I value the happiness and lives of all of these things. Anyone I catch who doesn't...gets a visit from me or my hellions here in the night." "For a protector of innocent women and children, you seem a little...frightening..." Kayori murmurs. Meora smirks at the happy group, then turns back to Fedora-man, listening to what he has to say. She takes the parcel, and nods "Hai. Don't worry, I've been to the Demon Highlands enough times to know my way around. I'd say the same about knowing what to expect too, but this time I won't be with Sephie-chan or Felixter-kun. It'll be...interesting. Guess we'll see if the Master has any interest in taking me without them there, eh? Tch, yeah. As if he could break me down. I'm not scared of that fluffy pink rat. I'm not scared of this Sochi guy, either." "Be careful even still, Meora. The Master always has some kind of plan. He's always at least 5 steps ahead, it seems. If anything seems amiss when you're there, take extreme caution." Felixter's tone becomes gravely serious. "If you get captures, we'll certainly come after you, but I'd prefer if you tried to stay out of that sort of danger. Though...I understand how halfway-pointless this warning might be to you. I mean, you're my sister's best friend. Of course you're going to run head-on into the first sight of action and danger." He smirks a bit. "Ne! Gimme so credit here! I know how to take care of myself in these situations. Seems like you keep forgetting who saves all 18 of your lives of a certain pair of cat demon twins in that one war, Felixter-kun." Meora snickers. "True...just...take care, then." Felixter nods with more of a smile. "If you need any help, feel no shame whatsoever in calling us. Especially me. I'll come right away. After all, I do see you as one of my children." Ammi beams warmly at the neko girl, then turns back to Michael. "The same goes for you. Even though you're not a child, you're still an ally and friend." "Ne, matte. There's still one thing I wanna ask before I get going here." Meora has already walked up to the portal's entrance, eager to go and get this Sochi person, as well as maybe give the Master a piece of her mind, should the chance arise. "Are you all gonna be able to handle Sephie-chan up there okay? I can hear her yelling and banging on walls from down here. Is that Murasaki-baka Kiroketsu-kun going to be able to do anything? Will you all survive without me here to handle Sephie-chan? Daijobudesuka?" "Meora, should the worst happen, I'm sure we can pull through and deal with it in your absence. You're a very important friend to Sephie, so we know how uneasy you are about leaving her like this, but you can trust us. Just go and kick some demon butt, okay?" Ammi grins. Meora takes on a determined grin of her own. "Hai, arigatou, Ammi-sama. Right then. I'm off. Sayonara!" And with that, she takes the parcel she's been given, and leaps into the portal provided by Fedora-man. Meanwhile, upstairs, Meora was completely right about Sephie. She's still shouting random, incoherent phrases and broken sentences in her own native demon language, while Kiroketsu stands speechless outside of the door, wondering just what he should do now. "Man...I really just wanna say 'screw this' and go back down to hang out with Mirui...but Meora, Ammi, and Kayori are down there. They'll beat me into a pulp if I go back down there without results!" He whines. Suddenly, he screams and jumps, almost hitting his head on the ceiling when a set of enlarged claws stabs through the magically-locked door. Kiroketsu's eyes widen. "OH. THOSE ARE RESULTS. NOT GOOD ONES, BUT RESULTS." Kiroketsu backs up. The claws yank themselves out, then stab again, trying to tear through the door. "RUNRUNRUNRUNRUNRUNRUN!" Kiroketsu flees right away to go warn the others, instead of staying and monitoring the crazed, now enraged demon girl. Possibly a bad move.</s> <\|message\|>Zed In a seclude glade in the Demon Highlands, a portal opens and from it walks Out Meora. The box she is holding bursts open and out pops a teddy bear,"Why did I have to be put in the box?" it says most likely talking to itself, it begins to grow stoping at around 5'9 turning around he walks up to Meora and reaches his hand in into the box pulling out a "toy" gun, like the bear it grows becoming a 50 calibre high powered sniper rifle,"Alright cat girl, seeing as you came from one of Fedora-man's portals I'm guessing your here on a mission so give me the details.", shortly after Joe walks out from the portal,"Hey Zed what's up man?. The mission? We are looking for a guy called Sochi, probably some hotshot working for that "Master" guy from this world." Karl getting dragged through the "portal" stands on top of the hill... until he starts to roll down the hill laughing in a laugh of pure joy."Last to the carnival is a rotten fish head. OH YEAH."</s>	<\|message\|>The Shade The Shade has been traveling for a while, and now is at the house now, Watching</s>
<\|description\|>Michael Alker Age: 46 Gender: Male Number: 55 Associated Color: Gray, often associated with steel and metal, is a cold detached and neutral color. Physical Description: Michael is a tall, broad shouldered, physically fit and intimidating man. There is a searching and probing quality in his bright blue eyes, which often makes people feel like they're being studied. His dark brown hair is slicked back tightly and is cut short so that none of it obscures his vision. Michael also has a sharp aquiline nose, and has a tendency to glare at people. Personality: At first glance, Michael is deeply intense and imperious. He is both commanding and condescending, preferring to take charge rather than leave decisions in incompetent hands. He is cold and standoffish, but still functions relatively well in groups, especially if he is calling the shots. This does not extend to his work though, as he is more than happy to follow orders while in uniform. If an observant person were to listen carefully while he speaks, they would hear a slight but well hidden accent. Known History: Michael was born in Russia, but he and his mother emigrated when he was young. Since then, he has cut ties from his entire family and dedicates most of his time to his job as a police officer. Real History: The last thing that Michael remembers is driving home from work and settling in with some paperwork.</s> <\|message\|>Aden Lee Lamb Eyes opened, breath softly, skin crawling from the cold air and a cool surface of an uncomfortably hard bed. A young man groaned, shielding his eyes with his arm, the young man's head was throbbing as if he was mildly hungover. But he doesn't remember drinking the night before. He unshielded his eyes and took a look around. "what the hell?" the young man mumbled as he finally gotten a decent look at his room. He sat up and was sitting up on top of a bed that should belong in a hospital which luckily he looks to be in. The room was small, it had two doors and a window, the young man guessed the doors was one was to the hallway another was a closet or bathroom. There was a small window and looking through only showing nothing but inky darkness. And a desk across the bed, which has a notebook on top of it. The young man stood up in the middle of the room. First he tried to open the window. But as he tried to open it. It didn't budge at all it seemed it was more of a wall decoration than a useable window. "Damn, it was getting stuffy in here..." He trailed off in defeat as he walked to the desk. He touched the cover of the notebook, it wasn't made with the same paper as his sketchbooks, but it was decent enough papers if he felt like doodling. And he took the pen that was laying down next to the notebook it was magenta; he was surprised people made pens in that colour. He flipped through the pages of the notebook, taking note that the first page of the notebook was ripped out. He wrote down stuff, he always was better at collecting his thoughts when he write them down. I decided to write down my thoughts since I'm a confused mess at the moment. so I woke up in a hospital room, and I tried to find anything that would explain why I'm here, but I Found zip nada zilch. The windows are pretty much there to bring in light from the outside which I should mention is as dark as shit. There's no information saying why I'm here or even anything that has my name on it, which is Aden. Weird also is that I have nothing of mine here, not even my clothes I last remember having worn before getting here. The magenta shirt is a nice colour though. And there's not even a name band on my wrist. Aden looked at his left hand, a number was branded onto it, the numbers 83. It looked like a tattoo which was magenta in colour. "What the hell." He muttered. He put his pen and notebook away in a back pocket. He now just wants to leave. Everything was weird before, but the number is just pushing it for him. He ignored what he assumed was the closet and went past the tall door and left his room. The hallway before him had the same dreary lighting and was long with many doors and almost nothing in the hallways when it came to decoration. Not even a chair or potted plant to liven up the place. He looked at his room door which has the room number of 5183. Easy to remember if he wants to returns, which he won't. Now where should the nearest stairwell be? So he can get out of this weird hospital.</s> <\|message\|>Thomas Chingford Thomas opened his eyes as he woke up to see the dimly lit room that he was in. He was confused, this wasn't his bedroom. He slowly sat up in an attempt to see more of the room that he had found himself in. Where am I? he thought to himself. Maybe it's all just a dream, said someone. Thomas turned around. The room was empty. Just the extra voice up there, he thought. Thomas got out of the bed, in order to get a better look of the room. It looks like a hospital room, he wondered. Thomas looked around, and saw that there were a couple of doors, and a window on the wall behind him. Should I open it? he asked himself, No, don't, the voice said, it's too cold. As he looked round, Thomas could see a notebook on a table next to the bed that he had been in. It was pure black on the front and back, and, when he opened it, he could see that the first page had been ripped out. As he opened the notebook, he could see that there was something written on his hand. He looked closely at it, and could see the number 44 written on his hand. He ran his fingers over it, and it was smooth, almost as if it had always been there. Thomas put this aside, maybe it was an ID of some sort? He pocketed the notebook, and walked through one of the doors, and came to a corridor, which was completely silent. He looked round to his door, and saw that it had the number 4944 on a plaque that was attached to the door. Find other people! the voice told him. So, he walked out of his room and down the corridor.</s>	<\|message\|>Michael Alker By the time Michael was fully awake, he was sitting upright and blinking away the blurriness of sleep. Thoughts and reason returned slowly but surely, as he looked around the unfamiliar area to find that he was sitting in a hospital bed. Again?...no, couldn't be...he thought wearily. Michael looked at his left hand, flexing it as he read the number on it. 55. His brow furrowed in confusion at the sight of it. With a thought, he checked his other wrist, but there was nothing. If this had been a legitimate hospital visit, he would have a wristband. I also would probably be wearing a hospital gown. Michael thought as gazed down at his new attire. A gray shirt with some decent slacks and shoes. Taking stock of the room, Michael raised himself from the bed and began to make mental notes. He approached the window and tried to open it to get his bearings, but with no success. He couldn't see much through it in any case. The only other thing that caught his eye was something that Michael took a large amount of comfort in: a notebook. They weren't required in his line of duty, but he always carried one anyway. The first page was torn out, and a pen sat next to it. As he began to write in the notebook, he saw with some surprise that the pen was writing in gray ink. Awoke at _:_? no clock in room, outside not visible. Small room, one bed, one window. No wristband, no gown, no hospital staff. New clothes. Shirt is gray, same color as pen. Number 55 on left hand, not sure how it got there. Last memories: Getting home and sitting down. I was filling out paperwork. With that, he stuck he pen inside the notebook and headed towards the door leading out of the room. No use in sitting around, he meant to find out how and why he was brought here, and fast. As he exited the room, he saw that the hallway he just entered was sparse, like the room he was just in. Turning around to look at the door, he examined a small plaque that read 5955. Michael jotted the room number quickly down in his notebook, reflecting briefly on the fact that the last two numbers were the same two on his hand. Michael scowled in distaste. Whatever was going on here, he didn't like it one bit. Striding quickly down the hallway, he set out to find someone else. He simply couldn't be the only one here.</s>
<\|description\|>Mona Scott Age: 35 Gender: Female Number: 4 Associated Color: Gold, darker than the childish cheer and optimism of yellow, gold is commonly seen as representing the luxury and all the material riches associated with the precious metal. Feelings of elegance, prestige, and sophistication are evoked by the color, as well as extravagance and the excesses of wealth. Physical Description: Mona appears to be of at least partial Asian parentage, with her other parent either being Native-American or African-American, her heritage grants her a unique golden copper skin tone. She's short, standing (barely) at 5'3'', however this has the advantage of making her rather average figure appear curvier and more buxom than would be normal. Her face is flat and heart shaped, with warm brown eyes (whose shape betray her Asian blood), her lips and nose are delicate, resembling the designs of a porcelain china doll-- to contrast her hair is wild, black and medium length, held in an unruly bun by scavenged rubber bands. Personality: Mona is the typical 21st century tragic office drone; smart enough to comprehend her own shortcomings as a person as well as the soul crushing reality of modern day capitalism, but not smart enough to do anything about it. Mona can come off as detached because of this, often seeming to actively be trying to escape reality. She prefers to distract herself with fluff than address issues at hand, as she had become so numbed to her own fatalistic view of the world that she is unsure if she can even handle her own emotions anymore. Known History: Mona has been working the same dead end desk jockey positions for a little over 10 years now. Before that? She dropped out of college. Before that? Childhood. And before that? She was born in some American military base in Germany. Real History: The last thing she remembers is getting ready to leave a movie theater. She had stayed behind to see if there were any post-credit scenes and told her friends to go ahead without her before the world went black. She doesn't have any recollection of which friends she was with, the theater she had gone to, or even which movie she had just seen.</s> <\|message\|>Aden Lee Lamb Eyes opened, breath softly, skin crawling from the cold air and a cool surface of an uncomfortably hard bed. A young man groaned, shielding his eyes with his arm, the young man's head was throbbing as if he was mildly hungover. But he doesn't remember drinking the night before. He unshielded his eyes and took a look around. "what the hell?" the young man mumbled as he finally gotten a decent look at his room. He sat up and was sitting up on top of a bed that should belong in a hospital which luckily he looks to be in. The room was small, it had two doors and a window, the young man guessed the doors was one was to the hallway another was a closet or bathroom. There was a small window and looking through only showing nothing but inky darkness. And a desk across the bed, which has a notebook on top of it. The young man stood up in the middle of the room. First he tried to open the window. But as he tried to open it. It didn't budge at all it seemed it was more of a wall decoration than a useable window. "Damn, it was getting stuffy in here..." He trailed off in defeat as he walked to the desk. He touched the cover of the notebook, it wasn't made with the same paper as his sketchbooks, but it was decent enough papers if he felt like doodling. And he took the pen that was laying down next to the notebook it was magenta; he was surprised people made pens in that colour. He flipped through the pages of the notebook, taking note that the first page of the notebook was ripped out. He wrote down stuff, he always was better at collecting his thoughts when he write them down. I decided to write down my thoughts since I'm a confused mess at the moment. so I woke up in a hospital room, and I tried to find anything that would explain why I'm here, but I Found zip nada zilch. The windows are pretty much there to bring in light from the outside which I should mention is as dark as shit. There's no information saying why I'm here or even anything that has my name on it, which is Aden. Weird also is that I have nothing of mine here, not even my clothes I last remember having worn before getting here. The magenta shirt is a nice colour though. And there's not even a name band on my wrist. Aden looked at his left hand, a number was branded onto it, the numbers 83. It looked like a tattoo which was magenta in colour. "What the hell." He muttered. He put his pen and notebook away in a back pocket. He now just wants to leave. Everything was weird before, but the number is just pushing it for him. He ignored what he assumed was the closet and went past the tall door and left his room. The hallway before him had the same dreary lighting and was long with many doors and almost nothing in the hallways when it came to decoration. Not even a chair or potted plant to liven up the place. He looked at his room door which has the room number of 5183. Easy to remember if he wants to returns, which he won't. Now where should the nearest stairwell be? So he can get out of this weird hospital.</s> <\|message\|>Thomas Chingford Thomas opened his eyes as he woke up to see the dimly lit room that he was in. He was confused, this wasn't his bedroom. He slowly sat up in an attempt to see more of the room that he had found himself in. Where am I? he thought to himself. Maybe it's all just a dream, said someone. Thomas turned around. The room was empty. Just the extra voice up there, he thought. Thomas got out of the bed, in order to get a better look of the room. It looks like a hospital room, he wondered. Thomas looked around, and saw that there were a couple of doors, and a window on the wall behind him. Should I open it? he asked himself, No, don't, the voice said, it's too cold. As he looked round, Thomas could see a notebook on a table next to the bed that he had been in. It was pure black on the front and back, and, when he opened it, he could see that the first page had been ripped out. As he opened the notebook, he could see that there was something written on his hand. He looked closely at it, and could see the number 44 written on his hand. He ran his fingers over it, and it was smooth, almost as if it had always been there. Thomas put this aside, maybe it was an ID of some sort? He pocketed the notebook, and walked through one of the doors, and came to a corridor, which was completely silent. He looked round to his door, and saw that it had the number 4944 on a plaque that was attached to the door. Find other people! the voice told him. So, he walked out of his room and down the corridor.</s> <\|message\|>Michael Alker By the time Michael was fully awake, he was sitting upright and blinking away the blurriness of sleep. Thoughts and reason returned slowly but surely, as he looked around the unfamiliar area to find that he was sitting in a hospital bed. Again?...no, couldn't be...he thought wearily. Michael looked at his left hand, flexing it as he read the number on it. 55. His brow furrowed in confusion at the sight of it. With a thought, he checked his other wrist, but there was nothing. If this had been a legitimate hospital visit, he would have a wristband. I also would probably be wearing a hospital gown. Michael thought as gazed down at his new attire. A gray shirt with some decent slacks and shoes. Taking stock of the room, Michael raised himself from the bed and began to make mental notes. He approached the window and tried to open it to get his bearings, but with no success. He couldn't see much through it in any case. The only other thing that caught his eye was something that Michael took a large amount of comfort in: a notebook. They weren't required in his line of duty, but he always carried one anyway. The first page was torn out, and a pen sat next to it. As he began to write in the notebook, he saw with some surprise that the pen was writing in gray ink. Awoke at _:_? no clock in room, outside not visible. Small room, one bed, one window. No wristband, no gown, no hospital staff. New clothes. Shirt is gray, same color as pen. Number 55 on left hand, not sure how it got there. Last memories: Getting home and sitting down. I was filling out paperwork. With that, he stuck he pen inside the notebook and headed towards the door leading out of the room. No use in sitting around, he meant to find out how and why he was brought here, and fast. As he exited the room, he saw that the hallway he just entered was sparse, like the room he was just in. Turning around to look at the door, he examined a small plaque that read 5955. Michael jotted the room number quickly down in his notebook, reflecting briefly on the fact that the last two numbers were the same two on his hand. Michael scowled in distaste. Whatever was going on here, he didn't like it one bit. Striding quickly down the hallway, he set out to find someone else. He simply couldn't be the only one here.</s>	<\|message\|>Mona Scott Mona's eyes slowly opened to the gray ceiling of the unfamiliar room. The lighting was dark, and the bed she was on was uncomfortable. Anxiety began to build inside of her. Where was she? She knew she wasn't dreaming, she didn't dream, she hadn't had dreams in years, let alone lucid ones. As her eyes continued to adjust to the low light settings of the gray room they remained fixed on the point they had settled on when she first woke up. She felt a tinge of pain as she bit down on her tongue. No, it couldn't be a dream. Mona lay in the bed for a few more minutes, allowing as many memories as possible to return to her. She remembered... working? Dreading work. She had gone to a movie with some people-- work friends? And she was dreading going back to work, she had stayed behind in the theatre, and then... ...Blackness... With a sigh, Mona shifted to her side, observing the room with a disdainful interest. It was as bare as the ceiling, adorned only with a small metallic desk, a chair and a single window overlooking a featureless night. Her eyes grew wider, had she been kidnapped? She didn't care what was going on here, she just wanted to go home, or anywhere but this place, the irregular beating of her heat reminded her of the stress she was experiencing. Concern poured through her body, she slowly sat up in the bed and observed her own body. She had been undressed at some point, the alarm from this realization quickly faded away though, she didn't feel sore, as if she had been used. As she examined the blouse and pants she had been changed into, she couldn't help but admit the golden satin that glittered in the dim light was certainly more expensive than whatever she had had on before. Gingerly, she brought up her hand to the back of her head, feeling that it was still in a bun, that whoever had done this, had left her hair as in, rubber bands and all. Mona gave another sigh, her arm falling uselessly to her side in the bed. The room didn't appear to have any cameras, there was a door just to the left of the bed, and apparently someone had even placed a pen and pad neatly on the desk. Her heartbeat became more regular as she began to regain control of what she was feeling, she processed the situation, and her expression became more neutral. She sighed a third time, muttering under her breath with it, "Well, at least I wont need to go into the office today..." Getting up, Mona first moved towards the window, first merely looking out into the blackness to see if she could identify where it was that she had been taken to. After squinting failed to bring about even the slightest outline of another building or street sign in the spaceesque darkness, she attempted to open the window, again, resulting in failure. Moving over to the desk, Mona found herself recanting what she had felt earlier-- she did care why she was here, why her? As she looked down at the neatly placed notebook, and what appeared to be a gold-plated pen she wondered if perhaps she was having some fantastic lucid dream. Taking the pen, she scribbled on the blank pages of the pad to discover that it's ink was the same glistening gold color as the clothing she had been changed into... she couldn't help but find the color soothing. However, it brought with it an increased heart rate, she dropped the pen to the floor, she brought the back of her hand to her eyes in horror, as she observed what could only be a brand tattooed on her hand in the same gold color as her clothes, and the pen, and... She felt sick, she felt anxious and scared and she didn't know what she really felt inside, but she wanted to scream. Running to a bare corner of the room, Mona retched the last of any food she had inside of her. Her heart beat fast and irregular, and as she grippe her stomach the woman fell to her knees. Mona sat in the corner for another few minutes after she had finished, wiping off whatever remained on her face with her sleeve. She panted as if she had just ran a marathon and her head throbbed. Had it always been throbbing? Eventually, Mona's mind went to something other than the beating of her hear and the sick feeling in her stomach. Notably, why her kidnapper would want her writing down anything. She moved slowly over to the pen, picking it up slowly, she placed it in the bun on her head. She left the notebook though, and found herself compelled to move toward the door, hopefully open to anywhere that wasn't this drab, gray... cell. With her hand on the knob of the door, she briefly considered throwing the desk or the chair at the window as a last resort plan. Closing her eyes, Mona inhaled and hoped it wouldn't have to come to that. She turned the knob... Only to step, with relief, out of the small drab, gray room, into what appeared to be a nearly endless drab, gray hallway. Mona let out a sigh. I need a smoke...</s>
<\|description\|>Shiragami Noa Age: 18 Gender: Female Personality: Noa is someone who is incredibly hyper and happy, it is rare to see her in any other state that isn't happy. Talkative and full of energy, Noa has an habit of nicknaming people without their consent and so on. She can be illogical and dumb at times too, though mostly just because she likes playing around, even though she takes her studies rather seriously. It may seem at times that she doesn't realy take things seriously, but she values her friends and their lives even more than her own. Selfless even to a fault, if she calls you her friend, you'll probably be able ask her to do anything for you and she'll try to the best of her abilities to help you. She likes to constantly change styles and uses different hairstyles everyday, just because she wants to see with which she looks cuter. In that regard, she also loves cute thing and can't get enough of any of them. She has several stuffed animals in her room and also likes to play video games with cute creatures in them, such as Pokemon or others similar to that, she constantly carries around a video game console with her too. It is also noteworthy that she has a deep fear od death, but not of her own, but the death of those around him. Appearance: Noa stands at 5'4''. She has a fit build and usually wears shorts or those same shorts below a skirt. It is rare, but not unheard of, to see her using a one piece dress, that seems to be her favorite piece of clothing. She has tried many different hairstyles, but the one she uses the most is with her hair straight, mainly because it is easier like that. Arcana: Death Name: Prejudice Appearance: Type of Damage: Slash Lv. 2 EXP: 80/200 HP: 48 MP: 69 STR - 10 VIT - 7 MAG - 14 DEX - 8 LCK - 8 Yep, totally using the one from Fate Name: Semiramis History: Born from the Syrian mermaid goddess Dercetoand a human man, she was left on the waterfront by her loveless mother. She was wrapped in the warm wings of a dove, and fed with the dove's milk. Semiramis was then found and educated by the shepherd Simmas until she married Onnes, an old general; but she was then taken away by the Syrian king Ninus who fell in love with her thanks to her beautiful face. This forced Onnes to commit suicide, and after Semiramis earned the favors of the king with original battle plans, she married him and formally became queen. A few days after the marriage, she killed the king with poison, and reigned as a regent over Assyria for the next few decades. This is the oldest case of murder by poisoning in legends. Strength: Wind, Dark Weakness: Lightning, Light SKILLS: 1: Magaru 2: Poisma 3: Media 4:(unlocked at level 5) - Garula 5:(unlocked at level 9) - Tarukaja 6:(unlocked at level 13) - Mediarama 7:(unlocked at level 17) - Magarula 8:(unlocked at level 21) - Mind Charge You can leave this empty and can be edited later (image) Name: History: (something about your Persona) Strength: Weakness: SKILLS: 1: Must be a Tier 2 Skill 2: Must be a Tier 2 Skill 3: Must be a Tier 2 Skill 4:(unlocked at level 29) - Tier 3 5:(unlocked at level 37) - Tier 3 6:(unlocked at level 45) - Tier 3 7:(unlocked at level 53) - Tier 3 8:(unlocked at level 61) - Tier 4 You can leave this empty and can be edited later (image) Name: History: (something about your Persona) Strength: Weakness: SKILLS: 1: Tier 3 2: Tier 3 3: Tier 3 4:(unlocked at level 70) - the rest Tier 4 5:(unlocked at level 83) 6:(unlocked at level 90) 7:(unlocked at level 99) 8:(unlocked at level 99) Even Cadwell - Hanged Man Arcana - Rank 1 Chihaya Megumi - Justice Arcana - Rank 1</s> <\|message\|>Yasukawa Mio (family name followed by fist) Mio's home - Morning The sound of a ticking clock was the only thing that could be heard as Mio sat in her favorite chair as she watched the grandfather clock across the room from her. finding it interesting to simply watch the hands as they slowly moved. Her mind elsewhere having wondered as she watched the clock it completely unaware that she needed to be leaving soon if she planned to make it school early. Mio liked getting to school early most days as she lacked anything else to do early in the morning that and it allowed her to get ready for her first class. Mio came back to reality when a big brown cat jumped into her lap, causing her to blink twice as she became aware of her surroundings and the time "Awww, I wanted to get there before anyone else." She muttered to herself as she dumped the cat out of her lap much to the animal's annoyance the cat huffing as it walked away. Getting to her feet and stretching Mio looked at the clock again which had lost all the appeal it had only moments ago making he feel annoyed give it had been so interesting. Giving a small yawn she went and fetched her book bag from her bedroom and left the house, Mio nearly forgetting to get the lunch her grandmother had made her on her way out. Hope Fountain Academy – Morning Arriving at school Mio felt a little annoyed that she arrived later then she wanted seeing more students on the school grounds then she would have liked. Having a quick look around, she did still notice the school grounds where relatively empty which was good. Now if only the school was only this quite all the time she would be happier. Adjusting her book bag Mio walked up to the class listings and slow read over until she found her name and heading off before to many started to gather around the class listings. Heading to what would be her classroom for the year, she arrived to find it empty feeling a little pleased. Thinking for a moment Mio opted for the seat in the front row next to the window, the same place she had been given last year when she first arrived at this school having transferred in mid last year. Sitting down Mio made herself comfortable as she could be at her new desk, before pulling out a book out of her bag and started to read. While reading she could not help but remember when she first arrived at this school that being a very uncomfortable day for her. Still Mio thought the people at school where nice enough many simply ignored her unless they wanted her for something or she needed one of them. It was simple that way and Mio was content with that and it made it easy to focus on her studies. Still if she could make a friend it would have been nice although she doubted it. Interacting with people was something Mio was not good at, although as she had gotten older she had slowly improved. Happy with reading Mio quickly lost herself in the pages of her book and would easily stay that until bell for class rang or someone spoke to her.</s> <\|message\|>Chihaya Megumi (NOTE: I almost forgot, I am assigning Mio in 2nd Year Classroom) Hope Fountain Academy - Morning I was still reading the class assignments board when I heard a familiar voice right beside me. It was none other than Even Caldwell, the boy I met in my dream. It's kind of a surprising since this is only a small town. Maybe the dream was real? Meh, I don't know maybe it was some coincidence. It was followed by Noa's surprise, the other girl I met on my dream. She said it was fate, yeah maybe it is fate so I agreed. "Yeah maybe God made our fates intertwined". Looking again at the class assignment board, they're not my classmates that's too bad. "Hmmm but it seems that you and Even are classmates. Oh well, we can meet each other again on the cafeteria so you see there!" were my last words before proceeding to my class. As I entered my classroom, I chose to sit in the front row so I can hear the teacher more clearly and see the lecture easily because I have a bad hearing and kind of a bad eyesight so this is my compatible seat. So let's get comfortable and enjoy this school year! RING! RING! RING! (lol escalated quickly) "Ok that's all for our lesson today, goodbye class" and obviously, we bowed to him and said goodbye as well. It is now break time! TO THE CAFETERIA! I ordered some food for Even and Noa as well. So if they arrived, they would see me sitting on a table with lots'a food on top of it. If one of them arrived I will greet them like this "Hello there! I've been waiting for you! Oh please, don't buy your food. I already bought some for the both of you so let's talk while chomping down on this delicious food!" and I chomped down on my burger like I haven't eaten food for a thousand years.</s> <\|message\|>Even Caldwell "Uh...sure" Even replied. He was still baffled that he had never even seen these two girls before last night. Even had a really good memory for faces, hell, he could remember the faces of tons of people e didn't even know...but these two girls, nope. It was really bugging to poor Brit. Checking the class assignment board, he found his classroom and made his way over there. In his stunned state, he failed to notice Noa's name. Once at his classroom, ho took a rear corner seat for himself 'this is going to be a crazy school year. I can just tell.' That was when Noa came in, to his supprise --- While nothing bad had happened today, Even still felt off. Like he was, for lack of a better phrase, out of his element, so to say. The sheer bizarreness of what had happened today had left him feeling kind of subdued. However, things got even stranger when he got to the cafeteria; that Megumi girl had bought lunch for him and Noa "t-thank you. I...I have no idea what to say" he really didn't. "Sorry if I'm seeming a little off today, it's just that the unrealness of...well...last night turning out to be real, and me getting involved with two girls I've never seen before"</s> <\|message\|>Shiro Fukushima (Western Order) / Fukushima Shiro (Eastern Order) Hope Fountain Academy - Lunchtime As the bell rang he immediatelly ran out of his classroom making his way to the cafeteria, some people greeted him, but he just ignored and kept walking, despite usually doing the sort of stuff he did before class started, beating in a very violent fashion, the bullies of school who approached him, he actually dragged himself some attention due to his past times in the Kendo Club, he was the star of the team and as such, lots of people wanted to talk to him, which was a total drag to him. The male brought his lunch from home in a bento, like this he wouldn't have to wait on a goddamn line to taste some awful food. When arriving the cafeteria he looked quite bothered, the reason was, no empty tables where he could sit at. He eventually looked for one which seemed...at least tolerable, that was when he came across the table where Chihaya Megumi, a classmate of his, was sitting with a boy. He walked towards the table and asked with a tatiturn voice tone-"May I sit here? All the tables are full."</s> <\|message\|>Yasukawa Mio (family name followed by fist) Hope Fountain Academy- Morning Class was the same as always for Mio even if it was a new year. The girl finding herself or bored beyond all reason, finding it hard to keep her eyes open, but no matter how nice a quick nap looked Mio fought the urge. Mio kept herself awake by doodling in her note book in between writing things she thought where important, although today it was very little so there were more doodles then actual writing. By the time the lesson came close to the end Mio felt a little happy glad to have a break even if it didn't show on her face. Hope Fountain Academy- Lunchtime Once the bell for lunch rang Mio set about packing up her things putting them all in the same order they had been before she took them out. With her things put away Mio made her way down to the cafeteria but stopped at the doors the entered to it, feeling her anxiety spike from the thought of just going inside and being near so many people. She mentally sighed as she grew slightly frustrated at herself; last year she had never been able to eat in here with the other students so had made it her goal to eat in the cafeteria this year. But now actually trying to do so was harder then she knew it should be all it was walking thought a set of doors and taking a seat somewhere. But Mio could not quite bring herself to open the doors. "Dam it. Just go in there Mio it not hard it just a door, just one little push and your in." She thought to herself wanting to go in but found whenever she thought about reaching for the door her resolve to eat in the cafeteria wavered, in the end Mio gave up turning to walk away only to plough right into another student. "Sorry. I didn't see you." she stated to the student her tone and facial expression staying blank making it look like she didn't care. Picking herself up Mio walked off deciding she'd eat on the roof like she used to last year. Up on the roof Mio ate her lunch in piece and become lost in her mind looking at the clouds, which resulted in her being late to class. Much to her embarrassment as she felt to many of her classmate looking at her as she apologized to the teacher.</s>	<\|message\|>Shiragami Noa Even though Even didn't quite seem like the kind of guy who cared THAT much about people, at least Megumi seemed a bit more interested in her entrance. Noa nodded fervently at her suggestion. "Yeah, let's meet on the cafeteria later, senpai!" She waved goodbye to Megumi as she walked away. Well, now, she was fairly sure that she could walk with Even to their classroom. It was just the fact that he had already left while she wasn't looking that broke that illusion apart. "Hey, Even-kun! Wait for me!" Noa shouted, even though Even was nowhere to be seen already. She should at least hurry to her classroom, though. She could reproach to Even how unthoughtful he was, later in the classroom, anyhow. After going into it, she merely saw where Even was, and then looked away with a 'hmph'. It would be a bit of a long day, something told Noa that. Later, in the cafeteria, she walked with Even because they were both headed in the same direction. All the while with her puffs cheeked, though more in joke than in actual discontent. Even was the first to take a sit in the table where Megumi was in, and she was about to sit there too when a white haired boy approached them. "Sit down, sit down! The more the merrier, right, Megumi-senpai?" Noa said, cheery as ever and taking a seat besides Even. "Haha, I'd be lying if I said I don't feel kinda like that too. It was really, um, I'd say 'cool', if it hadn't been real..." Noa started, not minding the new addition to their group who had nothing to do with what happened yesterday, "but since it is indeed real, I'd call it, frightening at first. Then, maybe, exciting? I dunno." She said, laughing a bit and poking her tongue out of her mouth.</s>
<\|description\|>Alver Starlis Age: 19 Height: 7'0 Personality: Alver is sort of quiet at first, mostly because he starts out suspicious of other people due to what his parents often warned him about and his previous encounters. Due to this, he can be sarcastic, sometimes a smart-ass, and let out a bit more of his dark sarcastic humor. He's also sometimes a bit mean and bitter when it comes to people who seem to feel overly sorry for themselves. He doesn't mean to be cruel, it just comes out that way. Often rebutting with 'Right, at least you can probably find someone who's like you. They even made groups for people like you. How many groups of albino do you see?' Since it's sometimes a lonely thought being the only one. He's never seen another person like him, can't even see if one is on the internet somewhere. Utter seclusion. It felt like he was part of a extinct species. However, he's a pretty mature, sweet and kind boy who's rather calm most of the time. Pretty level headed, and doesn't enjoy fights. He's naturally curious and adventurous and enjoys wandering about often, seeming to ignore any possible danger. Although he doesn't have a lot of social skills and finds it difficult on how to talk to others, he does want other people's company even for a little bit. Having been secluded most of his life. But he's always willing to lend a friendly ear to those who feel down, giving his own friendly advice and opinions. Quite a fatherly/brotherly figure towards those younger than him. He loves flowers, stargazing, singing and playing the piano. As well as practicing Judo his father taught him. He also likes animals. Despite his overall kind nature, he can be mischievous and enjoys teasing others and has a little bit of dark humor. Despite others not usually enjoying his presence and sometimes hating his own appearance, he has a small bit of pride in his looks and never really attempts hiding his hair anymore, even growing it out into a longer length. He also enjoys taking advantage of those who are a bit scared of him from the 'demonic, ghost, vampire' rumors. Appearance: Hobbies: Piano, Violin, Singing, Dancing, Judo, Reading, Painting, Walking, Cooking. Likes: Doing his Hobbies, swimming, stars, moon, night time, strawberries, cherries, rain, animals Dislikes: Bullies, sunlight, indoors, heavy clothing, judgmental or overly religious people, broccoli, vehicles Sexual Preference: He can go either, but he prefers guys. History: On the day of Halloween, October 31st 1995, gave birth to a boy with striking white hair and very pale white skin. Eyes a pretty light lavender color that often seemed to change color depending on where the light struck them. Sometimes lavender, sometimes a very light pale blue, and even a tinge of red people would say. His parents were quite shocked to see such a pale baby and wondered if he was just unhealthy, having never seen someone as pale as a ghost. He wasn't, the was just born with the gene of extremely rare pigments of a albino. So, his mother named him Alver, meaning "White" in Latin-American, along to fit with his last name, Starlis meaning Star. His parents worried over his well being, as the doctors gave them proper diagnostics of possible defects of albinos, as well as studying their own research. They feared he would burn easily and wouldn't be able to see well since he had such low pigments in his eyes, as well as feared of rumors that the internet spread. Many saying that quite of bit of people sell albino's over to Africa because those people believe the organs of albinos are some sort of sacred healing items. Due to this, his family moved out of the city to a small town in a more secluded house near a meadow. Both to be away from many people, and so he could grow in a healthier environment. As he grew up, Alver's parents rarely actually let him out of the house, especially during the day. He was home schooled in order to avoid other people as much as possible, knowing full and well that he would only be treated poorly over being a albino. Often leaving him home alone when they had to work. He was first allowed outside at the age of eight years old, when he begged his mother to take him shopping with her. However, she bundled him up in clothing. A coat, long pants, gloves, a scarf, sunglasses and a hat. At least it was during a chillier time of the season, but Alver detested it because he could hardly see anything or really move around with ease. Still, despite the downsides, he enjoyed being outside finally and helping his mother with shopping. At one point, Alver saw a playground on the way home, asking his mother eagerly if he could go and play with the other children. She forbid it however, saying that it wasn't safe. When asked why, she answered 'Because you are different. They will hurt you.' Seeming to be absolutely sure he would just get bullied over his looks. At the age of twelve, Alver grew a bit more adventurous. So when his parents went to work, he snuck out of the house during a cloudy day. He still wore long clothing, gloves, and brought a umbrella just in case. But felt more confident that he'd be fine during cloudy weather. The townsfolk had never seen Alver without heavy clothing covering his head and were shocked at what they saw. A child, pale as a ghost with such odd colored eyes and striking white hair had come of that house near the meadow. Rumors speed through town like a fire, some saying he was really a ghost, others claiming he must be a vampire for no one saw him in the sunlight without excessive clothing covering his white skin. When Alver attempted to play with other children, they were actually scared of him. Some were brave enough to call him hurtful names, but they retreated and ran home whenever he drew closer. When his parents got home and heard of the rumors, they scolded Alver for leaving home. It was too late though as now the whole town had heard of the 'ghost' boy. His father at that point, tried to teach him self defense moves he learned in the police force. Alver was a fairly a frail person, but he learned to be quick on his feet and how to at least avoid being pummeled. It was just another hobby to avoid boredom since he wasn't allow to do much like watch tv. His parents feared his eyes would get bad if he watched tv or play on a computer. Despite many believing he was some sort of spawn of satin or some undead creature, Alver continued to grow like any normal boy, only really coming out during the night when he was old enough to feel to wander around. During his teens, he often wandered around night, enjoying being outdoors as well as get inspired for his regular hobby of painting. During his lonely years, he learned quite a few things. Painting, dancing, singing, and even how to play the piano and violin. Often, he can be found during the night in the meadow. Either stargazing, singing or playing the violin. His father sadly passed away when he was fifteen, leaving his mother almost broken. Now, she spends most of her time away from home, hardly ever being around. Always working or something. Alver at first detested being further secluded, but soon enjoyed being able to be outside more. Though he does still mostly avoid other people, tired of their murmurs and odd looks. Most of the townsfolk a bit intimidated by him since he grew tall as a teen as well as being the son of two police officers. That and the 'demonic' rumors of him. As he matured, he found himself being mildly attracted to either gender, though seemed to find amusement to being with another male. Though he keeps his gender preferences a secret and hardly ever gets romantically involved with anyone.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "Thank you for helping him. You're good with kids." Aaron blushed a little at Amy's observation. He never would've imagined that he would be good with kids, then again he never had the chance to find out before. He was an only child and his parents didn't really have any siblings, except for an uncle who Aaron barely knew because he moved away to start his family. Aaron acknowledged to himself that goofing around with Jackson was definitely a lot of fun. "Well kids," Aaron said to the group, despite the fact that some of them were the same age or as old as he was. Farcical as usual. "If I'm not mistaken, that large lit up circular thing is the ferris wheel. Anybody who wants on, just follow me." Aaron began striding towards the ride, arms swinging exaggeratedly. Leading them, Aaron took a sharp turn around a popcorn stand. He wasn't quite looking where he was going, however, and ran directly into a familiar face. A bolt of panic shot through him at the sight of his therapist, Doctor Charles Saunders. Aaron had intended to hide his face and pray that he wouldn't notice him, but it was too late. "Hey! Watch where you're...oh, hello Aaron. I didn't expect to see you here." Dr. Saunders said, leaning over Aaron with his square jaw and his tight expression. "Uh, sorry Doctor Saunders. I wasn't paying attention." Aaron prayed that the others wouldn't notice this conversation, at the same time it all felt so absurd, seeing the man who knew his dark secrets buying a bucket of popcorn. "I guess not." The doctor observed. "Enjoying the festival?" As Aaron mumbled and shifted his feet uncomfortably, the man scanned the group following Aaron dissaprovingly. "Not taking my advice, I see." Aaron stared at the lights on the ferris wheel, refusing to acknowledge that this was even happening. He grunted out a short, "Nope." and shuffled past Saunders, wondering frantically if this sort of situation was covered by doctor/patient confidentiality. As if to rub in it, Saunders called out to Aaron as he wandered away. "I'll see you Monday, like always!" Aaron ignored him, just kept his eye on the prize. He homed in on the lights on the ferris wheel, not even realizing that he was kicking a rock as he went along.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson The rag tag group made it's way to the ferris wheel next. Reyna had always loved that ride; it wasn't too fast, it wasn't too high, it was just right. It was kind of hard to admit to herself, but she was having a very good time already, much more than she would have with the other girls or even alone. She kept her eyes forward, looking at the large blinking contraption that was their destination. The other woman came by her side and spoke kindly, "I want to apologize. I made a snap judgement earlier, based on the fact that you looked away from my son, and assumed you were just like a majority of this town is. Judgmental, despite the circumstances. I should know better myself, but...when it comes to Jackson, I'm...a bit blind. So. Sorry. I'm Amy" A sense of uneasy swept over Reyna as Amy finished her sentence, but she returned a smile. Her head bounced in a nod, the mass of curls bobbing along as she did. "I'm sorry if I offended you or Jackson. I don't blame you for being defensive over your son, I-I'd do the same too. I was probably just spacing off as usual." she lied, pausing, "I'm Reyna by the way, it's nice to meet you Amy." she mentioned. That she hadn't lied about. She was glad she had spoken up on the bus to the group. Her lips parted again, wanting to spill her guts to the woman, to explain everything- but she couldn't. The group reached the ferris wheel and Reyna pulled a ticket from her roll and handed them to the worker as the group started to get into the small line.</s>	<\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Because Albino isn't exactly something kids really hear about. Most enjoy the rumors of a ghost or vampire coming to murder them in their sleep." Alver answered the mother of the group, as he gingerly took back his coat and slipped it back on. As he watched the two girls talk, he followed after Aaron, pausing only when he saw the little event that transpired between Aaron and some older guy. The pale boy was unsure what was going on between the two, but Aaron didn't seem comfortable. Still, Alver probably should pry and ask about it so he let it lie as he got into the line for the Ferris wheel. Looking up at the large wheel like rideable contraption. Frowning ever so slightly as his lavender eyes stared at it. He didn't like vehicles in general, and he had never been on some carnival ride. Only heard of them in books and such. Usually used as some romantic means in romance novels. Which he didn't quite get, since the bloody thing didn't look anything but romantic. Still, he felt he needed to at least try it at least once. So after getting his ticket and it was his turn to board, he had to duck under the door and crouch a little to avoid hitting his head. Sitting down in a seat, his hands gripped tightly to the seat as if to hold on for dear life on the handle that was braced in front of him. It felt like this was a trap... But he supposed it was just to keep riders safe.</s>
<\|description\|>Alver Starlis Age: 19 Height: 7'0 Personality: Alver is sort of quiet at first, mostly because he starts out suspicious of other people due to what his parents often warned him about and his previous encounters. Due to this, he can be sarcastic, sometimes a smart-ass, and let out a bit more of his dark sarcastic humor. He's also sometimes a bit mean and bitter when it comes to people who seem to feel overly sorry for themselves. He doesn't mean to be cruel, it just comes out that way. Often rebutting with 'Right, at least you can probably find someone who's like you. They even made groups for people like you. How many groups of albino do you see?' Since it's sometimes a lonely thought being the only one. He's never seen another person like him, can't even see if one is on the internet somewhere. Utter seclusion. It felt like he was part of a extinct species. However, he's a pretty mature, sweet and kind boy who's rather calm most of the time. Pretty level headed, and doesn't enjoy fights. He's naturally curious and adventurous and enjoys wandering about often, seeming to ignore any possible danger. Although he doesn't have a lot of social skills and finds it difficult on how to talk to others, he does want other people's company even for a little bit. Having been secluded most of his life. But he's always willing to lend a friendly ear to those who feel down, giving his own friendly advice and opinions. Quite a fatherly/brotherly figure towards those younger than him. He loves flowers, stargazing, singing and playing the piano. As well as practicing Judo his father taught him. He also likes animals. Despite his overall kind nature, he can be mischievous and enjoys teasing others and has a little bit of dark humor. Despite others not usually enjoying his presence and sometimes hating his own appearance, he has a small bit of pride in his looks and never really attempts hiding his hair anymore, even growing it out into a longer length. He also enjoys taking advantage of those who are a bit scared of him from the 'demonic, ghost, vampire' rumors. Appearance: Hobbies: Piano, Violin, Singing, Dancing, Judo, Reading, Painting, Walking, Cooking. Likes: Doing his Hobbies, swimming, stars, moon, night time, strawberries, cherries, rain, animals Dislikes: Bullies, sunlight, indoors, heavy clothing, judgmental or overly religious people, broccoli, vehicles Sexual Preference: He can go either, but he prefers guys. History: On the day of Halloween, October 31st 1995, gave birth to a boy with striking white hair and very pale white skin. Eyes a pretty light lavender color that often seemed to change color depending on where the light struck them. Sometimes lavender, sometimes a very light pale blue, and even a tinge of red people would say. His parents were quite shocked to see such a pale baby and wondered if he was just unhealthy, having never seen someone as pale as a ghost. He wasn't, the was just born with the gene of extremely rare pigments of a albino. So, his mother named him Alver, meaning "White" in Latin-American, along to fit with his last name, Starlis meaning Star. His parents worried over his well being, as the doctors gave them proper diagnostics of possible defects of albinos, as well as studying their own research. They feared he would burn easily and wouldn't be able to see well since he had such low pigments in his eyes, as well as feared of rumors that the internet spread. Many saying that quite of bit of people sell albino's over to Africa because those people believe the organs of albinos are some sort of sacred healing items. Due to this, his family moved out of the city to a small town in a more secluded house near a meadow. Both to be away from many people, and so he could grow in a healthier environment. As he grew up, Alver's parents rarely actually let him out of the house, especially during the day. He was home schooled in order to avoid other people as much as possible, knowing full and well that he would only be treated poorly over being a albino. Often leaving him home alone when they had to work. He was first allowed outside at the age of eight years old, when he begged his mother to take him shopping with her. However, she bundled him up in clothing. A coat, long pants, gloves, a scarf, sunglasses and a hat. At least it was during a chillier time of the season, but Alver detested it because he could hardly see anything or really move around with ease. Still, despite the downsides, he enjoyed being outside finally and helping his mother with shopping. At one point, Alver saw a playground on the way home, asking his mother eagerly if he could go and play with the other children. She forbid it however, saying that it wasn't safe. When asked why, she answered 'Because you are different. They will hurt you.' Seeming to be absolutely sure he would just get bullied over his looks. At the age of twelve, Alver grew a bit more adventurous. So when his parents went to work, he snuck out of the house during a cloudy day. He still wore long clothing, gloves, and brought a umbrella just in case. But felt more confident that he'd be fine during cloudy weather. The townsfolk had never seen Alver without heavy clothing covering his head and were shocked at what they saw. A child, pale as a ghost with such odd colored eyes and striking white hair had come of that house near the meadow. Rumors speed through town like a fire, some saying he was really a ghost, others claiming he must be a vampire for no one saw him in the sunlight without excessive clothing covering his white skin. When Alver attempted to play with other children, they were actually scared of him. Some were brave enough to call him hurtful names, but they retreated and ran home whenever he drew closer. When his parents got home and heard of the rumors, they scolded Alver for leaving home. It was too late though as now the whole town had heard of the 'ghost' boy. His father at that point, tried to teach him self defense moves he learned in the police force. Alver was a fairly a frail person, but he learned to be quick on his feet and how to at least avoid being pummeled. It was just another hobby to avoid boredom since he wasn't allow to do much like watch tv. His parents feared his eyes would get bad if he watched tv or play on a computer. Despite many believing he was some sort of spawn of satin or some undead creature, Alver continued to grow like any normal boy, only really coming out during the night when he was old enough to feel to wander around. During his teens, he often wandered around night, enjoying being outdoors as well as get inspired for his regular hobby of painting. During his lonely years, he learned quite a few things. Painting, dancing, singing, and even how to play the piano and violin. Often, he can be found during the night in the meadow. Either stargazing, singing or playing the violin. His father sadly passed away when he was fifteen, leaving his mother almost broken. Now, she spends most of her time away from home, hardly ever being around. Always working or something. Alver at first detested being further secluded, but soon enjoyed being able to be outside more. Though he does still mostly avoid other people, tired of their murmurs and odd looks. Most of the townsfolk a bit intimidated by him since he grew tall as a teen as well as being the son of two police officers. That and the 'demonic' rumors of him. As he matured, he found himself being mildly attracted to either gender, though seemed to find amusement to being with another male. Though he keeps his gender preferences a secret and hardly ever gets romantically involved with anyone.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis Continuing to cling to his seat, the tall pale man looked out the window, watching as as the mechanism raised them higher from the ground. Despite how uncomfortable he was with vehicles in general, including carnival rides, he didn't say anything or complain and just tried focusing on the pleasant view they had. Listening to Aaron whistling a tune, the lavender eyed man took a deep breath to calm his nerves. As Aaron suddenly asked a question about how this whole town was pretty much a bunch of assholes and the church girl spoke how 'misguided' they were, Alver couldn't help but give a grunt in response. In his opinion, misguided could just mean they are a bunch of idiots. "...Seems that way.... Their 'misgiided' ways seem to enjoy looking on those who are different. Apparently doesn't matter if it's by looks, personality or just who you are.. If it's off the norm, you might as well be considered rats that they want to use mousetraps on to get rid of them." Alver answered bluntly, his light eyes looking down at the land below. Watching as people scurried about in their own business.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy held Jackson lightly with one hand, knowing that Jackson wouldn't fall, but ready to grip him tight. Just in case. She took a few brief moments as they rode the Wheel to study her companions. Her eyes were drawn to Reyna, who although Amy couldn't be sure, appeared upset. She caught her looking away from Jackson, and Amy looked to her son. Despite the circumstances of his conception, she wouldn't change having him for the world. She kissed the top of his head, and looked back to Reyna. She reached out and took one of the younger girls hands, giving it a quick squeeze, before returning her hand to the light grip around Jackson. Jackson looked about, at the others as well, and then wriggled out of her grip. He trotted over to the pale boy-and just when would she get his name?-and happily climbed up on the seat, with a little bit of difficulty as his short legs squirmed for purchase. And then Aaron asked the question. Amy looked out the Ferris Wheel, listening as the others answered. "It's not so much if you are against the norm. Its...if you challenge the...norm. Its if you challenge the religion that this town is obsessed with...then you are considered wrong. It just seems that this town is uneducated, in the...realness of the world" She looked back to the group, eyes automatically falling on her son. "It doesn't matter to me. But I know it will effect how people see him"</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron listened to the responses of his carnival companions. As soon as they answered, he felt slightly embarassed, though not for any public shame sort of reason. Asking that kind of question just wasn't in his nature normally. Most of the time he was a bit of a child, thinking that everyone was good in their core and that it was just their teenage years causing them to act like jerks. With this group though, he had started thinking differently. Or maybe just thinking in general. So when Reyna gave her answer of good people being misguided, Aaron was silently admonishing himself. She was right, or course. There's was no reason to generalize an entire town full of people, each with different minds, personalities, upbringings and goals. Judging an entire population was just as wrong as how they were treated sometimes. Though, Aaron realized that the pale guy was right, too. Some people in this town were acted like jerks, plain and simple. Even the adults had their moments, like with Dr. Saunders. And some of the teachers. Maybe some people just never grew out of their jerk phase. Maybe some people just didn't know how to be decent people. Then, Amy offered her opinion on the matter, about challenging the norm and the faith of this town. That had merit too, religion probably played a big part of it. Not that religion made people ignorant, just about every group on the planet has their share of thick-skulled and hateful people. But with a town built on the foundations of their faith, where religion played such a big part in everyone's lives, it was bound to attract some crazies. When Amy mentioned Jackson and how some people saw him, it made Aaron sick again. Childhood was everything, not to mention the responsibility having to raise him in a sea of ignorance. Aaron never thought of himself as chivalrous and he still didn't, but everyone needed some help. Or at the very least, a friend. He made a mental note to ask Amy something when they were done with the festivities for the night. "I feel like it's about intent, too." Aaron said as their seat drew closer to the ground again, bringing them back to Earth and away from their sanctuary in the sky. "People can say and do awful things with the best intentions. My folks are like that. They just want me to be happy, and they think that the only way I can be happy is if I conform to their idea of what makes people happy. But that's not what I want. I have my own ideas..." His thought trailed off. Aaron was silent for a moment before whipping his head towards the pale guy, asking, "Okay, just what heck is your name?"</s>	<\|message\|>Alver Starlis "I don't remember reading 'Shun thy albino' in the bible nor have much choice in the 'challenge' matter considering I'm born this way. Unless I want to do the other thing that they look down upon, which is dying the hair. Makes me wonder which they would prefer at this point." Alver grumbled at Amy's reply but resumed staring out the window. "But maybe it's just a whole bunch of different reasons or excuses. Maybe they just want to feel better about themselves by looking down on others remotely 'off' even just a little. Maybe they think they are showing pity, or maybe they really are just a bunch of... Sour apples." The pale man said before glancing his lavender gaze toward Aaron as he spoke once more. Perhaps intent was indeed another factor, he himself could sort of relate. His parents had brought him up distant to others, hiding in the shadows. They were trying to do what's best for him, and he knew they loved him... But they still treated him as 'different' and something unusual. Could he hate them for that when they treated him differently but still loved him? As Aaron questioned the taller male of the group of a name, Alver simply blinked thoughtfully before innocently grinning. "Mhmmm a lot of names. Vampy, pale guy/boy, beanstalk, Ghosty, Mr. Starlis." he mused before looking to the blonde. "Why do you want to know?" Alver asked, genuinely curious. After all, this was the first time anyone bothered asking. It seemed so odd now having to be questioned on it. Most instantly came up with some sort of nickname and just called him that whenever they saw him. As a child, he got mad at it, but now he simply didn't care anymore. To have someone actually ask though... It was odd. To him at least.</s>
<\|description\|>Alver Starlis Age: 19 Height: 7'0 Personality: Alver is sort of quiet at first, mostly because he starts out suspicious of other people due to what his parents often warned him about and his previous encounters. Due to this, he can be sarcastic, sometimes a smart-ass, and let out a bit more of his dark sarcastic humor. He's also sometimes a bit mean and bitter when it comes to people who seem to feel overly sorry for themselves. He doesn't mean to be cruel, it just comes out that way. Often rebutting with 'Right, at least you can probably find someone who's like you. They even made groups for people like you. How many groups of albino do you see?' Since it's sometimes a lonely thought being the only one. He's never seen another person like him, can't even see if one is on the internet somewhere. Utter seclusion. It felt like he was part of a extinct species. However, he's a pretty mature, sweet and kind boy who's rather calm most of the time. Pretty level headed, and doesn't enjoy fights. He's naturally curious and adventurous and enjoys wandering about often, seeming to ignore any possible danger. Although he doesn't have a lot of social skills and finds it difficult on how to talk to others, he does want other people's company even for a little bit. Having been secluded most of his life. But he's always willing to lend a friendly ear to those who feel down, giving his own friendly advice and opinions. Quite a fatherly/brotherly figure towards those younger than him. He loves flowers, stargazing, singing and playing the piano. As well as practicing Judo his father taught him. He also likes animals. Despite his overall kind nature, he can be mischievous and enjoys teasing others and has a little bit of dark humor. Despite others not usually enjoying his presence and sometimes hating his own appearance, he has a small bit of pride in his looks and never really attempts hiding his hair anymore, even growing it out into a longer length. He also enjoys taking advantage of those who are a bit scared of him from the 'demonic, ghost, vampire' rumors. Appearance: Hobbies: Piano, Violin, Singing, Dancing, Judo, Reading, Painting, Walking, Cooking. Likes: Doing his Hobbies, swimming, stars, moon, night time, strawberries, cherries, rain, animals Dislikes: Bullies, sunlight, indoors, heavy clothing, judgmental or overly religious people, broccoli, vehicles Sexual Preference: He can go either, but he prefers guys. History: On the day of Halloween, October 31st 1995, gave birth to a boy with striking white hair and very pale white skin. Eyes a pretty light lavender color that often seemed to change color depending on where the light struck them. Sometimes lavender, sometimes a very light pale blue, and even a tinge of red people would say. His parents were quite shocked to see such a pale baby and wondered if he was just unhealthy, having never seen someone as pale as a ghost. He wasn't, the was just born with the gene of extremely rare pigments of a albino. So, his mother named him Alver, meaning "White" in Latin-American, along to fit with his last name, Starlis meaning Star. His parents worried over his well being, as the doctors gave them proper diagnostics of possible defects of albinos, as well as studying their own research. They feared he would burn easily and wouldn't be able to see well since he had such low pigments in his eyes, as well as feared of rumors that the internet spread. Many saying that quite of bit of people sell albino's over to Africa because those people believe the organs of albinos are some sort of sacred healing items. Due to this, his family moved out of the city to a small town in a more secluded house near a meadow. Both to be away from many people, and so he could grow in a healthier environment. As he grew up, Alver's parents rarely actually let him out of the house, especially during the day. He was home schooled in order to avoid other people as much as possible, knowing full and well that he would only be treated poorly over being a albino. Often leaving him home alone when they had to work. He was first allowed outside at the age of eight years old, when he begged his mother to take him shopping with her. However, she bundled him up in clothing. A coat, long pants, gloves, a scarf, sunglasses and a hat. At least it was during a chillier time of the season, but Alver detested it because he could hardly see anything or really move around with ease. Still, despite the downsides, he enjoyed being outside finally and helping his mother with shopping. At one point, Alver saw a playground on the way home, asking his mother eagerly if he could go and play with the other children. She forbid it however, saying that it wasn't safe. When asked why, she answered 'Because you are different. They will hurt you.' Seeming to be absolutely sure he would just get bullied over his looks. At the age of twelve, Alver grew a bit more adventurous. So when his parents went to work, he snuck out of the house during a cloudy day. He still wore long clothing, gloves, and brought a umbrella just in case. But felt more confident that he'd be fine during cloudy weather. The townsfolk had never seen Alver without heavy clothing covering his head and were shocked at what they saw. A child, pale as a ghost with such odd colored eyes and striking white hair had come of that house near the meadow. Rumors speed through town like a fire, some saying he was really a ghost, others claiming he must be a vampire for no one saw him in the sunlight without excessive clothing covering his white skin. When Alver attempted to play with other children, they were actually scared of him. Some were brave enough to call him hurtful names, but they retreated and ran home whenever he drew closer. When his parents got home and heard of the rumors, they scolded Alver for leaving home. It was too late though as now the whole town had heard of the 'ghost' boy. His father at that point, tried to teach him self defense moves he learned in the police force. Alver was a fairly a frail person, but he learned to be quick on his feet and how to at least avoid being pummeled. It was just another hobby to avoid boredom since he wasn't allow to do much like watch tv. His parents feared his eyes would get bad if he watched tv or play on a computer. Despite many believing he was some sort of spawn of satin or some undead creature, Alver continued to grow like any normal boy, only really coming out during the night when he was old enough to feel to wander around. During his teens, he often wandered around night, enjoying being outdoors as well as get inspired for his regular hobby of painting. During his lonely years, he learned quite a few things. Painting, dancing, singing, and even how to play the piano and violin. Often, he can be found during the night in the meadow. Either stargazing, singing or playing the violin. His father sadly passed away when he was fifteen, leaving his mother almost broken. Now, she spends most of her time away from home, hardly ever being around. Always working or something. Alver at first detested being further secluded, but soon enjoyed being able to be outside more. Though he does still mostly avoid other people, tired of their murmurs and odd looks. Most of the townsfolk a bit intimidated by him since he grew tall as a teen as well as being the son of two police officers. That and the 'demonic' rumors of him. As he matured, he found himself being mildly attracted to either gender, though seemed to find amusement to being with another male. Though he keeps his gender preferences a secret and hardly ever gets romantically involved with anyone.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Riiiiight. Though I don't many people with business stands that are fairly unpopular to give away food just to be nice. It's fine though, just means your naturally charming." the pale man said in a nonchalant manner as he took another bite of his Cheesedog, his lavender eyes watching Aaron before glancing around to examine people and the group members. As the others soon joined them, the girls of the group sitting across from the boys, minus Galahand and Jackson, Alver listened as the mother asked Aaron about the gator. Whom prompty explained what it tasted like. By description, it actually made the pale man curious as he absently bit into a piece of cotton candy as he listened to Aaron talk. It was actually nice being with people. A odd thought the ghostly man believed would never cross his mind. Yet, these people seemed nice enough, it was too bad there wasn't more people like them. It was then, Aaron asked Alver about more occurrences like the one earlier. The lavender eyes flicked to the blonde boy then to his stained shoulder. "Yeah pretty much. If they aren't avoiding me in fear that I'll suck their blood or something, they usually do something like that. When I was little, it was mostly paint buckets, now it's paint guns, church crosses, garlic or food." he answered before taking another bite of his food. Chewing slowly, he swallowed and sighed a little before looking to the rest of them. "What about you three? People always teasing you like that?" he asked.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy shook her head, unable to believe that anyone could like alligator, whether it tasted like chicken or not. Wasn't the skin rough? Didn't the meat taste more...tecture'ry then anything? She didn't know, and she wasn't about to try it. Jackson listened and watched curiously, but his Corndog took all of his attention at times. Amy fell silent, for now, happy to just listen, keeping an eye on Jackson as he ate his dog, when the conversation shifted to how they were treated. While she wasn't treated as badly as Alver, it still made her uncomfortable to talk about. She finished of her Corn dog, and used a Wet Wipe to clean her hands, appearing, for a few moments, to pretend she hadn't heard the question. Then she sighed softly, "I tend to ignore what people say about or do to me. My boss is better then most, and I feel that he just thinks about Jackson, and how I need an income to raise him, but he still thinks that...well, that I am no good. That somehow, being beaten and raped, made me evil. That I somehow asked for it" throttle back, Amy. No need to create a whole scene She sighed again, pressing her fingers to her eyes for a minute. "I hear the names, the nasty comments, the talk that I'm a demon, come to taint the people of this town, to lure young men to committing the heinous act of intercourse before marriage, or lure husbands into committing adultery, that I'm scum, the lowest of the low. I can put up with that. its the way they treat Jackson. He wouldn't hurt a damn fly, and yet they treat him like he's infected, something to keep at arms length, rather then to treat like a kid. Part of me thinks I should just pack up and leave, but this is my home. And I'll be damned if some head up their butts, stuck up, judgmental douches will drive me out of it" nice work throttling it back, Amy. She couldn't help it. The topic was a sore spot for her, because it led to the fact that her son would be, and was being, treated like this. And she would do anything to prevent that, to stop it. She just didn't know what. She sighed, and swallowed painfully, looking up, but letting her hair fall over her eyes, as Jackson, a warm, comforting weight in her lap, twisted around and hugged her, as if he understood what she had been saying and the meaning behind the words. Her precious, unassuming, caring son. Hers. "its never resulted in anything physical. so that is something. I find it...horrid that people can be so ignorant of albinism that they can treat you like they do" She said to Alver, "And yet, it doesn't surprise me about this town" she sighed softly.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron listened, wide eyed and horrified at Amy's story. The shock of real life was like a slap to the face, and he could only sit there like a deer in headlights as Amy spoke of what was done to her, and how people treated Jackson because of it. It was sick. Those people were sick, and the very idea of it made him feel sick. Aaron put down his food. He wasn't in the mood for it. Aaron watched as Jackson, bless his little heart, hugged his mother. He was grateful that at least someone was able to comfort her after she poured her heart out to them, that sort of thing wasn't really his specialty. Still, he wanted to do something, say something, anything that could help. He knew, and he suspected that the rest of the group also knew, that what people really needed in positions like this was a friend. "Amy..." Aaron said steadily, folding his hands together on the table. "...if you ever need anything, someone to talk to, babysitter, a ride, or just someone to hang out with, give me a call." In one smooth motion, Aaron pulled a pen and paper out of his back pack and wrote down his cell number, giving it to Amy. "Hell, that goes for the rest of you, too." Quickly, he scribbled his number for each member of the group and handed them out, hoping that no one would take it the wrong way.</s>	<\|message\|>Alver Starlis Alver listened as Amy explained her side of the problems, frowning a little. He didn't quite get why such assholes would pick on a mother and a child. Wasn't evwn Her bloody fault for getting knocked up. And they would probably bitch if she, thankfully didn't since Jackson was a sweetie, had a abortion. Apparently these townsfolk were just impossible to please. It was irritating as all hell. Especially when it's just a kid being picked on like Jackson. Glancing his lavender gaze toward the mother at her words of albinism, he snorted. "Kids are either too ignorant or watch too many horror movies. The adults are either dumdums and superstitious, or just don't like how different I look. Too white, too tall, too skinny, too weirdly colored eyes. Vampy." he shrugged a little with a mild grumble. "It's fine I suppose. I hardly get picked on as much since no one likes staying up after dark." Alver said before looking to Aaron as he made his response to Amy and gave everyone a piece of paper. The pale boy took his piece and examined it for a moment before blankly looking to the other but smaller male. "I'm flattered, but you're quite the quick one Mr. Charmer." Alver said in a casual non-chalant tone before simply showing a joking grin and looking at the piece of paper before taking a finishing bite of his food and looking at the dark sky. "Mhm it's getting a little late." he murmured.</s>
<\|description\|>Amy Harper Age:18 Height: 5'9 Personality: Amy is a kind, generous kind of person, yet often comes across as mean, sadistic and sarcastic. She layers herself with these protective traits in order to prevent herself from being hurt. She doesn't trust people easily, and often even finds it hard to talk to other people, making going about daily tasks hard. When you get to know her, if you can break through the hard outer shell, she is the kindest person you can know. Loyal, and protective of those she loves. Appearance: Hobbies: Reading, cross stitch, guitar, archery Likes:Flowers. Neatness. Warm summer days. Dislikes: people, lying, drugs Sexual Preference: Bi. History: Born January 1st, 1997 in a dingy, rundown room, Amy was exactly two months early. She had been born quickly, and before emergency services could arrive. She died for three minutes, and was brought back by paramedics. Pale, sickly, thin and small, it was thought that Amy wouldn't survive the night. She did. The first three months of her life were spent in hospital. She didn't open her eyes for three days, and she rarely made a sound. Her mother, a recovering drug addict, also spent considerable time in hospital, but made time every day to go and see Amy, and then when she was allowed to, to hold her. She named her Amy, but called her "Bellafonte" a word she had learned in high school Italian meaning "beautiful source". Amy suffered several complications of her early birth, besides being small, she had difficulty suckling, her liver didn't function properly, nor did her pancreas and doctors feared that her mothers drug habit might cause damage as well, despite the fact her mother hadn't used drugs since she knew she was pregnant. When Amy opened her eyes, one was brown, the other green. When they were let out of the hospital, her mother scraped together enough money to by a small house in a small town, wanting a fresh start for both of them. As Amy grew, and survived, it become evident that she was a type 1 diabetic, perhaps due to the fact that her pancreas hadn't worked properly when she was born. She had endless complications with this, hospitalizations, and when she developed Asthma she nearly died. Doctors told her mother that it could have been a lot worse, but she was just glad Amy had survived once more. Amy didn't start school until she was 6, but it soon became apparent that she wasn't getting left behind, soon becoming one of the top students. Amy desperately wanted a pet, but her mother was afraid this would make her sick, and Amy soon stopped asking. She knew her mother worked hard, and tried to give her all she wanted, and she was grateful for that. Amy skipped three grades, so that by the time she was 15, she was in her second to last year of high school. When she turned sixteen, her mother finally gave her a dog. Her mother had hunted high and low, and had found a dog with matching eyes to her. Amy fell in love with him then and there. As she started her final year of school, Amy met a guy. The typical "tough guy", and like all 16 year old girls, she thought she was in love. He ended up beating her, and raping her, leaving her in the park, hurting and feeling so alone. It was only the thought of her mother, probably panicing over the lateness of the hour that had Amy gathering herself together, and getting home. Where she broke down, crying in her mothers arms. They went to the police, but as there was little evidence of the beating, and the rape could not be proven, not much was done. Amy ended up dropping out of school, unable to stand the rumors, the ridicule, unable to stand seeing his face every day. Her mother did her best at home school, but Amy was better off studying by herself. It was two months later when she found out she was pregnant. She broke down again, scared and lonely, and her mother encouraged her to do what she thought was best. Amy secluded herself from her mother, her dog whining at her door. It was hours before Amy came out again, and said she was keeping the baby. She finished off the school year at home, sat the exams at the school, once more braving the ridicule and bullying to gain her high school certificate. And then she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, named Jackson. She took a two year break, spending as much time as she could with her son, and essentially being the best parent she could. She got a part time job at a newspaper, editing the articles, and had soon saved enough money to go to a good college, and did so via the internet. She worked part-time, studied and raised her son, with her mothers help, so that by the time she was 18 and her son 2, she had a place of her own At any rumors, any nasty comments about "White trash" Or sexual slurs and innuendos, she merely smiled, and just continued on. Because of her diabetes and Asthma, she often appeared pale and sickly, and as if she could be easily broken. Her eyes drew some comments, but it was her sexual preference that, along with the fact she had been a teenage mum, drew shock and horror. Despite the fact that she had been going to church since she was a baby, she felt she wasn't welcome when it became evident she was pregnant, nor when her sexual preferences came out. Her argument was, and always has been, that while she was attracted to men, it just seemed they hurt her badly, and that women were more caring, and sympathetic to all that had happened to her. Other: Her son Small for his age, bright green eyes, shaggy blonde hair, freckles over his slightly heart-shaped, pudgy face.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson After handing out the tickets Reyna gave a quick goodbye to her parents before following the crowd to the bus. Her parents would be at the carnival later with a booth set up for anyone interested in joining the church, as well as just enjoying festivities that were set. "Hey-before you go." Pastor Carlson called to his daughter, grabbing her wrist and bringing her to him. "Don't get into any trouble tonight. You're already pissing me off with your attitude from earlier." he spoke in a harsh tone, before releasing her wrist, his scowl replaced by a smile as his wife approached them. "Have fun mi amor." Priscilla cooed kissing her daughter on the forehead and smoothing her wild curls. Reyna nodded quickly and took off towards the bus, being the last to board she sat up close to the front, not taking any time to examine everyone, besides the bus driver. The ride wasn't very far but Reyna thanked the driver very graciously, as she took stand in the front of the aisle. "M-my father said that we should all stick together tonight." she spoke not much louder than the average conversation between friends on the bus. As people began to get up they pushed past her with not much thought, she was a small girl and not very forceful when it came to things like this. Getting off the bus she called after a few of the girls close to her age, "I have extra tickets! I can get you things!" she called not getting much of a response. A few boys followed off the bus, giving her a push and grope while they walked through. One of them being Quentin himself. "You can get us something." he snickered as the group of imbeciles grabbed at their crotches. Reyna backed up against the bus, as the group laughed and walked away- enjoying their own perverse jokes and form of entertainment. It wasn't long after the very tall pale man, a blonde boy, a young woman with a child and dog, and finally a purple haired dark hooded person (Pearleane assumes girl) adorning a dress came off the bus. Granted, Pearleane's father would have a heart attack if he saw that this was the group she wanted to be paired off with, but she desperately wanted to not be alone tonight. Three of them she recognized; One being from her grade at school, and the other two frequent members of her church. It was required of her to remember many of the names of the members because it made them feel more 'welcomed'. Though it wasn't always the case. Before this group had the chance to go off on their ways Reyna raised her voice as loud as she could, "Can we be a group!?" she exclaimed, her hand quickly reaching to her lips, almost surprised at the comment that had came from her lips. "I have lots of extra tickets..." she commented, "We can get lots of food and go on all the rides." Reyna held up the extra roll of tickets she was supposed to give back to her father, but held on to.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis As the ride went on, Alver had pretty much pressed himself against the corner, while slightly having to duck his head due to his height and the buses slightly lower roof. Annoying, didn't they make taller buses? Luckily, no one seemed to bother him other than the little annoying snickers and gawking eyes. It was much too loud in the bus, his ears feeling like they were bleeding by the nosy chatter of the none other people in the confined space. How can people stand being on buses?! As they finally arrived at the carnival and the obnoxious vehicle came to a halt, the ghostly man gave a soft sigh of relief as he awaited for everyone else to get off before he stood and walked out as well. Glad to be out in the open and in the fresh air, his long tall body stretched out, glad he was able to stand tall again. As it seemed the group was already falling apart as five other teenagers ran off, not before making fun of that pastor's girl. Rolling his lavender eyes, he was about to go off on his own, since he didn't like the idea of having to be in a group, but soon paused as there was a sudden scream. In which case he flinched at the loud sound, and grumbled before turning his gaze down to the much darker colored person who had caused this loud sound. Just about begging for the remaining people to be in a group with her. Which included himself, the girl with the kid, that blonde boy, and the purple haired hoodie person. Nice combo indeed. Her annoying dad probably won't appreciate a band of misfits. Well except the blonde guy, he seemed normal in this towns eyes. Nothing seemed non-normal by looking standard. The others yeah. Looking down at her with slightly narrowed lavender eyes, the pale boy thoughtfully pondered what to do. This girl had even resorted into bribery with the group of misfits in order to get them to stay. By how she was treated, he guessed he could understand why. Alver didn't like people, he never really hung out with them before. He hadn't even been this close to someone since he was a child when he tried to interact. After all, most just made fun of him, and he was a bit nervous of some idiots thinking his organs were sellable for some good luck charm. However, she didn't seem bad, despite being that jackasses daughter. Nor did the rest of these people, well maybe the short hoodie person who radiated irritation. On the plus side, if he did agree to accompany her, he might actually know what the hell to so at a carnival. Plus, it would be a sore thorn in her fathers side so that would also be amusing. Finally deciding, the tall man brushed his long white hair back behind his ear and crossed his arms. He didn't say anything, but he didn't move either.</s>	<\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy once more placed Jackson on a hip as she got off the bus, letting Galahad go first, following behind the medium-sized dog. He barked, clearly in response to so much stimuli, and Jackson gave a big, child like "wooow!" causing Amy to smile. This was a good thing. Not ready to set him down quite yet, she went to start towards the carnival, but stopped as she heard the "can we be a group?" stopping and turning, seeing the Pastors Daughter. She smiled brightly, but was wary. While she had liked the girl during her time at the church, and being young, she was probably less judgemental then adults, she still felt wary about speaking up. But she did, "I'd be happy to be a group. Um. My son, do I have to purchase a ticket for him? I'm more then happy to, but I haven't been to the carnival since I was a kid, and don't know the entry fees" she glance around at the others that had been called out to. Jackson seemed happy that the Albino teen was included in this group, but like a child was equally interested in the others. He leaned in close to her, and said softly"mommy? The person in the dress? Boy or girl?" Again, her heart just melted. He was just so adorable. She glanced over, but with the hoodie, it was hard to tell. Then again, why would a girl wear a hoodie, instead of something that would keep her warm, but still show of the dress? Was this person transgender, and possibly reveling against parents? Either way, Amy wasn't too sure how to reply to Jackson. "I'm not sure, sweetie." he seemed to shrugged and continued looking about. There was the boy who had been bullied on the bus, which she would have done something about, had her hands not been full of Jackson. As Jackson wriggled in her Arms, she set him down, and watched him as he went over to the boy. He smiled his huge, child grin and said "hi. Those boys were mean. Mommy says girlfriends are special, but it's okay. Girls are icky anyway" Amy didn't know if she should pick Jackson up again, or apologise. Glancing to the pastors Daughter, she took the few steps towards Jackson, but she figured no one would hurt him, not with so many people about. Still, she was wary. Jackson, like most kids, didn't have a filter on what they said or did, added to that he had excellent hearing, which was why she always had to be quite around the house. And he remembered things. He would have heard the boys on the bus, would have wanted to say something. He was just so sweet, he wanted everyone to be happy. So far, it hadn't gotten him into trouble, and she didn't expect that it would now. But she had learned a mother was always wary around those she didn't know. In other words, she was always wary outside of her own house or her mothers. "I'm sorry if he is bother you" she said, before looking to her son "what have I told you? You always introduce yourself first" Jackson looked down, but then up again, smiling once more "Sorry, m-m-mista. I'm Jackson" he said proudly, struggling a bit on the word mister"and this is my dog, galhad" Galahad waved his tail, use the way Jackson said his name. "I'm Amy" Amy said, Jackson tugging on her pants leg "no, your mommy" you just couldn't help but love him. "To you, sweetie. To others, I'm Amy" she said, giving him a smile. Would she ever stop being thankful that she had him? Would she ever stop being thankful that it appeared he had none of the man who had create him in him? Was it possible to love her son even more?</s>
<\|description\|>Amy Harper Age:18 Height: 5'9 Personality: Amy is a kind, generous kind of person, yet often comes across as mean, sadistic and sarcastic. She layers herself with these protective traits in order to prevent herself from being hurt. She doesn't trust people easily, and often even finds it hard to talk to other people, making going about daily tasks hard. When you get to know her, if you can break through the hard outer shell, she is the kindest person you can know. Loyal, and protective of those she loves. Appearance: Hobbies: Reading, cross stitch, guitar, archery Likes:Flowers. Neatness. Warm summer days. Dislikes: people, lying, drugs Sexual Preference: Bi. History: Born January 1st, 1997 in a dingy, rundown room, Amy was exactly two months early. She had been born quickly, and before emergency services could arrive. She died for three minutes, and was brought back by paramedics. Pale, sickly, thin and small, it was thought that Amy wouldn't survive the night. She did. The first three months of her life were spent in hospital. She didn't open her eyes for three days, and she rarely made a sound. Her mother, a recovering drug addict, also spent considerable time in hospital, but made time every day to go and see Amy, and then when she was allowed to, to hold her. She named her Amy, but called her "Bellafonte" a word she had learned in high school Italian meaning "beautiful source". Amy suffered several complications of her early birth, besides being small, she had difficulty suckling, her liver didn't function properly, nor did her pancreas and doctors feared that her mothers drug habit might cause damage as well, despite the fact her mother hadn't used drugs since she knew she was pregnant. When Amy opened her eyes, one was brown, the other green. When they were let out of the hospital, her mother scraped together enough money to by a small house in a small town, wanting a fresh start for both of them. As Amy grew, and survived, it become evident that she was a type 1 diabetic, perhaps due to the fact that her pancreas hadn't worked properly when she was born. She had endless complications with this, hospitalizations, and when she developed Asthma she nearly died. Doctors told her mother that it could have been a lot worse, but she was just glad Amy had survived once more. Amy didn't start school until she was 6, but it soon became apparent that she wasn't getting left behind, soon becoming one of the top students. Amy desperately wanted a pet, but her mother was afraid this would make her sick, and Amy soon stopped asking. She knew her mother worked hard, and tried to give her all she wanted, and she was grateful for that. Amy skipped three grades, so that by the time she was 15, she was in her second to last year of high school. When she turned sixteen, her mother finally gave her a dog. Her mother had hunted high and low, and had found a dog with matching eyes to her. Amy fell in love with him then and there. As she started her final year of school, Amy met a guy. The typical "tough guy", and like all 16 year old girls, she thought she was in love. He ended up beating her, and raping her, leaving her in the park, hurting and feeling so alone. It was only the thought of her mother, probably panicing over the lateness of the hour that had Amy gathering herself together, and getting home. Where she broke down, crying in her mothers arms. They went to the police, but as there was little evidence of the beating, and the rape could not be proven, not much was done. Amy ended up dropping out of school, unable to stand the rumors, the ridicule, unable to stand seeing his face every day. Her mother did her best at home school, but Amy was better off studying by herself. It was two months later when she found out she was pregnant. She broke down again, scared and lonely, and her mother encouraged her to do what she thought was best. Amy secluded herself from her mother, her dog whining at her door. It was hours before Amy came out again, and said she was keeping the baby. She finished off the school year at home, sat the exams at the school, once more braving the ridicule and bullying to gain her high school certificate. And then she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, named Jackson. She took a two year break, spending as much time as she could with her son, and essentially being the best parent she could. She got a part time job at a newspaper, editing the articles, and had soon saved enough money to go to a good college, and did so via the internet. She worked part-time, studied and raised her son, with her mothers help, so that by the time she was 18 and her son 2, she had a place of her own At any rumors, any nasty comments about "White trash" Or sexual slurs and innuendos, she merely smiled, and just continued on. Because of her diabetes and Asthma, she often appeared pale and sickly, and as if she could be easily broken. Her eyes drew some comments, but it was her sexual preference that, along with the fact she had been a teenage mum, drew shock and horror. Despite the fact that she had been going to church since she was a baby, she felt she wasn't welcome when it became evident she was pregnant, nor when her sexual preferences came out. Her argument was, and always has been, that while she was attracted to men, it just seemed they hurt her badly, and that women were more caring, and sympathetic to all that had happened to her. Other: Her son Small for his age, bright green eyes, shaggy blonde hair, freckles over his slightly heart-shaped, pudgy face.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Because Albino isn't exactly something kids really hear about. Most enjoy the rumors of a ghost or vampire coming to murder them in their sleep." Alver answered the mother of the group, as he gingerly took back his coat and slipped it back on. As he watched the two girls talk, he followed after Aaron, pausing only when he saw the little event that transpired between Aaron and some older guy. The pale boy was unsure what was going on between the two, but Aaron didn't seem comfortable. Still, Alver probably should pry and ask about it so he let it lie as he got into the line for the Ferris wheel. Looking up at the large wheel like rideable contraption. Frowning ever so slightly as his lavender eyes stared at it. He didn't like vehicles in general, and he had never been on some carnival ride. Only heard of them in books and such. Usually used as some romantic means in romance novels. Which he didn't quite get, since the bloody thing didn't look anything but romantic. Still, he felt he needed to at least try it at least once. So after getting his ticket and it was his turn to board, he had to duck under the door and crouch a little to avoid hitting his head. Sitting down in a seat, his hands gripped tightly to the seat as if to hold on for dear life on the handle that was braced in front of him. It felt like this was a trap... But he supposed it was just to keep riders safe.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy smiled at Reyna, glad to have her now. Now, it was only the Albino guy she needed a name for. Even if it was just one night, she liked having a name for people. She made sure she had everything, Jackson eager to get moving. She saw Reyna about to speak, and then stop. SHe didn't press. They all had their secrets, she supposed. Amy began to follow Aaron, with Galahad and Jackson. Jackson still stared about eagerly, taking everything in, and Amy decided that it was worth what could be considered crankiness tomorrow, to give him this. And how fortunate to have someone so interested in him, so happy to mess around with him here. Amy wondered, toyed with the idea, of asking if Aaron wanted to maintain a friendship with him. Or was that too weird? As they seemed to stop, Amy looked about, seeing that Aaron had pretty much crashed into someone. She frowned at the man's comments, and simply stared back at him when he looked over the group, Galahad barking. As the man walked away, taking a dig at Aaron, Jackson opened his mouth and yelled out "Meanie!" causing Amy to giggle. As they reached the Ferris Wheel, Amy tied Galahad up, knowing he wouldn't do well on the ride, and gave the attendant two tickets, following the others on board. She chose a corner, and before Jackson could sit, she had him on her lap, a tight grip on him for the moment, but he still clutched the side, and looked out with wonderment.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron climbed in with the others with a smile, still feeling amused by Jackson's small but effective zinger at Dr. Saunders. Seeing that the pale guy was clutching his seat like a life raft, Aaron made a mental note not to rock the ride. After they were all inside, the ride operator closed the doors and double checked them. Soon, they were all moving lazily skyward, the ground getting farther and farther away. Jackson was looking wide-eyed at the scenery below them, and the sight of him made him feel like a kid again. Feeling a little whimsical and not caring who knew it, Aaron whistled a couple of bars from Giants in the Sky. It seemed appropriate. As they neared the top, Aaron decided to stare down at the world below them along with Jackson. The people seemed so small. They also didn't seem as rude and nasty from way up here. Up here they were just people...whose insults wouldn't reach their little group no matter how much they shouted. There was a certain serenity up in this moment, and Aaron wanted to be able to remember it. Searching the floor of their group's compartment, Aaron noticed a penny. No doubt left by a someone who had been contemplating throwing it off the ride. He picked it up and shoved it into his back pocket, deciding to put it to better use. Peeking out of the ride again, Aaron saw in the corner of his eye one of the other gondolas near them. In it was a couple kissing. Aaron looked away quickly, face turning red. He had forgotten ferris wheels were popular make-out rides. He started to think about the people on the ground again, and about Dr. Saunders. Saunders acted like people like Aaron shouldn't exist. As if he wasn't complete. As if he was lying, or needed to prove that he was the way he was. Nearly every question from the man was a test. 'How do you know if you've never experienced it?' 'Why are you giving up on yourself so early?' 'Is there some reason that you choose to be this way?' He frowned at the memory at that last one. Choice had nothing to do with it. Saunders wasn't the only one. The guys on the bus, the jerks picking on Reyna, not to mention the assholes who messed up the pale guy's coat and payed the price. Aaron had no doubt that Amy had caught her fair share of insults and judgements. The thought made him sick, especially for the kid's sake. No one should grow up having to see their mother be ridiculed. Suddenly Aaron turned to the rest of the group, not sure why he was asking such a forward question. He just had a feeling they all felt the same way. "Am I crazy, or is this town...not right? It's like everyone in it are..." Aaron remembered Jackson, and censored himself. "...meanies."</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Reyna crawled in with the group with a smile on her face, she sat on the outer seat next to the door. Looking to the group she shook her head softly. What a group. Jackson caught Reyna's gaze as she watched him look out into the world with such wonderment and excitement that only a child could. Tears began to form in her dark almond eyes as she quickly turned away from them and looked outside onto the fair as the powerful ride raised steady and slow up into the night's sky. She was just fine. Tears didn't last long with her, especially in public. Turning back she looked towards the three, studying them carefully. The pale boy looked terrified and Reyna felt bad for him. Perhaps he had been afraid of heights. A quiet chuckle escaped her lips. "How can a boy so tall be afraid of heights?" she thought to herself as the silence between them had been interrupted by Aaron. "Am I crazy, or is this town...not right? It's like everyone in it are..." Aaron paused, "...meanies." Reyna cleared her throat, before speaking. "I think there are a lot of good people in this town, just misguided." Reyna truly believed this in it's whole entirety. She had been bullied by friends and family a like- but she still had good faith in them. She crossed her ankles over themselves. She hoped they didn't think she was naive or childish for her thoughts.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis Continuing to cling to his seat, the tall pale man looked out the window, watching as as the mechanism raised them higher from the ground. Despite how uncomfortable he was with vehicles in general, including carnival rides, he didn't say anything or complain and just tried focusing on the pleasant view they had. Listening to Aaron whistling a tune, the lavender eyed man took a deep breath to calm his nerves. As Aaron suddenly asked a question about how this whole town was pretty much a bunch of assholes and the church girl spoke how 'misguided' they were, Alver couldn't help but give a grunt in response. In his opinion, misguided could just mean they are a bunch of idiots. "...Seems that way.... Their 'misgiided' ways seem to enjoy looking on those who are different. Apparently doesn't matter if it's by looks, personality or just who you are.. If it's off the norm, you might as well be considered rats that they want to use mousetraps on to get rid of them." Alver answered bluntly, his light eyes looking down at the land below. Watching as people scurried about in their own business.</s>	<\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy held Jackson lightly with one hand, knowing that Jackson wouldn't fall, but ready to grip him tight. Just in case. She took a few brief moments as they rode the Wheel to study her companions. Her eyes were drawn to Reyna, who although Amy couldn't be sure, appeared upset. She caught her looking away from Jackson, and Amy looked to her son. Despite the circumstances of his conception, she wouldn't change having him for the world. She kissed the top of his head, and looked back to Reyna. She reached out and took one of the younger girls hands, giving it a quick squeeze, before returning her hand to the light grip around Jackson. Jackson looked about, at the others as well, and then wriggled out of her grip. He trotted over to the pale boy-and just when would she get his name?-and happily climbed up on the seat, with a little bit of difficulty as his short legs squirmed for purchase. And then Aaron asked the question. Amy looked out the Ferris Wheel, listening as the others answered. "It's not so much if you are against the norm. Its...if you challenge the...norm. Its if you challenge the religion that this town is obsessed with...then you are considered wrong. It just seems that this town is uneducated, in the...realness of the world" She looked back to the group, eyes automatically falling on her son. "It doesn't matter to me. But I know it will effect how people see him"</s>
<\|description\|>Aaron Deerling Age: 18 Height: 5' 9'' Bio/History/Personality:From the moment he was born on the second of October in 1996, Aaron Deerling's parents had his life practically mapped out for him. They knew what school they were going to send him to, what kind of clothes he would wear, which instrument he was going to master and which teacher was going to help him master it. What they didn't count on was their son growing up with a serious lack of ambition. Aaron had no interest in succeeding professionally, though he does have a healthy interest in life. He would much rather sit in a camping chair, stare at the sky and listen to life than do anything academically satisfying. He is a sensual man that way, he enjoys touching things, looking at beautiful paintings, and listening to music. (that part his parents did succeed in hammering into his brain; love of the universal language, especially classical music and even Broadway musicals.) It was his good fortune that his family decided to settle down in a small town. Aaron hates crowds and busy cities with a passion. Honking horns, people shouting, impatience, sometimes he just can't deal with it. Drama in general is a no-fly zone with Aaron. Before he turned eighteen, he was a nervous wreck. Every new day held something difficult to deal with, speaking in class, making excuses to teachers, even going into the store to buy something. It felt like everyone was watching him make an ass of himself. Thankfully, once he started working part time as a cashier at a convenience store close to home, most of these fears either dissipated or became bearable. He's on a new mission now; to relax. However, when Aaron was growing up, there seemed to be something gnawing at him. It's difficult to describe a lack of something, but it's easy to feel it. Aaron felt it, and he heard things. Puberty came and went, and soon his started to hear his friends and peers talking about dating. Girls, checking out chicks, going to the movies, making out. It felt...foreign. Aaron understood what they were talking about, movies and television had taught him enough, and he had definitely gotten 'the talk' from his folks. But with him, it just didn't seem to click. There was no urge to do what they were doing. Dating and even kissing had no appeal to him, and not because he was busy doing other things. He had no fantasies about men, either. It wasn't about wanting something else, it was about not wanting anything at all. For a long time, Aaron ignored it. He assumed that he just hadn't found someone he liked enough, or maybe he was just slower than everyone else, or probably everyone else was just obsessed with sex and he was the only normal one. In any case, one day he did a little research online and found a word: asexual. It was an eye opening evening, to find out in one fell swoop that he wasn't broken, that he wasn't wrong, and that he wasn't alone. It was so exciting to him that he felt like shouting it from the rooftops, or at least to his friends and parents. That's when the troubles started. And the questions, the disbelief, the doubt and the ostracizing. Half the school seemed to think he had been abused, or that he had been castrated. His parents prayed for him nightly. Aaron knew that it wasn't as anywhere near as bad as some people had it, but on certain days it definitely stung. Now he just tries to keep his head down and his mouth shut. His father, Joel Deerling, has retired from his short but successful career as a professional public speaker. He now serves the community instead of working, helping out with the church, starting groups and helping out in general. His wife and Aaron's mother, Lisa, works full time as a saleswoman at a local car dealership. Aaron is currently seeing a therapist at his parents' request by the name of Dr. Charles Saunders. Hobbies: Music, relaxing, bird watching. Sexual Preference: Asexual and Aromantic. In laymans terms: Nothin' and nobody.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis Waiting patiently for things to move along, Alver had little choice but to slightly pay attention to those around him to prevent boredom and irritation. Although most of it was just listening to the idiotic religious assholes gossiping and murmuring about others behind their backs. One of them being the pale colored man. The younger ones who still believed in silly rumors such as how he was some ghost, demon, vampire, some fallen angel shunned by God... Some thinking he had killed his own father. Some thinking he was some sort of deviant ready to cause some sort of trouble. Like kidnap their children and corrupt them in order to send them to hell. Some just making fun of his lack of color and freakishly tall slender stature. Rotten Bastards. It wasn't long until a young blonde girl came in with a little boy and a dog, walking to the supervisor and stating she was attending Youth Night before walking away. Alver noticed some additional whispers and the looks people gave around her. Since he wasn't quite involved with this town and religion in general, he wasn't quite sure what their problem was at first. After all, he was used to the obvious reason they had with just his born appearance. As the girl treated the boy in the motherly manner, he could slightly understand. The girl seemed a bit young to have a child, at least, according the people of SaintKrest. Something about not having sex before marriage, and at the proper age of eighteen when kids are considered adults. This girl didn't seem older then eighteen, nor did he see any father figure. The man could be at home, but the distasteful looks and whispers didn't seem to offer such a idea. The little boy also seemed to be at least around two years. As they settled, Alver's lavender eyes slightly glanced toward the little boy as he felt eyes on him once again. The little green eyes were wide were curiosity, but it was filled with innocence instead of menace and judgement. He could barely make out the conversation over the several other hushed conversation, but he understood the boy was curious over the tall pale man. If the child wasn't basically a toddler, Alver probably would of been irritated like he mildly was with those middle schoolers, but this was just a child, almost a baby really. They were naturally curious about everything, and he felt more tolerant over it. Considering he did accept that he looked very different from the people the child was used to seeing with those information seeking eyes. Not too long, a blonde boy entered, settling himself in a corner and away from the center of the group. Alver probably would do the same, but it really didn't matter. His tall stature made him tower just about everyone here and his pale looks made him stick out even further like a sore thumb. Might as well be a beacon to a lighthouse in pitch black darkness. It was then the pastor of this up and tidy church decided to call the place to attention, in which Alver minorly grunted and glanced toward the man as he prattled on. Listing off the age groups and new faces, looking to Alver as he went. In which the tall pale man rolled his lavender eyes, turning a brief red color as the light hit them oddly. Almost giving a soft innocent hum, considering his age was actually nineteen. Though he doubted any of these people knew such a thing. As the pastors daughter moved to hand him his share of tickets, the pale man gingerly glanced down at her and took them. Another youth joined the group, wearing quite the baggy hoodie, and was quite tiny compared to him. This one seemed a bit annoyed with being here, not that Alver could blame them. To be honest, Alver had trouble distinguishing this individual as a boy or girl. Deciding he didn't care, he brushed it aside. It was then the groups were ushered outside, onto their group designated buses. Alver grumbled uncomfortably. The carnival wasn't too far off, but a quick bus ride made things easier for the little ones. Still, that didn't mean he had to like it. It wasn't like he rode vehicles that much, if at all. He walked everywhere. Riding around in some metal trap was noisy, and almost claustrophobic. Plus he was going to be trapped in it with a bunch of people he didn't know, most probably assholes. Despite this, he slowly got on, his long legs quickly carrying him to the back of the vehicle before sitting down on the right side by the window. Not wanting to be further uncomfortable with strangers at his back, he might as well sit where he could face everyone and keep a eye on them. Now, unlike most, due to his freakishly tall stature, most bullies didn't bother him since he towered over them and the rumors usually scared them off. However, there was always a few brave assholes who loved picking fights. So he rather be face to face whenever that happened. After everyone was on board, the buses started to move and head into it's designated target. The carnival. The pale tall man tensing as it moved, a frown crossing his smooth elegant face.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper As the pastor prattled on, explaining about the groups. She didn't particularly care, and she lifted Jackson back onto her right hip, brushing his hair back from his face, his eyes. She made a note, as she did every few days to get his hair cut. And would eventually do so. He rested his head on her shoulder, and she smiled happily. She had seen one of the other teenagers watching her, however briefly, and seemed to take interest in Galahad. It didn't bother her, as it seemed innocent enough. She paid more attention to what the pastor was saying them anyone else, and when he said that they could get their tickets, she stepped forward, shrugging the bag of things onto her shoulder more, in an easy smooth gesture that didn't disturb Jackson, making sure she had a good grip Galahad's leash. She smiled at the young girl, who she recognised from the times she had been in the church, at sermons and other things, but didn't know her name. She gave a smile. Recently in an attempt to be friendly as well as to try and put the towns people at ease with her, she had started being polite. It sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. She took her ticket, and then made way to the buses, grabbing a seat, she had Galahad lie at her feet, and kept Jackson in her lap. It seemed better then having him sit beside her, where he could easily break away, and cause trouble. Jackson looked about, craning his neck around, and then settling into her. He seemed content now, as if satisfied with what he had seen. She chuckled lightly, and hugged him close. Galahad watched everything with his bi-coloured eyes, and Amy knew that they would be safe with him. She started to tell Jackson about the carnival as the bus started to move, clearly getting him excited and revved for the night. She wanted him to have fun, and to have the time of his life. She smoothed his hair, but that was a losing battle. Still, she thought she wouldn't be a mother of she didn't try. She kissed the top of his head, and smiled as e shifted to wrap his arms around her.</s>	<\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron studied Pastor Carlson as he made announcements to the group, noticing for the first time that the man almost flawlessly reflected the building they were all standing in. Superior, harsh, and beloved by the community. Well, most of them anyway. When he was done, Aaron pried himself away from his safe little corner and approached the pastor's daughter, who was handing out some of the tickets for the carnival. Aaron had seen her at pretty much all of the youth nights he attended, but he couldn't remember ever actually speaking to her. All that he remembered was that her name was Reyna. As he waited for his turn, he saw that she seemed to look a little depressed. It wasn't apparent at first, because she was smiling. Aaron had been working in retail for some time now though, so he knew a fake smile when he saw one. Aaron's mind raced as he approached her while he played with the zipper on his hoodie and tried to think of something he could say to her to cheer her up. He had drawn up a blank, however, and simply took his tickets, offering her a genuinely warm smile as he said "Danke." and went on his way. Soon, everyone appeared to be ready to head to the carnival, so they all clamored onto the bus and took their seats, Aaron being the only one willing to sit in his favorite seat: the front. He plopped himself and his backpack down heavily on the seat and put his knees up against the barrier in front of him, curling up in a half-fetal position. A sea of voices began to trickle into the compressed air on the bus as everyone filed in. As they passed him, Aaron made note of the people who had caught his eye earlier, as well as someone with blue hair hidden by a hoodie who he hadn't seen earlier. Within a few short minutes, everyone was on board and the bus rumbled to life and began to move. As they began their journey, Aaron fell into a sort of self hypnosis as he watched the horizon pass by the window. Buildings soon gave way to trees, the sight of which brought a small but bright smile to his face. He was pulled out of his trance when someone from the seat behind him poked him in the shoulder. Aaron turned around, seeing an acquaintance he used to know from when he was in track. He didn't know him long enough to know his name, since he had to quit not long after the other guy joined. However, judging by the look on his face and the mischievous smile his friend was trying to hide, Aaron knew this conversation probably wasn't going to be about track. "What?" Aaron asked, his voice low from apprehension. "So, are you scared of girls or something? Or are you just a fa-" "Neither." Aaron interrupted him harshly, not wanting to let this jackass finish saying the dreaded 'f-word'. "And it's none of your business anyway." "That's just sad, man. I'll bet you never even kissed a girl." The teen grinned toothily while his friend snickered like an idiot. Aaron turned away from them, returning his gaze to the window again. He clenched his hands together, trying to hide the fact that they were trembling with slowly boiling but contained anger. Luckily, the two had gotten distracted by something else as he took a deep breath and pushed the conversation away from his thoughts. It was pointless to dwell on other people's ignorance. Aaron was pulled out of his little world when he felt the bus stop underneath him. Looking up, he was treated to a view of the carnival through the window. The group supervisor was talking to all of them, but none of it breached Aaron's reverie. A village of games, rides, and concession stands sat under the sky, the ferris wheel looming over all of it. People weaved though the stands and rides, usually followed by their kids or their friends. Bright happy flags danced lazily in the breeze as Aaron heard the faint sound of music playing throughout the fairgrounds. The dirt ground underneath everything was spotted with the occasional litter and hay, no doubt dragged from some of the more farm themed areas of the festival. Aaron was taking in the view when he finally noticed that people had started to leave the bus, so he climbed out with them and breathed freely in the open air once he was off the bus. The smell of kettle corn and fried dough filled his nostrils, washing away all thoughts of the morons from earlier. He didn't know where to start, but Aaron was going to make damn sure that it was going to be a good day from here on out.</s>
<\|description\|>Aaron Deerling Age: 18 Height: 5' 9'' Bio/History/Personality:From the moment he was born on the second of October in 1996, Aaron Deerling's parents had his life practically mapped out for him. They knew what school they were going to send him to, what kind of clothes he would wear, which instrument he was going to master and which teacher was going to help him master it. What they didn't count on was their son growing up with a serious lack of ambition. Aaron had no interest in succeeding professionally, though he does have a healthy interest in life. He would much rather sit in a camping chair, stare at the sky and listen to life than do anything academically satisfying. He is a sensual man that way, he enjoys touching things, looking at beautiful paintings, and listening to music. (that part his parents did succeed in hammering into his brain; love of the universal language, especially classical music and even Broadway musicals.) It was his good fortune that his family decided to settle down in a small town. Aaron hates crowds and busy cities with a passion. Honking horns, people shouting, impatience, sometimes he just can't deal with it. Drama in general is a no-fly zone with Aaron. Before he turned eighteen, he was a nervous wreck. Every new day held something difficult to deal with, speaking in class, making excuses to teachers, even going into the store to buy something. It felt like everyone was watching him make an ass of himself. Thankfully, once he started working part time as a cashier at a convenience store close to home, most of these fears either dissipated or became bearable. He's on a new mission now; to relax. However, when Aaron was growing up, there seemed to be something gnawing at him. It's difficult to describe a lack of something, but it's easy to feel it. Aaron felt it, and he heard things. Puberty came and went, and soon his started to hear his friends and peers talking about dating. Girls, checking out chicks, going to the movies, making out. It felt...foreign. Aaron understood what they were talking about, movies and television had taught him enough, and he had definitely gotten 'the talk' from his folks. But with him, it just didn't seem to click. There was no urge to do what they were doing. Dating and even kissing had no appeal to him, and not because he was busy doing other things. He had no fantasies about men, either. It wasn't about wanting something else, it was about not wanting anything at all. For a long time, Aaron ignored it. He assumed that he just hadn't found someone he liked enough, or maybe he was just slower than everyone else, or probably everyone else was just obsessed with sex and he was the only normal one. In any case, one day he did a little research online and found a word: asexual. It was an eye opening evening, to find out in one fell swoop that he wasn't broken, that he wasn't wrong, and that he wasn't alone. It was so exciting to him that he felt like shouting it from the rooftops, or at least to his friends and parents. That's when the troubles started. And the questions, the disbelief, the doubt and the ostracizing. Half the school seemed to think he had been abused, or that he had been castrated. His parents prayed for him nightly. Aaron knew that it wasn't as anywhere near as bad as some people had it, but on certain days it definitely stung. Now he just tries to keep his head down and his mouth shut. His father, Joel Deerling, has retired from his short but successful career as a professional public speaker. He now serves the community instead of working, helping out with the church, starting groups and helping out in general. His wife and Aaron's mother, Lisa, works full time as a saleswoman at a local car dealership. Aaron is currently seeing a therapist at his parents' request by the name of Dr. Charles Saunders. Hobbies: Music, relaxing, bird watching. Sexual Preference: Asexual and Aromantic. In laymans terms: Nothin' and nobody.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis As the ride went on, Alver had pretty much pressed himself against the corner, while slightly having to duck his head due to his height and the buses slightly lower roof. Annoying, didn't they make taller buses? Luckily, no one seemed to bother him other than the little annoying snickers and gawking eyes. It was much too loud in the bus, his ears feeling like they were bleeding by the nosy chatter of the none other people in the confined space. How can people stand being on buses?! As they finally arrived at the carnival and the obnoxious vehicle came to a halt, the ghostly man gave a soft sigh of relief as he awaited for everyone else to get off before he stood and walked out as well. Glad to be out in the open and in the fresh air, his long tall body stretched out, glad he was able to stand tall again. As it seemed the group was already falling apart as five other teenagers ran off, not before making fun of that pastor's girl. Rolling his lavender eyes, he was about to go off on his own, since he didn't like the idea of having to be in a group, but soon paused as there was a sudden scream. In which case he flinched at the loud sound, and grumbled before turning his gaze down to the much darker colored person who had caused this loud sound. Just about begging for the remaining people to be in a group with her. Which included himself, the girl with the kid, that blonde boy, and the purple haired hoodie person. Nice combo indeed. Her annoying dad probably won't appreciate a band of misfits. Well except the blonde guy, he seemed normal in this towns eyes. Nothing seemed non-normal by looking standard. The others yeah. Looking down at her with slightly narrowed lavender eyes, the pale boy thoughtfully pondered what to do. This girl had even resorted into bribery with the group of misfits in order to get them to stay. By how she was treated, he guessed he could understand why. Alver didn't like people, he never really hung out with them before. He hadn't even been this close to someone since he was a child when he tried to interact. After all, most just made fun of him, and he was a bit nervous of some idiots thinking his organs were sellable for some good luck charm. However, she didn't seem bad, despite being that jackasses daughter. Nor did the rest of these people, well maybe the short hoodie person who radiated irritation. On the plus side, if he did agree to accompany her, he might actually know what the hell to so at a carnival. Plus, it would be a sore thorn in her fathers side so that would also be amusing. Finally deciding, the tall man brushed his long white hair back behind his ear and crossed his arms. He didn't say anything, but he didn't move either.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy once more placed Jackson on a hip as she got off the bus, letting Galahad go first, following behind the medium-sized dog. He barked, clearly in response to so much stimuli, and Jackson gave a big, child like "wooow!" causing Amy to smile. This was a good thing. Not ready to set him down quite yet, she went to start towards the carnival, but stopped as she heard the "can we be a group?" stopping and turning, seeing the Pastors Daughter. She smiled brightly, but was wary. While she had liked the girl during her time at the church, and being young, she was probably less judgemental then adults, she still felt wary about speaking up. But she did, "I'd be happy to be a group. Um. My son, do I have to purchase a ticket for him? I'm more then happy to, but I haven't been to the carnival since I was a kid, and don't know the entry fees" she glance around at the others that had been called out to. Jackson seemed happy that the Albino teen was included in this group, but like a child was equally interested in the others. He leaned in close to her, and said softly"mommy? The person in the dress? Boy or girl?" Again, her heart just melted. He was just so adorable. She glanced over, but with the hoodie, it was hard to tell. Then again, why would a girl wear a hoodie, instead of something that would keep her warm, but still show of the dress? Was this person transgender, and possibly reveling against parents? Either way, Amy wasn't too sure how to reply to Jackson. "I'm not sure, sweetie." he seemed to shrugged and continued looking about. There was the boy who had been bullied on the bus, which she would have done something about, had her hands not been full of Jackson. As Jackson wriggled in her Arms, she set him down, and watched him as he went over to the boy. He smiled his huge, child grin and said "hi. Those boys were mean. Mommy says girlfriends are special, but it's okay. Girls are icky anyway" Amy didn't know if she should pick Jackson up again, or apologise. Glancing to the pastors Daughter, she took the few steps towards Jackson, but she figured no one would hurt him, not with so many people about. Still, she was wary. Jackson, like most kids, didn't have a filter on what they said or did, added to that he had excellent hearing, which was why she always had to be quite around the house. And he remembered things. He would have heard the boys on the bus, would have wanted to say something. He was just so sweet, he wanted everyone to be happy. So far, it hadn't gotten him into trouble, and she didn't expect that it would now. But she had learned a mother was always wary around those she didn't know. In other words, she was always wary outside of her own house or her mothers. "I'm sorry if he is bother you" she said, before looking to her son "what have I told you? You always introduce yourself first" Jackson looked down, but then up again, smiling once more "Sorry, m-m-mista. I'm Jackson" he said proudly, struggling a bit on the word mister"and this is my dog, galhad" Galahad waved his tail, use the way Jackson said his name. "I'm Amy" Amy said, Jackson tugging on her pants leg "no, your mommy" you just couldn't help but love him. "To you, sweetie. To others, I'm Amy" she said, giving him a smile. Would she ever stop being thankful that she had him? Would she ever stop being thankful that it appeared he had none of the man who had create him in him? Was it possible to love her son even more?</s>	<\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron stopped in his tracks when he heard Reyna call out to them, asking them to be in a group together. He didn't even have to think about it; more people meant more fun. Besides, there was something a touch depressing about going on a ferris wheel by yourself. "Yeah, I don't mind. No point in going to a carnival by yourself anyway." Aaron said with a smile. Anything to cheer the poor kid up. He saw with a bit of relief that he wasn't the only one up for an adventure with strangers. The young mother with her kid and her dog had also stopped and was now talking to Reyna about being a group. The kid in the hoodie and the albino had also stopped. Suddenly, the small boy trudged-ran over to him, with that certain gait only toddlers could have. Before Aaron could say anything the kid announced, "hi. Those boys were mean. Mommy says girlfriends are special, but it's okay. Girls are icky anyway." Aaron could feel his ears turning red, but he also couldn't do anything to stop the sheepish grin forming on his face. "I know, cooties right?" he said to the little boy, liking this kid more and more by the second. As the boy and his mother introduced themselves in quite possibly the most adorable way possible, Aaron decided that he had a new mission tonight. To make sure that their little group, especially Jackson, had as much fun as possible. "My name's Aaron." he said, waving shyly from the hip. "That's two a's, not an e. I'd love to be in a group with you guys. Besides," he began, looking at Jackson cheerfully, "I think I know someone who'd like to play the fishy game." When everyone was settled and ready, Aaron decided to lead the way, gazing around him to look for the booth he wanted. The cozy dirt path crunched underneath his feet as carnival games and music played around them. Eye attracting lights flashed all around, advertising their kid-friendly games. In the distance, he heard the sound of one of those 'test your strength' games. Soon the stand he was looking for came into view. A large water filled tub stood under an awning, with little plastic fish floating around in a circle. A tired looking attendant stood by the game, guarding the small plastic fishing rods. A line of stuffed toys and prizes hung under the awning along with a sign that read: 1 TICKET FOR 3 TRIES KIDS 6 AND UNDER FISH UNTIL THEY WIN! "Okay, boys and girls." Aaron turned around while still walking and announced to their rag tag little group, "The first and only rule of the fishy game is: You're never too old to play the fishy game! You can play something else, that's totally fine. If you think you're 'too cool' for this one, I certainly won't think any less of you." He winked as he said this last part, as if daring someone not to play. He himself led the charge, handing the attendant two tickets and ignoring the guy's raised eyebrow. "Two games for me. And I definitely want the yellow fishing rod." He took the kid-sized rod from the incredulous attendant and stood at the tub, poised and fishing rod in hand. With zero shame, he started trying to hook one of the colorful little floating fishies, saying loudly, "Come on, come on, daddy needs a new pair of shoes!"</s>
<\|description\|>Aaron Deerling Age: 18 Height: 5' 9'' Bio/History/Personality:From the moment he was born on the second of October in 1996, Aaron Deerling's parents had his life practically mapped out for him. They knew what school they were going to send him to, what kind of clothes he would wear, which instrument he was going to master and which teacher was going to help him master it. What they didn't count on was their son growing up with a serious lack of ambition. Aaron had no interest in succeeding professionally, though he does have a healthy interest in life. He would much rather sit in a camping chair, stare at the sky and listen to life than do anything academically satisfying. He is a sensual man that way, he enjoys touching things, looking at beautiful paintings, and listening to music. (that part his parents did succeed in hammering into his brain; love of the universal language, especially classical music and even Broadway musicals.) It was his good fortune that his family decided to settle down in a small town. Aaron hates crowds and busy cities with a passion. Honking horns, people shouting, impatience, sometimes he just can't deal with it. Drama in general is a no-fly zone with Aaron. Before he turned eighteen, he was a nervous wreck. Every new day held something difficult to deal with, speaking in class, making excuses to teachers, even going into the store to buy something. It felt like everyone was watching him make an ass of himself. Thankfully, once he started working part time as a cashier at a convenience store close to home, most of these fears either dissipated or became bearable. He's on a new mission now; to relax. However, when Aaron was growing up, there seemed to be something gnawing at him. It's difficult to describe a lack of something, but it's easy to feel it. Aaron felt it, and he heard things. Puberty came and went, and soon his started to hear his friends and peers talking about dating. Girls, checking out chicks, going to the movies, making out. It felt...foreign. Aaron understood what they were talking about, movies and television had taught him enough, and he had definitely gotten 'the talk' from his folks. But with him, it just didn't seem to click. There was no urge to do what they were doing. Dating and even kissing had no appeal to him, and not because he was busy doing other things. He had no fantasies about men, either. It wasn't about wanting something else, it was about not wanting anything at all. For a long time, Aaron ignored it. He assumed that he just hadn't found someone he liked enough, or maybe he was just slower than everyone else, or probably everyone else was just obsessed with sex and he was the only normal one. In any case, one day he did a little research online and found a word: asexual. It was an eye opening evening, to find out in one fell swoop that he wasn't broken, that he wasn't wrong, and that he wasn't alone. It was so exciting to him that he felt like shouting it from the rooftops, or at least to his friends and parents. That's when the troubles started. And the questions, the disbelief, the doubt and the ostracizing. Half the school seemed to think he had been abused, or that he had been castrated. His parents prayed for him nightly. Aaron knew that it wasn't as anywhere near as bad as some people had it, but on certain days it definitely stung. Now he just tries to keep his head down and his mouth shut. His father, Joel Deerling, has retired from his short but successful career as a professional public speaker. He now serves the community instead of working, helping out with the church, starting groups and helping out in general. His wife and Aaron's mother, Lisa, works full time as a saleswoman at a local car dealership. Aaron is currently seeing a therapist at his parents' request by the name of Dr. Charles Saunders. Hobbies: Music, relaxing, bird watching. Sexual Preference: Asexual and Aromantic. In laymans terms: Nothin' and nobody.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "Thank you for helping him. You're good with kids." Aaron blushed a little at Amy's observation. He never would've imagined that he would be good with kids, then again he never had the chance to find out before. He was an only child and his parents didn't really have any siblings, except for an uncle who Aaron barely knew because he moved away to start his family. Aaron acknowledged to himself that goofing around with Jackson was definitely a lot of fun. "Well kids," Aaron said to the group, despite the fact that some of them were the same age or as old as he was. Farcical as usual. "If I'm not mistaken, that large lit up circular thing is the ferris wheel. Anybody who wants on, just follow me." Aaron began striding towards the ride, arms swinging exaggeratedly. Leading them, Aaron took a sharp turn around a popcorn stand. He wasn't quite looking where he was going, however, and ran directly into a familiar face. A bolt of panic shot through him at the sight of his therapist, Doctor Charles Saunders. Aaron had intended to hide his face and pray that he wouldn't notice him, but it was too late. "Hey! Watch where you're...oh, hello Aaron. I didn't expect to see you here." Dr. Saunders said, leaning over Aaron with his square jaw and his tight expression. "Uh, sorry Doctor Saunders. I wasn't paying attention." Aaron prayed that the others wouldn't notice this conversation, at the same time it all felt so absurd, seeing the man who knew his dark secrets buying a bucket of popcorn. "I guess not." The doctor observed. "Enjoying the festival?" As Aaron mumbled and shifted his feet uncomfortably, the man scanned the group following Aaron dissaprovingly. "Not taking my advice, I see." Aaron stared at the lights on the ferris wheel, refusing to acknowledge that this was even happening. He grunted out a short, "Nope." and shuffled past Saunders, wondering frantically if this sort of situation was covered by doctor/patient confidentiality. As if to rub in it, Saunders called out to Aaron as he wandered away. "I'll see you Monday, like always!" Aaron ignored him, just kept his eye on the prize. He homed in on the lights on the ferris wheel, not even realizing that he was kicking a rock as he went along.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson The rag tag group made it's way to the ferris wheel next. Reyna had always loved that ride; it wasn't too fast, it wasn't too high, it was just right. It was kind of hard to admit to herself, but she was having a very good time already, much more than she would have with the other girls or even alone. She kept her eyes forward, looking at the large blinking contraption that was their destination. The other woman came by her side and spoke kindly, "I want to apologize. I made a snap judgement earlier, based on the fact that you looked away from my son, and assumed you were just like a majority of this town is. Judgmental, despite the circumstances. I should know better myself, but...when it comes to Jackson, I'm...a bit blind. So. Sorry. I'm Amy" A sense of uneasy swept over Reyna as Amy finished her sentence, but she returned a smile. Her head bounced in a nod, the mass of curls bobbing along as she did. "I'm sorry if I offended you or Jackson. I don't blame you for being defensive over your son, I-I'd do the same too. I was probably just spacing off as usual." she lied, pausing, "I'm Reyna by the way, it's nice to meet you Amy." she mentioned. That she hadn't lied about. She was glad she had spoken up on the bus to the group. Her lips parted again, wanting to spill her guts to the woman, to explain everything- but she couldn't. The group reached the ferris wheel and Reyna pulled a ticket from her roll and handed them to the worker as the group started to get into the small line.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Because Albino isn't exactly something kids really hear about. Most enjoy the rumors of a ghost or vampire coming to murder them in their sleep." Alver answered the mother of the group, as he gingerly took back his coat and slipped it back on. As he watched the two girls talk, he followed after Aaron, pausing only when he saw the little event that transpired between Aaron and some older guy. The pale boy was unsure what was going on between the two, but Aaron didn't seem comfortable. Still, Alver probably should pry and ask about it so he let it lie as he got into the line for the Ferris wheel. Looking up at the large wheel like rideable contraption. Frowning ever so slightly as his lavender eyes stared at it. He didn't like vehicles in general, and he had never been on some carnival ride. Only heard of them in books and such. Usually used as some romantic means in romance novels. Which he didn't quite get, since the bloody thing didn't look anything but romantic. Still, he felt he needed to at least try it at least once. So after getting his ticket and it was his turn to board, he had to duck under the door and crouch a little to avoid hitting his head. Sitting down in a seat, his hands gripped tightly to the seat as if to hold on for dear life on the handle that was braced in front of him. It felt like this was a trap... But he supposed it was just to keep riders safe.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy smiled at Reyna, glad to have her now. Now, it was only the Albino guy she needed a name for. Even if it was just one night, she liked having a name for people. She made sure she had everything, Jackson eager to get moving. She saw Reyna about to speak, and then stop. SHe didn't press. They all had their secrets, she supposed. Amy began to follow Aaron, with Galahad and Jackson. Jackson still stared about eagerly, taking everything in, and Amy decided that it was worth what could be considered crankiness tomorrow, to give him this. And how fortunate to have someone so interested in him, so happy to mess around with him here. Amy wondered, toyed with the idea, of asking if Aaron wanted to maintain a friendship with him. Or was that too weird? As they seemed to stop, Amy looked about, seeing that Aaron had pretty much crashed into someone. She frowned at the man's comments, and simply stared back at him when he looked over the group, Galahad barking. As the man walked away, taking a dig at Aaron, Jackson opened his mouth and yelled out "Meanie!" causing Amy to giggle. As they reached the Ferris Wheel, Amy tied Galahad up, knowing he wouldn't do well on the ride, and gave the attendant two tickets, following the others on board. She chose a corner, and before Jackson could sit, she had him on her lap, a tight grip on him for the moment, but he still clutched the side, and looked out with wonderment.</s>	<\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron climbed in with the others with a smile, still feeling amused by Jackson's small but effective zinger at Dr. Saunders. Seeing that the pale guy was clutching his seat like a life raft, Aaron made a mental note not to rock the ride. After they were all inside, the ride operator closed the doors and double checked them. Soon, they were all moving lazily skyward, the ground getting farther and farther away. Jackson was looking wide-eyed at the scenery below them, and the sight of him made him feel like a kid again. Feeling a little whimsical and not caring who knew it, Aaron whistled a couple of bars from Giants in the Sky. It seemed appropriate. As they neared the top, Aaron decided to stare down at the world below them along with Jackson. The people seemed so small. They also didn't seem as rude and nasty from way up here. Up here they were just people...whose insults wouldn't reach their little group no matter how much they shouted. There was a certain serenity up in this moment, and Aaron wanted to be able to remember it. Searching the floor of their group's compartment, Aaron noticed a penny. No doubt left by a someone who had been contemplating throwing it off the ride. He picked it up and shoved it into his back pocket, deciding to put it to better use. Peeking out of the ride again, Aaron saw in the corner of his eye one of the other gondolas near them. In it was a couple kissing. Aaron looked away quickly, face turning red. He had forgotten ferris wheels were popular make-out rides. He started to think about the people on the ground again, and about Dr. Saunders. Saunders acted like people like Aaron shouldn't exist. As if he wasn't complete. As if he was lying, or needed to prove that he was the way he was. Nearly every question from the man was a test. 'How do you know if you've never experienced it?' 'Why are you giving up on yourself so early?' 'Is there some reason that you choose to be this way?' He frowned at the memory at that last one. Choice had nothing to do with it. Saunders wasn't the only one. The guys on the bus, the jerks picking on Reyna, not to mention the assholes who messed up the pale guy's coat and payed the price. Aaron had no doubt that Amy had caught her fair share of insults and judgements. The thought made him sick, especially for the kid's sake. No one should grow up having to see their mother be ridiculed. Suddenly Aaron turned to the rest of the group, not sure why he was asking such a forward question. He just had a feeling they all felt the same way. "Am I crazy, or is this town...not right? It's like everyone in it are..." Aaron remembered Jackson, and censored himself. "...meanies."</s>
<\|description\|>Aaron Deerling Age: 18 Height: 5' 9'' Bio/History/Personality:From the moment he was born on the second of October in 1996, Aaron Deerling's parents had his life practically mapped out for him. They knew what school they were going to send him to, what kind of clothes he would wear, which instrument he was going to master and which teacher was going to help him master it. What they didn't count on was their son growing up with a serious lack of ambition. Aaron had no interest in succeeding professionally, though he does have a healthy interest in life. He would much rather sit in a camping chair, stare at the sky and listen to life than do anything academically satisfying. He is a sensual man that way, he enjoys touching things, looking at beautiful paintings, and listening to music. (that part his parents did succeed in hammering into his brain; love of the universal language, especially classical music and even Broadway musicals.) It was his good fortune that his family decided to settle down in a small town. Aaron hates crowds and busy cities with a passion. Honking horns, people shouting, impatience, sometimes he just can't deal with it. Drama in general is a no-fly zone with Aaron. Before he turned eighteen, he was a nervous wreck. Every new day held something difficult to deal with, speaking in class, making excuses to teachers, even going into the store to buy something. It felt like everyone was watching him make an ass of himself. Thankfully, once he started working part time as a cashier at a convenience store close to home, most of these fears either dissipated or became bearable. He's on a new mission now; to relax. However, when Aaron was growing up, there seemed to be something gnawing at him. It's difficult to describe a lack of something, but it's easy to feel it. Aaron felt it, and he heard things. Puberty came and went, and soon his started to hear his friends and peers talking about dating. Girls, checking out chicks, going to the movies, making out. It felt...foreign. Aaron understood what they were talking about, movies and television had taught him enough, and he had definitely gotten 'the talk' from his folks. But with him, it just didn't seem to click. There was no urge to do what they were doing. Dating and even kissing had no appeal to him, and not because he was busy doing other things. He had no fantasies about men, either. It wasn't about wanting something else, it was about not wanting anything at all. For a long time, Aaron ignored it. He assumed that he just hadn't found someone he liked enough, or maybe he was just slower than everyone else, or probably everyone else was just obsessed with sex and he was the only normal one. In any case, one day he did a little research online and found a word: asexual. It was an eye opening evening, to find out in one fell swoop that he wasn't broken, that he wasn't wrong, and that he wasn't alone. It was so exciting to him that he felt like shouting it from the rooftops, or at least to his friends and parents. That's when the troubles started. And the questions, the disbelief, the doubt and the ostracizing. Half the school seemed to think he had been abused, or that he had been castrated. His parents prayed for him nightly. Aaron knew that it wasn't as anywhere near as bad as some people had it, but on certain days it definitely stung. Now he just tries to keep his head down and his mouth shut. His father, Joel Deerling, has retired from his short but successful career as a professional public speaker. He now serves the community instead of working, helping out with the church, starting groups and helping out in general. His wife and Aaron's mother, Lisa, works full time as a saleswoman at a local car dealership. Aaron is currently seeing a therapist at his parents' request by the name of Dr. Charles Saunders. Hobbies: Music, relaxing, bird watching. Sexual Preference: Asexual and Aromantic. In laymans terms: Nothin' and nobody.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Reyna had kept her lips sealed tight for the rest of the ride after her comment. Her feelings we're probably a bit overwhelming and bias when she really thought about it. She had never had it as bad as these people, no matter what she thought. No matter what she had really gone through. No matter how deep her pain engulfed her. Her head bobbed up and down softly with a quaint smile spread across her lips. The banter between both Aaron and the other boy was amusing, but Reyna agreed with Amy. It's easier when you know someone's name, even if they never would speak or see one another again after this night. "Alright then. My name is Alver Starlis. Scary man of the town." he finally admitted and Reyna made a mental note to herself to remember it, if anything- for the night. The group exited the cart together and stood idle for a minute and Reyna's eyes widened as she saw an array of food vendors across the way. "Can we grab something to eat?" Reyna questioned, eyeing several things she would like to devour; like the cotton candy that was being spun into light airy sugary clouds of multiple colors.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper "Al...Al...Alve...Alvy!" Jackson tried the name out, stumbling over the pronunciation and finally giving up, looking slightly frustrated at it, but then pleased at himself for coming up with an alternative. Amy smiled, and took his head as they left the ride, retrieving Galahad from where she had tied him. "You ain't scary" he looked up at Alver with wide, trusting eyes, and smiled brightly, a wide, childlike grin. Amy smiled, looking about for something else to do, and when Reyna asked about food, she debated the wisdom of giving a two year old Cotton Candy. A small amount couldn't hurt, but then, she couldn't have the cotton candy herself. Not without her insulin. And Jackson had yet to be tested for diabetes. So, perhaps the first time she gave him large amounts of sugar, shouldn't be in a carnival. She looked down at Jackson, and once more thought a small amount couldn't hurt. "Food sounds good. If I could find something suitable for Jackson, that would be great"</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron dug the toe of his shoe into the dirt for no apparent reason, saying, "Food sounds good. I'm starving." He peered at the concession stands around them, a strange mixed aroma of sugary treats, fried food and popcorn washed over him. Well, there was always the usuals: cotton candy, kettle corn, fried dough, and corn dogs. The stuff that usually caught his eye though was the weird 'only at a fair' type of food: chocolate covered bacon, bloomin' onions, deep fried oreos, and finally one he was actually interested in. Aaron blinked away the twinkle in his eye as he announced to the group, "I'll meet you guys by that table." He gestured to an empty table that stood a good distance away from the crowd traffic. "I'm gonna get me some gator." With that he took his leave and strolled towards the alligator stand where, unsurprisingly, there wasn't much of a line. "You wanna try some alligator?" The cook asked Aaron as he approached, shouting over the sound of sizziling reptile meat. The smell of the sauce the girl was working with was enough to keep Aaron interested in eating a green thing that lived in muddy water. "Oh yeah. I've never had it." "You want it on a plate or a stick?" The question tripped him up for a second before he thought, Oh, what the hell. Might as well go full on weird. "Stick. I wanna eat like a caveman." He grinned at her, thoroughly enjoying his night at the moment. "Oh, and a small orange pop too." "You got it, hun." She smiled toothily back at him, flipping the meat around and gathering the stuff she needed to make his food. It wasn't a long wait, and soon she handed him his stick and drink. As he pulled out his wallet to pay, she winked at him and said, "Your money's no good here, sunshine." "Oh...okay. Really?" Aaron looked up at her, surprised at generosity. "Yep. Enjoy the gator." "Okay, thanks!" Aaron said, raising his gator stick in the air, as if he was tipping his imaginary hat. As he practically skipped over to the table, he stopped suddenly in his tracks, disturbed. Wait, that wasn't...was it? Was she flirting? Aaron looked back at the stand to try and get another look at the girl, but she was already back to work. He spun back again, blinking through the confusion. Or was she just being nice? Yeah, probably. No big deal. He shrugged it off and continued his trek towards the table, which was empty for now. Plopping himself and his impaled dinosaur meat at the table, Aaron eyed his food, wondering what everyone else had chosen to eat.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis At the Priest's daughter's suggestion, the tall pale man nodded in mild agreement. Food wouldn't be so bad. Then he looked down to the little boy of the group who tried his best to pronounce Alver's name before simply settling on a nickname. Not really minding it and just finding the little boy quite adorable, Alver gave a soft smile and gently reached down and ruffled the boy's hair. "You're a kind lad." he said before standing straight again as Aaron was the first to go and get something to eat, saying they should go and meet at the table. It was odd, yet Alver felt a bit relaxed around these people he hardly knew. Most pretty much younger then him. Scanning the food stands for something to eat, he settled on a Cheesedog stand. It wasn't often one saw these things. A corn dog with the filling just cheese instead of meat. Though he did pause to watch Aaron to see how he faired. Alligator? Odd. But was more interesting was the fact the woman seemed to be quite kind toward the blonde boy. Alver couldn't help if it was a attempt to flirt, especially when someone of a business just gives away their profit. Then again, he wasn't a expert in relationships and he doubted things worked out in reality like they did in books. Like everyone else, the woman at the stand with cheesedogs gawked at him, seeming unsure what to make of the the giant white man. Still, he asked for a Cheesedog and paid for it and she gave it to him gladly before he moved on and got some cotton candy as well. He liked sweets. Finding Aaron, the tall man sat down beside him, deciding to allow the females of the group to sit together. It made girls uncomfortable to sit next to strange men right? Especially big ones. Flicking his lavender eyes to Aaron, Alver hummed a little. "You're quite the charmer it seems." he mused as he witnessed Aaron's behavior before casually taking a bite of the Cheesedog.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy pursed her lips, studying the options available to eat. Something that Jackson wouldn't get everyday, but that wouldn't be a test of his sugar resistance. She walked down the stands, Jackson's hand curled around Galahad's collar, the toddler looking about, eyes wide, a gaping grin plastered on his face. It made Amy's heart swell with happiness, and she smiled. Her eyes traveled over the stands once more. The corn dogs so popular at carnivals seemed to be the only choice. Alligator was not an option, at least not for her, and while the cheesedog did sound alright, she doubted Jackson would be interested in it without the meat. So she walked over to the stand, and got three corn dogs. Almost as if he knew that he was getting something too, Galahad looked up at her eagerly with his bi-coloured eyes, that matched hers. He gave a small bark and she chuckled, holding out a dog to him. He immediately pulled it off the stick, and had it gone in seconds. Probably not the best food to give a dog, but tonight was a night to live a little. She led Jackson and Galahad, now licking his muzzle, to the table, where she tied Galahad's leash and settled Jackson in her lap when she sat down. She took out his water bottle, and set it in his reach, before handing him the corn dog. He took as big a bite as his small mouth would allow, and then seemed to make exaggerated "Mmmmmm" Sounds. Amy smiled, and bit into her own corn dog. She studied the alligator. "Does that actually taste good?" She asked, one arm loosely holding jackson as she ate her corndog.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Cotton candy had been Reyna's choice of food that night, she didn't feel much like truly eating- so the sugar rush would have to suffice. Picking a bright blue one she paid the man with a smile, before ripping a piece off and slipping it between her lips. Melting slowly, she let out a soft sigh. Delicious. Scanning the area she re found her group (They were not hard to miss) and rejoined them just as Amy sat down with her trio of corn dogs. Reyna gave a light chuckle watching Galahad take the corndog in one swift bite. Her eyes traveled across to Jackson as he too savored the corndog, delightfully making sounds to let us know that it was good. "Does that actually taste good?" Amy asked Aaron. Just noticing that he was eating something different than everyone else, Reyna raised her eyebrow. She had tried alligator before but it definitely wasn't something she'd go out of her way to get. She listened joyfully of the conversations going at the table while she plucked slowly at her cotton candy.</s>	<\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "You're quite the charmer it seems." Alver said to Aaron as he sat down next to him. Aaron could feel his face turning red at the knowledge that Alver had seen that little interaction with the gator girl. The man's strange lavender saw right through him. "Not by choice." Aaron mumbled, thought about it for a moment, then mumbled further. "...I mean, I didn't mean to...y'know...I-I think she has just being nice." In an effort to stop his own embarrassed rambling, Aaron took a bite out of gator stick. Rescuing him, Amy asked, "Does that actually taste good?" Aaron chewed thoughtfully, his eyebrows raising in slight surprise. "It's actually pretty good. It's...chicken-y, but chewier, like steak. Gamey." He summed it up before realizing that he was talking while eating. Peering at this strange little collection of people again, Aaron noted to himself that this night felt like a special moment in time. How long had all of them been living in this town together and yet never really spoke at length? The town wasn't that big, and yet they had never spent any time together like they had tonight. How many of them went to the same school he did, trudged through the same halls, walked over the same tile floor, hell, even shopped at his convenience store? And yet never once had they met properly. A gaggle of outliers brought together by a youth night and a request from a pastor's daughter. It felt prophetic, and it felt right. Wanting to remember this moment as well, Aaron broke off a piece of the stick he was eating off of; one at the bottom, untouched by food, and stuck it in his pocket along with the penny from the ferris wheel. Curious, he eyed Alver's stained jacket and asked, "Do you always get treated like that? People throwing stuff at you?"</s>
<\|description\|>Aaron Deerling Age: 18 Height: 5' 9'' Bio/History/Personality:From the moment he was born on the second of October in 1996, Aaron Deerling's parents had his life practically mapped out for him. They knew what school they were going to send him to, what kind of clothes he would wear, which instrument he was going to master and which teacher was going to help him master it. What they didn't count on was their son growing up with a serious lack of ambition. Aaron had no interest in succeeding professionally, though he does have a healthy interest in life. He would much rather sit in a camping chair, stare at the sky and listen to life than do anything academically satisfying. He is a sensual man that way, he enjoys touching things, looking at beautiful paintings, and listening to music. (that part his parents did succeed in hammering into his brain; love of the universal language, especially classical music and even Broadway musicals.) It was his good fortune that his family decided to settle down in a small town. Aaron hates crowds and busy cities with a passion. Honking horns, people shouting, impatience, sometimes he just can't deal with it. Drama in general is a no-fly zone with Aaron. Before he turned eighteen, he was a nervous wreck. Every new day held something difficult to deal with, speaking in class, making excuses to teachers, even going into the store to buy something. It felt like everyone was watching him make an ass of himself. Thankfully, once he started working part time as a cashier at a convenience store close to home, most of these fears either dissipated or became bearable. He's on a new mission now; to relax. However, when Aaron was growing up, there seemed to be something gnawing at him. It's difficult to describe a lack of something, but it's easy to feel it. Aaron felt it, and he heard things. Puberty came and went, and soon his started to hear his friends and peers talking about dating. Girls, checking out chicks, going to the movies, making out. It felt...foreign. Aaron understood what they were talking about, movies and television had taught him enough, and he had definitely gotten 'the talk' from his folks. But with him, it just didn't seem to click. There was no urge to do what they were doing. Dating and even kissing had no appeal to him, and not because he was busy doing other things. He had no fantasies about men, either. It wasn't about wanting something else, it was about not wanting anything at all. For a long time, Aaron ignored it. He assumed that he just hadn't found someone he liked enough, or maybe he was just slower than everyone else, or probably everyone else was just obsessed with sex and he was the only normal one. In any case, one day he did a little research online and found a word: asexual. It was an eye opening evening, to find out in one fell swoop that he wasn't broken, that he wasn't wrong, and that he wasn't alone. It was so exciting to him that he felt like shouting it from the rooftops, or at least to his friends and parents. That's when the troubles started. And the questions, the disbelief, the doubt and the ostracizing. Half the school seemed to think he had been abused, or that he had been castrated. His parents prayed for him nightly. Aaron knew that it wasn't as anywhere near as bad as some people had it, but on certain days it definitely stung. Now he just tries to keep his head down and his mouth shut. His father, Joel Deerling, has retired from his short but successful career as a professional public speaker. He now serves the community instead of working, helping out with the church, starting groups and helping out in general. His wife and Aaron's mother, Lisa, works full time as a saleswoman at a local car dealership. Aaron is currently seeing a therapist at his parents' request by the name of Dr. Charles Saunders. Hobbies: Music, relaxing, bird watching. Sexual Preference: Asexual and Aromantic. In laymans terms: Nothin' and nobody.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy pursed her lips, studying the options available to eat. Something that Jackson wouldn't get everyday, but that wouldn't be a test of his sugar resistance. She walked down the stands, Jackson's hand curled around Galahad's collar, the toddler looking about, eyes wide, a gaping grin plastered on his face. It made Amy's heart swell with happiness, and she smiled. Her eyes traveled over the stands once more. The corn dogs so popular at carnivals seemed to be the only choice. Alligator was not an option, at least not for her, and while the cheesedog did sound alright, she doubted Jackson would be interested in it without the meat. So she walked over to the stand, and got three corn dogs. Almost as if he knew that he was getting something too, Galahad looked up at her eagerly with his bi-coloured eyes, that matched hers. He gave a small bark and she chuckled, holding out a dog to him. He immediately pulled it off the stick, and had it gone in seconds. Probably not the best food to give a dog, but tonight was a night to live a little. She led Jackson and Galahad, now licking his muzzle, to the table, where she tied Galahad's leash and settled Jackson in her lap when she sat down. She took out his water bottle, and set it in his reach, before handing him the corn dog. He took as big a bite as his small mouth would allow, and then seemed to make exaggerated "Mmmmmm" Sounds. Amy smiled, and bit into her own corn dog. She studied the alligator. "Does that actually taste good?" She asked, one arm loosely holding jackson as she ate her corndog.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Cotton candy had been Reyna's choice of food that night, she didn't feel much like truly eating- so the sugar rush would have to suffice. Picking a bright blue one she paid the man with a smile, before ripping a piece off and slipping it between her lips. Melting slowly, she let out a soft sigh. Delicious. Scanning the area she re found her group (They were not hard to miss) and rejoined them just as Amy sat down with her trio of corn dogs. Reyna gave a light chuckle watching Galahad take the corndog in one swift bite. Her eyes traveled across to Jackson as he too savored the corndog, delightfully making sounds to let us know that it was good. "Does that actually taste good?" Amy asked Aaron. Just noticing that he was eating something different than everyone else, Reyna raised her eyebrow. She had tried alligator before but it definitely wasn't something she'd go out of her way to get. She listened joyfully of the conversations going at the table while she plucked slowly at her cotton candy.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "You're quite the charmer it seems." Alver said to Aaron as he sat down next to him. Aaron could feel his face turning red at the knowledge that Alver had seen that little interaction with the gator girl. The man's strange lavender saw right through him. "Not by choice." Aaron mumbled, thought about it for a moment, then mumbled further. "...I mean, I didn't mean to...y'know...I-I think she has just being nice." In an effort to stop his own embarrassed rambling, Aaron took a bite out of gator stick. Rescuing him, Amy asked, "Does that actually taste good?" Aaron chewed thoughtfully, his eyebrows raising in slight surprise. "It's actually pretty good. It's...chicken-y, but chewier, like steak. Gamey." He summed it up before realizing that he was talking while eating. Peering at this strange little collection of people again, Aaron noted to himself that this night felt like a special moment in time. How long had all of them been living in this town together and yet never really spoke at length? The town wasn't that big, and yet they had never spent any time together like they had tonight. How many of them went to the same school he did, trudged through the same halls, walked over the same tile floor, hell, even shopped at his convenience store? And yet never once had they met properly. A gaggle of outliers brought together by a youth night and a request from a pastor's daughter. It felt prophetic, and it felt right. Wanting to remember this moment as well, Aaron broke off a piece of the stick he was eating off of; one at the bottom, untouched by food, and stuck it in his pocket along with the penny from the ferris wheel. Curious, he eyed Alver's stained jacket and asked, "Do you always get treated like that? People throwing stuff at you?"</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Riiiiight. Though I don't many people with business stands that are fairly unpopular to give away food just to be nice. It's fine though, just means your naturally charming." the pale man said in a nonchalant manner as he took another bite of his Cheesedog, his lavender eyes watching Aaron before glancing around to examine people and the group members. As the others soon joined them, the girls of the group sitting across from the boys, minus Galahand and Jackson, Alver listened as the mother asked Aaron about the gator. Whom prompty explained what it tasted like. By description, it actually made the pale man curious as he absently bit into a piece of cotton candy as he listened to Aaron talk. It was actually nice being with people. A odd thought the ghostly man believed would never cross his mind. Yet, these people seemed nice enough, it was too bad there wasn't more people like them. It was then, Aaron asked Alver about more occurrences like the one earlier. The lavender eyes flicked to the blonde boy then to his stained shoulder. "Yeah pretty much. If they aren't avoiding me in fear that I'll suck their blood or something, they usually do something like that. When I was little, it was mostly paint buckets, now it's paint guns, church crosses, garlic or food." he answered before taking another bite of his food. Chewing slowly, he swallowed and sighed a little before looking to the rest of them. "What about you three? People always teasing you like that?" he asked.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy shook her head, unable to believe that anyone could like alligator, whether it tasted like chicken or not. Wasn't the skin rough? Didn't the meat taste more...tecture'ry then anything? She didn't know, and she wasn't about to try it. Jackson listened and watched curiously, but his Corndog took all of his attention at times. Amy fell silent, for now, happy to just listen, keeping an eye on Jackson as he ate his dog, when the conversation shifted to how they were treated. While she wasn't treated as badly as Alver, it still made her uncomfortable to talk about. She finished of her Corn dog, and used a Wet Wipe to clean her hands, appearing, for a few moments, to pretend she hadn't heard the question. Then she sighed softly, "I tend to ignore what people say about or do to me. My boss is better then most, and I feel that he just thinks about Jackson, and how I need an income to raise him, but he still thinks that...well, that I am no good. That somehow, being beaten and raped, made me evil. That I somehow asked for it" throttle back, Amy. No need to create a whole scene She sighed again, pressing her fingers to her eyes for a minute. "I hear the names, the nasty comments, the talk that I'm a demon, come to taint the people of this town, to lure young men to committing the heinous act of intercourse before marriage, or lure husbands into committing adultery, that I'm scum, the lowest of the low. I can put up with that. its the way they treat Jackson. He wouldn't hurt a damn fly, and yet they treat him like he's infected, something to keep at arms length, rather then to treat like a kid. Part of me thinks I should just pack up and leave, but this is my home. And I'll be damned if some head up their butts, stuck up, judgmental douches will drive me out of it" nice work throttling it back, Amy. She couldn't help it. The topic was a sore spot for her, because it led to the fact that her son would be, and was being, treated like this. And she would do anything to prevent that, to stop it. She just didn't know what. She sighed, and swallowed painfully, looking up, but letting her hair fall over her eyes, as Jackson, a warm, comforting weight in her lap, twisted around and hugged her, as if he understood what she had been saying and the meaning behind the words. Her precious, unassuming, caring son. Hers. "its never resulted in anything physical. so that is something. I find it...horrid that people can be so ignorant of albinism that they can treat you like they do" She said to Alver, "And yet, it doesn't surprise me about this town" she sighed softly.</s>	<\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron listened, wide eyed and horrified at Amy's story. The shock of real life was like a slap to the face, and he could only sit there like a deer in headlights as Amy spoke of what was done to her, and how people treated Jackson because of it. It was sick. Those people were sick, and the very idea of it made him feel sick. Aaron put down his food. He wasn't in the mood for it. Aaron watched as Jackson, bless his little heart, hugged his mother. He was grateful that at least someone was able to comfort her after she poured her heart out to them, that sort of thing wasn't really his specialty. Still, he wanted to do something, say something, anything that could help. He knew, and he suspected that the rest of the group also knew, that what people really needed in positions like this was a friend. "Amy..." Aaron said steadily, folding his hands together on the table. "...if you ever need anything, someone to talk to, babysitter, a ride, or just someone to hang out with, give me a call." In one smooth motion, Aaron pulled a pen and paper out of his back pack and wrote down his cell number, giving it to Amy. "Hell, that goes for the rest of you, too." Quickly, he scribbled his number for each member of the group and handed them out, hoping that no one would take it the wrong way.</s>
<\|description\|>Reyna Carlson Age: 16 Height: 5ft 1 Personality: Sweet. Kind. Naive. Generous. Anxious. Hobbies: Church. Hair and Makeup. Singing. Reading. Likes: Talking. Sunshine. Dancing. Walking outside. School. Dislikes: Traveling. Rain. Being touched without permission. Home. Sexual Preference: Straight History: The town's pastor was highly praised when he had a daughter born on a bright spring day on the 3rd of April, 1999. Definitely a gift from God as the Easter season approached. This daughter was to be named Reyna Carlson. The pastor (Robert Carlson) had met his wife (Priscilla Diaz) during a church mission trip. He brought her back from the Dominican Republic to marry her as soon as possible. The two had fell in love. Not even a year later, their one and only daughter was born. A sweet, kind, generous child Reyna grew up very naive to the world around her and often found herself in situations where her morals were pushed. Being the pastor's daughter was a job in itself. You always have to be at church every Sunday, and any other day that it was called for. You have to have a good reputation in the eyes of all the town members. You have to have a well behaved online profile. You have to be well groomed and manicured. You have to have good grades. You have to not have sex until marriage. It was the last one Reyna had messed up on. Quentin was a sweet, kind, generous child as Reyna was. He went to church every Sunday with his parents and got good grades. He was a star football player at the high school and quite the good looking boy. Quentin and Reyna had gotten quite the crush on one another as they grew up together. Both of their parents found it just fine that the two were together. Often, they joked about how one day the two would get married and take on the family's church and continue to grace the town with a good faith. Sex was something Reyna was clueless about, As Quentin fiddled with the button of her blouse in the basement of the church, she gasped in horror. "No!" she pushed away his hands rapidly, wrapping her arms around herself. This charade lasted a few months before the pressure finally kicked in. The two had unprotected sex, and before Reyna knew it she was pregnant. With tears she came to her parents, between sobs she gasped, "I don't know what to do." Her parents were outraged. Disgusted. Humiliated. They did what they only knew how to do- pray. They prayed as they purchased a ticket for their daughter. They prayed as they told the congregation she was just off on a mission trip. They prayed as their daughter boarded the plane back to her mother's homeland to receive an abortion. Returning from her plane her parents greeted her as a new woman, she had been saved from this spawn inside of her. The whole congregation cheered and applaud at her return, curious of what her experience was. Through clenched teeth she explained how closer to God she felt, and how she was just happy she was now home. Reyna was a changed woman, not quite the sweet sixteen most girls in town were, but something different.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper As the pastor prattled on, explaining about the groups. She didn't particularly care, and she lifted Jackson back onto her right hip, brushing his hair back from his face, his eyes. She made a note, as she did every few days to get his hair cut. And would eventually do so. He rested his head on her shoulder, and she smiled happily. She had seen one of the other teenagers watching her, however briefly, and seemed to take interest in Galahad. It didn't bother her, as it seemed innocent enough. She paid more attention to what the pastor was saying them anyone else, and when he said that they could get their tickets, she stepped forward, shrugging the bag of things onto her shoulder more, in an easy smooth gesture that didn't disturb Jackson, making sure she had a good grip Galahad's leash. She smiled at the young girl, who she recognised from the times she had been in the church, at sermons and other things, but didn't know her name. She gave a smile. Recently in an attempt to be friendly as well as to try and put the towns people at ease with her, she had started being polite. It sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. She took her ticket, and then made way to the buses, grabbing a seat, she had Galahad lie at her feet, and kept Jackson in her lap. It seemed better then having him sit beside her, where he could easily break away, and cause trouble. Jackson looked about, craning his neck around, and then settling into her. He seemed content now, as if satisfied with what he had seen. She chuckled lightly, and hugged him close. Galahad watched everything with his bi-coloured eyes, and Amy knew that they would be safe with him. She started to tell Jackson about the carnival as the bus started to move, clearly getting him excited and revved for the night. She wanted him to have fun, and to have the time of his life. She smoothed his hair, but that was a losing battle. Still, she thought she wouldn't be a mother of she didn't try. She kissed the top of his head, and smiled as e shifted to wrap his arms around her.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron studied Pastor Carlson as he made announcements to the group, noticing for the first time that the man almost flawlessly reflected the building they were all standing in. Superior, harsh, and beloved by the community. Well, most of them anyway. When he was done, Aaron pried himself away from his safe little corner and approached the pastor's daughter, who was handing out some of the tickets for the carnival. Aaron had seen her at pretty much all of the youth nights he attended, but he couldn't remember ever actually speaking to her. All that he remembered was that her name was Reyna. As he waited for his turn, he saw that she seemed to look a little depressed. It wasn't apparent at first, because she was smiling. Aaron had been working in retail for some time now though, so he knew a fake smile when he saw one. Aaron's mind raced as he approached her while he played with the zipper on his hoodie and tried to think of something he could say to her to cheer her up. He had drawn up a blank, however, and simply took his tickets, offering her a genuinely warm smile as he said "Danke." and went on his way. Soon, everyone appeared to be ready to head to the carnival, so they all clamored onto the bus and took their seats, Aaron being the only one willing to sit in his favorite seat: the front. He plopped himself and his backpack down heavily on the seat and put his knees up against the barrier in front of him, curling up in a half-fetal position. A sea of voices began to trickle into the compressed air on the bus as everyone filed in. As they passed him, Aaron made note of the people who had caught his eye earlier, as well as someone with blue hair hidden by a hoodie who he hadn't seen earlier. Within a few short minutes, everyone was on board and the bus rumbled to life and began to move. As they began their journey, Aaron fell into a sort of self hypnosis as he watched the horizon pass by the window. Buildings soon gave way to trees, the sight of which brought a small but bright smile to his face. He was pulled out of his trance when someone from the seat behind him poked him in the shoulder. Aaron turned around, seeing an acquaintance he used to know from when he was in track. He didn't know him long enough to know his name, since he had to quit not long after the other guy joined. However, judging by the look on his face and the mischievous smile his friend was trying to hide, Aaron knew this conversation probably wasn't going to be about track. "What?" Aaron asked, his voice low from apprehension. "So, are you scared of girls or something? Or are you just a fa-" "Neither." Aaron interrupted him harshly, not wanting to let this jackass finish saying the dreaded 'f-word'. "And it's none of your business anyway." "That's just sad, man. I'll bet you never even kissed a girl." The teen grinned toothily while his friend snickered like an idiot. Aaron turned away from them, returning his gaze to the window again. He clenched his hands together, trying to hide the fact that they were trembling with slowly boiling but contained anger. Luckily, the two had gotten distracted by something else as he took a deep breath and pushed the conversation away from his thoughts. It was pointless to dwell on other people's ignorance. Aaron was pulled out of his little world when he felt the bus stop underneath him. Looking up, he was treated to a view of the carnival through the window. The group supervisor was talking to all of them, but none of it breached Aaron's reverie. A village of games, rides, and concession stands sat under the sky, the ferris wheel looming over all of it. People weaved though the stands and rides, usually followed by their kids or their friends. Bright happy flags danced lazily in the breeze as Aaron heard the faint sound of music playing throughout the fairgrounds. The dirt ground underneath everything was spotted with the occasional litter and hay, no doubt dragged from some of the more farm themed areas of the festival. Aaron was taking in the view when he finally noticed that people had started to leave the bus, so he climbed out with them and breathed freely in the open air once he was off the bus. The smell of kettle corn and fried dough filled his nostrils, washing away all thoughts of the morons from earlier. He didn't know where to start, but Aaron was going to make damn sure that it was going to be a good day from here on out.</s>	<\|message\|>Reyna Carlson After handing out the tickets Reyna gave a quick goodbye to her parents before following the crowd to the bus. Her parents would be at the carnival later with a booth set up for anyone interested in joining the church, as well as just enjoying festivities that were set. "Hey-before you go." Pastor Carlson called to his daughter, grabbing her wrist and bringing her to him. "Don't get into any trouble tonight. You're already pissing me off with your attitude from earlier." he spoke in a harsh tone, before releasing her wrist, his scowl replaced by a smile as his wife approached them. "Have fun mi amor." Priscilla cooed kissing her daughter on the forehead and smoothing her wild curls. Reyna nodded quickly and took off towards the bus, being the last to board she sat up close to the front, not taking any time to examine everyone, besides the bus driver. The ride wasn't very far but Reyna thanked the driver very graciously, as she took stand in the front of the aisle. "M-my father said that we should all stick together tonight." she spoke not much louder than the average conversation between friends on the bus. As people began to get up they pushed past her with not much thought, she was a small girl and not very forceful when it came to things like this. Getting off the bus she called after a few of the girls close to her age, "I have extra tickets! I can get you things!" she called not getting much of a response. A few boys followed off the bus, giving her a push and grope while they walked through. One of them being Quentin himself. "You can get us something." he snickered as the group of imbeciles grabbed at their crotches. Reyna backed up against the bus, as the group laughed and walked away- enjoying their own perverse jokes and form of entertainment. It wasn't long after the very tall pale man, a blonde boy, a young woman with a child and dog, and finally a purple haired dark hooded person (Pearleane assumes girl) adorning a dress came off the bus. Granted, Pearleane's father would have a heart attack if he saw that this was the group she wanted to be paired off with, but she desperately wanted to not be alone tonight. Three of them she recognized; One being from her grade at school, and the other two frequent members of her church. It was required of her to remember many of the names of the members because it made them feel more 'welcomed'. Though it wasn't always the case. Before this group had the chance to go off on their ways Reyna raised her voice as loud as she could, "Can we be a group!?" she exclaimed, her hand quickly reaching to her lips, almost surprised at the comment that had came from her lips. "I have lots of extra tickets..." she commented, "We can get lots of food and go on all the rides." Reyna held up the extra roll of tickets she was supposed to give back to her father, but held on to.</s>
<\|description\|>Reyna Carlson Age: 16 Height: 5ft 1 Personality: Sweet. Kind. Naive. Generous. Anxious. Hobbies: Church. Hair and Makeup. Singing. Reading. Likes: Talking. Sunshine. Dancing. Walking outside. School. Dislikes: Traveling. Rain. Being touched without permission. Home. Sexual Preference: Straight History: The town's pastor was highly praised when he had a daughter born on a bright spring day on the 3rd of April, 1999. Definitely a gift from God as the Easter season approached. This daughter was to be named Reyna Carlson. The pastor (Robert Carlson) had met his wife (Priscilla Diaz) during a church mission trip. He brought her back from the Dominican Republic to marry her as soon as possible. The two had fell in love. Not even a year later, their one and only daughter was born. A sweet, kind, generous child Reyna grew up very naive to the world around her and often found herself in situations where her morals were pushed. Being the pastor's daughter was a job in itself. You always have to be at church every Sunday, and any other day that it was called for. You have to have a good reputation in the eyes of all the town members. You have to have a well behaved online profile. You have to be well groomed and manicured. You have to have good grades. You have to not have sex until marriage. It was the last one Reyna had messed up on. Quentin was a sweet, kind, generous child as Reyna was. He went to church every Sunday with his parents and got good grades. He was a star football player at the high school and quite the good looking boy. Quentin and Reyna had gotten quite the crush on one another as they grew up together. Both of their parents found it just fine that the two were together. Often, they joked about how one day the two would get married and take on the family's church and continue to grace the town with a good faith. Sex was something Reyna was clueless about, As Quentin fiddled with the button of her blouse in the basement of the church, she gasped in horror. "No!" she pushed away his hands rapidly, wrapping her arms around herself. This charade lasted a few months before the pressure finally kicked in. The two had unprotected sex, and before Reyna knew it she was pregnant. With tears she came to her parents, between sobs she gasped, "I don't know what to do." Her parents were outraged. Disgusted. Humiliated. They did what they only knew how to do- pray. They prayed as they purchased a ticket for their daughter. They prayed as they told the congregation she was just off on a mission trip. They prayed as their daughter boarded the plane back to her mother's homeland to receive an abortion. Returning from her plane her parents greeted her as a new woman, she had been saved from this spawn inside of her. The whole congregation cheered and applaud at her return, curious of what her experience was. Through clenched teeth she explained how closer to God she felt, and how she was just happy she was now home. Reyna was a changed woman, not quite the sweet sixteen most girls in town were, but something different.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "Thank you for helping him. You're good with kids." Aaron blushed a little at Amy's observation. He never would've imagined that he would be good with kids, then again he never had the chance to find out before. He was an only child and his parents didn't really have any siblings, except for an uncle who Aaron barely knew because he moved away to start his family. Aaron acknowledged to himself that goofing around with Jackson was definitely a lot of fun. "Well kids," Aaron said to the group, despite the fact that some of them were the same age or as old as he was. Farcical as usual. "If I'm not mistaken, that large lit up circular thing is the ferris wheel. Anybody who wants on, just follow me." Aaron began striding towards the ride, arms swinging exaggeratedly. Leading them, Aaron took a sharp turn around a popcorn stand. He wasn't quite looking where he was going, however, and ran directly into a familiar face. A bolt of panic shot through him at the sight of his therapist, Doctor Charles Saunders. Aaron had intended to hide his face and pray that he wouldn't notice him, but it was too late. "Hey! Watch where you're...oh, hello Aaron. I didn't expect to see you here." Dr. Saunders said, leaning over Aaron with his square jaw and his tight expression. "Uh, sorry Doctor Saunders. I wasn't paying attention." Aaron prayed that the others wouldn't notice this conversation, at the same time it all felt so absurd, seeing the man who knew his dark secrets buying a bucket of popcorn. "I guess not." The doctor observed. "Enjoying the festival?" As Aaron mumbled and shifted his feet uncomfortably, the man scanned the group following Aaron dissaprovingly. "Not taking my advice, I see." Aaron stared at the lights on the ferris wheel, refusing to acknowledge that this was even happening. He grunted out a short, "Nope." and shuffled past Saunders, wondering frantically if this sort of situation was covered by doctor/patient confidentiality. As if to rub in it, Saunders called out to Aaron as he wandered away. "I'll see you Monday, like always!" Aaron ignored him, just kept his eye on the prize. He homed in on the lights on the ferris wheel, not even realizing that he was kicking a rock as he went along.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson The rag tag group made it's way to the ferris wheel next. Reyna had always loved that ride; it wasn't too fast, it wasn't too high, it was just right. It was kind of hard to admit to herself, but she was having a very good time already, much more than she would have with the other girls or even alone. She kept her eyes forward, looking at the large blinking contraption that was their destination. The other woman came by her side and spoke kindly, "I want to apologize. I made a snap judgement earlier, based on the fact that you looked away from my son, and assumed you were just like a majority of this town is. Judgmental, despite the circumstances. I should know better myself, but...when it comes to Jackson, I'm...a bit blind. So. Sorry. I'm Amy" A sense of uneasy swept over Reyna as Amy finished her sentence, but she returned a smile. Her head bounced in a nod, the mass of curls bobbing along as she did. "I'm sorry if I offended you or Jackson. I don't blame you for being defensive over your son, I-I'd do the same too. I was probably just spacing off as usual." she lied, pausing, "I'm Reyna by the way, it's nice to meet you Amy." she mentioned. That she hadn't lied about. She was glad she had spoken up on the bus to the group. Her lips parted again, wanting to spill her guts to the woman, to explain everything- but she couldn't. The group reached the ferris wheel and Reyna pulled a ticket from her roll and handed them to the worker as the group started to get into the small line.</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis "Because Albino isn't exactly something kids really hear about. Most enjoy the rumors of a ghost or vampire coming to murder them in their sleep." Alver answered the mother of the group, as he gingerly took back his coat and slipped it back on. As he watched the two girls talk, he followed after Aaron, pausing only when he saw the little event that transpired between Aaron and some older guy. The pale boy was unsure what was going on between the two, but Aaron didn't seem comfortable. Still, Alver probably should pry and ask about it so he let it lie as he got into the line for the Ferris wheel. Looking up at the large wheel like rideable contraption. Frowning ever so slightly as his lavender eyes stared at it. He didn't like vehicles in general, and he had never been on some carnival ride. Only heard of them in books and such. Usually used as some romantic means in romance novels. Which he didn't quite get, since the bloody thing didn't look anything but romantic. Still, he felt he needed to at least try it at least once. So after getting his ticket and it was his turn to board, he had to duck under the door and crouch a little to avoid hitting his head. Sitting down in a seat, his hands gripped tightly to the seat as if to hold on for dear life on the handle that was braced in front of him. It felt like this was a trap... But he supposed it was just to keep riders safe.</s> <\|message\|>Amy Harper Amy smiled at Reyna, glad to have her now. Now, it was only the Albino guy she needed a name for. Even if it was just one night, she liked having a name for people. She made sure she had everything, Jackson eager to get moving. She saw Reyna about to speak, and then stop. SHe didn't press. They all had their secrets, she supposed. Amy began to follow Aaron, with Galahad and Jackson. Jackson still stared about eagerly, taking everything in, and Amy decided that it was worth what could be considered crankiness tomorrow, to give him this. And how fortunate to have someone so interested in him, so happy to mess around with him here. Amy wondered, toyed with the idea, of asking if Aaron wanted to maintain a friendship with him. Or was that too weird? As they seemed to stop, Amy looked about, seeing that Aaron had pretty much crashed into someone. She frowned at the man's comments, and simply stared back at him when he looked over the group, Galahad barking. As the man walked away, taking a dig at Aaron, Jackson opened his mouth and yelled out "Meanie!" causing Amy to giggle. As they reached the Ferris Wheel, Amy tied Galahad up, knowing he wouldn't do well on the ride, and gave the attendant two tickets, following the others on board. She chose a corner, and before Jackson could sit, she had him on her lap, a tight grip on him for the moment, but he still clutched the side, and looked out with wonderment.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron climbed in with the others with a smile, still feeling amused by Jackson's small but effective zinger at Dr. Saunders. Seeing that the pale guy was clutching his seat like a life raft, Aaron made a mental note not to rock the ride. After they were all inside, the ride operator closed the doors and double checked them. Soon, they were all moving lazily skyward, the ground getting farther and farther away. Jackson was looking wide-eyed at the scenery below them, and the sight of him made him feel like a kid again. Feeling a little whimsical and not caring who knew it, Aaron whistled a couple of bars from Giants in the Sky. It seemed appropriate. As they neared the top, Aaron decided to stare down at the world below them along with Jackson. The people seemed so small. They also didn't seem as rude and nasty from way up here. Up here they were just people...whose insults wouldn't reach their little group no matter how much they shouted. There was a certain serenity up in this moment, and Aaron wanted to be able to remember it. Searching the floor of their group's compartment, Aaron noticed a penny. No doubt left by a someone who had been contemplating throwing it off the ride. He picked it up and shoved it into his back pocket, deciding to put it to better use. Peeking out of the ride again, Aaron saw in the corner of his eye one of the other gondolas near them. In it was a couple kissing. Aaron looked away quickly, face turning red. He had forgotten ferris wheels were popular make-out rides. He started to think about the people on the ground again, and about Dr. Saunders. Saunders acted like people like Aaron shouldn't exist. As if he wasn't complete. As if he was lying, or needed to prove that he was the way he was. Nearly every question from the man was a test. 'How do you know if you've never experienced it?' 'Why are you giving up on yourself so early?' 'Is there some reason that you choose to be this way?' He frowned at the memory at that last one. Choice had nothing to do with it. Saunders wasn't the only one. The guys on the bus, the jerks picking on Reyna, not to mention the assholes who messed up the pale guy's coat and payed the price. Aaron had no doubt that Amy had caught her fair share of insults and judgements. The thought made him sick, especially for the kid's sake. No one should grow up having to see their mother be ridiculed. Suddenly Aaron turned to the rest of the group, not sure why he was asking such a forward question. He just had a feeling they all felt the same way. "Am I crazy, or is this town...not right? It's like everyone in it are..." Aaron remembered Jackson, and censored himself. "...meanies."</s>	<\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Reyna crawled in with the group with a smile on her face, she sat on the outer seat next to the door. Looking to the group she shook her head softly. What a group. Jackson caught Reyna's gaze as she watched him look out into the world with such wonderment and excitement that only a child could. Tears began to form in her dark almond eyes as she quickly turned away from them and looked outside onto the fair as the powerful ride raised steady and slow up into the night's sky. She was just fine. Tears didn't last long with her, especially in public. Turning back she looked towards the three, studying them carefully. The pale boy looked terrified and Reyna felt bad for him. Perhaps he had been afraid of heights. A quiet chuckle escaped her lips. "How can a boy so tall be afraid of heights?" she thought to herself as the silence between them had been interrupted by Aaron. "Am I crazy, or is this town...not right? It's like everyone in it are..." Aaron paused, "...meanies." Reyna cleared her throat, before speaking. "I think there are a lot of good people in this town, just misguided." Reyna truly believed this in it's whole entirety. She had been bullied by friends and family a like- but she still had good faith in them. She crossed her ankles over themselves. She hoped they didn't think she was naive or childish for her thoughts.</s>
<\|description\|>Rei Mori Age: 15 (almost 16) Height: 4'9" Personality: WIP Appearance: Her eyes are more blue, however, actually they are blue. Hobbies: Gaming, cooking, having picnics, swimming, martial arts, sleeping, eating, diving, painting (art in general), gymnastics, yoga, meditation Likes: Gaming/Games, Food (fish especially), Art, Swimming, Picnics, Water Dislikes: School, Work, Books, Family, Church Sexual Preference: Pansexual History: The last child of three, Rei Mori was born on August the 23rd 1999. Even with an older brother and sister Rei was never made to feel like she was unwanted, at least not at first, as her parents spent equal time with their children. Though her family were Christian she never was never particularly devout nor sure that she truly believed in the existence of God. She has spent her life in this town, having never moved. It is something that frustrates her somewhat. Soon her parent's grew annoyed at their youngest and rather unspectacular child. Rei had no big ambitions like her older siblings. In fact from a young age she took a rather unbothered view of the world. She barely paid attention in class and really didn't try. The only things she enjoyed were art, swimming and martial arts (starting with Judo), and still are to some extent. Her parents did everything to try and make her try, to put some effort into something that they viewed as important. As they grew frustrated their fondness of their youngest began to diminish. Of course, they still paid attention to Rei. But now it was to make sure she wasn't failing at school as she seemed to have her mind set on. It's just that Rei doesn't really care. Growing up Rei knew that there was something different about her. It wasn't very noticeable when she was a young child, she was comfortable enough as a girl. It was just those days, here and there, where she wanted to be a boy, or just didn't want to be either. It was as she aged that these periods of time where she didn't want to be female extended. At the age of ten he spent a year trying to convince people to call him by masculine pronouns and begging his parents to allow him to cut her hair. Of course, they refused. His parents at first put it down as a stage but after a year they had their doubts. It was around this time that Rei began to feel slightly more feminine, but no less masculine, almost as if she felt both male and female at the same time. She didn't particularly care whether she was called she or he. But still she had the wish to cut her hair short, because in her mind it was more gender neutral than the longer style she wore it in. Her parent's still refused and began to try and work out what to do with their daughter who couldn't seem to decide what gender she wanted to be. They were in denial for a little longer before taking what action they felt they could; consulting the church. Given the advice to no allow their daughter to change as she pleased, and to pray for her, they set on this course of action. As she hit puberty the problem on got worse for Rei. With the hormones and the emotional effects of that she found that she felt different almost every day; switching from male to female to both to neither. It was a difficult time for her because with it came the beginning of sexual attraction and yet another problem - she was attracted to girls. In fact she found she was attracted to all genders. This added in with the mix of genders just made her parents disapprove of her more. She began to do even worse in school, if that was even possible. She never had many friends thus no friendships to damage. While on the outside she tried to be normal and tried to put on a show for people at school, because she didn't want to deal with the bullying, on the inside she was cracking. She began to put coping mechanisms into place, some harmful to herself, to deal with this. While things are still not good for Rei they are beginning to improve. She has become more confident in herself and her changing gender, thankful for the fact that she retained a reasonably boyish figure and has a relatively gender neutral name, though it is far from accepted by the people around her. She has met a few people through the internet that are similar to her, gender fluid as she found out, and contacts them regularly in secret - after all if her parents knew they would confiscate her phone and laptop. She has finally put a label to her sexuality, pansexuality, though is yet to have a relationship with anyone of any gender. In a moment of rebellion she died her hair a dark blue-purple, though she didn't manage to cut it before her parent's caught her. Currently she is trying to be a boy as best as possible, wearing more masculine clothing, however she is beginning to feel more neutral gender wise. Even so she tries to just by, continuing as the person who quite frankly can't be bothered with anything.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling "...I like to go there in my sleep, aren't any floors for me to sweep, not in my castle on a cloud..." Aaron Deerling was singing under his breath as he pushed the dust mop down the aisles. He weaved throughout Food 'n Stuff, the store where he worked, assistant manager keys jingling from his belt. The song was a bit out of his range, but that never stopped him before. It was after closing time, so he was alone in the store. He had locked the front doors and sent Ashley, the cashier, home. Technically he wasn't supposed to be in the store alone, but he really doubted that anything bad would happen. Besides, he enjoyed the quiet time. After he finished sweeping, Aaron locked the day's money in the store's safe and switched off the interior and exterior lights. He was actually pretty excited for tonight. It was Youth Night at the church again. Aaron attended both church and youth night frequently but quietly. He sometimes enjoyed himself, but it was mostly for his parents' peace of mind that he went. It was a little different tonight, though. They were all going to go to the town festival, and Aaron had actually been a bit giddy when they had announced the plan. The carnival games had always felt like a waste of time but he loved rides. Every time he went to a festival he felt like a kid again. No responsibilities, no expectations. Just get out and have some fun. Aaron did a final check up to make sure everything was secure before unlocking one of the doors, stepping out and locking it again. As he double checked the doors with one hand, he pulled out his cell phone and called home with the other. He tapped his feet and gazed up at the store as it rang, the voice of his father floating out of the speaker after a moment. "Hello?" "Hey, dad. I'm done at work, do you mind if I take the car straight to the church? I don't really feel like walking after all." "That's fine, Aaron. Just don't stay out all night." "Okay, thanks dad. See you later." Aaron heard the sound of his father hanging up, so he ended the call and shoved the phone back into his blue Food 'n Stuff hoodie. He hadn't bothered changing out of it, it was perfect for a night like this. He was about to head for his dad's car in the empty parking lot when he saw a small mark on the outside wall of the store. Frowning, he looked closer at it, using the light of his cell phone to see what it was. Someone had written a word in very small text in sharpie. It simply read, 'FREAK'. Aaron exhaled slowly, mostly upset that he wouldn't be able to wash it off. Besides, it could've been much worse. Shrugging it off, he started towards the lonely car again, keeping his mind focused on the night ahead. --- Aaron rolled his father's car quietly into the church's parking lot, trying not to draw attention. Making an entrance wasn't really his thing. As he got out of the car, he gazed up at the church, brushing his shaggy blonde hair out of his eyes. It was a magisterial building. The architecture was striking, and it was very well maintained. If an outsider were to see it, even they would know that the church was treasured by this little town. He could see that a small cluster of people were gathering inside, so he steeled himself and stepped inside. As Aaron shuffled inside, his work shoes dragging on the interior carpet, he was relieved to see mostly familiar faces. He himself was a familiar face to the supervisor, who nodded at the sight of him. Aaron nodded back, though the sight of someone caught his eye. It was an incredibly tall, and very very pale young man. He easily towered over all of the adults in the group. Aaron's brow furrowed when some younger kids appeared to be harassing the guy, but soon he had scared them off pretty effectively. A young woman about his age caught his eye as well. If Aaron guessed, he would say that she was about his age, which made the fact that she was currently cleaning off the face of a small boy a bit peculiar, at least for this town. When he saw the dog tagging along, he couldn't help but smile; he loved dogs. Most dogs were better than people. Feeling a bit exposed in the middle of the room, Aaron snuck into one of the corners, not wanting to be a bother to anyone. He simply waited and watched, soaking in the atmosphere of the room.</s> <\|message\|>Reyna Carlson Reyna had been helping to prep for the youth night all day. Most people didn't realize how much stress and dedication from being the church's leaders were. Pastor Robert Carlson had been going around town all day making deals with the carnival vendors to get a little deal for the kids attending tonight. His wife Priscilla had been busy cooking little snacks and making lemonades and punches alike. Reyna had been torn between the two; both helping her mother and going with her father when he needed her to put the extra puppy dog eyes. The turn out tonight seemed that their efforts were well worth spent. "Attention!" the pastor called to the rowdy group of children ranging from 10-18. A few people remained talking, as Priscilla and Reyna joined the head of the house towards the center of the room. As attention drifted towards them, the room became more silent and Robert cleared his throat before starting his announcement. "Welcome to our 5th annual youth night carnival experience!" a few claps and cheers escaped before he continued, "We are so blessed tonight, we have had the highest amount of people attending tonight than we have ever had!" husband and wife grinned and Reyna copied them in enjoyment. Reyna enjoyed these type of nights, youth nights had been a cess pool of insults and hatred towards one another any other Friday night. "I'd like to inform you all that I have managed to get every single person here 5 free tickets! These tickets can be used for ride, foods, or games. That I will leave up to you." People started to talk again and the Pastor raised his hands, "Hey now, I'm not finished!" he said, with a little bit of a harsh tone to his voice. "Because of our attendance numbers tonight we had two volunteers tonight to help us out. We will be separating into smaller groups. 10 to 12 years olds will go with Mrs. Anne, go ahead and wave Anne!" the woman waved as the appropriate age kids started to move towards her, and she gave the appropriate number of tickets to each kid. "13 to 15 year olds will go with Mr. Erick over there, go ahead and wave to them as well Erick." he commented, and the kids followed the same suite. "For the 16-18 aged kids, I can assume you do not need any type of supervisor at the carnival but please stick with your group as much as you can, make sure everyone is included and having a good time.." he commented, looking around the room directly at some of the newer faces, Alver included. Handing a roll of tickets to Reyna, the pastor rattled on, "You guys can get your tickets from my daughter Reyna." a few snickers came from some of the older boys, and the man cleared his throat. "More importantly have fun tonight, and if you can- encourage a few new people to come to church to our Saturday and or our Sunday service." Priscilla piped up ending the announcement, "See you at the carnival!" As people dispersed, Robert and Priscilla began cleaning up the leftovers of food and any trash that been littered, before heading into the church to deal with some things before their own departure. Reyna stepped to the side as she started to hand out tickets to the people in her age group, "Here you go." she stated every once in a while, a weak smile plastered on her face as she gave to some of the people who purposely made her life so badly. The church cleared out pretty fast, leaving about 10 people around her age in the church. Most people went by themselves when they got to be older, or they we're going tonight with their family.</s>	<\|message\|>Rei Mori "You are not wearing that." Rei turned slightly to glare at his mother as she spoke. They were going to the church for some stupid youth group outing that she was being forced to go to, along with her older sister. Her brother got out of it, of course, because he was nineteen and technically not a child any more even if he still lived at home. "Why not?" Rei frowned, glancing down at the clothing he was wearing. It was his normal attire, at least at the moment; baggy hoodie that was far too big for him, t-shirt and scruffy jeans. None of it was too tight and it was all in dark colours. "Because it is not... good enough for an event like this." His mum pursed her lips. "Go put on something nicer. I know, there's that nice dress I bought you last week." "Mother, I do not want to wear a dress. As I have told you I am not-" "We will have none of your nonsense tonight! Now go get changed." Rei was about to argue more, but the look on his mother's face told him that there was no winning. Stupid parents not understanding. Muttering under his breath he turned around and headed upstairs. He slowly got changed, even though he knew they were already running late, making a face as he looked at himself in the mirror. The dress was just too... girly for him. Maybe a few months ago he would have liked wearing it. But now? No, not at the moment. Running a hand through his long, blue-purple hair Rei grabbed his hoodie and scrunched it up into a ball as small as he could. There was no way he was going without something to cover this up. His mother looked slightly happier as he reappeared, ushering him and his seventeen year older sister, Amaya, who looked quite excited about this event (only because she would see her boyfriend, Rei bet) out of the house and into the car. The conversation mostly surrounding clothing, and makeup, and school and all sorts of stupid stuff that Rei didn't care about at all. Eventually they got there and were quite promptly gotten out of the car with orders to behave (mostly directed at Rei, of course). They entered just in time to here something about getting tickets from Reyna. With his mother now absence Rei pulled his hoodie back on, pulling the hood forward. Thankfully it was big enough to mostly cover the stupid dress he had been forced to put on. He didn't even go to the youth group often unless forced to by his parents. He didn't really believe in any of that stuff even if he had been brought up Christian. He moved over to get his tickets, with a murmured thank you, before moving to stand away from the other people.</s>
<\|description\|>Rei Mori Age: 15 (almost 16) Height: 4'9" Personality: WIP Appearance: Her eyes are more blue, however, actually they are blue. Hobbies: Gaming, cooking, having picnics, swimming, martial arts, sleeping, eating, diving, painting (art in general), gymnastics, yoga, meditation Likes: Gaming/Games, Food (fish especially), Art, Swimming, Picnics, Water Dislikes: School, Work, Books, Family, Church Sexual Preference: Pansexual History: The last child of three, Rei Mori was born on August the 23rd 1999. Even with an older brother and sister Rei was never made to feel like she was unwanted, at least not at first, as her parents spent equal time with their children. Though her family were Christian she never was never particularly devout nor sure that she truly believed in the existence of God. She has spent her life in this town, having never moved. It is something that frustrates her somewhat. Soon her parent's grew annoyed at their youngest and rather unspectacular child. Rei had no big ambitions like her older siblings. In fact from a young age she took a rather unbothered view of the world. She barely paid attention in class and really didn't try. The only things she enjoyed were art, swimming and martial arts (starting with Judo), and still are to some extent. Her parents did everything to try and make her try, to put some effort into something that they viewed as important. As they grew frustrated their fondness of their youngest began to diminish. Of course, they still paid attention to Rei. But now it was to make sure she wasn't failing at school as she seemed to have her mind set on. It's just that Rei doesn't really care. Growing up Rei knew that there was something different about her. It wasn't very noticeable when she was a young child, she was comfortable enough as a girl. It was just those days, here and there, where she wanted to be a boy, or just didn't want to be either. It was as she aged that these periods of time where she didn't want to be female extended. At the age of ten he spent a year trying to convince people to call him by masculine pronouns and begging his parents to allow him to cut her hair. Of course, they refused. His parents at first put it down as a stage but after a year they had their doubts. It was around this time that Rei began to feel slightly more feminine, but no less masculine, almost as if she felt both male and female at the same time. She didn't particularly care whether she was called she or he. But still she had the wish to cut her hair short, because in her mind it was more gender neutral than the longer style she wore it in. Her parent's still refused and began to try and work out what to do with their daughter who couldn't seem to decide what gender she wanted to be. They were in denial for a little longer before taking what action they felt they could; consulting the church. Given the advice to no allow their daughter to change as she pleased, and to pray for her, they set on this course of action. As she hit puberty the problem on got worse for Rei. With the hormones and the emotional effects of that she found that she felt different almost every day; switching from male to female to both to neither. It was a difficult time for her because with it came the beginning of sexual attraction and yet another problem - she was attracted to girls. In fact she found she was attracted to all genders. This added in with the mix of genders just made her parents disapprove of her more. She began to do even worse in school, if that was even possible. She never had many friends thus no friendships to damage. While on the outside she tried to be normal and tried to put on a show for people at school, because she didn't want to deal with the bullying, on the inside she was cracking. She began to put coping mechanisms into place, some harmful to herself, to deal with this. While things are still not good for Rei they are beginning to improve. She has become more confident in herself and her changing gender, thankful for the fact that she retained a reasonably boyish figure and has a relatively gender neutral name, though it is far from accepted by the people around her. She has met a few people through the internet that are similar to her, gender fluid as she found out, and contacts them regularly in secret - after all if her parents knew they would confiscate her phone and laptop. She has finally put a label to her sexuality, pansexuality, though is yet to have a relationship with anyone of any gender. In a moment of rebellion she died her hair a dark blue-purple, though she didn't manage to cut it before her parent's caught her. Currently she is trying to be a boy as best as possible, wearing more masculine clothing, however she is beginning to feel more neutral gender wise. Even so she tries to just by, continuing as the person who quite frankly can't be bothered with anything.</s> <\|message\|>Aaron Deerling Aaron stopped in his tracks when he heard Reyna call out to them, asking them to be in a group together. He didn't even have to think about it; more people meant more fun. Besides, there was something a touch depressing about going on a ferris wheel by yourself. "Yeah, I don't mind. No point in going to a carnival by yourself anyway." Aaron said with a smile. Anything to cheer the poor kid up. He saw with a bit of relief that he wasn't the only one up for an adventure with strangers. The young mother with her kid and her dog had also stopped and was now talking to Reyna about being a group. The kid in the hoodie and the albino had also stopped. Suddenly, the small boy trudged-ran over to him, with that certain gait only toddlers could have. Before Aaron could say anything the kid announced, "hi. Those boys were mean. Mommy says girlfriends are special, but it's okay. Girls are icky anyway." Aaron could feel his ears turning red, but he also couldn't do anything to stop the sheepish grin forming on his face. "I know, cooties right?" he said to the little boy, liking this kid more and more by the second. As the boy and his mother introduced themselves in quite possibly the most adorable way possible, Aaron decided that he had a new mission tonight. To make sure that their little group, especially Jackson, had as much fun as possible. "My name's Aaron." he said, waving shyly from the hip. "That's two a's, not an e. I'd love to be in a group with you guys. Besides," he began, looking at Jackson cheerfully, "I think I know someone who'd like to play the fishy game." When everyone was settled and ready, Aaron decided to lead the way, gazing around him to look for the booth he wanted. The cozy dirt path crunched underneath his feet as carnival games and music played around them. Eye attracting lights flashed all around, advertising their kid-friendly games. In the distance, he heard the sound of one of those 'test your strength' games. Soon the stand he was looking for came into view. A large water filled tub stood under an awning, with little plastic fish floating around in a circle. A tired looking attendant stood by the game, guarding the small plastic fishing rods. A line of stuffed toys and prizes hung under the awning along with a sign that read: 1 TICKET FOR 3 TRIES KIDS 6 AND UNDER FISH UNTIL THEY WIN! "Okay, boys and girls." Aaron turned around while still walking and announced to their rag tag little group, "The first and only rule of the fishy game is: You're never too old to play the fishy game! You can play something else, that's totally fine. If you think you're 'too cool' for this one, I certainly won't think any less of you." He winked as he said this last part, as if daring someone not to play. He himself led the charge, handing the attendant two tickets and ignoring the guy's raised eyebrow. "Two games for me. And I definitely want the yellow fishing rod." He took the kid-sized rod from the incredulous attendant and stood at the tub, poised and fishing rod in hand. With zero shame, he started trying to hook one of the colorful little floating fishies, saying loudly, "Come on, come on, daddy needs a new pair of shoes!"</s> <\|message\|>Alver Starlis Listening silently to the conversation, Alver watched as the little boy greeted the teenaged blonde boy, assuring the guy that girls are icky anyway. So that was where that negative chatter was coming from and why this guy was considered a misfit. Just because he wasn't sucking lips with some girl? The fuck was wrong with these people in this dumbass filled town? Alver didn't get it. Whatever, deciding to make any sense of the religious crap and idiotic antics of people would only hurt his head. The mother and son introduced themselves as Amy and Jackson, in a rather cute fashion, while the blonde guy was introduced as Aaron. Whom decided to lead the way to the groups first event. Some sort of simulation kiddy version of fishing. The tall albino blinked slowly as he stared at the stand, examining its purpose and why exactly this would be considered fun. But Aaron seemed pretty determined to have them all play, and was the first to jump in in a excited childlike manner. Alver raised his right white eyebrow ever so slightly at the scene, but stepped closer as he watched, trying to figure out the exact objective of this game. GET 3 RED TO GET A BIG PRIZE! GET 2 BLUE AND ONE OF ANY COLOR FOR A MEDIUM PRIZE! GET 3 OF ANY COLOR FOR A SMALL PRIZE! After reading a few written intrunctions hanging around he looked to the booth attendant and pulled out one ticket and held it out. Hesitating, the attendant slowly took it, pulling away instantly to avoid getting any closer to him. Alver didn't seem to care though as he decided a fishing pole to pick. They didn't have white, so he went with the light purple fishing rod. Examining it over, he held it out above the fish. Lavender eyes focussing on the objective before glancing up at the hanging prizes and pondering what exactly he wanted. The big prizes seemed to be large fluffy animals, the medium plushie sized animals and the small cheap necklaces and such. Deciding to go for the big prize, he focused on the red. Concentrating, he moved his fishing pole in a more lax manner compared to Aaron, but he managed to get three red fishes with ease. It wasn't that hard if a game really. Just got to focus and aim correctly. "Um... Congratz, what prize would you like?" the attendant murmured softly. Alver looked thoughtfully at the prizes score pointing a to a fluffy white huggable plush dog. The attendant nodded before getting one and handed it to the the tall albino. Who held it for a moment, feeling the soft plush fake fur before glancing to the little boy and silently handed it to him before walking off to another stand. He was still in sight, but he thought he would at least examine his surroundings a little. It was then, something smacked against the back of his left shoulder. Grumbling, he shifted his white coat in examination to see orange-red splashed against the spot. At the sound of snickering, Alver turned his lavender gaze to a group of high schoolers. "Hey! Finally got some color there Ghostboy!" one guy smirked. Alver frowned, glaring before simply huffing and wiped some of the contents on his finger. Looked like ketchup from a hotdog that was chucked at him. Licking it off his finger, he rolled his eyes. "....Didn't your mother ever tell you not to waste good food? Or are you just too immature to even know better? I feel so sorry for parents, if they weren't as much of illiterate fools. You just hit my coat as well, not actually me. Guess your the poorest player in football." Alver said with a sarcastic smile and shrugged, causing the guy to angrily glare at him. It was then the guy stormed over to the taller man as if to slug him, but Alver side stepped as the guy swung, stumbling and landing straight into a trashcan. "Please do control you're temper. It's a carnival after all. Oh, and do clean up after yourself. It's quite sloppy to litter." the albino said calmly before walking off back to the group without batting a eyelash.</s>	<\|message\|>Rei Mori Rei had given a slight shrug in response to the girl, who had been handing out tickets, suggesting they go as a group. He knew that she was the Pastor's daughter, of course, but had never really talked to her. She was fine with going in a group with these people. What was the worst thing that could happen? "I'm Rei," he added as he followed them over to the fishing, pushing back a strand of hair that escaped from his hood. "Current preferred pronoun being he, though they is acceptable in all circumstances." Though she spoke these words quietly there was a certain threatening manner to her stance. Though she wasn't spectaculalry enthusiastic about this fishing thing she still handed over her ticket, beginning just going for random colours. Why would she go by the rules, anyway?</s>
<\|description\|>Reiner Nickname: Rei (Pronounced "Ray") Age: 16 Gender: Male Appearance: Personality: Usually very free-spirited, acting informal around others and often forgetting to address his superiors properly. That's not to say he's disrespectful, quite the opposite in fact, as he does look up to and respect those of higher rank. His main problem is having a tendency to forget to use proper etiquette is all. He's always eager to train or spar, refusing to let any opportunity to prove himself slip by. That could also be considered his weakness as well, as his overall eagerness to prove himself can and has gotten him into trouble on occasion. Beyond that, though, he's a good kid at heart and can be obedient when the situation gets serious. History: Unlike many apprentices, who live with their families in the main town of the Land of Departure, Rei actually lives in Master Yen Sid's tower. This is because, unlike the Master's other pupils, Rei doesn't actually have a family that he's aware of. For as long as he remembers, it was the Master who took care of him, helped him learn to walk, and all in all acted as the boy's father when he would otherwise have had none. This created a rather close bond between Rei and Yen Sid, though it's not without its annoyances, as Rei developed a history of speaking out against the Master more than others, and also feeling like he was being coddled compared to the other apprentices despite Yen Sid's insistence that that wasn't the case. So that was Rei's life for the most part. Living in a wizard's tower, raised by one of the last remaining survivors of the War of Souls, who also became his Keyblade Master on top of that. And while Rei is usually happy enough to accept that, he sometimes can't shake the feeling that there's something more, or like something is missing. Keyblade: Courageous Heart ~Commands~ Attack: Sliding Dash, Stun Edge, Aerial Slam Magic: Shotlock: Lightning Ray (LV1) Summon: Command Style: Wingblade</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Prologue: Land of Departure It was a starry night, as usual. On the summit, near the forecourt of the castle, there was a training ground, within it a series of rings hanging on spinning poles to act as targets for practice. But just beyond that was a cliff side where one could get a near perfect view of the night sky. In this particular place, a boy sat on the grass, leaned back against the rock. He looked relaxed, but in reality was anything but that. Instead, he was frustrated, angry even. Events that had transpired earlier that day had put him in a sour mood. He'd come up this place to be alone for a while, but knew it wouldn't last. He figured someone would eventually come by to check on him, but he'd at least get a few moments to himself to think before then, "What's his deal? He's not being fair at all..." said the boy in a mumbled tone as he thought back to earlier that day. A Few Hours Ago "What?" asked Rei in a raised tone, "What do you mean I don't get to take the exam? Why?" he clenched his fists angrily. He and his Master, Yen Sid, were not alone in the main hall of the castle. No, the other Apprentices were gathered as well, and had just been informed that they would be allowed to take the Mark of Mastery Exam tomorrow morning. All of them, that is, except for Rei. Rei stood in angry defiance of Yen Sid's decision, admittedly making a scene but honestly didn't care. "You're not ready yet, Reiner." said Yen Sid, keeping his composure and not even raising his voice, "There is always next time, after all. The discussion is closed. You're all dismissed." well, the discussion may have been over officially, but Yen Sid hadn't heard the last of Rei's complaints. For the rest of the day, once they were home in the Master's tower, Rei tried again and again to change Yen Sid's mind but to no avail. After a while Rei just got fed up with it and stormed out. He'd found his way to the cliff side at the training sight and remained there until well after night fall. Now "Ah, come on!" Rei said, raising his voice as he suddenly got up from the ground. He swung his fist, punching the air in front of him in frustration, "What do they got that I don't? I'm pretty sure I trained just as much as them, so what's the big secret?" he then just sighed, now starting to feel more depressed than angry. He jammed his fists into his pockets and kicked at the grass, "Why do I have to be the one that falls behind...?"</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri walks up the hill watching the sky. She thought about all the work she's put into becoming a Keyblade Master. Now she was so close, 'Now all I have to do is pass the Mark of Mastery. Though to be honest I'm fine as long as I have my Keyblade. Hmm... Becoming a Master. I wonder what that entails,' her thoughts were quickly interupted by familiar shouting. She sighs and walks the rest of the way to the top. She walks up to the lone person standing there and sits on the nearby bench, "Hey Rei. Hope his decision hasn't shaken you too badly. I won't claim to understand what the Master's thinking, but he must have a reason for it. If I was able to give you my spot I would. I was actually looking forward to taking the test with all of us."</s> <\|message\|>Tremere Wilder A hazy light drifted through the large arching windows in the corridors of the Castle despite the darkness of the sky. Alight with a thousand twinkling points millions of miles away, the night sky still provided illumination on this world. Maybe it was symbolic to the to the world itself, which was a beacon against the intrusive darkness, that even in the night the world was lit enough to be navigable. Tremere's boots made a clacking rapport on the hard tile flooring and the sharp sound echoed in the large, empty hall. It wasn't a strange site to see the girl wandering the halls at night, although she never lacked in energy the next morning. The yawning chasms of the high rounded ceilings draped in shadow did not frighten her; she could not remember the last time she was afraid of the dark. Not since before she had even became an apprentice. The dazzling stars were calling to her this ponderous night. She was anxious about the morning that was to follow. Although she was confident in her abilities, she had never been one too consumed by pride and knew that there was a possibility of failure. Their one fellow apprentice who was told he could not participate had not taken the news very well and seemed to have less of a grasp of similar concepts. Tremere turned a corner, her long arms swaying in the murky light, and found herself in the main hall. Off to her left rose the plinth on which the large master thrones stood resolute in shadow. A few shafts of light shot down in front of the thrones, the contrast of which made them seem pooled in ink. The apprentice stood for a moment, taking in the picturesque image, before turning to the opposite direction and the opposing doors that loomed near wide windows. Steps still clicking, she made her way to that side of the grandiose hall and peered out the window. The landscaping of the area was prim and clean like always. Yellow light shone from several lampposts in the circular courtyard and glinted off the golden colored railings and accents of the building. A wisp of a reflection stared back at her, wide purple eyes shining with the light reflected in their moisture. There was a bit of a commotion outside, but she couldn't see anyone. It must have echoed down from the summit. She only heard a single voice, and she couldn't make out the words or the owner of the voice from so far away. Running her hand on the embroidered wall, she slowly sauntered to the small, single-person door that was cut into its huge cousin, and pushed it open. The night was cool, and a slight breeze made her shiver. Goosebumps rose on her flesh as she passed through the threshold; she wrapped her arms around herself and the door quietly shut behind her. Her black hair swayed in the breeze. She rocked on her feet as she looked out to the sky. A small sigh escaped her as her eyes explored the expanse above, stretching like a canvas across the top of their world, a blanket and a shield, both muffling them and protecting them. Tomorrow should would be tested and judged, and if she was found worthy, she might be able to make her own mark on that canvas. She shuddered.</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky felt real bad for poor Rei. After all of his hard work, he was being prevented from taking the Mark of Mastery Exam. It really didn't make any sense at all. There wasn't anything wrong with him, so why wasn't he being allowed to take the exam? Franky wished that he knew what the Master was thinking, because as far as he could tell, none of this made any sense. "I'm starting to get a really bad feeling about this" he said as he laid down on the hill "this just doesn't seem right." Franky was no longer as excited for the Mark of Mastery Exam as he was before, the sense of dread that he felt "is anyone else feeling uneasy about the exam?" he asked the others</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light After yesterday's announcement, Jin found himself fully trusting in Yen Sid's decision, though he knew not the reason why. If Master Yin Sid had found Rei unworthy and himself so, then it had to be good reason. The youth stood outside, unable to find sleep that night. Which usually was not a problem but with the all-important Mark of Mastery tomorrow, it was heavily on his mind. I will pass that test. I haven't been training and working my butt off just to fail. And after I do I'll fix everything that's wrong. I'll help rebuild and I'll help protect. That is the promise I've made to myself. When he heard the door sway open and looked upon Tremere, he smiled almost instantly. He had to admit, as beautiful as she was, that it seemed almost natural for him to have a crush on her. Even if she did inspire more life out of him than usual, it was worth the over-optimism. He turned towards her, his large smile falling into lightheartedness as he walked over and unraveled his crimson scarf from his neck. It wasn't much but he'd bet it was better than nothing. He held it out to her with both hands. His unorthodox clothing was contradicting, with his left sleeve being long and the other short, and his Hakama being the same. Still, he wanted her to use it. Just as her purple eyes had held a mysterious quality to them, his crimson ones were oddly bright. "You couldn't sleep either? tomorrow is the big day," he said. "I'm cheering for you, Trem."</s>	<\|message\|>Reiner Rei glanced behind him at Sayuri. He was right, his privacy had indeed not lasted long at all. He looked forward again, this time looking up at the stars and holding his arms behind his head, "He's patronizing me, I just know it." no, Rei didn't mean that at all, but he was just in one of those moods that made people say things they didn't really mean. He spotted a shooting star just then and closed his eyes, actually making a wish that the Master would change his mind. Yeah, like that would actually work. Can't blame a guy for trying. "So what are you doing way out here? I mean I'd be asleep by now if I were in your shoes." he sat back down on the grass with a heavy sigh. He had to admit he was pretty tired by now, but going back home meant talking to the Master and he didn't feel like dealing with that just yet. No, he was much more interested in just relaxing under the stars for a while longer.</s>
<\|description\|>Reiner Nickname: Rei (Pronounced "Ray") Age: 16 Gender: Male Appearance: Personality: Usually very free-spirited, acting informal around others and often forgetting to address his superiors properly. That's not to say he's disrespectful, quite the opposite in fact, as he does look up to and respect those of higher rank. His main problem is having a tendency to forget to use proper etiquette is all. He's always eager to train or spar, refusing to let any opportunity to prove himself slip by. That could also be considered his weakness as well, as his overall eagerness to prove himself can and has gotten him into trouble on occasion. Beyond that, though, he's a good kid at heart and can be obedient when the situation gets serious. History: Unlike many apprentices, who live with their families in the main town of the Land of Departure, Rei actually lives in Master Yen Sid's tower. This is because, unlike the Master's other pupils, Rei doesn't actually have a family that he's aware of. For as long as he remembers, it was the Master who took care of him, helped him learn to walk, and all in all acted as the boy's father when he would otherwise have had none. This created a rather close bond between Rei and Yen Sid, though it's not without its annoyances, as Rei developed a history of speaking out against the Master more than others, and also feeling like he was being coddled compared to the other apprentices despite Yen Sid's insistence that that wasn't the case. So that was Rei's life for the most part. Living in a wizard's tower, raised by one of the last remaining survivors of the War of Souls, who also became his Keyblade Master on top of that. And while Rei is usually happy enough to accept that, he sometimes can't shake the feeling that there's something more, or like something is missing. Keyblade: Courageous Heart ~Commands~ Attack: Sliding Dash, Stun Edge, Aerial Slam Magic: Shotlock: Lightning Ray (LV1) Summon: Command Style: Wingblade</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky felt real bad for poor Rei. After all of his hard work, he was being prevented from taking the Mark of Mastery Exam. It really didn't make any sense at all. There wasn't anything wrong with him, so why wasn't he being allowed to take the exam? Franky wished that he knew what the Master was thinking, because as far as he could tell, none of this made any sense. "I'm starting to get a really bad feeling about this" he said as he laid down on the hill "this just doesn't seem right." Franky was no longer as excited for the Mark of Mastery Exam as he was before, the sense of dread that he felt "is anyone else feeling uneasy about the exam?" he asked the others</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light After yesterday's announcement, Jin found himself fully trusting in Yen Sid's decision, though he knew not the reason why. If Master Yin Sid had found Rei unworthy and himself so, then it had to be good reason. The youth stood outside, unable to find sleep that night. Which usually was not a problem but with the all-important Mark of Mastery tomorrow, it was heavily on his mind. I will pass that test. I haven't been training and working my butt off just to fail. And after I do I'll fix everything that's wrong. I'll help rebuild and I'll help protect. That is the promise I've made to myself. When he heard the door sway open and looked upon Tremere, he smiled almost instantly. He had to admit, as beautiful as she was, that it seemed almost natural for him to have a crush on her. Even if she did inspire more life out of him than usual, it was worth the over-optimism. He turned towards her, his large smile falling into lightheartedness as he walked over and unraveled his crimson scarf from his neck. It wasn't much but he'd bet it was better than nothing. He held it out to her with both hands. His unorthodox clothing was contradicting, with his left sleeve being long and the other short, and his Hakama being the same. Still, he wanted her to use it. Just as her purple eyes had held a mysterious quality to them, his crimson ones were oddly bright. "You couldn't sleep either? tomorrow is the big day," he said. "I'm cheering for you, Trem."</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Rei glanced behind him at Sayuri. He was right, his privacy had indeed not lasted long at all. He looked forward again, this time looking up at the stars and holding his arms behind his head, "He's patronizing me, I just know it." no, Rei didn't mean that at all, but he was just in one of those moods that made people say things they didn't really mean. He spotted a shooting star just then and closed his eyes, actually making a wish that the Master would change his mind. Yeah, like that would actually work. Can't blame a guy for trying. "So what are you doing way out here? I mean I'd be asleep by now if I were in your shoes." he sat back down on the grass with a heavy sigh. He had to admit he was pretty tired by now, but going back home meant talking to the Master and he didn't feel like dealing with that just yet. No, he was much more interested in just relaxing under the stars for a while longer.</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri looked up at the stars as Rei spoke and saw the same shooting star, 'Hmm... A shooting star. Well I guess I have to make a wish,' she moves over to the nearby bench and sits down, "Oh I rarely sleep this early. I enjoy standing out here at night. I'm mostly up here to remenise. I've spent many nights up here doing late night training. I believe I've asked you up here to help me train a couple times as well. Besides as much as I want to be a master," she holds her hand out and summons her keyblade, "I'm happy as long as I have a place to belong. I don't need much else."</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam "I've been having trouble sleeping" Franky answered "and the more I try, the more restless I become, so I decided to wait until I become tired. Watching the stars sounded like a good way to pass the time." His attention was caught by the shooting star. Although for some reason it filled him with a sense of dread "I don't know why...but I've been having a lot of anxiety lately, and it's been making me...well...restless. Like I can sense something bad is going to happen, but I can't tell what. I'm not sure if it's my nerves acting up because it's almost time for the Mark of Mastery Exam...or something else"</s> <\|message\|>Tremere Wilder Tremere cast her purple gaze down at the sound of a voice. Jinsei, one of her fellow apprentices, had escaped her notice when she had exited the castle. He stood, dully illuminated at this hour, in his haphazardly cut clothing that the young woman didn't quiet understand but found charming. His dark hair pulled back around his effeminate features, he worked to unwrap the red scarf coiled around his neck. A genuine smile lit her fair features as he offered his scarf, and the girl took it gladly with a slight bow. She wrapped it first around her neck and then her shoulders, cradling the ends in her hands on her chest. "Thank you, Jin, and I hope you do well," She said with a nod, her lips holding onto her smile. "I usually roam around a bit a night, though tonight I feel a bit less inclined to seep than most." She wandered out a bit farther with slow, unbalanced steps, but kept her gaze on Jin's vibrant eyes. "How are you feeling about tomorrow?" She stopped near the banister and leaned back against it, peering up at him with her head cocked to the side.</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light He followed her shaky steps, although they looked more purposeful to him. He looked downward with a small smile, thinking of the returned compliment she had given him. As, reciprocal as it was, it still made him happy to hear it from her. If she had wished him well than surely the others had as well. And even if they didn't, it wasn't like he was doing this for them. He had always loved the tales and legends, he had a deep respect for the Bearers and would do anything to uphold their legacy. His hands found themselves behind the small of his back. "Ah, tomorrow," he sighed. He had been avoiding the topic since learning about it, only tonight had he really let it wrack his nerves. "Its... unnerving if nothing else. I've been trying to figure out the tests, the possibilities, and I'm coming up blank. I just hope its something I excel in." He chuckled nervously. "What about you? you said you can't sleep so you must be thinking about it pretty strongly." He folded his arms over his chest to shield himself from the cold. "Even though you don't have anything to worry about. You have a strong heart," he told her.</s>	<\|message\|>Reiner Rei chuckled in spite of himself at Franky's response, "It's just your nerves. If there was really some disaster coming I'm pretty sure Master would have warned us by now." at that moment a leaf floated over his face and gently touched his nose before the wind picked up and blew it away. Rei rubbed his nose instinctively in response and said, "If you ask me, you guys have this exam in the bag. You'll ace it for sure, I just know it..." Yeah, and then I'll have to play a tough game of catch up. He yawned, realizing he was getting tired despite his mood. He got up, giving his arms and good stretch before taking a few steps toward home, "I'm turning in for the night. See you guys tomorrow." and after that he left. It was time to face the music. Master Yen Sid had long since set up his own personal tower to serve as his living quarters. He'd been using it to study magic and sorcery long before he became a Keybearer, and after he did he began using it for his own personal training. He never expected to raise any children here, but he took in the young Reiner nonetheless, having not been able to bring himself to make the boy grow up as an orphan. He was sitting at a table reading a parchment when Reiner entered, having returned from wherever it was he spent the evening. Yen Sid looked up at his student and gestured for him to sit down. Rei did so, having fully expected a long-winded lecture but was surprised when Yen Sid instead used his magic to conjure a chessboard with its pieces all set up. This wasn't the first time they'd played, but this was the last thing Rei expected his Master to do after his outburst earlier that day. "So... you're not changing your mind, are you?" asked Rei, making the first move by sliding a pawn two spaces ahead. The Master silently shook his head and made a similar opening move. Rei sighed in disappointed, "...of course not." then moved one of his knights forward, "Tell me why, at least. If there's something I'm lacking, tell me what it is and I'll work on it." Yen Sid closed his in contemplation, "If you must ask me what it is you lack, then you have not overcome it yet." he responded gently as he made another move on the chess board, "For as long as you've trained you have been eager to fight and prove yourself. But what purpose does it serve? Strength or knowledge for no other sake than their own is meaningless. For when a seeker of knowledge or power finally obtains the power he seeks, then his life becomes empty and hollow." as he said all this, the two had been going back and forth in their chess game. Yen Sid was obviously the superior chess player, but Rei had been showing a noticeable improvement as of late. "What's wrong with bettering myself? I thought that was one of the foundations of our training..." "Indeed," responded Yen Sid with a kindly nod, "but that alone is insufficient. Power of any kind, be it strength, knowledge, or skill, is only truly meaningful when used for something other than oneself." "Okay," Rei said, his King piece becoming more in danger as Yen Sid's pieces closed in on it, "what should I do with my power then?" Yen Sid close his and shook his head with a heavy heart, "That, dear boy, is why you are not ready." "I think I understand," lied Rei, and he stood from the table, "You'd better rest, you're gonna have a long day tomorrow with that exam." he left the table to go to bed, but not before silently tipping over his king piece to surrender the game to Yen Sid. That must have been thousandth game they played over the years and not once had Rei been able to to win. Still, he liked to think he was getting closer to a win with each passing game.</s>
<\|description\|>Tremere Wilder Nickname: Trem Age: 19 Gender: Female Trem is a wisp of a girl; she is limber and lanky, and walks a bit off-kilter at times because of it. She has thin black hair that falls just below her shoulders, cut a bit raggedly. She has sharp, pixie like features and vibrant purple eyes. Her ivory skin has no signs of scarring and is a testament to the girl's timid nature. She typically wears a patterned shirt, with which jagged pieces of her armor are interspersed, and fitted pants with boots. Personality: Tremere has a been an apprentice for just over nine years now but few people at the academy know much beyond the basic facts about her. She is kind and courteous, and few people can say anything negative about her demeanor; however, Trem doesn't talk much because she's shy. She is friendly with all of her fellow apprentices, and differential to her mentors, but makes little effort to deepen her relationships. She is unerringly loyal to her cause and her team and incurs no doubt about her ability or faith. Trem is intelligent in a logical way, and likes to read and write and enjoys her studies. Trem is humble but knows her own abilities and limitations. She is known to have a few different moods, some of them more talkative than others. History: Tremere Wilder was born to a lower class family in a big city on the Land of Departure. Her family struggled to get by, but they were close and loved each other dearly. Alone with herself and her parents, Trem had two older brothers that protected her on the streets and from the monsters in her closet. Her life, although not easy, was warm and nurturing up until the age of seven. One night while she was staying with a friend for a sleepover, her house burned down and trapped her whole family inside, killing them and leaving the girl an orphan. She jumped around a few different foster homes and other transient placements until she landed in a prestigious boarding school thanks to her maturity and intelligence. She was only enrolled for a short time, however, after the school took a field trip to a museum that praised the Keyblade Society. While she was there, she met one of the masters of the academy, and eventually he brought her to the castle for training. Trem still doesn't know why that master did what he did, but she is grateful. Frigid Hex ~Commands~ Attack: Strike Raid Magic: Reflect, Blizzara Shotlock: Absolute Zero Summon:*** Command Style: Diamond Dust</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Prologue: Land of Departure It was a starry night, as usual. On the summit, near the forecourt of the castle, there was a training ground, within it a series of rings hanging on spinning poles to act as targets for practice. But just beyond that was a cliff side where one could get a near perfect view of the night sky. In this particular place, a boy sat on the grass, leaned back against the rock. He looked relaxed, but in reality was anything but that. Instead, he was frustrated, angry even. Events that had transpired earlier that day had put him in a sour mood. He'd come up this place to be alone for a while, but knew it wouldn't last. He figured someone would eventually come by to check on him, but he'd at least get a few moments to himself to think before then, "What's his deal? He's not being fair at all..." said the boy in a mumbled tone as he thought back to earlier that day. A Few Hours Ago "What?" asked Rei in a raised tone, "What do you mean I don't get to take the exam? Why?" he clenched his fists angrily. He and his Master, Yen Sid, were not alone in the main hall of the castle. No, the other Apprentices were gathered as well, and had just been informed that they would be allowed to take the Mark of Mastery Exam tomorrow morning. All of them, that is, except for Rei. Rei stood in angry defiance of Yen Sid's decision, admittedly making a scene but honestly didn't care. "You're not ready yet, Reiner." said Yen Sid, keeping his composure and not even raising his voice, "There is always next time, after all. The discussion is closed. You're all dismissed." well, the discussion may have been over officially, but Yen Sid hadn't heard the last of Rei's complaints. For the rest of the day, once they were home in the Master's tower, Rei tried again and again to change Yen Sid's mind but to no avail. After a while Rei just got fed up with it and stormed out. He'd found his way to the cliff side at the training sight and remained there until well after night fall. Now "Ah, come on!" Rei said, raising his voice as he suddenly got up from the ground. He swung his fist, punching the air in front of him in frustration, "What do they got that I don't? I'm pretty sure I trained just as much as them, so what's the big secret?" he then just sighed, now starting to feel more depressed than angry. He jammed his fists into his pockets and kicked at the grass, "Why do I have to be the one that falls behind...?"</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri walks up the hill watching the sky. She thought about all the work she's put into becoming a Keyblade Master. Now she was so close, 'Now all I have to do is pass the Mark of Mastery. Though to be honest I'm fine as long as I have my Keyblade. Hmm... Becoming a Master. I wonder what that entails,' her thoughts were quickly interupted by familiar shouting. She sighs and walks the rest of the way to the top. She walks up to the lone person standing there and sits on the nearby bench, "Hey Rei. Hope his decision hasn't shaken you too badly. I won't claim to understand what the Master's thinking, but he must have a reason for it. If I was able to give you my spot I would. I was actually looking forward to taking the test with all of us."</s> <\|message\|>Tremere Wilder A hazy light drifted through the large arching windows in the corridors of the Castle despite the darkness of the sky. Alight with a thousand twinkling points millions of miles away, the night sky still provided illumination on this world. Maybe it was symbolic to the to the world itself, which was a beacon against the intrusive darkness, that even in the night the world was lit enough to be navigable. Tremere's boots made a clacking rapport on the hard tile flooring and the sharp sound echoed in the large, empty hall. It wasn't a strange site to see the girl wandering the halls at night, although she never lacked in energy the next morning. The yawning chasms of the high rounded ceilings draped in shadow did not frighten her; she could not remember the last time she was afraid of the dark. Not since before she had even became an apprentice. The dazzling stars were calling to her this ponderous night. She was anxious about the morning that was to follow. Although she was confident in her abilities, she had never been one too consumed by pride and knew that there was a possibility of failure. Their one fellow apprentice who was told he could not participate had not taken the news very well and seemed to have less of a grasp of similar concepts. Tremere turned a corner, her long arms swaying in the murky light, and found herself in the main hall. Off to her left rose the plinth on which the large master thrones stood resolute in shadow. A few shafts of light shot down in front of the thrones, the contrast of which made them seem pooled in ink. The apprentice stood for a moment, taking in the picturesque image, before turning to the opposite direction and the opposing doors that loomed near wide windows. Steps still clicking, she made her way to that side of the grandiose hall and peered out the window. The landscaping of the area was prim and clean like always. Yellow light shone from several lampposts in the circular courtyard and glinted off the golden colored railings and accents of the building. A wisp of a reflection stared back at her, wide purple eyes shining with the light reflected in their moisture. There was a bit of a commotion outside, but she couldn't see anyone. It must have echoed down from the summit. She only heard a single voice, and she couldn't make out the words or the owner of the voice from so far away. Running her hand on the embroidered wall, she slowly sauntered to the small, single-person door that was cut into its huge cousin, and pushed it open. The night was cool, and a slight breeze made her shiver. Goosebumps rose on her flesh as she passed through the threshold; she wrapped her arms around herself and the door quietly shut behind her. Her black hair swayed in the breeze. She rocked on her feet as she looked out to the sky. A small sigh escaped her as her eyes explored the expanse above, stretching like a canvas across the top of their world, a blanket and a shield, both muffling them and protecting them. Tomorrow should would be tested and judged, and if she was found worthy, she might be able to make her own mark on that canvas. She shuddered.</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky felt real bad for poor Rei. After all of his hard work, he was being prevented from taking the Mark of Mastery Exam. It really didn't make any sense at all. There wasn't anything wrong with him, so why wasn't he being allowed to take the exam? Franky wished that he knew what the Master was thinking, because as far as he could tell, none of this made any sense. "I'm starting to get a really bad feeling about this" he said as he laid down on the hill "this just doesn't seem right." Franky was no longer as excited for the Mark of Mastery Exam as he was before, the sense of dread that he felt "is anyone else feeling uneasy about the exam?" he asked the others</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light After yesterday's announcement, Jin found himself fully trusting in Yen Sid's decision, though he knew not the reason why. If Master Yin Sid had found Rei unworthy and himself so, then it had to be good reason. The youth stood outside, unable to find sleep that night. Which usually was not a problem but with the all-important Mark of Mastery tomorrow, it was heavily on his mind. I will pass that test. I haven't been training and working my butt off just to fail. And after I do I'll fix everything that's wrong. I'll help rebuild and I'll help protect. That is the promise I've made to myself. When he heard the door sway open and looked upon Tremere, he smiled almost instantly. He had to admit, as beautiful as she was, that it seemed almost natural for him to have a crush on her. Even if she did inspire more life out of him than usual, it was worth the over-optimism. He turned towards her, his large smile falling into lightheartedness as he walked over and unraveled his crimson scarf from his neck. It wasn't much but he'd bet it was better than nothing. He held it out to her with both hands. His unorthodox clothing was contradicting, with his left sleeve being long and the other short, and his Hakama being the same. Still, he wanted her to use it. Just as her purple eyes had held a mysterious quality to them, his crimson ones were oddly bright. "You couldn't sleep either? tomorrow is the big day," he said. "I'm cheering for you, Trem."</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Rei glanced behind him at Sayuri. He was right, his privacy had indeed not lasted long at all. He looked forward again, this time looking up at the stars and holding his arms behind his head, "He's patronizing me, I just know it." no, Rei didn't mean that at all, but he was just in one of those moods that made people say things they didn't really mean. He spotted a shooting star just then and closed his eyes, actually making a wish that the Master would change his mind. Yeah, like that would actually work. Can't blame a guy for trying. "So what are you doing way out here? I mean I'd be asleep by now if I were in your shoes." he sat back down on the grass with a heavy sigh. He had to admit he was pretty tired by now, but going back home meant talking to the Master and he didn't feel like dealing with that just yet. No, he was much more interested in just relaxing under the stars for a while longer.</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri looked up at the stars as Rei spoke and saw the same shooting star, 'Hmm... A shooting star. Well I guess I have to make a wish,' she moves over to the nearby bench and sits down, "Oh I rarely sleep this early. I enjoy standing out here at night. I'm mostly up here to remenise. I've spent many nights up here doing late night training. I believe I've asked you up here to help me train a couple times as well. Besides as much as I want to be a master," she holds her hand out and summons her keyblade, "I'm happy as long as I have a place to belong. I don't need much else."</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam "I've been having trouble sleeping" Franky answered "and the more I try, the more restless I become, so I decided to wait until I become tired. Watching the stars sounded like a good way to pass the time." His attention was caught by the shooting star. Although for some reason it filled him with a sense of dread "I don't know why...but I've been having a lot of anxiety lately, and it's been making me...well...restless. Like I can sense something bad is going to happen, but I can't tell what. I'm not sure if it's my nerves acting up because it's almost time for the Mark of Mastery Exam...or something else"</s>	<\|message\|>Tremere Wilder Tremere cast her purple gaze down at the sound of a voice. Jinsei, one of her fellow apprentices, had escaped her notice when she had exited the castle. He stood, dully illuminated at this hour, in his haphazardly cut clothing that the young woman didn't quiet understand but found charming. His dark hair pulled back around his effeminate features, he worked to unwrap the red scarf coiled around his neck. A genuine smile lit her fair features as he offered his scarf, and the girl took it gladly with a slight bow. She wrapped it first around her neck and then her shoulders, cradling the ends in her hands on her chest. "Thank you, Jin, and I hope you do well," She said with a nod, her lips holding onto her smile. "I usually roam around a bit a night, though tonight I feel a bit less inclined to seep than most." She wandered out a bit farther with slow, unbalanced steps, but kept her gaze on Jin's vibrant eyes. "How are you feeling about tomorrow?" She stopped near the banister and leaned back against it, peering up at him with her head cocked to the side.</s>
<\|description\|>Cutty Flam Nickname: Franky Age: 16 Gender: Male Appearance: Personality: Franky is a boy who truly values freedom, one who really doesn't do well when he believes that he's becoming a slave to someone else's will. That said, he's not necessarily opposed to staying in one place, or following some sort of structure set in place by someone else. He make's a clear distinction between something that was forced on him (a cage) and something he agreed to or chose (a nest). While he is very familiar with high society etiquette, he also can't stand it. As a result, he is a very casual, touchy feely kind of guy History: Cutty Flam was born to an influential family, one with quite a bit of money. You'd think that growing up loaded would make for an awesome childhood...well you'd be wrong. Since there was no one else his age that his parents deemed 'fit' to be with him, Cutty grew up very alone. Despite being their only child, his parents rarely had any time for him. In fact, it was only when they dragged him off to parties that they spent the most time with him. Despite the fact that they were his parents, they always felt like strangers to him. Not helping was that he even sometimes forgot what they looked like. One day, when seven year old Cutty was really miserable, he decided to wander outside of his family's estate. As he had never caused any sort of problems in the past, Cutty wasn't being watched, so he was able to get out without any real trouble. Once out in the streets, he quickly realized that his clothes would give away his family's status. He was able to find a decent looking cloak that had been thrown away in an ally. While it was too big for him, it did it's job of hiding his clothes. Now blending in with the people round him, he soon came across a group of kids his age. Seeing his cloak, they all assumed that he was from a poor family, since it was far to big for him. When he told the other kids his name, they all laughed, since they thought it sounded stupid. The oldest looking one then said that his new name was Franky. Over the course of a year, Franky would continue to sneak out and play with his friends. While he never had any trouble getting out, he did find it kind of depressing that no one ever noticed that he was gone. However one day, one of his family's servants found him outside with the other children. Bringing him home, she informed his parents about it at once. As punishment, Franky was confined to his room for a full week. When they finally let him out, they had him dressed up in nice clothes and brought him to a fancy restaurant. This confused Franky greatly, even more when he saw another family sit at their table, a mother, father, and daughter about his age. However things soon became quite clear to him; they were arranging a marriage. That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Franky couldn't stand these two strangers controlling his life anymore, so he ran. Out of the restaurant and into the streets. While his family sent out a search party, it was a Keyblade Master who found him first. He offered to bring young Franky to the castle so that he could be trained to use a Keyblade, something that Franky jumped to accept. Once at the castle, in order to differentiate 'Cutty Flam' from 'Franky' he let his hair grow out. To his surprise, he found that it spiked up completely naturally. Keyblade: Skyblade ~Commands~ Attack: Sliding Dash Magic: Zero Graviga Shotlock: Photon Charge Summon: Command Style: Sky Climber</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky felt real bad for poor Rei. After all of his hard work, he was being prevented from taking the Mark of Mastery Exam. It really didn't make any sense at all. There wasn't anything wrong with him, so why wasn't he being allowed to take the exam? Franky wished that he knew what the Master was thinking, because as far as he could tell, none of this made any sense. "I'm starting to get a really bad feeling about this" he said as he laid down on the hill "this just doesn't seem right." Franky was no longer as excited for the Mark of Mastery Exam as he was before, the sense of dread that he felt "is anyone else feeling uneasy about the exam?" he asked the others</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light After yesterday's announcement, Jin found himself fully trusting in Yen Sid's decision, though he knew not the reason why. If Master Yin Sid had found Rei unworthy and himself so, then it had to be good reason. The youth stood outside, unable to find sleep that night. Which usually was not a problem but with the all-important Mark of Mastery tomorrow, it was heavily on his mind. I will pass that test. I haven't been training and working my butt off just to fail. And after I do I'll fix everything that's wrong. I'll help rebuild and I'll help protect. That is the promise I've made to myself. When he heard the door sway open and looked upon Tremere, he smiled almost instantly. He had to admit, as beautiful as she was, that it seemed almost natural for him to have a crush on her. Even if she did inspire more life out of him than usual, it was worth the over-optimism. He turned towards her, his large smile falling into lightheartedness as he walked over and unraveled his crimson scarf from his neck. It wasn't much but he'd bet it was better than nothing. He held it out to her with both hands. His unorthodox clothing was contradicting, with his left sleeve being long and the other short, and his Hakama being the same. Still, he wanted her to use it. Just as her purple eyes had held a mysterious quality to them, his crimson ones were oddly bright. "You couldn't sleep either? tomorrow is the big day," he said. "I'm cheering for you, Trem."</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Rei glanced behind him at Sayuri. He was right, his privacy had indeed not lasted long at all. He looked forward again, this time looking up at the stars and holding his arms behind his head, "He's patronizing me, I just know it." no, Rei didn't mean that at all, but he was just in one of those moods that made people say things they didn't really mean. He spotted a shooting star just then and closed his eyes, actually making a wish that the Master would change his mind. Yeah, like that would actually work. Can't blame a guy for trying. "So what are you doing way out here? I mean I'd be asleep by now if I were in your shoes." he sat back down on the grass with a heavy sigh. He had to admit he was pretty tired by now, but going back home meant talking to the Master and he didn't feel like dealing with that just yet. No, he was much more interested in just relaxing under the stars for a while longer.</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri looked up at the stars as Rei spoke and saw the same shooting star, 'Hmm... A shooting star. Well I guess I have to make a wish,' she moves over to the nearby bench and sits down, "Oh I rarely sleep this early. I enjoy standing out here at night. I'm mostly up here to remenise. I've spent many nights up here doing late night training. I believe I've asked you up here to help me train a couple times as well. Besides as much as I want to be a master," she holds her hand out and summons her keyblade, "I'm happy as long as I have a place to belong. I don't need much else."</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam "I've been having trouble sleeping" Franky answered "and the more I try, the more restless I become, so I decided to wait until I become tired. Watching the stars sounded like a good way to pass the time." His attention was caught by the shooting star. Although for some reason it filled him with a sense of dread "I don't know why...but I've been having a lot of anxiety lately, and it's been making me...well...restless. Like I can sense something bad is going to happen, but I can't tell what. I'm not sure if it's my nerves acting up because it's almost time for the Mark of Mastery Exam...or something else"</s> <\|message\|>Tremere Wilder Tremere cast her purple gaze down at the sound of a voice. Jinsei, one of her fellow apprentices, had escaped her notice when she had exited the castle. He stood, dully illuminated at this hour, in his haphazardly cut clothing that the young woman didn't quiet understand but found charming. His dark hair pulled back around his effeminate features, he worked to unwrap the red scarf coiled around his neck. A genuine smile lit her fair features as he offered his scarf, and the girl took it gladly with a slight bow. She wrapped it first around her neck and then her shoulders, cradling the ends in her hands on her chest. "Thank you, Jin, and I hope you do well," She said with a nod, her lips holding onto her smile. "I usually roam around a bit a night, though tonight I feel a bit less inclined to seep than most." She wandered out a bit farther with slow, unbalanced steps, but kept her gaze on Jin's vibrant eyes. "How are you feeling about tomorrow?" She stopped near the banister and leaned back against it, peering up at him with her head cocked to the side.</s> <\|message\|>Jinsei Jinsei - Shadowed Light He followed her shaky steps, although they looked more purposeful to him. He looked downward with a small smile, thinking of the returned compliment she had given him. As, reciprocal as it was, it still made him happy to hear it from her. If she had wished him well than surely the others had as well. And even if they didn't, it wasn't like he was doing this for them. He had always loved the tales and legends, he had a deep respect for the Bearers and would do anything to uphold their legacy. His hands found themselves behind the small of his back. "Ah, tomorrow," he sighed. He had been avoiding the topic since learning about it, only tonight had he really let it wrack his nerves. "Its... unnerving if nothing else. I've been trying to figure out the tests, the possibilities, and I'm coming up blank. I just hope its something I excel in." He chuckled nervously. "What about you? you said you can't sleep so you must be thinking about it pretty strongly." He folded his arms over his chest to shield himself from the cold. "Even though you don't have anything to worry about. You have a strong heart," he told her.</s> <\|message\|>Reiner Rei chuckled in spite of himself at Franky's response, "It's just your nerves. If there was really some disaster coming I'm pretty sure Master would have warned us by now." at that moment a leaf floated over his face and gently touched his nose before the wind picked up and blew it away. Rei rubbed his nose instinctively in response and said, "If you ask me, you guys have this exam in the bag. You'll ace it for sure, I just know it..." Yeah, and then I'll have to play a tough game of catch up. He yawned, realizing he was getting tired despite his mood. He got up, giving his arms and good stretch before taking a few steps toward home, "I'm turning in for the night. See you guys tomorrow." and after that he left. It was time to face the music. Master Yen Sid had long since set up his own personal tower to serve as his living quarters. He'd been using it to study magic and sorcery long before he became a Keybearer, and after he did he began using it for his own personal training. He never expected to raise any children here, but he took in the young Reiner nonetheless, having not been able to bring himself to make the boy grow up as an orphan. He was sitting at a table reading a parchment when Reiner entered, having returned from wherever it was he spent the evening. Yen Sid looked up at his student and gestured for him to sit down. Rei did so, having fully expected a long-winded lecture but was surprised when Yen Sid instead used his magic to conjure a chessboard with its pieces all set up. This wasn't the first time they'd played, but this was the last thing Rei expected his Master to do after his outburst earlier that day. "So... you're not changing your mind, are you?" asked Rei, making the first move by sliding a pawn two spaces ahead. The Master silently shook his head and made a similar opening move. Rei sighed in disappointed, "...of course not." then moved one of his knights forward, "Tell me why, at least. If there's something I'm lacking, tell me what it is and I'll work on it." Yen Sid closed his in contemplation, "If you must ask me what it is you lack, then you have not overcome it yet." he responded gently as he made another move on the chess board, "For as long as you've trained you have been eager to fight and prove yourself. But what purpose does it serve? Strength or knowledge for no other sake than their own is meaningless. For when a seeker of knowledge or power finally obtains the power he seeks, then his life becomes empty and hollow." as he said all this, the two had been going back and forth in their chess game. Yen Sid was obviously the superior chess player, but Rei had been showing a noticeable improvement as of late. "What's wrong with bettering myself? I thought that was one of the foundations of our training..." "Indeed," responded Yen Sid with a kindly nod, "but that alone is insufficient. Power of any kind, be it strength, knowledge, or skill, is only truly meaningful when used for something other than oneself." "Okay," Rei said, his King piece becoming more in danger as Yen Sid's pieces closed in on it, "what should I do with my power then?" Yen Sid close his and shook his head with a heavy heart, "That, dear boy, is why you are not ready." "I think I understand," lied Rei, and he stood from the table, "You'd better rest, you're gonna have a long day tomorrow with that exam." he left the table to go to bed, but not before silently tipping over his king piece to surrender the game to Yen Sid. That must have been thousandth game they played over the years and not once had Rei been able to to win. Still, he liked to think he was getting closer to a win with each passing game.</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri waved as Rei left still looking up at the stars, "You need to relax. Whatever happens tomorrow will happen. There is no reason to worry about it until it does," she stays silent for a couple minutes before hopping up and walking towards the middle of the area, "Speaking of tomorrow wanna spar? It can't hurt as long as we get enough sleep right?" Either way I'm gonna practice up here," she turns back to where Franky was and smirks, "Or are you afraid I'll trounce you again?"</s>	<\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky shrugged "eh, I'm not too worried about getting beaten in fight against someone who's been training as long as I have. Especially if there isn't anything at stake." Franky said to Sayuri as he readied his Keyblade "I thought you knew me well enough to know that." Despite the fact that nothing had been really solved, or that he hadn't gotten any real confirmation that the impending sense of doom he had was just his imagination, Franky was starting to feel better. "Besides, even if you do kick my ass, I'll make sure that you'll have to work yours off to do it"</s>
<\|description\|>Cutty Flam Nickname: Franky Age: 16 Gender: Male Appearance: Personality: Franky is a boy who truly values freedom, one who really doesn't do well when he believes that he's becoming a slave to someone else's will. That said, he's not necessarily opposed to staying in one place, or following some sort of structure set in place by someone else. He make's a clear distinction between something that was forced on him (a cage) and something he agreed to or chose (a nest). While he is very familiar with high society etiquette, he also can't stand it. As a result, he is a very casual, touchy feely kind of guy History: Cutty Flam was born to an influential family, one with quite a bit of money. You'd think that growing up loaded would make for an awesome childhood...well you'd be wrong. Since there was no one else his age that his parents deemed 'fit' to be with him, Cutty grew up very alone. Despite being their only child, his parents rarely had any time for him. In fact, it was only when they dragged him off to parties that they spent the most time with him. Despite the fact that they were his parents, they always felt like strangers to him. Not helping was that he even sometimes forgot what they looked like. One day, when seven year old Cutty was really miserable, he decided to wander outside of his family's estate. As he had never caused any sort of problems in the past, Cutty wasn't being watched, so he was able to get out without any real trouble. Once out in the streets, he quickly realized that his clothes would give away his family's status. He was able to find a decent looking cloak that had been thrown away in an ally. While it was too big for him, it did it's job of hiding his clothes. Now blending in with the people round him, he soon came across a group of kids his age. Seeing his cloak, they all assumed that he was from a poor family, since it was far to big for him. When he told the other kids his name, they all laughed, since they thought it sounded stupid. The oldest looking one then said that his new name was Franky. Over the course of a year, Franky would continue to sneak out and play with his friends. While he never had any trouble getting out, he did find it kind of depressing that no one ever noticed that he was gone. However one day, one of his family's servants found him outside with the other children. Bringing him home, she informed his parents about it at once. As punishment, Franky was confined to his room for a full week. When they finally let him out, they had him dressed up in nice clothes and brought him to a fancy restaurant. This confused Franky greatly, even more when he saw another family sit at their table, a mother, father, and daughter about his age. However things soon became quite clear to him; they were arranging a marriage. That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Franky couldn't stand these two strangers controlling his life anymore, so he ran. Out of the restaurant and into the streets. While his family sent out a search party, it was a Keyblade Master who found him first. He offered to bring young Franky to the castle so that he could be trained to use a Keyblade, something that Franky jumped to accept. Once at the castle, in order to differentiate 'Cutty Flam' from 'Franky' he let his hair grow out. To his surprise, he found that it spiked up completely naturally. Keyblade: Skyblade ~Commands~ Attack: Sliding Dash Magic: Zero Graviga Shotlock: Photon Charge Summon: Command Style: Sky Climber</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri waved as Rei left still looking up at the stars, "You need to relax. Whatever happens tomorrow will happen. There is no reason to worry about it until it does," she stays silent for a couple minutes before hopping up and walking towards the middle of the area, "Speaking of tomorrow wanna spar? It can't hurt as long as we get enough sleep right?" Either way I'm gonna practice up here," she turns back to where Franky was and smirks, "Or are you afraid I'll trounce you again?"</s> <\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky shrugged "eh, I'm not too worried about getting beaten in fight against someone who's been training as long as I have. Especially if there isn't anything at stake." Franky said to Sayuri as he readied his Keyblade "I thought you knew me well enough to know that." Despite the fact that nothing had been really solved, or that he hadn't gotten any real confirmation that the impending sense of doom he had was just his imagination, Franky was starting to feel better. "Besides, even if you do kick my ass, I'll make sure that you'll have to work yours off to do it"</s> <\|message\|>Tremere Wilder Collaborative Post. Orior x Renny --- Tremere listened to her peer respectfully with a cocked head. Her brows knit together at Jin's reluctance to the topic, and she hoped she hadn't made him uncomfortable. "You have been training longer than I have, Jin. No matter what kind of test the master gives us, you're going to do great." She folded her hands in her lap, gathering the end's of the boy's red scarf. "I... Yes. The test is on my mind," She said with a strained half smile, her glossy eyes rolling to the pavement. She wasn't really worried about the test itself as much as what would come after. She doubted her ability to uphold the responsibility of a true master. "It means a lot to hear that, Jin." She flashed him a grateful look. Jinsei smiled back. To see her smile in response to his words made his heart quicken even more, he hoped he should no signs of it. He reached up and touched the side of his neck, his fingers gently rubbing as he thought of his next words. Whenever she was around he made sure to speak carefully, to choose his words where otherwise he'd speak rashly. "Well, I try," he responded with a wide grin. "Its not everyday a young lad gets a shot at their dream. For as long as I could remember I've respected the Bearers of old, wanted nothing more than to be one and uphold the light... now that the chance has come, I find it hard to admit I'm rooting for another. Though, I could think of no one other than you to root for besides myself." "I'm rambling, I know. But I can't help it." He looked up towards the darkness overhead, the stars gleamed especially bright to him. "Legends are watching and I want to be remembered as someone who wanted nothing else than to convey the power of light." The young girl stood, "You are strong, Jin. You'll be remembered. Though for what you'r actions will decide," Tremere thought Jin was strong and able, despite the distance she kept from his heated routine, and had confidence he would do well. She found his words slightly inspiring, if only for the fact that they were both candidly honest and flattering. A pink blush colored her cheeks. She wanted to say they were all friends and rooting for each other, but she didn't, because she wasn't sure if that was how he meant it. She followed his gaze to the sky, "I like to think that if there is anyone watching that they at least see the effort we all put in... I'm not always the strongest, but I try my best, and I think that's enough." Her gaze met his, her pales fingers curling around the scarf bundled at her neck. "I don't mind when you ramble," her voice was quieter, and then she cleared her throat and added, "I didn't really have any plans to do anything else. Maybe it'll help us both sleep." She rubbed the soft fabric of his scarf between her fingers. "Who knew, its looks like my rambling does have a use after," he said kindly, turning to look at her. She had touched the fabric of his scarf gently and it sprung an idea into his mind. Tilting his head to observe her even further, he smirked. "Do you like it? the scarf that is. You can have it, think of it as a good luck charm... and a thanks for listening to my heart." He didn't have a problem telling her that her words had comforted him, that he took solace in that thought. If the legends from the ages were looking on at him, he could only hope that they were proud of his effort. Even still, it wouldn't keep him from trying to do even greater things for the worlds. "When I was little I use to get into fights all the time. Now that I've come this far, I can't for the life of me figure out why but I remember that it felt right. Like they deserved what I gave them." "What do you think, do I look like the type to beat up people senselessly?" Jin asked. "..You want me to have it?" She replied with wide eyes. She looked at the item in question, running her hands down the trailing ends. "If you are certain, then I'd be glad to accept it. It's very warm." Tremere rarely received gifts and the gesture lightened her anxiety about the upcoming test. "Thank you, Jin." "You? A bully?" She said lightly, a look of disbelief on her face. When she had been younger, she spent little time with the other apprentices, and hadn't known that about Jin. A small giggle fell from her lips at the thought. She shook her head with a bemused smile, putting a dainty hand on her cheek. "That's a little hard to imagine." She was surprised at how open he was to her; although, this was one of the more honest conversations she had been part of in a while. "No... That's not the kind of person you are." She bit her lip and shivered once more. Jin let his head drop just a bit, wanting to hide the joy in his eyes. He was sure she knew but he just couldn't bare showing such naked emotion to her, even if it was only in the eyes. He smiled faintly, though he wanted for it be so much wider. "...Thanks, Trem. It really made me feel better." Catching the sight of her shiver, Jin figured it was time for the two of them to return to their beds. The night was especially beautiful but it was often magical times like this when it could be its most unforgiving. Nervously, he rubbed the back of his head and smiled. "Well... I think I'm heading to sleep now," he lied, knowing that he'd simply be staring up at the ceiling the rest of the night. "You should do the same, Trem. Tomorrows the big day after all, remember I'm rooting for you." At the mention of sleep, Tremere unexpectedly let out a small yawn. She blinked a few times and then bobbed her head in the smallest of nods. "It is getting late." She glanced toward the door and then back to Jin. She was much more likened to the idea of going to bed after their conversation. "I'm rooting for you too, Jin. I hope you and I both do well." The girl patted his shoulder and her hand lingered there as she moved away, a genuine smile on her face. She walked slowly to the large castle doors, her eyes on him. She hefted it open and disappeared inside.</s> <\|message\|>Sayuri Sayuri grinned at Franky's response, "Well I would hope you would make me work for my victory. An easy win isn't something I enjoy. The harder and longer the fight the better," she stands a short away from Franky. Though it looks like she's just standing there anyone who's fought her knows she's more then ready. As she gets in position an idea occours to her, "Why don't we do this without magic? It'll be an even match and it'll be an easier rest right?</s>	<\|message\|>Cutty Flam Franky honestly wasn't sure about no magic making the fight easier, or how it was supposed to make things fair. However, he didn't have any complaints about it, so he accepted her terms "alright then, sounds fine to me." Taking his Keyblade out, he got into a battle stance and said to Sayuri "I'll let you make the first move. Lady's first and everything." Without any magic, this was going to be a close ranged fight the entire time, but he was okay with that.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Rui Shinichi16/4/2015 - Thursday - Agriculture Club Room, on the way to Manga Club Room "Oh... Matthew Harvester right?", he asked, the kid he saw at the hospital the other day, that was Matthew. Didn't these girls get the announcement in homeroom...? He's missing right now... In any case, he wasn't done talking. "I see, well I can tell you he won't be here today... Try... Try next week. I guarantee he'll be here then", what was he saying? He didn't know whether or not Matthew was going to be in the mirror world... But he felt it in his gut, Matthew was going to be there, he didn't have any basis for it, but that's what he felt. "I must get going now, it was nice meeting you girls", he said, bowing slightly before leaving. As he walked the path towards the manga club room, he felt his phone vibrate. A message. He opened it up, and as he thought it was from Kazuki. There was an indication it was sent to Noboru and Kami as well. Come to the warehouse this Sunday. Megumi has found another person is in the mirror world. "Hm... That has to be Matthew...", he muttered to himself. After a minute or so he was finally at the manga club room. He realized he was here because... Well, he didn't feel like Drama today. That was besides the point though, he just wanted to turn off for awhile... He stepped inside, and Akane seemed to have the same idea. "Yo"</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Highschool - Agriculture Club - Thursday, April, 16, 2015 - After School The new boy introduced himself as Rui of Class 2-1, the cute boy was the same age as her. Keiko smiled politely and waved him at him. Kotori spoke of how they were waiting for Matthew or another member of the club, the boy response rubbed her the wrong way, next week? Before Keiko could say anything to the boy he left and walked down off. Keiko gave where the boy stood a quizzical look, suddenly her red flags were raised and suddenly she felt even more worried for Matthew safety. Maybe this young man has some connection to the missing teen. She should keep an eye out for Rui, maybe she's over thinking this a little, if this feeling lingers she can ask Auntie where he lives and she can keep tabs on him. Well, she should get going, looks like nobody will be coming, she better say goodbye for now and maybe meet up with them soon. "Whelp, I should be heading home, I don't think any members will be coming today, I see you guys next week, or anytime before if you guys want to meet up later!" Keiko said while getting up and grabbed her bag, and walk through the door, she made sure to do a small wave before she left. She has to make sure she's only over-thinking this whole thing, that guy couldn't be involved, could he?</s> <\|message\|>Kashiwagi Utaha Kashiwagi Utaha - Warakuma High After School\|\|April 16\|\|Agriculture Club "Oh, yes, it is nice to meet you, Rui-kun~! I am Utaha, class 3-2~! What'd you expect? You are all my cute underclassmen~!" Utaha said, taking the two girls and pushing them against her chest with joy. "I am so, so, soooo happy to meet cute underclassmen like you~! I'm sure we'll have lots of fun in the Agriculture club~!" Utaha said. Of course, it was a bit of an stretch right now, since it semeed that the Agriculture club had been cancelled for the day. Utaha tried her best to remain cheerful as always, though she was sure everyone else didn't feel all that cheerful about the fact of Matt disappearing. Still, what Rui said. Well, it seemed like hopeful words more than anything. Just trying to be cheerful like her so that other people didn't feel bad, but she followed up with it. "Um~!" She nodded in agreement. "I'm sure Matty will be back soon enough, so we should just wait~" After that, the guy said he was leaving. Utaha simply started waving goodbye at him as he disappeared from the room. "Well..." Utaha let go of the two girls and made her way to the door. It seemed they would get nothing out of standing there, and Utaha thought holding them in there anymore would just be being selfish. "Then, I'm going back to my house girls~! Take care on your way home~! It is dangerous out there lately!" Utaha said with a smile, and then walked away from there. Utaha too felt a bit bad, so she decided to just go back to her house and have some rest. She felt some kind of hole in her stomach, perhaps it was the worry she had over Matt's disappearance?</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Rui Shinichi 16/4/2015 - Thursday > 19/4/2015 - Sunday Rui swept through the rest of the week rather quickly, school went by somewhat fast, with Golden Week coming, everyone was already talking about what they were going to do on the week long break. Rui didn't have an idea of what to do, in fact it wasn't even really on his mind. He felt a sense of duty towards helping those who were trapped in the Mirror World, he didn't quite understand how they ended up there. Based on the last two, Noboru and now Matthew... They were nothing like his experience... In any case, it was Sunday now. --- The Kingdom of Me 19/4/2015 Sunday "The Kingdom... of Me...?", Noboru uttered, whether it was out of confusion or annoyance, it definitely felt rather... Arrogant. The party wasted no time arriving at the warehouse, and already ventured into the mirror. Soon they were standing before a fairly pleasant forest, with a big sign pointing inwards "To the Kingdom of Me!". According to the sign also, this was the "Forest of Beginnings". Megumi was already standing by with her Persona scanning ahead, before Rui, Noboru and Kami were going to step through. "Now, before you all go in, I'd like to assign someone to call the shots. I will remain here to keep Megumi safe... So someone who is going in will be calling shots... Just so we have a unified group. I'd like to assign this duty to Rui, and Kami as his second, because you two are the most level-headed, and the most experienced out of us here excluding me and Megumi", the group nodded in agreement, and shortly afterwards, Megumi spoke up. "Okay, I've finished scanning ahead... I can confirm there is a small town on the other side of this forest. I am getting a strong reading from there, so that's probably where our target is", she announced. That was the sign to go in, and so they did. "Be careful in the forest, I'm getting a variety of readings, from very faint to bold, so it's likely the shadows here are able to hide too". --- Warakuma Mall 19/4/2015 Sunday The mall was having a little event today in the central area. It appeared to be selling an assortment of arts and crafts equipment and materials, as well as fabrics. This little event really reminded you that Warakuma was still a fairly rural area, despite the urbanization. It was mostly mothers, grandmothers and school girls who would flock to make cute things, though there was an occasional embarrassed male. One in particular was not looking so embarrassed, in fact he probably had the most full bag there... He seemed to be middle-aged, short and well-kept hair, and an unchanging expression that showed perseverance. Based on what he was doing, this was probably relevant to his job... Maybe? At least that's what most figured. In any case, here he was shopping. The clothing stores in the mall were having a sale on outing clothes due the up and coming Golden Week too, and a new fast store selling small electronics opened too.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Mall - Sunday, April, 19, 2015 - The mall was bustling today, it reminds her of the city, it was a nice change of pace. She always feels like people are staring at her clothes when she walks through town, it was well worn but today auntie got her first cheque which was large, larger than Keiko would expected. Auntie has given her a large amount of the money and she told Keiko to buy some new clothes and have fun. Which is what's she doing, Keiko missed how it feels to buy stuff that isn't to just survive. She has already bought five bags of clothes for herself, a bag for auntie and two pairs of shoes. All this shopping has almost distracted her from what Rui said, Keiko learned where he lived, but she decided she was just over thinking his comment and just decided to go shopping instead of worrying for nothing, but she will still worried for Matthew he hasn't showed up yet. Maybe Matthew will like a flower for when he comes back. A welcome back gift for when he returns. But these bags are getting heavy as she walked, and somebody just gotten into an accident, she should rest for a bit before that happens to her. Keiko just dropped into the nearest bench, with a sigh of relief. Keiko placed her bags on the ground, it was getting warm.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 19 SUN Just as Shizuka was despairing at how much difficulty she was having to retrieve the fabrics with her dark tresses being on the way of her sight, two- no, three people generously came to assist the poor "half blind" girl. She felt embarrassed to have them gather up her belongings for her but very much appreciated the help nonetheless. Just when the other female who picked up one of the fabrics shoved one person and created a domino effect of people colliding, Shizuka flinched in shock and felt slightly guilty for the people involved. While she quickly stuffed the last of her fabric back into a bag, a gentle hand placed itself upon her shoulder with a voice of concern. Her gaze averted from the plastic bag to the gorgeous, foreign female at her side, who she couldn't help but stare for a moment even if the other may not be able to tell. It wasn't Shizuka's first encounter with someone of a foreign origin but how she seemingly spoke fluent Japanese surprised her, that and she had to appreciate how attractive she was, which was perfect if she ever got around to cosplaying. Snapping back to reality, the raven haired female flashed a faint smile and replied, "O-Oh, I'm quite alright... I-I apologize for the trouble, but thank you for your concern and I'm truly grateful for your assistance. And my, you and the other gentleman have quick hands, the mess was cleaned up in such a haste." Speaking of the male who assisted her, upon closer inspection, his face felt slightly familiar... Perhaps someone from school? It wasn't everyday you'd see a foreign student in a Japanese school, which tends to make them stand out whether in a positive or negative way. Another female voice was speaking to Shizuka, to which her attention was given to. While what the other was telling her seemed like a warning, she supposed it was her way of being concerned for the apologetic girl. Taking her advice, she stood back on her feet and dusted herself before explaining, "Um... I-It's only polite to apologize to someone who you unintentionally bump onto, bu-but I suppose you're right. It was rather rude of her to, but accidents are prone on a day like this. I-... I'll be more careful, thank you miss."</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Warakuma Shopping Center "Ah! thank you, Onee-san!" said Elena with a blush from the compliment from the other girl. Though she was displeased by the rude interuption by the other girl, her features didn't convey a hint of her displeasure. She removed her hand from the girl's shoulder and continued after a pause. "Oni-san here taught me the quick-fold. Well, I'm glad that you are alright. I'm Elena Dragunov. Do you need help with carrying the bags someplace? Maybe you can sit someplace and check if all the stuff is alright." she said cheerfully as Alexei looked at them. Standing to his towering height as everyone got up. "You go on ahead and take a look, Kotchishka. I'll help her settle and join you." Alexei interrupted with his deep baritone. Giving the girl a full look to see if there were any injuries. Elena just nodded and bowed before she hopped towards the sale. Her objective was complete, with effectively making Alexei help the girl she could possibly look for a good gift for her brother. "Should I carry those for you, Miss?" Alexei asked in a polite grumble.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium ANNOUNCEMENT: This RP is as of 28/3/2015, Full, until said so otherwise. Just thought should let you all know. Our Devil is almost ready to complete the roster, but as of the day stated, there will be no more submissions until I say so. ALSO. If you have an NPC who is in a class, please state put them down to be put into class rosters. If you are a Player, please check the class rosters on the 1ST POST of the OOC, and let me know if I missed you. Now back to our regular program. --- The Kingdom of Me 19/4/2015 Sunday "Garu!", the shadows within this forest looked a lot like monsters you would find in a classic light-hearted RPG. From bipedal fluffy sheep, to really short orcs and chickens. Rui's wind spell smashed through a barricade of the orcs, before he quickly followed up on it and personally cut down a few of them. Kami was faring quite well keeping the flanks covered, while Noboru would rush in whenever he could. "You should move quickly if you don't want to be overwhelmed, more Shadows seem to be on their way", Rui responded with a simple 'roger' before he motioned to the other two to advance through the front line they just broke. The forest quickly thinned as they advanced, and soon they got to a clearing. There was a sigh of relief as they looked around and realized no shadows were here... Well, at least that's what they thought. "I sense something strong there! Stay on high alert!", Rui immediately went into stance, but soon the party realized what they were going to fight was not in front of them... A shrill cry would give it's approach away, as the three jumped out of their position, to let a gigantic shadow bird land in their former position. It was... A chicken? A dark chicken, with a golden masquerade mask, and a jester hat. "Start scanning, we'll engage in combat", "Roger... Give me some time", she responded. If this were a game, this would be what you would call a mini-boss... Well, the chicken was waiting for their next move... --- Warakuma Shopping Mall 19/4/2015 Sunday The large man shopping for fabrics and crafting materials was almost done for the day, or so it seemed on his face as he eyed the counter a few times. After not long he paid for his things, and walked out from the area and checked the time. As he looked around he noticed a girl trip and fall. He was quite ready to go help her back up, but that turned out to be unnecessary, quickly did others help her up... All he could do was speak to himself for a bit as he walked away and towards the food court... "Hmmm... Maybe if the young master had more friends like that... Oh well. I should buy some food, they ought to be hungry after the ordeal they have to go through".</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Kashiwagi Utaha Kashiwagi Utaha - Warakuma Mall April 19 Utaha clapped after seeing both of her adorable underclassmen in the mall too. Well, it seemed as if the mall was bustling with everyone from their school too. It was good, since she could see everyone she got along with that day. Utaha's cat-like smile grew even bigger, while she approached the two girls. "Oh~! Kotori-chan is here too~! My, what a great coincidence! Both of my cute kouhais are here! Yay! But don't call me 'Kashiwagi-senpai', it sounds sooo uncute~ Just call me Utaha, Kotori-chan, or Utaha-senpai, if it makes you feel better~" Utaha said, hugging both of them yet again and rubbing her face closely to theirs, almost like a cat would do. She would have loved to hang out with them for a bit longer, and told them so too, but unfortunately, she had to get to shopping. "I'd love to stay and talk for a bit more, but I reaaaally need to go and buy some things for tonight's dinner~!" She sounded truly disheartened at the thought of it, but soon, her dishearted-ness was changed by another big smile after she got what she thought was an incredible idea. "Oh, why don't you come with me to buy some food for the week? Maybe I can fix something up for you too, if you want! I might need some help, though...." Utaha said, laughing a bit. "I'm not accustomed to making large servings, you see, so I'd like to know how much I should use~" Though she said so, she still felt a bit embarrassed having to admit that. Well, it was true enough that her family wasn't larger than just 2 people for a while now, and she just started cooking after she and her father started living alone. Utaha then turned around and started making her way towards the supermarket, where she could buy the food for the rest of the week. It was at times like this that she was glad she had such a big body, so that she could carry all of he bags. And then, she tripped over a little gap in the floor. "A-Ah!" Utaha fell down, face first yet again. And it was at times like this that she wished her body was a bit more smaller and that she was a bit less clumsy. At least no bags could be crushed, since she was carrying nothing. It was better that it happened now and not when she was carrying everything else, otherwise, it would've been disastrous. Regardless, it was just bound to happen at some point of the day.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| Sunday, April 19 2015 Both Keiko and Utaha seemed equally surprised to see each other - a brief relief came over Kotori; by the looks of it, she wasn't interrupting them. At Keiko's question whether they were here for shopping purposes, Kotori nodded before glancing back to the bags she'd placed beside the bench. Judging by Utaha's words and actions, she was quite happy to see the two of them - only to reprimand Kotori for calling her 'Kashiwagi-senpai'. Yet before she could even apologise, both Keiko and Kotori were drawn into a sudden hug by Utaha. Most certainly not used to such treatment, a stammered "Eh, wha-wha-" was all Kotori could bring forth in surprise. Utaha meanwhile switched from hugs and smiles into a disappointed tone as she then spoke - only to spring right back up as she realised that she still had shopping to do, answering Keiko's question from before, and that she didn't necessarily have to do it alone; instead asking both Keiko and Kotori if they'd accompany her and perhaps even thereafter. Upon hearing that, Kotori looked at her watch - she did indeed still have some time and hadn't been sure what to do with it. Furthermore, Utaha was asking them for their help - so whilst she'd have to head home herself in a while, she could at least lend some assistance for the time being. Nodding in affirmation, Kotori looked over to Keiko to see what she'd do - at least until a sudden cry drew her attention away. A worried expression came across Kotori's face as she saw Utaha laying face down and outstretched on the ground. "Are you alright? Is everything okay?" she asked as she quickly kneeled down beside her, her voice, though still quiet, clearly carrying much of the same worry that could be seen in her eyes.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Lord of the Why's Noboru sat down to rest in the grassy hill. Looking up into the town, Noboru remarked. So that's a city? More like shitty. Oh wait. That's a village. Dammit. I'm not taking my pun back. And you can try to put me under arrest, but i'm already taking one. Hee hee. Oh well. Noboru stood up and pointed as a general would. Onwards fearless leader! Lead us to victory! just don't drag us down. Ya get it? Because lead is heavy? Eh? Eh? Oh nevermind. My jokes are off today. Let's just head in shall we? Onwards and to glory!</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me 19/4/2015 Sunday "... Okay let's move on", Rui stared blankly at Noboru during his commentary, but none were on point so he decided to ignore those. Kami also agreed to keep moving, they'd already rested up a bit, and it looked like they were almost to the end. As the party advanced as they had agreed, as they approached the village, it was basically a picture perfect scenery... Peaceful, unsettlingly so. The fields looked ripe, the houses and facilities had a quaint and country feel to them, but the shadowing figures that worked these places looked incredibly depressing... Like they didn't want to work, but kept doing so, like a cog in a machine. There was nothing 'odd' about this place beyond that... In fact this village looked like a nice place to stay. These shadowy figures were confirmed though to be Shadows by Megumi not long after entry... There was no attack, nothing. No Shadows attacked them. "This is... Strange... Those are all Shadows, but they aren't attacking you? I feel a strong presence in the building at the far end though, so stay on your toes", she warned. As they moved through the town, or village, the submissive looking shadows, taking a human and plain form, approached the party, handing them a flier. Rui accepted one, and looked at it... "Behold the magnificent Me! Matthew! It's fifty thousand fee to even look at me. Fifty thousand what? Whatever the hell I want!" "... Obnoxious", was all he had in response to this flier... He looked to the other two as they stood at the doors of the large building. It appeared to be something like a town center. They could hear voices from beyond the doors... It sounded like Matthew.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 19 SUN A pair of hazel brown eyes, behind the dark strands, blinked in surprise at how Alexei bowed deeply as an apology for the late introduction. While Shizuka admired the sincerity of the foreign man, she thought it unnecessary for him to take it to that extent as it wasn't that much of a deal. She waved her hand in a manner to show that it was alright and spoke in a rattled tone, "I-It's quite alright, I-I should have asked earlier as well. But I'm pleased to be acquainted with you as well, elder Dragunov-san." Even as she pronounced the name for the second time, her pronunciation was off due to the rough syllabication that she was used to in the Japanese language. Just when Shizuka had finished scanning through one of the plastic bags in her possession, Alexei started on a more detailed introduction of himself as they continued to walk. Occasional nods were given as a sign of acknowledgment from the shorter, petite girl while she waited for the opportunity to reply to the other, after he was done with his piece, of course. As an empty bench was caught in sight, Shizuka approached it along with Alexei and gently placed the bag down before taking her own seat. "Oh! Um... Do you happen to be studying at Warakuma High? Pe-Perhaps I might be wrong but... I study there you see, a-and I might have caught sight of someone similar to you." Her voice at this point was soft and unsure from the uncertainty and possible embarrassment of mistaking him for someone else. While she could've sworn he looks familiar, school wasn't the only likely place to spot people. As she rummaged through the contents of the other bags, she continued, "I-If I may ask, what exactly is your part time job? I have a part time as well actually, a waitress in a cosp-- c-ca-cafe I mean, pa-pardon me. A-An ordinary ca-cafe like any other." A sudden panic ran through her, the moment she absentmindedly almost revealed the job she vowed not to reveal anyone she knew. Finding a new topic to talk about instead, Shizuka suddenly recalled about the card the man was about to hand over to her. With an open hand towards the other, the internally panicking girl stuttered harshly, "O-Oh! A-About that card you were s-speaking of earlier, ma-may I see it?"</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieghardt Kasumi: Warakuma Mall-----> Sieghardt's Home\|April 19th Sunday What the male said made Sieghardt remain quiet as he stared at him silently. So when he went over to Leiko and commented on his childness, Sieg turned towards them and opened his mouth only to shut it, and go pay for his purchase. What they talked about in that time was beyond him. All he knows is that when he passed by them he waved at Leiko. "I should really get home... I'll see you at the next club practice. Oh wait.... No I won't I have something planned that day.. Well then I'll see you at the one after the next one." Sieg said before looking at the ground sullen as he walked away. He had forgotten to even get what he had wanted and simply called up his chauffeur and drove back home. Once home he just handed his tailor the fabric and went back to his room where he laid down in bed. "Well that was fun... She gets annoyed some ass comes and starts something and then acts nice to the female. And now I get to go learn the way of business from dad at his company for three whole days. Hooray for me." Looking over at his mirror, he sighed as he pulled the hood of his shark hoodie over his eyes. "Whatever, I'm still a damn good looking shark. Could say I make others go into a... frenzy." Laughing to his own joke he laid there in bed before he slumbered off into a nap.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me 19/4/2015 Sunday As the party walked in, Rui saw what he expected. Matthew, along with his Shadow, though in regards to what his Shadow was going to be like, he only had ideas when they reached the town. Again, it was like what happened with Noboru... The Shadow. Rui and Kami remember a rather different experience though. "Be careful... This is the strong presence I was talking about", it was kind of obvious by now, but it looked like this was what they were going to deal with each time they went into a dungeon. But what can they do...? If Matthew can accept his shadow, then there'd be no need to fight. They can try and intervene anyhow, but the shadow is still a shadow, it'll erupt into a fight. Regardless, the party could only stand at ready while Matthew conversed with his Shadow.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me - Town Centre 19/4/2015 Sunday As Matthew's shadow was rejected, various of the 'villager' shadows scrambled around him as a carry-throne took form, with the shadows lifting it up themselves as Matthew's shadow sat on top lording over them. It was immediately aggressive, taking swings at Matthew who stumbled backwards, with Rui, Kami and Noboru stepping forward and repelling the advance with their Personas, setting up the spacing for the fight. Now the enemy... The various arms on the back meant it was hard to fight up close, due to having so many options, not to mention surrounding and attacking seemed to be difficult... But the villagers holding it up... "Garu!", as he spoke the command, his Persona Askr appeared before him and swung it's blade, delivering a gust of wind at the villager shadows. They staggered as they regained their balance from the wind attack, and realizing the danger of this, Matthew's shadow immediately sprayed water at him with the water bucket, dealing damage, and splash damage to Kami and Noboru too. They reeled back a bit to soften the impact. "It looks like those villagers are a weak point...", he stated. "Megumi, scan for it's capabilities... I'm sure it has other tricks up it's sleeve", Megumi gave a simple "ok" before the battle resumed. "Aim for the villagers, be careful of the mechanical arms"</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Insert Witty Title Here Noboru reeled back, the hit spinning him. He regained his balance and nodded towards Rui about the villagers, aiming towards them. Before that however, he had a bit of business. He turned towards Matthew's shadow and started yelling. Hey You! You piece of shit! You want people to bow down to you? That's absolutely hilarious! You're not a king, you're a commoner! You can't get anyone besides those fakes to bow to you! Come on and try to make me! Noboru readied up his persona, using Atlas to smash a villager.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov [Alexei Dragunov] The brunette politely accepted his apology with a wave of her hand and added her own. Each time this happened to Alexei, it surprised him. For so long he had judged people based on his limited experience. It was hard to believe that his experiences earlier in life with just with some bad apples. Then the young girl asked his school hesitantly to which he replied with a slight smile, "You are spot on with that. I do go to Warakuma High. Sadly, I can't say that I have seen you around as it is impolite to stalk girls around." She rummaged through her bags as she plopped into a seat and asked him about his part-time job. Before announcing her own. "Ah! well I work as a handy-man. I repair plumbing issues, electrical fittings, minor carpentry issues, touch ups and fixing. I also do a bit of landscaping and maintenance if the pay is right. Currently, employed with Mitsuka Repairs and Furnishings. They have an office here." he said before handing her the card. "A friend of mine also works at a cafe, where is your workplace at? Maybe I can drop-by and help you with stuff if you need it." he offered her politely. Meanwhile, Elena had found the perfect gift for her elder brother. A swimming shorts, for as long as they had been here. She hadn't once been to the beach and nor had she seen him lay back and relax. She wished that he needed a good break to keep on going. She put it into the basket she was carrying and went into the shoes section. Maybe she can get some trendy flats for herself. There was a big sale on.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me - Town Centre 19/4/2015 Sunday The attacks towards the villagers worked, though Noboru had more trouble with it than Kami and Rui did, since they used their spells instead. The robotic arms on the back were preventing them from getting closer, so disrupting the Shadow was the primary goal. Even though the villagers were now slumped over, the machine on the back still worked while the Shadow yelled and insulted it's own subjects in anger. The group attempted to advance, but the mechanical arms with farm tools managed to keep them at bay. "We still can't get close... We have to stop that machine on the back somehow...", Rui began. As he said that, they obtained some good news. "Okay, scan complete! I'm sensing a weak spot on the back, try and get around it somehow!", well, that shouldn't be too hard... "Noboru circle around the back, Kami, spread out around the side, I'll take the other", upon those orders, Kami moved around to the side, and the moment he saw the villagers begin to recover, he blasted another Zio at them. "Damn you all! You're all nothing but dirt! Stay under my foot like you all should!", though Rui only had a Garu in response, keeping him down. The back should be exposed now. Now that Rui and Kami were further to the side, they can clearly see it. There was an industrial engine there... Rui and Kami would need to keep using their spells to keep Matthew's shadow from moving, it was all up to Noboru right now.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-A Crushing Blow Noboru nodded to Rui's suggestion and ducked down, dashing forward and around the throne. He kept ducking, avoiding all the hits. Twisting his feet, he turned and ran in towards the back. He drew back his fist. Haha! This is gonna be really really fun. Ready.. set, Hoo! Ha! Noboru turned 360 degrees, driving his fist in towards the Machine. He twisted it in further, digging in. He yelled out to Kami and Rui. Hey! How was that? Any response from that sweet blow?</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me - Town Centre 19/4/2015 Sunday The engine on the back of the Shadow exploded, causing it to scream in both anger and agony. The arms on the back were no longer moving, the villagers were being crushed under the throne. This was their chance. "It's time we strike", stated Kami. All-Out Attack > Yes > No > Yes On Rui's orders the team charged down the Shadow and did as much damage as they could, creating a skull-shaped dust cloud. Pretty soon it was sent flying back and the entire throne broke apart, leaving the 'king' laying on the ground in the ruins of his own throne... If Matthew had anything to say, this was his chance, they had a good minute or so before the shadow would recover.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Chiaki Nettu Chiaki Nettu Warakuma High - Class 1 - 1 (Just Outside) "Let's just talk about it back home, okay?" Chiaki happily agreed with her cousin whom quickly skedaddled away to the unknown. It was a shame but Chiaki expected that Ayano would prefer to go directly home. As Ayano walk away, Chiaki waved goodbye, she returned to her classroom to find her phone buzzing on her desk, there was an in flood of texts coming in from fellow classmates and friends, about some nut going off at a girl about his ripped shirt. ... Ripped shirt? No, it couldn't be... Chiaki decided to instigate a text message to her favorite senpai. Heeeeey Senpai! (^___^)/ So, im getting all these messages about some maniac yelling at a girl at the mall. Something about a ripped shirt... Haha, it kinda reminded me of you! AH! I MEAN...Actually, just never mind... See you around!</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 20 MON: After School After being carried away by her nagging instinct to repair damaged clothing of all sorts, the blonde felt embarrassed for herself for intruding into a complete stranger's business, but it didn't change the fact that something had to be done to that shirt. "Oh! Pardon me for my intrusion, I usually don't voice out my concern to a stranger. But something has to be done with your shirt. I'm Oto-- no, Shizu-chan would suffice. And you ar-- ...?" Her inquiry was cut short when the male paused in his statement, while his gaze was turned away from the other and... onto the store close by? It didn't even take a minute when suddenly, a flash of azure hue, then a blue haired girl stood by the side of the stranger she was conversing to. This other girl who had just appeared spoke in a rather quick tone, which would have been difficult to catch most of what she had said if one did not give their full attention. The blue haired female went on and on, causing Shizuka to dilemma on whether she should reply to whatever she was asking for or to let her finish her piece before chronologically responding to her questions. At the moment, Shizuka felt as if she should probably leave the two to themselves, since she had no relation to either of them whatsoever. Before any answers or excuses to leave were to be given, the girl started to pull on the loose threads from the shirt of "Noboru", what the girl called him, while being ignorant to the fact of what she was doing to the article of clothing. "Um... Excuse me, but you're.... Uh....", Shizuka hesitantly attempted to inform her of what was inevitably about to happen to the shirt but the female with blue strands seemed to be too concentrated on the pulling of threads to hear what she had to warn her of. The currently blond haired student covered her sight with her own hand, bracing herself for what was about to happen. Rip. ......... SCREEEEAM. A panicked female voice scolded the Noboru person and he scolded her back, from what Shizuka could hear, waiting for a good while before unblinding herself. This felt like one of those typical scenes she would see from the animes she watched, wondering if she were dreaming or this was actually happening in real life. The male apologized for the mishap and tells her that it doesn't happen often. Just how often did this even happen to the poor boy? Were they actually accidents? Or something more than little accidents? "Errr, i-it's quite alright. I was able to shield my eyes before the inevitable accident. ....Have you put on another decent clot--" Assuming Noboru had placed on another shirt after the original shirt had ripped, Shizuka lowers her hand away from her eyes. Big mistake. A trickle of blood. Cheeks tinted in a shade of rosy red. Another scream. While burying her face into her hands, just as the other female had done, the blonde shrieks towards the male, "P-PLEASE PUT ON A DECENT SHIRT!" The commotion created a crowd of murmuring people around the people involved when another male stepped forward and posed...? This was definitely going to lure a couple of security officers to the scene in a matter of seconds.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Monday, April 20 2015 - During School Kotori's face showed a measure of relief when the announcement was heard regarding Matthew - and a moment later, surprise was mixed in when she realised that it coinceded with what had been said in the Agriculture Club room last week by the Second Year Student who had passed by, Rui. Indeed, Matthew was safe by the start of this week - had Rui perhaps somehow known what was going on? Shaking her head, Kotori put those silly thoughts aside - it looked like the mystery novel she was reading right now was getting to her head. With that, she returned her attention to the teacher. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| After School As her usual way home lead Kotori through the mall, she briefly thought upon if there was anything she needed if she was already here - but after ticking off every item on her mental checklist as being present at home, she came to the conclusion that there was nothing. Instead, she headed homewards - at least, until she heard a commotion somewhere up ahead. Looking in its direction, Kotori soon found the source thereof - in the form of a loose circle of onlookers, some whispering among themselves, some holding up their phones to take pictures or write about it, all of which surrounded a small group of people. Unsure what it was about, Kotori drew closer - at least, until she caught sight of exactly what was going on. Said small group turned out to, in fact, be two girls and two boys - and a mess of rags at their feet that must have once been the clothing on one of the boys' most definitely bare upper body. Her confusion only grew when she actually recognised two faces - with those two being Noboru, the inexplicably yet again shirtless, and Rui, who even less explicably suddenly started to take on a pose. The two girls, meanwhile, seemed a bit dismayed at the situation - and most likely the attention it was getting, to. Kotori's by now blank stare was only interrupted by an occasional confused blink - before she turned her eyes away and just started walking on.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-The Pose session Noboru was in a state of disarray. His second shirt ripped, this Shizu girl getting a nosebleed and blusing, and Hisako was ogling him through her hands. Noboru was thoroughly upset at the events that were coming through. He was angry that Hisako started this whole mess. He texted Chiaki, whose message came at a most unfortunate time, back. No no no, evryting is fine, but there is some yelling gong arond. catch u tmrrw or somethin. His mind then came up with a most devious plan on the spot. He turned to Rui, who had started posing, and struck a most fabulous pose. He started talking to Rui. Very nice, Rui-chan! However, your next line will be "Let's do a pose together!" To you! As he was posing, he started making his pecs dance. They moved up and down, one going up while the other went down. The sheen of sweat still made them glisten and shine in the sunlight. They moved up and down rhythmically, as if to the beat of a tribal war drum. Hisako finally looked up, only to realize her grave mistake. The blood poured out of her nose, running down her lips, looking like scarlet lipstick. She quickly covered her nose, not letting the others see.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - After School 20/4/2015 Monday Those... Those movements, is he... Yes he is. Rui read Noboru's following up movements, it was... Yes. He drew in the energy of the atmosphere... That line, the way he said it, there was no mistake what Noboru was up to. "Hmph, let's do this pose together", after a moment of delay to give Noboru's current pose magnificence, he moved his body into a distinct pose. One arm to his side and curved out, while the other covering half his face. A pose that can only be paired with another. He was getting into this. Between his own naturally dashing looks and Noboru's well-sculpted body, the nosebleeds were understandable.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Cosplay Cafe \|\| April 20 MON: After School The blond maid nodded in relief, since she was the one responsible for dragging the male student into the cafe in the first place. If it were not acceptable by his standards, she would be guilty for her actions but that was not the case. What Rui said next piqued her interest as living in Tokyo sounds like an exciting experience with all the events and tourist spots for an avid anime/manga fan. Her expression lit brightly in interest as she responds, "Tokyo sounds like a wonderful city! Unfortunately, I've yet to take a visit there since my parents usually busy themselves with their work. Well, it's great to know you feel the same about the interest as well." A soft giggle escapes her lips, being glad to know there were more people of her age still into such interests than what she predicted. "As for me, definitely! As such, I display my passion for it through cosplay, I've even learned to tailor my own costumes like the one you see before you." She made a gesture with her arm to emphasize the bloodied maid costume she wore. Just a moment after her statement ended, another maid pardons her intrusion to deliver the orders of the customer. That was certainly quicker than she had anticipated. A slice of rich, dark chocolate cake covered in camouflage patterned matcha frosting with a cute, bazooka chocolate decoration atop the cake was placed before him, along with TaP soda in a proper glass with bendy straw. To prevent herself from disturbing him from enjoying his cake, Shizuka bowed and excused herself, "I do hope you will find your cake to your taste, master. Enjoy!" It was only a couple of minutes before the doors to the cafe threw open with an excited voice, slightly startling Shizuka to a faint flinch. The waitress settled herself down as she recited in unison with the other staff, "Welcome home, master!" Seeing as the rest of the crew were busy with the other customers at the moment, the blonde approached the new customer, "Please help yourself to a seat of your liking, master! A curve on her lips as Shizuka settled the male to a seat. Taking a quick glance upon him and she could tell he was another student from Warakuma High, the uniform being evident. Was this the new hang out spot for the Warakuma students? She shook off the silly thought and handed him a menu. "Here is our menu and as you can see, we have a number of items to match our current theme! Please take your time."</s> <\|message\|>Akira Kirigakure Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Manga Clubroom Monday, April 20th, 2015 After School As she was finishing up her 2nd path on 'Devil Survivor', the door suddenly opened and in walked Alexei. Given that it was Monday, a day known globally as one hated by people of all sorts, especially students (well anyone with a job really) and of course since Rui was involved in others clubs and well, the others turned into ghost members, suffice to say, she wasn't expecting anyone to drop-by. Saving her game, she turned her game off and placed the DS inside her school bag. Getting up to stretch, she turned towards him. "Oh hey. That's true, it's mostly me but aside from another 2nd year, the rest have pretty bunch turned into ghost members." She laughed as he set his bag down on the table. "Not that I really mind, though." She continued. "I'm quite used to having no one around, quite relaxing really." she smiled. Stifling a yawn, she paused a moment before responding to his next question. "I'm quite interested, however, since I was invited by Inoue, I joined the kendo club. I pretty much have mondays and fridays locked with this club and Tuesdays and Wednesdays with the kendo club but I'm free Thursday and what not. And I can always drop-by every now and then on Mondays when bored but I'm not really sure when your club meets, if that's fine." "As for the betas and backgrounds, I prefer to do them myself. No offense, but I like the satisfaction and sense of fulfillment of writing and finishing by own work un-aided. Plus, it's great practice for when I attempt to be a professional, no?" she beamed. --- Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma High // Archery Range He couldn't wait until she finished before breaking into a laugh. Not a mocking one but a good ole honest laugh. To be exact, it was after she uttered 'Number 2'. Despite what you may be thinking, it's not that. He's not a child, after all. Anyways, it seemed like she was totally writing off Rokoru and he found that hilarious. Especially when you consider the fact that she's crushing on the very same Rokoru. She got spunk, that's for sure. "Oh how I'd pay to see the look on Rokoru's face upon hearing that." After calming down, a grin formed on his face. "Well considering this lot," referring to the other archery members currently at the range, "you might truly be my greatest competition." he finished with a laugh before going back to shooting at the target. After hitting another bullseye, You never know what fate may bring... With a grin, he reached for another arrow.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov : Manga and Anime Club "Well we are flexible in our schedules, we meet up whenever we are free and not out of equipment." he said with a dry laugh. Not a good way to let a possible entrant know of their shortcomings. But, he felt that Akane wasn't the kind to dwell on such matters for long. "We can work out a Monday and Thursday if you are interested. We usually practise in spurts. It's mostly Inoue though, she nags us into training her. A real fiesty one, that." he said with a smile. It was the reason he liked Inoue, she didn't mess her words and was pretty straight forward and simple. Akane, turned down his offer for the help which didn't bother him much. Afterall it was an artist's choice whether to do that or not. But he felt he'll let her know about her professional aspirations. "I think it will help you if you are looking to turn professional. The deadlines would be really something, at that time going out and searching for a beta or background worker would be troublesome. But your call, I admit, there is nothing like completing something on your own." he then fished into his bag to take out a steel lunch box, really spartan and boxy like himself. He opened it to reveal some onigiri rolls, delicately rolled and designed with the wonders of Japan as a theme. "Would you like some." he offered.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Cosplay Cafe 20/4/2015 Monday "I see... Was the blood intentional?", he asked jokingly. Though before she could respond properly he made it clear it was a joke and continued. "That was a joke, Tokyo is a nice place, I'm sure you'd love it", so she hasn't been to Tokyo before... It wasn't uncommon for people to have never left their home towns, even in a place like Japan, but it's become harder for such an event these days as transport has become easier. If she had the money she could take a one and a half hour shinkansen to Tokyo central area... Honestly it wasn't that far, but there were costs, and unlike train networks, the shinkansen didn't come by that often. After that, she brought out the cake he ordered, and it was... Presentation was certainly nice. He took a sip of his drink, and then began to eat at the cake. As he finished and paid he bid goodbye to the waitresses and then left to do his own thing for the rest of the day... --- Warakuma High 21/4/2015 Tuesday With Golden Week fast approaching, some clubs were actually already talking about either training through Golden Week, or using it to rest... The baseball team was visibly going to train, they had a match coming up shortly after Golden Week and apparently their members were a little on the casual side. In any case... What to do today... Rui pondered on what clubs were open today... Kendo and Drama were the only things on today for him.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Enchanted Woodland - Grand Stage 26/4/2015 Sunday TRACK: I will Face Myself "Persona!", as the shadowy image of Leiko began to blur and then be engulfed by light, the roots around it began to lash and the party advanced quickly to defend Leiko. Everyone's Persona formed a wall in front of Leiko and repelled the whipping roots as they grabbed Leiko and took her to safety. As the light cleared, a new figure took the place of Leiko's shadow. Just as they thought, this was the... Combat form, so to speak. The Shadow only made a sinister laugh before speaking once more. "With all the actors on stage, I will show you a performance that none shall forget!", with battle initiated, with the shadow taking the first move. Throwing a Garu right at Kami, although Rui intercepted it with his own Garu, cancelling it out, but that didn't stop Leiko's shadow from resuming the attack with the vines upon the whole party. Rui easily slashed them down again, though this meant he couldn't advance, but perhaps someone else can behind his defense. Leiko was given this time to think more about herself, but what was she to think?</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Root of the Problem Noboru shielded his eyes, trying to block the flying winds. They were getting on his neeves pretty bad, enough to make a bad pun or two. Yo Leiko! Calm your shit! You gotta daffodil with your problems, not run away. Stop garden your heart with these thorns,they're really getting in our sides. Rui, cover me, i'll try to go in and knock this stupid shadow around a bit. Let me leaf a few bruises! Puns aside, this creature was abdolutely horrifying. He chose not to remember what his shadow looked like. Is this what everyone had inside of them? This angry beast?</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew Harvester \|\| [insert root pun here] Damn wind almost blinded Matt, luckily Rui was ready for action and canceled it out. which lead to the attack of vines. "every rose has its thorn~.... what? I thought it was as good time as any" Matt was trying to joke around to keep positive though in reality he was still shocked seeing the shadow... So this is what it was like huh. Matt was thinking about how it was so hard for him to accept his reality but decided it was best to put it behind him, all he wanted was to be truly accepted. Aside from the terrible puns hearing Nobo's plan to rush in Matt thought of the vines and voiced his idea. "hey guys how bout i try to cover ya'll by burning the vines? they should be weak to fire right? just give the signal when you are ready to go."</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Sunday 26th April 2015: Time Unknown Leiko Hamada: Enchanted Woodlands- Grand Stage The woman before her...she changed. Leiko had barely been aware of the strange beings that shielded her from the oncoming vines, her eyes fixed on her aggressor with a look of numb shock. Its skin peeled away, exposing thick, gnarled bark and long, blood-red claws that sprouted from its fingertips. Every aspect of her graceful beauty had been twisted, revealing the darkness and cruelty behind her visage. But nothing struck her more than the cold, wicked smile that spread across the creature's lips as she sent endless vines at Rui and the others in an effort to tear them apart. She didn't know what to do. Frozen in place, she helplessly watched as Rui, Noboru, Kami and the other boy raised their weapons boldly against the forceful gale. They were going to fight it. But how? She seemed so strong, so vicious in her onslaught. If they stayed...would they end up dying just to save her? No. Leiko didn't want anyone to die, especially not like this. She wanted to raise her voice, tell them to leave and save themselves, but she couldn't. It was if she didn't have to strength to form words anymore. That creature had truly taken over. "Come on, now. Won't anyone save me from myself?" The Shadow crowed, cackling all the while as she threw another burst of fierce wind at the Persona Users. "The audience is just dying for some action!"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Enchanted Woodland - Grand Stage 26/4/2015 Sunday TRACK: I will Face Myself It appears the Shadow had been prepared for Matt's fire. It was working on the vines sure, but as the fire enveloped the vines, the Shadow gave a hearty laugh and a taunt before a large gust of wind swept at them. This blew all of Matt's fire back at the entire party, dealing some damage. Matt's Persona being resistant to fire took nearly no damage, but everyone else took a minor heating. "Please Matt, be careful with that mixtape of yours", he joked. In any case, the vines and the wind were a problem. "We can't get to her through these vines, we'll need you to burn them again. This time I'll stop her wind, everyone else just charge afterward. Megumi, scan and see if we can exploit another weakness", Rui was taking his role as leader quite well. "Understood. Hang in there", and with that, the shadow's vines rose up once more to resume battle.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Sunday, 26 th , 2015 – Golden Week Itoshi Residence 10:00 AM The alarm went off. Why did it have to go off on a Sunday, of all days? Oh right, because Gen had forgotten to set it off. Oh well. Gen was face-down on the bed, completely covered, one arm peering from outside the hideout. It travelled towards the nightstand, fumbling carefully so as not to drop anything, and felt the alarm clock. Now, if he could only find the button… No, not that one… That one either… There! Gen flipped the switch and the alarm stopped, and the room gained once more its silent peace. A low groan could be heard from under the blankets. Maybe he should sleep until lunch? No, it was Golden Week; it was his moment. He needed to seize it as long as it was there, because then school will resume and he will not be able to loiter around. A louder groan sounded as Gen flailed his arms a bit to uncover him. He sat on the bed, a narrow stream of drool coursing from his mouth, messy hair, and groggy eyes. He stretched. "Hmm! Okay." His feet touched the floor as he sat at the edge of the bed, his hand looking for his glasses. "Where did I leave them?" Ah, right! The drawer. He opened it and Gen took them out and put them on. Now he could he as perfectly as someone who did not need glasses. Okay, holiday routine: Start! Gen changed into some casual clothes, and went for breakfast. Mum would probably be watching television, and would already have had eaten, so it was up to him to cook for himself. Not that he would mind, though. He usually was in charge of the kitchen when his mum had parent-teacher meetings or something of the sort. "Good morning, mu-" She was not in the living-room/kitchen/dining-room. They lived in a very small house, so Gen would know if her mum was there or not. Apparently, she went out while he was sleeping. Maybe she went shopping. Yes, that is probably it. Gen started fixing himself something to eat. He devoured what he had prepared, and went out, locking the door behind him. On the table, he had left a note that said: "I went out. I have my cellphone on me if you need anything. Love you, Gen."</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Amusement Park \| Afternoon Kotori felt some measure of relief when both of her fellow schoolmates that had come to her help waved off the whole thing; making clear that they didn't see it as too much of a hassle. Not only that, they even said that she should talk to them if she was bothered by the trio in the future - a kindness to which Kotori quickly raised her hands and shook her head. Not only did she not really think it was very likely that such a thing would be repeated, but she also wouldn't want to be a burden to either of them - but the smile that Akane gave, showing she really did not mind in the least, made her hesitate and lower her hands; giving the smallest of nods instead. As the two introduced themselves to each other - apparently strangers to one another, though each knowing of Kotori in one way or another, Kotori quickly followed suit. Whilst she'd already met Toma before, she hadn't exactly spoken very much with Akane before. Bowing briefly, she gave her name and class, "Kotori Shirohane, also from Class 2-2," in her usual quiet voice - the nervousness from before having mostly receded by now. As Toma then asked about the three from before, Kotori gave a reluctant nod before Akane elaborated on the point - the three weren't exactly unknown around the school and had had run-ins with the Akane before, it seemed. As her classmate spoke, Kotori looked at her in surprise - she'd heard that she was called a Prince by some of her fellow students, most of them girls, for her tendency to help out others in need, but to hear her put down taking on three boys by herself and winning - twice before even - wasn't quite the same. As she joked the she should have punched them harder, Kotori realised that whilst they'd asked if she was okay, the same couldn't be said for either of the two. "Ah, are you alright?" she asked with some concern in both voice and eyes, glancing at both Akane and Toma in turn - though there hadn't been any real violence to be seen, Kotori would have felt guilty not asking seeing as any such injury would have been incurred because of herself.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 26 SUN Once Shizu's shift at Star Drop Cafe, the cosplay cafe, was over with, she changed out of her attire and wig, wiping off the unnecessarily glam make up at the Warakuma mall public bathroom. The maid costume was to be used for the last time in awhile since this coming week's theme for the cafe was traditional Japanese with waiters as samurai and waitresses as kunoichi (female ninja). The apparent reason for this was the sudden popularity of a particular game with personified swords or somewhere along those lines. Unfortunately, the raven haired girl was to be absent on the first day of the theme change due to an appointment she made for herself. Said appointment now stood before her, a poster for the movie beginning its screening starting tomorrow, Persona 3: Falling Down. The closet otaku girl religiously watched both of the previous movies at the theaters and the next one was no exception. The series over all was enjoyable to Shizuka which got her hooked to the point where there was no way she would miss any out for whatever reason. It was a well deserved break from her part time job anyways. Hazel brown eyes glittered behind the long, dark locks of hair while gazing at the illustration, before dropping downward to the schedule of showing times. Her hand rummaged through her simple, white purse and picked out her flip phone. Rather than mentally taking note of the schedule, it was safer to keep a picture of it to be perfectly sure. Upon unflipping the mobile phone, a new message seemed to have arrived a couple of hours before. Pressing onto the button to view her received message, it read: "Shizuka-chan! Did you hear about the discount on the amusement park tickets this week? Nozomi-chan and I thought it'd be a great chance for all of us to have a bonding time♪ Text me back on when you're available so we can plan out a sched ok? -- Rinko ✩" A soft smile formed upon her lips as she typed out a reply right away and sent. "I'm afraid this is the first time I've heard of it but that sounds delightful, Rinko-chan. I would love to spend time at the amusement park together! I'll be available any day after tomorrow!"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Enchanted Woodland - Grand Stage 26/4/2015 Sunday TRACK: I will Face Myself "Oooooohohohohoho!", it appears as though Leiko's shadow was onto them. Matt was immediately buffeted by vines and roots, preventing him from attacking. Noboru with his fists won't be able to get through, but he moved quickly, and so did Kami, enough that if there was opening they can charge. "Can't be helped. Askr!", crushing the card in his hand, Rui summoned his Persona again, putting Garu into the blade, the swordsman Persona made a wide slash, severing the vines that rushed at the party. This was their chance, and Noboru and Kami should know this too. The Garu expelled from the slash even cancelled out the next wind spell from the shadow. He didn't intend to simply wait and watch either, as his allies charged ahead, he began to cast Sukukaja on himself.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Jun Himura Kitsune Inn//26 April//Evening "That was a bloody waste of time..." Jun sighed under her breath, heading into the dining hall to have her meal now that she was out of her kendo gear. She took a seat and picked at the sushi that was sitting in front her half-heartedly, bored out of her mind. Her father and his 'friends' were in a private hall to discuss business, and Jun was not interested in listening to the different ways Yakuza came up with innuendo for blackmail, murder and extortion. "Arere? My kouhais are here?" Jun commented to herself, finally noticing the two girls hanging out by themselves. She considered going over to join them, but thought better of it. There wasn't any point in imposing herself on them, especially not when they seemed to be utterly terrified of her. Her badass female deliquent persona only worked in clubs, she supposed. Besides, she was bored to the point that even talking to the pair of them was a chore at this point. She walked past the two of them on her way out, and signalled to the waitress at the dining hall. "If my father asks for me, I'll be by the river. Is there anywhere I can get fireworks around here?" After getting the appropriate information, Jun proceeded out of the Inn, hoping to find some form of entertainment.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday It looks like they were showing a new movie today. "Persona 3: Falling Down". Persona... Huh... In any case, they were advertising this movie for quite awhile, and it appears to finally be out now. It was the start of Golden Week, so that meant a whole week off. As Rui remembered, some schools didn't do a full week off and instead only had a few days, but likely it was different for other schools, his last one was like that. This one though was more laid back. Leiko was admitted to hospital too, but she wasn't wounded or anything, they said she should be back while a good amount of Golden Week was left over. "Thus, nothing much to do today... Hmmmm..."</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa:Kitsune Inn As Ayano and her cousin watched the heated battle ensue before their very eyes, she couldn't help but feel she was in some sort of fighting video game. The technique and skill Jun displayed in the match made the back of Ayano's mind shiver in fear, this is one girl that you DO NOT want to meet in an alley...As if her cold stare wasn't already a red flag. Then in one swift movement, the Yakuza Girl hit her opponent with nine strikes, it was like a Hyper Combo Finish and her opponent fell. When it was over, Chiaki leaned in close to Ayano, making her groan a bit. "I must say, this is rather brutal, what do you say we return to our room after this display of brawn and have a quiet relaxing dinner together? I think this is a nice enough show of entertainment, after all, I did come here so I could spend some sisterly time with you... Perhaps we'll run in to Miss Yakuza tomorrow." "Tell me about it." Ayano was all for the action but that particular move just made her want to avoid the girl all the more. When the mention of dinner came in to their conversation, Ayano smiled lightly and looked at Chiaki with a gleam in her eyes. "That sounds lovely!" The girl didn't even look back at Yakuza Girl once, she just hopes that they'll see her less and less throughout the week. With a new goal set in stone, Ayano followed her cousin to the dinner area.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Ferrero Mall, Cinemas \|\| April 27 MON "That was such a fantastic movie! I can't believe they ended it on such a cliffhanging note, I must see the last movie." Contemplating about the movie out loud was a girl in a short, layered blond wig, a pair of clear blue contact lenses and a simple baby blue dress. Any audience who had watched the previous movie in the series would be aware of who she was currently dressed up as, in fact, a couple of the fellow viewers commented or asked a photo of her. While she knew she should have cosplayed her on an actual convention, the hype for the movie pushed her to do so, at least she was not regretting one bit. Well, not yet anyway. Upon exiting the theater and wrapping up the friendly, small talks about the movie with the other viewers, Shizuka was deciding on a place in the mall to have her lunch at. At the corner of her 'not actual blue eyes', she caught sight of Rui, the upperclassman who previously dropped by Star Drop Cafe, her work place. Seeing as she was currently in a cosplay get up anyway, she saw no harm in continuing the "Shizu-chan" act with the other student. Waving her hands in an attempt to grab his attention, she called over while approaching Rui. "Shinichi-senpai! What a coincidence to find you here, were you about to view a film as well? If that were the case, I'd highly recommend you Persona 3: Falling Down!" If he would recognize her out of her previous maid uniform, she did not know but the blonde wouldn't be surprised if he didn't. Cosplay does wonders to disguise one's self after all.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Ferrero Mall27.4.2015 It had been only a few moments since the fight began, and already blood was drawn. It was then that it dawned on Masa that this particular exchange may not end well... Forcing himself from the wall, he'd make his way over to the crowd as he began to push his way forward. It wasn't an easy task, what with everyone now anxiously clinging to each other or caught up in the thrill of the violence. Catching a few stray elbows and shifting bodies, the boy would nearly collapse from it all as his muscles strained. But he'd march on, eventually forcing himself to the front of the pack as he stood before the brawling duo. The male had just attempted to gain the upper-hand as he locked with the girl, throwing a few punches at her form in an attempt to retaliate. 'What the hell am I doing?' Masa thought looking around at the mixture of people who had began to crowd around the exchange. No one else had even made an attempt to stop this, why should he? Shaking his head as he remained still for awhile, merely watching and waiting to see if the situation would defuse itself. That mentality only lasted for so long, swearing under his breath, 'Damn cowards.' "Yo, morons!" Masahide shouted, his voice nearly inaudible over the cheering and jeering of the crowd around them. Growling angrily, Masa would attempt to raise his voice over that of the crowds, "Yo, morons! Might want to pick a better venue! Unless you plan to beat each other to death in a public spectacle."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday "Oh, Shizu...", or... Was it her? Well, he only recognized her thanks to her voice. She was cosplaying today, like the last time he saw her, he's never really seen her not-cosplaying. In any case, she was dressed as a character from the film. "Ah yeah, that's why I'm here, I heard the name and...", it was 'Persona'... He scratched his head... He knew exactly what this series was, seeing as he also played the fighting game and so on, but only now for some reason is he realizing... Oh well. It's not important. Fiction and reality, and all that after all... "Nevermind, it's nothing... I almost didn't recognize you in that costume, it's good. You just finished watching the movie?", he returned his focus back to Shizu.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Monday, 27 th , 2015 – Golden Week Ferrero Mall A primeval voice, an instinct passed on by generations and generations of monkeys and men and monkey-men, told Gen that he should move away from the fight between those guy and the girl. Hehe, monkey-men. Wait, were they like sea-monkeys, but with… manliness instead of sea? They were the ancient wielders of the flames of manhood, the sacred defenders of what truly meant to be a man and a monkey. They probably threw their own feces at their enemies too. Would Gen not give anything to meet one of those legendary heroes, to learn their secrets, well, not the ones involving excrement, but the manhood flame – oh, that one, yes – he would be invincible. Invincible! And yet Gen was not moving. He was very much preoccupied with the monkey-men that he forgot to move. The tall freshman jumped towards the safety of the crowd before punches went flying his way, his reflexes sharper than ever. Fear made people do incredible things, like jumping just at the nick of time, enduring excruciating pain, or even throwing your own fe- Okay, maybe Gen should stop with that. It was unhealthy. Was if he were to say it out loud? That would be his downfall. He already was not the best of students, nor was he the worst. Why did he even try to help? It was recently turning into a bad habit. Actually, it has only been a bad habit, since it made things go from bad to worse. He was not really sure about this particular case, though. Gen elbowed his way out of the crowd of roaring spectators. Why, oh, why did the mall became a fighting ring today? Why not yesterday, when he was not there? Warakuma was not really this chaotic. Capitalism was to blame, of course. The sudden industrialization and modern malls and the booming of local commerce was making struggles on people's minds, thus creating scenarios such as that one. Those two were victims of the instant messaging and junk food culture, and the only way to get their frustration out was to fight. Damn capitalism! "Finally!" Gen exclaimed as he reached the end of the crowd, and leapt out of it victorious. Surprisingly, the crows ended where the cinema began. The two fighters should have sold tickets for their fight, for they were bound to make a fortune. However, there was a problem for Gen. He did not see the black-haired guy [Masa] who happened to be on Gen's landing spot. Nononono. Why this kept happening?! "AH! Watch out!" He warned loudly, hoping it would not be too late for the guy to jump out of the way and save his life.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Ferrero Mall27.4.2015 Masa paused for a moment as an unfamiliar blonde called out, seemingly towards him. It struck him as odd, but he merely shrugged his shoulders while she seemed to sneak away out of embarrassment. 'This mall is fully of oddities t-' "Watch out!" Rung out behind the boy as he rounded mid thought, spotting the clutz from earlier sprawled out in a dive directed right towards him. Though the moment was brief, the panic on the flying boy's face was evident as Masa stepped back. Yet, Masahide's body seemed to have other plans. It was then that the calf muscle on his back leg cramped up, causing him to fall back into a seated position against the tiles- though clear of the landing all the same. Growling audibly, Masa's eyes narrowed at his 'assailant', "The hell is wrong with you?!" Though thoroughly pissed off, the pain in his leg garnered more attention. Tenderly, Masa began to massage the muscle in the back of his leg, wincing slightly as he attempted to work the pain from his appendage. After a moment, his eyes would lift back to grounded male, "... You alright?" With a grimace, Masa would force himself back to his feet, and offer a hand to the boy. If he hadn't already lifted himself, that is.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Ferrero Mall Monday, April 27th, 2015 1:50 PM Akane couldn't remember the last time she went against someone who was able to match her like this, there probably wasn't one until this scene. But it all didn't matter, the only thought that ran through her mind at the moment was to choke the life out of this brute. Funny, this wasn't like her. She definitely wasn't like this before but now all she wants is to beat him into the ground. The rage made her completely forget how tired she really was nor the fact she didn't pin his arms down at all. That would prove to be a big mistake when he unleashed a lightening quick punch out of nowhere, smashing into her nose with a good crack. He managed to shake her off and get up but it wasn't easy on him, clearly the signs of all the fatigue and punishment taking hold. Not to mention his little wardrobe malfunction as his shirt tore, killing the whole atmosphere and mood completely. If that wasn't surprising enough, what followed next was even more so. Though she was still quite irritated, given what went on, she came to her senses and decided to go along with him, for now. Right as the boy wrapped up his speech, she concluded it with her own. "We thank you for your time and patience. We still have much to learn." With a bow, she took off with the boy. --- Akira Kirigakure // Ferrero Mall Monday, April 27th, 2015 Same Time "Looks like the show is finally over." The ending was sudden and unexpected but it was interesting nonetheless. Though expecting something else entirely, he was right about her in a way, regarding Akari at least, as she took out her phone and started snapping off pictures. He could only laugh at the sight, more for irony's sake than anything. "What are the odds..." he grinned to himself. "Things are only going to get even more interesting." --- Akane Hanazawa // On The Streets // En-route to Hospital Monday, April 27th, 2015 2:00 PM After having time to clear her head and try to rationalize her actions for the last 20-30 minutes, she stopped bothering to try and continued walking. Hearing him talk again made her want to slug him again, but she took a deep breath and restrained herself, displaying a calm exterior, which was strange considering her actions a bit ago. "We should probably have them check you for brain damage while we're there." she replied half-joking. "A truce for now, but after this I'll beat an apology out of you yet." picking up her pace towards the hospital despite the pain in her ribs, wincing slightly.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday "Cosplay... Hmmm...", certainly sounded fun, actually the prospect was fun enough that he immediately began thinking of what he could cosplay. There were quite a few he could fit, but before his reaction was to be confused with something else, he continued. "Sounds like a lot of fun, I'd like that", she sewed this herself. That was impressive, considering the choice of character too. In any case... "And yeah, I'll be watching it soon, I already have my ticket", after that, they bid farewell to one another. "Cosplay huh...?", he wondered if Kazuki would allow them to wear costumes while in the dungeons...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Amusement Park \| Sunday, April 26 2015 - Afternoon As it turned out, neither of the two were actually hurt - much to the relief of Kotori. She looked at Akane in surprise when her classmate put her hand on her shoulder, giving a slow nod after a moment at her words. She even looked over to Toma with momentary worry before noticing the joking tone with which the two were speaking. However, Akane seemed to have other places she needed to be - and after a quick glance to her watch, she waved goodbye. Kotori returned the gesture, the other girl's words reminding her that she'd most certainly be seeing her again as they were from the same class. A momentary silence between the two followed Akane's departure until Toma commented that she was nice - a sentiment to which Kotori agreed with a nod. Before anything else could be said, a loud voice could be heard calling out. As it turned out, it was a boy - an acquaintance of sorts of Toma, judging by the way he'd called - who came running and performed some mixture of a jump-hug-tackle. Kotori blinked in surprise at the rather sudden entrance before the boy in question noticed her standing there and introduced himself as the track club captain. "Ah, I'm Kotori Shirohane from Class 2-2," she quickly responded with a bow before another voice could be heard - this time a girl's; the owner of which was dragging Arata off Toma with a tone that left little doubt that this was a regular occurence. As it appeared, Toma hadn't been here by himself but rather as part of a group of friends from the track club. A small smile came across Kotori's face at the antics before her - though it turned slightly more nervous when she noticed the number of looks that were being directed towards them; even if only in curiosity. At Toma's words, Kotori looked back at him before giving a quick bow. "Ah, yes, goodbye and thank you again," she quickly said, albeit still in her rather quiet voice, as the two boys headed off talking between themselves. An unexpected apology was then spoken - much to the surprise of Kotori who quickly raised her hands to wave it off. "No, no, it's no bother, really," she said, shaking her head for emphasis, before the speaker - the same girl from before - introduced herself as an underclassman by the name of Tsuruko. Though she'd already done so just before, Kotori introduced herself again; not least out of courtesy. Seeing as she was here with her track club friends, the girl quickly gave a wave as she said her goodbye; a gesture that Kotori returned before standing before the bench and watching the figures head off into the amusement park for a moment. A small sigh escaped her lips as she sat back down - of all things, she most certainly hadn't expected this to unfold. Kotori Shirohane - Ferrero Mall \| Monday, April 27 2015 - Afternoon Kotori stood before the grocery store, a full shopping bag in one hand and a piece of paper on the other - a shopping list which she was going over to make sure she had everything that was needed at home. Mentally checking off the last item on the list, she gave a satisfied nod and a small smile before looking back up - and noticing a rather large crowd up ahead. For a moment, she remembered the last incident that drew such a crowd to the mall - a pair of students inexplicably pulling various poses with one thereof being rather lacking in the shirt department - before shaking her head at the thought. Perhaps there was a performer showing his talent that attracted the people or some other such thing. Either way, Kotori decided to steer clear of the large mass of people - even if, she noticed, it seemed to be starting to disperse; as if the magnet that had been drawing them together had been turned off. Either way though, Kotori decided to wander through the mall after a brief glance to her watch revealed that she was in no rush - plus also, with Golden Week going on, there were bound to be some sales going on for the avid shopper, whether regular or of the window variety.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Ferrero Mall 27.4.15 There it was again... That absent minded look. 'Does everyone in this town day dream at the drop of a hat?' Unable to hide an amused smirk, Masa assisted the male to his feat as he spoke. "Yeah... That fight was no joke," Masa nodded his head in agreement as he gave his reply. It was when the male had began to ask about his well being that he gave an audible chuckle as he shook his head, "I've been getting that question alot recently, but yeah, I'm fine." It was then that Masa had noticed the dispersal of the two brawlers from before, but that didn't stop mall security from showing up and ushering the already thinning crowds onward. So much blood on the floor, "Damn near killed each other... The morons." With a heavy sigh of disappointment, he'd shake his head. It was then that Masa began glancing about the area around them, spying a few onlookers who dispersed upon notice. Seemed their little mishap had garnered some attention from those around them, few gossping back and forth in hushed tones. Perhaps they were looking for another fight to start up, or just amused at the comical antics that were transpiring. Whatever the reason, Masa sighed heavily as he hung his head. 'I just can't seem to get away.' Still, he'd motion with his head for the one behind him to follow, making his way to the cinema. "Seen the new movie yet? Been looking for some way to kill time, figured I'd give it a shot." It was only after speaking that he'd glance over his shoulder, "The name's Masahide, by the way."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday "Hm, not bad...", was what he said, but what he had in his hands was a mountain of merchandise they were selling on site. He obviously enjoyed himself quite a bit. It was getting late, so he decided it'd be best to head home and eat dinner. Apparently his parents were going to be home for a few days this week. It wasn't often they could all eat together. Warakuma Hospital 28/4/2015 Tuesday Apparently he heard that it was okay to visit her now, so he headed inside. Leiko seemed to be doing okay from what he saw. She seemed to be in better spirits too... Then again being unconscious was all he had to compare her current state with. He was told police were here this morning too, which didn't surprise him, and yesterday it was family. "I see you're up...", he called out to her, walking to her. "Here, a uhhh... Get well gift, I guess", he pulled a keychain from his pocket and handed it to her. It was a Mitsuru keychain... "Are you okay now?", he asked. "Hopefully you can be out before Golden Week ends. It'd be a shame to be cooped up in here for the week off... But you must have some questions... It'd be best to wait until we all meet up together again, this isn't really the time or place, sorry", what with everything that happened, everything was almost like a fantasy... No one except those who have experienced this would believe them after all. "Although, here is my number. If you need something, or something happens, give me a call", he stated, handing her a scrap of paper with his number on it. After that he began to walk towards the door. "Oh and... Everyone in the drama club is happy with you as president. It's really energetic they say", and with that he left. Game Over Arcade 29/4/2015 Wednesday They were having a fighting game tournament today. Warakuma was small, and not of note like those in Tokyo, but players from the area love it when they hold tournaments, since it was a chance to show off their skills. Rui didn't usually enter tournaments, it was a little stressful and there was quite a bit of pressure somewhat, but he entered the one here, since it felt a lot more laid back. Honestly he just wanted to play. Having come from the city though, he knew a lot of tricks and nuances you gain from playing a lot. The game today was... Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, the second rendition that was updated in February it seems, noted by the changes to the Shadow characters. He wondered if there were any familiar faces... Speaking of which, this was where he met Noboru when he arrived in Warakuma around a month ago... Not that was important, but he just felt like noting that.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Shinza Shopping Square: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, April 29 2015 "Alright," Kotori confirmed as she briefly wrote something down - presumably adding a quick note along the lines of 'pick up', judging by the way she mumbled those words too. As the girl then brought forth her wallet before handing over some money, Kotori looked over to the flowers to quickly check the price, too - whilst she'd always been good with remembering which flowers were where, the numbers attached to them were a little more elusive. Luckily though, Shizuka had the exact amount handy as she asked whether it was alright for both the flowers and the pickup. "Ah, yes, certainly," Kotori said, giving a bow as she took the money. "I'll set them aside on the day, Otonashi-san," she ascertained with a small smile - it was always nice to see people giving others gift flowers to make them happy. Tsubame Shirohane - Shinza Shopping Square: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, April 29 2015 Tsubame's wide smile slowly turned smaller and more thoughtful as the young man spoke upon seeing the bill - whilst what he said hadn't been beyond her expectations, the scope thereof had been. It was touching to hear someone so devoted to their family - and at the same time almost saddening to know that he'd be quite willing to go to the lengths he described. Tsubame stayed quiet as he spoke, no longer smiling but merely listening - but as he ended, a gentle one slowly returned. She could tell that Alexei took his debts very seriously and was going to see them honoured, no matter what. "Dragunov-kun," she said. "You're right, I am undercharging you," Tsubame confirmed outright - it didn't seem right to make some excuse up, after all. "But please, don't think of it as a favour but rather an expression of gratitude on my side," she said before looking over to where Kotori and Shizuka stood, her smile widening for a moment. "You see, it was actually Kotori who asked in the first place and it's the first time she actually brought a friend along. And I think it would sadden her far more to know that you were having to go through hard times becaues of her. Besides, it's not like you haven't already offered your help, which is greatly appreciated." Her smile was taking on more of its usual cheer as she spoke. "So if I may perhaps call in that offer at a later time and you'll continue being her friend, then I'm going to have to ask you to indulge this old lady wanting to dote on someone because her daughter just won't let her and make another family happy in the process. That would more than make up the balance." Though Tsubame spoke with a joking tone, it was clear that she meant what she way saying - that she intended neither to doubt Alexei and his abilities, nor was she going to be backing down on her part.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Shinza Shopping Center, Wednesday April 29th He noticed her smile fade as he spoke what he had to. The elder Shirohane pondering over his words for a moment before gracing him with her ever present smile. It grew in radiance as she put forth her stance and her side of things. To think that he would be treated with such love from a stranger moved Alexei greatly. All his life, his height and his build had been enough to make him outcast. Coupled with his non-native looks, he was a Gaijin hoping to survive in the underbelly of the working and progressing Japan. The fact that Tsubame Shirohane had considered him, even briefly, someone worthy of her affection was overwhelming. The mask that he had so shakingly put back on finally gave way. The tears that had welled in his eyes, silently dropped at her words. He bowed his head to hide his embarrassment and spoke to the patron of the store. "I have your word then, should you need help with anything, anything under the sun? Please call on me, I'll be there as quickly I can. Also, should you ever require an extra hand around the shop, let me know. I'll send my sister over." His head bowed on the counter. "You have my most heartfelt gratitude, Thank you." He left Three hundred thousand yen with Tsubame, amounting to a fifty thousand advance like last time. He turned to look at Kotori with still wet eyes and gave her bow before giving a strained smile back at elder Shirohane and leaving the store.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall Centre 1/5/2015 Friday It was the 1st of May now, and while shopping Rui spotted a performance taking place in the mall. It was an idol performance, there was a sizeable crowd there too, but not packed by any means. Then again, he remembered seeing posters all over the mall about this... It was a performance by 'Azure 5', it seemed to be an idol group from a neighbouring district. There were loads of idol groups these days, so this didn't strike him as strange. Though a performance may be one of the first for Warakuma, considering they usually came around for festivals instead or did tiny events at recreational centres. Though having one in the mall's central area was new. This mall was fairly new, so perhaps Warakuma was starting to simply become part of the metropolitan area of Tokyo. In any case, it seemed they were performing today. There were 5 girls on stage, and the song was pretty energetic. There wasn't much else for Rui to say, except the uniforms were pretty cute, and it looks like they're popular enough to have some diehard fans up front. He noticed a couple of the people he's seeing in the crowd weren't even slightly familiar, it was possible they came from another area of Tokyo to see these girls perform. In any case, he stayed to watch a little.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Warakuma Park \| May 1st, Fri Alexei's stiff lower lip didn't budge an inch at Matthew's comment about his sister, whatever infuriating thoughts he had were hidden deep beneath his stiff visage. What got him more confused was the turning up of another girl and her apparent jabs at the meek Otonashi-san. Her embarrassed expression and quick departure marked the end of that chance meeting. Alexei just nodded at Matthew after watching Shizuka disappear out of the field of sight. Elena gave a charming smile at the boy and went along with Alexei to where they were going. Yoshida Book Cafe \| Sun. May 3rd Elena was a bit excited as to why Old-man Yoshida had called upon her himself, it had been through constant request by Alexei that he had accepted to have her as an organizer for the book store. The one incharge of book-setup and general layout. She also helped wait the tables for him to make his job easier. He was skeptical of her ability but was slowly won over. She'd usually hang out at his place after school till Alexei came by to pick her up. The bell tinkled at her entrance, today was a good day for another reason. There was a high chance that the book Alexei was looking for finally came in mail. She hadn't been there yesterday which meant that the old man may have inventorized everything himself. Walking in she noticed a crowd larger than the usual fare. Yoshida's cafe was situated in such a way that not many people walked in at a time. Apart from regulars or lovebirds, it was a rare instance to have many people in the cafe. Immediately her glance fell upon the guy dressed in white with an apron round his waist. "Hey! Onisan. What are you doing here? Do you also work for Yoshida Ojisan?" she asked him curiously, totally disregarding the girl who was ordering something. The book store wasn't a big one, but if Yoshida-san had two people working for him, things would certainly be easier to handle. Not waiting for his reply though, Elena rushed to he PC at the counter and accessed the inventory. Clicking furiously as Alexei looked on confused at the hustle bustle in the quiet bookstore, she shot upright having found what she was looking for. "It is here, Nii-san!" she said excitedly, grabbing his hand and almost pulling him towards the general books section. It was a funny scene, seeing a large log of a man being manhandled by a surprisingly tall woman. She sifted through the books till she found what she was looking for. The 4th Edition of Grandma's Secret: A detailed guide to traditional Japanese cooking. Alexei had been searching for this for more than a month now. She wondered what delicacies he may put up during the week. "Umm..I think you should find Yoshida-dono." Alexei said in a deep grumble breaking Elena out of her thoughts. She quickly got on task and searched for the guy with the apron. "Oni-san, where is Yoshida-san" she asked him.</s> <\|message\|>Tanaka Toma Toma Tanaka - May 3rd \| Shinza Shopping Square - Yoshida Book Café The red-haired boy stood behind the counter, subtly keeping an eye on everyone. Mainly, his attention was on the less-than-honest looking pair of guys who kept stealing glances at a young woman. She seemed to be aware of them and purposely avoiding their attention. The woman eventually called him over, so Toma made his way to her. "What can I get for you, Miss? he asked with a relaxed smile. Writing down her order, he mentally noted how it was all rather expensive. As he wondered why, the woman answered that thought with her next request. Her smile was certainly disarming, but after thinking it over for a second and glancing at the pair of guys, he raised his eyebrows at her. "Bodyguards? They hardly seem qualified for a job like that," he commented, a small, amused grin on his lips. Before Toma could continue, another female voice suddenly addressed him, so he turned to look in its direction. As he did, he saw the girl who was at least a few years younger than him judging by her youthful face, though her height left him a little uncertain as to her exact age. "Ah, hello, Miss," he greeted. From her next words, he guessed that she was the other person who helped out here that Yoshida had mentioned a few times. "I... uh, I'm not sure. Sort of, I guess..." he answered, but trailed off as she went off towards the counter. It was then that he noticed Alexai, whom he had briefly met at the flower shop when Noboru had been missing. Giving the large man a polite nod and smile, he turned back to the woman he was serving, an apologetic smile on his face. "Sorry about that," he began. "If those boys are bothering you, I'll ask them to leave. And I'll make sure they don't wait around outside for you or anything." He slipped his notepad and pen into the pocket of his apron, glancing back over at the two, meeting their gaze for a second and causing them to quickly look away. "Although... If you don't think it'll cause too much trouble, I'd wouldn't mind seeing their reactions when they get the bill," he said, looking back at the woman out of the corner of his eye, the slightest mischievous grin on his face. It was then that the younger girl spoke to him again. "Oh, I believe he's napping in the back. I don't think you need to disturb him, though, I can help you with whatever it is you need," he replied easily.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Yoshida Book Café3/5/2015 Having spent the last 48 hours working at different places of business within Warakuma, Masahide took it upon himself to take some time off and enjoy the last day before the start of school again. However, nothing seemed to catch his interest, idly walking about the shopping square as he passed by many shops without a second glance. Though one did give him pause as he now stood before the door, Yoshida Book Café. What exactly had drawn his attention to this place, he didn't rightfully know; but that didn't stop him from opening the door and stepping inside the venue. To be honest, Masa didn't quite know what he was expecting, but the place was somewhat busy and nearly caused him to turn around and leave. Instead, he'd quietly take a seat near the door as he began looking over the patrons of this place. Certainly a diverse crowd, and one that seemed to demand the attention of the boy running the shop. He wouldn't make a fuss himself, rather just sitting in the back and keeping quiet. Yet, as his eyes continued to scan the shop, he couldn't help but notice a familiar figure. It was the raven-haired girl he had met nearly a week ago, but she seemed preoccupied now; so he merely shook his head with a chuckle as he returned to sizing up the rest of the occupants. It didn't take long for him to notice the waiter's gaze upon two seated not far from Masa, as his attention too would be drawn to them. They seemed to be here for a specific purpose, eyeing a rather... Elaborately dressed girl to the other side of the shop. With a brow raised in curiosity, Masa simply sat and silence and watched whatever events would unfold in this shop.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! F1 3/5/2015 Sunday Rui agreed with this course of action, it appeared Leiko was okay with this too, and Matthew vocalized his opinion on this... And the entire dungeon. In any case, that was a fair call. Who knows what they'll end up fighting. With that, Rui motioned Noboru to be on point, "Alright then, Noboru to the front", with that decided they headed on through the dungeon. As they ascended the stairs, the amount of area that was there defied all physical limits, this was a much larger area than the floor they entered the building from. It was a withered garden with a unnerving night sky adorned with a black moon that appeared to be covered in thorns. Ahead was a bridge, into a garden, there was no exit in sight, but this area seemed very straight forward. There didn't appear to be many detours. "Looks like we have a little company", he commented, as the shadows near the edges began to swirl and form into enemies, they seemed to be flower themed. Rui quickly cut down the nearest one personally before he gave a command. "Move close together and get across the bridge".</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Photo Finish Finale! Noboru wanted to look at the statue that Rui was looking at, maybe it would clear up the confusion about who was in the dungeon, but he didn't get a chance. Two big trees came up to them, trying to be imposing. They looked like they could take hits, but nothing could take hits forever. Noboru laughed. "Haha yew poor saps are gonna be pining for mommy after i'm finished!" Noboru ducked in, right next to them. He thought for a second. Maybe if he drove his left fist clockwise and drove his right fist in clockwise it would tear the trees to shreds. He thought about it for mere milliseconds before deciding it was worth a try. His left came first, digging into it, and his right came next, digging in as well. "Hey guys! Let's finish them quick!" Noboru yelled out, ready to move on.</s> <\|message\|>Jun Himura Jun laughed politely at the waiter's response. "That is my intention. I'd deal with them myself but I don't have my shinai with me and the bill for my snacks are cheaper than hospital bills." She joked, though there was a hint of seriousness in her tone. "I appreciate it." She crossed her legs and flashed a charming and gentle smile. She rested her face on one hand, leaning the elbow on the table as she spared a glance at the boys in question. They seemed smart enough to guess that she was deliberately ignoring them and her friendliness with the waiter was just pissing them off. Her prank might be lighting a powder keg at this point. Oh well, she would take responsibility if there were damages. "Let me know if they start causing trouble and you need help, waiter-kun." She grinned with an air of mischief about her. There probably wouldn't be too much trouble, especially when she had that.</s> <\|message\|>Tanaka Toma Toma Tanaka - May 3rd \| Shinza Shopping Square - Yoshida Book Cafe Toma listened to the young girl, nodding at her words as he glanced around the unusually busy shop. "Okay, that'd be great, actually. If you feel comfortable enough doing so, could you help serve and take orders?" Alexei then addressed him, the question he asked bringing a small, slightly embarrassed smile to the red-haired boy's face as he remembered how he and Aiko had acted that day. "Yeah, that's me. Tanaka Toma. Dragonuv-san, right? It'd be hard to forget you," he said, reintroducing himself. "Your help would be much appreciated, too. Anything you can make would be fine." With that, he turned back to the young woman he had been serving, and gave a small laugh at her words, not sure she was entirely joking. "Sure thing. I think I'll be able to handle it myself, though--" he replied, but as he spoke, a small commotion had begun on the other side of the cafe. Spotting the spilled drink, he was already off, making his way to the counter as fat as he safely could as the young man called for him. He quickly grabbed a handful of towels. A few seconds later, he was over at the table he had served not too long ago. As Toma threw a towel over the liquid and started to mop it up, he looked over at the two occupying the table. Seeing the boy holding his fingers, he assumed they had been burned by the hot coffee. "Go to the sink behind the counter and run your fingers under water." He glanced between the boy and the girl, wearing a reassuring smile. "I'm sorry this happened, I hope you're both okay. And I'll get you another drink, if you'd like, sir," he said as he got down on his knees to wipe the coffee that had dripped onto the floor.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! F1 > F2 3/5/2015 Sunday The treant shadows were taking physical hits pretty well, but Matt immediately followed up with a Maragi, setting them on fire, and clearing out the other smaller shadows in the process, with Leiko creating a zone of control. This was Noboru's cue to try again, who immediately did so and shattered the shadow instantly with a barrage of punches from his Persona Atlas. The previous strikes only served to push one of them back, but now he was able to deal discernible damage. Rui went right after the other one, slashing right at it. First taking it's arm as it swung towards him, before a cross slash, one horizontal and then right up, before his Persona appeared to deal the finishing blow. As the treant shadows fell and turned back into black ash, Megumi informed the team. "Looks like the door is open, those two shadows seemed to be guarding it", she stated. The team turned around to see the thorn covered door now no longer covered in thorns. The door had the words "stairs" on them, like an office building's emergency stairs. Rui looked at the two statues again, hoping maybe he can recognize it this time, but to no avail. He could hear some dialogue as he walked towards the exit, "Mum! Look at what I made! Isn't it pretty!?" "Huh?! I'm busy! Go annoy your father!" "Daddy! Can you-" "Damn it! Just get away! I don't have time for you!" "That was... New... Well, let's keep moving", this could be something fairly deep, the previous dungeons didn't have this kind of thing, in any case the team moved onto the next floor. The previous floor seemed to have some life to it, at least the roses were in full bloom, and there were some lush colours amongst it despite the thorny overgrowths, but this floor was filled with death. The roses wilted, or turned eerily black, and pavement was dirty, the grass was a sickly yellow and black... As the party progressed, nothing seemed to happen, until they reached the middle of a wilted hedge maze... Which wasn't much of a maze, since they could see through it all, but it was a large clearing, and if anyone's played enough RPGs, they would know this was some kind of cue. They were right. "Come here you ungrateful brat!" "Don't you run away! You deserve this!" The exits to the clearing were suddenly blocked by vicious thorns covered with blood red roses. A large shadow began to form at the centre of the clearing. "NO! GET AWAY! DON'T TOUCH ME! IT HURTS!", the sound of sirens began to fill the room briefly. "You shouldn't spend your life moping because of what happened, put that beautiful face to use and show the world who you are!" "Nana... Who I really am..." The gigantic shadow took full form, a preying mantis, roses for eyes, masks at the joints of it's sickles, it's body seemed to have a beautiful effect where it would be a different colour from different angles, black, green and red. Though large, it immediately showed it was also incredibly quick, striking down at the party before anyone could properly react, forcing everyone on the back leg. Rui immediately went for a counter-attack with Cleave, but the mantis did what looked like a teleporting dash backwards. There was no way any of them had the means to strike quickly enough with that kind of speed... "Wow it's fast! I'll get to scanning it to see if I can find some opening, just hang in there".</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! - Studio Floor 3/5/2015 Sunday Rui didn't say a word, but he was sceptical. He looked at the figure in the bulb, and then back to... This girl. She looked like someone, but she didn't seem like she needed 'rescuing'... In any case, the figure inside the bulb was still a matter of concern. He approached it carefully as the shadow was talking... Until she mentioned 'fancy pants powers'. In an instant he turned and summoned his persona to slash down on the girl's position. "We didn't use our Personas at all this floor... There's no way an actual person would know about these yet", he said. He turned and busted the bulb open, freeing the girl within... He recognized her. It was Chiaki. "Guys watch out!", everyone felt an overwhelming presence, but the shadow had not yet transformed, she was striding towards Chiaki who was recovering on the floor, taunting her as she did. Everyone jumped when they felt the pressure, even their navigator felt it, but then again, feeling that was her job. In any case, it looked like things were about to be decided, whether this was going to be another fight... Or not. It was likely going to be another fight, so Rui prepared himself as did the rest of the party. Shadow transformations are triggered by "you're not me"</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Photo Finish Finale! Noboru sat in shock the entire ordeal. He couldn't believe it. It gnawed at the back of his mind that it was Chiaki, but he doubted that little whisper the entire time, even when the facts were laid out in front of him. He froze in place, unsure what to do. He knew the Chiaki that layed inside the glass bulb was real, and the one that talked was fake. He still doubted it though. Even when Rui went to free the real Chiaki, he flinched, wondering how close Rui was cutting the slice. He would've done it himself but he was too frozen in place, unsure of what to do. His mind raced at the speed of sound, unable to think clearly. Noboru shakily readied himself, ready to fight, if it called for a fight.</s> <\|message\|>Chiaki Nettu Photo Finish Finale! The Final Floor Memories of her past were flooding into Chiaki, situations of embarrassment, horror and sadness. She began to deeply remember the reason she hid her true feelings and self away from anyone she had ever met. It felt like an endless nightmare. Her emotions began to well up inside of her when suddenly her dream shattered and she awoke. Quickly regaining her consciousness, she found herself in a horrifying place, was she still in a nightmare? "Sheezus, ya'll are finally awake? Some princess you are, sleeping around while your friends come to save you." Said an ominous voice, when her vision has finally cleared, she was horrified to see the voices come from... Her own mouth. The being in front of her appeared to be just like her in everyday, the accent aside. "Whe-" "Where am I? What's going on? Won't somebody please help little ol' me? Geez get a grip you loser. It's not like you're close enough for anybody to care about you. Nobody cares where you are, or what's happening to you!" The being began to taunt her with harsh words... Words Chiaki felt were honest and true. They were hard to hear. Slowly crawling back, Chiaki managed to distance herself and find the strength to stand up. Glancing around, she noticed a few other people were here, she recognized some of them, Rui, Riku, that pervert Matthew and... Noboru?! What on earth were they all doing here? The accent drifted away. The being stopped its charade, it began a full assault on Chiaki and her emotions. "What on earth are you gawking at? These loser aren't here to save you! They had no idea you were even here. No matter how much you try to make yourself known, nobody will understand, care or notice you. Your parents never did. Ahaha! What kind of a daughter are you if your parents don't even love you? A failure and a nobody of course! Ahaha!" Pressing her hands on her ears Chiaki closed her eyes and refused to listen. "No! Stop! You don't have a clue what you're talking about! My parents love me! I'm close to everybody I meet!" The being laughed rather loudly and walked to the center of the room. Raising up its arms it dazed into a bright spotlight that shined down on itself. "You haven't figured it out yet? Geez, what a dip. I'm you, and you're me. I'm a shadow. Except, I'm the one hundred-percent real you, and you're just a hand me down fake, that makes you the real shadow sweety. The eyes of the Shadow gleamed gold, its costume faded away, the dress that was once there fell apart and it became quite bare, it now was wearing nothing but a black rose bra that is tied by thorns. adorned bottoms that are a thorn bush with black roses. Its hair became a single braid that contained dying flowers in it. "Feast upon me with your eyes! This is what you all want right?! I know it is! My body is the only reason anybody ever had faith in me! Even that old bat that kicked the bucket knew as much!" Chaiki opened her eyes and ran in front of the shadow, stretching her arms out to hide the shadow behind her. Looking at Noboru, she pleaded with them to turn away. "No! Don't look! Don't listen! I'm not like that at all! It's not me... Please..." Chiaki turned her head to look at the shadow. "You're not me! You're nothing like me and can't ever possibly resemble me!" A small smirk grew on the shadows face. "Ahahaha, these words. Oh how I've longed for them! Aw, sweetie! As If I even wanted to be you, I'm ma own person now honey!" The shadow began to laugh psychotically. A strange black and red aura began to burn around it. Its' form shifted into something enormous. "AHAHAHA! I'm going to crush you like the measly garden worms ya are! Once I'm done here, ya'll better believe everybody will rememba' every inch of me! I'll finally stop pretending to be such a ditzy retard!" The shadow began its assault on the party.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Photo Finish Finale! Noboru blinked. He blinked once and twice and a third time. What was happening? Was this real? It had to be a dream of some sort. Or more of a nightmare. One which he was unable to wake up from. Chiaki didn't really have anything to hide did she? He never found any faults when he talked to her. Noboru was shocked. He couldn't even think of anything witty. What was he to say to her? He couldn't insult her, but he couldn't think of any encouragement. What was he to say to the girl he liked, without mucking it up. He only thought of one thing. His head turned towards Chiaki, and he spoke up. "Listen. We're here for you. No matter what that piece of shit says, it ain't true. Relax. We can handle this." He took a stance for himself, ready to fight and take orders from Rui.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! - Studio Floor 3/5/2015 Sunday Everyone began to back up away and get a better position, but surprisingly Noboru had stayed timid. Or rather, he was less hot-headed than other instances. It looked like he had some relationship with Chiaki. In any case... "Me and Noboru will take the front lines and spread out. Leiko stay on support and healing, Matthew assault it with spells from long range", he ordered. As he rushed in with Noboru alongside him he gave a brief bit of advice. "We don't know what it can do yet, be ready to evade or defend", he said, proceeding to run to a flank while casting Sukukaja on himself. This shadow was large, so it was likely to use large area of effect skills, or similar... Staying spread out meant they had the best chance of avoiding as much of that area of effect as possible. On the other hand, it should have ways to defend itself being largely stationary, so they had to be cautious.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Elena Dragunov \| Yoshida Book Cafe "I'l just take a look and let you know." Elena politely replied to the gentleman who had finally decided on his order. She quickly sauntered over to Alexei to look at what he was doing at the little counter literally too small for him to move around in. "Nii-san! got any thing going? The guy sitting there wants to know if you have spicy tuna." she said in a light tone. Alexei was quite averse to the idea of pickling or spicing up sushi but it was all the rage among the people his age and it was easier to go towards public choice than stick to your choice. He had already prepared the spice mix for the curing of the tuna he had finely sliced. "It will be ready in about ten minutes. Give him his beverage till then. The pickle would settle in well till then." he replied calmly, occasionally stealing a glance at Shizuka, who seemed to have settled down now. His tense expression seem to loosen up a bit. Elena flashed him her affable grin to give him some cheer before hopping back to the man settled at the table not far from the scene of accident. "It will be ready in ten. I'll serve you your Americano first, or would you like to have them simultaneously?"</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Yoshida Book Cafe \|\| May 3 SUN Even if Shizuka had offered to return their generosity, the other party kindly rejected her offer in their own way. While feeling a tinge of guilt for not being able to offer something to show her appreciation as of the moment, she felt blessed for encountering such concerned strangers and acquaintances. Before parting her lips to reply, she was caught off guard from the pushing back of hair, the raven haired girl flinched, thinking the other lady was about to uncover her hidden hazel eyes. Once the blonde uttered something a flirty, male shoujo character would say, her eyes behind the dark fringe sparkled and heat ran up her cheeks. Vibrant flowers bloomed in the background as a bright peach aura emanated around the two, or at least it did in the otaku girl's eyes. "I-I would be de-delighted to...!", the shy maiden stammered in a quiet, embarrassed tone with her gaze lowered towards the ground. As the lady left back to her table, leaving Shizuka to her own, both hands hid her face as she shook her head to clear out her shoujo thoughts. 'S-She's another lady, I-I shouldn't feel flustered by this! Besides, I-I'm not comfortable with the shoujo ai genre...' After calming herself down from the little incident, she thanked the two who had helped her once more when Masahide passes by with a short farewell. Bowing her own head to return the gesture, she replied with a beam, "It was nice to see you as well, Saji-senpai. I do hope we will be seeing each other when classes resume." Seeing as damage control had been taken care of, the female student decided that buying a burn ointment at the pharmacy should be her next move. "Um... I shall be taking my leave now, Hashimoto-san. Do take care of your finger burns as well, it could cause a hindrance to your daily activities. Fa-Farewell for now." Another bow of her head as a good bye. Bringing her paper bag of manga in her arm and the books and magazines she brought out of their shelves in the other arm, Shizuka approached the counter and dropped the borrowed items on the counter to be returned and money enough to pay for her milk tea with extra tip. While making her way out of the cafe, she sincerely bowed towards her new and old acquaintances, noticed Mako as she passed, before leaving the cafe. ________________ Leaving the public bathroom in Shinza Shopping Square after her little treatment of the slight burn on her thighs, she wandered aimlessly with glances left to right to check out the shops she may not have known the existence of before, like the book cafe. A message tone from her phone caught her attention, to which she instinctively reached into her purse and flipped the mobile phone open. Oh, a message from Nozomi, one of her close friends and classmate. A soft giggle escaped her lips as she read its contents. Subj: Golden Week ends today ε-(ーдー) Message: I can't believe it's already Sunday! How did you spend the rest of your weekend, Shizuka-chan? I hope you haven't been slacking off too much, but knowing you, I have high hopes! Unlike Rinko-chan, she says she hasn't done any of her hw yet... (;￢_￢) It's such a bummer that the week went on by quickly but at least I'll get to see senpai at school again! ♥ Anyway, we can talk more about how our weekend went tom after class! -Nozomi</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Yoshida Book Cafe' Ayano's suspicion proved to be true as her eyes met with the little delinquent she and Chiaki had met earlier in the Inn. She waved and gave a gentle smile to her before returning to her book. Even if her inner conscious was deciding against it, another part of Ayano thought that there was nothing left to lose and she might as well TRY to converse with her, maybe get to know her a little? It was definitely better than moping around and doing absolutely nothing. Drinking the last bits of her coffee, Ayano gulped it all down before approaching Jun. Once she was within her distance Ayano could feel herself tense up, and without Chiaki with her it felt worse. She gathered all the little fragments of courage inside of her and decided to break the ice. "J...J-Jun, right?" She sighed deeply and tried to avoid the gaze of the other, feeling more than just intimidated by her presence. "You...Wouldn't happen to know where Chiaki is, do you?"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! - Studio Floor 3/5/2015 Sunday TRACK: Time for True Revelation "AAAAUUUGGGGHHH!", a scream of a mixture of pain and anger followed everyone's combined attacks as she fulfilled Noboru's taunt with a swift strike from her vines. She immediately followed up by spreading her vines all over the field, ensnaring as much of the party as possible. Noboru was pinned down immediately, and Leiko and Matthew are snared only up the feet, while Rui managed to avoid being immobilized thanks to Sukukaja, but still took damage due to the wide area effect. With most of the party reeling back and stopped from moving, she proceeded to charge up. "Aaaahahahahahahaha!", although following this, Megumi had seemed to notice an immediate change. "She-she's recovering! But... She's rather vulnerable though, she can't attack, the vines are taking in energy from the area", so it was draining not just the map, but also whoever was caught. Noboru being stuck under the most of it, was taking the worst. Rui couldn't possible do enough damage on his own, being the one who is free to move though, had to do something. "Chiaki, I don't really get your struggle, but whatever burden you have...", he began, summoning Askr. "You can let us carry it too. I'm sure Noboru here would be more than happy to as well", there was no way the shadow could attack back, so it all came down to how quickly he can sever the now completely exposed vines, and with a little bit of Sukukaja left, he can do it. As he ran through the front line, Askr darted around the sides, as the both of them slashed wildly, severing as many vines as possible. As he was cutting them up, the vines were weakening over Noboru and the rest of the party, freeing them. Once he severed most of them the Shadow began to scream until finally it lopped over, only responding slightly. It was time for an All Out Attack. "Ya'll ready for a smackdown?" X - No O - Yes >O - Yes The party collided brutally against the Shadow, covering her in a dust cloud as they smacked down on the Shadow repeatedly and at whatever they could reach, before dispersing and letting the Shadow shrink and turn back into a more familiar figure, if not completely defeated. The rest was up to Chiaki.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Warakuma High4/5/15 Having spent the majority of the previous on his own, Masahide had plenty of time to prepare himself for the return to school. Catching up on his studies and putting aside some time for his kendo drills. As he sat idly in his seat, gazing out the window, he couldn't help but recall his experience at the cafe. At first his focus was on his own unease, being around so many people he had never met and the awkwardness he felt. It wasn't often that he found himself in the middle of crowds, having made it a point to spend most of his time alone in his work or studies. Still, it wasn't all bad... He met a familiar face, and actually did something helpful for someone who hadn't asked for it. The thought brought a meager smile to his lips, though fading rather rapidly. His eyes flickered about the class as he took stock of his usual classmates; noting that the girl from the brutal brawl was among them. 'How can one draw that much attention to themselves? And for something so stupid as a fight?' His thoughts echoed in his own mind, turning his gaze away and back to the front of the class, 'Is she not embarrassed? There are far better ways to draw attention to yourself.' Shaking his head with a subtle sigh, he'd attempt to dismiss the thoughts. He sat silently through the rest of the class, his attention never wavering from his teacher or his papers until the final bell had rung. Packing away his supplies in his satchel, Masa wasted no time in preparing his departure. Soon, he'd be among those in the kendo club, and have his chance to unwind.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matt - Agriculture Club \|\| Monday - After school. Distracted by his thoughts Matt didn't notice anyone enter until Someone spoke up behind him as he was finishing off. From the quiet voice Matt guessed it was Kotori who he was turning around to greet, but before he greeted her Matt noticed the girl from the other day Shizuka or simply now Shizu walking up to him before she nervously greeted him while bowing. "hahaha there's no need to bow I was hoping you were going to turn up today, If you want to join the club will gladly welcome you" Matt said with a beaming smile before placing his hand on Shizu's head and patting it. He then pulled it away and laughed. "sorry I kinda just do things like that at times, also hello Kotori as you can see we just got ourselves a new member… hopefully this one won't suddenly leave hahahahahaaa" Matt was energetic like usual Matt finally greeted Kotori. "ok so now we have 3 proper members I feel like I should talk about why I wanted to make this club and some of my ambitions which I will start here" Matt didn't let his smile disappear but he had become a bit more serious. "I have gotten permission to use the empty space next to the clubrooms to make a small field, I plan on using this space to test different agricultural methods….and grow some flowers but I mainly want to study methods more thoroughly. I wish to find the best way to revitalise decaying lands and make barren lands harvestable" Matt coughed and ended hoping he made things even a bit clear. "oh right I almost forgot, i haven't really talked about what there is to do in this club… well I've got my ambitions but out of these what would you guys prefer? we can learn about agriculture methods of the world, learn about different plants and uses or something like growing different types of flowers and stuff" Matt had totally ignored the part where clubs have group activities until now</s> <\|message\|>Chiaki Nettu Warakuma Hospital - Chiaki's Room Shad an entire day full of questions and interrogations on what had happened to her, not only police but media bugs too. An Idol such as Chiaki suddenly going missing? The media eats that up for breakfast then recycles it for lunch. It didn't matter what she told them, she honestly couldn't remember what happened, just that she went to get some snacks for her and her cousin when she blacked out... Or was knocked out. It's not like she was going to tell them about the crazy stuff that happened afterwards in that weird world. She made up a very simple story that she must have been drugged, slept the entire time she was taken, and awoke outside the hospital still influenced by the drugs that her kidnappers dosed her with. After a day of interrogation, her room was open to visitors and there was an in flood of male students with cards, balloons and gifts for her. It must have been strange for them to see her without her long hair into drills, no makeup, or fancy dress. The hospital wouldn't allow for to wear anything but their hospital sheets, no beauty products what so ever. Some hours later, the nurses shooed away the crowd of boys as they were being too rowdy, their noise began to irritate the other patients. Shortly after, a familiar face showed up. It was Noboru. "Hey you gave me this a while back and I figured you might want it. It doesn't really fit me, so it might be better if you had it back." It was the sweater from a month or two ago that she gave him... Because of the 'event' back then. "I hope you don't mind me asking. But back... there... your shadow said something before it disappeared. What was it? Or was it too personal to talk about? If it's too personal that's finr, you already had enough spilled to last a lifetime." "Oh that! Yeah, um, well, thanks I guess... I mean, I can't really wear it since I have to keep this on until I'm allowed to go home..." In regards to the other question, Chiaki blushed and her hair fell in front of her face before she looked up and answered him. "Um... Well it would probably be better... If I tell you here and now. While it's just us, nobody else... Noboru... I think I like, but more than just friends. My shadow... It told that I should confess my love for you. This must be hard to hear, coming from somebody like me, after everything you witnessed and did. But, I can feel it in my heart, my feelings for you are real, the rose you planted in my heart has bloomed into a full blossom. Noboru Yamamoto... Noboru Yamamoto I am in love with you!" Shouted Chiaki, her face red and hands shaking, she was a little scared and anxious, but she quickly calmed down and rubbed her cheek, eagerly waiting a response from the boy she confessed her love to.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 4/5/2015 Monday "Hm?", looks like Noboru was already here. Based on what the nurses said Chiaki was okay and probably going to be able to go back to classes very soon, before the end of the week, and that police were here this morning too, as he expected. As he opened the door, he heard a fairly... Embarrassing? Confession of sorts. It was aimed towards Noboru it seems, as he was the only one in the room at the moment. "Um... Well it would probably be better... If I tell you here and now. While it's just us, nobody else... Noboru... I think I like, but more than just friends. My shadow... It told that I should confess my love for you. This must be hard to hear, coming from somebody like me, after everything you witnessed and did. But, I can feel it in my heart, my feelings for you are real, the rose you planted in my heart has bloomed into a full blossom. Noboru Yamamoto... Noboru Yamamoto I am in love with you!", by the time their silence of awkwardness that followed finished after this, they noticed Rui was at the door. "... I must have the wrong room", he said as he closed the door. Shortly after this though, Noboru would get a text from Rui saying, "nice".</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High Another day, another pack of lectures go by that Ayano went the extra mile to listen and take down notes to. Out of all the subjects she had trouble today, it was math. The teacher had decided to call her for today's recitation and she wasn't expecting to at all to answer. Despite her knowing she tried her best to solve the problem, her answer fell short on the grounds of her equation...Ah, what is it with mathematics and it's complex equations that every teacher seems to know when you've not done it their way. Shaking her head, the girl tried not to get her failures best her, and instead look at them as a learning curve...Hopefully enough to make her pass the test. Before she knew it, the day had finally ended and they were home free. Since today was a Friday, it meant that there was to be a meeting in the Anime and Manga Club and fortunately for her, Ayano had bought some of her own manga and art materials to boot. She had considered bringing her laptop like she previously thought of last time, but decided that it'd be risky to bring an item to school, unless she was permitted to anyway. Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High, Anime and Manga Club Room Opening the door to the club room, Ayano looked in to see that it was empty, making her think that she's the first one here. Entering and closing the door behind her, the girl sat in her usual place and watched as the minutes ticked away, doing whatever strikes her fancy until the others would arrive.</s> <\|message\|>Chiaki Nettu Warakuma High - Class 1-1 (Wednesday) Chiaki Nettu Chiaki laughed at Itoshi. He reminded her of another boy she knew, always fumbling his words and getting embarrassed. "Aha, it's okay, but yes, I'm feeling much better, thanks for asking. Now let's get going, we don't have much time left until lunch is over! Chiaki quickly grabbed Itoshi's hand and pulled him out the door. The gleaming eyes of jealous boys were cut off by the slamming of the class door. She was going to take him to a small cafe not far from the school. That way, they would be back in time for the rest of the classes. With her overbearing personality, nothing was going to get in her way, all of Itoshi's denials would be in vain because Chiaki was not going to give in. Unfortunately, the cafe was closed today. Which put an extreme damper on Chiaki's mood. "Damn it!" Yelled Chiaki as she stomped her foot. Turning to apologise, she sighed rather deeply. "I'm dreadfully sorry about all of this Itoshi-san. I just dragged you around for no reason. I'm terribly sorry." The Usual Training Spot (Present) He's sure to show up here... I've come so many times before hand and he hasn't... Is he avoiding me? I hope not... Thought Chiaki was she stood at the beginning of her usual running track. Patiently waiting for Noboru... Who seemed to be a no show again. Tying her hair up in a ponytail as usual, she eager noticed a familiar figure coming towards her. She went to wave, but he quickly spun round and dashed away. Disheartened, Chiaki began to think negative thoughts, but at the same time found herself chasing after him without realizing. She quitely followed him to the nearby shrine. She could hear him shouting something. She decided to eavesdrop before getting too close.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Class 2-2 -> Manga Clubroom Thursday, May 7th, 2015 After School With it being Thursday, she briefly considered heading home to draw or even hit the park and draw but decided against it and made her way to the Manga Clubroom. After all, a ghost member reappeared and they did get a new member, even though he doesn't seem to want to be there, so she might as well head there. Though, it doesn't mean they'll be there It was strange, usually, when she was the lone member, she'd always find herself there drawing by herself but now that she joined other clubs and broke off her normal routine, she's there only half of the week. Maybe it's considered normal since people don't usually tend to their clubs everyday. Hmm As she opened the door, she walked in and to her surprise, Ayano was there. I guess she's no longer a ghost. I wonder if this means she'll be showing up more often? Putting on her usual smile, she greeted Ayano as she set her things down. "I'm surprised, usually it's only me here on Thursdays."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - After School 7/5/2015 Thursday As Rui wandered through the shopping mall, he noticed a student was walking home with a big bag of books... It was either intense studying, or they just really liked reading. He only recognized the uniform, but otherwise there wasn't much else about it. As he wondered around he eventually settled to eat a snack in the food court, purchasing a burger for himself, and then he noticed Kami was at one of the tables. He had a bunch of papers in front of him, but they didn't look like study material. "Hard at work?", he asked as he took the seat across from him. "Yeah... Just, I don't get it... There's no pattern other than them being a student, but even then, students were only recently", he began. "The earliest ones were random, and not all of them were found, though it's suspected a bunch of these were not related... There may be more answers with the mirror world, so I'll try investigating the dungeons next time we go", that was reasonable. "Yeah... We might have to try and backtrack somehow from inside the mirror world to find them, or predict who's next... But we have no way of knowing", Kami just responded with a sigh. Much of the conversation thereafter wasn't much else, though as soon as Rui was done eating he bid farewell.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieghardt Kasumi- Warakuma Public Library- May 10th With the midterms coming up soon despite Sieg's parents constant various teachings and educational trips. Really just one educational lecture after the other, they still made him study up despite the fact that he could probably at this point give questions even the teacher had no answer for. So of course they drove him down to the library and gave him specific instruction to spend most of his day here studying. So even though he promised they still had a back up plan in the form of his various servant watching the exits. Just to make sure he doesn't walk away and say he was there most of the day. So walking into the building he got the books for the subject he would need most help with, that being the lovely world of science. Taking the couple of book over to a table, he could easily make out a few students from Warakuma. One being Alekei that he saw at the drama club. To be fair it would be hard to miss someone that big at a drama club. At his table he heard a somewhat familiar voice helping this student out, he believed his name was Sato. He only had a bare minimum conversation with him, and that was when he dropped his papers everywhere. He himself couldn't help but look at the answer he helped on. "Hes correct." Sieg simply stated before looking back down at his notes and the textbooks.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Public Library \| Sunday, May 10 2015 The library was rather crowded this day - unsurprisingly, seeing as the mid-terms were coming up and the library was the best place to study for them if one wanted to use more than just one's own textbooks. To that end, most of the library-goers happened to be students; their noses buried in books of various subject. Kotori also happened to be among them - standing before one shelf containing various books on English, she already held two in her arms whilst scanning the backs of those she had left standing to see if there were any others that might be of interest in her studies. Though she usually scored well enough, she still felt that it might be best to get a little extra outside input instead of just relying on the school textbooks - something she'd already done for the most of these last few days. That, combined with her notes from classes was usually sufficient - but with the usual atmosphere around school when big tests came up, she still couldn't help but feel a little nervous too. Most of her classmates' topics of conversation came back to it sooner or later - at least those that were present, as she remembered that Akane had been absent both Friday and Saturday. Hoping the other girl hadden gotten a cold at such an inopportune time, Kotori took down one book from the upper-most shelf - one of the few times she was glad to be a little on the taller side, seeing as she didn't need to get on tip-toes to do so; if only barely - before opening it to glance over the table of contents to see whether it might be relevant. Shaking her head lightly when that turned out to not be the case, she put it back before deciding to make do with what she already had and looked around for an empty table to sit down at. Doing so, she saw one or two classmates together with their friends poring over what looked like math books at one table. At another, a young man sat alone - Kotori's gaze quickly wandered on when she noticed the sharp-dressed man's scowl that seemed like he really didn't want to be here. Oddly enough, he hadn't been the first such person she'd seen about town - they seemed to have just popped up out of nowhere from one day to another. Looking further, she recognised a familiar, if mostly hidden face in Shizuka, her clubmate from Agriculture Club. She was just about to raise a hand in greeting when a boy stepped up behind her and spoke to her - it looked like she'd come with study partners as the boy at the same table looked up too. Rather than interrupt the three, she came to the conclusion that none of the nearby tables were empty - the final two were occupied by a blue-haired boy with a backpack at his side and, as she realised a moment later, another familiar student in the form of Alexei. She was about to raise a hand in greeting a second time - when she stopped half-way as she remembered the rather odd sight that he'd been the last time she'd seen him in the Flowershop a few days ago. She still didn't know what that had been about - but not only was it now already a few days in the past, but she didn't exactly feel like it would be very appropriate to inquire about such a thing. Furthermore, he wasn't alone - beside him was another girl and they both seemed focused on their studies. Only at a second glance did Kotori notice that the girl's features had a distinction to them similiar to Alexei's that made it evident that she too wasn't from around here - which, given that he'd ordered flowers for both his mother and sister, made the conclusion that she was said sister an easy one. Given that she didn't want to disturb any one those present in their studies but also needing a table to read on, Kotori decided on a seat at the Dragunov siblings' table; her hand lowered from its previously half-raised state as she approached the table, readjusting her glasses as she did. "Uhm..." she started, her voice even more quiet than usual given that they were in a library. "Is... this seat taken...?" Kotori asked, glancing between the two - whilst at the same time avoiding a direct greeting as she wasn't sure if it wouldn't be rude to either greet only one but not the other or embarassing instead if she had been wrong about the girl's identity after all.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Warakuma Public Library \| May 11th It seemed that he did end up being the fool. He quickly settled down with his texts again, focusing on the text when a light whisper caught his attention. He turned to look at the familiar bespectacled form of his benefactor standing near him burdened by a few texts that she held comfortably. "Ah! Kotori-chan." he said turning to stand up and move his material and chair a bit further to accommodate the new member of their table. "Please, be my guest." he followed, pointing at the chair. Hearing the words, Elena too looked up from her books to see the gentle looking younger Shirohane and shifted her materials to her side to make more room for the older girl. "That's my baby sister, Elena." Alexei said motioning at her as he looked at Kotori. "She's the girl behind your much loved bouquets." he said to Elena who smiled brightly on learning of the fact. She waited for the girl to settle down before gently clutching her hand and giving her thanks. "Thank you, Senpai for all those wonderful bouquets. I hope to be half as good as you someday." she said with admiration.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Manor of Creation - First Floor > Second Floor 10/5/2015 Sunday The enemies that took form here were similar to footsoldiers from a medieval period, and occasionally supernatural monsters. Chiaki fared well with her whip, while Rui took the front with his sword. Leiko and Matthew stayed in formation around the back. The way to the second floor was easy, and as they ascended however... It was... Darker. Things began to become more decrepit, old, worn down, some of the paintings that told the story at this point were becoming dirtier and more marred with dirt or mold, and dust set in on the bits of furniture that laid about. The team decided to take it a little slower, the horde of enemies present on the first floor no longer pestered them, but it was uncomfortably quiet here. As soon as they stepped into a large round room adorned with paintings and peeling wallpaper, a wild cackling laughter broke out in the entire room, and furniture began to fly about. There was a suit of armour in the very middle of the room, large, but it seemed to be missing some parts, like the gauntlets and parts of the greaves. A sword stuck out behind it. As the chaos continued, crimson lights began to emerge from the candles and paintings and began to culminate around the suit of armor and soon bits of armor that were not within view began to fly in and merge with the armor in the center. Each piece connected by red black energy, as well as a substance similar to most shadows, and soon standing at a dozen feet tall before them was a shadow knight, picking up its sword and readying itself for the party. As its form completed, the furniture flying about the room dropped right out of the air, and the large knight shadow let out a battle cry before it charged.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Public Library \| Sunday, May 10 2015 As the older student looked up, recognising her and speaking her name, Kotori gave a bow in greeting - only to be too late to stop him from clearing up the table; not able to say that she really wouldn't have needed much space at all. "Ah, thank you, Dragunov-senpai," she said as he gestured to the empty seat - even as the girl beside him too made some space with her own books. Giving another small bow in thanks at that, Kotori placed her books down as Alexei motioned towards the girl and confirming Kotori's assumption of her being his sister. As she sat down, Alexei in turn introduced Kotori as the one who made up the bouquets which were delivered to her every day. Looking up in surprise at him, her eyes were drawn to her hand before she could speak up when she felt it being grasped - by a rather joyful looking Elena who expressed her thanks and more. Rather unused to the sudden action and attention, Kotori quickly glanced around before lowering her gaze to the table. "Ah, uhm, that... I-I think my mother would be more deserving of y-your thanks, D-Dragunov-san," she spoke quickly - and truly, as it was indeed her mother who did most of the work on the ikebana bouquets for customers and had been the one to deliver them to the hospital. At that thought, Kotori glanced back up at the girl before her - she didn't seem to be sickly or showing any sign of requiring any prolonged stays at a hospital. Furthermore, she couldn't recall having seen the girl before - neither there nor at school, which would indicate the girl to be younger; as further evidenced by the way Alexei had referred to her. It was only then, after the immediate surprise of the sudden attention started to subside that Kotori realised that she hadn't even fully introduced herself; leading to her giving a small bow as well as she could with the table before her. "Ah, excuse me. I'm Kotori Shirohane. I go to the same school as your brother," she said - not needing to add anything about her family's flowershop seeing as the other girl evidently already knew about that. With that out of the way, Kotori stole another glance about - hoping that they hadn't drawn any more attention or disturbed any of the other library-goers.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma Public Library Recently, there has been word that Akane's been missing for the past few days...Some say that she's the latest victim of the whole "kidnapping" escapade that's been haunting the town recently. It puzzled Ayano, why high school students? There was no particular rhyme or reason, nor was there any pattern she could sense...What she does know though, is at the very least they come back safe and sound at the hospital. With a sigh, Ayano thought less of the disappearances and more about her studies. Aside from the usual troubles with Math, the girl also had slight troubles grasping the concepts of Physics. The girl groaned as she tried to solve the word problems in her textbook, she thought to herself, "Whose great idea was it to combine Math and Science in to one?!" She slumped in the table as she lazily wrote down the formula and tried to solve. "Wait...I think I got that one mixed up...Or was it the other way around?!" Flipping a few pages back, it turns out that her formula was wrong and that she had been doing computations incorrectly. With a grunt, and a sullen expression on her face, Ayano picked up her eraser and began to erase her previous formula. Minutes passed and after what felt like an eternity, Ayano grasped her head and looked down at the paper she had on the table...Despite a few wrong answers, she seemed to have gotten most of the questions correct. Her lips pursing into a slight smile, she felt like she was almost ready to take on the midterms. Deciding that she's had enough of numbers and formulas, Ayano began to sit down the chair in a more comfortable way, her eyes darting back and forth. "Hmm...Maybe I should borrow a book, while I'm at the library and all..." She had been meaning to pick up various reference books to help with her studying, but maybe some fiction books wouldn't hurt?</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Manor of Creation - Second Floor 10/5/2015 Sunday The knight shadow barrelled through the party formation almost instantly and forced everyone to split. Chiaki's whip would only bounce off the armor, but a magic attack retaliation for Matthew and Leiko would be able to make it flinch even a little, but that wasn't enough. Fortunately this made it turn its back, and Rui could see that there were in fact cracks along the back of the armor. "Those cracks...!", "Yeah, they might be a chance to do some damage", he responded. He motioned Chiaki to keep moving to another flank and get its attention, while Leiko and Matthew fled for their lives as the knight charged them initially. Before it could corner them though, Chiaki managed to get its attention. As soon as it raised its blade, the sound of wind and a blade cutting steel rang throughout the room, as it stopped in its tracks. Its armor splintered, but it seemed whatever Rui had done was not enough, though it seems he realized this, and instantly he came through to the front, slashing at the neck, lopping the helmet off. The red cracks began to deepen, and finally stop... However the knight was not yet done. With Rui's back turned to it, it raised its blade once more as a headless knight. Matt shrieked in fear which warned Rui of something strange happening, giving Rui a chance to turn around and see the blade swinging right for him. Just in the nick of time, he managed to block the blade with his sheathed katana, the scabbard taking the brunt of it, and his Persona beside him blocking at the same time. After a few moments where the blades grinded against one another, Rui managed push it back. Immediately following that was a barrage of spells from Chiaki, Matt and Leiko, before he cut it down the middle using Askr. The knight began to crumble and splinter, the red ethereal energy beginning to dissolve into the air and leave the armor. There was silence as it turned once more into lifeless damaged armor. "It-I don't feel anything left of it. Good work! Let's keep pressing on" "Understood", he responded. --- Manor of Creation - Throne Room 10/5/2015 Sunday "There's a throne room here...?", after beating the knight, and getting to the third floor, they had to fight through a gauntlet of shadows down one single narrow corridor, that told the last bits of the story on the walls. The main character in it was beginning to become more and more anguished as it went, but soon it appeared it became repressed... It felt like a happy ending, with the locking away of the anguish, but it wasn't satisfactory... In any case, there were large double doors at the end of the hallway, and upon entering, it made itself clear that this room was a throne room. In front of them was a familiar scene, just a different person. Rui immediately recognized who it was... Akane.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov - Warakuma Public Library \| May 10, 2014 "I will surely take her to Shirohanedono to convey our heartfelt thanks as well. In fact, I'll do so today itself." Alexei said on the mention of the owner of Shirohane store by Kotori. A shriek then caught him unaware as he turned around to see its origin. With a passing of a few comments the situation soon subsided. Sato seemed to be well in control so Alexei didn't bother much with it. He returned to his own material as Kotori introduced herself to Elena. "I am Elena Dragunov-Tenjiro, Alexei's sister and currently studying at Wakahisa Middle School." she said with genuine joy in her tone. She still clasped Kotori's hand lightly without regarding the other girls comfort. It was also interesting as how she seemed to go to a private school. Though there were similarities between the siblings, there were also marked differences. Elena looked to be really soft and cuddly looking, her skin pristine and well kept and a gentle elegance emanating from her while Alexei looked closer to animals than humans with a rugged toughness and unkempt looks. "You also have English as the first midterm?" she asked suddenly.</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieghardt Kasumi- Warakuma Public Library- May 10th He didn't return to his studies for long as shortly after his comment the girl let out a yelp which shocked him to the point of almost falling out of his chair. Of course the sudden outburst caused the others at the library to shush her, while Sieg re adjusted himself in his seat as Sato would sit down at the table and would state she had no reason to apologize. "Yeah.... didn't think you would scream like someone in a horror movie." Sieg commented as he looked around at the annoyed looks on everyone's face. Although he had to admit her sudden shock and being blamed was a tad bit funny. Sieg would simply listen on as she mentioned being a first year and wondering what their own years were. Sato would do the explanation on that to which Sieg nodded. "Same year, just different classes though." He would add and chuckle at Sato mentioning his hand hurting from all the writing. "I feel like my heads going to explode from all the educational trips I was forced on. Yet we only got more writing to do, until the midterms are over. So good luck hanging in there." Sieg would say before looking at his textbook and grumbling. Of all the tips his parents could have forced him on, the one he would need help in most was the one he got less time at. Well its a good thing he gave up trying to understand their thought process a while ago. As he continued to read from the science book he heard Sato mention helping the female with her studies which was a kind thing to offer. Probably for the best to accept it to if she truly didn't understand math that well, it was one of those subjects that if you didn't get help for when you start to get confused... Well it would bite you in the ass later on in life. Another male would speak up telling them to be silent which made him chuckle as he looked at the book. "We got scolded." Sieg commented smirking a bit as he started to read an entire page of symbols and numbers. "Well fuck you too science." Sieg mumbled that bit as he stared at the page of symbols.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Masahide Saji 5/10/15 Warakuma Public Library --- As Masa approached the library, he couldn't help but give a subtle sigh. Having spent the rest of the week volunteering and assisting at other locales within the city, it seemed that it was the library's turn for his attention. On his way home the day before, he met with the manager of the building who asked for his help with maintaining the place. Despite his frustration and fatigue, Masa begrudgingly accepted before heading home. Standing before the doors, the boy would give pause before letting himself in and eyeing about the innerworkings of the building. Ironically enough, the library didn't seem quite that rushed. In fact, it was rather mild crowd- despite the sudden shriek that greeted him. Turning his attention towards its origin, Masa would notice several other students from his school that were still studying for the upcoming exams. Sighing slightly as he ran a hand through his hair, Masa would begin to move to the front desk, "Figures," he'd whisper to himself, quickly digressing into his thoughts, 'Maybe they won't notice. I said I'd help out around here, so I guess I've got no choice... It's not like I have anything better planned." With one last sigh, he'd report in to the librarian and take a cart filled with returned and left over books. At once, he'd make his way to the furthest space from the other students, placing the books in their correct position on the shelves without so much as a word. Yet, he caught himself continually glancing over to the studying students; shaking his head free of the silly thought of communing with them before going back to his task.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Public Library \| Sunday, May 10 2015 Kotori had been just about to say that Alexei didn't have to come by to say his thanks if it was inconvenient when a sudden cry caused her to nearly jump from her chair. She instinctively clutched the hand in hers a little tighter in surprise, looking in the direction of the sound as she did. As it turned out, it had been Shizuka - a fact that, after a moment's thought, became obvious considering it had been her voice after all. Still, the poor girl seemed understandably flustered at the attention her sudden outburst was getting so that Kotori quickly turned away to not put her under any more pressure - even as she herself breathed a small sigh in relief after the initial shock of the surprise wore off. Her eyes quickly turned back to the girl at the same table as she introduced herself fully; confirming herself to be her brother's sister and to be going to middle school, and a private one at that - though Kotori blinked in surprise mostly at the Elena's surname as she hadn't expected her to have two. "Ah, n-nice to meet you," Kotori said - stuttering just briefly when she realised that she was still clasping Elena's hand from before and weakened her grip. As the other girl however kept her hands on hers, Kotori glanced at it and the girl a little nervously; unsure what to say - when Elena instead spoke up. "Eh?" Kotori looked a little surprised at the question - until she glanced down at the books in front of her. "Oh, ah, no, not first," she then quickly said, shaking her head, "I just thought these might help studying." Kotoris eyes wandered from the books to the Elena's face - looking at it from just a table away and side by side with her brother's made both some similarities and differences more evident than the first glance had - before quickly turning back down to her hands; still a little unsure about the prolonged contact as she glanced between her hand and the other two table occupants. It was evident that she wasn't entirely comfortable - even whilst trying to think of anything to say. "Uhm... s-so, why are y-you two here?" Kotori finally asked - her voice both quiet as ever and source of her immediate regret at the question, considering that there was really only one thing a student might be doing on a Sunday in the library with midterms coming up.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Manor of Creation - Throne Room 10/5/2015 Sunday As the scene before them transpired, Rui listened on... It was beginning to become common-place for him to hear the innermost darkness of people's hearts now, he didn't want to get used to that feeling. As the dialogue came to an end, Akane began to keel over in despair as the shadowy version of her began to take a new form. Rui with the party stepped forward and in front to defend her as her shadow took a new monstrous form, reminiscent of a dark lord. "Of course... A hero's greatest fear is to become the villain themselves...", he muttered. This shadow, looked far less twisted than the ones they fought before, but it appeared stronger too. "Megumi, start a scan", he ordered. "R-r-right!", the shadow began to laugh a sinister tune, a familiar one too. This was most certainly the master of this dungeon.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Manor of Creation 10/5/2015 Sunday With that settled, he took a moment to relax as he listened to Akane speak with her shadow. Yet another aspect of a person he knew that he didn't know... Well, some of the people they rescued before he didn't know, but he began to think... Does everyone have something like this within them? He put his sword away and readied himself, any moment now she was going to collapse from exhaustion like everyone before, and then there it was. Rui was easily in position to catch her from falling. He turned to everyone else. "Alright, we should head back", he ordered. Everyone agreed and headed back the way they came. --- Abandoned Warehouse 10/5/2015 Sunday "Good work, good work... I must say, impressive work", Kazuki seemed pleased, although... Well, the way he was about it didn't seem to be all that sincere. He wasn't sure why. "W-well, we should take her to the hospital, Akane that is... We'll talk another time, I don't think there's anything particularly pressing at the moment", "Yeah, I haven't turned up anything good in my investigation yet, so there's not much to do just yet...", with this agreed, everyone headed home after they admitted Akane to the hospital. Looks like they just had to keep doing their thing for now, what with no new leads after today. They might ask Akane if she had anything to say though, but so far the people they've rescued haven't exactly given the most helpful information...</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Public Library \|\| May 10 SUN After some period of time full of puzzled expression, aggressive scribbles of math solutions, and finally understanding the concepts she had missed during class, Shizuka released a short sigh of relief, a little more confident about taking the exams the week after the oncoming one. Feeling a little strain on her lower back and stiffness on her shoulders for leaning forward while the study session, the female student straightened out her posture and stretched her shoulders backward slightly. "T-That's alright, I suppose we've covered most of what I haven't gotten on my own. I'm truly grateful for the time you've given to help me, Hashimoto-senpai!" While she herself was exhausted from the long session of math, she properly bowed a bow of appreciation, with a flash of smile a little more expressive than her usual soft, shy one. As she finalized some notes that the boy had passed to her by writing her own little note onto it, her attention was turned back towards the upperclassman with a pique of interest. Wondering what sort of question he was going to throw at her, her hidden gaze focused to the other until he ended his statement, just to be disregarded by the male himself. Letting out a thoughtful hum as she pondered on the confusing statement, Shizuka took a pause of silence despite Sato's change of topic. "Hm... That sounds like an... unusual case. I myself haven't experienced such so, hy-hypothetically speaking, if I enjoy their company, could it not lead to liking the person at some point in time? But if it was at the point of simply tolerating them, I suppose, ....I-I'm not sure what I would do for myself but, I wouldn't recommend pursuing such relationship." Tilting her head in thought, her voice sounded unsure throughout her response but sounded confident at the last phrase. Since it would be rude or inappropriate to pry into private matters that had caused him to ask such questions, she withheld the questions at the back of her mind.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Warakuma Public Library "Oh!..didn't think it that way, usually I don't study that long to get fatigued." Alexei said thoughtfully after hearing Kotori's reply. "Ni-san!, i don't think you study at all! I am still surprised everytime your scorecard comes home. I need some of your miraculous talent." Elena replied to Alexei's reply. She also released Kotori's hand from her grip seeing how guarded the senior looked. "Ah! I am sorry. I didn't want to bother you. But just so you know, it won't be any trouble to study with you. I am done for the day and brother hardly looks at books for a long time." he giggled lightly, Alexei motioned at her but she continued to have a muffled laugh. "We don't want to bother you, Kotori-chan. Self-study is very important and rewarding, so I understand." Alexei said before turning to his book and gesturing at Elena to do the same. She made faces at him for some moments before settling down. Soon, the voice died down at their table and hopefully Kotori could find enough calm to concentrate.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium ??? 11/5/2015 Monday "Welcome, to the Velvet Room", These words woke Akane as she came to... What was the last thing she saw? Herself...? Rui? There were others too, and a battle. As those thoughts were shoved aside she noticed the room she was in had an unearthly presence. Seated upon a long dining table, walls draped in a brilliant dark blue, despite the colour, this looked like a kind of dining room. She looked before herself to see something inscribed in front of her on the table. "Chariot". Then she noticed she wasn't in her usual clothes... It looked a lot like the suits her father's subordinates wore, though a different colour. Dress shirt with suit jacket and pants. The dress shirt unbuttoned enough to see the gauze wrap around her breasts like a makeshift bra. She really looked the part of a mafia of sorts. Then she remembered... There was a voice, and it would speak again. "My name is Igor, and this is Henrietta", he said, he must be talking about the blonde girl next to him. You are a guest in this room. This is a place between dream and reality, mind and matter... Now then, you appear to have awoken to a rather hot-headed arcana, don't mind me saying...", Akane immediately knew which he was talking about. Chariot. "To have the drive to go forth in your endeavours with spirit and vigor, is a magnificent trait to have, however if not careful, you may... Trodden... Some things you may regret having done so. I'm sure I don't need to tell you about that", he continued. Akane looked around a bit, and saw that there were others in the other seats, though they were but phantoms, and most seats were still empty. Some were recognizeable, like Matthew, Chiaki, Noboru, Rui, Kami... They were all in the 'place' earlier... With the fighting and everything. "Your friends have after all saved you from a most unfortunate fate... There are many yet more to come, and you will soon meet them... But for now, I will leave you with this key, so that you may return of your own accord", as he finished talking, the girl Henrietta was already walking up to her, and presented her with a key. "Well, until then... Farewell". As he finished those words, Akane's vision faded once more. Warakuma Hospital 11/5/2015 Monday It was another normal day at school today, Akane's disappearance and return wasn't mentioned, likely because she was found last night. In any case, Rui headed up to the hospital not long after school. Akane didn't have a lot of friends in class, but she was in the same year as him, so he was given today's notes to hand her too. In any case he was here now, surprisingly unlike before, he didn't see any police, even more surprising, he saw some... Really friendly men, in suits. They looked scary. They seemed to be talking with Akane though, one of which he identified was her father based on the conversation taking place. He decided to wait just outside before going in...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Sunday, May 10 th - 2015 Itoshi residence - Algebra "The answer is either 75, 1, 185, or 43, and I got 72, so..." Gen gazed down from the equation to the textbook intermittently, nibbling his pencil absentmindedly while attentively listening to the clock ticking and tocking the day away. Suddenly, the solution dawned on him. "Well, 75 is the closest, so it has to be that one." He circled the supposedly-correct answer, a satisfied smile on his face. He could have gone to the public library, but what was the point? Granted, he could find someone he could study with, but what if he got behind and had to trouble the other one into helping him? No, Gen was better off studying on his own. At least that way he could understand things at his own pace. The next problem proved to be more... problematic. Not the best word choice on that remark, but this was not Japanese, but Algebra. There was no choice to make, only add, substract, divide, and multiply as many times as were necesary, and compare answers. It was just rules, theorems, angles, and some more rules. Precise, with no room for creativity, with only one solution and one solution only for a single problem, and if you got it wrong you had to start over. Gen looked through the window. There was still daylight. It was probably half-past four; a glance at the clock confirmed that it was actually 5:11. Definitively a time for a snack! And on an unrelated note, Gen associated that hour with the fact that the next day, according to the American date format, it would be May 11th, or 5/11. It was obviously a coincidence, and it had nothing to do with anything, but it was one of those things that often one found themselves thinking about. "Ugh, I've only done like four problems." His father would definitively not approved of such progress. Gen had been at it for almost three hours. Maybe he should put a little more effort and avoid drifting away. He climbed down to the living-room where his mother was watching television. After exchanging some pleasantries and asking her if she wanted something - yes, a coffee, please - Gen motioned to the kitchen (undivided from the living-room) and opened a bag of chips and poured some coffee for her mother. Thanks, dear, she said, and that was all their interaction. No questions about his studiess, no offering to help him, nothing. Gen went to his room. He probably would not get into the top ten scores, but he was determined not to fail. Not like that time.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma Hospital Monday, May 11th, 2015 Waking up, thinking of last night as a strange dream, especially that weird room with the strange man, she found herself in a place that was not her own yet...familiar? The hospital? Again? Not given much time to dwell on it, her thought process was interrupted by a voice "She's up...." and then another voice, "Sir, Akane-sama is now awake." Akane-sama? Just what... Looking around she was met with several familiar men dressed in suits. "Don't tell me..." Trailing off as a figure walked through the door, causing her to be at a loss for words. "Akane...." the figure, eyes closed, began in a scolding tone. "So you've heard. Shouldn't be too surprised." she sighed, referring to the fight in the mall. Given what happened a few years, and her relocation here, drawing attention to herself wasn't exactly the best of moves. Somethings just can't be helped, right? Looking at her, he answered her with a slight not before she asked, "Though, you're not here for that, are you? Then why--?" Looking at her with hard eyes, "Isn't it obvious?" He sighed as his gazed softened, "What parent wouldn't worry about their child's well-being?" "Sorry..." she apologized. She did promise she would try not to draw attention before coming here. "I guess I didn't expect you to show up in person, usually it's Akito..." She paused before going back to normal, "But don't worry about me. You trained me to take on just about anything, after all..." she grinned. "Though," she trailed off before her expression turned serious. "I have no idea who those people were..." They chased and abducted me yet....they just vanished. There was a long pause in the room, as if thinking on it. After a few more moments, they said their farewells, her father left with his men following suit. Stopping just outside, his father glanced at the boy before continuing on his way.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 11/5/2015 Monday After a short while the room emptied. He felt the man in charge, who he assumed was Akane's father, gave him a brief look, before leaving. It looked like he knew something about him... Considering he was one of the people who brought Akane to the hospital in the first place... Well that was probably the reason. In any case he entered the hospital room, and handed Akane the papers. "I'd go to club, but the president wasn't there", he started. "And you'll probably need these for next week", she knew he was referring to the midterms next week. She would have questions for him about everything that had happened, but all the same they would have questions for her in case she had some vital information. "Also... Don't worry about everything for now... We'll talk about that later when we have everyone present".</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Star Drop Cafe 15/5/2015 Friday "Hm...? 'My' features...?", he was surprised she would do such a thing, but it was related to him, so he just had to see. As she handed the drawings to him, he began to look and shuffle through them. He went silent for awhile, looking at the meticulous detail. He was an artist himself, but he never really thought about clothes in this manner and depth, so it impressed him. "These look pretty cool", he finally said. "But... What are they? Costumes? Fashion design?", he would assume costumes... But then some of these seemed normal and stylish, but others looked suitable to be in a video game or anime. He waited for the girl to answer his question as he shuffled through them again. He realized he should probably order something soon, but he'd decided on his order already. Probably the Zaku Cake with a ramune or something.</s> <\|message\|>Jun Himura Warakuma High // After School With the mid-terms coming, the school's atmosphere was somewhat tense, with students stressing over their grades and making up for lost time by burying themselves in their books. Jun, on the other hand, had always been on top of her schoolwork and so kept rather calm about the whole matter. Admittedly, she studied hard only so she could justify spending way too much time away from home, usually flirting with a girl somewhere. If she kept up her grades, that was just one less excuse to be used against her. The best way of internalising one's knowledge was to pass it on to others, and in the process of teaching reinforce the information learnt. So Jun was actually hanging out with her classmates for once, helping them cover the material they were revising by coaching them along. In her usual fashion, however, these classmates were all girls and being subject to her usual charm. She toned it down somewhat, since her reputation in school wasn't the greatest, and any overt flirting was likely to just fuel the degenerate rumours even more. "You missed the negative sign here, that's why your answer is a negative number instead of positive." Jun explained, pointing to the part in the working where the mistake had been made. "It's little details like that are important, like the rose scent from the shampoo you used this morning." There was a few giggles at the joke, and Jun drew a blush from the girl before they all returned to their work. Well, the girls did. Jun had done all the questions in the workbook at least twice over and was simply going through her own notes. She didn't like being disrupted by questions in the middle of solving problems anyway, something her kendo training had drilled into her. An hour later, Jun was done helping her classmates and simply walked through the school aimlessly, taking her time on the way to the main entrance. Her path just happened to cross outside the Manga Club's clubroom, and the sign reminded her that she had been meaning to return a book she had borrowed from one of the club members. She knocked on the door before opening it, and noticed familiar faces inside. "Ah, Hanekawa-san, you're back?" She hadn't been to the kendo club at all recently, and so had no chance to cross paths with Akane. "Well, I just came to return a manga I borrowed from someone in the club. I'll just leave it here."</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Star Drop Cafe \|\| May 15 FRI: After School "Yes, I designed them with you in mind since you've accepted my little proposal the last time we've met," Shizu explains with her gaze intently focused onto the male in front of her. Waiting nervously in the silence, she fidgeted in her seat as her eyes watched the sketches being looked through by the upperclassman. What broke the silence before Rui did was the girl, who was responsible for the sketches, reasoning out in case of dissatisfaction from him, "Um... I understand if they don't suit to your tastes. This is the first time I've designed clothes for someone el-- Oh! Really? I'm truly glad you think so, thank you!" Instead of earning a negative response, the expression of the girl in school uniform brightened at the positive reaction given with an upward curve upon her lips. The question she was asked next was expected as she parted her lips to answer, "Well, I originally intended the designs to be of costume type but some of them are trendy enough to be worn on casual occasions. At least, that's what I believe." Tearing a piece of paper from her notepad, she scribbled an address on it before passing it over to Rui. "If you're interested in having them made, please drop by this tailoring shop and ask for me, Shizu. My household is at a walking distance away so it'll be no problem." While she didn't mention it to the other student, it was one of the tailoring shops that her mother owns. Concealing her identity from the upperclassman was to be kept in tact, after all. While they discussed about the sketches made by Shizu, her orders arrived and were placed in front of her. Kenji, who brought her cake and tea remained by their side in case Rui was ready to order. "Thank you Kenji-san. Shinichi-senpai, you may order when you've already something in mind," she suggested as her hand lifted the glass of cold green tea from atop the table and took a sip from the straw.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Star Drop Cafe 15/5/2015 Friday "Yeah, I think they'd be stylish", maybe he could wear these during dungeon visits... He wonders if Kazuki would allow such a thing though, he didn't seem the type to allow it. She gave him her address though, right of course, they still need to take measurements. In any case he turned back to Shizuka, it was time he made his order. The rest of the day went by quickly. Occasionally he gave Shizuka a bit of help, but otherwise once he had finished eating he hung around for ten or so minutes before leaving and bidding Shizuka good luck with the midterms. --- Warakuma High 18/5/2015 Monday TRACK: During the Test It was the first day of the midterms. They were set to end on Friday on the 22nd, and results posted next week on Monday. As Rui sat down for his test and waited, he was confident he was able to tackle most if not all the material properly. His mind hadn't wavered, and unlike the city, there weren't enough distractions to keep him from studying when he needed to... Soon the test began. Warakuma High 22/5/2015 Friday TRACK: During the Test Each day, students went to school, took their exams for a few hours, then left. It was a fairly standard procedure. As a result, school was always let out very early, but no one was up for clubs or hanging out, because the next day would be immediately followed by another test from a different subject. At the very least the students knew which was next. Rui's pen couldn't stop moving as he blazed through the last day of tests. He was fairly confident in what his end result might be. --- Warakuma High - After School 23/5/2015 Saturday Rui could hear the groans and sighs of relief as they finally reached the weekend. Saturday like every week was a half-day, but considering exams just ended, they were let out even earlier than usual, so it was lunch time, or should be. It was time for the students to await their exam results. Saturday and Sunday was now to be spent in anxiety or relaxation, depending on the person. Rui was going to relax though... Maybe he should go to the arcade again. Ever since midterms he hadn't had a chance to go there... Or maybe go to a club? Nah... They shouldn't be active at all at the moment... In any case, what was he to do today... He watched out for anyone he knew on his way off campus.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Shinza Shopping District - After School 23/5/2015 Saturday Rui had ruffled through his pockets randomly on the way out of school and found the note with Shizu's addressed scrawled on it... Now that he thought about it, he didn't know her actual name, just her maid name, Shizu. Well it probably wasn't that big a deal. He wondered if he could wear one or two of those outfits into the dungeons... It'd be pretty fun, he knew Noboru and Leiko would be the most down for that. The piece of paper had the shop name and address on it. The shop was unsurprisingly placed in the Shinza Shopping District, though at the same time it was on the side that was closer to the main new urban shopping centers. Soon he arrived to 'Otonashi Tailors'. It seemed like a fairly regular store, a bit on the high side, but tailors considered that was not unexpected... What should he do? Should he just ask if Shizu was in? Was that even her name? That was her maid name right...? Well in any case, hopefully she was there so he didn't have to go through that awkwardness. He put the paper away and entered the store.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High Saturday, May 23rd Ayano couldn't help but lean back and yawn after the tests have finally ended. Now her doubts have finally subsided and she could go on to focus on more important things...Like the Boss Raid event that's being held at her game right now, if she manages to get home early, she might be able to snag some goodies for herself! The girl knows she tried her best, but some of the questions were just one big puzzle for her, a puzzle that-unfortunately-she doesn't know the answer to. Leaving her to wish that her other scores would make up for it. After all, this is only the beginning of what is to come in the school year. But...that will have to wait, right now...It's raid time! Prepping herself, Ayano quickly gathered her things and went on home, ready to start grinding! Ayano Wakahisa: Wakahisa Residence Saturday, May 23rd Gazing at the clock in her laptop...Ayano can't help but shrug that she's spent her entire day grinding with little spoils of battle...What was the drop rate for these items?! And how come her party members keep on getting the good stuff? Grumbling to herself that luck is as fickle as always, the girl decided to call it quits in the meantime to focus her attention on other things...</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Otonashi Residence \|\| May 23 SAT: After School Lying on her back atop the bed with a PSP in hands, Shizuka was deeply indulged in the latest edition of this one otome game with pop idols as your possible love interests while the female main protagonist you play as is their composer. This edition had several new love interests to choose from and each individual having their own unique, romantic story. Shizuka giggled softly and blushed from time to time from the cliche shoujo lines the voices spouted. Cliche yet still effective on this innocent maiden who has yet to experience her first romance. "Ah... These main protagonists from these otome games are blessed from having such cute, romantic experiences with these love interests..." Just as she was daydreaming about the possible romantic shoujo experiences that she would like to have, a knock came upon the door to her room. In a slight panic, she slid the handheld device under her pillow before sitting up right on the edge of her bed. "Ahem... You may enter." The door opened as a maid bowed before entering, going directly to the point of her intrusion. "Pardon me for my intrusion, young mistress, but a young man by the name of Rui Shinichi is asking for your presence at your mother's tailor shop. Although... He mentioned 'Shizu', instead of your full first name." "That would be no problem, I'm definitely sure he was referring to me. Thank you for informing me," she bowed her head slightly in gratitude before the maid herself bowed to excuse herself and left the room. "Alright, time for me to work on my tailoring skills." --- Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Otonashi Tailors \|\| May 23 SAT: After School Upon entering the store premises, Shizu, who was dressed in a casual dress with a twin braided red wig, asked the staff where they had Rui wait for her at. After being directed towards her mother's office, which was usually empty due to her frequently going off to fashion shows and conferences, Shizuka opened the door to the office to find the upperclassman seated at the chair across her mother's desk. "Good afternoon, Shinichi-senpai! Sorry to have kept you waiting, I hope it wasn't too much of an inconvenience to you. I've brought the final sketches of the designs with me so please pick one that you want first, with your preferred color while I start with the measurements." As she handed over the sketches to the other and picked up a tape measure, paper and pencil from her mother's drawer, she paused in her movements once she was before the male. Shizu started to stutter as her cheeks blushed a light pink color. This being her first time to tailor clothes for other people, this was the first time for her to take measurements of someone else, and someone from the opposite gender at that. This might be a little difficult than she had originally thought.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Otonashi Tailors - After School 23/5/2015 Saturday The establishment was quite nice, and a little fancy. It seems they did from formal to traditional styles, but were more specialized to fashion and formal. Although she said this was her mother's shop... Except her mother was nowhere to be seen. On the other hand he found himself waiting while the shopkeeper called for Shizu, and he was whisked off to one of the offices. He waited there for awhile, at least ten to twenty minutes, so he had plenty of time to admire the decor. After awhile, Shizu finally showed up, she was in her casual wear. In comparison to her maid outfit it was more innocent. "It's fine, your mother has good taste in decoration", he said. He probably looked at that dress over there several times already. She handed him the final sketches for him to look at and likewise he did look at them... Well, if it came down to preferred colours, probably black? And charcoal gray... Maybe red...? Or would blue suit him better? Hmmmm... At the moment he was too engrossed to really notice anything else.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Warakuma High Monday, May 25, 2015 Mako rubbed a hand across his eyes, feeling far more tired than he should be. It felt like he'd been missing the whole damn month, to be honest. Not that anyone could blame him. Between his own issues and studying for this exam, he hadn't really had time to... socialize. That, of course, needed to change, now that exams were finally over. He'd been running himself ragged for too damn long- it was time to renew. Extensively. Speaking of, it wouldn't hurt to start his new-found sense of self-preservation by checking just how well he'd done on the exam. A frail spark of nervousness rose in his chest before he quelled it- nerves were non-conducive to his mental well-being. He walked over to the wall where the exam scores had been posted, took a deep breath, and sought out his name. A task made easier by the fact that the scores were organized according to class, thankfully. He finally found his name, and his breath escaped his lungs in a relieved sigh. Fifth overall, huh? Marvelous. He has to be pleased with that, at least. Hell, I'm pleased with it, and I'm more of a perfectionist about my grades than he is. He grinned, looking around at the other students- some looking pleased with their results, some appearing to be in agony- and shrugged. Not a bad way to start off the week.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Manga Club room ---> Around The School Monday, May 25th, 2015 After School As the bell, signifying the end of classes, rang, Akane grabbed her bag and headed out the door. Before commencing her search for Rui, she decided to drop by the club room and pick up a few things she left behind last school day. Popping into the room, she noticed that Ryan was there again. Acknowledging his existence with a slight nod, she grabbed her ink and writing utensils, put them into her bag and headed out as quickly as she came. Well, he wasn't in the club room... referring to Rui, Guess I'll check his other known clubs to see if he's there before giving him a call. After all, can't count out him leaving the school grounds already.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Otonashi Tailors \|\| May 23 SAT: After School "I-I-I apologize! I-I didn't mean for it to sound in such a wa-way but it is also true that t-this is my first time doing any of these for someone else." Shizu's cheeks burned up as she bowed apologetically for the evident uncomfortableness of the upperclassman. At least she was able to finish it up quickly and put aside the awkward feeling. Before the male left, Shizuka informed, "I'll have your costume done by next weekend! In the future, to make this convenient for you, just mail me your order in this mail address and I'll have it done on the weekend of that week. You can pay for it when you pick it up." She handed over a piece of paper with her mail address scribbled on it, before bidding Rui a farewell as she closed the shop with the staff. --- Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma High \|\| May 25 MON: After School Classes were over with as Shizuka and her friends had small talks on the way out of their classrooms, to either head home or to their own clubs. Nozomi, as usual, scored pretty high, in contrast to Rinko, one of their friends, had a failing mark. An expression of dread was marked all over her face as she mumbled about what was she supposed to do when she had to tell her parents the result. Shizuka, on the other hand, scored a little higher than her usual average student score which she was glad about as she silently thanked the upperclassmen who had helped her over the past week. Speaking of upperclassmen, while Shizuka was looking over at the score board this morning, she spotted several names she recognized on the top student lists, namely, Kotori, Masahide, Rui, Mako, and Sato. It was no wonder the help from those two upperclassmen were of good help, they were top students. Anyway, she figured some congratulating was appropriate the next time she saw them. Kotori, though, was someone she was able to see today. In fact, the freshman was heading towards the club room at that moment. Once the door to the club room was slid open and her hidden gaze spotted the bespectacled student, the raven haired maiden parted her lips to speak, "A good day to you both. Ah, and congratulations on your perfect exam result, Shirohane-senpai!" Her voice was in was usual soft tone but one can tell that she was being sincere.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma High > Warakuma Park - After School 25/5/2015 Monday Rui was on his way home until he got a message on his phone. It was from Akane. It seems she wanted to talk... Well with exams out of the way, this was a good a time to share with her everything. They met up in Warakuma Park. Rui was already off school grounds when he got the message, so he opt a compromise on location which was the park. Sure enough she showed up. "Right, I guess I should tell you about everything...", he began with the kidnappings, suspicion around the cult, and everyone else, including Kazuki and his crew. As soon as he finished, he asked if she wanted to join. It was her call. It didn't take her long to accept. "I see, then we will keep in touch in case something happens", with that they began to go wherever they wanted or needed to at the time. --- Warakuma High 28/5/2015 Thursday The week right after exams, all the clubs wanted to relax just a bit. More rigorous ones didn't though, like the kendo club was all about that discipline, so they didn't relax. Though they weren't on today, it was Thursday after all. The school week almost completely passed by already, and still no word from Kami on any new developments. He thought to look out for some on his own too, but the problem with the cult was that it was made up of residents in the town. They probably had eyes and ears everywhere, and blended in like completely normal people. "Huh... I wish we had some solid lead... I'd rather not have the presence of a cult so actively bother me...", he muttered as he began to pick his bags up and head home for the day. Drama was on today, but he didn't want to go this week... Right after exams he felt he didn't need that kind of... Drama. Heh. Bad jokes aside, he was ready to head home, so that's what he did.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - Elevator > ER 31/5/2015 Sunday The combined efforts managed to kill off most of the Shadows, with two remaining, but compared to five being able to cover for each other's attacks, two was nothing. The party unceremoniously killed the final two, and sure enough the elevator stopped moving, and the doors slid open with a bell similar to that of an elevator reaching its destination. The new area before them was... A hospital ward, at the very end of the long hallway filled with the creepy quiet fluttering of hospital ward curtains and bloodstains across both the floor and the curtains themselves, was another door at the end, obscured in the dark, only a glowing sight saying "Emergency Room" at the end. Nervously the party navigated this hallway, but like before... No shadows... Was this dungeon more tame...? Or less tame? It was strange, eerie. They could hear voices on this floor, occasionally the voices sounded familiar... "Sato...?", he muttered... Was Sato the one they were rescuing here? Or was it just one of the voices? In any case, soon they reached the ER. "I sense something strong beyond that door... Be careful", they guessed as much, it was a pretty projected miniboss fight, but based on what Megumi said, this wasn't the final floor. When they were ready they swung the doors wide open and walked inside. There was an operating table, and an unusual amount of blood and gore all around it. Rui wasn't an expert surgeon or anywhere near that, but he was positive this operation was a complete failure. Would not trust that shade standing by the table ever. As he thought this it reared it's head, causing the party to respond by going into stance. It was creepy, it's face was elongated, enough to not look human, while still looking human enough. It's eyes were blank black abysses, and in its hand was a scalpel. It didn't look like much of a threat... Since it was just a scalpel, but then it dropped that and picked up the gigantic bonesaw... Though that turned out to be a distracted. It shuffled through what looked to be a drawer, and picked up a heart, but it was discoloured in blue, and sure enough it hurled it at the party and on contact like a grenade, turned into a pillar of ice as the party jumped out of the way. As soon as the party did that though, it swung the bonesaw at Rui, who just barely managed to block with Askr. After repelling it, it assumed the same stance again, ruffling through the drawers, and sure enough was another heart, this time yellow. "Looks like its vulnerable when it tries to get another heart... Be careful not to get caught until it goes for another heart", he said. It looked like this one was simple... But costly. If they messed up, the gigantic power of just one of those heart grenades could wipe them out.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Wakahisa Residence Sunday, May 31st "Yeah...Another one just got nabbed!" "Really? I thought I heard somewhere that it was two this time! Ayano looked at the thread as it filled with a new response every time she refreshed...This entire kidnapping thing has gotten out of hand, it was unsettling before, but now they're picking up two? Who knows how long it'll be before they move on to three? Four? Hell, why stop there? They might as well kidnap an entire section! Lots of users were even sharing their own little thoughts and theories about who the mastermind was, but the lack of evidence, concrete or otherwise made it all pointless. She gave a sigh, standing up from her chair and looked out the window, letting her mind wander for awhile. The girl didn't want to admit it, but she was scared...How long until she ends up in the same situation as them? Will anyone even risk their lives to save her? Barring her family of course...And even then, will she make it out alive? Ayano shook her head and began to scratch her head, this negative thinking wasn't probably the best idea to do. The brunette looked outside once more, trying to look on a more positive side this time...So far, everyone that's been kidnapped has ended up safe and sound in the arms of the hospital, so that's one good thing, right? And, they do get better eventually, returning to normalcy after a few days. So maybe it's not all bad? She shrugged, was it bad she was tempting fate? Probably so. Getting back to her surfing, she returned to her laptop, hoping to get her mind off of things.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital Sunday, May 31st, 2015 Finishing off the remaining two shadows, the elevator stopped and the doors slid open, having made it to the next area. They found themselves in a hospital ward, filled with the creepy fluttering of curtains with bloodstains covering them and the floors. Despite the erry sounds and scenery, there wasn't another shadow to be scene. At the end of the hallway was a glowing sign that announced the Emergency Room. "What a fitting room for a boss monster, eh?" As they walked closer to the door, they began hearing voices, to assure themselves that they weren't exactly crazy, a few of them thought they recognized the voice, though unfamiliar to Akane. Though Megumi confirmed what lies next is strong, it wasn't the final floor. Akane thought it was a shame, it was a great set up. Taking a few moments to ready themselves, they entered the room. Looking inside, she cringed at the levels of blood and gore. The sight made the Yakuza look like a bunch of girl scouts. It seems like they didn't need to wait long before their host showed itself. To fit the scene before them, it was an equally creepy monster, definitely on a whole other level compared to the other shadows. Waiting in awkward silence as they watched the shadow picking up different weapons before going through a drawer, picking up a heart and tossing it at them. Taken by surprise of the action, they snapped out of it and managed to get out of the way, avoiding becoming a pillar of ice. The shadow didn't wait for them to catch their breathes as it went after Rui with the Bonesaw, of whom barely managed to block it's attack. After it was repelled it picked out another colored heart. Heeding Rui's advice, Akane summoned Setanta to fortify it's defense with 'Rakukaja' as they cautiously wait for their moment to strike.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - ER 31/5/2015 Sunday The Surgeon Shadow in its impatience threw the heart at the party. The heart made contact with the floor as the party dispersed away from it, letting it explode in lightning strikes, quickly spreading and dealing minor damage, even though everyone managed to steer clear of it. The shock was enough to keep most of the party from counter-attacking quickly, but Akane had barely taken damage in this instance, due to the Rakukaja she cast earlier. With this, she had a chance to counter-attack, and did so, striking the shadow before it could fully raise the bonesaw. She wailed on it before stepping back as it attempted to force her to back away with a push of its free hand. As soon as it did, it just stuffed its hand back into the drawer, no longer rustling it, and picked up a green heart... "So the colour represents the elements almost exactly... Okay", spotting this, he immediately struck the shadow's arm with a Garu, causing it to drop the heart, making it explode in its face. It was largely undeterred though... So it was incredibly resilient to magic. "Rush it with physical skills now, while it still needs to grab another heart!", he ordered, summoning Askr, with his blade ready, he charged. This should be the definitive strike.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital Sunday, May 31st, 2015 Finishing off the remaining two shadows, the elevator stopped and the doors slid open, having made it to the next area. They found themselves in a hospital ward, filled with the creepy fluttering of curtains with bloodstains covering them and the floors. Despite the erry sounds and scenery, there wasn't another shadow to be scene. At the end of the hallway was a glowing sign that announced the Emergency Room. "What a fitting room for a boss monster, eh?" As they walked closer to the door, they began hearing voices, to assure themselves that they weren't exactly crazy, a few of them thought they recognized the voice, though unfamiliar to Akane. Though Megumi confirmed what lies next is strong, it wasn't the final floor. Akane thought it was a shame, it was a great set up. Taking a few moments to ready themselves, they entered the room. Looking inside, she cringed at the levels of blood and gore. The sight made the Yakuza look like a bunch of girl scouts. It seems like they didn't need to wait long before their host showed itself. To fit the scene before them, it was an equally creepy monster, definitely on a whole other level compared to the other shadows. Waiting in awkward silence as they watched the shadow picking up different weapons before going through a drawer, picking up a heart and tossing it at them. Taken by surprise of the action, they snapped out of it and managed to get out of the way, avoiding becoming a pillar of ice. The shadow didn't wait for them to catch their breathes as it went after Rui with the Bonesaw, of whom barely managed to block it's attack. After it was repelled it picked out another colored heart. Heeding Rui's advice, Akane summoned Setanta to fortify it's defense with 'Rakukaja' as they cautiously wait for their moment to strike.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - ER 31/5/2015 Sunday The Surgeon Shadow in its impatience threw the heart at the party. The heart made contact with the floor as the party dispersed away from it, letting it explode in lightning strikes, quickly spreading and dealing minor damage, even though everyone managed to steer clear of it. The shock was enough to keep most of the party from counter-attacking quickly, but Akane had barely taken damage in this instance, due to the Rakukaja she cast earlier. With this, she had a chance to counter-attack, and did so, striking the shadow before it could fully raise the bonesaw. She wailed on it before stepping back as it attempted to force her to back away with a push of its free hand. As soon as it did, it just stuffed its hand back into the drawer, no longer rustling it, and picked up a green heart... "So the colour represents the elements almost exactly... Okay", spotting this, he immediately struck the shadow's arm with a Garu, causing it to drop the heart, making it explode in its face. It was largely undeterred though... So it was incredibly resilient to magic. "Rush it with physical skills now, while it still needs to grab another heart!", he ordered, summoning Askr, with his blade ready, he charged. This should be the definitive strike.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Recreational Center \|\| May 31 SUN: Morning As Shizuka was wrapped up in her fondful memories, a familiar voice spoke to her which brought her back to her senses with the raising of her head towards the male who waved at her. To return the friendly gesture, the fellow classmate flashed a gentle smile as she bowed her head in a polite manner. "A pleasant morning to you, Itoshi-san. Quite unexpected, indeed, but I do come here occasionally to utilize the tennis and pool facilities. If I may ask, what brings you here?" She herself hadn't expected to find Gen here, mostly because of her perception of him as the studious type. Not like she was stereotyping him as the typical smart, bespectacled student. While this might be one of the first times she spoke to Gen outside class activities, she wasn't as uncomfortable in speaking to him compared to a total stranger. One could tell from her volume of voice being a little louder and less stuttering. At having midterms mentioned, the dark haired girl waved her hand in a negative gesture and quickly responded, "T-Thank you but you've done a lot better than I did, Itoshi-san. Congratulations for placing top 1 amongst our year level!" With her smile still present upon her lips, she slightly tilted her head to the side. "I'm doing alright, in fact, I feel refreshed from the swim just earlier. How about you?"</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital // Emergency Room Sunday, May 31st, 2015 As the battle continued, the shadow, growing impatient, threw it's new heart at them. The heart made contact with the floor just as everyone managed to get away. However, instead of a pillar of ice, lightning strikes came out and, despite getting away, managed to damge the party, albeit minor, except for Akane, who was barely taken any damage thanks to her earlier spell. "First Ice and now lightning, huh?" she muttered as dug out another heart, this time green. As Rui hit the shadow's arm with a Garu, causing the heart to explode in it's face, they found out another thing, it was highly resistant to magic. Good thing she doesn't know any magic, whew! "My specialty!" said in reply to Rui's order as she summoned Setanta once more and charged in with a 'Kill Rush'</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - ER > Head Doctor's Office 31/5/2015 Sunday The physical rush worked, the shadow toppled over onto its own operating table. It attempted to swing the bonesaw, but Rui was already on it, striking the shadow's arm, clashing with the handle of the bonesaw, sending it flying high into the air, before it came back down, executing the bloodied surgeon shadow and impaling it into the operating table. After it yelled in agony, it began to dissolve like all other shadows, and soon it was gone, leaving only the bonesaw. "Good work! The shadow's been defeated. Not much longer until you reach the end, I can see it", Rui gave an affirmative before leading the party onwards. The door into the next area had a "Staff Members Only" sign on them, but they ignored that and continued. The hallway beyond those doors were... Dark, only dim, flickering lights could light their way, it became frustrating to see onwards, but the party kept moving. The destination was quite clear though, an office door at the very end. The walk through the hallway seemed to take forever, but soon they finally reached the door. "That's definitely the final area for this dungeon... Prepare yourselves", after a moment of making sure they were ready, they pushed open the door. As expected, they were looking at a doctor's office... But everything was tall, unnecessarily tall. A desk towered over Rui quite easily, and within this room was Sato, and what appeared to be his shadow standing atop a desk, wearing a doctor's garb and holding a clip board.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital // ER > Head Doctor's Office Sunday, May 31st, 2015 It was an amusing end to say the least. After a successful rush, Rui managed to hit the shadow's arm which in turn caused the saw to fly high into the air before coming down and impaled him, leaving it bloodied as it dissolved like the others. Talk about Anti-Climactic... With their opponent now, they moved forward. They soon came upon a door with a sign that read 'Staff Members Only', ignoring it they continued on. As if continuing the cheap horror movie act, the hallway beyond the door was dark with only dim, flickering lights keeping it from being pitch-black. "They're laying it on quite thick, now aren't they?" she muttered to herself. After walking for what seemed like forever, they finally came upon a door. With confirmation from Megumi, it seems like they were finally at the end. "So the final boss is beyond those doors, hmm?" About time. Taking a moment to prepare themselves for the final battle, they all nodded and pushed past the doors. Beyond the doors was a normal doctor's office ....or at least that would be what I'd like to say but... Everything was tall, outrageously tall. In the room was a boy, one she assumes is the one that they were here to say. And that one... At the end of her gaze was a tall shadow sitting ontop of the desk wearing doctor's garb and holding a clipboard. ...Must be his shadow. Looking at the thing, it was without a doubt one of the creepiest things she has seen and as it rose from the desk, it kept getting taller and taller and taller. Just to glance at its face caused strain on their necks from how high they had to look up. If that wasn't enough, the bastard also seemed to be in control of a few puppets the size of a human being. Just as they ran to the boy and took a stance, a puppet flew right over Rui but he managed to stop it. Though, after he did so did they take note as more 'puppets' began appearing and what could be seen as trash started coming together as puppets. "Seriously?" she stared on in disbelief. Even the one Rui defeated started reforming. "Don't tell me that they won't be defeated until the big guy falls..." With a sigh, she gave an affirmative as she summoned Setanta. "Let's go make that path." With that, she charged in with yet another Killrush.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - Head Doctor's Office 31/5/2015 Sunday Akane cleared through the large group of enemies, though her alone wasn't enough. The puppets would easily encircle on her as she charged in, though she had Chiaki and Leiko's support as Rui swept forward, joining her in the front. The fight seemed to be pretty straight-forward for awhile until... "No wait! Get away from that puppet!", Rui's blade stopped for a moment, the puppet in front of him didn't look all that different from the others... At least, until its eyes began to glow, and explode in a blast of wind. Rui was lucky, Askr had a resistance to wind, allowing him to easily shrug it off, but this made things more difficult. "It's not just wind... Some of them have debilitating effects too, I picked them up in my scan, just be careful", the problem was... The puppets all looked the same. Approaching was going to be difficult. Should they take the more direct fight and risk being flanked and swarmed by the puppets? Or fight the puppets themselves? Either way, they didn't seem like a good idea... They simply fought off the puppets while keeping a safe distance as Rui began to think of a plan... He looked at the Sato shadow, the only thing that really moved were the arms... "Megumi, what can you tell me about the arms?", "I've just finished scanning them, they control the puppets", "I guess that's worth a shot. Leiko, Chiaki, cover our backs, me and Akane will take out the arms", he announced. With that order they may have a better chance if there was a way to disable the puppets, even for a little while, it gave them a chance to approach the main shadow that towered over them.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital // Head Doctor's Office Sunday, May 31st, 2015 With some help from the others, Akane managed to clear a group of puppets. Things seemed to be going well, maybe too well, with the whole showdown being quite straight-forward. Of course, it didn't last, interrupted by Megumi's warning, the puppet's, that Rui was facing, eyes started glowing. The warning was a bit late as it exploded but luckily his persona was resistant towards wind. "So the puppets are kind of like that other shadow's hearts? Great." Given the latest developments, close quarter combat is probably off the table. Given the fact all the puppets look the same, you wouldn't know what special surprise you'll be getting, the risk is too great. It'll Probably be best to leave it up to the magic users to deal with them... "Definitely our best option at this point, with the puppets hidden surprises and the fact they can put themselves back together..." After Rui finished, Akane gave an affirmative. Targeting the shadow's right arm, she summoned Setanta and cast Tarukaja before going right. While making a note to avoid the puppets as much as possible as she moved towards the shadow, Akane figured an increase in strength would allow her to stop the puppets before they had the chance to explode, enabling her to get closer to the shadow.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - Head Doctor's Office 31/5/2015 Sunday "I-it's working!", "Of course it is", Rui confidently commented, whilst delivering a finishing strike to the arm, while Akane assaulted the other ruthlessly. Thankfully the puppets didn't reach them. This strategy worked, but it cost their supporting line some of their health, but fortunately with the time gained, Leiko healed them back up. As the arms bled profusely, the puppets began to cry tears of blood, whilst shaking and rattling erratically, arms and legs moving in almost random directions before breaking apart by the joints. It was a creepy sight to behold, but as this all happened, Sato's shadow yelled in agonizing pain, praising the party. Normally praise was accepted with kindness, but in this case the praise kind of pissed Rui off. The shadow attempted to get back up, but yet another Gale Slash cleaned up any attempt the shadow made to recover, putting it completely on the defensive, and not even defensive really... It was just vulnerable, heaving back and forth, trying to stay upright. "Looks like it's our turn", announced Akane. All-Out Attack >No >Yes >Yes With great ferocity, the party charged down the lanky shadow, smashing it into a cloud of dust in an almost comical manner, but the damage was no laughing matter. As the dust cleared in a skull-shaped explosion, the team backed away to watch the shadow wallow in self-pity as it melted into a black dust that blew into the wind as it did, until finally it was back to the human shape it was prior to the fight... All that was left now, was up to Sato...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Sunday, May 31 st - 2015 Warakuma Recreational Center And just like that, a simple conversation between two acquaintances became a full-fledge group meeting. Gen was surprised by this change, if only because he came to the recreational center thinking that he would find no one he was acquainted with. Well, in a sense he was right, since there were two individuals in that group that he did not know. One was Masahide's companion, and the other was the girl that waved and called Shizuka effusively. The latter seemed kind of familiar, though, probably from school? Gen could not put his finger on which class she was in or what her last name even was. But hey, meeting new people should not hurt, right? "Hello-oh!" He said but stopped mid-sentence at the sight of Yamato holding his stomach. Gen took his glasses by the frame to place them on the curve of his nose and directed his next question at Yamato. "A-are you okay? Should we get someone?" He asked the second question to Masahide. As gullible as Gen was, he thought that Yamato was in actual pain and not acting at all. There should be some kind of doctor's office there; after all, it was a public place where accidents were prone to happen. What if someone hit their head with the floor of the pool? Okay, that was an exaggeration, but nobody could object that it could not happen!</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Recreational Center \|\| May 31 SUN: Morning Shizuka merely blinked in slight confusion with her soft smile still present at the exchange between Masa and his acquaintance. 'They seem to get along well,' she thought to herself as she giggled softly behind her hand. "I-I assume that was a rhetorical question of sorts bu-but yes, I am acquainted with him. It is delightful to see you faring alright as well, senpai." Once she was asked if she wanted something of him, Shizuka merely shook her head and replied, "Nothing in particular, I had hoped to just greet and congratulate you since it seems you have plans with your acquaintance." The upperclassman's acquaintance spoke once more to which Shizuka stuttered slightly to, "U-Uh, I-I wouldn't exactly label him as such." To switch the topic of conversation to something not as awkward, the underclassman figured she should introduce herself to the other male to be polite. "I-I believe I've yet to introduce myself to you, pa-pardon me for my late introduction. M-My name is Otonashi, Shizuka, pleased to be acquain--" Her introduction was interrupted when "Otonashiii-saaan!!" The raven haired girl flinched at the sudden call for her not too far from them as she recognized the voice. Turning to face the source of the voice, her hidden hazel eyes met with Elena's. She returned the enthusiastic wave with her own light wave of her hand as she responded, "It's such a coincidence to meet you here as well, Elena-san. Have you just gone swimming?" Her eyes observed the drenched hair and the towel wrapped around the waist of the foreign girl. My, it was indeed a coincidence to have met three of her acquaintances together at one time. Perhaps there was some sort of link between her and these people... Nah, there couldn't be, fate and some such should remain in the fictional world. Hearing over the comment of Masa's acquaintance about her being popular, Shizuka shook both of her hands in a negative gesture with a flustered expression upon her face, cheeks tinted in a rosy hue. "N-No, I-I most certainly am not. I-I just happened to be a-acquainted with them. I-In fact, I can count the nu-number of my friends with just my hands... o-or hand." This was because of her shy and soft spoken nature but she didn't really mind, having few close friends was enough for her over having several friends who she wasn't close to. Once Gen followed suit to the group, he began to worry about the well being of the acquaintance of Masa. Even the fellow classmate knew he was being sarcastic or over exaggerating, but she was unsure if she should break it to him. "Um.... Itoshi-san, I-I think he's alright. I'm sure Saji-senpai hasn't hit him too hard."</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Strawman Hospital // Hospital Street Sunday, May 31st, 2015 As the brutal battle came to an end, and by brutal I mean them beating the holy hell out of the thing to which lots of blood and screaming was involved, they find had time to rest. Though, it was quite irritating. The damned thing just wouldn't die peacefully. On top of all the bleeding and screaming, the shadow began to praise them. Akane wanted to cleave it's head off and be done with it but decided she'd have to just endure it. What a creepy bastard. As they made it out of the dungeon and back onto the street, they met back up with the other party that went and scouted the 2nd hospital. While they began talking, Akane found herself a place to sit and rest. Luckily, the guy from earlier, Tadao was it?, brought food, though it was convenience store food but she didn't really mind. She often found herself convenience store food when she didn't have the time to make herself something (or lost the number to her favorite take out joints). Still one more place to go, eh? I wonder what kind of 'shadows' inhabit that place and who exactly is being kept there. Finished eating, she waits.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Strawman Hospital - Heartbreak Hospital - Intensive Care Unit 31/5/2015 Sunday It was as Kazuki had described to them... It was a labyrinth, rather than a dungeon or gauntlet like some of the dungeons before. The walls pulsed while lined with veins and fleshy texturing. It was like they were walking through blood arteries. They knew when they were getting closer, because the beating of the 'heart' began to become louder. Their break was over just a couple minutes ago, they had set Sato's unconscious body up into a bed in the warehouse, where Tadao kept watch. They planned to take him and whoever was in this second dungeon at the same time. It would be strange to come to the hospital with them one at a time. As the party moved on through the dungeon, they listened to the directions given by Kazuki, and quickly found themselves at a set of double doors. According to Kazuki, they defeated the mini-boss here, but chose not to advance further. They didn't have the support needed after all. In any case, the party swept through, and fought a small slew of shadows before moving on. Soon... They found themselves pushing through multiple double doors, and the intensity of the heartbeat began to become completely mind-numbing, until they finally opened a set of doors that led into a kind of bloody rope bridge, and a gigantic heart at the other end with another door at the end of the bridge itself. It was a surreal structure to behold, but Megumi confirmed that whoever it was they were rescuing, they were in there, so the party moved forward, and opened the door. Before them was yet another familiar sight, albeit with a different setting and characters. Their rescue target, and their shadow. Rui did not recognize who this was, but she was in distress. Again, he can only watch the events transpire.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Sunday, May 31 st - 2015 Warakuma Recreational Center Masahide sat down and kind of... napped? That appeared to be the case. Gen tried to blame it on his glasses, but what Yamato said confirmed his suspicions. Wow he must really be tired, Gen thought, sleeping in a public place like that. It was not like he was infringing any laws, unlike Gen who, with a certain someone, practised in broad daylight with swords. Okay, they were not exactly swords, they were kamas, but they had edge and they were probably dangerous and illegal and stolen. The last one was not true, well, he did not know that, but most illegal stuff was stolen, so that conclusion was not too far off. "Ah, it's all right, but it's probably nothing compared to the big city," Gen answered as to regain the appearance of a 'typical' conversation, but with a nodded-off Masahide in the surroundings, it was proving to be difficult. "If you want to see life, you could just hang out here or go to Ferrero Mall. Those are usually the most lively places," he suggested. True, there were probably a couple more places, but it all depended on Yamato. The Center and the Mall were of fairly general interest. Gen noticed a rather nasty dust particle on his left lens, so he made it his duty to remove it. "So, you said you are from Okinawa, right? Is it very different from Warakuma?" There could not be that many differences, given that they were in the same country. As he spoke, he took out his glasses and a icy blue handkerchief from his pocket and started wiping the left lens clean. That dust particle was dead now, and- Oh no. Instead of being eliminated, the particle spread through the entirety of the lense in a circle fashion, just like how he tried to wipe it off. That was a national scale tragedy, and he could not do without his glasses. "E-excuse me, but I have to use the bathroom," Adding 'it's an emergency' would have made him sound ridiculous, but in essence it was true. He could break his neck if he did not mind where he stepped. He bowed shortly and sped to the restroom to get rid of the menace.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Elena Dragunov \| Warakuma Recreational Centre The demure girl replied to her excited gesture with a calm response and proceeded to ask a general question about her plans here. She seemed to be talking with three more guys who certainly looked a bit older than her, maybe they were her senpais not that Elena minded. She had a natural flair to interact with people much unlike her brother. She walked over to the group and joined them. Before she could introduce herself though, it seemed that the one who appeared to be the eldest was rather fatigued and he just went ahead and dozed off on a bench. His companion apologised for this and introduced himself as Yamato. Shortly, Shizuka's other partner also excused himself for a loo break and swiftly moved away. "Nice to meet you, Saji-san! I'm Elena Dragunov. My brother goes the same school as Otonashi-san here. We bumped into each other a few times and got know each other." she said with a hearty smile. Pondering over at the male's question about a few good hangout places around town. "Well it all depends on your taste, I guess. Warakuma has a few great places. There is this great Cosplay Cafe if you are into the whole themed dine-in scene. There is this Library cum Cafe if Coffee and Books are your thing. There is the Graffiti street next to the Shopping District if you want to express yourself with spray cans, The Shrine of Inari is up the hill; a good five kilometers away from the city outskirts but the view from the top is rather serene and beautiful. There is also a Gallery opening today, I guess. If art and Sculptures are your thing you can always check that out. It's on the High street just before the stretch where the opulent villas of Warakuma span." she replied with a hint of enthusiasm to the male. "Or you can leave everything else and challenge the sleeping senpai for a game here. I think that'll be fun too." she added. Before turning her attention to her friend and asking her. "Otonashi-san, Have you come for a swim as well? The waters are a bit warm today, don't know if the thermostat needs repair. I guess I will talk to the Manager here. I'm sure brother can fix this up."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium ??? 1/6/2015 Monday "Welcome, to the Velvet Room", Sato's vision returned to him, and so did Kotori's. The two didn't recognize each other personally, but they were aware they were in a very unique situation. They looked around them... A room, dining room draped in blue, and a long dining table. In some of the chairs they could barely make out some familiar silhouettes... Akane, Rui, Chiaki... And a bunch more. They looked down to see something inscribed onto the table... Respectively, "Fortune" for Sato, and "Priestess" for Kotori. And as they looked down, they also noticed their clothes... Sato wore a blue blazer, with a black dress shirt with white vertical stripes, as well as a lapel pin with the number of his arcana on it. His attire at the moment was well-kept, a white tie pulling it all together. Kotori on the other hand wore a black strapless dress, with a shortcoat, covering her neck and with long sleeves, covering her arms too. She had gloves, and the dress was frilled towards the bottom stylistically, as well as upon her hair was a flower brooch, whilst blue, was definitely a chrysanthemum. They would next realize that they did not open their eyes here of their own volition. It was a voice that had called them here, and they looked to the source of that voice. "This is a place between mind, and matter, dreams, and reality. I see we have two more guests joining us this time", he began. The man had a characteristically long nose, was bald, pale, with wide round eyes, and a large creepy smile. "I am Igor, and this is my assistant, Henrietta", he continue, motioning to the blonde girl next to him. She was the image of class or so it seemed. Straight hair, excellent posture, and with a look of slight disdain. "To have two in here at once... It has been a long time since I've had the pleasure, of having more than a single guest in here at any single time. Let's see... You... Have drawn the Fortune. To choose one's destiny is one of the many facets of life, but whether or not you can execute that choice is an entirely other matter. It appears you nearly simply gave into a predetermined fate, I'm sure you will agree", he spoke. Sato knew exactly what he meant... Then soon Igor turned to Kotori. "And you, have drawn the Priestess arcana... A very pleasant arcana if I do say so myself, it represents the feminine, and means untapped wisdom or power... Which for you would have remained untapped if not for some persistent people yes?", the events he was referring to, Kotori seemed to also know. "But... Now is not yet time to go any further... Henrietta", he clicked his fingers, and while she walked around the table, handing out a key to Kotori and Sato, he continued to talk. "This is the key to this room, in due time you will find yourself returning here of your own will, but until then... Farewell", and with that, Sato and Kotori's consciousness faded.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015, Monday Ayano slowly opened her eyes only to be greeted with a clear white ceiling, she looked around to see figures gathered around her but her blurry vision could barely make out anything. She was able to hear them murmuring something...Waking up? Alive? Okay? What was that all about? Rubbing her eyes with her palms, her vision started to get better and she soon realized that she was in the hospital! That must explain why everything was white, the brunette looked around her and saw her family all huddled around her, with her mother almost looking like she was about to bawl into tears any second now. Before she could reassure everyone that she was fine her mother suddenly embraced her in one tight hug, tears streaming down her face as she told her daughter that she, her father and brother went around looking for her during the day she went missing. The violent rain didn't stop them from trying their best to look for her, and even when the police started scouring as well, they never stopped their search. Hearing this, it made Ayano feel a heartwarming sense of emotion, there were no use for words and she simply hugged her mother back, thanking her and everyone else for their hard work. It had actually been such a long time since she actually hugged her mother, it was a refreshing experience... Their reprieve was disturbed however when a knock came from the door, her little brother opened it and it was none other than Kami. Quite frankly, she was actually glad that he came to visit, it made her feel better. Her brother pointed out that it was actually Kami who delivered Ayano to the hospital and has been keeping a watchful eye over her up until her recovery now, if she wasn't in her current predicament right now she would've smacked her bratty sibling for even saying that, making her feel embarrassed and feel like a burden to the boy. She looked at him and lowered her head, repeatedly apologizing to him for causing so much trouble, if she would've just accepted his offer back then, none of that whole horror-fest would have happened in the first place. The boy scratched the back of his head, saying that she shouldn't worry about it, what mattered now was that she was safe. There was a pause as the two looked each other in the eye, a silence looming over the room before Ayano laughed. "Wow...That was incredibly cheesy, did you get that from one of your manga's or something?" Soon her laughter died out and her parents were escorted outside by Kami, saying that he and Ayano have important matters to discuss. Ayano's mother looked completely mortified, a shocked expression arose from her face, saying that he better take good care of their daughter or else. Overhearing this, the brunette's face instantly became beet red, shouting to her mother, "MOM! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" She hid under her covers the moment she said that, unable to reveal her embarrassment from both her family and her friend. Kami hurriedly dismissed them, sheepishly nodding to them and when they were gone he let out a sigh, telling Ayano that the others would soon explain everything to her.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015 Monday No news of Ayano's disappearance was announced, likely due to how brief it was, like a bad weekend, as far as her family was concerned, albeit an alarming and possibly life-threatening one. Today Rui was at the hospital, expectedly Kami was there, it also appears her family was here too, likely she had only just awoken. After Kami had his moment with her and her family, Rui walked in as if on queue on explanations about strange worlds and supernatural powers. "Good afternoon, I'm here to talk to you about the Avengers Initiative", was not how it went at all. "Yeah, although Kami should be enough to explain it all to you as well, but I'll keep it brief...", Rui then went to spend the next few minutes summing up what was happening, and the world and the power of the Persona. "If you have additional questions, you can come to me... Or Kami, if you prefer", he finished. "For the time being, I should leave you my contact number should you choose to contact me instead of Kami... You already have his phone number right?", he inquired.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015, Monday Ayano waited there in her hospital room, her only company being Kami and while he certainly did fill in the void, the awkward silence looming between the two of them just made conversation stale. She shuffled here and there, and looked out the window, trying to avoid eye contact and focus her mind on something else, her reverie was disturbed however when another visitor came through the door. A person who she swears she had seen before... "Wait...Aren't you that Shinichi guy from the club?" She blinked once and twice without even getting a response. He said something about the Avengers Initiative which just made the brunette roll her eyes and fold her arms, one of her eyebrows raised and her face adorned with an unamused expression. Really? He looked suave and cool but that line really killed the mood. After a long-winded explanation and exposition class about the strange world she was sent to, the investigation team, and the inner manifestation of oneself, the girl stared with a wide-eyed expression, the gears of her mind slowly trying to process what had just been said to her. So...Those phantasmal-like images that they summoned in that battle, was Persona? She raised her hand as if to ask a question, her mouth agape, but she slowly retracted it and put it to her mouth, her head slowly nodding. "Persona? As in...Like that movie that was being shown a while back? That game? Do we like...have to shoot ourselves with guns to summon them?" If so, what a morbid way of unleashing a power! Granted, the ones in the movie weren't actually guns but still...She's played the games, but to actually experience it upfront. Talk about a nerd's dream! But all of this was still quite a lot to take in. She grabbed her head and groaned as Rui explained more and gave his contact number to her, when he inquired about her having Kami's contact she blushed lightly. Her speech becoming sullied again and her voice becoming soft. "O-Of course I do!" An intriguing thought crossed Ayano's mind, with both Rui and Kami here, maybe this would be the best time to gather information on the cult happenings around Warakuma. "So, you guys are part of this Investigation Team, right? Have you found anything about these cultists? What their motives are, who they are?"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015 Monday She had inquiries on the cult, which was normal... Though it would be up to Kami whether or not he would share information about that here. He turned to Kami who began to speak on this matter. He didn't seem happy about it though... "Unfortunately... I haven't figured out much... I found that they've been infamously hard to track down, this is just the most active they've ever been, even more than last year it seems... Their motive is unclear too, but considering it's a cult, it's likely they believe in something, but it's been almost random. Only now it looks like they've only been taking high school students", he explained. So there wasn't much just yet... "Though... Since they're more active, hopefully they'll slip up at some point, and we get a more solid lead", he finished. So he decided to speak about it here in the hospital. That really must mean there wasn't much information at all. Kami was very close to managing a lead with Ayano's capture, but he knew his limits and didn't chase after that... Rui wondered what would happen if it was someone far more physically capable than Kami instead... Would it have been different? Well, there was no use thinking about it. It seems there wasn't much else to talk about, other than her ability. "So, we'll need your help. We feel your power of Persona may be a little different from ours though... It'll be easier for us to try it, but that'll have to wait for another time", he mentioned.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015, Monday She sighed, a sullen expression on her face when she found out that they too were in the dark about info on the cult. With them being a cult, they might been thinking up a way to summon this demon or monster by gathering sacrifices to appease this being, the thought made her spine shiver...What kind of eldritch horror would they conjure up if they become successful? And what does this spell for Warakuma or the world? The simple fact that they exist makes her reel in horror. "So, we'll need your help. We feel your power of Persona may be a little different from ours though... It'll be easier for us to try it, but that'll have to wait for another time" Her help? Different? That doesn't make sense...Does this mean that Personas have different capabilities that vary from each person? What did he mean by different? The choice was pushed on to her so suddenly, a part of her just wanted to forget all about what happened and simply return to normalcy, but another strived to use this power and unleash her potential...It would be a waste not to use a gift such as this, not many people can be granted with such a power...She looked at Kami with an uncertain look in her eyes, but after mulling over it for a few seconds a small smile rose from her lips, nodding in agreement and having made her choice. "I'll do it...If it means finding more about this cult and for the better of Warakuma...I'll do it!" Just then, another stranger popped up, it certainly wasn't someone she had met before, so she turned her head to the side, examining him as if he was an otherworldly specimen. She blinked once and twice, uttering the words, "I'm sorry but...do I know you?" She didn't mean any ill-will to that comment but as her train of thought began to turn its gears once more, she noticed that it was actually Sato Hashimoto. One of the few who put an effort to save her from the monstrosity that was her inner self. When she realized this, she quickly bowed her head repeatedly and began to mutter apologies several times, excusing herself for her mistake. "We don't have to shoot ourselves, right? Because I'm not sure I'm prepared to commit to that kind of thing..." She asked the three.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Cave of Solitude \| Sunday, June 7 2015 Kotori followed the events that unraveled closely - not only because she was afraid of what might happen if Ayano did not accept her other self, but also because her own memory wasn't all too clear on what had happened to herself immediately after the same incident. As she spoke on, a small smile came over Kotori's lips - the words Ayano was speaking sounded familiar in a way. Though she couldn't hope to think she'd understand another person from so little, she still felt something almost like pride for having been able to help her find her own resolve, no matter how small a contribution it may have been. A short while later, back in the real world - it still felt a little strange to refer to it as such - Kaminari immediately excused himself to bring Ayano to the hospital. The rest remained behind, at the behest of Megumi - who informed everyone of the fact that Ayano's Persona, into which the twin shadows had transformed, had similar abilities to her own. However, with nothing more than a preliminary scan, they had little more to go on and thus decided to leave all that for another time as the group split up; no doubt glad to be able to head home for some rest - at least Kotori knew she was. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Monday, June 8 2015 - After School As the bell rung, signalling the end of classes and the start of the usual race for the classroom doors, Kotori once again remained at her seat as she finished up the day's notes; letting the room begin emptying out in doing so and only briefly looking up to give a small bow of goodbye should Akane happen to walk by. As Kotori put her pencil down, she stifled a sudden yawn before briefly lifting her glasses to rub her eyes for a moment - after the events the day before (and making up a story about a study group with a classmate or three for her mother once she got home), she'd felt like little more than taking a shower and then just laying down in bed until she quickly drifted off to sleep. Unfortunately for her, however, the sheer heart-pounding excitement had still been far too fresh in her mind as that she'd have any chance of actually getting to sleep at any reasonable hour; instead laying awake for hours - the consequences of which she'd been feeling the whole day now. Putting her notebook together with her writing utensils back into her school bag, Kotori thought about what was still to do for the day. Her mother had said she didn't need any help or shopping done today, so she was free for Agriculture Club - or she could visit the girl, Ayano, in hospital. A wry half-smile came across Kotori's face at that thought - whilst it would perhaps be both polite and a nice thing to do, she already knew that she didn't actually want to go near the hospital if she didn't absolutely have to; even as she already headed out of the classroom. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School A faintest of knocks resounded from the door to the Agriculture Clubroom. A second or five passed before the door slowly opened and Kotori peeked inside in her usual way of entering. The room itself, meanwhile, was a similiarly usual sight by now - with dozens of potted plants and flowers of various sizes, shapes and colours strewn about the room. "Good afternoon," Kotori greeted whilst looking about for the usual occupants of the room, even as she already made her way to the table in the middle of the room; placing her bag besides the chair she sat down in - not just coincidentally the one before one of the newest additions to the veritable greenhouse of a floral panorama the clubroom had acquire.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 8/6/2015 Monday "There won't be any need for that", he reassured Ayano, after Sato had entered the room. All that needed explaining so far was done, the rest was up to a field test. The four spent some time in the hospital before leaving for home. It looked like Ayano was going to be discharged pretty soon, either tomorrow or day after, she only seemed to be upset about not having her laptop. Warakuma High - After School 9/6/2015 Tuesday The next day was rather as expected, there wasn't much happening. It was just the usual class work, there was some talk of summer vacation starting too, but that was almost a month off. Clubs were fairly active, because these somewhat down periods of regular school life were when they were most productive, or able to be. No students skipping for exams, and no one being lazy just because it's close to the end of the semester. Ayano should be discharged today too, so there was nothing to worry about. So now he was looking to what club to attend today...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru and Aiko Yamamoto Aiko stammered. "A...a...are you sure?" Aiko's cosplays weren't perfect by any measure. He had only done one, Ryu. He wasn't ready for a job where it depended on it. He thought hard. It was a job, one where he could have something to do after school. "Yes." It was something to do. Aiko lit up. It was time to practice his skills finally. "Hey Noboru, don't you think it's a goo....Noboru?" Noboru Yamamoto-Warakuma Shrine Noboru wandered around the shrine, picking up bits of trash. It was disgusting that people would disgrace it like this. He may have been biased though. This place held a lot of memories, good, bad, and indifferent. This was where he ran to shelter when he was younger, finding it a place of comfort. It was also where him and Chiaki decided to go their own ways. Things has been misunderstood, and it resulted in less then stellar circumstances. The last thing he remembered was her angry face. She had slapped him, leaving him at the shrine alone. He now kept his distancd even more than before, barely knowing who she was anymore. Noboru took a moment of silence at the shrine, before wandering it again, trying to keep it pristine.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Tuesday, June 9 - After School Something was amiss. Alexei couldn't exactly pin it down to anything but somehow he had a weird feeling the whole day. Both the kidnapped had joined back school today and though he had thought of going to visit them, he had thought of attending his MMA club for once. For some strange reason, Sagat didn't seem in the mood today and Inoue had to be somewhere. She rarely missed a chance to spar with the burly boys, so wherever she had to be must have been really important. Alexei had decided to take a day off from visiting any other clubs of his interest and decided to go to the Agriculture Club instead. He knew Harvester had convinced the Kotori to be a part of the club and it was a place where he could check on her again. This whole day had been a bit uncomfortable, perhaps it was worry of some kind eating at his psyche. Alexei wasn't sure. Slowly, he trudged to the Agriculture room. He could make out two distinct female voices and a male boisterous one. Surely, Matt had a few followers. Seeing how he too was a foreigner. His club hadn't seen the kind of attention some others had shown. Alexei knocked lightly on the door to announce his presence. "Hello!" his low voice thundered. As the others turned to take notice, his phone beeped. A message from Elena. "No practice today. I'm going to see Mom. Love E." Alexei gave it a glance and slid it back into the pocket. His stomach still rumbling faintly. Something was prying at his nerves. But checking on his benefactor came first. "How are you, Shirohane-san?" he asked politely.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma High - Manga Club 9/6/2015 Tuesday "It's fine, I don't come around here too often", he reassured Ryan. So Akane was either late or doing something else today, he decided to get one of the manga books that were neatly on the shelf and started reading, though before he could pick, Akane had arrived. It seems today was going to be a pretty quiet club day. The rest of the day went by pretty normally when Akane arrived, mostly just talking about the manga they were reading, or had finished reading, or were thinking about reading. After club was over everyone headed home after saying their farewells for the day. Warakuma Mall - Afterschool 13/6/2015 Saturday Today was an early day for school, so Rui decided to head down to the mall area and check out if there was anything new at the shops there. The rest of the week went by pretty unceremoniously, and without much incident, he heard from Kami that police were confused, they weren't sure whether to take these disappearances seriously or not, since some were short enough that it could merely have been a runaway and wasn't kidnapping. Basically, for them the case was all over the place. They think it's not related to the kidnappings last year. In any case, it was likely Rui was going to just head down to the arcade to finish up the day after browsing the shops in the area.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High - After School 13/6/2015, Saturday The past few days have been rather uneventful, after getting her bearings together, Ayano's life slowly returned to normalcy, well as normal as one can get when they just experienced something that was quite literally an out-of-world experience. If it was something worth mentioning though, the girl found herself acting quite more happy and upbeat after the experience, making a small number of friends in the process as well as spending less of her time in the web, although she does spend still quite a hefty amount of time on the web, it wasn't as bad as before. As the day came to a halt, she looked out the window and pondered to herself...What should she do after school? Humming to herself, there wasn't particularly anything planned at this time, so maybe she'll just lounge around and browse at the mall or something. There wasn't a meeting with the club today, she did miss out on the past meeting though. She shrugged, saying that she'll attend next time. Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma Mall 13/6/2015, Saturday The girl's eyes dart from left to right, looking at various book titles. A new, good book would be nice, but she didn't exactly have some money with her, so she might as well scour for it and plan to buy it in the near the future. Although right now though, not a lot of eye-catching of titles, it might have something to do with the fact she's in the Romance section and romance is something that she tries to distance herself from, the girl was stumped for a minute, why did she even think of browsing this section? She shook her head and quickly moved to another section, continuing her search.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| June 13, Saturday - After School He couldn't shake the unease he had felt this whole week. It was like some ghost was sitting on his shoulder, whispering malice in his ear. Not even regular puffs of his favorite Luckies could soothe his brow. He had nothing to do for the rest of the day as Saturday was service day at Sagat's restaurant and Inoue had strangely been busy whole week. His meeting with Kotori too had not revealed anything new. He felt a strange itch, a forboding of something bad about to happen. His first priority was Elena. He rushed out of the school, sprinting his way to the parking lot to pick up his bike and zoomed to his sister. He was at the site within a few moments. Waiting a bit impatiently at the gates as juniors came out. Some giving him a sidewards dismissive glance, he glared back at them to make them skittle away like rats. Soon Elena appeared, seemingly busy texting. Not watching where she walked. Alexei watched her calmly, holding back his first reaction to warn her of misstep. His phone buzzed as she looked up, a palm coming over her lips to show her surprise. She started into a light jog as she saw him soon coming up to the gates. "You came here, Ni-san!" she asked surprised. "Yeah! had nothing to do. Thought, should take you for some shopping." he replied. A small gleam appeared in her eyes before she asked in a half smile, "What's the occasion?" "Nothing. One of your dresses has faded quite a bit, thought you needed one." he said non-chalantly. As the one who washed the clothes at home, it was not surprising that he was aware of the wear-tear of everything that was in Dragunov household. Elena shrugged at his response, trying her best to hide her delight. It was always good to go shopping with Alexei, he wasn't a bit hurried and allowed her ample time to try almost the whole shop. With a spring in her step she followed him to his ride and they were off to the mall. --- Warakuma Mall: Shopping Center. Alexei had thought that keeping her in front of his eyes would calm the foreboding he felt but it had only worsened. He felt a bit weak, thinking about what if she got taken in front of him. As he walked a pace behind his kid sister, he warily looked around, hoping to catch anything out of order before it became a problem. He asked her to try different dresses as he went to check in to his workplace in the next building. Surely, nothing would happen inside a crowded mall.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Afterschool 13/6/2015 Saturday Alexei and his little sister spent quite some time picking out a new dress, but eventually she decided on one, it was much like her other dresses in colour, but it seems this one was suitable for the upcoming summer. Alexei's unease lightened a bit as they stepped out of the store with the dress. Though he was a bit more at ease, he was still on alert, he was tense, and Elena felt it. "Is something wrong nii-san?", she asked with innocent curiosity? "Huh? Uhh, it's nothing", he responded. She simply tilted her head and smiled. "Well, if you say it's nothing, then it's nothing", she was a bit more cheerful than usual today. It must be the shopping. The two began to walk their way home, though Elena wanted to check the other stores too, since she hadn't been to those places before, and being the loving brother he was, let her. Though as she decided to run ahead a little, he brotherly smile slowly turned to fear as two men popped out the corner and grabbed her swiftly. Before he could run on ahead, he felt a smack on the back of his head... There was a surprised groan that followed, but it was not Alexei's, as he turned and punched the attacker, knocking him off his feet before he ran in hot pursuit of Elena and her kidnappers. He found himself crashing through into a vacant house, small, cheap, and looked ready to fall apart, it was obviously going to be destroyed and a new house be built there based on the sign in front. He stormed into the next room hearing the footsteps of the kidnappers and their voices. "What is he a monster?! How are we gonna... What?! Get in?! Are you cra-", "There's no time!", Alexei could hear almost all the exchange, but as he entered the room, the men were gone, and with them, Elena... "Get in"... He would remember. Standing in front of him was a big mirror. Literally the only thing in the room besides the dust and some dead bugs. He felt a beckoning and a voice as he inched closer to the mirror, first placing his hand upon it, to his disbelief his hand went through, then his arm, and between the strange beckoning call of this mirror, and his desire to save his little sister, he disappeared into the mirror too. Warakuma Mall - Afterschool 13/6/2015 Saturday Rui was panting a little, standing outside the old house, the kidnappers? The cult... This was a rare opportunity. It seems someone was in pursuit too, though he was unsure of what happened, since he no longer heard any noise, so he decided to follow the other boy's (or man? He was huge) tracks, stepping over the destroyed door and stepping into an empty room after the main entrance room. There it was... A big mirror. It was a cheap mirror, but it was big enough to use as a portway into the mirror world... He sent a message to everyone, to meet at the warehouse, today, and sent Kami the location of this house to investigate. This was a good chance. They had to seize it. This was the best chance they had at catching any of the cultists, and maybe get some information. After sending the messages, he decided to head back towards the Abandoned Warehouse. It didn't matter who was or wasn't ready, they'll go in after the cultists and the boy and his sister with whoever they can. This was also probably a good chance to have Ayano try her Persona out too, if she was available.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov - June 13th All it took was a moment's lapse. His senses had been tingling the whole time and sudden haplessness waded over him but a blunt strike reminded him of his surroundings. Unfazed by the weak attempt he turned with a drawn punch that welded itself into the chest of his assailant, letting out a weak squeak as he was sent flying. Alexei turned with remarkable alacrity and began his chase. Heavy, long steps as he shouted his sister's beloved name. There was no panic, just plain rage. He had been upset about what happened to Akane and Kotori but they had enough courage to assault his family. Things were way overhead. As he could see her large form flailing and giving them a hard time, they disappeared into an abandoned house sitting at the edge of the district. He had been involved in restructuring of the whole place. His employers being one of the contractors assigned the rebuilding process. So he felt nothing about trespassing, plus his protective instincts had arisen. He smashed through the door like it was made of paper. Hearing a few cries of his sister. He shouted her name and followed into a large room which was suddenly devoid of all activity. Nothing but a strange body length mirror reflecting his image back at him. He inched closer to the mirror. It was beckoning him to come closer. As he touched his surface, he could fell it shimmer. His hand phased through as if dipped in water. He took a deep breath and went inside. It was all dark inside, as if he has walked into a dark pit but he could hear distant cries of Elena. He shouted her name but only sobs returned. Angered he started in the direction of the cries, wishing to rip off whichever fool who had dared lay a hand on his sister.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Park \|\| June 13 SAT: After School It might just be her imagination but Shizuka felt as if her presence and inquiry were unwanted by the irritated expression upon the upperclassman's face. No surprise there, she did bring up a possibly unpleasant incident for the older male and she was hesitant to do so. Her response to the unconvincing assurance that he was alright was a hesitant nod. If the other didn't wish to delve too deep into it then the underclassman had no choice but to comply. It wasn't polite to be too nosy into other people's business after all. But her concern remained on her featues. A moment of silence, then something caught Shizuka off guard. The sudden change of tone from Masahide. The poor girl flinched, averting her gaze away as he pointed out the way she looked at him. Was there something wrong with the way she looked at the upperclassman? But it didn't end there, the way he spoke lost its formal manner as the hazel eyes of the younger teen started to moisten from how hateful the other was starting to sound. Her hands and lips shook as Shizuka mumbled in a soft, shaken voice, "...I-I didn't mean to upset you, I-I'm truly sorry... It's... It's just that.. while you say you're alive, yo-your face um... sort of te-tells me other wise." While trying her best to hold back from tearing, the freshman collected her belongings and spoke once more without turning to face Masa. "I-I truly apologize for robbing you of your time... I-I'll be taking my leave if my presence is unwanted."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Abandoned Warehouse - Afterschool 13/6/2015 Saturday It was just past lunch when Rui made it to the warehouse. He wasn't the first one there though, Kazuki was already here. He also got a message from Kami that he was at the vacant house with the mirror now. Shortly afterward, Sato and Kotori arrived, and then Akane in suit. They had just enough for one party, and then soon panting her way in was Ayano. This was getting better, since they could finally see if the suspicions were correct about her Persona. "Megumi isn't here right now though she said she was on her way, and Riku said he's sneaking out of detention, and Tadao said he was still working... So I guess it'll be just us for now", that said, Rui felt Noboru should've been here by now... Did he not get the message? Well, in any case, they had a big enough party to move through. "Right... Well we can't wait, in case the cultists find a way out of the mirror world. Catching them inside the mirror world is our best chance", he said. Though shortly after saying that, he got a call from Kami. "I'm going to go on through this mirror over here", "Are you sure...? There's no telling where you'll actually appear, not to mention, you're alone on that side. If shadows attack, we can't help you", "I'm counting on Ayano to find me when I'm in", Rui looked at Ayano for a moment, then back to the big mirror in the warehouse. "Alright...", he responded, he understood. Putting his phone away he turned to the whole group that was here right now. "We're going to head on in", "I'll stay out here in case anyone else arrives while you're in there, good luck". Mirror Warakuma 13/6/2015 Saturday Rui, Kotori, Sato, Akane and Ayano stepped through into the mirror world. It was a familiar feeling for all of them but Ayano, although as they stepped in, everyone but Rui and Ayano realized they needed directions now to their destination. They always had Megumi to give the directions, though Ayano simply didn't know all of that whatsoever. Though Rui turned to Ayano. "Ayano, I want you to summon your Persona right now. If me, Kazuki and Kami suspect right, you have the same ability as Megumi, to communicate and observe others from long distances", he explained. Ayano looked confused, but the desire to want to try the 'Persona' thing overtook that, since it seemed so cool to her, and so she did. As she summoned her Persona, a blue flame enveloped her with the sound of shattering glass, and soon appearing behind her was a woman robed in gray, with a face that looked like a cylindrical electronic display, the display seemed to change randomly. In front of Ayano however, was a large console, as she looked upon it, familiar functions came to her, as she reached out, an abundance of floating holographic screens appeared in front of her, giving her information of the entire area, maps, the presence of shadows... Although this wasn't all she found, she moved her hand to where her headphones are, and suddenly she could hear vivid sounds in the distance... "nii-san...!.... i-is he gone...?!.... That kid is crazy....!". Those voices... That must be who they're after. Sounds like they kidnapped someone too, by the sound of it, a very young girl. Instinctively she reached for the screens in front of her again and immediately knew what to do, and within moments she made a route towards the dungeon she heard the voices from. Almost like natural, she hit the scan function beside the map, and there appeared two blinking strobes. The names for the two were 'Kami-chan <3', and 'Alexei Dragunov'. Upon seeing the special note for Kami, she blushed and gasped in embarrassment for a moment. "Are you okay?", "Y-y-yeah... Yeah I'm fine... Uhhh, I have a route to the next dungeon. Kami seems to be there too... And another, an 'Alexei Dragunov', do any of you know him?", in the process though she found the route to her's and everyone else's, but that wasn't important right now.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Crypt of Hopes and Dreams 13/6/2015 Saturday With Alexei identified, and the route decided, the party headed on to the next dungeon. It was not quite what they expected, but then again, they never were. The gothic architecture against the bright yet restrained colours, like that of a little girl's dreams were fitting for the banner up top, 'Crypt of Hopes and Dreams'. Now that he thought about it, it looked almost like a tomb. Standing in front of it was Kami, when he noticed the party, he turned, "I may have watched something important... I saw someone before the dungeon literally formed right before my eyes...", he said. The someone might be Alexei... Still, dungeons just form spontaneously like that? "I also see we were right, Ayano does have the same power as Megumi", Kami turned to Ayano as he spoke. "Still... We don't know the full capabilities, I will stay here with Ayano, Rui, you take everyone else into the dungeon and go after the kidnappers, and rescue whoever is in there", with that agreed, Rui picked his party and headed in. The ones he would take with him were Akane, Kotori, and Sato. "Right, if anyone else arrives, make sure they're ready to back us up. It'll be even easier if Megumi gets here too, we can safely have two teams in there", and with that he set off. Crypt of Hopes and Dreams - F1 13/6/2015 Saturday The first floor, the interior was as expected, discarded possessions inside of tombs, they seemed to each have their own themes, and toy candles lit the hallways. There were no shadows, but once they saw some, they were so weak that they ran at the first sight of them... Kami said this was a newly formed dungeon, so perhaps it was smaller, or had weaker shadows. Still, they came upon a clearing, and standing within it was Alexei. He was staring down someone who looked just like him, by experience, that was his shadow... But this wasn't his dungeon, or was it...? It was confusing, but they would have to set aside those thoughts for now.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov As Elena's cries grew more distant, Alexei wondered if the distance was actually shortening or not. The whole view around him seemed to warp into something else, like a bad sci fi movie. What was stranger though, was the form the whole surroundings around him seem to be taking. It slowly started resembling like a crypt as he continued his chase for the attackers. Eerily resembling the one back in Tokyo where his father rests. Alexei felt a knot forming in his stomach as inexplicable events were happening. It was as if he was inside his own mind or his sister's as both of them quiet similar memories of the place. But the whole scenario was a bit weird, the crypts weren't clean and well organised and a strange black grime stuck at most of the epitaphs. There also seem to be minor rodents running around in darkness as he moved deeper, no one approached him with malice like the kidnappers but they always remained on the fringe of his peripheral vision. Then, in a distance he saw a figure or rather a Doppelganger. He looked starkingly like Alexei or rather he was Alexei. Dressed in a full sleeved shirt and warm trousers he stood near a grave that resembled the one of his father as he had a strange expression on his face. Alexei stopped before him and questioned "Who are you?" "Are you always so obvious?" he quipped back, his tone much sharper and high pitched. "Quit joking around, who are you?" he continued. "Man! you really are a musclehead aren't you? I am you, of course?" the figure said with a shrug. "What Nonsense, how can this be? What is this place." he inquired further, taking no offense of the way the figure talked. "This is your reality and I am the real you. You faker." The figure seemed to get angry all of a sudden. All Alexei could do was get taken aback as the figure began his tirade. "Always burdened with taking care of that entitled slut, strutting around carefree while I work myself to the bone. What right to they have to entitlement when I who is worthy get nothing and that weakling who has been nothing but a constant strain on finances. Why doesn't she kill herself already if she can't come over the loss of this good for nothing." he said kicking the stone of the grave. Alexei just flipped a switch as he went for a tackle. Taking him down, the figure did nothing but give a chilling laugh. "Oh so Mr.Good is scared that his true feelings have come to light." he said as he gave him a snide grin. Alexei just punched his face in reply. "I have never felt that way, I am just doing my duty." he said, a little winded from all that chase. "Is that so? Still paying the model son and brother. Quit the act, will you? you can't fool me. I am the real you, that suppressed desire that you have, to get rid of your responsibilities and finally be able to relax and live a life you desire. This is all rather convenient, isn't it. With your sister out of the way, your life can be simpler. Now, only if the old hag can bite the bullet." he mocked. "Watch. Your. Mouth. Asshole!" Alexei growled as he rained punches, his rage certainly getting the better of him, a bit. But it seemed that the other Alexei was perhaps tougher than the real one as he did nothing but laugh eerily while being punched. "You are not me!!!" Alexei shouted for perhaps only the second time in his life, he couldn't remember the first time. Just then it seemed that gravity had been reversed as he was thrown flying from his position above his doppelganger. It's shaped begin to change as some others came into view, he wondered if they were more accomplices,but he'll deal with them later after he was done with this schmuck. Alexei landed on a crypt a bit heavily. The figure before him continued its unsettling laughter as it turned into something grotesque. He was a bit relieved to know that that wasn't truly his self as he held his head to shake out the shock of the landing.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Crypt of Hopes and Dreams 13/6/2015 Saturday As the party reached Alexei, it appears the predictable has happened and they immediately braced themselves for combat. The shadow of Alexei took on a monolithic visage, covered in blood. Though as much as Alexei might believe this isn't him, as the shadow began to take form and do it's thing, he began to doubt that optimistic belief. The figure below the sword stuck in the shadow's belly began to cry out in Alexei's little sister's voice for help. "Shut up shut up shut up! Stupid bitch! Look at what you've done to your brother! Me! Look at how much I've suffered! This body here bleeds for you and what do I get in return?! Nothing!... Well, no more! You lot there! I'll start with you then, if you're going to tie me down with some shitty 'duty' then get the hell out of my face, or I'll make you!" With little warning the shadow with one hand grabbed a couple blades off the back of the monolithic body it stood on, grasping at the swords in-between it's fingers and threw them at the party, doing all of this alarmingly quickly. Rui and Sato darted to the side while Akane using Setanta blocked the swords, with Kotori behind her. "To get a fight like this so early... It seems to have trouble turning, try and get onto the flanks", he ordered.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Crypt of Hopes and Dreams - Entrance 13/6/2015, Saturday As the group headed towards the aforementioned route, Ayano followed suit and what greeted her was a building that reminded her of Castlevania series. It had that whole haunted and dark vibe that also seemed to resonate an artsy kind of feeling inside of her, but it wasn't a good one. The bright colors definitely looked out-of-place for the whole area, the whole clashing of it all almost made her eyes bleed. Kami was nearby and gave Rui an assessment of the area, apparently this is where he was, which made Ayano's suspicions of him in the map fade away. Although she was doubtful, she was glad at the same time that Kami decided to stay with her and with that, the party went in. As Rui, Akane, Kotori and Sato trudged forward into the dungeon, the feeling of watching it all in front of her very eyes in a screen like a livestream of some sort gave her a feeling of surrealism. Virtual reality was one thing, but this is a whole new level entirely...The interior was creepy to say the least, it Ayano feel unnerved as she never really liked tombs and crypts. Who would? Beyond the distance, she and the party saw Alexei, and it seemed as though they were just in time to see him confront his other self. Small flashes of the same experienced rushed back inside Ayano's mind but she shook it off, trying to focus on the mission at hand...The doppelganger began to speak, spewing the brutal and honest truth about Alexei...She knew that trying to stop him from saying those words would only be in vain and as the shadow began to reveal its true form, a grim expression spread throughout the girl's face. The battle raged on, Ayano quickly started to scan the shadow for any sort of weakness and trying to sense a pattern with it. You never really know with these battles. She typed in a few buttons but it would seem that scanning would take a while, she looked at one of her screens, trying to observe the enemy as it deflected Akane's and Sato's personas, she squinted a little but she swore she could see puffs of smoke emerging from behind the thing. It was slumping a little too...That shield. She mulled over it for a few minutes and as if on cue, her scan was complete. As she looked it over, she began to contact Rui, "Quick! It's tiring itself out, now's your chance to strike back before it brings back its shield again!"</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Pastry Shop \|\| June 13 SAT: After School Before she could locate her wallet in her school bag, Shizuka was stopped by the upperclassman and was offered to be treated to whatever she wanted. "E-Eh, bu-but I couldn't. I-I'm able to pay for my ow--" While the freshman attempted to hesitantly reject his offer, Masahide had already made his order and directed an expectant expression with a small grin towards her. The thought of rejecting and paying for her own item crossed her mind but as she paused for a moment to think, Shizuka decided that if he seemed insistent on it and he had already informed the clerk, might as well gratefully accept the offer. After releasing a defeated sigh, the dark haired teen parted her lips, "T-Thank you, Saji-senpai. Ju-Just this once, I'll accept. " Her half hidden gaze directed itself towards the glass case of cakes again. "Well, tiramisu is one of my favorites... Or perhaps I shall try a slice of millefeuille..." , she mumbled to herself as she excitedly decided between the little treats sparkling with appetizing aura. "I suppose I'll take a slice of mont blanc." Shizuka spoke shyly, still hesitant about having Masa pay for her cake. Before heading towards an empty table by the window side, she waited for the transaction to finalize. Upon taking her seat and settling herself down, a sudden realization struck the younger student, from an outsider's point of view, this looked like a date. Spacing out towards the window, she shook her head and convinced herself that it wasn't, it's merely a 'hangout with a friend'. I mean, she visits this shop with her friends all the time, this was probably similar to that. But why did this scenario have to remind her of a certain shoujo manga she read recently? The boy treats the female protagonist to a cake and tea, almost like what Masa had just done for her! At the end of the cafe scene, the female protagonist confe-- SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE. Shizuka comically and violently shook her head to get rid of her usual silly shoujo fantasies and paused. Oh no. Does she look stupid right now? Did she get any weird look from the upperclassman? "Um..... Do-Don't mind me, senpai. T-There is nothing wrong.", she softly whispered with cheeks tinted with a bright red hue from embarrassment. _________</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Crypt of Hopes and Dreams - F1 13/6/2015 Saturday Hearing Ayano feed them the information, Rui made the order to charge. They had to be swift, in case they didn't manage to defeat it in that charge, they needed to be able to back away when the shield came back up. "Give it everything you've got, but be prepared to back away when it's shield comes back", he ordered. Leading the charge he went straight in with his Persona, striking it with a Zan'ei while charging in with his own sword. The shadow wailed in pain as it took attack after attack, it also appeared the figure on the back was the one that took the brunt of the damage, furthermore the arms of the monolithic golem body seemed to be able to be damaged. "Ayano, scan the arms specifically, I think there's something about them...", he asked.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Masahide Saji Warakuma Park 9/13/15 - Afterschool Masahide watched the girl with a mixture of curiosity and confusion, his subtle smile wavering to a more neutral expression as a brow rose. He didn't know what to think of her reaction, though he merely shrugged his shoulders as he turned back to the counter. Opening his phone briefly he'd thumb over his messages, pulling up Yamato's number. Sure enough, a new message was awaiting him. Yeah... Look, we're coming down next week. You actually gonna talk to me this time? Or do I need to loosen your thick skull again?. All Masa could do was shake his head with the smile re-emerging, tucking his phone away as the order was delivered. With a subtle bow of his head, he'd take the items after paying, turning back to where Shizuka once was to find her missing. Though it didn't take long, the raven-colored hair gave her away almost instantly as he took a seat on the opposite side of the table, sitting before her as he slid over her cake. As he settled down, his gaze rose to her, taking note of her reddening hue as he rose a brow once more. "If you say so," Bowing his head slightly in response as he indicated the platter before her, "Enjoy." With that, he took his cup and sipped it's contents. Sure enough, the heated liquid burned slightly upon his tongue, but that feeling in itself was soothing as the taste settled in. With a contented sigh, he'd lean back in his chair and set his cup upon the table. For a moment, he'd glance out the window onto the streets, but his attention slowly drew back to Shizuka. "Thanks once again," Masa stated, drawing up his cup, "Do you make it a habit of consoling the downtrodden?" Masa smirked obviously at this remark, his intention to tease the girl not veiled at all.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Crypt of Hopes and Dreams - F1 13/6/2015 Saturday "Understood, everyone concentrate fire on the arms", he ordered. Without hesitation everyone blasted down the arms one by one. It took a fair bit of effort to destroy one of the arm's generators. The second one soon followed afterwards with help from Rui, landing a critical strike, not only staggering it, but also breaking the generator. As he expected, the bladed shield was about to come up, and the female figure began to wail in pain to signify it. He immediately backed away, but at the same time called Askr from above. With the shield gone, the party could go wild on it. With an aerial Zan'ei followed by a Garula broke apart the bladed shield, exposing the shadow. The party quickly moved in with their prime damaging attacks, concentrating it all in the vulnerable spot in the shadow's defenses, the monolithic golem's arms gave in and the figure fell forward, impaling the female figure on the ground as the man on it's back fell hard onto the ground behind it. It could barely grab a sword before Askr leaped over the golem body, and delivered a swift downward thrust, slaying the shadow. It screamed in agony for a few moments before turning back into the Alexei look-alike... The rest seemed to be up to Alexei.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov : Crypt of Hopes and Dreams The fall was a bit harder than he had prepared himself for and Alexei took sometime to settle. He watched on as his doppelganger turned into something grotesque, something he could vaguely figure out. As others fought it off in this bizarre situation. He could make out their faces. They were all from his school and ironically, all of the earlier kidnapped. Was this some kinda game, or an alternate dimension. What was going on? Alexei had many questions and as he pondered on them and noticed phantasmal beings work in tandem with his acquaintances, he wondered what this world was. It didn't take long to beat of the Goliath than was once his look alike and upon defeat, astonishingly it turned back to its revious form. The others backed out, making it seem like his job to do this closure. Alexei got up a bit gingerly, still a bit shaken from the fall. He was in a mental mess, a rather rare occurrence. He usually had this unearthly calm. Perhaps, Elena's absence was still worrying him. As he walked closer to his look alike it spoke up in its shrill voice, the snide grin from earlier absent. "The world isn't that had a place you think it is, bub." his tone a bit somber and low. "You don't need to give up on your life to let others lead theirs, you feel me brother." this sudden change was certainly perplexing but Alexei could feel meaning behind those words and that meaning seem to hit him like a train. He had been consumed, quiet literally, with the thought of providing a normal life for his sister and mother, it was on a similar path that his father did. Busying himself with work and avoid giving his presence for them to heal them. He had meant well but had gone about it all the wrong way. "Yeah" he said in his low baritone. "I guess letting your hair down sometimes won't hurt." he admitted. "No one asked me for this role, I took it up myself. But I feel that I have failed remarkably." he said in a low voice, tears seem to well up in his eyes. "Nooo! No! No!, you have done a remarkable job but what they want is a man who doesn't treat them like a burden, who has his own life and interests. One, who they can depend upon in their time of need but one who has his own dreams and aspirations." "Yeah, I know. I think I can still be that if I try hard enough." the other Alexei got up shakily at this and walked on towards the real one, a genuine smile on his face this time. A blue light slowly started enveloping him as he stood closer to Alexei and soon it momentarily obscured it from view as the figure changed to a large man with fiery hair red knightly armor. Thou art I, I art Thou I am Prometheus, the ever enduring. The figure soon dissipated and its place a card was left in the palm of Alexei's hand. He wondered if this was his phantasmal companion, much like others had used earlier. He wondered what he knew about this being and how could he handle it. Perhaps this was best left to the crew who already had experience. So he turned towards the group and spoke "I am sorry to come across as over-bearing but my sister is still here somewhere. If you all don't mind, could you please lend me a hand once more."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Crypt of Hopes and Dreams - F1 13/6/2015 Saturday "That was the intention, or one of them, the other was rescuing you... But...", Rui paused for a bit, expecting Alexei to fall to exhaustion like everyone else had... But when it became clear that it was not going to happen, he continued, "Nevermind...", at that moment, Ayano informed the team that the dungeon wasn't very big at the moment, so they could catch up to Alexei's sister very quickly. With that understood, "Alright, it doesn't look like I can stop you from going further in with us, so let's get going", he said, turning to Alexei, and then to the door ahead, which with the defeat of the shadow, was now unsealed. Alexei's sister wasn't much further, and not just that, the cultist members were there too... This could be a big break for them, although something bothered Kami, and also Rui... One of the theories was that these cultists were the ones who created the shadows when people were put into the mirror world... But with it naturally occurring, as Alexei had simply pursued... That wasn't the case, so what was the cult really after then? If shadows and Personas were something they were not aware of?</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Shinza Shopping Square Sunday, June 21, 2015 ==~== Mako stared at the bookshelf in front of him, grateful that he'd seen this shop while he'd been wandering aimlessly. It helped keep his mind off of... certain recent events. He sighed, frustrated with himself for little discernible reason- he hadn't figured out much about the counter-kidnappers, or the kidnappers themselves, so it wasn't like he could have done anything about this kidnapping, but he was still angry that it happened. Especially since, even three days afterward, he still had no concrete clues about the rescuers' identities. He had suspicions, feelings, hunches- but those were useless for his needs. He needed something more... solid. He pulled a book off of the shelf, glancing at the cover, then putting it back in disgust as he realized he was too distracted by the case at hand to really care. Shame, really- it had been too long since he found a good manga bookstore. He'd almost given up hope of finding one in Warakuma. Perhaps this one was new? He pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to will away his frustration. These kidnappings are getting to me too much. I hope someone finds the culprit soon, for all of our sakes'- even if I'm not involved in doing so. Seriously, destiny or not, this is getting to be too stressful. He started strolling the aisles of the bookstore, hoping for something to catch his eye and distract him.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Mirror World - Crossroads ---> Play of Control - F1 Sunday, June 21st, 2015 "Nice guys finish last....huh" she muttered to herself, reciting a popular saying that rang all too true in this situation. If she would've been more forceful in her choice of paths, she could've been having fun in the tower by now. But no, she decided to let the other pick where they wanted to go first and now she finds herself in this dull theater. While it looked better inside, it definitely didn't make her feel any less bored. Though, that started to change the more they looked around. Everything seemed to be in tip-top shape and there was even a red carpet all rolled out leading further into the dungeon, as if it was expecting them. Well, considering all the strange crap they've been running into and how each dungeon tends to change, maybe the shadows as well? After all the times they've came barging in saving people, they had to have gotten the hint sooner or later that people were coming in and saving others. "Don't tell me you're getting scared, Kazuki?" Akane teased, clearly not sharing his thoughts on the matter. This strange feeling obviously meant things were finally picking up, like hell she was going to leave the place without getting in her share of fighting. The shadows better not keep her waiting.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Corporate War Zone - F1 21/6/2015 Sunday As the party went through the trenches, the tension of a battlefield began to thicken around the party. Nothing really escalated or anything, but between the atmosphere and the battle raging above them, it just became more tense. Though finally they reached a clearing in the bunker network. It was a large area, looked like it was used for storage, upon arrival there were shadowy soldiers, just like the ones that were jumping out of the trenches from before. Based on them not attacking, would be safe to say they were allied soldiers...? It was strange considering shadows always attacked them instead. Although for the moment they would have to hold that thought, the a dozen soldiers began to pour in from the battlefield, they were dressed and coloured differently from the ones they were seeing up until now, and within moments the soldiers before them were gunned down by these 'enemy' soldiers... But quickly the party would realize that they were being shot at too. Darting for cover behind the various crates, the party has entered their first battle in this dungeon. "Me and Alexei will take the left side, Sato and Kotori, take the right", he ordered. This was going to be a brief battle. On his mark, he had Alexei charge to soldiers with Rui's Persona as cover. Sato and Kotori's plan would be similar, but considering ranged abilities, they should have no problem just trading from behind some cover. Play of Control - F1 21/6/2015 Sunday It was a strange sight watching the various 'perfect' decorations, just swipe themselves back into place, once they were bumped into or altered in some way... It almost felt like a controlling child who wanted only his own way. Was it some commentary on the one who was confined within this dungeon...? Regardless, Kazuki seemed quite focus, but also a little off... They weren't sure if he was like this normally, but he felt just as controlling as this dungeon was. The orders felt harsh for one... It was quite different to Rui commanding them. Pretty soon though they would enter some kind of ballroom, it also looked to double as an entrance hall for a theater. Just as everyone was about to catch their breath and appreciate how nice everything looked despite it being a dungeon, jumping from the rafters far above them were armors, slim, wielding rapier blades, the gaps in their armor filled with what looked to be a shadow's slimy black form. "Shadows... That armor seems to protect them. They seem to be vulnerable from behind", Megumi's analysis on these shadows was quick... Meaning these were low level shadows, on the other hand, there were easily several of them, and looking up, you can see the glint of even more armors. "Very well... Then we will make short work of them... Cromwell!", he called forth his Persona. Just as one of the armored swordsmen charged, the Persona Cromwell grabbed it by the helm, and slammed it into the ground before Kazuki quickly followed up and struck the vulnerable back. The armor dismantled, and the shadowy form was vulnerable, allowing Cromwell to impale it on it's blade. It appears striking the back will dismantle it's armor, rendering it vulnerable to any attack... That was simple enough, but one had to be fast, or have the brute force to force it to make itself vulnerable like Kazuki had shown here...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Shinza Shopping Square Sunday, June 21, 2015 ==~== As Mako browsed the shelves, he caught a glance of movement out of the corner of his eye. He turned to see a girl with black hair, with bangs that hung down in her eyes, was looking at him strangely. He raised an eyebrow, which only raised higher when the girl flinched at something, then began walking briskly away, book clutched in her hands desperately, like she was afraid he- or someone- might steal it from her. Mako blinked, momentarily confused. Did he offend her in some way? Had they met before, perhaps, and he had demonstrated a remarkable lack of tact or something? Maybe she was just shy? Hmm. She seems familiar, somehow. I just can't place where from. Mako wandered after the girl, who was making a beeline for the cashier. Unfortunately, it seemed the register was temporarily unattended- the cashier must have stepped in the back or something. Mako shrugged internally, walking over to the girl, clearing his throat to announce his presence. "Excuse me. I, ah, couldn't help but notice you seemed... disconcerted. Are you all right?" he asked tentatively.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Corporate War Zone 18/6/2015, Thursday Ayano's eyes lit up when she saw the overflow of soldiers rushed in on to the party with guns blazing, if the rest of the party weren't in any life-threatening danger right now, it'd be just like watching an action movie. Casting her thoughts aside, she was glad to see that Rui and the others were able to pave a path with brute force and eventually made their way to the door. As they entered, the girl's screen was immediately greeted by a slate gray color, it looked unimaginative to say the least. The color almost made her feel dull and lifeless just by looking at her screens, the cells in the area made it clear as to what area they were in right now; a prison. She wouldn't be surprised if the words she were hearing prisoners or just mad ravings of the owner of this dungeon, but who or WHAT was crying in the distance? The brunette nodded at the leader's orders, keeping an open eye on all of her screens just in case the prisoners decide to pile-on them this time or some sort of Silent Hill-esque abomination decides to make itself welcome to the group. As they traversed the prison, there were numerous Shadow Soldiers that just looked sad and frightened, and for a moment the girl couldn't believe that of all the things to make her feel sad it was a shadow. That sadness came to an end with anxiety overcame her when a cell labelled with "Solitary" was met by the party, beyond the door Ayano could feel a presence, one that was filled with malice and power...She wasn't sure if it was THE shadow already but judging from their time in the dungeon, it would be a far cry from it. When the door opened, the only thing that Ayano's screens picked up were pitch black. For a moment she thinks that it was an error or fault of her Persona, but no, it was something more terrible than that... The lights flickered on to reveal towering shadow in the usual prison wear, similar to the ones they saw before. Despite its restrained state she could feel that this thing was not to be underestimated. With Rui giving orders, Ayano quickly began to scan the giant, tapping her keys One of her screens showed the back of the giant, a red reticle pointing directly at it and beeping. Her left screen displayed that it was the glaring weak point of the monster, but how can the party strike it when it keeps darting and weaving? She looked back at the center screen, clicking at the image of the shadow and analyzing it carefully, the girl noticed a distinct key that could be struck and the loose shackles of the boss. With a grin, Ayano immediately relayed the information to the party. "The giant's weak point is its back. It's moving a lot so I think you should restrain it with its own shackles! I'm not sure about the key though..."</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Corporate War Zone - Solitary 21/6/2015 Sunday The battle progressed with a stalemate for awhile, but soon as Ayano's scan was done, what they were seeing made more sense. The key was... Well, the key. It looked a little loose, but with a few hits it might lock the restraints. It was a pretty strange kind of handcuff honestly, but it looks like it worked like that. "I'll strike the key, the rest of you focus your attack on it's back", he ordered. With that he darted in first, with a Sukukaja, letting him swiftly dodge it's next unfocused attack, and position himself by the key. At that point he let out a barrage of attacks alternating between his own blade and Askr, before jumping again, and plunging down with his Persona's attack, Mighty Swing. The shadow heaved and then fell, suddenly unable to properly move. It seems those restraints were connected to it's legs too, but as it fell, it began to struggle, and the key began to fiddle around. "Quick! It looks like it might free itself if we take too long!" Play of Control - Stage 21/6/2015 Sunday Akane's attack did a fair bit of damage, but no elemental attack meant it stayed on it's feet. Despite how strong Vile Assault was, it wasn't enough to do any significant damage. She was going to need to follow up with someone who had struck a weakness. Meanwhile, Matthew managed to repel the dancer and cause it to fall to the ground, putting him in position to pummel it again. Kazuki had successfully figured out the one weak to lightning and began work on it, on the other hand Noboru's attacks were missing, before he was suddenly hit by a bolt of lightning and forced on his back foot. This seems to be a fairly simple fight, but should they focus one at a time? Or continue the way they are...? Kazuki seemed too focused to give any kind of order like that, however the shadow he was focusing was sufferring, and would soon shortly be destroyed.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Mirror World - Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse Sunday, June 21st, 2015 The plan just wasn't meant to be. While simple, it was their best chance at stopping the infinite spawning but they failed to account the extent of the master shadow's ability as it simply snapped its fingers and one of the swordsman was instantly by it's side and stopped Kazuki's attack. This is never going to end, will it? They can easily beat down the shadows individually, but they just don't have the endurance to fight an endless shadow wave. If they were going to beat this thing, they needed an attack that would hit them all at once or this will never end. Just when things were looking bad, Rui and Kotori showed up. With them here, it looks like they have already finished on their end. While thankful for their aid, Akane couldn't help but feel disappointed that they needed their help after all. With a sigh, she shrugged it off while giving a nod in confirmation of Rui's order. Summoning Setanta, she casted Rakukaja on Rui while having Setanta cast Matarukaja.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse 21/6/2015 Sunday Rui felt the power flowing into him, it was convenient that Akane had Matarukaja, meaning their follow-up was going to be that much more powerful. At the same time, Rui had been using Sukukaja on himself too, and once that was done, he began. "Immediately after my attack, swarm the bodyguard and the shadow", he ordered. There were a lot of them here, six of them in fact, meaning this was going to be a brutal follow-up. Soon it was time, and Rui charged forward, summoning his Persona, and with one swing of his blade, the Persona rapidly flew across the room all over, slashing the entire area with a mighty Gale Slash. The buffed version did some real work, instantly destroying the squishier gunners, mages, and swordsmen, leaving only the bodyguard. Now was the time, the crucial moment where they could get rid of the bodyguard even for a single moment, so that they could get to the shadow. "Everyone! Now!"</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Play of Control: Backstage Penthouse \| Sunday With the numbers evened out a little, it seemed that the tide was starting to turn. No longer needing to focus on defeating the enemies just to gain some breathing space, everyone had enough time to prepare some buffing spells for which Kotori was rather thankful. Akane strengthened everyone's offensive power whilst Rui was the target of multiple buffs, culminating in a wide Gale Slash by Askr that ripped through the various shadows with ease - so much so, in fact, that all but the burly bodyguard were destroyed in that strike; leaving the rest of the group free to attack it - and the main shadow if they could take it down quickly enough. As Rui called for the attack, Kotori gave a quick nod before pointing Kikuri-Hime at the bodyguard. After a deep breath, her call for "Zionga" was immediately answered by an even louder than usual thunderclap as Akane's group-wide Tarukaja amplified the lightning bolt to a great extent - so much so that it left Kotori blinking in surprise; looking between the bodyguard and Kikuri-Hime - and she could have sworn the latter shrugged ever so slightly before they focused back on the task at hand.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Mirror World - Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse Sunday, June 21st, 2015 "Right." she acknowledged the order, without taking her eyes off the enemy. With Rui all powered up, they were finally nearing the end of this long and exhausting battle. A moment, all they needed was to create was a single moment so they could clobber that bodyguard and finally get rid of the main shahdow. With a single swing of his blade, Rui's persona destroyed all the enemy shadows except for the bodyguard and main shadow. The moment was finally here, timing it just right, Akane, along with the others, summoned their persona and ordered an attack the moment Rui gave the order. "Kill Rush!"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse 21/6/2015 Sunday The attack was a resounding success, the bodyguard was destroyed, as sturdy as it was, against such concentrated fire it fell. The shadow in the chair immediately cowered the moment the last minion shadow fell, and without mercy the party was upon it, blasting it with all their spells and attacks, before it went flying, the chair turning to splinters as it transformed back. "This was certainly a... Distasteful experience...", Kazuki commented. "So this shadow belongs to... Seighardt?", Rui turned around to see the one this party was out to rescue, Seighardt. He recognized him from Drama Club. Made him wonder why Leiko wasn't in here right now raving on about the theatre, then he remembered... He was the one in charge of choosing the parties. "Whatever it is you've experienced, running does no good. Seighardt, your past is set in stone, but your future isn't, I think you'll make the right choice", he said, walking towards the exit to wait.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Mirror World - Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse Sunday, June 21st, 2015 "Right." she acknowledged the order, without taking her eyes off the enemy. With Rui all powered up, they were finally nearing the end of this long and exhausting battle. A moment, all they needed was to create was a single moment so they could clobber that bodyguard and finally get rid of the main shahdow. With a single swing of his blade, Rui's persona destroyed all the enemy shadows except for the bodyguard and main shadow. The moment was finally here, timing it just right, Akane, along with the others, summoned their persona and ordered an attack the moment Rui gave the order. "Kill Rush!"</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Play of Control - Backstage Penthouse 21/6/2015 Sunday The attack was a resounding success, the bodyguard was destroyed, as sturdy as it was, against such concentrated fire it fell. The shadow in the chair immediately cowered the moment the last minion shadow fell, and without mercy the party was upon it, blasting it with all their spells and attacks, before it went flying, the chair turning to splinters as it transformed back. "This was certainly a... Distasteful experience...", Kazuki commented. "So this shadow belongs to... Seighardt?", Rui turned around to see the one this party was out to rescue, Seighardt. He recognized him from Drama Club. Made him wonder why Leiko wasn't in here right now raving on about the theatre, then he remembered... He was the one in charge of choosing the parties. "Whatever it is you've experienced, running does no good. Seighardt, your past is set in stone, but your future isn't, I think you'll make the right choice", he said, walking towards the exit to wait.</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieghardt Kasumi- Play of Control The battle would reach the climax with Sieg waking up to see the monster being blown back and change back into himself normally. He was waiting for them to keep striking him down but some guy told him life advice which made him frown as he expected that he would make the right choice in this matter, to which he further frowned. He would stand up and walk over to the shadow who was staring back at him waiting for what Sieg would say to him. A head tilt for confused yet a grin to show he also figured the events would only repeat themselves. "So? You agree that you everyone is pointless and just needs to obey you right? If so yell at that man! He shouldn't be expecting anything of you! Its you who should expect of him!" Sieg listened to his shadow lecture him to which he nodded. "Well you are mostly right, I did like having control over people. Yet when you try to befriend people normally, they only end up using you for your money. So I decided that I would control them with promises of getting them what they want and would ditch them before they could ditch me! It was the only right way to handle such!" Sieg would yell before folding his arms and pouting. "Yet I can't keep doing that. I can't keep holding onto said fear. After all these guys came to rescue me from dying and I don't even know them. So if some people are willing to die to help me, then I'm sure some people out there exist that will be friends with me, without seeing my money." The shadow stared at him and shrugged while giving him a smile, before being enveloped in a blue light. Sieg would gaze up at this man in regal clothing, with a scythe who was nodding his head in approval. "Thou art I, I art thou. My name is Saturnus, the brightest star." The figure disappeared leaving Sieg to stand there as he looked back at the rest of the group. He was about to walk towards them but his body started feeling really heavy. "Did someone increase the gravity or is it just me?" Sieg would ask before collapsing onto the ground unconscious from today's events. Most likely his parents were going to ground him, or spend a ton of money to find the criminal who did this in the first place.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Abandoned Warehouse 21/6/2015 Sunday With Ryan and Seighardt being taken to the hospital after their entire ordeal, they all made their ways home. They wanted to talk about why there were two this time... Was it because the cult was picking up their activities? Unfortunately, Kami wasn't present today, still investigating, but likely he may have some answers for them. Kazuki walked away from all this less than pleased. It appears he was not used to these more difficult scenarios, seeing as he handled the previous dungeons okay whenever he participated, but this one seemed to try him. ??? 21/6/2015 Sunday "Welcome, to the Velvet Room" Ryan's vision began to return to him, but before him was something far unfamiliar, the gentle track of an opera singer being the second thing he heard. All he saw was blue, then as his vision sharpened, he began to make out a table, chairs, and a long nosed man at the other end. There were silhouettes seated at each table, only one was clear... He didn't recognize this other person, wearing an attire that appeared to be from an era a century old, with a cravat and all that. In any case, he noticed that he himself was in a simple suit, or rather, tuxedo. He had a bow tie after all. It was unusual, but he felt he could get used to this. On the other end, Seighardt's consciousness began to return to him too, and before him was a room of nothing but blue, tables and chairs possibly fancier than the ones he was once used to, which was quite certainly something. He noticed another silhouette seated a ways off in a tuxedo, but he didn't quite recognize this person. He looked down and noticed he was wearing a surcoat with a cravat, it was a brilliant blue in design too. It felt only a little strange to him, but he rather liked it. Eventually, the two would bring their eyes to the one in front, the long nosed man. "This is a place between mind and matter, dream and reality. It appears you two are new guests... I daresay, almost everyone has arrived, most pleasant", his voice was concise, a little strange, but very clear, a huge contrast to what his origins seemed to be. "I am Igor, and this is my assistant, Henrietta, we will be the ones who will assist you, and the other guests, in your journey", he pulled out a deck of cards and drew two. They matched the engravings both Ryan and Seighardt had in front of them. The Lovers, and the Star. "My, so you have drawn the Lovers. An arcana that represents relationships, in modern times has become the symbol of a strong bond between two as the name suggests, lovers, but it may also refer to one's relationships with other people in general... Family, or friends", then he turned to the other card. "And this is... The Star. To work towards a goal is one of life's greatest treasures, to shine high and bright, like an inspiration... Despite your... Turbulent past, you still have a goal to work towards that means the world to you no?", Seighardt shifted slightly in his seat. "I will not pry... However, I'm afraid that concludes our brief meeting", he clicked his fingers, and Henrietta, the gold haired assistant beside, walked around the tables with two keys upon a cushion, both of which she placed in front of Ryan and Sieghardt, one for each. "This key will allow you to come and go from here as you see fit, but until then... Farewell", and with that, the two blacked out, only to wake up again in the hospital. Warakuma High - After School 22/6/2015 Monday Rui was on his way out and onto the hospital. It seems news of the kidnapping was getting major, he was seeing police officers everywhere around the hotspots of the town now... If the cultists were to try anything, they'd be caught, or at least that's what they seem to hope. Kami managed to establish that the cultists don't actually know about the nature of the mirror world, so what was compelling them to throw people in there? Well... In any case, it appears Kami was getting close, he managed to get an early leave and hasn't been seen since. Ayano was beginning to worry too. In any case, off to the hospital. He was starting to become a regular there...</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 6/7/2015 - Monday @Vulkan "You should be out at the end of today, usually, if there's nothing wrong with you. It's up to the nurses here", he responded. So yet another addition to their crew. Afterwards he had them both exchange numbers, now that he was part of the team, keeping in touch was going to need to be a necessity, "We'll keep in touch", for various obvious reasons. If there were anymore questions he can call him later, but for now Rui was heading out and over to the next room. As he walked over, he was seeing one of them whispering with the other... "Hmmm... You're one of her friends?", he asked, looking to Rui. He wasn't as well acquainted with Jun as some others, but probably. "Yeah", he answered. "Alright, you can come in...", and with that he stepped inside, one of the guards stayed while another left. It looked like it may either be an errand... Or dismissal, regardless, he was now alone in the room with Jun in her hospital bed. "You're Jun right? Do you remember what happened recently?", he inquired as he stepped over, affirming whether or not she remembered the events in the dungeon.</s> <\|message\|>Jun Himura Warakuma Hospital // Monday minazuki "I must be." Jun replied with a courteous smile and a slight bow of her head as the boy entered. She didn't know his name, but she'd seen him around school. "I remember most of it. Being chased by assassins and hooded weirdos. Falling through a mirror in the Hall of Mirrors. That strange mountain I woke up on. The weird knight that turned into... my Persona? That's what Nose Guy called it, correct?" She had lowered her voice so her guard outside wouldn't hear the conversation. It wasn't about the man himself as much as Jun not wanting anything she said getting to her father. She looked out her window. "I also remember that everyone who came to save me were former abduction victims. I'm guessing this is what you guys have been up to." She sighed and turned back to the boy. "If you're here to recruit me, I hope you realize by now my situation is a little... complicated. The rumours floating around school are true, not that anyone needs confirmation. I am the daughter of a yakuza boss. After I get discharged, my father is unlikely to let me walk around without an escort. I won't be of much help if I have eyes on me all the time."</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School \| After School The bell signalled the end of the lesson and beginning of the usual commotion as many of the students practically fled the classroom; eager to meet up with their friends, clubs or just getting home after a Monday. And, much as usual, Kotori was still in her seat finishing her notes for the day as most everyone filed past her; occasionally looking up and giving a passing greeting if anyone happened to speak to her as they went by but mostly focused on her writing. The classroom was mostly empty by the time she was finished and finally packed her things too - though not with near as much enthusiasm as those before her as a sigh escaped her lips, and not for the first time that day. Exiting the classroom, she glanced up at the clock and, seeing as there was still a little time before she'd have to head out, decided to at least pay the Agriculture Club a visit - whilst she wouldn't be able to stay for long today, she might at least be able to help with checking up on the by now dozens upon dozens of different flowers and plants that were growing in the clubroom alone. That thought at least brought a small smile to her face as she headed down the hallway - only to abruptly halt in midstep when she heard a familiar voice. In particular, it was Matthew's - and it came in the form of a yell that could be heard down the hall even as she was only approaching the clubroom. Her pace slowed, Kotori dithered on whether to draw closer to inspect - but after a few moments of deliberation, bit her lip and slowly turned back around. Between having been reassured that letting whatever it was that was happening between her two fellow club members best be left for them to work out between themselves and not knowing what to do or say even if she were asked, Kotori saw this as for the best - even if it didn't feel like it. As she passed through the main entrance, Kotori saw the other half of this predicament, Shizuka, currently preoccupied with the outside garden in the school courtyard - but for much the same reasons, Kotori continued on with but a small wave; unsure whether the other girl would actually see her as she did. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Hospital \| After School "Take care," the receptionist said cheerfully with a smile as Kotori gave a quick bow and hurried back outside whilst trying not to look too rushed doing so. It was only once outside and taken a seat on one of the benches along the path leading up to the hospital that she took a deep breath and started to feel her inner tension slowly loosening up again. No matter how many times she went, she just never could get used to hospitals - they always gave her an strange feeling of unease, even though she knew rationally that there was no reason for it. Still, at least the check-up had shown no sign of a worsening condition and indeed been mostly positive - but at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a ill at ease knowing that this meant that her forthcoming operation was getting ever closer. Kotori's malaise was not helped either by the face that she also knew that the two most recent kidnappees were currently in the hospital - and that she hadn't visited them despite having every opportunity to do so. She felt no small measure of guilt at that, but she really didn't want to spend more time inside than she had to. Looking back up at the hospital, she gave a small bow of her head and whispered an apology - it seemed like the least she could do.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital 6/7/2015 - Monday "I suppose... That's fair", Akane was a different case, but he wasn't hoping for a yes or no or any sort, it seemed only right that they be informed, and be given a chance. He felt that the power they now possessed was also a symbol of a responsibility, after all, no one else can do what they're doing, and obtaining the power seemed to require a fair level of risk too. "However, that's just the circumstances around it... Not that I don't understand, but I suppose I'll simply leave you with my number", he began, scrawling his number on a note and handing it over to Jun. "You don't have to join us immediately, or even at all, we wouldn't want to force anyone to do this. As 'cool' as it seems, your life really is being risked", it was clear he was going to give Jun some time to think. He understood she didn't have just her own choice to think of, but also her family. Plus, there may be some things she wants to discuss with her family too, given what he heard during her dungeon. "If you have any questions, just call me", and with that he left Jun to her thoughts. --- "Hm...? Is that Kotori...?", he saw the little timid girl walk off the hospital premises on his way out. That's right, she has a heart condition. Perhaps she was here for that. Still she seemed to want to leave this place as soon as possible, so it may not be wise to approach and keep her here. Hopefully nothing was going badly, in fact considering the stressful nature of the mirror world, he was impressed that she never showed any signs of having problems... His thoughts were interrupted as he remembered the date, followed by how close it was to a certain something, "Oh right. Exams... I need to catch up", Rui began heading home on that thought.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Afterschool 11/7/2015 - Saturday The week had gone by quite quickly, it was rather quiet, as most students were heading home early to study, or silently studied in their clubrooms, Rui kept himself studied while at home so he spent the day going out instead. Exam started in exactly two days, and go for the whole week, and then immediately after that was the summer break, which everyone's been looking forward to. It was also more reason to study hard as the first half of summer break would be taken up by remedial classes if you got a failing grade. He can imagine who may get such, but that aside... He was wondering what to do for today.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma High Classroom 1-1 \|\| July 11 SAT: After School The sound of school bell. Students rushing for the exit. Sigh. The examination period is soon coming yet Shizuka had not an ounce of confidence in her studies or notes. The bangs covering her eyes might've caused a slight blindness to the chalk board in front of them but even then, the words coming out of her teachers' lips did not register in her mind. Of course, this led to humiliation in front of the class when the teachers asked Shizuka to answer or simply read the passage on the text book, only to stand abruptly in shock and blush hard from the embarrassment. Nozomi and Rinko, the two best friends of Shizuka have been worried about the friend ever since her return from the kidnapping case. Not only for the well being after such a traumatic incident but something about her seemed.... off. The reveal of her obsession over otaku things considered, there was something behind the smile she beamed, they couldn't say for sure but it felt melancholic. If it was a concern Shizuka was comfortable to talk about, the two friends were sure she'll come to them for consultation but that didn't stop Rinko from attempting to ask her, just to be stopped by the more mature friend, Nozomi. It was evident Shizuka badly needed to do some catching up on studies but it just so happened there was an emergency call for waitress back up from the cosplay cafe she worked at. Conflicted on whether to go to the cafe to work or library to study, the freshman walked out of the classroom door.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School \| Saturday, July 11 2015 - After School As the bell rang, the usual hectic hustle and bustle broke out - even if everyone seemed a little more apprehensive given that it was the last day of regular school before the finals began in earnest next week. Whilst some had already given up hope of avoiding the remedial classes, others seemed to have taken a particularly keen interest in their studies - some had adopted meticulous note-keeping, much like Kotori had been doing all year round, whilst others seemed to be rushing off to the library or other study group - at least, that's how Kotori interpreted the odd change in habits of some of her classmates including Mako. As for herself, she mostly kept up her usual routine - including today, as she finished her notes from the last class and began packing her things in the by now noticeably emptier classroom; albeit whilst glancing about to see if any more of her classmates or even students from other classes happened to be approaching - with the exams drawing ever nearer, not one day went by without someone asking her for help in their studies. Much to Kotori's chagrin, she'd had to apologise and explain that that was unfortunately - mostly citing things like club activities or helping out at home. Though these weren't untrue, in truth she also felt far too nervous at the prospect of actually trying to teach someone else - which only served to give her more of a guilty conscience every time she declined such a request. It was a times likes these that she really wished that the results from the mid-terms hadn't been announced for everyone to see - perhaps then she might have been able to stay unnoticed more easily. A small sigh escaped her lips as she headed out of the classroom - thinking on all this wasn't exactly going to help her in any way, she realised and tried to push the thoughts to the back of her mind, limited success though she may have with it. As she made her way to the school entrance, Kotori passed by several other students who were still hanging about. Though she didn't mean to eavesdrop, it was difficult not to hear the occasional words of ongoing conversations - but unlike at the start of the week, it seemed that the kidnappings had been dropped out of the pool of topics in favour of the upcoming exams or the summer break thereafter. Pushing open the main door, Kotori slowed after just a few steps as she thought on what to do with the rest of the day - besides having set aside some time later in the evening to keep up with her regular studies, she realised that she didn't have anything planned. Thus Kotori found herself standing not far from the school entrance, internally debating whether to pop into the local library or to head home and hopefully finish the novel she'd been reading for the past few days.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew Harvester \|\| Agriculture Club - Sat 11 July The week silently passed for Matt has he bore the realisation that exams were soon not long after his dilemma within the clubroom, so upon realising his clubroom had become a nice place for solitude he decided to head there to study nearly every day. While doing that Matt avoided invitations to go to study groups or hang out, he really bad at focusing in groups and needed to focus by himself. Well that's what he said anyway, he just didn't feel like dealing with people at the moment, which seemed to raise brows within his class due to his usual loudness. In the end he was now here sitting in the clubroom again studying…. Kinda. Matt was able to read through notes and textbooks but not all of it was sticking like normal, sometimes he had to go through something multiple times, his head just wasn't in the right place. The studying didn't go terrible but it could have gone better, but certain thoughts kept coming through his mind when he focused for too long. With a sigh Matt mumbled to himself, "....I hope this works out"</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium School 13-18/7/2015 - Monday-Saturday Track During the Test The test week was intense, especially since it was before the summer break, most if not everyone was focused on getting through it so that they didn't have to do summer classes. The routine was attend, exam, go home, study, sleep, wake up, then rinse and repeat, for the whole week. The routine was a test and subjects for each day, Math, Japanese, English, History, Science, Literature. Rui was fairly well-studied in all of them so he fared quite well. As soon as the routine was over, they were informed results would be posted next week, and so everyone went home after the test on Saturday, hoping they passed. --- School, Morning 20/7/2015 - Monday Students attended the last day of school today before summer break, today may as well be a day off as there were no classes, everyone was simply here to see what their result was. As Rui approached the noticeboard and looked for his name, he seems to have scored about as highly as last time. Score out of 100 1 - 1 Chiaki (NPC) 70 Shizuka 68 Ryan 79 2 - 1 Rui 97 Noboru 59 Leiko 94 2 - 2 Akane 87 Katsuro 95 Kotori 99 Mako 93 3 - 1 Aiko and Akari (NPC) 75 and 76 Ayano 99 Tanaka 68 Jun 80 3 - 2 Kami (NPC) 70 Rokuro (NPC) 82 Akira (NPC) 76 3 - 3 Sato 97 Alexei 90 Matthew 70 "Ah", as he was checking the names of his friends, he spotted that Noboru was the only one who failed. By one point no less... He can almost hear in the background the anguished cries of Noboru as he was dragged to the faculty room, like the other few students who failed, to induct them to summer classes. Rui clasped his hands together in prayer for a brief moment before leaving to go about his day.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Seto, Hyuga, The First Step - Fields Trail Thursday, July 23, 2015 --- Mako flinched upon being struck by the Shadow's Swift Strike attack, but only just. He had enough stamina that the attack wasn't going to slow him down much. Not that he'd have much more of an opportunity to use said stamina- apparently, Sato had cast some reflective spell on Ryan- as soon as the attack approached him, it suddenly rebounded directly into the Shadow's face, knocking it off its feet. Just afterward, Sato called for everyone to finish it off. Mako grinned maliciously, holding his hatchet at the ready. He could do that. "Gotcha. Eat thermal shock, asshole!" shouted Mako, leaping into the fray with Agidyne, Bufudyne, and liberal applications of hatchet edge against tough (though not tough enough) Shadow flesh. As the dust settled, Mako forced himself to catch his breath, trying to keep his teammates in his range of vision, and the place where the Shadow once was. And might still be, if it somehow survived that last assault. @floodtalon@Letter Bee</s> <\|message\|>Samuru Amakusa Samuru Amakusa Zouchouten was on his last legs, and Samuru was glad his Persona was healed by the kinetic energy from physical attacks (or at least, that was what he thought was the mechanics behind 'Drain Physical'). He would then say: "Shiro, Deathbound, now! Attack at the same time as the others!" He would then jump back once the command was implemented, sure that the combined attack was going to end the battle. Once said confirmation came, Samuru would look at Ryan, before saying, "Hopefully we get a new 'card' out of this. It might be interesting to have a non-physical means of attack, in order to enhance my Persona's ability to contribute to the battle." @floodtalon@Sen@Sho Minazuki</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Seto - Hyuga, The First Step - Fields Trail, Bridge 23/7/15 @EnterTheHero@Sen@Letter Bee TRACK: Keeper of Lust The relentless assault as the finishing blow blew Zouchouten away as it shattered into mirror shards, every bit of it's being began to crumble away before simply shattering and scattering to the wind. The party began to hear words within their heads, was it this shadow's lingering thoughts...? Or that which had constituted it? "The Great Leader's desire is ours! His faith is our faith... It seems mad... But we must believe...", relating to the cult...? Perhaps this truly was the correct path to take. As soon as Zouchouten was defeated they could cross the bridge now, though upon reaching it's apex they spotted some cards laying on the ground, right around where Zouchouten had completely disappeared... Skill cards? They have interesting illustrations on them, though upon holding them, the four were able to understand what the cards had within and allowed them to do... Were these the cards referenced when they were in the Velvet Room? Only one way to check, and that was enter and ask. "Good work everyone. I'm sensing the sign up ahead has a connection to the village... Could you confirm? I think by using it, it should let you travel to and from the village", Ayano noted. Upon reaching it and touching the signpost, it is as they had been told... They could clearly visualize the village, and once they tapped into that image they were suddenly back in the village square... Now was a good time as any to stop for the day.</s> <\|message\|>Samuru Amakusa Samuru Amakusa Samuru would take a Skill Card that portrayed a blast of brilliant light damage, and as he put it in his pocket, realize that he now had the means of magical attack that he had asked for earlier. After hearing Ayano's voice, the young man would nod, then walk towards the signpost, touching it. Jolting slightly at the surprisingly vivid image in his head, Samuru then concentrated, and a few seconds later, he was back in the village. Looking behind him, the young man would say, "So, want to go back to the warehouse; report to Rui what we've found?" Then, turning to Sato, Samuru would continue, "You kept a cool head, even when I was...less than helpful. Sato Hashimoto, I have a lot to learn from you." Then, to Mako and Ryan, he spoke, "You two were awesome as well, and I must admit to feeling some envy of your skills and ferocity, the latter which I cannot match. I hope to be your support and defense in the future, if you are both willing." @floodtalon@Sen@Sho Minazuki</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Abandoned Warehouse 29/7/15 It's been around a week since summer break had begun, besides the odd venture into the mirror world to investigate Seto, it's mostly just been people showing up to the warehouse like some commons before heading home for the night. Here Rui was sitting with Kami and Kazuki who both happened to be in today. The three were mostly just discussing moving further into Seto, which they would do soon, seems they were nearing the end of the fields that Ryan, Mako, Samuru and Sato headed into. The fields were theirs now, but a barrier blocked the way into what looked like a fishing village just beyond a small forest. Though the serious talk was broken up by Tadao who had entered. "I see you're all hard at work", "Yes, I deign we should clear Seto quickly, figure out where the cult leader is. My suspicion is he's somehow holed up on there, as everyone here has agreed that this is likely. The demons we faced all noted to protecting him, and were likely some of his subjects too", which had a lot of implications, considering the forms they ended up taking, if these were actual people that is. The mirror world held mostly manifestations of the abstract, so perhaps it wasn't as grim as suggested. "Yes, and I've heard that the other day I was here. In short the barrier to the next area has yet to open?", everyone sat silent, yes this was true. "Well, then that's perfect. I'm sure you're all exhausted from wracking your brains over this... So I'd like you all to enjoy your time as students. I'm working a regular job here in Warakuma, so I can't take a break. I can't take advantage of the fact that a new beach is opening not far from here. They finished the railwork to get there. I suggest you three take everyone down there for a day or two", "'Enjoy our time as students' hm? While we have a menace on hand?", "I think it'd be good. Kami here has been investigating non-stop and the small progress recently seems to be taking a toll". "In... Indeed. Yeah... Though I'm not sure if I can even relax at this point. Maybe it is best I give it a try", "And there's you answer... Tell everyone at your leisure. I'll pay for the trip. Just bring me back a souvenir okay? I hear this beach is right on a small village, so maybe some local specialties", and with that, Tadao was off. He seemed rather pleased with himself. So it was decided... They were going to take a break, and head on to the beach. "Hmmm... I guess the weekend will be good", Rui mused to himself, before the three got to sending everyone a message on their plans.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Central Shrine Wednesday Jul 13th, 2015 Over the last week, everyone had taken it upon themselves to simply enjoy themselves, Rui led an impressively progressive run through Seto Valley, as in they were incredibly close to the end of it already. While it worked everyone to the bone, it basically meant they didn't need to do any repeat visits until later. It was the noon of the Summer Festival in Warakuma, which being an outer suburb of Tokyo to the western side, shared dates with Tokyo's Mitama festival, albeit with slight differences. In Tokyo, it is the Yasukuni Shrine that gets lit up for a few days with lanterns, when Rui still lived in Tokyo he remembered that briefly, a shrine named after one of Japan's three regalia, the Yasukuni Magatama. Warakuma's Summer Festival though was more or less a celebration, simple as that, but most of the original residents came from Tokyo way back in the day, and so the shrine's main path is decorated in a similar fashion, along with aisles full of festival food and the like. Though it being noon, it was not as populated, and some stores were being fairly lax. Over the weekend everyone had agreed to attend the summer festival together, if they wanted to go alone, they could on other days, since Warakuma's Summer Festival went for 4 days, and the 5th day until early evening. They had plenty of time for their own nights. Rui for today was wandering around the shrine, making routine visits to particular stores and places, which seem trivial when he was asked about it, but all he told them was "to boost my stats".</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Shopping District: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, July 13 2015 "Kotori?" Tsubame called out, peeking her head out from the storeroom in the back of the shop. "Yes?" the girl spoken to looked back from the door that the most recent customer had just left through. "When did you say you were meeting up with your friends?" For a moment, Kotori's expression became puzzled before she shifted her gaze to the clock mounted on the wall - and paled. "Ah! I forgot!" With the summer festival now in full swing, there had been an unusually high number of customers in recent days - and with how Kotori was as nervous as ever when dealing with them, she had completely lost track of the time. She almost immediately felt guilty when she realised that she'd have to just up and leave her mother to tend the store alone if she wanted to make it in time. But even as Kotori's eyes darted to the door from behind her glasses whilst she deliberated on what to do, she felt the green apron loosen and then get pulled up over her head. Turning around, she was greeted with her mother's wide smile - evidently more than a little bemused by her daughter's antics. "Hop along now. Don't want to keep them waiting, do you?" She said, making a shooing motion with the apron she now held to speed her along. "Ah, r-right, sorry. I mean, thank you," Kotori said as she headed up to her room to grab her things. As she did so, she failed to hear the chuckle of a knowing mother reaching to shift a clock back a few minutes. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Central Shrine \| Wednesday, July 13 2015 More than a little out of breath, Kotori managed to make it to the meeting place in time - in fact, she was even a little early, strangely enough. Still, that did at least give her a few moments to catch her breath. Thankfully, at least she didn't have to keep an eye out for shadow creeping around like the last time when Rui had led the latest expedition into the Mirror Realm. Less thankfully, that single stray thought sent Kotori's mind into thoughts of that strange place - and its mysteries that were stranger yet. Absent-mindedly, Kotori shifted her handbag that she had slung over the shoulder of her pale yellow blouse into a more comfortable position. 'Did the places mean something? Were they perhaps one of those strange dungeons that had appeared without fail whenever any of the investigation team had been abandoned to the Mirror Realm? No, there was always someone at the center of them, that couldn't be...' Kotori's lips made the barest of movement as if to silently articulate her thoughts. Left unchecked, her nervous habit of picking at her skirt - a careful eye might be able to pick out her favourite clothes just by the small marks she'd left at hand height - resurfaced once again. Left alone to her thought that never led anywhere, Kotori was only aware of her surrounding in passing and, as such, only noticed the others arriving when they willingly made themselves known - much to her bewilderment at being snapped out of her musings.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Central Shrine Wednesday Jul 13th, 2015 As Rui wandered around the festival grounds around the shrine, seeing many stores already setting up or just about ready, he circled back around to the meeting site. It was almost time, a little early, but it seemed Kotori was the only one here. "Oh Kotori, you're quite early. Are you that eager for the festival?", he asked as he walked up to her. The sun was beginning to set upon the town, and the heated air of Japanese summer began to settle. In not too long, the street lights should come on to replace the sunlight, but well before that, the streets were well lit with festival lanterns. There were already a fair amount of people from town coming in and enjoying the festivities. "Well, anyways, I'd noticed you're in thought quite often since we cleared the village. If it's about the things we saw and heard, don't think about it for at least until the festival is over. We'll find out more and have our questions answered when we delve deeper anyways, so just enjoy yourself", he advised, giving her a reassuring smile.</s>
<\|description\|>The Compendium 0 - The Fool Rui Shinichi - Askr I - The Magician Matthew Harvester - Kresnik II - The Priestess Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime III - The Empress (NPC) Hamada Leiko - Titania IV - The Emperor (NPC) Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus V - The Hierophant Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa VI - The Lovers Ryan Alon - Geraint VII - The Chariot Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta VIII - The Justice Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey IX - The Hermit Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion X - The Fortune Hashimoto Sato - Chronos XI - The Strength (NPC) Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas XII - The Hanged Man (NPC) Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus XIII - The Death (NPC) Chiaki Nettu - Freyja XIV - The Temperance Shizuka Otonashi - Inari XV - The Devil Jun Himura - Mordred XVI - The Tower (NPC) Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne XVII - The Star (NPC) Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus XVIII - The Moon Mako Moritomi - Israfil XIX - The Sun Zeke - Yatagarasu The Story Thus Far NOTE: This will only include story relevant events. The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors. After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it. Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party. In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it. With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side. Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible. Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured. In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well. The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued. Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena. It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club. Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely. After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation. Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees. Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world. After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people. That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same. Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields. Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted. The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services Challenge Rules and System Character Moves and Skills Collected Cards Player Status</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Central Shrine Wednesday July 13th, 2015 Kotori seemed to be calming down, seeing that her voice was more level again and she was smiling put some relief into Rui, knowing she was feeling more reassured. It was a small gesture, but the little things count for people who were shy like her, or so he believes. Kotori always seemed to try to enjoy herself, but he never felt she really did at some points, seeing her smile warmly in such a way for the first time told him all he needed, somehow he had an urge to protect her now. After a pause, he removed his hands from her shoulders as she suggested they continue along the way, he smiled back and responded, "Of course, let's get going. I'm sure someone's turned up by now", surely, right? Well in any case, they were headed back for now. The festival itself was beginning to populate, as the square where the bon odori dancing was to be held was beginning to look more and more full. In maybe an hour they'll probably have people dancing there, but for now they headed back.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Central Shrine \| Wednesday, July 13 2015 Rui was quick to agree with Kotori's suggestion of heading back - something she glad for simply because, as he turned to lead the way through the slowly growing crowd, she would have some time to calm down the heat that she could practically feel radiating from her face. As they walked with only the many sounds of the ongoing festival about them to accompany them, Kotori's thoughts drifted to what she'd just said to Rui - but as she caught herself thinking upon such things, she quickly shook her head and instead decided that there would be a time for that later, when she was alone. For now, she was at a festival, and so she ought to enjoy it - as Rui had suggested just a little while earlier yet. As such, she looked forward to meeting the others and to go around the festival together. Unfortunately, this plan had one minor hitch. Namely, the fact that when they arrived at the meeting point, they found themselves in much the same situation as they'd been in when they had originally gone for their walk through the festival: they seemed to be all alone. Looking around, Kotori couldn't find any traces of the fellow investigation team members that she'd hoped to see - and for whom she'd already been trying to craft some excuse as for why they'd already gone on ahead rather than waiting for their arrival. Slight confusion and slighter yet worry crept into Kotori's mind as she glanced over to Rui - but even he didn't seem to know where the others were. Not having thought of this possibility, Kotori was a little lost for what to do - at least until she remembered that she still had her phone with her. Quickly digging it out of her handbag, she checked it for any messages to indicate that the others had similarly decided to head out without them or that they'd been delayed - but to no avail. She was just about to start mustering the courage to ask Rui for his thoughts on the matter when her phone suddenly played a tone and buzzed in her hand. Kotori almost jumped at the unexpected notification of a received message and only barely managed to suppress a surprised cry - evidently, she wasn't exactly the most avid user of her phone nor particularly used to actually receiving messages or calls. With a barely audible muttering to herself, Kotori quickly inspected the source of her surprise - and found only yet more surprise when she saw that it was from Shizuka. Apparently, she couldn't make it after all, but still wished her all the best at the festival. Kotori might have wondered at the odd phrasing were it not for the fact that another message arrived just then - followed in very short order by several more. Were she not more preoccupied with her surprise, Kotori may have wondered about the exact timing when, one by one, everyone else turned out to have some unforeseen commitment that unfortunately precluded their participation in the festival. "Oh..." Kotori couldn't help but feel a little dejected - this did put quite a damper on the whole plan of going around the festival with everyone when just two turned out to have turned up. Glancing over to the other half of said two, Kotori saw that Rui no doubt too had found out that no one else was going to be showing up - and probably was a little disappointed with his situation, too. Not only had he already taken the time to go around the festival once with her, but now he wouldn't even get to see the girls in their yukatas - which Kotori had little doubt at least some of them would have worn. Kotori only felt a little more guilty when she realised that, rather than anything he'd probably been hoping to for, Rui had instead just been laden with the sudden revelation of her own personal problems with no forewarning - in fact, she wouldn't have been surprised at this point if he was just annoyed with the whole situation and wanted to just go home; even if she could find no traces of frustration in the furtive glances she stole at his face. "Uhm..." Kotori started, realising only then that she didn't really know what she wanted to say and took a moment to adjust her glasses despite her gaze being fixed on some non-descript patch of ground before her. "I... uhm, it doesn't seem like, well, the others are coming, so..." Kotori's voice trailed off at that point when she failed to find any way to say what she wanted. Of course, she could fully understand if Rui had had enough of the festival and wanted to go home - but at the same time, she found it strangely difficult to actually say that outright and instead, with a nervous glance his way, waited to see what his response would be.</s>	<\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Central Shrine Wednesday July 13th, 2015 As Rui waited at the meeting spot alongside Kotori, it became increasingly apparent they weren't coming. At around the same time as Kotori opened up her phone, he too ended up doing so, just a string of messages from one after the other, having various different plans. Akane had a deadline to meet so she was able to come tomorrow, since Summer Comiket was coming soon, very soon, and Alexei was dragged to help her. Matt and Shizuka made last minute plans to do something else but were coming to the festival another day, while Ryan had a family dinner to attend, then there was Sen and Mako who both had very vague messages saying they couldn't come, it stood out since those two were the only vague ones. Then came Ayano who also spoke for Kami saying he came down with a summer cold and she was caring for him. As he scrolled down a myriad of other familiar names had not been lit up for a long time too. He let out a somewhat dejected sigh, but then was reminded that he wasn't alone here at least. Kotori's voice broke his train of thought as he turned to her. She seemed to have entered a similar mood, but it would do no good to just go back now. He gave it a bit of thought, before sighing again, "I guess it can't be helped", he began. Everyone's beginning to go their own paths, and that was fine. He predicted after this entire cult business was over, everyone was going to begin to focus on the paths they want to take in life in full force. "Everyone has their own plans, so let's make our own right now", he continued, he stopped leaning up against the fence and stood up properly and turned to Kotori, offering her a hand. "Let's enjoy the festival tonight then, just the two of us", after all, it would be a waste to just go back now.</s>
<\|description\|>Noboru Yamamoto Gender:Male Age:16 Appearance: Noboru is short, standing at 5 foot 6 or about 167 cm. He is a relatively lightweight child, but makes up for it by building every bit of muscle in his body, resulting in a thin, but well muscled man. his hair color is lighter than black, but darker than gray. his face is relatively average, with his nose being rather short, and having a well defined jawline. On his chin stands a small amount of hair stubble, but his upper lip is well shaved. Arcana:Strength Personality:Noboru is a brave teenager and usually relies on himself and lets others rely on him, but is prone to throwing tantrums when he can't fix a problem by himself. He is rather dull and prefers exercising his muscles to exercising his brain. He tries to befriend most people he comes across never trying to give up on being their friend. Equipment/Skills:heavy duty sports tape, Skilled in wrestling and boxing, Very strong. Background: Born the fourth and final child to a retired singing father and a choreographing mother, Noboru was raised trying to learn how to sing and dance. His parents realizing that he was hopeless in these talents around the age of eight, gave up on him and focused more on his siblings. Unfazed by this, Noboru replaced the time his parents used to spend with him teaching how to dance and sing with working out and exercising his body. Any chance he could get, Noboru would be exercising, instead of studying for school. Not wanting others to feel alone as he did due to his parents, Noboru tries to befriend others at very high costs. When he got into high school, Noboru immediately joined the wrestling team, hoping to become the captain. In his off time, Noboru practices boxing. Persona: Atlas Appearance: Abilities:Kill Rush, Counter Here is Noboru. Name:Aiko & Akari Yamamoto (Twins) AIko-Male, Akari-Female Age: 18 Appearance:The Fabulous Twin Duo! Arcana:N/A Personality:Being twins, Aiko and Akari are very similar. They both have a similar flair for the dramatic, opposite of the down to earth Noboru. They love to make fun of their youngest brother when they get the chance, not knowing when to truly stop it. They are rather defensive of other people making fun of him, but this is more of a "My punching bag not yours" kind of attitude. Equipment/Skills:Acting and Singing. Akari-Acting, Aiko-Singing. Background: Born as the eldest twins of a famous singer and actor, they are perfectly talented at everything their parents are, if not more. Persona:N/A Here is the twins. Gender:Fenale Age:14 Appearance: Personality-A chipper and upbeat school girl. Equipment/Skills:Her adorable charm. Background:Tis a secret to everyone.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Accepting the Fool King Matt had no idea what was going on anymore, heck he didn't understand what was going on in the beginning but now there were people fighting the thing that claimed to be him. Wait wasn't one of the guys Noboru? and the others were at the hospital with him… No this wasn't the time to think about stuff like that, they were fighting because of him… because he couldn't… wouldn't accept who he was. The thing they were fighting was no imposter was it… But how could he admit to being so terrible anybody would want to deny being like that. No thats just running away. As if it was all predetermined the group knocked down the shadow in an all out attack, it was down for the count and the perfect time to confront it, no that isn't the right word. "stop it damn it." Matt said as he got up. "I….your not… damn it" Matt started to mumble "i'm so ashamed… to admit it… I don't want for it to be like.. damn it" Matt walked over to the shadow as it reverted to its human appearance. "I never thought i'd have to face myself so literally…. I've been lying to myself and others all this time" Matt took another pause and deep breath. "Everything you said is true.. at the beginning i just wanted to be accepted… but being a country bumpkin i couldn't live it down… no matter how good i was at things it never changed how people looked at me… like some fool, so i lied and pretended to be fine with it… pretended it would all be ok as long as i was accepted by others and people would listen to me" biting his lip Matt continued. "But it wasn't enough… I wanted more.. i wanted to be more than a fool… I wanted to be something greater so I came to Japan where I would be a smart foreigner and use it as levi" "I admit it ok… you're me and i'm you… but this is wrong.. we can't dominate people to be accepted, after this lets find a real way to be accepted by others." Matt finally fully accepted the shadow. no himself. and the shadow smiled as it faded and took on a new form. Matt fell down to his knees again and turned his head to the group that rescued him. "sorry to cause you all so much trouble"</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada -Sunday 19th April 2015- Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Mall As soon as Leiko turned her attentions on the new guy, Kasumi was quick to excuse himself from the situation, making some halfhearted comments about missing the next drama session before swiftly leaving, to her own chagrin. Here she was, standing up for him and this was her just reward: left to pick up the pieces. Exit: stage left, she thought dryly as she watched Sieghardt disappear into the crowds before once again focusing on the one that caused all this interruption. It wouldn't be long however, before yet another zealous Drama candidate appeared into the fray, leaving Leiko absolutely exasperated. It was like she was being hounded by her own club today. Maki Moritomi was most definitely a lively fellow, everything from his mannerisms to his speech, and Leiko couldn't tell whether this was a virtue or a curse. She forced a pleasant smile when he arrived (although her eyes hardened slightly at the careless use of her name), and met his carefree question with blunt honesty. "Not particularly. I was purchasing materials for Drama Club, but luck appears not to be on my side. One of our members has been left quite upset from the comments of this person, and quite frankly, I want nothing more than to go home and run myself a hot bath. Perhaps then, I shall have the chance to enjoy myself." Leiko let out a sigh of relief once she was done with her tirade, and true to her word, left to finish her purchases and collect her friends before returning back home. --- Saya Ueno: Warakuma Mall Saya was relieved to hear Rokoru's indifferent response, the expression evident on her face as she felt the tension release from her facial muscles. "Oh no, no I don't mind at all! I was worried you might mind, since you know, you're the Club President, and I'm you know, nobody. Well, not nobody, but compared to you, I'm-" Saya was well aware that word vomit was pouring out her mouth at terrific speed, so she quickly refocused the conversation with an easy smile. "Yeah, I'm gonna get these and maybe some other stuff. You won't mind helping me carry these after I buy them, right Senpai? After all, it's in your contract~" She reminded him with a teasing wink before heading over to checkout, positively glowing. It was entirely possible that people from Archery had seen them but she didn't care. Senpai didn't care, so neither did she. Let them talk. If this is what came of winning, Saya needed to hit those bulls-eyes more often.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me - Town Centre 19/4/2015 Sunday The battle was over, and Matt poured his heart out... A fool he played to hide his feelings it seems. After all that was over, he came over to the party and apologized for the trouble. "That's okay...", said Rui, he stepped forward a put a hand over Matthew's shoulder and with a straight face... "I'm actually glad you were taken here... Otherwise I was about to look like an idiot", at this point Matt would be a little confused as to what he meant... Rui was referring to the girls in the as-yet formed Agricultural Club who were waiting to sign up. After a few confused looks, Rui continued, "Well in any case, we're not the only ones glad you're okay I can assure you...", as he finished saying that, Matt agreed, before falling to his knees as the exhaustion took over. Rui and Noboru managed to get to him and help him back up, Kami was securing the area. According to him everything was clear. "Let's get you home..." --- As Matthew faded back into what appeared to be consciousness, he looked around him... A room of blue, and a long dining table. The first thing he noticed was that there were three other silhouettes in the other chairs, and as they came into focus, he recognized them, Rui, Kami, and Noboru. They were all how to put it... 'not there' at the moment. He looked down and saw his outfit had changed to a dress shirt with vest and a bow tie, and his seat was marked with a card, stating "Magician", number one. He looked at the other seats and noticed different cards with different numbers. Rui's was 0, the Fool, the rest were a bit more difficult to see, but he could see Rui's since his was directly across. "It appears another guest has finally joined us. Welcome to the Velvet Room, a place between mind and matter... I am Igor, and this is my assistant, Henrietta. We will be helping you and your similarly fated allies on your journey", the beautiful lady in blue bowed quietly as he motioned to her. "Now, guest, Matthew Harvester, you hold the power of the Magician. An Arcana that represents initiative, and energy, often perhaps brash and foolish, but also admirable and with much integrity", he stated. "You are here because you have signed a contract at the beginning of this year. I urge you to recall the... Lounge room", he stated. While he was here... He did recall something like that... In any case, Igor didn't seem to want to spend anymore time. There were many empty seats, so he understood why. "For now... Take this. You will return next time to this room of your own free will... But until then, farewell", as Igor was speaking, Henrietta walked over and handed him a key... Without much chance to say anything himself, he found the room fading away as he returned to unconsciousness. --- Warakuma High - Front Gates 20/4/2015 Monday The day was a little excitable, and understandably so. Golden Week was next week, and that meant a whole week of doing whatever they wanted, it was a week off from school and Japan being what it was, this was one of the rare times of the year people got a couple days off. "Ahhh one more week, and I can binge on dramas!" "Wait, is that what you're doing?!" "Yeah... What're you doing?" "Going to Tokyo I think, like me and my family always do... But my dad has been looking at this 'Amagi Inn' place, hot springs, I hear it's really good, so we might go there instead. Apparently it's in the next town over" "Ahh that's nice... I haven't been to hot springs for a long time, I wish my parents had more time..." After a moment, the first bell rang, so Rui hurried off to class. --- Warakuma High - Homeroom 2-1 20/4/2015 Monday After rollcall was done, the announcement Rui expected came up. It was in regards to Matthew. "So, last night the student who had been reported as kidnapped turned up. Looks like he was okay... Well that's a bit of good news, maybe if you know him, I hear he's at the hospital. Though maybe not go for awhile, the police need him for awhile to question him, so maybe save it for after school... Anyways...", homeroom went about normal. This announcement went around to the other classes too. --- Warakuma Hospital - After School 20/4/2015 Monday "Thank you for your time Mr. Harvester... Have a good day", as Rui was going up to see Matthew he saw policemen leave a room, which was obviously Matthew's, due to whom they were addressing. He simply entered in after them. Rui wasn't surprised there were police this time for Matthew's disappearance. Noboru's was more an overnight disappearance, but Matthew's was longer and he left behind evidence, namely his phone, which a neighbour, (reportedly an old lady) who knew or saw him often went to return to him, but found his place empty. Very same phone appears to have been returned to Matthew too, it was on the bedside table, cracked screen... Supposedly from when he dropped it. "Looks like you're okay... So what'd the police ask you about?"</s>	<\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Before school-April 20, 2015 Before school, Noboru decided to check up on Matthew. They talked for a little while, chatting up small talk. Noboru started to get up and leave and as he passed through the door he gave one parting farewell gift. Hey friend. You seem a bit down, so I got you a special surprise. Enjoy! As Noboru passed out the door, the ice queen walked in, ready to take care of Matthew. Noboru Yamamoto-After School-Same Day Noboru looked at his shirt, disappointed. His favorite workout shirt was ruined during the fight with matthew, all torn up, he sewed it back together, but he was unsure whether it would hold or not. You could tell where the tears obviously were, the jagged sewing lines. He decided to keep wearing the shirt, only because a childhood friend had sewed the shirt back together, and he didn't want to make his friend sad. He switched out shirts and went to the mall looking at new shirts to possibly replace his old one at a later date. He bought two new shirts, each black with different colored stripes running down the sides. He stretched and prepared in his old shirt, ready to run an extra mile or three.</s>
<\|description\|>Noboru Yamamoto Gender:Male Age:16 Appearance: Noboru is short, standing at 5 foot 6 or about 167 cm. He is a relatively lightweight child, but makes up for it by building every bit of muscle in his body, resulting in a thin, but well muscled man. his hair color is lighter than black, but darker than gray. his face is relatively average, with his nose being rather short, and having a well defined jawline. On his chin stands a small amount of hair stubble, but his upper lip is well shaved. Arcana:Strength Personality:Noboru is a brave teenager and usually relies on himself and lets others rely on him, but is prone to throwing tantrums when he can't fix a problem by himself. He is rather dull and prefers exercising his muscles to exercising his brain. He tries to befriend most people he comes across never trying to give up on being their friend. Equipment/Skills:heavy duty sports tape, Skilled in wrestling and boxing, Very strong. Background: Born the fourth and final child to a retired singing father and a choreographing mother, Noboru was raised trying to learn how to sing and dance. His parents realizing that he was hopeless in these talents around the age of eight, gave up on him and focused more on his siblings. Unfazed by this, Noboru replaced the time his parents used to spend with him teaching how to dance and sing with working out and exercising his body. Any chance he could get, Noboru would be exercising, instead of studying for school. Not wanting others to feel alone as he did due to his parents, Noboru tries to befriend others at very high costs. When he got into high school, Noboru immediately joined the wrestling team, hoping to become the captain. In his off time, Noboru practices boxing. Persona: Atlas Appearance: Abilities:Kill Rush, Counter Here is Noboru. Name:Aiko & Akari Yamamoto (Twins) AIko-Male, Akari-Female Age: 18 Appearance:The Fabulous Twin Duo! Arcana:N/A Personality:Being twins, Aiko and Akari are very similar. They both have a similar flair for the dramatic, opposite of the down to earth Noboru. They love to make fun of their youngest brother when they get the chance, not knowing when to truly stop it. They are rather defensive of other people making fun of him, but this is more of a "My punching bag not yours" kind of attitude. Equipment/Skills:Acting and Singing. Akari-Acting, Aiko-Singing. Background: Born as the eldest twins of a famous singer and actor, they are perfectly talented at everything their parents are, if not more. Persona:N/A Here is the twins. Gender:Fenale Age:14 Appearance: Personality-A chipper and upbeat school girl. Equipment/Skills:Her adorable charm. Background:Tis a secret to everyone.</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Monday, April 20 2015 - During School Kotori's face showed a measure of relief when the announcement was heard regarding Matthew - and a moment later, surprise was mixed in when she realised that it coinceded with what had been said in the Agriculture Club room last week by the Second Year Student who had passed by, Rui. Indeed, Matthew was safe by the start of this week - had Rui perhaps somehow known what was going on? Shaking her head, Kotori put those silly thoughts aside - it looked like the mystery novel she was reading right now was getting to her head. With that, she returned her attention to the teacher. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| After School As her usual way home lead Kotori through the mall, she briefly thought upon if there was anything she needed if she was already here - but after ticking off every item on her mental checklist as being present at home, she came to the conclusion that there was nothing. Instead, she headed homewards - at least, until she heard a commotion somewhere up ahead. Looking in its direction, Kotori soon found the source thereof - in the form of a loose circle of onlookers, some whispering among themselves, some holding up their phones to take pictures or write about it, all of which surrounded a small group of people. Unsure what it was about, Kotori drew closer - at least, until she caught sight of exactly what was going on. Said small group turned out to, in fact, be two girls and two boys - and a mess of rags at their feet that must have once been the clothing on one of the boys' most definitely bare upper body. Her confusion only grew when she actually recognised two faces - with those two being Noboru, the inexplicably yet again shirtless, and Rui, who even less explicably suddenly started to take on a pose. The two girls, meanwhile, seemed a bit dismayed at the situation - and most likely the attention it was getting, to. Kotori's by now blank stare was only interrupted by an occasional confused blink - before she turned her eyes away and just started walking on.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-The Pose session Noboru was in a state of disarray. His second shirt ripped, this Shizu girl getting a nosebleed and blusing, and Hisako was ogling him through her hands. Noboru was thoroughly upset at the events that were coming through. He was angry that Hisako started this whole mess. He texted Chiaki, whose message came at a most unfortunate time, back. No no no, evryting is fine, but there is some yelling gong arond. catch u tmrrw or somethin. His mind then came up with a most devious plan on the spot. He turned to Rui, who had started posing, and struck a most fabulous pose. He started talking to Rui. Very nice, Rui-chan! However, your next line will be "Let's do a pose together!" To you! As he was posing, he started making his pecs dance. They moved up and down, one going up while the other went down. The sheen of sweat still made them glisten and shine in the sunlight. They moved up and down rhythmically, as if to the beat of a tribal war drum. Hisako finally looked up, only to realize her grave mistake. The blood poured out of her nose, running down her lips, looking like scarlet lipstick. She quickly covered her nose, not letting the others see.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - After School 20/4/2015 Monday Those... Those movements, is he... Yes he is. Rui read Noboru's following up movements, it was... Yes. He drew in the energy of the atmosphere... That line, the way he said it, there was no mistake what Noboru was up to. "Hmph, let's do this pose together", after a moment of delay to give Noboru's current pose magnificence, he moved his body into a distinct pose. One arm to his side and curved out, while the other covering half his face. A pose that can only be paired with another. He was getting into this. Between his own naturally dashing looks and Noboru's well-sculpted body, the nosebleeds were understandable.</s> <\|message\|>Michiko Yamato Michiko Yamato-Warakuma High Class 3-3- Monday 20/4/15 Morning Michiko was reading a book regarding world history. She was interested and fascinated by how much the world was different back then. Michiko wondered if she could ever live in such an era after almost two decades living in comfort in the present time. It was then she heard an announcement being made. It was regarding Matthew Yamamoto, a classmate of hers. It would seem he was finally found safe and sound. Michiko smiled to herself knowing one of her classmates did not meet an untimely demise or something just like... Michiko shook her head. "I should focus on my work...not flashbacks..." And so, the school day starts for Michiko. --- Michiko Yamato-Warakuma Mall- Monday 20/4/15 After School And it ended not long after. Michiko was now at the mall to pick up some ingredients for dinner. Living alone means she needed to do everything herself. She was initially planning to head to Junes but remembered she needed to buy a new notebook for personal use...make then several new notebooks. One for financial records, schedules, school, etc. Ever since her grandfather died a few years back, she had to look after the shrine by herself. Her father offered to pick her up and return home but she refused. No way she was going back to the family household. The reason for that...would save that for another time. Anyway, Michiko was heading to the book store when she saw people gathering around for some reason. Moreover, she heard somebody screaming. Curious, she walked towards where the crowd of people to find out what was going on. Two young men, one of them was not wearing a shirt for some reason, she recognized to be from her highschool were posing ridiculously. She noticed two girls there too and their nose were bleeding. Michiko noticed other people in the crowd holding their noses. She recalled these kind of scenes happen in anime and manga but never thought it was possible to happen in reality. Michiko wondered why her nose was bleeding. Maybe it was because she was focusing more on the weirdness of the scene unfolding in front of her instead of the two young men in their silly poses. The shrine maiden fought back her urge to laugh. The security guards should really come soon before things get even weirder. Michiko went over to the blonde girl, who was wearing some kind of unique outfit, who was still covering her face. Is this what people call...cosplay? "Are you alright?" asked Michiko with a look of concern on her face. She then gave a pack of tissues to the girl. "You should wipe that nosebleed before it ruins your outfit."</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 20 MON: After School This was definitely not happening, there is no way this could happen in reality. Could it? Noboru's muscles shined like those of buff male characters in the animes she watched, those of which were supposedly advocated towards the young male audience. Was this a dream? Was she still in the comforts of her bed, dreaming? But why did the crimson liquid trickling down her nose feel real? Just as Shizuka was debating whether this was reality or a dream, a serene, female voice with a tone of concern was heard before her to which she cautiously uncovered her eyes once more. A maiden with long, dark tresses stood in front of her, offering a pack of tissues to cleanse the dripping nosebleed she was having. The female in maid costume gratefully received the offering with a bow of appreciation before wiping and covering her nose with tissue pressed down on it with her hand. "T-Thank you kind stranger, if you hadn't offered me your tissue, the costume would have indeed been stained. .....Though I suppose it would still be in line with our current theme..." Shizuka mumbled the last statement to herself. Speaking of which, she had almost forgotten that she was on her way to her part time job before any of these distractions. What time was it anyway? Shizuka gazed down to check her wristwatch. .... 4:50 P.M. Her shift was about to begin in 10 minutes! A sudden panic ran through her as she bowed towards the maiden she had just met a second ago. "O-Oh my goodness, I-I'm about to be late! Apologies for my sudden leave without any proper introductions but perhaps we shall meet again, farewell miss!" For a moment, she had forgotten about the shirt rip accident and turns her head towards Noboru and Hisako once again, "Apologies to you two as well, I must be leavi--" Dancing pecs. Shining muscles. Two attractive males posing. SPLURT. Even with the tissue placed down on her nose, blood gushed out and onto her maid uniform. Out of pure embarrassment of such a display, Shizuka runs away towards the direction of the cosplay cafe with more tissue pressed onto her face.</s>	<\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Akari Yamamoto-The Start of an Empire Akari cackled to herself. There were events going on in the mall and she didn't even have to do anything about it. However, it was time to maximize on this opportunity happening in front of her. She hid in a bush, snapping multiple pictures of the ongoing scene, making sure Noboru was in the shot. She got a picture of The girl in the outfit staring at him, a close up of her bloody nose, and then a close up of Noboru flexing his muscles. Then she went to work building the grounds for future fun. She looked at her list. First on there was a man called Kazuki? He sounded wierd, but she sent the picture anyway, with the caption look at what your friend is doing. Next up was... Chiaki. Ohohohohohohoohohohoho. THat would be a fun time. She sent the picture to her as well, with a different caption this time. You can thank me later if you want. Enjoy it. Next up were all her friends. She sent the picture to a long list, and before she could even put her phone away, it lit up, buzzing like an angry beehive. Her work here was done. Hisako-The Stream Continues Hisako shook her head. She had fallen to the ground, and blood was still coated to her lips and nose. The memories were still stuck in her head, and she had loved every second of it, no matter how embarrassed she acted. The maid girl had started running off, and a small bit of blood was on the ground were she had been standing was left. She decided to look up, and it was the biggest mistake she had made. Noboru and another handsome man were standing there posing in the most sexual way possible, while Noboru was flexing his chest. She couldn't handle it. The blood sprayed a fountain's worth, and rocketed her head back against the ground. Noboru Yamamoto-The end of the Fun Noboru finally stopped flexing, and looked in his bag. One shirt left. In all the havoc, it had gained a tear, but it would do for now. The shirt had been ripped from the bottom half downwards, exposing his midriff. What a pain. Money wasted for no reason at all, but this had given him an idea for a new outfit while fighting shadows. He would have to test it out later. He turned to Rui. So what now?</s>
<\|description\|>Noboru Yamamoto Gender:Male Age:16 Appearance: Noboru is short, standing at 5 foot 6 or about 167 cm. He is a relatively lightweight child, but makes up for it by building every bit of muscle in his body, resulting in a thin, but well muscled man. his hair color is lighter than black, but darker than gray. his face is relatively average, with his nose being rather short, and having a well defined jawline. On his chin stands a small amount of hair stubble, but his upper lip is well shaved. Arcana:Strength Personality:Noboru is a brave teenager and usually relies on himself and lets others rely on him, but is prone to throwing tantrums when he can't fix a problem by himself. He is rather dull and prefers exercising his muscles to exercising his brain. He tries to befriend most people he comes across never trying to give up on being their friend. Equipment/Skills:heavy duty sports tape, Skilled in wrestling and boxing, Very strong. Background: Born the fourth and final child to a retired singing father and a choreographing mother, Noboru was raised trying to learn how to sing and dance. His parents realizing that he was hopeless in these talents around the age of eight, gave up on him and focused more on his siblings. Unfazed by this, Noboru replaced the time his parents used to spend with him teaching how to dance and sing with working out and exercising his body. Any chance he could get, Noboru would be exercising, instead of studying for school. Not wanting others to feel alone as he did due to his parents, Noboru tries to befriend others at very high costs. When he got into high school, Noboru immediately joined the wrestling team, hoping to become the captain. In his off time, Noboru practices boxing. Persona: Atlas Appearance: Abilities:Kill Rush, Counter Here is Noboru. Name:Aiko & Akari Yamamoto (Twins) AIko-Male, Akari-Female Age: 18 Appearance:The Fabulous Twin Duo! Arcana:N/A Personality:Being twins, Aiko and Akari are very similar. They both have a similar flair for the dramatic, opposite of the down to earth Noboru. They love to make fun of their youngest brother when they get the chance, not knowing when to truly stop it. They are rather defensive of other people making fun of him, but this is more of a "My punching bag not yours" kind of attitude. Equipment/Skills:Acting and Singing. Akari-Acting, Aiko-Singing. Background: Born as the eldest twins of a famous singer and actor, they are perfectly talented at everything their parents are, if not more. Persona:N/A Here is the twins. Gender:Fenale Age:14 Appearance: Personality-A chipper and upbeat school girl. Equipment/Skills:Her adorable charm. Background:Tis a secret to everyone.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew Harvester Matt really didn't like the looks of this place but its not like he could complain that much about it... Well he could... lets not though. Hearing the command to cross the bridge together Matt watched the others start taking action and Matt took some action himself casting agi on a shadow a bit away from the group. After doing so he suddenly had a thought. "its a good thing this isn't a Wooden bridge or anything because I didn't really pay attention to it until after i started setting stuff on fire hahahahahaaaa" Matt laughed at his thought that should have really took more notice to things other than the ugly look BEFORE he started setting things on fire. Well its not like he needed worry about such things now, they just needed to get across the bridge and continue.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! F1 3/5/2015 Sunday The party managed to cross the bridge safely. These shadows weren't much, so clearing a way through them was trivial. It was a good thing Matt was on for this, since his Agi spells seemed to be rather effective. As they finished crossing, the shadows calmed down. "It looks like we're okay... Noboru, continue to take lead", he said, and so they did. They passed an ornate fountain as they continued through, and the withered and thorn-covered bushes and wilted flowers continued, the grass having a poisonous purple-black hue to them, even emanating a slight fog. There seemed to be shadows lurking away from the path, but they didn't act at all, and if anything seemed to stay hidden. Rui wasn't sure if this was just how the floor was, or they were waiting to strike again later. As they continued down the path, they finally came to a thorn covered door, with two statues side by side. The figure here was clearer, and wearing a bikini... Rui was absolutely sure this was someone familiar. Before he could say anything though, he heard Megumi warn him over her Persona. "There's big readings behind you! Two large shadows approaching!", He turned and saw larger shadows stepping onto the pavement, making sounds as they did. He didn't notice them approaching... If this was all grass and there was no support, he probably wouldn't have heard them until it was too late. It didn't look like an endless horde like before, but this time they were bigger. Two of them and they seemed to be followed by a few smaller ones similar to the ones at the entrance. They had the appearance of treants, except with black rose thorns. They had a hulking figure, so they seemed to be able to take a lot of hits. "I guess we'll deal with them", he stated, readying his blade. What to do now should be rather obvious, and they burn easily too.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Photo Finish Finale! Noboru wanted to look at the statue that Rui was looking at, maybe it would clear up the confusion about who was in the dungeon, but he didn't get a chance. Two big trees came up to them, trying to be imposing. They looked like they could take hits, but nothing could take hits forever. Noboru laughed. "Haha yew poor saps are gonna be pining for mommy after i'm finished!" Noboru ducked in, right next to them. He thought for a second. Maybe if he drove his left fist clockwise and drove his right fist in clockwise it would tear the trees to shreds. He thought about it for mere milliseconds before deciding it was worth a try. His left came first, digging into it, and his right came next, digging in as well. "Hey guys! Let's finish them quick!" Noboru yelled out, ready to move on.</s> <\|message\|>Jun Himura Jun laughed politely at the waiter's response. "That is my intention. I'd deal with them myself but I don't have my shinai with me and the bill for my snacks are cheaper than hospital bills." She joked, though there was a hint of seriousness in her tone. "I appreciate it." She crossed her legs and flashed a charming and gentle smile. She rested her face on one hand, leaning the elbow on the table as she spared a glance at the boys in question. They seemed smart enough to guess that she was deliberately ignoring them and her friendliness with the waiter was just pissing them off. Her prank might be lighting a powder keg at this point. Oh well, she would take responsibility if there were damages. "Let me know if they start causing trouble and you need help, waiter-kun." She grinned with an air of mischief about her. There probably wouldn't be too much trouble, especially when she had that.</s> <\|message\|>Tanaka Toma Toma Tanaka - May 3rd \| Shinza Shopping Square - Yoshida Book Cafe Toma listened to the young girl, nodding at her words as he glanced around the unusually busy shop. "Okay, that'd be great, actually. If you feel comfortable enough doing so, could you help serve and take orders?" Alexei then addressed him, the question he asked bringing a small, slightly embarrassed smile to the red-haired boy's face as he remembered how he and Aiko had acted that day. "Yeah, that's me. Tanaka Toma. Dragonuv-san, right? It'd be hard to forget you," he said, reintroducing himself. "Your help would be much appreciated, too. Anything you can make would be fine." With that, he turned back to the young woman he had been serving, and gave a small laugh at her words, not sure she was entirely joking. "Sure thing. I think I'll be able to handle it myself, though--" he replied, but as he spoke, a small commotion had begun on the other side of the cafe. Spotting the spilled drink, he was already off, making his way to the counter as fat as he safely could as the young man called for him. He quickly grabbed a handful of towels. A few seconds later, he was over at the table he had served not too long ago. As Toma threw a towel over the liquid and started to mop it up, he looked over at the two occupying the table. Seeing the boy holding his fingers, he assumed they had been burned by the hot coffee. "Go to the sink behind the counter and run your fingers under water." He glanced between the boy and the girl, wearing a reassuring smile. "I'm sorry this happened, I hope you're both okay. And I'll get you another drink, if you'd like, sir," he said as he got down on his knees to wipe the coffee that had dripped onto the floor.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Photo Finish Finale! F1 > F2 3/5/2015 Sunday The treant shadows were taking physical hits pretty well, but Matt immediately followed up with a Maragi, setting them on fire, and clearing out the other smaller shadows in the process, with Leiko creating a zone of control. This was Noboru's cue to try again, who immediately did so and shattered the shadow instantly with a barrage of punches from his Persona Atlas. The previous strikes only served to push one of them back, but now he was able to deal discernible damage. Rui went right after the other one, slashing right at it. First taking it's arm as it swung towards him, before a cross slash, one horizontal and then right up, before his Persona appeared to deal the finishing blow. As the treant shadows fell and turned back into black ash, Megumi informed the team. "Looks like the door is open, those two shadows seemed to be guarding it", she stated. The team turned around to see the thorn covered door now no longer covered in thorns. The door had the words "stairs" on them, like an office building's emergency stairs. Rui looked at the two statues again, hoping maybe he can recognize it this time, but to no avail. He could hear some dialogue as he walked towards the exit, "Mum! Look at what I made! Isn't it pretty!?" "Huh?! I'm busy! Go annoy your father!" "Daddy! Can you-" "Damn it! Just get away! I don't have time for you!" "That was... New... Well, let's keep moving", this could be something fairly deep, the previous dungeons didn't have this kind of thing, in any case the team moved onto the next floor. The previous floor seemed to have some life to it, at least the roses were in full bloom, and there were some lush colours amongst it despite the thorny overgrowths, but this floor was filled with death. The roses wilted, or turned eerily black, and pavement was dirty, the grass was a sickly yellow and black... As the party progressed, nothing seemed to happen, until they reached the middle of a wilted hedge maze... Which wasn't much of a maze, since they could see through it all, but it was a large clearing, and if anyone's played enough RPGs, they would know this was some kind of cue. They were right. "Come here you ungrateful brat!" "Don't you run away! You deserve this!" The exits to the clearing were suddenly blocked by vicious thorns covered with blood red roses. A large shadow began to form at the centre of the clearing. "NO! GET AWAY! DON'T TOUCH ME! IT HURTS!", the sound of sirens began to fill the room briefly. "You shouldn't spend your life moping because of what happened, put that beautiful face to use and show the world who you are!" "Nana... Who I really am..." The gigantic shadow took full form, a preying mantis, roses for eyes, masks at the joints of it's sickles, it's body seemed to have a beautiful effect where it would be a different colour from different angles, black, green and red. Though large, it immediately showed it was also incredibly quick, striking down at the party before anyone could properly react, forcing everyone on the back leg. Rui immediately went for a counter-attack with Cleave, but the mantis did what looked like a teleporting dash backwards. There was no way any of them had the means to strike quickly enough with that kind of speed... "Wow it's fast! I'll get to scanning it to see if I can find some opening, just hang in there".</s>	<\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Photo Finish Finale! - Entrance The shadows faded and Noboru was satisfied. Goodbye you worthless plants. Good riddance to your branches and leaves. They walked to the next area, and he heard the voices. One sounded familiar, but he decided to ignore it. It definitely wasn't who he thought it was for sure. They went through the hedge maze and the hedges slowly died out, the grass turning shades of vomit. The voice spoke up again, the one from before. Noboru shook his head in denial. It definitely wasn't her. No way. It wasn't a possible thing. The shadow popped up. A rainbow mantis, it seemed. They all recovered from its initial strike, rolling backwards. Noboru stepped forward to taunt the mantis. He took a swagger walk, raising his arms outward, taking a shit eating grin to his face, even though it was a facade given the circumstances. "Now, now… I AM quite good, you know, but don't be afraid to get hit. Take it like a man! Or a bug. Or something."</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Hospital 13/4/2015 When Matt entered the room he tried being cheerful but he felt two near hostile looks but lucky not everyone was suspicious of him. "Oh hey its Chia but hey I did nothing dangerously stupid…. I only overworked my body…" Matt half mumbled at the end. Regaining himself Matt looked towards the guy who asked who he was and tried to redignify himself. "I'm Matt… um Matth… Harvester, Matthew. I'm an exchange student from Australia going to the same school as you" almost completely fumbling his comments Matt turned to the one everyone was here to see. "Sucks man, I already missed a week so i feel ya pain if you want i can give you list of the hot nurses shifts…. i mean do you want mags or something to keep you interested" Matt realised what he was about to say and tried to divert his own comment.</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High, Hallways Even as she knocked on for what seemed like minutes and standing there, waiting for a response, there was still nothing. Was it all for nothing? Was it useless? The girl repeatedly bashed herself for thinking she stood a chance at making friends outside of the confines of her laptop...She gave a deep sigh and was about to turn and leave. That is until a deep, growl-like voice came from the distance. Ayano was scared, that voice sounded like the voice of a person you'd meet outside the school. Ones that probably live the dangerous life...She slowly turned her head to see who it was, what she saw was definitely not what she was expecting. A rugged and handsome-looking young man, his facial features seemed to denote that he is not a native of the country, he looked strongly built, it reminded the girl of the same types of men she sees in..."Wait, that's not the time to be thinking about that!" She subconsciously said to herself and scolding her brain for thinking such obscene thoughts. Regaining her composure, Ayano looked him in the eye and with a silent voice, she said. "I...I'm looking for the Anime and Manga Club. Is...Is this the right room? I want to join."</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Rui Shinichi Warakuma Local Hospital 13/4/2015 Monday With the new guy coming in, Matthew Harvester, he listened a bit. Obviously by look, a foreigner, but his ability to speak another language seemed to be quite good. He went on trying to comfort Noboru with his stay in the hospital, it appears he has been here for long enough. Rui at this moment had a chance to speak. >Tell me about the Nurses >So about those mags... >Who cares -> "Tell me about the nurses" He was interested, to some degree. A man must learn to appreciate. In fact he's already appreciated this girl who came to see Noboru, though he could've sworn he's seen her somewhere before...</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Whatever meekness exuded from her stature was simply blown away by the clear eyes that gazed directly at him. Her reply though was as soft as he had expected. Alexei smiled slightly as he replied, opening the door completely and gesturing her to enter first, bowing his head slightly to come at her height, "We'll find that soon, won't we?" smiling a bit more as he turned to face a lone girl sitting by herself at the far end of the room busy penciling in something or so it seemed from afar. "Hello!! Miss!!" he said out aloud, "Sorry to interrupt but is the club still recruiting?" he hoped to get her attention with this. Surely some extra members won't hurt this one by the looks of things.</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Saya Ueno: Warakuma High- Archery Range Saya sat down numbly as one of the female club members started to announce the rankings for the tournament, a shallow breath escaping her lips at the mention of her name. She had won second place. In archery, of all things. She had won something, and completely through her own efforts. The more she thought about it, the less any of it made sense. She was terrible at archery. She would admit hands down that she was one of the worst archers on the range without a moment's hesitation. And yet, somehow- She quickly cupped her mouth with her hands to hold back the excited squeal that rose in her throat. She had actually hit a bullseye. She didn't really know how, or even why, but there was no mistaking it. The arrow had been firmly stuck in the red centre of the target, and all of the other members were in agreement. So much so, that her arms were still sore from the congratulatory nudges she had received from some of the others. Wincing slightly, Saya glanced over at the crowds, where she could easily spot the lean figure of Akira Kirigakure. He had expectedly won first place, according to the female announcer, and as his reward, he would receive an unlimited supply of coffee from the announcer herself. Personally, Saya felt that it was quite a nice reward. Had she received something similar, she would have liked the opportunity to make a new female friend within the club. Of course, her own reward was a little...different, and Saya didn't really know what to feel about it. She wasn't particularly thrilled with the idea of forcing someone to do something for her against their will, and there wasn't anyone there that she would really desire anything from. Well, apart from maybe one... Her eyes glanced over at the person at the forefront of her mind, the club president himself as he sat placidly on one of the stools. She bit her lip as she envisioned the way she could approach such a request. I wish to ask Rokoru Ishiara on a date. No, too forward. I'd like to ask Ishiara-senpai to take me somewhere nice and quiet, just the two of us. No, that was way too forward, and could be completely misconstrued. I wish... "Ahem." "Huh?" Saya jumped a little as she heard someone clear their throat, looking up with a slightly overwhelmed expression as she realized that Rokoru was standing right in front of her expectantly. Oh my god...did he just read my mind or something? What do I say...umm...uhhh... "Nice job, Rokoru continued with a disarming smile, making Saya's stomach flutter as he further complimented her performance in a simple manner before leaving as quickly as he came. Watching his retreating form, Saya felt herself sink into a state of utmost bliss, a goofy smile adorning her face as she shyly played with loose strands of her hair. Rokoru-senpai actually took his time to compliment her. It didn't even matter that she was second place anymore; she had truly won. As Saya's mind wandered, she could hear Rokoru speak up about Kirigakure claiming his prize from 'Mika' (the female announcer, Saya realized), before looking over and addressing her as 'second prize'. At that, Saya immediately perked up, noting that Rokoru's attention was fully on her, and she blanched slightly when he urged her to make a decision on claiming her prize. She knew what she wanted, but how could she go about it? Her hand went down to tug on her sleeve sub-consciously, but she quickly clenched it into a fist before she could loosen the thread. It wouldn't do any good to become nervous now. She was Saya Ueno, the girl no one thought could actually win something like this. It was about time she took a little initiative. "I want to go on a shopping spree," Saya replied confidently, the decision understandable enough to the people who knew her. She wasn't known as a fashionista for nothing, after all. "And..." She almost faltered on her words, but she inwardly refused to back down as she met Rokoru eye to eye. "I want Ishiara-senpai to escort me for the whole day." There. It wasn't exactly a date, but it would mean more personal time with Rokoru-senpai. Heck, it could even become a date if things worked out really well, although Saya dared not to bring her hopes up too high quite yet. Rising her head up, she added, "I'll claim my wish near the end of the week." And without another word or a backwards glance, Saya turned around and left the range, her face burning red at what she had let herself in for.</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Warakuma High, Auditorium Tuesday, April 14, 2015 ==~== Mako flinched ever-so-slightly as his black-haired companion was berated by the strawberry-haired girl that had, until this moment been demonstrating her dramatic abilities in front of the assembled club members. Then the drama queen turned her apparent ire upon him, informing him that, despite his obvious interest, he was not welcome in their production-of-sorts. Mako raised his eyebrow, the traces of his patented grin beginning to spread across his features. Bar Mako Moritomi from a dramatic exercise, Drama-tan? You have a lot of nerve. And very poor judgement, besides. His grin began to grow wider as he squared his shoulders toward the uppity strawberry. "Ask me to leave, you say? By all means, ask away. But just as you're going to have to ask me to leave, I'm going to have to stay right here, unfortunately. And so, therefore, we are at an impasse. I'll be happy to let you resolve our little paradox, but in the meantime, I shall stay and admire the proceedings- your talent has been quite enjoyable to observe so far, I must say. So go on, I shall not be a bother to you- heck, I've been here for at least five or ten minutes before anyone noticed me! That has to count for something toward my unobtrusiveness, no?" His wolfish grin was in full force now as he stared down the drama queen. "So please, do go on. I'm dying to see what's next for your demonstration." If one was paying attention, they could almost notice a subtle change in tone to this last sentence- almost like a challenge toward the person-in-charge...</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Rui Shinichi - Auditorium 14/4/2015 - Tuesday - After School In response to the proceedings Rui merely nodded and then listened in on the conversation. It appears they were at full capacity, something Rui wouldn't know, considering he wasn't exactly in charge of roster. He found it difficult to believe that they couldn't fit more people, considering not everyone attended each day, and sometimes people were signed on by name alone, so it wasn't like this room would be flocked. "Actually, I noticed you when you walked in", Rui said, raising his hand soon as the boy had finished the talking. "And he's able to physically stand in here. Is there a rule against letting people observe?", he inquired.</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieg Kasumi: Warakuma High-Drama Club Meeting Room As he smiled he got the reaction he wanted, which was knowing she would get mad and proceed to criticize him, on anything that might have stood out. It was his posture, but he could work on that. Mastering a woman's posture was a challenge in its own, more so for a guy. However it was a challenge and one he could easily accomplish with enough time, yet she had a funny way of saying his body tone was masculine. She was acting more like a guy than he was. That was when another member got scolded and a willing man who wanted to enjoy the arts was denied, the one scolded member defended the denied one after his little piece which made him raise his hand. As he walked towards them. "If I may, I'd say he should be more than welcome. Anybody who can give that kind of performance, and has a love for the art should be more than welcome don't you think? Or...... is the club president maybe scarred? Maybe you feel he will outshine you." Sieg spoke smiling again, this time not with cockyness, but more so eagerness to see her next move. Although Rui did have a point, nothing against letting people "observe".</s> <\|message\|>Akira Kirigakure Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma Shopping Complex Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 After School He couldn't help but laugh at Rokoru's reaction, not to mention the fact that the lettering on his shirt became known, he laughed harder. "And here I thought you would like a submissive woman." He said in-between laughs before calming down as Mika interrupted their banter as she started asking questions about them. "Hate each other violently? Come now, think of it this way, Rokoru is like the Mascot character of the 'show'. Just poke him and watch him tick and the viewers are entertained. There's no hate, Rokoru is having a good ole time, now aren't you?" He said with a smug grin before laughing again when he glanced at Rokoru's shirt. Not done with her questioning, Mika moved onto round two as this time she aimed her questions right at Akira. "You know know how to make a boy blush, huh?" He joked at Mika. "Haven't you heard? I'm cold, cruel and vicious. One who only cares about themselves, A Delinquent. Teasing a girl or two isn't beneath that reputation. There's plenty of people who can corroborate that Right, Rokoru?" Glancing at Rokoru as he was straightening himself up.</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Leiko Hamada: Warakuma High- Drama Club Meeting Room Leiko listened astutely to the newcomer's response, a mixture of surprise and intrigue decorating her expression as he not only refused to leave them to their practice, but he managed to sneak in a compliment on her performance as well. Whilst more attitude and backtalk in the club was less than appealing (Masatomo could be more than enough for her to handle sometimes), the boy still managed to pinpoint a weakness that Leiko shared with most girls. Flattery. "Hmm, well, be as it may, my point stands regarding ceasing intake of members, at least for a few weeks...", Leiko frowned, cocking her head thoughtfully as she deliberated further on the matter. "I wouldn't hesitate if it was a female, but...oh, what the heck." Both Shinichi and Kasumi spoke up for the boy then, urging her to allow him to at least observe their practice, although Kasumi's words were more officious than she would have liked. "Indeed there isn't Shinichi-kun. Although less chitchat during a demonstration would be appreciated," she sighed at the boy's obliviousness. "And Kasumi, I would watch your tone if I were you." She spared a hard, warning glare at Kasumi before dismissing him with a wave of her hand. "Well then..." Shaking the papers in her hand into a neat pile, Leiko looked over at the new prospective member again. "Please introduce yourself to the club, and align yourself with a partner. Since we don't have time for an audition, I'll merely watch you practice and draw my judgements from there."</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov He stretched his arms out in front to grab the bags from the young lady as she agreed to his help, forgiving during the course that he had forgotten to introduce himself properly. AS she fumbled an intent to know his name. He bowed deeper to show his mistake and said, "Pardon my rudeness, miss. I'm Alexei Dragunov. Elder brother of Elena." Waiting for her reply as he kept following her to a seat where he could drop the bags and let her sort herself out. He felt that he needed a better introduction so he added as they began walking again. "Though I'm still in high school but I also work her part-time. Should you ever need any help regarding repairs or other handyman jobs, be sure to give me call. I'll put my card in the bag once we grab a seat. Do you need something to drink or are you alright after that mixup?" He asked curiously, her hair covered most of her face so it was hard to discern her expressions and he also didn't want to be seen as a leering man. It would be easy to get on the wrong side seeing he was a foreigner among mostly Japanese folks.</s> <\|message\|>Ito Ishioka Ito Ishioka-Warakuma Mall-19/4/2015 Already slightly irritated at the fact that he ran into someone compounded with the fact that the boy was returning his smart ass attitude Ito stood back up brushing the dirt off of his grey cardigan pushing his glasses back onto his face. As the boy introduced himself as Sigehardt Kasumi and the girl who's name he hadn't really heard as sisters Ito raised one eyebrow in a sense of judgmental curiosity, clearly he had missed something that happened between the two and was in the middle of an inside joke. "Hey...how you self-identify is really none of my business, but I hear that some of that comes from some deep seeded emotional issues that you really need to work through. Feeling like he had sufficiently dealt with the irritating "shark guy" Ito turned his attention to the girl to get her opinion in this entire interaction. "So, what's your name again? I didn't hear it the first time over the sounds of overwhelming childishness."</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew and the Fool King 'Arg' Matt woke up on the ground with a headache, he remembered walking to the doctors but the rest was blank. Looking around he found himself in some sort of small town hall open room.. with a throne? Matt had no idea of where he was, but before he could get up to walk around a voice boomed out from ahead. "Bow, for the great Matthew is here" a voice identical to Matt's but much more obnoxious resounded in the room before the owner stepped down from where the throne was into Matt's vision. He looked identical to Matt except for his yellow eyes and…. unique getup. He wore a cloak fit for a king over casual clothes and wore a farmers straw hat with a crown on it, he was also holding a sickle. The fake Matt looked like some missfit farmer who tried to dress like a king. Dumbfoundedly looking at the person in front of him Matt sat up. "who the hell are you supposed to be?" was the first thing that came from his mouth. "who am I? I am the magnificent Matthew Harvester, one who fools all into liking him, the superior of all the worthless fools" The fake Matt introduced himself as Matt. What the hell was going on? was it some strange dream? no the headache was real enough. "What the hell? I am Matthew." Matt protested to the fake. "yes I, you, we are the same, the one who acts the fool to draw people in before snaring them into doing what we want, we tie others down to stick by us and we remind them how superior our intellect is to theirs." This man was a fool, a foolish king, a tyrant of a fool. The things he said made no sense… forcing others to follow him? he would never do such things… "oh how rude of me it seems we have guests. Welcome Peasants to my kingdom. Bow before me and bask in my greatness." the fools king directed his attention to the now open door. It seems neither Matt had notice it open.</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada -Sunday 19th April 2015- Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Mall Sieghardt appeared to agree with Leiko's sentiments, just in the way that she expected he would, but their shared interest in the arts would meet an unexpected factor when a dark haired male knocked right into Sieghardt, causing them both to tumble to the ground with little grace. Leiko stepped back in surprise, nearly dropping her basket of crafting materials as she watched the scene unfold before her. The dark haired stranger was the first to speak as he rose from the ground, crinkling his nose in some disdainful manner as he made some snide comment on Sieghardt's clothing. The fact that the boy had not only rudely interrupted their conversation, but had followed through with an insult was not lost on Leiko, and a shadow of disdain crossed her features as Kasumi decided to retort. If anything, his response was just as exasperating as the other boy's, and Leiko considered for a moment whether she could slip away and let the two males have it out. Of course, nothing was that easy, as Kasumi roped her into the conversation with a cheeky grin before announcing the two of them as 'sisters'. Unfortunately, it appeared the sibling inside joke was going to stick for longer than she cared for, and it was all Leiko could do not to groan aloud. The bespectacled male made some kind of snappy comeback in retort to Kasumi's words, before focusing his attentions on Leiko herself, choosing to inquire her about her name, although in a slightly less caustic manner. Leiko looked over at the boy directly as he asked his question, her expression unflinching with a curve of a frown on her lips. "Leiko Hamada. Kasumi and I are clubmates. And I find that knocking people over and choosing to insult them with no good reason to be very bad etiquette," she said smoothly, not an ounce of intimidation in her words as she stared at the stranger. "Now, if you have any purpose here besides being a disruption, I would love to hear it, Mr...?" --- Saya Ueno: Warakuma Mall Rokoru's answer was a bit more basic than Saya had hoped, as he murmured vaguely about how he went running on occassion whilst he thumbed through the clothes rack. She wondered for a moment whether her senior was considering trying on any of the shirts, his words fading into static in her ears as her expression became slightly unfocused. "You like it? Rock?" "Hmm?" Saya blinked as she was suddenly drawn back from her own thoughts, aware that Rokoru was a little bit closer than he was before. "R-Rock? Umm, like rock music?" If it hadn't been clear that Saya wasn't exactly paying attention, it certainly was now as she looked up at the older male with a slightly embarrassed grin. "Umm, it's OK, I guess? As long as it has a good beat. I don't really like the ones where they scream a lot, you know?" She brushed her fringe out of her eyes as she spoke, suddenly feeling a lot smaller compared to someone like Rokoru. Was this working out? Did they even have anything in common at all? The possibility of becoming a drag on Rokoru's time was almost too much to think about, and she beat down the uneasy thoughts with an unrelenting determination as she walked over to where the sale on spring dresses were being held. Expectedly most, if not all girls and women were at the mall today, considering the up and coming Golden Week that hung over the horizon. For Saya, her wardrobe was far to outdated to be considered acceptable, so the event was a good an excuse as any to work on a new look. After looping a couple of colourful and cute dresses over her arm, Saya walked over to where Rokoru stood and opened her mouth to ask him a question that quickly died on her lips as soon as it had arrived. Over Rokoru's shoulder, there was a familiar group hanging around in the store, the excited babble of female voices drowning over the reluctant males that resided with them. It took Saya a moment to realize where she recognised the faces from, and the blood quickly drained from her face as she looked back over at Rokoru hesitantly. "Umm...aren't those people in Archery Club?" She whispered over at Rokoru with a slightly worried frown. "Umm...do you...do you think we should go?"</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-A Crushing Blow Noboru nodded to Rui's suggestion and ducked down, dashing forward and around the throne. He kept ducking, avoiding all the hits. Twisting his feet, he turned and ran in towards the back. He drew back his fist. Haha! This is gonna be really really fun. Ready.. set, Hoo! Ha! Noboru turned 360 degrees, driving his fist in towards the Machine. He twisted it in further, digging in. He yelled out to Kami and Rui. Hey! How was that? Any response from that sweet blow?</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium The Kingdom of Me - Town Centre 19/4/2015 Sunday The engine on the back of the Shadow exploded, causing it to scream in both anger and agony. The arms on the back were no longer moving, the villagers were being crushed under the throne. This was their chance. "It's time we strike", stated Kami. All-Out Attack > Yes > No > Yes On Rui's orders the team charged down the Shadow and did as much damage as they could, creating a skull-shaped dust cloud. Pretty soon it was sent flying back and the entire throne broke apart, leaving the 'king' laying on the ground in the ruins of his own throne... If Matthew had anything to say, this was his chance, they had a good minute or so before the shadow would recover.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 19 SUN Upon Alexei revealed that he was indeed a student from Warakuma High, the timid female flashed a gentle smile towards him and giggled ever so softly, which was barely audible. "Fufu.. I suppose you're right. And that's alright, I-I tend not to stand out in school so it would not be a surprise to me. I-I'm only a first year student, after all..." This was true, while "Shizu-chan" may be quite known to the regulars of the cafe she works at, Shizuka on the other hand had a small circle of friends, her simple appearance doesn't draw attention, and she wasn't involved in activities such as clubs at the school. But Shizuka was contented with her life currently, at least she thinks she was contented. "Go-Goodness..! That's quite a number of skills you have, I'll be sure to keep this card for future reference." After a glance at the card she was given, she picks out her wallet from the purse on her shoulder to slip the card into one of its compartments. While her house was in a tip top shape due to the heavy maintenance by her servants, having someone to call in case of repair emergency would be pretty handy in the future. "..., where is your workplace at? Maybe I can drop-by and help you with stuff if you need it." Another generous offer from the larger man but this time, the raven haired female became full on panic mode internally, but if one were observant enough, they could see how awkwardly smiley she was and her eyes widened behind the dark strands. Her hands swiftly moved this time to make sure the bags of fabrics were all cradled in her arms as she responded, "T-Th-That's an awfully generous o-offer, Dragunov-san bu-but I mustn't trouble you a-any further... A-Ah! I-I must be back home be-before sundown, I-I apologize for my sudden leave but i-it was pleasant to be a-acquainted with you." Shizuka offered a quick bow of gratitude before she brisk walked away from the scene, tripping slightly, and towards the taxi station. She truly appreciated how much of a gentleman Alexei was, but she couldn't afford to risk anyone to know her other self at work.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Accepting the Fool King Matt had no idea what was going on anymore, heck he didn't understand what was going on in the beginning but now there were people fighting the thing that claimed to be him. Wait wasn't one of the guys Noboru? and the others were at the hospital with him… No this wasn't the time to think about stuff like that, they were fighting because of him… because he couldn't… wouldn't accept who he was. The thing they were fighting was no imposter was it… But how could he admit to being so terrible anybody would want to deny being like that. No thats just running away. As if it was all predetermined the group knocked down the shadow in an all out attack, it was down for the count and the perfect time to confront it, no that isn't the right word. "stop it damn it." Matt said as he got up. "I….your not… damn it" Matt started to mumble "i'm so ashamed… to admit it… I don't want for it to be like.. damn it" Matt walked over to the shadow as it reverted to its human appearance. "I never thought i'd have to face myself so literally…. I've been lying to myself and others all this time" Matt took another pause and deep breath. "Everything you said is true.. at the beginning i just wanted to be accepted… but being a country bumpkin i couldn't live it down… no matter how good i was at things it never changed how people looked at me… like some fool, so i lied and pretended to be fine with it… pretended it would all be ok as long as i was accepted by others and people would listen to me" biting his lip Matt continued. "But it wasn't enough… I wanted more.. i wanted to be more than a fool… I wanted to be something greater so I came to Japan where I would be a smart foreigner and use it as levi" "I admit it ok… you're me and i'm you… but this is wrong.. we can't dominate people to be accepted, after this lets find a real way to be accepted by others." Matt finally fully accepted the shadow. no himself. and the shadow smiled as it faded and took on a new form. Matt fell down to his knees again and turned his head to the group that rescued him. "sorry to cause you all so much trouble"</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada -Sunday 19th April 2015- Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Mall As soon as Leiko turned her attentions on the new guy, Kasumi was quick to excuse himself from the situation, making some halfhearted comments about missing the next drama session before swiftly leaving, to her own chagrin. Here she was, standing up for him and this was her just reward: left to pick up the pieces. Exit: stage left, she thought dryly as she watched Sieghardt disappear into the crowds before once again focusing on the one that caused all this interruption. It wouldn't be long however, before yet another zealous Drama candidate appeared into the fray, leaving Leiko absolutely exasperated. It was like she was being hounded by her own club today. Maki Moritomi was most definitely a lively fellow, everything from his mannerisms to his speech, and Leiko couldn't tell whether this was a virtue or a curse. She forced a pleasant smile when he arrived (although her eyes hardened slightly at the careless use of her name), and met his carefree question with blunt honesty. "Not particularly. I was purchasing materials for Drama Club, but luck appears not to be on my side. One of our members has been left quite upset from the comments of this person, and quite frankly, I want nothing more than to go home and run myself a hot bath. Perhaps then, I shall have the chance to enjoy myself." Leiko let out a sigh of relief once she was done with her tirade, and true to her word, left to finish her purchases and collect her friends before returning back home. --- Saya Ueno: Warakuma Mall Saya was relieved to hear Rokoru's indifferent response, the expression evident on her face as she felt the tension release from her facial muscles. "Oh no, no I don't mind at all! I was worried you might mind, since you know, you're the Club President, and I'm you know, nobody. Well, not nobody, but compared to you, I'm-" Saya was well aware that word vomit was pouring out her mouth at terrific speed, so she quickly refocused the conversation with an easy smile. "Yeah, I'm gonna get these and maybe some other stuff. You won't mind helping me carry these after I buy them, right Senpai? After all, it's in your contract~" She reminded him with a teasing wink before heading over to checkout, positively glowing. It was entirely possible that people from Archery had seen them but she didn't care. Senpai didn't care, so neither did she. Let them talk. If this is what came of winning, Saya needed to hit those bulls-eyes more often.</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Outside the Cosplay Cafe \|\| April 20 MON: After School 'Phew... A few minutes later, I certainly would have been marked late.' Shizuka stood at the front of the cosplay cafe she was currently working for as some sort of a welcoming maid to the customers, as well as an advertiser for anyone who seemed to hold interest for the cafe. By this time, the blood that dripped from the earlier incident was starting to dry and thankfully, the recent theme for the cafe was maids with guns. Bloody maid uniform would stand out in normal occasions but the blonde was instead praised by how much enthusiasm she had for the theme. A plastic replica of a rifle was cradled in her arms to finish her costume. "Welcome home, maste-- Oh! I-It's you from earlier!" The practiced lively greeting was abruptly interrupted when she recognized who approached the bloodied maid. It was the boy who was posing with Noboru earlier. Shizuka hadn't caught his name but the two faces responsible for the bloodied maid outfit were etched onto her memory, at least for the next couple of days. "How would you rate that performance?" The deep blue eyes (from the contact lenses) blinked in surprise, of all things the male could have said, he had to say something to remind the poor girl of her embarrassing moment just minutes ago. "Um... I-If it could cause me to erm... e-embarrass myself in such a way, I could say it was unique and we-well... delightful? It was certainly memorable, I would like to add. And.... familiar? I must've seen it in an anime but I couldn't quite put my finger on it." One could tell by the tone of her voice and how she spoke that she was awkward and unsure about her response as she gripped onto her rifle tight within her arms.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Outside Cosplay Cafe 20/4/2015 Monday Her reaction was priceless, it was kind of adorable, but she looked like she was going to burst. He changed the topic, he didn't know there was a cosplay cafe here, it was likely new. "Anyways... My name is Rui Shinichi, I'm a second year at Warakuma High", he introduced himself. "I didn't know there was a maid cafe here though... Do you work here?", she definitely did, she was holding all the hints, but he wanted to get the talk in another direction. So did she maybe. The theme today looked like maids with guns... A fairly normal thing, but impressive considering there were very few stores around here that offered good replicas or toy guns.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Outside the Cosplay Cafe \|\| April 20 MON: After School As the male student introduced himself, Shizuka politely curtsied, with one of her arms while the other held onto the rifle, before introducing her own self. "I'm referred to as 'Shizu-chan' in my line of work and yes, I currently serve as a waitress here. Would you perhaps be interested in a cup of freshly brewed tea, master?" She flashed the signature smile shared among dozens of maid outfitted waitresses but that did not necessarily mean it lacked sincerity. While a portion of them were forced to be such, Shizuka chose to be here out of her own interests. That aside, seeing as Rui approached her while at work, it didn't stop her from advertising the cafe. But she was to be cautious the next time she saw him in school as the average Shizuka if she wished to keep her identity from anyone. "Ah, it is not specifically a maid cafe but a cosplay cafe. You've just happened to stumble here at a maid and butler theme week, master. That is correct, it had just been recently made, about a couple of weeks ago. Being a neighbor of our capital city, Tokyo, certainly has its perks." This was indeed convenient for Shizuka here, being able to interact with her fellow "otakus" outside of the rare conventions being held in Warakuma. Working in Tokyo could have been a possibility but an unreasonable one at that, seeing as she was still a student and there was distance to be accounted for.</s> <\|message\|>Akira Kirigakure Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma High // After School // Archery Range Monday, April 20th, 2015 Keeping his focus completely on the target and toning everything else out, Akira fired one shot after another like a machine. That was, until he heard a sound next to him that snapped him back to reality. Amusingly enough it was Saya Ueno, who didn't seem to realize it was him, of course that's based on her previous interactions with him. Though, this would be proven true as she fell back on the usual routine. With a chuckle, "Practice, and lots of it. If you're serious about it, that is." And not just trying to impress someone, well, even that can be used as motivation to improve. Though, it doesn't concern me. With a deep breathe, he loaded another arrow, pulled back and fired another bullseye before lowering the bow. "Taking a deep breathe doesn't hurt. Need to find a way to relax yourself or you might end up shooting someone instead of the target with as nervous as you look." he laughed.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Outside Cosplay Cafe 20/4/2015 Monday Rui hadn't really been in his share of cafes like these, since they were always quite expensive, but seeing as he was here now... He looked around a little before responding to Shizu. She went right back into work mode after he changed the topic though, the adaptability was remarkable... This is the kind of person that was used to changing their... Sides, so to speak. "Alright then, I guess I could use something to eat", he agreed to go in. There wasn't much else he was planning to do today. There was plenty of time left in the day, so he could check this place out before going off and idling the day away with something else. He waited to be shown into the cafe by Shizu.</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Monday 20th April 2015: After School Saya Ueno: Warakuma High- Archery Range Saya had braced herself for Akira's scathing reply, and she was more than a little surprised that he actually provided her with a genuine, not-a-jerkass response. Well, mostly. The whole 'shooting someone' thing caught her attention but she was surprised enough not to take even a little offence. "I...see," she murmured back warily, fingers pattering away at her wooden bow as she looked over at his perfect trajectory, the arrow lodging firmly into the red dot. "You know, you shouldn't talk down to me, Number One. I'm Number Two, remember? I'm your greatest competition," she suddenly spoke with a burst of confidence, looking over at him mischievously. "Turn your back, and I might even be a better shot than you someday." She didn't really know where all this bravado was coming from, but she really did want to fit into the club without too much conflict. As mean as Akira was at times, Saya didn't want Rokoru to think she was stirring trouble within his club on purpose. And hey, she couldn't stay a victim forever. If she wanted to become a more confident archer in the club, she needed the personality to match.</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov : Manga and Anime Club "Well we are flexible in our schedules, we meet up whenever we are free and not out of equipment." he said with a dry laugh. Not a good way to let a possible entrant know of their shortcomings. But, he felt that Akane wasn't the kind to dwell on such matters for long. "We can work out a Monday and Thursday if you are interested. We usually practise in spurts. It's mostly Inoue though, she nags us into training her. A real fiesty one, that." he said with a smile. It was the reason he liked Inoue, she didn't mess her words and was pretty straight forward and simple. Akane, turned down his offer for the help which didn't bother him much. Afterall it was an artist's choice whether to do that or not. But he felt he'll let her know about her professional aspirations. "I think it will help you if you are looking to turn professional. The deadlines would be really something, at that time going out and searching for a beta or background worker would be troublesome. But your call, I admit, there is nothing like completing something on your own." he then fished into his bag to take out a steel lunch box, really spartan and boxy like himself. He opened it to reveal some onigiri rolls, delicately rolled and designed with the wonders of Japan as a theme. "Would you like some." he offered.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Cosplay Cafe 20/4/2015 Monday "I see... Was the blood intentional?", he asked jokingly. Though before she could respond properly he made it clear it was a joke and continued. "That was a joke, Tokyo is a nice place, I'm sure you'd love it", so she hasn't been to Tokyo before... It wasn't uncommon for people to have never left their home towns, even in a place like Japan, but it's become harder for such an event these days as transport has become easier. If she had the money she could take a one and a half hour shinkansen to Tokyo central area... Honestly it wasn't that far, but there were costs, and unlike train networks, the shinkansen didn't come by that often. After that, she brought out the cake he ordered, and it was... Presentation was certainly nice. He took a sip of his drink, and then began to eat at the cake. As he finished and paid he bid goodbye to the waitresses and then left to do his own thing for the rest of the day... --- Warakuma High 21/4/2015 Tuesday With Golden Week fast approaching, some clubs were actually already talking about either training through Golden Week, or using it to rest... The baseball team was visibly going to train, they had a match coming up shortly after Golden Week and apparently their members were a little on the casual side. In any case... What to do today... Rui pondered on what clubs were open today... Kendo and Drama were the only things on today for him.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Manga Clubroom Monday, April 20th, 2015 After School "Well, that's quite comforting to know." she said as she had a laugh of her own. "If your schedules are that flexible, then I accept your offer. Should help give me more fuel for my work." "It really depends," she said in response to his opinion about a worker, "On if I'm able to go pro with this. Depending on how a certain magazine works, I'm sure that there'll be assistants and such, that they have worked with in the past with their various artists, that they could call in and do the job. So it wouldn't matter either way." she finished as she was cracking her back. After finishing, he offered her some onigiri rolls. With a smile, "I'd love some."</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Monday 20th April 2015: After School Saya Ueno: Warakuma High- Archery Range "I-I didn't mean Senpai of course!" Saya blustered, looking more than a little distraught that Akira would pick her words apart like that. So much for friendly banter... "Rokoru-senpai is the best. He's our President, and you should treat him like such," she sniffed, irked by Akira's words as she let loose an arrow of her own. With a quiet thud, it hit around the middle rings, which was...strange. Did she shoot a little better when she was angry or something? Or was she actually improving? Huh. In a laughable comparison, Akira shot out another bullseye, which made Saya wonder. Why was Akira such a jerk to everyone? And why didn't he get along with Senpai if they were both such great archers? It was a puzzler, for sure. --- Tuesday 21st April 2015: After School Leiko Hamada: Warakuma High- Auditorium Seeing Rin yesterday was...pleasant, Leiko mused, as she waved her goodbye to Saya and headed for the auditorium where she had booked the next club meeting. She didn't get the chance to see him very often, and when she did, he often assuaged her doubts and made her feel a whole lot better. Her friends wouldn't really understand if she told them, so she decided it was best that she didn't bring it up at all. More importantly, today was a Drama Club day, and deciding on booking the auditorium's space for their next meeting, she entered the large hall-structure and set her notes on a spare table whilst people entered. "Good afternoon, everyone. Today is going to be a little different to our usual warm up sessions," Leiko began to speak in a clear, commanding tone as her clubmates started to trickle in. "As you all know, auditions for this year's school performance is on the horizon, and I'm sure some of you would like to try your hand at bigger, more challenging roles. Today is exactly about that." Leiko paused and noted the response to her announcement. Some looked more than a little surprised that she was bringing up auditions again so early, but no one was more surprised than Masatomo, who fixed her with a piercing look of disdain. She was going to have a headache about this afterwards, of that there was no doubt. "So, I would like everyone to spend this time to discuss amongst themselves on what they would like to do this year. Potential leading men and ladies, please put your names down on the form I've pinned to the wall by the door. If you would prefer supporting roles, backstage or design, please come to me and I can place you in the respective categories." The auditorium began to bustle with noise when Leiko's announcement was made, and it wasn't long before questions began to surface. "When are the auditions?" "Do we need a lot of theatre experience first for this?" "Aren't you just going to cast yourself, President-dono?" The last one was a sneer from Masatomo himself, which rewarded him with a trademark Hamada glare. "Of course I will exempt myself from the auditions for the sake of fairness. That needn't be a concern. As for your other questions, they will be answered at a later date. I'm looking for enthusiasm and interest within our group first and foremost. I will organise auditions once we have a decent amount of candidates. Thank you." And with that, Leiko fell silent, allowing the others to speak amongst themselves. Once this exercise was over, they would move onto more physical-related activities, but for now, this felt more important.</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Enchanted Woodland - Grand Stage 26/4/2015 Sunday TRACK: I will Face Myself "Persona!", as the shadowy image of Leiko began to blur and then be engulfed by light, the roots around it began to lash and the party advanced quickly to defend Leiko. Everyone's Persona formed a wall in front of Leiko and repelled the whipping roots as they grabbed Leiko and took her to safety. As the light cleared, a new figure took the place of Leiko's shadow. Just as they thought, this was the... Combat form, so to speak. The Shadow only made a sinister laugh before speaking once more. "With all the actors on stage, I will show you a performance that none shall forget!", with battle initiated, with the shadow taking the first move. Throwing a Garu right at Kami, although Rui intercepted it with his own Garu, cancelling it out, but that didn't stop Leiko's shadow from resuming the attack with the vines upon the whole party. Rui easily slashed them down again, though this meant he couldn't advance, but perhaps someone else can behind his defense. Leiko was given this time to think more about herself, but what was she to think?</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Root of the Problem Noboru shielded his eyes, trying to block the flying winds. They were getting on his neeves pretty bad, enough to make a bad pun or two. Yo Leiko! Calm your shit! You gotta daffodil with your problems, not run away. Stop garden your heart with these thorns,they're really getting in our sides. Rui, cover me, i'll try to go in and knock this stupid shadow around a bit. Let me leaf a few bruises! Puns aside, this creature was abdolutely horrifying. He chose not to remember what his shadow looked like. Is this what everyone had inside of them? This angry beast?</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew Harvester \|\| [insert root pun here] Damn wind almost blinded Matt, luckily Rui was ready for action and canceled it out. which lead to the attack of vines. "every rose has its thorn~.... what? I thought it was as good time as any" Matt was trying to joke around to keep positive though in reality he was still shocked seeing the shadow... So this is what it was like huh. Matt was thinking about how it was so hard for him to accept his reality but decided it was best to put it behind him, all he wanted was to be truly accepted. Aside from the terrible puns hearing Nobo's plan to rush in Matt thought of the vines and voiced his idea. "hey guys how bout i try to cover ya'll by burning the vines? they should be weak to fire right? just give the signal when you are ready to go."</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Sunday 26th April 2015: Time Unknown Leiko Hamada: Enchanted Woodlands- Grand Stage The woman before her...she changed. Leiko had barely been aware of the strange beings that shielded her from the oncoming vines, her eyes fixed on her aggressor with a look of numb shock. Its skin peeled away, exposing thick, gnarled bark and long, blood-red claws that sprouted from its fingertips. Every aspect of her graceful beauty had been twisted, revealing the darkness and cruelty behind her visage. But nothing struck her more than the cold, wicked smile that spread across the creature's lips as she sent endless vines at Rui and the others in an effort to tear them apart. She didn't know what to do. Frozen in place, she helplessly watched as Rui, Noboru, Kami and the other boy raised their weapons boldly against the forceful gale. They were going to fight it. But how? She seemed so strong, so vicious in her onslaught. If they stayed...would they end up dying just to save her? No. Leiko didn't want anyone to die, especially not like this. She wanted to raise her voice, tell them to leave and save themselves, but she couldn't. It was if she didn't have to strength to form words anymore. That creature had truly taken over. "Come on, now. Won't anyone save me from myself?" The Shadow crowed, cackling all the while as she threw another burst of fierce wind at the Persona Users. "The audience is just dying for some action!"</s>
<\|description\|>Leiko Hamada III: The Empress Age: 16 (Starting Second Year at Warakuma High) Appearance: High School Drama Queen Leiko's sense of style radiates a potent aura of sophistication and rebellion. Eschewing her school jacket and ribbon, she chooses to wear an expensive, imported apricot coloured Angora sweater, along with the standard Warakuma skirt, and black stockings that reach just to her skirt's hem. She also wears specially customed rosewater perfume, the fragrance of which is noted by many who meet her for the first time. Her auburn hair is naturally wavy, but she tames it with straightening products every morning before school. Her use of makeup, whilst minimal, is effective in giving off an air of class. Her wardrobe is mostly influenced by European fashion, and with the sage advice of her fashionista friend Saya. Arcana: Empress Personality: Brash and outspoken, Leiko has a powerful aura that few people can deny in her presence. For this reason, she is often found to be the ringleader of her group of friends, and with her confidence, is also the self-proclaimed star of the Drama Club. She is either sweet, or very sharp and scathing depending on who she speaks to, and due to her snobby nature, many classmates are either afraid of her or try desperately to fall in her good graces. However, with power comes a price, as Leiko sometimes doubts that the people close to her really care about her at all... Equipment/Skills: Wooden Spear (A prop from drama club, later upgrades to real spears.) Background: Born and raised in a fairly affluent family, Leiko had always treated other people like they were different from her. Beneath her, in a sense. For this reason, she was met with hostility from her classmates, and for a long time, Leiko was isolated from her peers. However, in her middle school years, Leiko finally snapped when she was confronted with a particularly vicious school bully, and rather than suffer in silence, she fought back, to the surprise of many. This caused her popularity to soar, and soon enough, Leiko had gained a group of friends and the reverence of the school, which then carried her forward into High School. Now, she is considered one of the most popular girls in school, but only accredited through her wealth, and her intimidating demeanour and reputation. Deep down, she suspects that her 'friends' aren't really her friends at all, but she chooses not to dwell on it, instead focusing on her studies and her acting hobbies. She is also currently engaged via her parent's wishes, and she is set to marry when Leiko graduates from High School. She has heard about the new rumours circulating around school, but pays them no mind, and merely thinks its a case of delinquents playing too many violent video games. Since the start of The True Self, Leiko has shown her enthusiasm and commitment in her role as Drama Club President, going as far as leading the recruitment campaign by herself, with some relative success from the male demographic. She has a strong work ethic in regards to the club, but shows doubt in her leadership abilities, particularly whilst under the scrutiny of her fellow clubmates, such as an arrogant male named Masatomo Owada. Bonus fact: She absolutely despises the name Leiko, and insists on being addressed as Hamada by everyone, with the exception of her close family. Persona: Titania Appearance: Abilities: Diarama Garula Tentarafoo Non-Persona Users Name: Ueno Saya Age: 16 Appearance: "Stop frowning so much, Hama-chan!" Saya is considerably tall for a girl, standing at 5"9, with long legs that are the envy of many fellow female classmates. Both her eyes and hair are an amethyst colour, and she has a creamy smooth skin complexion that she maintains with a strict beauty regime. She is highly fashionable and as such, always wears the latest brands, and is considered as something of a trendsetter amongst her friends. She sports the standard Warakuma uniform at school, and wears a silver necklace with matching silver loop earrings. Arcana: N/A Personality: Saya is upbeat, cheerful, and quite playful in her mannerisms, always finding a good excuse to make light of a situation even in the darkest times. She is a very active and sporty person, vastly preferring to keep herself active over being stuck in a room with musty books. She is easily flustered by members of the opposite sex, and even more so by figures of authority, but she tries not to show it. She is notorious for being the only girl in school to be able to tease Leiko Hamada and get away with it. Equipment/Skills: Saya is surprisingly quite a good cook, having learned from her mother who owns one of the oldest-standing restaurants in Warakuma. She is also athletic and rather gifted over quite a few sports. Her academics are rather lacking however... Background: Born and bred in one of the most traditional families in Warakuma, Saya has never known life outside her hometown, nor does she care to. She is expected to work at her family's restaurant, and finally take over when her parents retire, but Saya has other plans, a fact which she makes known to her own flesh and blood, as well as the people who know her well enough. Still undecided in her path in life, she chooses to take it easy and see where her whimsy takes her. Growing up, Saya was quite the insecure girl, which made her an easy target for bullying. When she entered middle school, she was particularly targeted by a gang of girls who made it their mission to make her life a living hell. She became increasingly depressed and socially withdrawn, leading to the point where she almost gave up on life altogether. However, after one certain incident with her tormentor, she inadvertently got pushed into Leiko Hamada, a notoriously aloof and socially awkward rich girl. To the surprise of herself, and the growing audience around them, Leiko confronted the bully, which culminated in the girl infamously fighting them off. Since this incident, Saya has stuck to Leiko like glue, inwardly desiring to pay her back for what she perceived as saving her life that day. At Leiko's side, she was no longer picked on or hated, which gave her the confidence to allow her true personality to shine through. Leiko is entirely unaware of the depths of Saya's admiration however, barely remembering that Saya was there at all doing the confrontation, but Saya chooses not to be bothered by it. Since the events of The True Self began, Saya has shown an interest in Archery, going as far as joining the club despite her lack of knowledge or talent in the sport. It has also been established that she has feelings for the Club President Rokoru Ishiara, and is determined to win his heart, no matter what. Character Themes Leiko's Theme Shadow Leiko's Theme Shadow Dungeon Theme Shadow Battle Theme Saya's Theme I'm just gonna be stealing all these from Touhou</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Ferrero Mall Monday, April 27th, 2015 1:50 PM Akane couldn't remember the last time she went against someone who was able to match her like this, there probably wasn't one until this scene. But it all didn't matter, the only thought that ran through her mind at the moment was to choke the life out of this brute. Funny, this wasn't like her. She definitely wasn't like this before but now all she wants is to beat him into the ground. The rage made her completely forget how tired she really was nor the fact she didn't pin his arms down at all. That would prove to be a big mistake when he unleashed a lightening quick punch out of nowhere, smashing into her nose with a good crack. He managed to shake her off and get up but it wasn't easy on him, clearly the signs of all the fatigue and punishment taking hold. Not to mention his little wardrobe malfunction as his shirt tore, killing the whole atmosphere and mood completely. If that wasn't surprising enough, what followed next was even more so. Though she was still quite irritated, given what went on, she came to her senses and decided to go along with him, for now. Right as the boy wrapped up his speech, she concluded it with her own. "We thank you for your time and patience. We still have much to learn." With a bow, she took off with the boy. --- Akira Kirigakure // Ferrero Mall Monday, April 27th, 2015 Same Time "Looks like the show is finally over." The ending was sudden and unexpected but it was interesting nonetheless. Though expecting something else entirely, he was right about her in a way, regarding Akari at least, as she took out her phone and started snapping off pictures. He could only laugh at the sight, more for irony's sake than anything. "What are the odds..." he grinned to himself. "Things are only going to get even more interesting." --- Akane Hanazawa // On The Streets // En-route to Hospital Monday, April 27th, 2015 2:00 PM After having time to clear her head and try to rationalize her actions for the last 20-30 minutes, she stopped bothering to try and continued walking. Hearing him talk again made her want to slug him again, but she took a deep breath and restrained herself, displaying a calm exterior, which was strange considering her actions a bit ago. "We should probably have them check you for brain damage while we're there." she replied half-joking. "A truce for now, but after this I'll beat an apology out of you yet." picking up her pace towards the hospital despite the pain in her ribs, wincing slightly.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday "Cosplay... Hmmm...", certainly sounded fun, actually the prospect was fun enough that he immediately began thinking of what he could cosplay. There were quite a few he could fit, but before his reaction was to be confused with something else, he continued. "Sounds like a lot of fun, I'd like that", she sewed this herself. That was impressive, considering the choice of character too. In any case... "And yeah, I'll be watching it soon, I already have my ticket", after that, they bid farewell to one another. "Cosplay huh...?", he wondered if Kazuki would allow them to wear costumes while in the dungeons...</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Warakuma Hospital April 27th, 2015-2:00 PM Noboru laughed at the absurdity of her claims. "Really now. You're gonna beat an apology out of me? Are you sure? Are you gonna be able to catch me is the question. My bet will be no, after the number I did on you. I may be beat up but I still have my legs, and a boxer isn't known for just his strength. And any brain damage is irrelevant when you've been clocked in the head enough times. It stops getting to you too much. Heheh." Noboru winced as well, but offered to help carry her, despite his own pains. They slowly reached the hospital, and began to have their wounds addressed. Akari Yamamoto-Ferrero Mall April 27th, 2015-2:00 PM Akari laughed quite loudly as the two walked off. Her plan had worked perfectly, and she had new things to gl by. She slithered to Akira, giving orders. "You. Akira. Give me your phone number now. I need you to spread pictures around when I give you the order. We are going to have ourseleves a good time for a good week or so, and it won't grow boring.</s>	<\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Monday 27th April 2015: Midday Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Hospital "But until then... Farewell" That strange man's gentle, mysterious words faded away from Leiko's conscious as loud, mechanical beeping sounds took its place. Sluggishly, Leiko opened her eyes to white walls and drip stands, with no sight of the majestic velvet room she was just in. She felt a little disappointed that the mystery man had left her with more questions than answers, but more importantly... She was alive. An unceremonious squeal escaped her as she flew out the bed, tossing the blanket covering her to the side as she peered out the window. There it was. Her beloved Warakuma. Her sudden action caught up with the state of her body as she felt her knees buckle slightly from the effort of standing. Perhaps she had been a little too hasty in her excitement, but after the ordeal in the Enchanted Woods, she was just glad she could stand at all. Of course...what happened there did happen, didn't it? Just thinking about it made it seem beyond belief. Shadows, Personas, that 'other self' of hers... It couldn't have just been a dream could it? She began to doubt her experiences for a moment, her face creased into a frown, but then she began to feel her. She didn't really know how, but a warm sensation began to spread across her body, comforting her like a gentle pat on the back. Titania was here, which meant...that all of it had to be real too. Leiko sat back on the bed, a sigh of relief escaping her as the weight eased the suffering on her legs. There were so many people she wanted to talk to. Rui, her friends at school, Father, Saya... Saya... Leiko looked over at her bedside in an attempt to find her phone, but she was promptly thwarted by the excess of cards and flowers that dominated the space. On further inspection they appeared to be from her friends from school, wishing her well in her recovery. It was nice of them, and Leiko couldn't help but feel touched at how much they had considered her. There was also a fruit basket from Noboru, which appeared a little out of character for the foul-mouthed brawler, but Leiko knew that he and the others still risked their life to save her from that place. She was grateful on that basis alone. Her mother had written her a pretty stock 'get well soon' (as was typical of her) with a much more interesting footnote. Her father was coming home much earlier than anticipated. Nothing could repress the smile on Leiko's face after that as she returned the card in its place and flopped her head back on the pillow, feeling strangely content after all that had occurred. She wondered what she would do now. There was no way her life could stay the same, not after everything that happened. Should she just carry on being Leiko Hamada, Drama Club President and Queen of Warakuma High? Or could she be something more than that? She wanted to talk to someone about this Persona business, and the best person she could speak to was Rui Shinichi, it seemed. But in the meantime, there was nothing more to be done than lie down and rest. But before that... Leiko finally found her phone from within her belongings, her fingers quickly dialling the number of her beloved friend. "H-Hama-chan?" The brightest smile lit up Leiko's face as she quickly delved into conversation with her best friend.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru-Warakuma Hospital Noboru thought about what had happened in the past day. His whole self had been revealed, and all his secrets had shown themselves, whether he wanted them to or not. Sitting up in his bed, he stretched himself out, his muscles sore. He was going to slide out of his bed and stretch when Rui walked in to talk to him. Oh yeah, doing well, if doing well included my deepest thoughts being brought into the open, having my supposed hidden self turn into a monster, and then conking myself out on the floor and giving myself a nasty bump. So, all in all, yeah, doing well. Noboru looked around the small room one more time, feeling the bandages on his head where there were cuts and bruises. These were gonna take a little while to heal up.</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada -Sunday 12 April, 2015- Leiko Hamada and Saya Ueno: Ueno Restaurant "Aww, really? Bummer." Saya released a disappointed sigh as she slumped on the spare seat beside them, her lips drawing into an apologetic grin. "Sorry, Kotori-chan. Guess I got a little over-excited for some dirt. That's what a weekend shift does to a girl, you know. But not for much longer!" She yelled triumphantly, jabbing a finger at the clock. "Another hour and I've paid off my debt! Oh yeah!" Was she still on about those accursed boots? Leiko pondered in slight disbelief as she watched her friend do some kind of victory dance. Perhaps it was just a strange sentiment to Leiko; her high class upbringing left her wanting for nothing, after all. Paying off any sort of debt was an alien concept to her. "As pleasing as it is to hear that, Saya, I wouldn't hold my breath," Leiko said with a small shrug of her shoulders. "This isn't the first, and certainly won't be the last time you're in this predicament." "Oh, please. I am not getting stuck doing this lame-ass job again," Saya denied with a grimace at the very thought. "I mean, I could be spending my Sunday shopping instead, you know?" "And there lies the eternal conundrum...", Leiko murmured under her breath, before realizing that Kotori was still in their presence and looking somewhat uncomfortable. "Oh, I would like to apologize on behalf of my friend Saya by the way, Shirohane-san. I am fairly sure she was born with her fist firmly lodged in her mouth," she remarked dryly. "Just pay her no mind, and order some food before delving further into our discussion, hmm?" "Sooooo mean," Saya whined pouting slightly as her eyes flickered to the side for a moment. "Oh shoot, I think I just saw my mother lurking around. Better not let her catch me." She quickly got to her feet with an agile and fluid motion, which was impressive considering the wheels attached to her feet. "Don't forget you're coming over later, right Hama-chan?" You promised." She looked over again at Kotori with a thoughtful look. "Hmm. Hey, you wanna hang out at mine as well, Kotori-chan? We can have like a big, girly sleepover!" She clapped her hands together in excitement. "I know you're like, really quiet in school and stuff, but you can loosen up at mine! We'll smuggle some of my dad's sake from the cellar and-" No," Leiko quickly interjected before Saya brought her suggestion to its completion. "I would prefer us not to get inebriated when we have school tomorrow-or at all, quite frankly!" She added with slight colour rushing to her cheeks at her implication. "Shirohane will have a terrible first impression of us both if you keep nattering away-and then I will never get an insight into the common student's literary interests!" "...That's what you're talking about?" The disapproval was dripping from every syllable of Saya's words as she rolled her eyes dramatically. "Gee, should have known that you were doing drama stuff. Can't you chill even on your days off, Hama-chan? Seriously." She looked over at Kotori pityingly. "Wow, I feel kinda sorry for you. She cornered you with this stuff, did she? But I am serious if you wanna chill later. I'm always up for having new friends. Hama-chan too, even if she is a grump about it," she grinned, ignoring the scowl being thrown from Leiko's direction.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Ueno Restaurant \| Sunday, April 12 2015 - Noon Kotori really didn't know how to keep up with the waitress - from her energetic self, she deflated into a slumped-over form only to perk back up just moments later. As she apologised for her sudden question, Kotori didn't even have time to say that it didn't really bother her before she already spoke on and gave a sudden cry about her remaining shift. Kotori was left to simply look between Hamada and her friend as they exchanged words that indicated that this wasn't the first time she was working on a Sunday - or, for that matter, the last. As Hamada then apologised for her friend, Saya's, exuberance, Kotori raised her hands to wave it off with a quick "It's no problem, really," whilst she at least had the chance. Getting back on her feet with the threat of her mother catching her with her friend, Saya propped herself up rather quickly - before reminding her friend that she had promised to come over for a sleepover and extending an invitation to the same to Kotori. A quiet "Eh?" was her first reaction to that; complete with a surprised expression - which grew into one of worry as Saya went on to list the things they could do whilst there. Luckily Hamada was going to have none of that though - before returning the flow of conversation back to the original reason for which she and Kotori were here in the first place. Saya's interest seemed to wane for a moment when she realised as much - before turning to Kotori to both apologise for Hamada and to remind her that the sleepover invitation was still open. "Ah, it's no trouble, really," Kotori said whilst shaking her head - whilst it wasn't quite untrue that Hamada had shown up quite suddenly and had a rather forceful way about her, it still had been her own choice to follow along, after all. As for the sleepover - Kotori was... a little apprehensive; if not a little suspicious even. "I'm sorry, Ueno-san, but I'm afraid I have some shopping to do later and have to help out at home," she said in an apologetic tone after bowing her head briefly as she refused the invitation - and whilst her reasons were quite true, she couldn't quite help but feel a slight sense of relief that she had them. Either way though, there still remained the matter of Hamada's questions and lunch - both of which would be solved over the course of the next while; resulting mostly in one side asking questions and the other merely giving answers. Ultimately, Kotori wasn't sure if she could be of much help to Hamada - but the Drama Club President seemed thankful for her input nonetheless, if in her usual manner. Thus they spent a part of their afternoon at the restaurant - with an occasional showing of Saya in between and even more so after her shift's end - until Hamada was satisfied with what she'd heard. Thanking both Hamada for the meal and Saya for the invitation, Kotori would soon after have to apologise for having to leave; her shopping still having yet to be done. As she was on her way to the grocery store, Kotori thought back on the conversation - Hamada certainly was quite an assertive person and certainly serious about her Drama Club whilst also being on quite familiar terms with her friend, Saya. They really were quite different, Kotori thought as she entered the grocer's. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Shopping District: Shirohane Residence \| Monday, 13 April 2015 - Morning "Kotori? Could you drop these off? They're on your way to school," Tsubame, Kotori's mother asked as she peaked her head around the corner. Kotori, standing up after having just gotten her shoes on, turned to see her standing there with a small bouquet in her hand - a delivery request, no doubt. "Of course. Where to?" she asked, getting a grateful smile from her mother as she handed over the flowers and a small note with the address - it was indeed on her way to school. Usually Tsubame took care of the deliveries before opening the shop or later when Kotori could tend to it - unless a convenient address came up such as today. "I'm off," she announced, getting a wave in return as her mother sent her off. "Thanks. Take care," she said, waiting for her daughter to get out of view before turning back to get ready for the remaining deliveries - such as one order that would be going to the hospital. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Main Entrance \| Morning Having made the delivery - a surprise gift from the husband to his wife of an elderly couple, as it turned out - Kotori headed to school; arriving at the front gate safely in time despite the small detour. There were other students of all years already there of course; some standing about talking to their friends, many simply heading to their respective classroom. Kotori was clearly of the latter category - though she stopped at the main entrance to glance over the large notice board found there. Hung there she noticed a flyer for the Drama Club - and not far from it, one for the Idol Club; reminding her of the missing student, Noboru. She hadn't heard anything further on the matter since his brother, Aiko, and Toma had shown up to ask her if she knew anything; leaving her little more to do than simply hope he had shown up and was alright as she turned to head to classroom 2-2. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| After School "Alright, that's all for today. Class dismissed," the teacher declared as the chime rang to signal the end of the school day. Much like expected, a huge ruckus broke out immediately as a majority of the students in class got up and headed out the room; speaking among each other as they headed off to clubs, friends or other places. Kotori, meanwhile, at hear seat much as usual; writing away in her notebook the last details of the class that had just ended. The small worry at the back of her mind, meanwhile, had vanished - as she'd heard a number of students talking during the breaks; among other things about the return of the missing Noboru. Though she'd only just met him on the same day he'd seemingly vanished, Kotori was still glad to hear he was safe as she packed her books and got ready to head out of the classroom; the largest hustle and bustle having calmed down by now.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru-Warakuma Hospital to Mall "Alrighty. It looks like you're all set to go Noboru. Now be careful, We don't want you to end up in here again you moron." Noemi gave a playful smile, indicating her non-serious attitude. She was cold towards the Matthew boy, but only because he was an imbecile trying to hit on her. But she had known Noboru since he was 10 or so, so she knew he wasn't going to try with her, he had seen what she was capable of. OKay, Noemi, thank you! Cya around! Noboru had his training clothes, specially requested and delivered by his brother, who had gotten too friendly as of late. He stretched his legs and started on his jog towards the mall. It felt good to exercise again, even if it was just jogging. He kept a good pace, trying to maintain his breath. His chest heaved in and out, indicating he hadn't really practiced too much as of late. His breath was ragged, but he didn't let that keep him from jogging all the way to the mall without stopping. AS he continued onward, his thoughts wondered to the fact that he was missing drama club. Maybe if he was lucky, no one would notice his absence, and if they did, he had a relatively fine excuse. He WAS in the hospital after all, maybe he could play the pity card. Of course, they might've been heartless folks and he wouldn't get any slack. He arrived at the mall mid though, and started stretching again, ready to start his exercises. He looked around to see if he knew anybody there. Aiko, the cool twin There were bags under Aiko's eyes, and his legs stuttered with every step. He had been Noboru's caretaker from his family the last few days, no one else really caring about interacting with the hospital ridden boy. He even washed and brought his training clothes for him, the new ones he had taken a while earlier. When Aiko approached him and asked about track, Aiko looked at his face. he absolutely knew that it wasn't just some random drunk that Toma had pissed off. You couldn't just piss off a drunk and walk away with a bruise or two. More like cuts and possible hospital visits. Aiko decided not to pursue it further, knowing it wasn't his business meddling in personal affairs, even though it bothered him too much and he wanted to know about it. Putting the thought to the back of his mind, he responded to the track question. "Well of course i'm going. I'm not just gonna quit it after one practice. I'm not THAT weak."</s> <\|message\|>Tanaka Toma Toma Tanaka - After School Toma's smile widened at Aiko's words. "That's what I like to hear," he said, giving the boy a light, reassuring punch on the shoulder. He tossed his bag over his shoulder before leading the way out of the classroom. Glancing over at Aiko, a bit of worry flashed across his face for an instant, as he noted the less-than-stellar state he was in. Not that Toma himself was much better. "Just don't push yourself too hard, yeah?" he said, looking away. "I think I know how taxing the past several days have been for you, I guess." He stopped at a vending machine, continuing as he inserted money. "No shame in taking a day off every once in a while." He grabbed the two drinks he had bought with his left hand, and tossed one to Aiko. "Down it quick," he said with a smirk. "Arata won't be impressed if he sees us drinking this stuff just before practice." As Toma worked on cracking the can open with his teeth, he receded momentarily into his own thoughts. There were more than a couple people he felt like he should apologize to. His parents, of course, but also Kotori and the big guy, Alexei. He had, at least partially, put the two of them into awkward spots when he had burst into the flower store. With a sigh, he finished guzzling his drink. He eyed his injured wrist, bending it ever so slightly. A small frown formed on his face as the pain registered. He'd have to grab some tape to wrap it up, to help keep it from moving as he ran. He could find some in the nurse's office, but immediately discarded that idea. He'd heard too many horror stories about that place. There were both a Boxing club and an MMA club at the school, so there was bound to be some in the gym storage room. That option was much safer. He looked back over towards Aiko as they walked. "So, how's your brother doing? I've overheard that he's okay, but I figure you're a more reliable source." Toma sort of also wanted to ask about how Noboru had been found, but decided against it, for no real reason other than being satisfied enough just knowing that he was fine.</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Leiko Hamada: Warakuma High- Drama Club Meeting Room Kasumi rose to the challenge presented before him quite aptly, raising the tone of his voice to be more feminine as he did his best attempt to portray a sisterly figure. It was a difficult exercise to pull off, since the language of the piece was quite rich and subtle in its execution. Ismene would need to be a subdued, unopposing girl, in contrast to Antigone's more curious nature. And he did fairly well in his execution. Leiko opened her mouth, intending to give small praise for his enthusiasm, and then he shot that smile again. Was he trying to infuriate her by acting so cocky? Leiko let out a sharp intake of breath and crossed her arms. "Your stance is far too masculine. Your body has a language too, and its speaking the wrong tone," Leiko criticised flatly, ignoring the more positive qualities of his piece. "But still...a round of applause for Kasumi-san on his efforts," she instructed the group, which was conceded by a small burst of applause. Out of the corner of her eye however, Leiko spotted Shinichi speaking to someone unfamiliar, engrossed in their own conversations. "Shinichi-kun, I would thank you to pay attention," Leiko snapped, looking unimpressed before looking over to the newcomer. "And you...I don't recall seeing your face at auditions. Are you aware that the club is at full capacity at the moment?" She asked bluntly. "I appreciate your interest, but I will have to ask you to leave."</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Tuesday, April 14 2015 - After School In the usual routine that had started to become the class' commonplace, the bell signalled the mass exodus of the larger part of the class' students in a wild ruckus - classes, friends or even just home were all the destinations that most were all to eager to head toward after a full day of school. A few took it more slowly and one or two even stayed behind for a little while - such as, much like usual, Kotori who finished up her note-taking before checking them over once more. Only once this was done and she was satisfied did she pack her books and then head on out - conveniently, this also meant that she missed the large hustle and bustle that followed the bell and thus didn't have to deal with quite as full a hallway or the crowded main entrance. As she headed on out, she kept much to herself - being her usual self, she passed by a number of other students without much in the way of greeting. Whilst there were the occasional few people she did know at least in passing, Kotori didn't happen to run into any of them on her way - and, as such, soon reached the main entrance without further ado and thereafter was on her way home. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Shopping District \| After School As Kotori walked through the mall, she thought for a moment on whether there was anything she needed from there - but came up with nothing; neither groceries nor school supplies or any personal items were running low and thus in need of restocking. Judging from the uniform they were wearing, she wasn't the only student from Warakuma High here - a small group of girls were excitedly discussing something in front of the shoe store, a few others could be seen throughout the shops. Despite not actually needing anything, Kotori couldn't help but still walk past some of the stores' windows to take a glance inside. Unfortunately, however, she didn't find any sales - as the afternoon bargain sales on eggs in the grocer's store had already all been sold out. With a small sigh of disappointment, Kotori took her bespectacled eyes off the windows and instead back ahead - and taking a moment to realise that not far ahead of her stood a familiar figure. It took her another before she recognised said figure as that of Noboru Yamamoto, recent vanishee and subject of numerous rumours at school and, by the look of it, currently out for a jog or something in that vein. It would have been hard to have gone to school these past few days without hearing his name thrown about by at least someone - Kotori had heard a number of tales ranging from him having run away from home to him being hospitalised all the way to him having been kidnapped or even perhaps murdered. However, by the looks of it, nothing that serious seemed to have happened to the boy - even as Kotori had to remind herself that he was a fellow second year student despite his size. Drawing nearer, it would have been difficult to just walk by as if she hadn't seen him - and not exactly the politest thing to do, too. As such, Kotori raised a hand in greeting as she held her school bag with the other. "Good afternoon, Yamamoto-san," she said, her voice quiet as ever. Though she only had met him once - on the same day that he'd seemingly vanished - she still remembered the concern with which both his brother, Aiko, and Toma had been searching for him - and felt as if seeing him up and about at least stifled that worry.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School Barely having walked in herself to ask whether this really was the club she was looking for, Kotori heard another voice behind her; announcing herself with a "Hello! Hi. um." Standing between her and the previously sole occupant of the room and therefore presumed club member of the Agriculture Club, Kotori was left looking between the two; unsure if she had somehow intruded upon a club meeting. However, the boy quickly turned around and addressed both of them; a wide smile accompanying his veritable stream of words that didn't even allow for an answer before he was done talking. Blinking in confusion at the number of question that had been asked, Kotori barely managed to get an "Uhm..." out before yet another voice made itself known: "Hello there~! What are you doing~? Oh, and are you the president~? I definitely would have expected the president being a girl rather than a guy, though~" Now fully confused with the tall girl's sudden appearance, Kotori took a step back before giving a bow. "I'm Kotori Shirohane from Class 2-2 and I was looking to join the Agriculture Club. Ah, that is, maybe..." she introduced herself and stating her reason for being here - albeit her quiet voice trailing off fully towards the end as she glanced between the other three students present - Matthew Harvester, the Club President and by both looks and names a transfer student from overseas; the girl that had entered just after herself and hadn't said much yet; and finally the tall girl whose attitude seemed far more in line with Matthew than with either of the other girls. Unsure what to make of the entire situation, seeing as she didn't know any of the three or what the two girls' relation to the Agriculture Club was, Kotori was left to look between them and occasionally pick at the hem of her skirt - a habit she'd acquired ages ago.</s> <\|message\|>Akira Kirigakure Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma High // Archery Range Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 After School It was a typical practice, slow and uneventful. After what happened at the Cafe, Rokoru was nowhere to be seen. Mika was also M.I.A. but she was somewhere in the school, that's for sure. To think such a simple outing would turn out like this. Even though he had a hand in making things worse, Rokoru dug his own grave with his tall tales. Akira was the kind of guy that tells things how it is and he couldn't well lie to the girl. Which was strange in itself, it wasn't like him. Was it all affecting him more than he'd like to people? Did he still feel something for her? Was that why he decided to say something? Nonsense, he sighed as he drew back the bow. But how else can he explain it? Just for the hell of it? Yea, that's more like Akira Kirigakure. He simply doesn't care about anyone. He's a delinquent after all. Heh, with a snicker, he released the bow and hit the target. Whatever happens between those two is none of his business. Whatever happens, happens. After firing a few more shots, a figure moving in the distance caught his eye. Turning to see who it was, he could see Sato coming out of a room and walking towards a group of guys loitering by the front door. Hmm...</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Highschool - Agriculture Club - Wednesday, April, 15, 2015 - After School Keiko didn't even noticed the other girl in the room, she was cute. The club president spoke to the both of them he said his name is Matthew Harvester, he was cute. Matthew asked if they wanted to join and before Keiko could say anything another girl joined, she was tall and cute. An Agriculture Club, she hasn't done anything related to plants since she before the accident. Her brother loved plants, his favorite was White lilies, she loves Higanbana. They both had ironic taste in flowers. Maybe Obachan will like her joining this club. "Uh, I was thinking of joining a club, I'm not sure what club to join yet, I haven't planted anything in two years, I hope that not a problem, Matthew." Keiko said louder then her introduction with a small smile. "Oh, and my name's Keiko Kobashigawa, I just moved here with my Obachan and it nice to meet you Shirohane chan and... I didn't catch the name?" She introduced herself and faced the tall girl with a quizzical look.</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Warakuma High Wednesday, April 15, 2015 ==~== Mako glared at the scoff from Akari, still glaring as she turned to leave. What was her problem? Is she trying to bait me? Whatever the case, just ignore her. We don't want make any trouble over something that's probably nothing-- "Have I done something to offend you, Akari-san? Have I said something I shouldn't have? Did I accidentally kick your puppy on the way to school one morning? Or are you just this much of a bitch to everyone? ...It's the latter, isn't it?" Shit. Mako shook his head, wincing internally at his lack of decorum, and went back to beating on the bag before him, attempting to calm the aggravation he was currently feeling by unleashing it on inanimate objects, and to hope that the girl's inevitable response wouldn't be able to get a rise out of him- a hope that he felt was about to be rather dashed as soon as Akari opened her mouth. Breathe... just focus on practice... don't let yourself get baited into something... unfortunate.</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Wednesday, April 15 // Agriculture Club Before the two girls that were already in the clubroom could reply to Matt a third girl appeared to check out the club, who seemed very bright and bubbly. "Oh, and are you the president~? I definitely would have expected the president being a girl rather than a guy, though~" Matt looked at the girl with a smile showing he took no offence to the remark. "Yes I'm the president, and does it seem its so wrong for a guy to have a love for nature?" Matt replied before one of the original two girls who seemed to be named Keiko spoke up. It seemed she hadn't had much experience in gardening recently but that didn't really matter. "Hm? it's fine if you don't have much experience, I can teach you what you need to know. All you need is an appreciation for nature and be willing to learn about it i think." Matt was about to go full enthusiast mode before his watch started beeping. It was that late already? Matt was meant to be going to the doctor late afternoon to have a minor checkup to make sure he was alright. But he still needed to pack things up so he rushed to a table with papers all over it and picked up three. "here are application forms for members, I'm sorry to rush you guys but i need to finish up here quickly before heading off to an appointment. I'm very grateful that you took the time to come and check out the club and I hope you guys join" Matt rushed around while speaking in an apologetic tone. He was forcing the three out the club even though he really didn't want to as it might jeopardise their willingness to join but Matt was in a real rush.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School As introduction were exchanged, Kotori's eyes shifted between the speakers - all of whom she'd never met before and thus was making sure she'd remember their names and faces if they met at a later date. However, before she even got a chance to ask anything about the club - when they met, what they actually did or if it would be alright to miss a meeting on occasion - Matthew, or Matt as he preferred, seemed to realise that he was running late for something. Apologising for the sudden haste, he handed each of the girls an application form. Kotori took hers with a still slightly confused expression at the turn of events so far - in fact, all she'd really learned about the club was that the other two girls weren't members and that the club and seemingly only member was quite a talkative and forward person. Not having gotten even a single word in since her own introduction, Kotori was left standing outside the Agriculture Clubroom with a quite clearly bewildered look about her; blinking a few times before glancing down at the piece of paper in her hand and then to the two girls who had similarly been shuffled out of the room in short order; an awkward attempt at a half-smile of sorts on her face. "Uhm..." she started - only to realise that she didn't really know what to say in such a situation; instead opting to give a quick bow. "I-I should get going, I think," Kotori said, her voice still quiet as ever and not exactly very convincing - but it still seemed the better option than remaining in awkward silence as she would have otherwise.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Kashiwagi Utaha Kashiwagi Utaha - Warakuma High After School\|\|April 15\|\|Agriculture Club If there was something Utaha did not expect was her getting dragged into the agriculture club like that. Well, she was looking for something to do anyway, and her whole search for the Idol Club turned out to be fruitless.Then, she might as well. The guy seemed nice enough too, even though Utaha said something that sounded clearly rude, even if that wasn't her intention. "Oh no! It isn't bad at all~! I think it is pretty awesome, actually~!" She said, well, more like shouted, in her usual bubbly voice. Still, she wasn't that sure that nature was something that made her passionate. But, but! What if she could become an idol with nature as her them!? Yay, flowers were very cute as well! It was decided then! She'd be an idol with nature as her theme, and the president would help her in that! "Yay~! Let's do this~!" Utaha shouted, now being really excited and jumping a bit. Still, she did not take into account that she would hit her head on the door frame after doing that. She squatted down and put both of her hands on her head, while she groaned with a bit of pain. She still took the paper the president gave them, though. She was plenty sure that he had his own thing to do, so it would be rude to ask him to stay. She would still fill out, though. The president also seemed like a good person to hang out with, as well as the two other girls. She tought some introductions were in order, so she stood up, turned around, making her skirt move around as well, put up a peace sign over her right eye while winking with the left eye, and said in an even more bubbly and cheery voice. "All righty~! I am Kashiwagi Utaha! It's a pleasure to meet you all!" Unfortunately, no one was there anymore, since they bailed when Utaha wasn't seeing. "Gah! Where did everyone go....? Oh, well. What can you do. Time to head home~, time to head home~" She singed and walked away. --- Evening\|\|April 15\|\|Kashiwagi Household After having some dance and singing practice inside her own room, Utaha decided to go down and have something to eat with her father. Well, more like, cooking something for him, since he was just about to come home, and he didn't know how to cook. With a cat like smile, she skipped down the stairs and started making dinner for two. It was a lonely feeling, a dinner for only two people, when before she'd get a dinner for about five people, of they had at least let her anywhere near the kitchen, that is. The first time she cooked, she almost chopped one of her fingers off, failing only by centimeters when her mom moved her hand away. Fortunately, no one got hurt that time. That time, at the very least. She had to be extra careful, though, now that she didn't have anyone to make up for her mistakes. "Mom..." As the dinner was nearing completetion and Utaha remembered her mom, the lock of the door sounded, obviously announcing the arrival of her father. Turning around with a happy expression because of her father's arrival, she said, "Welcome home, dad~! I hope you feel like having some-!" Squatting down yet again, she now held into her left hand her right finger, after burning herself with the pot she was preparing dinner in. "Utaha, are you all rigth!?" Her middle aged father approached her, clearly worried. Utaha looked at him with a pained expression, but with a smile nonetheless. "Don't worry~ Happens all the time. Now, let's have some dinner~" Utaha said, regaining her cheery demeanor. Her father, knowing that it indeed happened all the time, nodded and went to take a seat in the dinning room. Well, they could spend some real family tiem between each other, given that her sister was in college and barely ever visited and her brother was already working and with his own family. --- After School\|\|April 16\|\|Agriculture Club "Hello there~!" Utaha suddenly opened the door of the Agriculture club, announcing her arrival in a way that would most definitely not be pleasant for anyone inside, with her eyes closed. "I am Utaha from yesterday~! I brought my application signed for you, president~!" She shouted. She then opened her eyes and saw only the girl from yesterday. Well, it was too much wishful thinking, thinking that Matthew would actually be there, not after that announcement from a few minutes before. Utaha just hoped there was another transfer student from overseas with the same name. "I guess he's not here, huh~? That's sad..." She went to where Keiko stood and took a seat beside her, in a chair he dragged with her over to where she was. "So, I guess we are the first ones here~? I dunno if you caught my introduction yesterday, but I am Kashiwagi Utaha. Nice to meet you~!"</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Highschool - Agriculture Club - Thursday, April, 16, 2015 - After School ""Hello there~!"" A voice suddenly spoke up startling Keiko. She stood up from her seat and relaxed when she seen it was one of the cute girls from yesterday, she visibly sighed. The girl Utaha was her name spoke, she seemed to be looking for Matthew, maybe the girl was hoping he would be here, "I guess he's not here, huh~? That's sad..." Uteha said and walked up to her. "Quite sad, reminds me of something before I lived with Auntie, I hope he's okay." Keiko spoke up, this reminds of her a homeless guy in her first year as a homeless person before she met with Auntie. The girl reintroduced herself to Keiko, Keiko politely smiled and introduced herself as well if she forgotten. "Please to meet you Utaha, and it looks like it, I wonder if the other members will be joining." Keiko said keeping her polite smile. She wondered if the other members will be looking for Matthew, she's not well versed in the local news so she not sure if there were members in the club, but from what he said there sounded like there wasn't. "What should we do if nobody shows up soon, Utaha-san?" Keiko asked the cute tall girl.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classrom 2-2 \| Thursday, April 16 2015 - After School This day had, to say the least, been a strange one. After the announcement about Matthew's disappearance - and most likely kidnapping even - the rumour mills had practically gone into overdrive; much like they had after Noborus similarly spontaneous vanishing. Kotori meanwhile was left rather conflicted about the announcement - this was the second person who went missing the very same day that she had met them. After a moment, she shook her head to get that silly thought out of her head - there was no way these two were somehow connected and much less that she was somehow involved too. Even so, a small bit of worry never quite left her thoughts throughout the day. With the ringing of the bell that signalled the end of the school day, Kotori breathed a silent sigh with mixed feelings as she finished up her notes of the day. Putting her notebook away, she retrieved a piece of paper from her school bag - the application form that she'd received just yesterday. She remembered the discussion she'd had with her mother about it - whether it would be acceptable for her to join a club when she was helping out at home. Unfortunately, her mother had shot all her carefully prepared arguments down completely with an immediate and oddly delighted "Yes" right away; leading to Kotori now holding a carefully filled out form in her hands. Now, however, there was an entirely different problem at hand - with their club president missing, Kotori doubted that the other Agriculture members would be much in the mood for new members right now; the girl knowing little of the fact that said members numbered in the lower zeroes. As such, she didn't want to bother them at such a time - much less when she didn't even know anyone other than the now missing Matthew; and even him just fleetingly. After a moment, however, Kotori ultimately decided to at least head by the Agriculture Club - after all, she'd already decided that she'd like to join, however tentatively that may be. With that, she stood up from her chair - her inner debate having given most of her classmates ample time to already head on out - and, with both bag and application form in hand, to head out. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School Of course, saying - or rather, thinking - something was one thing; actually doing it was entirely another. Standing in front of the door to the Agriculture Club - she still wondered why it was such a far-off room - Kotori stood clutching the application form in one hand and the other half-raised as if to knock on the door but hesitating. Still, she had decided to follow through - and thus, gently knocked against the door; generating a rather faint sound that would barely be heard over the voices that she could hear muffled from the other side. Waiting for a second or ten, Kotori then opened the door - and found two familiar faces sitting inside in the form of the two girls who had visited the Agriculture Club yesterday. "Excuse me," Kotori said, giving a small bow as she did. As she stepped inside, she noticed that the two were, in fact, the only ones here - and had been the ones whose voices she'd heard. With none of the actual club members around, Kotori's original purpose for coming here quickly fell apart - though at the same time, it saved her from being questioned by a club member about Matthew's disappearance as she briefly remembered something similar happening back when Noboru vanished. That, however, was a different matter - the current one being her standing a little awkwardly at the door and not knowing what to say to the two girls who were no doubt expecting her to speak up now that she'd already stepped inside. "Uhm... good day," Kotori said, her voice even quiter than usual, whilst she glanced from side to side behind her glasses but still seeing no sign of any club members about. "Was anyone else here?" she asked - only to realise that the question didn't really make much sense by itself. Holding up the application form - slightly crumpled from her unconsciously and nervously having played with it in her hand - she added: "I was thinking of joining." A moment later, Kotori wondered just why she'd said that - of course the other two already knew that; they'd seen and heard her just yesterday after all.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School Kotori wasn't really sure what to be expecting - but it certainly hadn't been the sudden approach of one of the two girls. It was only when she actually stood right before her and had to bend down to bring them face to face that Kotori realised just how tall she was - whilst she herself usually was in the taller half, this girl was something else. Kotori barely got a moment to reply to any of the questions she asked; the girl simply talking on before she had the chance - before grabbing her hands and pulling her over to the table where the other girl sat. A bit startled at how sudden it all was, she could only give a quick "Nice to meet you too, Utaha-san" and having little opportunity for a more polite bow as she was directed toward one of the seats. Once there, the other girl - Keiko, as she'd caught her name the other day - spoke up; noting that joining would be a little difficult with no one to allow such a thing around. Introducing herself nonetheless and also reaffirming Utaha's name, Keiko then asked Kotori's name. Now seated and with a slightly dumbfounded look on her face, Kotori simply nodded before slowly regaining her wits. "Ah, yes, I'm Kotori Shirohane from Class 2-2," she confirmed after a moment's pause to both Keiko's and Utaha's question. "Are you girls waiting for someone...?" Fidgeting with the hem of her skirt, Kotori was almost thankful when yet another voice spoke up and drew the immediate attention away from her - looking up and to the door, she saw a black-haired boy standing there who seemed to be wondering why there were three people in a club room that they weren't part of. Given that there probably was little reason for anyone to come to this room without a purpose, Kotori assumed that he was a club member - on whose club they were intruding right now. Quickly standing up, she gave a bow before speaking. "Please excuse us, we were hoping to find someone from the Agriculture Club." Her voice was as quiet as ever - and trailed off a little toward the end as she realised that she wasn't even sure if that was the real reason that Utaha and Keiko were here for. Remaining standing for an awkward moment, she then sat back down; hoping that the others would clear things up if necessary.</s> <\|message\|>Sieghardt Kasumi Sieg Kasumi: Warakuma High-Drama Club Meeting Room The past few days flew by for Sieghardt, if he wasn't doing anything that had to do with theater and its amazing arts. Then he was usually wasting it at his house, although it did get lonely over there. He was for the most part the only one there besides his families maids, butlers, or whatever else they needed. Despite all those people being there, it always felt lonely there. Thats why he loved going to drama club, it wasn't lonely, and people reacted to what he did. Mostly Leiko, it was adorable seeing her reactions to what he would say. Last time he played a man who taunted her, it seemed to have its desired effect. This time he decided he should be more energetic than he was before. Just to throw them off a bit. So after avoiding his teachers grasp to talk about his lovely school performance, he made his way to the auditorium while hearing about Matthew have being kidnapped, or missing. It spread quite quickly, might be cause he was a club president, or his parents got worried after him not coming home. After a couple of minutes he made his way through the auditorium entrance. He however would be second again, this time one of those mma guys beating him to the punch. He chuckled to himself about the pun. Punch, cause the guy punched things and those things being people. Well not that it mattered, he went over to a table and sat down upon it, pulling out the play Hamlet. Might as well do some school work he enjoyed while waiting for everyone else to show up, but oh how the mighty have fallen, Leiko wasn't first this time around. That was amusing in itself.</s> <\|message\|>Kashiwagi Utaha Kashiwagi Utaha - Warakuma High After School\|\|April 16\|\|Agriculture Club "It's a pleasure to meet you, Kotori-chan~! You two have such pretty names~" Utaha said, taking a seat again and complimenting both of her companions. Still, things to talk about would eventually run out, they just met now, after all, and it would be difficult to keep up a conversation with everyone when one of them was really shy. No matter how talkative she was, not even Utaha would be able to keep a conversation going with Kotori if she wasn't willing to. "How about we play shiratori~?" She suggested. Well, at the very least, they could kill some time until someone got to the club so they could hand over their applications. That is, IF someone ever showed up. They could just play between themselves until they felt like it. Another guy suddenly showed up in the door, a guy with black hair. Though he only seemed to notice two of them, Utaha still greeted him with all of her energy, or at the very least, that's what she intended to do. When she tried to get up, Utaha suddenly fell down and hit her face directly with the floor. That was the worst timing to start being clumsy, and yet, she just had to go and fall like that. "Ouchie..." She said before, getting into a sitting position so she could caress her nose that she hit. "I'm sorry about that~ I kind of lost my balance~" Utaha finally got up, dusted herself off and said to the guy, "As Kotori-chan said~ We were waiting for anyone else from the agriculture club so they could take our club applications, but it seems we aren't having any luck yet~ Are you in the Agriculture club as well, um...?" She asked the guy's name.</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Highschool - Agriculture Club - Thursday, April, 16, 2015 - After School As Utaha brought Kotori to the table, she gave Kotori bit of an apologetic smile. Keiko noticed that the two girls were fairly tall, Utaha was towering compared to Keiko. Kotori reintroduced herself, just to make sure everybody knows her name, she was from Class 2-2, Keiko was in 2-3 so Keiko and Kotori are the same age. Keiko gave an agreeable nod of the idea of playing shiratori, she hasn't played that since she ran away from her parents, two years ago. Another voice spoke, Keiko was surprised the attention this club is getting, with a missing president. Keiko looked at the door at the new voice. He was cute with black hair, and he asked the group why they were here. "Yeah on the same boat as Kotori and Utaha, I was wondering if there would be another member to let us in the club." Keiko spoke redundantly since the other two went into details already. "I'm Keiko Kobashigawa from Class 2-3, and I didn't catch your name,"</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Rui Shinichi16/4/2015 - Thursday - Agriculture Club Room, on the way to Manga Club Room As one of the girls got up, only to fall flat on her face, Rui was really tempted to run over and help her up, hand raised and foot forward, but she was already back up and sitting position... Is... Will she be fine? As Rui took a step inside he realized there was a third person, also a girl. From what he's gathered, they're all in the agricultural club, or seek to be... He had an idea who they were waiting for, but he had to ask anyways... "I'm sorry, I'm not in this club, I just never saw this room being used, I thought it was a class garden...", this place was a green house after all. A fairly homely one though. "My name is Rui Shinichi of class 2-1. Who was it you three were waiting for?", he asked. None of them were a club member, and they were here intending to join it, meaning they did meet someone from this club prior to today. So who was it...?</s> <\|message\|>Mako Moritomi Mako Moritomi//Warakuma High, Auditorium Thursday, April 16, 2015 ==~== Mako's face was surprisingly stern as he packed his books away, the usual good cheer that was generally so resplendent on him almost completely vanished. It wasn't as though he didn't have cause to be stern, though- for one, his lack of decorum from yesterday was still writhing under his skin like some parasite. He shouldn't have allowed the Yamamoto girl to needle him so. He'd almost rendered all of his hard work for naught, because of one hateful bitch-- Mako closed his eyes, breathing deeply. Now was not the time for name-calling, even in the privacy of his own mind. Especially if he expected to make up for yesterday's slip-up. I am a gentleman. I must present myself as such, no matter the stimulus that tries to get me to act otherwise. He decided that the next time he saw Akari-san, he would apologize profusely for his anger- perhaps throw some comment in about how he'd been having a bad day, or some rot like that. It wasn't too far from the truth. Because if, again, Mako were being honest with himself, there was another thing lurking about that weighed heavily on him. That weighed heavily on everyone, in fact. Another kidnapping. Harvester, I think they said his name was. Like the last victim, he didn't know the boy personally. But it still was a troubling development, regardless. Especially with how close together these two incidents had occurred. Everyone says that we don't know for sure that it's a kidnapping, but what else do you call it? It's not like they're doing it to themselves. Mako sighed, hitching up his backpack and pasting a semblance of good cheer as he left his room, toward the auditorium where the Drama Club was meeting. He supposed that all he could do was try and keep his mind occupied while the police or whomever sussed out the reasoning behind the latest disappearing act. And what better way to do such than by acting? Acting in a play. Acting like there wasn't anything wrong. Acting like he wasn't bothered by what was happening to this town. Acting, it seemed, was something Mako Moritomi excelled at.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School At Utaha's comment toward her name, Kotori, rather than reply, just looked down at her hands; a little unsure what to do when someone just went a complimented her. Her suggestion toward playing Shiritori had barely gotten over before the boy had entered the room - and after Kotori's words, Utaha had followed on through; albeit with a brief delay due to her managing to catch her feet on something and land face first on the ground. Cringing at the most likely quite painful sight, Kotori was about to help the tall girl up when she already picked herself up; brushing the accident off as she did. Keiko, who had remained at her place - possibly because there was no need to stand up after two had already done so, perhaps to escape the fate that had befallen Utaha - reaffirmed what had been said before phrasing the open-ended words of Utaha in a more direct question as to the boy's name. The Second Year introduced himself as Rui Shinichi from Class 2-1 before asking who it was that they were all waiting for - a pertinent question, no doubt. With a bow, Kotori returned the introduction "I'm Kotori Shirohane from Class 2-2," before answering the question - though her earlier assumption that he was an Agriculture Club member had turned out to be wrong on account of the Rui's words. "We... I think we were all waiting for Harvester-senpai, but..." Kotori said, briefly glancing to the other two girls seeing as she wasn't sure if that was the case for them before trailing off - given the announcement earlier in the day, there was little doubt as to why.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Akira Kirigakure Akira Kirigakure // Warakuma Mall Sunday, April 19th 2015 A Return to the mall. There wasn't many other things he could do to waste his time. It was a sunday and he didn't want to sit around the house all day, especially given how empty it usually is around this time. With his sister having long moved out and gotten a job and his parents work until late and all. He's not exactly all that great at cooking and honestly doesn't want to bother, so he came to the mall to get something to eat and possibly hit a movie. Maybe look around a bit. But of course food comes first. Food of choice for today? Some pizza sounds good about now. Paying no attention in the least to his surroundings, moving along with the crowd, he unknowingly passes by Rokoru while on his way to the food court. After a few more minutes of walking and a yawn, he arrives at his destination and orders a large cheese pizza.</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Thursday 16th April 2015- After-School Leiko Hamada: Warakuma High-Class 2-1 Yamamoto's reply was affirmative, although there was a reluctance in his eyes and in the manner of his speech. Leiko couldn't exactly be sure what her classmate had gone through, but it wasn't really in her best interest to push him too hard in whatever mental state he was in. He had agreed to attend Club that day, and that was a victory in itself. "Very well then, Yamamoto. Shall we?" --- Warakuma High: Auditorium Drama Club's activities that day were fairly standard fare. Some stretches to limber up the body, some vocal exercises and then delegating the members into groups for practicing a small section of a play. Leiko chose to hold back from any demonstrations that day, her fever lingering still from the day before. However, as she watched Dragunov belt off a rather strong performance, and Hashimoto concentrate intently on learning his lines, she couldn't help but feel better already. She could make performers out of them yet. --- Sunday 19th April 2015: Midday Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Mall "Ahhh, it's so busy here! I knew we should have come sooner..." A tawny haired friend of Leiko's bemoaned their misfortunes as the small group wandered into one of the clothes stores, beholding the chaotic sight of middle aged women wrestling over a sweater, whilst a long formidable queue trailed outside the shop. Normally, Leiko would recoil at the thought of entering such a hostile environment as the Mall on a sale day, but she had heard enough about the event down in the complex to decide that the trip would be worth it for once. Namely, the abundance of arts and crafts up for sale. "Excuse me," she announced to her throng of female friends, acutely aware of their dwindling attentions as they eyed the trove of discounted fashion accessories furtively. "I'm just going to head to the crafts store for a little while. If you need to find me, I'll be there." "Sure, Hamada-san! Ahhh, that bangle looks so cute!" Whether or not they had absorbed the information didn't really matter to Leiko as she nodded slightly before taking her leave. It wasn't long before she weaved through the masses of people and finally into the decently crowded crafts store. Her friends hadn't really questioned Leiko's sudden keen interest in attending the sale today, but if they had, there was a clear and simple answer: Props. The Drama Club was sorely lacking in resources, particularly in the vein of fabrics and tools, and having such a wide selection to choose from would certainly benefit her in the long run. Besides, Drama Club wasn't entirely about acting. Technical and labouring work was just as important as the performance itself, after all. Leiko craned her head down at the presented selection, nodding approvingly as she inspected squares of fabric, before selecting several, varying in colours and textures. She would have to brush up on her sewing skills, although they were somewhat...lacking at the best of times. Maybe there was someone in the Club more interested in design? Bearing this thought in mind, Leiko hummed softly to herself as she packed away the rolls in her basket, but not before spotting an intriguing material tucked away up on one of the higher shelves. Leiko looked at her surroundings briefly to ask for a sales assistant to help her, but the staff appeared to be swamped with the demands of the other customers. Wistfully sighing and wishing she could take advantage of Saya's height (and speaking of, where was that girl today?) Leiko instead determined to reach for it herself. Stretching her muscles as far as they would allow, Leiko balanced on the tips of her toes as her hand attempted to bat at the elusive fabric, but just as her fingertips graced it, her elbow accidentally knocked into one of the other craft materials, causing a fairly sturdy metal set of paints to tumble from their place on the shelf and knock her painfully in the back of her head. "Ouch! Damn it!" Leiko cursed, recoiling back as she rubbed the back of her head gingerly. Well, at least her friends hadn't been around to see that embarrassing little scene... And lo and behold, that roll of material was still out of reach. Typical. --- Saya Ueno: Ueno Residence By all intents and purposes, today should have been considered as one of Saya's lucky breaks in life. Not only did she get to attend a massive sale clearance in the Mall, but she would get to do so in the company of the esteemed Club President of Archery himself: Rokoru Ishiara. Of course, she knew that he wasn't exactly there of his own volition (Saya was starry eyed, true, but not delusional), but he would be there with her for the day. Alone. Without any club members or pesky rivalries to get in the way of getting to know him better. And boy, did she want to get to know him better. Hundreds of questions and hypothetical scenarios had battered away at her within the past few days, and now she would finally get a chance to have some one-on-one with the man of her dreams. What could possibly go wrong? The answer to that question was all too apparent as Saya woke up with bone-cracking yawn, and looked at her clock sluggishly. The clock read 12:00. The time that she was supposed to meet Rokoru-senpai, on the dot, at the Mall. A piercing scream rang through the Ueno household, and by the time that her mother had raced up the stairs to investigate the situation, Saya was already halfway through a camisole blouse and jeans. "Good Heavens Saya, what happened-?" "How could this be happening? Howwww?!" Saya whined, oblivious to her mother's presence as she shoved a handful of cosmetics and a brush into her handbag before racing out the door faster than a bullet. So much for her lucky break. --- Saya Ueno: Warakuma Mall Panting and wheezing, Saya had finally reached the Mall, miraculously managing to brush her hair in the process, although there was the unfortunate side-effect of being slightly windswept. But at least she had managed to make it by...30 minutes past the meeting time. Crap. Saya tried to hold down her nerves as she breathed in shakily, the air burning slightly through her lungs before she let out a deep exhale. She could do this. She could do this. Summing up every ounce of courage she had, Saya turned the corner and saw Rokoru pacing around by some plants and checking his phone anxiously. He was on time. She was late. On a 'date' that she had arranged. This couldn't possibly go any worse. "Ah...Ishiara-senpai!" Saya called out nervously, catching his attention with an overhead wave before quickly sprinting over to him. "I'm so sorry I'm late. Guess I slept through my alarm like an idiot. You're not mad, are you?" She shot him a wary smile as she brushed a wet strand of hair from her face. "I'll make it up to you! I'll buy you lunch or something. I mean, since you came out on a Sunday to help me and everything. And I was late, so..."</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| Wednesday, April 15 2015 - After School Kotori - after getting over the surprise at Utaha's rather sudden displays of affection - nodded as Rui mentioned the missing boy's full name - that was indeed who they had been meaning to meet, though that had turned out to be a little impossible given his current state. Even so, there was always the possibility of another club member being present - at least, that's what Kotori had thought. At his further words, she looked at him a little surprised - it was a bit odd how he said it, but it seemed that he was trying to be optimistic. Either that, or he just assumed it would be much the same as it had been with Noboru and Matthew'd show up on his own a few days later. As he then announced that he was leaving, Kotori returned the bow; watching him leave before turning back to the girls in the room. As if taking Rui's leave as a cue, both Keiko and Utaha stood up and announced that they would be going too; mirroring Kotori's thoughts at that moment. Giving a small bow to both of them together with a "Goodbye to you two too," Kotori picked her school bag up from beside the chair she'd sat down in, placing the application form inside as she did, before heading out of the club room and home thereafter. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| Sunday, April 19 2015 After having having spent most of the morning minding the shop - her mother had been out to talk with the local tools shop owner about how things were going and if there was anything new and the like - during which time she'd gotten her weekend's worth of homework done already, Kotori was told to spend some time outside - after all, there was a big sale going on and she should go and see if there was anything she liked. With those words, Kotori had headed to the mall - and indeed, there was no shortage of people about. A little while later, Kotori emerged from a shop armed with two shopping bags and notably more out of breath than she'd expected to be - the sales really were something else, it seemed, and had attracted quite a number of customers. Searching - and by a stroke of good luck, actually finding - an empty bench, Kotori sat down and caught her breath for a moment, placing her shopping bags at her feet. Adjusting her glasses that had exhibited their usual habit of slipping ever so slightly out of their most comfortable position, she looked at the content of her bags - indeed, much like her mother had said, the sales were quite good. Except that her mother hadn't quite been talking about the grocery store's sales on bread and vegetables which Kotori had taken advantage of and thus had to struggle to obtain between a veritable horde consisting mostly of housewives and the occasional overwhelmed male rather than the clothing store's customers of the day which were far closer to her own age. Still catching her breath after all that, Kotori glanced about the other mall-goers - who consisted of mostly unknown faces, ranging from an elderly couple over a mother and her two children to a number of fellow students, judging by their age, and even a businessman. Naturally, with so many about, the occasional accident wasn't all that surprising - such as a small group of girls that bumped into each other; unbeknownst to Kotori not quite willingly on account of another's involvement therein. Either way though, she checked her watch and noticed that she still had some time - and remained seated, debating which stores she should check up on before heading home with her shopping.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Keiko Kobashigawa (ito) Keiko Kobashigawa - Warakuma Mall - Sunday, April, 19, 2015 - The mall was bustling today, it reminds her of the city, it was a nice change of pace. She always feels like people are staring at her clothes when she walks through town, it was well worn but today auntie got her first cheque which was large, larger than Keiko would expected. Auntie has given her a large amount of the money and she told Keiko to buy some new clothes and have fun. Which is what's she doing, Keiko missed how it feels to buy stuff that isn't to just survive. She has already bought five bags of clothes for herself, a bag for auntie and two pairs of shoes. All this shopping has almost distracted her from what Rui said, Keiko learned where he lived, but she decided she was just over thinking his comment and just decided to go shopping instead of worrying for nothing, but she will still worried for Matthew he hasn't showed up yet. Maybe Matthew will like a flower for when he comes back. A welcome back gift for when he returns. But these bags are getting heavy as she walked, and somebody just gotten into an accident, she should rest for a bit before that happens to her. Keiko just dropped into the nearest bench, with a sigh of relief. Keiko placed her bags on the ground, it was getting warm.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 19 SUN Just as Shizuka was despairing at how much difficulty she was having to retrieve the fabrics with her dark tresses being on the way of her sight, two- no, three people generously came to assist the poor "half blind" girl. She felt embarrassed to have them gather up her belongings for her but very much appreciated the help nonetheless. Just when the other female who picked up one of the fabrics shoved one person and created a domino effect of people colliding, Shizuka flinched in shock and felt slightly guilty for the people involved. While she quickly stuffed the last of her fabric back into a bag, a gentle hand placed itself upon her shoulder with a voice of concern. Her gaze averted from the plastic bag to the gorgeous, foreign female at her side, who she couldn't help but stare for a moment even if the other may not be able to tell. It wasn't Shizuka's first encounter with someone of a foreign origin but how she seemingly spoke fluent Japanese surprised her, that and she had to appreciate how attractive she was, which was perfect if she ever got around to cosplaying. Snapping back to reality, the raven haired female flashed a faint smile and replied, "O-Oh, I'm quite alright... I-I apologize for the trouble, but thank you for your concern and I'm truly grateful for your assistance. And my, you and the other gentleman have quick hands, the mess was cleaned up in such a haste." Speaking of the male who assisted her, upon closer inspection, his face felt slightly familiar... Perhaps someone from school? It wasn't everyday you'd see a foreign student in a Japanese school, which tends to make them stand out whether in a positive or negative way. Another female voice was speaking to Shizuka, to which her attention was given to. While what the other was telling her seemed like a warning, she supposed it was her way of being concerned for the apologetic girl. Taking her advice, she stood back on her feet and dusted herself before explaining, "Um... I-It's only polite to apologize to someone who you unintentionally bump onto, bu-but I suppose you're right. It was rather rude of her to, but accidents are prone on a day like this. I-... I'll be more careful, thank you miss."</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \| Warakuma Shopping Center "Ah! thank you, Onee-san!" said Elena with a blush from the compliment from the other girl. Though she was displeased by the rude interuption by the other girl, her features didn't convey a hint of her displeasure. She removed her hand from the girl's shoulder and continued after a pause. "Oni-san here taught me the quick-fold. Well, I'm glad that you are alright. I'm Elena Dragunov. Do you need help with carrying the bags someplace? Maybe you can sit someplace and check if all the stuff is alright." she said cheerfully as Alexei looked at them. Standing to his towering height as everyone got up. "You go on ahead and take a look, Kotchishka. I'll help her settle and join you." Alexei interrupted with his deep baritone. Giving the girl a full look to see if there were any injuries. Elena just nodded and bowed before she hopped towards the sale. Her objective was complete, with effectively making Alexei help the girl she could possibly look for a good gift for her brother. "Should I carry those for you, Miss?" Alexei asked in a polite grumble.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium ANNOUNCEMENT: This RP is as of 28/3/2015, Full, until said so otherwise. Just thought should let you all know. Our Devil is almost ready to complete the roster, but as of the day stated, there will be no more submissions until I say so. ALSO. If you have an NPC who is in a class, please state put them down to be put into class rosters. If you are a Player, please check the class rosters on the 1ST POST of the OOC, and let me know if I missed you. Now back to our regular program. --- The Kingdom of Me 19/4/2015 Sunday "Garu!", the shadows within this forest looked a lot like monsters you would find in a classic light-hearted RPG. From bipedal fluffy sheep, to really short orcs and chickens. Rui's wind spell smashed through a barricade of the orcs, before he quickly followed up on it and personally cut down a few of them. Kami was faring quite well keeping the flanks covered, while Noboru would rush in whenever he could. "You should move quickly if you don't want to be overwhelmed, more Shadows seem to be on their way", Rui responded with a simple 'roger' before he motioned to the other two to advance through the front line they just broke. The forest quickly thinned as they advanced, and soon they got to a clearing. There was a sigh of relief as they looked around and realized no shadows were here... Well, at least that's what they thought. "I sense something strong there! Stay on high alert!", Rui immediately went into stance, but soon the party realized what they were going to fight was not in front of them... A shrill cry would give it's approach away, as the three jumped out of their position, to let a gigantic shadow bird land in their former position. It was... A chicken? A dark chicken, with a golden masquerade mask, and a jester hat. "Start scanning, we'll engage in combat", "Roger... Give me some time", she responded. If this were a game, this would be what you would call a mini-boss... Well, the chicken was waiting for their next move... --- Warakuma Shopping Mall 19/4/2015 Sunday The large man shopping for fabrics and crafting materials was almost done for the day, or so it seemed on his face as he eyed the counter a few times. After not long he paid for his things, and walked out from the area and checked the time. As he looked around he noticed a girl trip and fall. He was quite ready to go help her back up, but that turned out to be unnecessary, quickly did others help her up... All he could do was speak to himself for a bit as he walked away and towards the food court... "Hmmm... Maybe if the young master had more friends like that... Oh well. I should buy some food, they ought to be hungry after the ordeal they have to go through".</s> <\|message\|>Kashiwagi Utaha Kashiwagi Utaha - Warakuma Mall April 19 Today was a good day. A good day for shopping in the mall. There was some kind of event and the place was bustling, even for Warakuma's standards. Utaha seemed a bit happier than usual, if that was at all possible, as she walked through the mall and singed a certain tune below her breath, something only a few people might be able to hear. It wasn't an original song, though, it was a song of her favorite idol, which she admired and was her inspiration to become an idol herself. Some people may be able to recognize it too, some people did, as they looked at Utaha while she got past them, wondering how Utaha could sing the song in a way resembling so much the original. Still, her rhythm was interrupted after she saw a girl falling down. She was about to go there and help, but after seeing that other people were already there helping her up, she decided against it. Instead, she returned to her shopping. Of course, she was worried about what happened to the girl, but there was no need to worry, as long as someone was with her. "Happy happy happy crescent-o~" She resumed her singing, walking towards the nearest clothes shop. It would be great if she found some kind of clothes that would actually fit her, instead of having to order them through the internet. It was a lot more of fun seeing the clothes in the actual store than just browsing through the web page of some store. After some browsing was done, though, it was obvious. They didn't have any sizes that would fit her well. All the extra large sizes were more meant for chubby and fat people, and made Utaha look like some kind of tent since she couldn't fill out the extra space. Well, that much should have been obvious. Utaha let out a sigh after getting out of the store. "No luck here either, huh~? Oh, well! I should buy some food now that I am here~ Food, food~!" Utaha hummed. And then, she spotted Keiko. Utaha was happy to see her there, though in a town like Warakuma, spotting each other in somewhere like a mall wasn't such an odd ocurrance. "Keiko-chan~! Hello~!" Utaha waved happily at her, and loudly, making more than one person turn around to see what the fuss was about. Utaha decided to approach her, even if it was only to say hello, given that she still needed to finish her shopping in the mall. "Hey~! How are you doing?"</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| Sunday, April 19 2015 Whilst she was still debating on her next course of action - the shopping was already done, after all - Kotori absent-mindedly followed the hustle and bustle all around her as she sat on the bench; not really taking note of the fact that someone else chose the same place for a quick breather - or that she would recognise said person if she had. As such, she was almost of a mind to get back up and see if there were any less crowded shops - a hope she knew was somewhat faint, given the amount of people - when a familiar voice could be heard; the tall owner of said voice not being very hard to spot. Utaha, one of the two girls she'd met at the Agriculture Club, had spotted the other, Keiko, judging by her words and exuberant waving. It took Kotori a moment before she realised that the girl was, in fact, coming closer - prompting her to take a look at the person sitting beside her. "Eh? Kobashigawa-san?" The surprise could be heard in her quiet voice, though given the ambient noise, it didn't carry very far. It had taken her a moment to recognise her outside of her school uniform - and long enough for Utaha to reach her intended. Barely stifling her suprise, Kotori got up from her seat on the same bench as Keiko to give a quick bow to the two. "Ah, good day to you, Kashiwagi-senpai, Kobashigawa-san," she greeted them - whilst at the same time hoping she wasn't interrupting the two in something they had planned for the day or whatnot.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Ayano Wakahisa Ayano Wakahisa: Warakuma High, Classroom 1-1 To Ayano's surprise, Chiaki actually accepted? Wait, what?! Odd, of all the people Ayano knew, she would be sure that she'd be one of the busiest persons during Golden Week. The young girl hesitantly laughed at the prospect, she had never hung out with Chiaki before, so who knows what kind of stuff she'll drag her into. "Oh of course! That would be excellent Aya-chan! In fact, I know some excellent places we could go! How about later this evening we browse some stuff up on the computer and maybe we can book ourselves an Inn! Sound good? Haha, You haven't even said yes but I'm already excited!" W-Wait, a...an inn?! Well...that certainly sounds interesting but still a little embarrassing. Chiaki's face contrasted the one that was plastered on Ayano's face, which showed a mix of indifference and timidity. Her cousin soon asked her if she was in the mood for sweets at the mall or just go home. Naturally, for Ayano going straight home would be the most reasonable thing to do right now, the sooner the better. "Let's just talk about it back home, okay?" Bidding farewell to her sibling, Ayano walked downstairs and eventually continued on home. At least Golden Week wouldn't be just about her games.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Warakuma Mall-Noboru Bares All Noboru was immediately surprised by this girl walking up to him and talking to him. He had no idea who she was, and she didn't know him either from what he could tell. All she was interested in was his slightly less than stellar shirt, and how she wanted to fix it up. Noboru decided to slow her down a bit. Woah woah woah. Hold on there. I don't even know your name. And besides, my shirt is completely fi... The dyed blue hair rose like a shark fin. He could see it in the store, popping out from behind the counter. He had completely forgot. She shopped like crazy here. He got worried. Her head turned and walked with speed that was inhuman. Before Noboru could scoot somewhere else, Hisako was already bearing down on him and at his side. Hiiiii Noboru. It's been forever since we've talked! Well since yesterday, but that doesn't help the feeling that it's been forever! Who is your friend here? Hisako leaned in to whisper to Noboru. She's a bit weird don't ya think? I thought you could do better finding less strange friends, but I guess i'm not you so I can't tell you what to do. She spoke up again, This time turning to the strange girl. Sooo what were you and Noboru talking about? i'm interested to hear about it. I'm sure I could take a few minutes from shopping to sit down and chat with my best friend. Oh wait before you do that, there's a string sticking out from the back of your shirt Noboru! let me get it! Hisako started pulling the string. She pulled it out, presenting it proudly. She noticed the next one, and aimed for it. Too busy with her work, she did not realize what she was doing. There we go! Hisako exclaimed, proud that she had made the shirt look a tiny bit better. She patted her hand against Noboru's chest. It felt...odd. IT didn't feel like a fabric, it felt more...squishy. She poked a few times without looking, and took a squeeze. Slowly turning her head, she looked up to Noboru. Her face turned A red to contrast her blue hair. Uh.. uh uh uh... oh. She buried her face in her hands and started raising her voice. Noboru put on a shirt please! Why does this always happen? All the time your shirt falls off! Noboru felt the cold chill of the wind, his chest bare to all. He got angry and started raising his own voice while trying to fumble with his shirt. Each muscle of his involuntarily flexed, his pecs bouncing up and down. The sweat from the jog to the mall made his muscles glow, and gave a small shine. Trying to put on the first shirt he had bought, it ripped, falling to the ground. This is all your fault! You should have left the shirt alone! And get your face out of your hands! That isn't gonna help! Noboru turned to the girl whose name he hadn't even learned yet. I'm so so so sorry! This doesn't happen often!</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Hospital - After School 20/4/2015 Monday Predictably, Matt was asked about his kidnapping, but it looks like there were no details he could give. All there was was that it was in the dark of night, so he couldn't see anyone. It looked like he could be discharged tomorrow or the day after, and Rui was roughly the second visitor not including the nurses. Apparently Noboru scooted over some time ago. It was decided that they'll talk about more tomorrow at the warehouse. Kazuki had sent a message about meeting briefly tomorrow. Noboru should've gotten it too. --- Warakuma Mall - After School 20/4/2015 Monday Rui had decided not to go to club today. Yesterday was still reeling into him, so he wanted to take a break today and look at any new releases for music. Maybe he'll go to Kyuudo the next day it's up... Which would be Wednesday. Though today he was shown something rather unnecessary. It looks like Noboru had decided to go with his damaged shirt and it's turned into something indecent. He can already see the other mall-goers murmuring and he could already hear someone calling for security. He walked up to get a closer look and it appears that someone had attempted to repair his shirt and it's not gone as planned. He can take a few actions here... > Start doing Jojo poses > Stare blankly > Offer a shirt > Start doing Jojo poses Building up as much tension as possible, he struck a mean pose. His gaze was intense, and he was sure Noboru would know what he was referencing to. He was immediately prepared to switch up his poses if Noboru responded properly.</s> <\|message\|>Chiaki Nettu Chiaki Nettu Warakuma High - Class 1 - 1 (Just Outside) "Let's just talk about it back home, okay?" Chiaki happily agreed with her cousin whom quickly skedaddled away to the unknown. It was a shame but Chiaki expected that Ayano would prefer to go directly home. As Ayano walk away, Chiaki waved goodbye, she returned to her classroom to find her phone buzzing on her desk, there was an in flood of texts coming in from fellow classmates and friends, about some nut going off at a girl about his ripped shirt. ... Ripped shirt? No, it couldn't be... Chiaki decided to instigate a text message to her favorite senpai. Heeeeey Senpai! (^___^)/ So, im getting all these messages about some maniac yelling at a girl at the mall. Something about a ripped shirt... Haha, it kinda reminded me of you! AH! I MEAN...Actually, just never mind... See you around!</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Warakuma Mall \|\| April 20 MON: After School After being carried away by her nagging instinct to repair damaged clothing of all sorts, the blonde felt embarrassed for herself for intruding into a complete stranger's business, but it didn't change the fact that something had to be done to that shirt. "Oh! Pardon me for my intrusion, I usually don't voice out my concern to a stranger. But something has to be done with your shirt. I'm Oto-- no, Shizu-chan would suffice. And you ar-- ...?" Her inquiry was cut short when the male paused in his statement, while his gaze was turned away from the other and... onto the store close by? It didn't even take a minute when suddenly, a flash of azure hue, then a blue haired girl stood by the side of the stranger she was conversing to. This other girl who had just appeared spoke in a rather quick tone, which would have been difficult to catch most of what she had said if one did not give their full attention. The blue haired female went on and on, causing Shizuka to dilemma on whether she should reply to whatever she was asking for or to let her finish her piece before chronologically responding to her questions. At the moment, Shizuka felt as if she should probably leave the two to themselves, since she had no relation to either of them whatsoever. Before any answers or excuses to leave were to be given, the girl started to pull on the loose threads from the shirt of "Noboru", what the girl called him, while being ignorant to the fact of what she was doing to the article of clothing. "Um... Excuse me, but you're.... Uh....", Shizuka hesitantly attempted to inform her of what was inevitably about to happen to the shirt but the female with blue strands seemed to be too concentrated on the pulling of threads to hear what she had to warn her of. The currently blond haired student covered her sight with her own hand, bracing herself for what was about to happen. Rip. ......... SCREEEEAM. A panicked female voice scolded the Noboru person and he scolded her back, from what Shizuka could hear, waiting for a good while before unblinding herself. This felt like one of those typical scenes she would see from the animes she watched, wondering if she were dreaming or this was actually happening in real life. The male apologized for the mishap and tells her that it doesn't happen often. Just how often did this even happen to the poor boy? Were they actually accidents? Or something more than little accidents? "Errr, i-it's quite alright. I was able to shield my eyes before the inevitable accident. ....Have you put on another decent clot--" Assuming Noboru had placed on another shirt after the original shirt had ripped, Shizuka lowers her hand away from her eyes. Big mistake. A trickle of blood. Cheeks tinted in a shade of rosy red. Another scream. While burying her face into her hands, just as the other female had done, the blonde shrieks towards the male, "P-PLEASE PUT ON A DECENT SHIRT!" The commotion created a crowd of murmuring people around the people involved when another male stepped forward and posed...? This was definitely going to lure a couple of security officers to the scene in a matter of seconds.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Monday, April 20 2015 - During School Kotori's face showed a measure of relief when the announcement was heard regarding Matthew - and a moment later, surprise was mixed in when she realised that it coinceded with what had been said in the Agriculture Club room last week by the Second Year Student who had passed by, Rui. Indeed, Matthew was safe by the start of this week - had Rui perhaps somehow known what was going on? Shaking her head, Kotori put those silly thoughts aside - it looked like the mystery novel she was reading right now was getting to her head. With that, she returned her attention to the teacher. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Mall \| After School As her usual way home lead Kotori through the mall, she briefly thought upon if there was anything she needed if she was already here - but after ticking off every item on her mental checklist as being present at home, she came to the conclusion that there was nothing. Instead, she headed homewards - at least, until she heard a commotion somewhere up ahead. Looking in its direction, Kotori soon found the source thereof - in the form of a loose circle of onlookers, some whispering among themselves, some holding up their phones to take pictures or write about it, all of which surrounded a small group of people. Unsure what it was about, Kotori drew closer - at least, until she caught sight of exactly what was going on. Said small group turned out to, in fact, be two girls and two boys - and a mess of rags at their feet that must have once been the clothing on one of the boys' most definitely bare upper body. Her confusion only grew when she actually recognised two faces - with those two being Noboru, the inexplicably yet again shirtless, and Rui, who even less explicably suddenly started to take on a pose. The two girls, meanwhile, seemed a bit dismayed at the situation - and most likely the attention it was getting, to. Kotori's by now blank stare was only interrupted by an occasional confused blink - before she turned her eyes away and just started walking on.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov : Manga and Anime Club "Well we are flexible in our schedules, we meet up whenever we are free and not out of equipment." he said with a dry laugh. Not a good way to let a possible entrant know of their shortcomings. But, he felt that Akane wasn't the kind to dwell on such matters for long. "We can work out a Monday and Thursday if you are interested. We usually practise in spurts. It's mostly Inoue though, she nags us into training her. A real fiesty one, that." he said with a smile. It was the reason he liked Inoue, she didn't mess her words and was pretty straight forward and simple. Akane, turned down his offer for the help which didn't bother him much. Afterall it was an artist's choice whether to do that or not. But he felt he'll let her know about her professional aspirations. "I think it will help you if you are looking to turn professional. The deadlines would be really something, at that time going out and searching for a beta or background worker would be troublesome. But your call, I admit, there is nothing like completing something on your own." he then fished into his bag to take out a steel lunch box, really spartan and boxy like himself. He opened it to reveal some onigiri rolls, delicately rolled and designed with the wonders of Japan as a theme. "Would you like some." he offered.</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Warakuma Mall - Cosplay Cafe 20/4/2015 Monday "I see... Was the blood intentional?", he asked jokingly. Though before she could respond properly he made it clear it was a joke and continued. "That was a joke, Tokyo is a nice place, I'm sure you'd love it", so she hasn't been to Tokyo before... It wasn't uncommon for people to have never left their home towns, even in a place like Japan, but it's become harder for such an event these days as transport has become easier. If she had the money she could take a one and a half hour shinkansen to Tokyo central area... Honestly it wasn't that far, but there were costs, and unlike train networks, the shinkansen didn't come by that often. After that, she brought out the cake he ordered, and it was... Presentation was certainly nice. He took a sip of his drink, and then began to eat at the cake. As he finished and paid he bid goodbye to the waitresses and then left to do his own thing for the rest of the day... --- Warakuma High 21/4/2015 Tuesday With Golden Week fast approaching, some clubs were actually already talking about either training through Golden Week, or using it to rest... The baseball team was visibly going to train, they had a match coming up shortly after Golden Week and apparently their members were a little on the casual side. In any case... What to do today... Rui pondered on what clubs were open today... Kendo and Drama were the only things on today for him.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma High // Manga Clubroom Monday, April 20th, 2015 After School "Well, that's quite comforting to know." she said as she had a laugh of her own. "If your schedules are that flexible, then I accept your offer. Should help give me more fuel for my work." "It really depends," she said in response to his opinion about a worker, "On if I'm able to go pro with this. Depending on how a certain magazine works, I'm sure that there'll be assistants and such, that they have worked with in the past with their various artists, that they could call in and do the job. So it wouldn't matter either way." she finished as she was cracking her back. After finishing, he offered her some onigiri rolls. With a smile, "I'd love some."</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Monday 20th April 2015: After School Saya Ueno: Warakuma High- Archery Range "I-I didn't mean Senpai of course!" Saya blustered, looking more than a little distraught that Akira would pick her words apart like that. So much for friendly banter... "Rokoru-senpai is the best. He's our President, and you should treat him like such," she sniffed, irked by Akira's words as she let loose an arrow of her own. With a quiet thud, it hit around the middle rings, which was...strange. Did she shoot a little better when she was angry or something? Or was she actually improving? Huh. In a laughable comparison, Akira shot out another bullseye, which made Saya wonder. Why was Akira such a jerk to everyone? And why didn't he get along with Senpai if they were both such great archers? It was a puzzler, for sure. --- Tuesday 21st April 2015: After School Leiko Hamada: Warakuma High- Auditorium Seeing Rin yesterday was...pleasant, Leiko mused, as she waved her goodbye to Saya and headed for the auditorium where she had booked the next club meeting. She didn't get the chance to see him very often, and when she did, he often assuaged her doubts and made her feel a whole lot better. Her friends wouldn't really understand if she told them, so she decided it was best that she didn't bring it up at all. More importantly, today was a Drama Club day, and deciding on booking the auditorium's space for their next meeting, she entered the large hall-structure and set her notes on a spare table whilst people entered. "Good afternoon, everyone. Today is going to be a little different to our usual warm up sessions," Leiko began to speak in a clear, commanding tone as her clubmates started to trickle in. "As you all know, auditions for this year's school performance is on the horizon, and I'm sure some of you would like to try your hand at bigger, more challenging roles. Today is exactly about that." Leiko paused and noted the response to her announcement. Some looked more than a little surprised that she was bringing up auditions again so early, but no one was more surprised than Masatomo, who fixed her with a piercing look of disdain. She was going to have a headache about this afterwards, of that there was no doubt. "So, I would like everyone to spend this time to discuss amongst themselves on what they would like to do this year. Potential leading men and ladies, please put your names down on the form I've pinned to the wall by the door. If you would prefer supporting roles, backstage or design, please come to me and I can place you in the respective categories." The auditorium began to bustle with noise when Leiko's announcement was made, and it wasn't long before questions began to surface. "When are the auditions?" "Do we need a lot of theatre experience first for this?" "Aren't you just going to cast yourself, President-dono?" The last one was a sneer from Masatomo himself, which rewarded him with a trademark Hamada glare. "Of course I will exempt myself from the auditions for the sake of fairness. That needn't be a concern. As for your other questions, they will be answered at a later date. I'm looking for enthusiasm and interest within our group first and foremost. I will organise auditions once we have a decent amount of candidates. Thank you." And with that, Leiko fell silent, allowing the others to speak amongst themselves. Once this exercise was over, they would move onto more physical-related activities, but for now, this felt more important.</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov: Tuesday, 21st April 2015: Warakuma High - After School Alexei meandered to the roof as the bell signalled the end of the dily business. The past week had been weighing on him, the sudden disappearance of Matt and Noboru before that had kept him on the edge. A bit concerned about his sister, news of the mysterious cult was spreading and slowly with all the rumors circulating about the place, it was enough to make him a bit jittery. He took out a Lucky from the pack, it has always calmed him down. An anchor amidst the storm, he felt that he could brave any storm once the grey wisps entered his system and gave him focus. The tiny embers symbol of his persevering spirit, he could be down but he wold never be out, atleast he could find a good house for Elena and his mum was taken care off. Ever since that incident that changed their lives forever, he had always had this feeling of dread, of unfulfilled promises it was during those dark years that he found support in the wad. Each puff that he drew, carried with itself a cure for his situation. He had always held that faint hope, it is what made him trudge through life. He gazed at the evening sky, birds tweeting and zipping around the place as a constant puff of smoke emanated from him, he looked at the distant horizon, towards the sun that was on its way around the sky. His grim visage remained unchanged as he almost mechanically finished three sticks. Today was drama, with a heavy sigh he pushed out the remaining smoke and walked inside, shutting the door behind him and making his way to the auditorium. -- Auditorium He came in time for Leiko's announcement. He wasn't that far from the aforementioned wall where the forms were. He casually walked towards it without noticing others, tobacco hung heavily around him as he took out his fountain pen and wrote his name on the form. Alexei Dragunov Preferred Role: Antagonist With his work done, he turned towards Hamada again and waited for the president to drop another instruction or directive.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Classroom 2-2 \| Tuesday, April 21 2015 - After School As the bell rang, signalling the end of another school day, the usual hustle and bustle broke out - and much like always, Kotori remained at her seat for a while at first. There had been some talk around the school - mostly pertaining to wild theories about whether the cases of Noboru and Matthew were somehow connected, who was behind them and how aliens were involved in all this. That, and some even wilder stories about a pair of students who had been up to shenanigans at the mall yesterday - an event which Kotori still decidedly ignored due to the sheer absurdity thereof. Either way though, she soon finished up her notes of the day before being one of the last to leave the classroom - though unlike most days, she wasn't headed home right away. Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma High School: Agriculture Club \| After School Kotori hesitated as she raised a hand to the door. She wasn't really sure if anyone would even be there, what with the only member known to her still being in hospital the day before. Even so, she had decided to at least give it a try and softly knocked. Waiting for a moment or two, she slowly opened the door when no response came to the quiet noise and peeked inside. "Uhm... excuse me?" she asked in her usual quiet voice, looking around to see if there was anyone in the clubroom; the bespectacled girl's application for the Agriculture Club safely kept in her schoolbag.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma Amusement Park Sunday, April 26th, 2015 Golden Week After hitting up the rollercoaster a few other rides, Akane began looking around to see if there were anymore rides that would catch her eye. Not that she'd mind if the ride ends up great or not, she was having fun and has helped calmed her quite a bit. Just as her eyes locked onto another potential ride, she took note of a trio of boy swarming around a girl. As one would expect, ganging up on a girl and trying to pressure her into doing what they want. How cliche and stereotypical can you get? She shook her head at the thought of it all. As she ran her hand down her face, as she knew how cliche she was going to be in a moment. With a Sigh, she moved in. Just as the one closest to her on the bench moved his arm towards her, she grabbed his arm and held onto it in a powerful grip. "Just what in the hell do you think you're doing?" Akane looked at him in a chilling glare as she tossed him to the ground. "At it again, you three haven't learned a single a thing, have you? Must I re-educate you....again?" She turned and faced them as she began cracking her knuckles.</s> <\|message\|>Tanaka Toma Toma Tanaka - April 26th, Afternoon \| Amusement Park Toma hummed and hawed, desperately wanting to leave, but not wanting to be rude. It had been a while since the group got in line, so they'd probably be off the ride and looking for him soon, not leaving him with much time to make a choice. As he deliberated over the decision, he finished off his ice-cream sandwich with one last bite, and a shot of disappointment ran through him. That had been way tastier than it had any business being, and he kind of wanted another one. And that was exactly the motivation he needed to head off on his own. He picked up his jacket off the railing and tied it around his waist, being careful with his wrist, before pushing himself off to head back to the ice-cream stand. As he let his craving take him over, he picked up his walking pace, eventually reaching his destination and getting into the short line. The red-haired boy looked around as he waited, taking in more of the colorful sights that the park offered. Everyone looked so happy and excited here, with the exception of a crying child and exasperated parent or two. And no wonder -- they were all in an amusement park. It was in the name; this was supposed to be a fun place. So why was he not happy too? He was here with friends -- well, maybe not 'friends,' but schoolmates -- so he had no reason to be so... miserable? Maybe; he wasn't sure what he was. Not happy, though. Toma's thoughts were put to a stop as he saw a group of four kids near a bench in the distance, three boys and one girl from the looks of it. With a flicker of recognition, his eyes widened a bit. "Hello sir, how can I help you?" Toma shifted, taking a step back and craning his neck to get a better view. As he confirmed that it was Kotori, a soft smile broke out on his face. "Excuse me, sir! It's your turn to be served." He had to stop himself from going over to greet her -- it seemed she was here with friends. Ignoring the slightest pang of petty jealousy he felt, he couldn't help but be happy for her. It didn't seem like she hung out with friends like this often, so it was a nice sight to see. "Um, sir, you're holding up the line..." But something was off. One of the boys sat next to her, and she didn't seem too pleased about it. The three weren't letting off even as her discomfort became more apparent. Toma's brow furrowed as he felt himself getting angered again, the emotion only growing as he continued watching. Clearly, they weren't her friends. Toma began to walk towards them, wanting badly to hit all three of them. "I-- uh, sir? O-okay then... I can help whoever's next." As he made his way over, he fought to calm himself down. Starting a fight would be dumb, considering the condition of his wrist and the fact that he was outnumbered. No, more importantly than that, a fight wouldn't help the situation in any way. All he had to do was help Kotori get out of her uncomfortable spot, and there were better ways to do that. Taking a breath to calm and steel himself, he decided on how he'd go about it -- pretend they had come to the park together as part of a group, and that she had gotten separated from them, giving her an out. Hopefully this wouldn't embarrass her too much. "Hey, there you are, Kotori-chan!" he said cheerfully with a wave, a bright smile on his face -- ironically the most genuine one he'd worn all day despite the fact that this was basically an act. He'd barely gotten the words out when another, tough-looking girl showed up. She grabbed the kid on the bench and tossed him to the ground roughly, eliciting a dumbfounded stare from Toma as he processed what was happening. Shaking off his stupor, he decided to make his presence known, too. The three boys seemed thoroughly intimidated by the girl, but she was sort of taunting them into a fight. The pathetic mob didn't seem likely to take her up on it, but Toma figured it'd be better to be safe -- they'd be even less likely to accept her offer if they saw they'd have to deal with one extra person. He stepped forward so that he was standing above the boy squirming on the ground. With raised eyebrows and a bright, mocking smile, he spoke. "Hey bud, how's the view down there?" Toma leaned down and offered to help him up, but his hand was quickly smacked away, drawing a controlled smile to his face. "Alright then, no need to be rude." He stepped purposely over the boy and stopped next to the bench, leaning against it. He pulled out his phone and pretended to busy himself, letting the other girl do her thing -- going by her words, she had dealt with this lot before, so he had no reason to doubt she could do it again. He glanced over down at Kotori, offering her a sympathetic, understanding smile.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Amusement Park \| Afternoon With her book clenched tightly and steadily drawing it closer to herself as if it could somehow shield her from the eyes of the three boys which were all focused on her, Kotori practically shrank into the bench, trying to inch away from their close attention. Unfortunately, she was already sitting at the very end of the bench and thus her options were rather restrained, given the presence of the armrest blocking any further retreat; instead leaving her to try and come up with some way to tell the three that she wasn't really very comfortable - when all of a sudden, a voice called out. It took Kotori a moment to realise that said voice was calling out to her - and another before she realised that the was familiar. Looking up, discomfort was momentarily replaced with surprise and confusion as she saw the owner of the voice, Toma Tanaka, heading towards the small group at the bench - but before she could do more than that, another figure approached, grabbing the sitting boy and yanking him off the bench. The tone of her voice made it clear that she wasn't exactly very pleased with what she was seeing. The boy in question gave a surprised "Hey, what the?!" as he found himself on the ground before looking at the reason thereof with a glare - at least for the second it took him to recognise exactly who it happened to be. His two buddies meanwhile had slowly taken a step back when they'd heard and seen the fourth boy approaching - and were exchanging very nervous glances when they too recognised Akane from their previous... meetings. The three boys' hearts seemed to drop with every crack of Akane's knuckles as the memory of the first two times she'd peeled them off similar activities. They might not exactly be the quickest on the pickup, but even they knew they weren't going to get out of this without some injuries to either their bodies or their pride if they didn't get out soon. "H-hey, let's get out of here, yeah?" one of the two still standing boys suggested with a nervous glance and nod to no specific place other than 'not here.' The boy on the floor - both the apparent leader of the trio and the thickest of the bunch - was of half a mind to see if the third time would be the charm with Akane when he noticed that another boy had approached, offering him a hand. Smacking it away, the leader pushed himself off the ground and away from Akane, stepping toward his two buddies. Their urging and reminders of what happened last time being enough to get through even to him that trying to have a go with Akane really wouldn't be the smartest thing - and even more embarassing with more people around, too. "Just so you know, we were leaving anyway! We're letting you off lightly!" he said in a tough guy voice - which probably would have sounded a bit more intimidating if he hadn't been backing away and having to suppress a nervous cracking of his voice before turning around and heading off at a rather brisk pace; his to buddies quickly following suit. Kotori, meanwhile, had followed the entire exchange with a mix of confusion, surprise and a constant series of dumbfounded blinking at the sight. Only now that the three were actually leaving did the discomfort start to ease away - at least until she realised that she had yet to thank the two for their help. Quickly standing up, she bowed deeply to the two in quick succession. It was also only then that she actually got a good look at the other girl - who, much to Kotori's surprise, turned out to be someone not only from her school but even the same class, Akane Hanazawa. "Ah, thank you, Tanaka-senpai, Hanazawa-san," she said, her voice only barely audible over the noise of park. Glancing between the two, she quickly gave another bow between them. "Uhm... s-sorry..." she began, unsure of what else to say; wanting to both express her thanks for their arrival and to apologise that they had had to do so in the first place when they had no reason to. Ultimately, this left her fidgeting nervously with her skirt and she glanced between the two and the ground - though this time with a lot less uneasy discomfort than just moments earlier.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Root of the Problem Noboru shielded his eyes, trying to block the flying winds. They were getting on his neeves pretty bad, enough to make a bad pun or two. Yo Leiko! Calm your shit! You gotta daffodil with your problems, not run away. Stop garden your heart with these thorns,they're really getting in our sides. Rui, cover me, i'll try to go in and knock this stupid shadow around a bit. Let me leaf a few bruises! Puns aside, this creature was abdolutely horrifying. He chose not to remember what his shadow looked like. Is this what everyone had inside of them? This angry beast?</s> <\|message\|>Matthew Harvester Matthew Harvester \|\| [insert root pun here] Damn wind almost blinded Matt, luckily Rui was ready for action and canceled it out. which lead to the attack of vines. "every rose has its thorn~.... what? I thought it was as good time as any" Matt was trying to joke around to keep positive though in reality he was still shocked seeing the shadow... So this is what it was like huh. Matt was thinking about how it was so hard for him to accept his reality but decided it was best to put it behind him, all he wanted was to be truly accepted. Aside from the terrible puns hearing Nobo's plan to rush in Matt thought of the vines and voiced his idea. "hey guys how bout i try to cover ya'll by burning the vines? they should be weak to fire right? just give the signal when you are ready to go."</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Sunday 26th April 2015: Time Unknown Leiko Hamada: Enchanted Woodlands- Grand Stage The woman before her...she changed. Leiko had barely been aware of the strange beings that shielded her from the oncoming vines, her eyes fixed on her aggressor with a look of numb shock. Its skin peeled away, exposing thick, gnarled bark and long, blood-red claws that sprouted from its fingertips. Every aspect of her graceful beauty had been twisted, revealing the darkness and cruelty behind her visage. But nothing struck her more than the cold, wicked smile that spread across the creature's lips as she sent endless vines at Rui and the others in an effort to tear them apart. She didn't know what to do. Frozen in place, she helplessly watched as Rui, Noboru, Kami and the other boy raised their weapons boldly against the forceful gale. They were going to fight it. But how? She seemed so strong, so vicious in her onslaught. If they stayed...would they end up dying just to save her? No. Leiko didn't want anyone to die, especially not like this. She wanted to raise her voice, tell them to leave and save themselves, but she couldn't. It was if she didn't have to strength to form words anymore. That creature had truly taken over. "Come on, now. Won't anyone save me from myself?" The Shadow crowed, cackling all the while as she threw another burst of fierce wind at the Persona Users. "The audience is just dying for some action!"</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Enchanted Woodland - Grand Stage 26/4/2015 Sunday TRACK: I will Face Myself It appears the Shadow had been prepared for Matt's fire. It was working on the vines sure, but as the fire enveloped the vines, the Shadow gave a hearty laugh and a taunt before a large gust of wind swept at them. This blew all of Matt's fire back at the entire party, dealing some damage. Matt's Persona being resistant to fire took nearly no damage, but everyone else took a minor heating. "Please Matt, be careful with that mixtape of yours", he joked. In any case, the vines and the wind were a problem. "We can't get to her through these vines, we'll need you to burn them again. This time I'll stop her wind, everyone else just charge afterward. Megumi, scan and see if we can exploit another weakness", Rui was taking his role as leader quite well. "Understood. Hang in there", and with that, the shadow's vines rose up once more to resume battle.</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Warakuma Amusement Park Sunday, April 26th, 2015 Golden Week As the life started draining from the boys faces with each crack of the knuckle, unbeknownst to Akane, a chilling grin formed on her face. Excited as she continued to goad them into a fight, she simply justified it as doing her duty to help a poor defenseless girl in need, suppressing the thoughts rattling around in her head. Looking directly into the boy on the ground, who was clearly the leader, as his buddies pleaded for them to split, she waited for his decision as he remained there silent. For a moment, it was starting to look like he was up for a third round when they took noticed of another boy showing up. As the boy offered a hand to the trio's leader, prompting him to smack the hand away, the mood began to change. It was then a sense of disappointment filled of Akane as she figured what the next turn of events would be. Shouldn't she be glad that she stopped them and saved the girl from getting hurt? It's not that she isn't happy, it's just....hmm. Shaking her head, she simply laughed at the boys parting words. Before they managed to flee the scene, she raised her voice "Lightly, huh? Than I won't hold back next time." She shrugged as her focus went from the boy to the girl. Getting a better look at the girl, she instantly knew who the girl was. "Shirohane-san..." Of course, she is the type to attract such situations, it's only natural. She sighed as a relieved smile swept Akane's face. Not only did she go to the same school but also the same class. She also sits reasonably close to her. She was bound to run into people from her school, it is golden week and this is a key attraction, no surprise. Before she could say anything, the boy spoke up first. He seemingly knew Kotori and if she heard her right, he's their senpai, a third year. As he waved off Kotori's thanks, he mentioned Akane as he turned towards her and smile. Despite this, she remained silent as she tried to figure him out. As soon as he stopped talking, she waited for a moment before finally speaking up. "Just as he said, No thanks are necessary. It's only natural to help someone out when they're in need." she beamed at Kotori with a reassuring smile. With the assurances over, he asked a question regarding the trio. With a nod to answer it, she sighed and added, "Unfortunately." Taking her by surprise, the boy, turned towards her, giving her a respectful bow as he introduced himself. It was strange, considering she did it for Kotori and not him. It's like something a father or an older brother would do on behalf of the family. Well, they do know each other, given that, could be close friends? One way to make sense of it. Returning to her usual smile, "Hanazawa Akane, from Class 2-2. This is my 2nd year in Warakuma, so I understand." she laughed lightly as he continued with a small grin on his face. "Yea, they do it quite often. The last time I caught them, they were stupid enough to do it on school campus. Had to chase him around as well. I guess I should've punched him harder, huh?" she laughed.</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Sunday, 26 th , 2015 – Golden Week Itoshi Residence 10:00 AM The alarm went off. Why did it have to go off on a Sunday, of all days? Oh right, because Gen had forgotten to set it off. Oh well. Gen was face-down on the bed, completely covered, one arm peering from outside the hideout. It travelled towards the nightstand, fumbling carefully so as not to drop anything, and felt the alarm clock. Now, if he could only find the button… No, not that one… That one either… There! Gen flipped the switch and the alarm stopped, and the room gained once more its silent peace. A low groan could be heard from under the blankets. Maybe he should sleep until lunch? No, it was Golden Week; it was his moment. He needed to seize it as long as it was there, because then school will resume and he will not be able to loiter around. A louder groan sounded as Gen flailed his arms a bit to uncover him. He sat on the bed, a narrow stream of drool coursing from his mouth, messy hair, and groggy eyes. He stretched. "Hmm! Okay." His feet touched the floor as he sat at the edge of the bed, his hand looking for his glasses. "Where did I leave them?" Ah, right! The drawer. He opened it and Gen took them out and put them on. Now he could he as perfectly as someone who did not need glasses. Okay, holiday routine: Start! Gen changed into some casual clothes, and went for breakfast. Mum would probably be watching television, and would already have had eaten, so it was up to him to cook for himself. Not that he would mind, though. He usually was in charge of the kitchen when his mum had parent-teacher meetings or something of the sort. "Good morning, mu-" She was not in the living-room/kitchen/dining-room. They lived in a very small house, so Gen would know if her mum was there or not. Apparently, she went out while he was sleeping. Maybe she went shopping. Yes, that is probably it. Gen started fixing himself something to eat. He devoured what he had prepared, and went out, locking the door behind him. On the table, he had left a note that said: "I went out. I have my cellphone on me if you need anything. Love you, Gen."</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Amusement Park \| Afternoon Kotori felt some measure of relief when both of her fellow schoolmates that had come to her help waved off the whole thing; making clear that they didn't see it as too much of a hassle. Not only that, they even said that she should talk to them if she was bothered by the trio in the future - a kindness to which Kotori quickly raised her hands and shook her head. Not only did she not really think it was very likely that such a thing would be repeated, but she also wouldn't want to be a burden to either of them - but the smile that Akane gave, showing she really did not mind in the least, made her hesitate and lower her hands; giving the smallest of nods instead. As the two introduced themselves to each other - apparently strangers to one another, though each knowing of Kotori in one way or another, Kotori quickly followed suit. Whilst she'd already met Toma before, she hadn't exactly spoken very much with Akane before. Bowing briefly, she gave her name and class, "Kotori Shirohane, also from Class 2-2," in her usual quiet voice - the nervousness from before having mostly receded by now. As Toma then asked about the three from before, Kotori gave a reluctant nod before Akane elaborated on the point - the three weren't exactly unknown around the school and had had run-ins with the Akane before, it seemed. As her classmate spoke, Kotori looked at her in surprise - she'd heard that she was called a Prince by some of her fellow students, most of them girls, for her tendency to help out others in need, but to hear her put down taking on three boys by herself and winning - twice before even - wasn't quite the same. As she joked the she should have punched them harder, Kotori realised that whilst they'd asked if she was okay, the same couldn't be said for either of the two. "Ah, are you alright?" she asked with some concern in both voice and eyes, glancing at both Akane and Toma in turn - though there hadn't been any real violence to be seen, Kotori would have felt guilty not asking seeing as any such injury would have been incurred because of herself.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>The Compendium Ferrero Mall - Cinemas 27/4/2015 Monday "Cosplay... Hmmm...", certainly sounded fun, actually the prospect was fun enough that he immediately began thinking of what he could cosplay. There were quite a few he could fit, but before his reaction was to be confused with something else, he continued. "Sounds like a lot of fun, I'd like that", she sewed this herself. That was impressive, considering the choice of character too. In any case... "And yeah, I'll be watching it soon, I already have my ticket", after that, they bid farewell to one another. "Cosplay huh...?", he wondered if Kazuki would allow them to wear costumes while in the dungeons...</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Warakuma Hospital April 27th, 2015-2:00 PM Noboru laughed at the absurdity of her claims. "Really now. You're gonna beat an apology out of me? Are you sure? Are you gonna be able to catch me is the question. My bet will be no, after the number I did on you. I may be beat up but I still have my legs, and a boxer isn't known for just his strength. And any brain damage is irrelevant when you've been clocked in the head enough times. It stops getting to you too much. Heheh." Noboru winced as well, but offered to help carry her, despite his own pains. They slowly reached the hospital, and began to have their wounds addressed. Akari Yamamoto-Ferrero Mall April 27th, 2015-2:00 PM Akari laughed quite loudly as the two walked off. Her plan had worked perfectly, and she had new things to gl by. She slithered to Akira, giving orders. "You. Akira. Give me your phone number now. I need you to spread pictures around when I give you the order. We are going to have ourseleves a good time for a good week or so, and it won't grow boring.</s> <\|message\|>Leiko Hamada Monday 27th April 2015: Midday Leiko Hamada: Warakuma Hospital "But until then... Farewell" That strange man's gentle, mysterious words faded away from Leiko's conscious as loud, mechanical beeping sounds took its place. Sluggishly, Leiko opened her eyes to white walls and drip stands, with no sight of the majestic velvet room she was just in. She felt a little disappointed that the mystery man had left her with more questions than answers, but more importantly... She was alive. An unceremonious squeal escaped her as she flew out the bed, tossing the blanket covering her to the side as she peered out the window. There it was. Her beloved Warakuma. Her sudden action caught up with the state of her body as she felt her knees buckle slightly from the effort of standing. Perhaps she had been a little too hasty in her excitement, but after the ordeal in the Enchanted Woods, she was just glad she could stand at all. Of course...what happened there did happen, didn't it? Just thinking about it made it seem beyond belief. Shadows, Personas, that 'other self' of hers... It couldn't have just been a dream could it? She began to doubt her experiences for a moment, her face creased into a frown, but then she began to feel her. She didn't really know how, but a warm sensation began to spread across her body, comforting her like a gentle pat on the back. Titania was here, which meant...that all of it had to be real too. Leiko sat back on the bed, a sigh of relief escaping her as the weight eased the suffering on her legs. There were so many people she wanted to talk to. Rui, her friends at school, Father, Saya... Saya... Leiko looked over at her bedside in an attempt to find her phone, but she was promptly thwarted by the excess of cards and flowers that dominated the space. On further inspection they appeared to be from her friends from school, wishing her well in her recovery. It was nice of them, and Leiko couldn't help but feel touched at how much they had considered her. There was also a fruit basket from Noboru, which appeared a little out of character for the foul-mouthed brawler, but Leiko knew that he and the others still risked their life to save her from that place. She was grateful on that basis alone. Her mother had written her a pretty stock 'get well soon' (as was typical of her) with a much more interesting footnote. Her father was coming home much earlier than anticipated. Nothing could repress the smile on Leiko's face after that as she returned the card in its place and flopped her head back on the pillow, feeling strangely content after all that had occurred. She wondered what she would do now. There was no way her life could stay the same, not after everything that happened. Should she just carry on being Leiko Hamada, Drama Club President and Queen of Warakuma High? Or could she be something more than that? She wanted to talk to someone about this Persona business, and the best person she could speak to was Rui Shinichi, it seemed. But in the meantime, there was nothing more to be done than lie down and rest. But before that... Leiko finally found her phone from within her belongings, her fingers quickly dialling the number of her beloved friend. "H-Hama-chan?" The brightest smile lit up Leiko's face as she quickly delved into conversation with her best friend.</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Monday, 27 th , 2015 – Golden Week Ferrero Mall Ouch, ouch, ouch. Wait, it did not hurt that much. Just enough to make Gen say 'ouch' and rub his head. He almost collided with that guy. He sure was nimble, otherwise that little incident would have ended like the beginning of some shounen manga or whatever. It was not like he was a full-fledged otaku, but Gen occasionally dabbled into such things, reading only the mainstream and the popular. However, he was wary of the Manga Club at school. He was wary of all clubs, actually, but that one seemed a little out of place in a small town such as Warakuma. If it were on a big city, of course it would be there, but a book club or an Asian studies club would make more sense. Oh right, present. Gen lifted his head and saw an outstretched hand and heard a you alright from the person before him. It was his near collateral damage. He seemed familiar. He was wearing casual clothes, so he would never think that they attended the same school. And that he was his senpai, though that was apparent if Gen only focused on the physical aspect. With an embarrassed laugh, he mumbled a short apology and took it with his own hand. "Sorry." He said again, standing and dusting himself off. "I honestly didn't see you there. I was just trying to get away from the two who are fighting..." His voice lingered. He had seen him, but where? It was frustrating! "Are you all right? I'm okay, but I don't know about you." What if he was bleeding internally? The other could be suffering and Gen would just be standing there, oblivious to the situation at hand. Was he? WAS HE?! He needed to know!</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Warakuma Amusement Park \| Sunday, April 26 2015 - Afternoon As it turned out, neither of the two were actually hurt - much to the relief of Kotori. She looked at Akane in surprise when her classmate put her hand on her shoulder, giving a slow nod after a moment at her words. She even looked over to Toma with momentary worry before noticing the joking tone with which the two were speaking. However, Akane seemed to have other places she needed to be - and after a quick glance to her watch, she waved goodbye. Kotori returned the gesture, the other girl's words reminding her that she'd most certainly be seeing her again as they were from the same class. A momentary silence between the two followed Akane's departure until Toma commented that she was nice - a sentiment to which Kotori agreed with a nod. Before anything else could be said, a loud voice could be heard calling out. As it turned out, it was a boy - an acquaintance of sorts of Toma, judging by the way he'd called - who came running and performed some mixture of a jump-hug-tackle. Kotori blinked in surprise at the rather sudden entrance before the boy in question noticed her standing there and introduced himself as the track club captain. "Ah, I'm Kotori Shirohane from Class 2-2," she quickly responded with a bow before another voice could be heard - this time a girl's; the owner of which was dragging Arata off Toma with a tone that left little doubt that this was a regular occurence. As it appeared, Toma hadn't been here by himself but rather as part of a group of friends from the track club. A small smile came across Kotori's face at the antics before her - though it turned slightly more nervous when she noticed the number of looks that were being directed towards them; even if only in curiosity. At Toma's words, Kotori looked back at him before giving a quick bow. "Ah, yes, goodbye and thank you again," she quickly said, albeit still in her rather quiet voice, as the two boys headed off talking between themselves. An unexpected apology was then spoken - much to the surprise of Kotori who quickly raised her hands to wave it off. "No, no, it's no bother, really," she said, shaking her head for emphasis, before the speaker - the same girl from before - introduced herself as an underclassman by the name of Tsuruko. Though she'd already done so just before, Kotori introduced herself again; not least out of courtesy. Seeing as she was here with her track club friends, the girl quickly gave a wave as she said her goodbye; a gesture that Kotori returned before standing before the bench and watching the figures head off into the amusement park for a moment. A small sigh escaped her lips as she sat back down - of all things, she most certainly hadn't expected this to unfold. Kotori Shirohane - Ferrero Mall \| Monday, April 27 2015 - Afternoon Kotori stood before the grocery store, a full shopping bag in one hand and a piece of paper on the other - a shopping list which she was going over to make sure she had everything that was needed at home. Mentally checking off the last item on the list, she gave a satisfied nod and a small smile before looking back up - and noticing a rather large crowd up ahead. For a moment, she remembered the last incident that drew such a crowd to the mall - a pair of students inexplicably pulling various poses with one thereof being rather lacking in the shirt department - before shaking her head at the thought. Perhaps there was a performer showing his talent that attracted the people or some other such thing. Either way, Kotori decided to steer clear of the large mass of people - even if, she noticed, it seemed to be starting to disperse; as if the magnet that had been drawing them together had been turned off. Either way though, Kotori decided to wander through the mall after a brief glance to her watch revealed that she was in no rush - plus also, with Golden Week going on, there were bound to be some sales going on for the avid shopper, whether regular or of the window variety.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // Hospital Monday, April 27th, 2015 2:04 PM With a scoff, "'After the number I did on you', Talk about delusional. This is nothing compared to how beat up you are. Catching you would be a simple task. You're simply in-denial. Seems you'll need more sense beaten into you. Not like I'd mind administrating it, especially one so willing to put their hands on a girl. Heh." she said half-seriously, trying not to laugh and aggravate her rib injury more. They finally reached the hospital and started to get treated. So much for having a fun time... --- Akira Kirigakure // Ferrero Mall Monday, April 27th, 2015 Same time After she was done enjoying the moment, she slithered over to him barking orders. "You've a lot of nerve ordering me of all people around, you know?" he glared at her. After a staring contest for a few minutes with neither side budging, he sighed before handing over his humber. "Here" It's not like he'd have a chance of winning this argument anyway, giving how Akari is. "Not like I have anything interesting going on anyway..." It was either a week of being dragged around by this sister or Akari, so it was a simple call. Aoi won't take it over well but oh well, not the first time. "If it's spreading photos we're talking about, I've got something far more interesting than shots of your little brother." He grinned. --- Akane Hanazawa // Hospital Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 9:00 AM "Touching girls in their sleep, you've got quite a fine career path laid out for you, huh? I can easily imagine being behind bars or 6 feet under. Whichever you prefer." she remarked, hiding her annoyance. "To be called a dumbass from someone such as yourself, talk about degrading." "And why would I go along with you, of all people, to get something to eat?" Her eats perked up at the mention of meat but held back and showed restraint. Though, even that facade managed to break when he said that he'd be paying. "Well, if you're paying, I don't see why not. Let's just hope you don't end up regretting it afterwords. Hope you can afford it." She smirked before taking the lead out of the door. As for this tournament, who knows, it might be fun.</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Shinza Shopping Square \|\| April 29 WED A faint spring breeze blew along the streets of the shopping district of Warakuma, as a white, tulle layered, knee-length chiffon skirt fluttered lightly enough to sway the first few layers of the fabric. Its owner also wore a long sleeved, spring green knitted sweater with a pair of white colored wedge sandals to finish the current season's look. Since summer was not too long from now, Shizuka decided to go through her spring wardrobe more often. She might be an otaku but she dressed appropriately for the seasons but unfortunately not for the occasion, the movie screening day as an example. The raven haired female dropped by the Shinza Shopping Square today not for her own shopping pleasure or enjoyment but to search in advance for an appropriate gift for mother's day in the next month. She walked past Game Over Arcade, unbeknownst to her, was where a Persona 4 Arena Ultimax tournament was on going. Not like the freshman ever gave a chance at playing a console game, but she was indeed aware of the existence of the aforementioned game, due to her interest of the Persona 3 series. Perhaps she would try by influence of others but not today, she focused on the windows of the shops that passed by her half covered gaze. The clacking of the sandals ceased abruptly when a certain view entered her sight. A view of beautiful variety of flowers. Head tilted upward to see the name of the place to mentally take note of. Shirohane Flowershop. Got it. Wanting to take a closer look at the flowers and its costs, Shizuka entered the shop with a curious expression upon her face. While it wasn't a rare sight to see flowers around, she appreciated the beauty and the fragrance they each carried, unique to their own. Her appreciation didn't change the fact that she absolutely had no idea how plant care worked or which flower type was appropriate for different occasions. Perhaps joining the agriculture club would help her in such field. The student decided that it was wise to ask the person in charge of the shop to advice her on this matter, so her bangs covered eyes parted from the flowers to approach the counter and voiced out her concern upon reaching it. "Um, pardon me? Would you happen to know which flower type would be appropriate as a mother's day gift? I-I'm afraid I have no knowledge of flower meanings, you see."</s> <\|message\|>Gen Itoshi Gen Itoshi Monday, 27 th , 2015 – Golden Week Ferrero Mall "I knew it!" Gen exclaimed as the other revealed his name. He knew he knew him. Masahide was known at school for having excellent grades. "You're a senpai from school! I... It seems really odd to see you without the uniform." Another apologetic smile. There was nothing to be apologetic about, though. He just did not recognise someone who he has not spoken with yet. "Anyway, pleased to meet you. I'm Gen Itoshi, first year." He added so as to make it easier for identification. It probably did not say anything to him, but it was worth a shot. "I've heard this movie is based on a game. Well, haven't played it, so I guess it could be exciting!" And there went his bus money, and any other money he had left. He was completely broke until he returned home.</s> <\|message\|>Masahide Saji Ferrero Mall27.4.15 "Yeah. It's not very often. But since we had the week off... Why the hell not?" Masa offered a subtle smirk as he gave his reply, continuing to step towards the cinema as the conversation with Gen continued, "A movie based on a game? Not very often you see those... Anime and books sure, but games?" With a shrug, Masa entered his destination. Walking up to the counter, he'd order up two tickets to the movie, paying for both before rounding to Gen with the vouchers in hand. It was then that he noticed Gen scrounging for something in his pockets, "Don't worry about it. It's on me." extending the extra ticket for the boy. After the movie, Masa parted ways with Gen. He thought the boy odd, but then again so was Masa to many. Still, he wouldn't give it much more thought as his focus shifted to his upcoming kendo practice. Game Over Arcade29.4.15 'Game Over Arcade, huh? That's not foreshadowing at all...' The humorous thought caused Masa to crack a subtle smile as he entered, eyeing over the other patrons as he scanned around for something. He knew there was a tournament going on today, and with a game he actually had some experience with. It would be the first time he had attempted something like this, merely having played online with a decent record, but it seemed this week had found Masa out of his comfort zone quite often. It didn't take long for Masa to find the sign in sheet, walking over and marking his entry into the Persona tournament. In his head he attempted to recall his strategies, 'Jump in, mix up, safe finish if blocked. Jump in, mix up, Atlas into finisher for status effect. Empty jump to bait, low-high mix-' Over and over he'd mull over these actions in his head.</s> <\|message\|>Noboru Yamamoto Noboru Yamamoto-Warakuma Hospital- April 29 2015, 9:00 AM Noboru scoffed at the idea that he wouldn't be able to pay for it. He had enough money to go around several times over. He followed her to the food joint of choice, taking a seat and getting ready. He ordered 3 burgers and looked at Akane. "So. Are you gonna order anything? If you don't want to order, free is the best price." He chuckled at his little joke, waiting for her. He decided to make small talk, because of how bored he was. "So. How about that movie hmmmm? I mean, I never saw it but I assume it was quite a good movie. Or at least I hope so, otherwise those people paid money for nothing."</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Shinza Shopping Square: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, April 29 2015 With a small smile and a soundless hum, Kotori adjusted some flowers on one of the displays around the shop - specifically, a selection of ever-popular red roses; moving them so that they'd both show their best appeal and also get the most of the sunlight shining in. Taking a step back only to then make another small turn or move some a little forward or backward, it would take a while before she was finally satisfied - much to the bemusement of her mother who had been watching the whole time from behind the counter. A bemusement which only grew when Kotori finally realised that she'd been seen fussing over such tiny details for nearly five minutes - even if it was a rather regular occurence, she still felt a little embarassed about it. "I'll... take care of the new ones in the back," Kotori said, pointing to the door that lead to the back of the shop where most of the flowers were kept and looked after and where her mother, and occasionally she too, took up their Ikebana. With a shake of her head, however, Tsubame waved that notion off: "Actually, why don't you look after the shop whilst I do that instead?" she said, stopping her daughter mid-turn. "Ah, but..." came a weak protest but before Kotori could say any more, her mother had already stepped right up beside her and placed her hands on her shoulders, gently pushing her toward the counter. "Oh, don't worry, it'll be fine. And quicker too, judging by them," Tsubame said with a still amused tone. Kotori raised as hand as if to protest - but then lowered it again, given that she really couldn't say anything against it. "Geez..." she quietly sighed as she stood behind the counter - her least favourite part when it came to helping around the shop and one her mother seemed all too keen on making her do, judging by the chuckle she could hear behind her. At least she could hope that her mother would be back to take over again before any customers showed up - though she was used to handling them, she still felt rather stiff and unsure about it; particularly when compared to the way her mother. An inaudible sigh escaped her lips - when a familiar sound interrupted her thoughts as the door was pushed open and someone entered the shop. Immediately straightening herself Kotori looked up to see who it was - only to be greeted with an unfamiliar face, at least what could be seen thereof underneath the long bangs. The girl looked to be of high school age, probably not much more than a year apart from herself, Kotori guessed, and seemed quite enarmored with the various flowers on display - she couldn't help but feel a little bit of pride when she passed some of the flowers she'd placed herself. The small smile at the sight quickly turned nervous when the girl in question then stepped closer - and even more so when she addressed Kotori, inquiring about flowers suitable for Mother's Day. "A-ah, yes," Kotori quickly said, trying to keep her mother's tips in mind - a cheerful smile could go a long way - as she spoke. "Carnations are the traditional flowers for Mother's Day. Red or pink in particular, to show love or admiration," she explained with a little more confidence, if not volume, as ever when she came to talk about flowers. "If you'd like, I could show you some, Miss...?" she then said - with a lot less confidence and sounding a lot more stiff. Her mother had told her it was a great way to get customers to talk, but Kotori couldn't help but feel it sounded rather awkward when she said it; particularly seeing as the customer in question was of approximately the same age as herself.</s>
<\|description\|>Shirohane, Kotori Age: 16 Gender: Female Appearance: Is... something the matter? Arcana: II Priestess Personality: Kotori is, by any standard, a quiet girl. She rarely speaks if not spoken to directly - and even when she does, she only does so in a soft voice. She isn't one to put herself forward and, in fact, actually prefers to keep her distance from others, making her a rather timid person. She is, however, rather diligent; always doing her utmost at any given task. Given her weak constitution, she dislikes most physical activities and, in fact, often sits out during P.E. She also seems quite conscious of people's eyes on her and quickly feels uncomfortable when that is the case. Given these traits, Kotori is not exactly the most sociable person - though that doesn't really seem to bother her. Most of her free time she spends studying or helping her mother around the family flowerstore in the Warakuma Shopping District. Equipment/Skills: Weapon - Japanese Umbrella: A bamboo-and-paper umbrella. Armour - School Uniform: The standard female Warakuma Highschool Uniform. Accessory - Small Locket: A small heart-shaped pendant worn around the neck; kept in a pocket while at school. Skills - Does well in her studies. Knows a large number of flowers by name. Quite capable at Flower Arrangement. Is strongly near-sighted. Low stamina. Background: Kotori is the only child of the Shirohane familiy, who have lived in Warakuma for generations and are known for their flower shop in the Warakuma Shopping District - the shop is on the ground floor while the family home is on the floor above. Unfortunately, Kotori's father - a kind man who was never seen without a smile on his face - passed away in a car accident three years ago, leaving her mother to look after both the store and the child. Fortunately, Kotori was by no means a troublemaker - though after her father's death, she did become a lot more quiet and reserved. Though saddened by her husband's passing, Kotori's mother remains a cheerful person at heart and does her best to keep both the store going and watch over her daughter. Apart from these things, Kotori's childhood had few other noteable events. She hasn't joined any clubs at Warakuma Highschool or actually made any real friends due to her nature, never being one to draw much attention. Furthermore, she isn't much of an athlete; quickly getting out of breath and has sat out during P.E. a number of times due to this already - though she doesn't feel all too bothered by this. Persona: Kikuri-Hime Appearance: Kikuri-Hime Abilities: Dia - Light Single-Target HP Recovery Patra - Cure Single-Target Fear/Rage/Confusion ailment Zio - Light Single-Target Electricity Damage Strong against Electricity Weak against Physical</s> <\|message\|>Shizuka Otonashi Shizuka Otonashi \|\| Shirohane Flowershop \|\| April 29 WED Not paying heed to the stiffness or the slight anxiety in the other's voice, Shizuka nodded in response to the shop keeper's offer. "It would be kind of you to, I would like to take a look at them myself." She said with a clearly excited tone, even with her usual soft voice. It was nice of the girl to show the mentioned flower to her since the younger student didn't have any idea on how carnations looked like. If she were simply given only the name, one could imagine her going through all the labels of each flowers in the place. Not that she would have minded taking her time to see each and every one, she had the time and it was pleasant to be surrounded by them. Before following behind her to whereever the carnations were displayed at, Shizuka bowed her head lightly while introducing herself. "Oh, my name is Otonashi, Shizuka. Pleased to be acquainted with you! And you are?" As her hazel eyes wandered about, taking a look around at the vibrant colors the petals of the flowers had, she couldn't help but wonder something. While the other raven haired girl lead her to the carnations, Shizuka inquired about her curious thought. "Hm... If you wouldn't mind me asking, do you happen to grow these flowers by yourselves or does someone provide them for you?"</s> <\|message\|>Akane (Saito) Hanazawa Akane Hanazawa // The Meat Shack Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 Daytime After walking around for a bit, they finally found their destination....The glorious Meat Shack!!! It's a haven for meat loving folk of all sorts where, unlike most joints like it, is opened even in the early morning! Which means, meat for breakfast, meat for lunch and meat for lunch! Walking in, Noboru went ahead and ordered. "Heh, Hope that's just an appetizer." Turning to the server, "I'll start out with 5 Hamburgers, 2 large fries, a medium rare steak and a large coke." As the server left, she turned back towards Noboru. "That should hold me off for a little. After all that time spent in the hospital with that crap they called food, it's good to have real food again. And I agree, nothing like free food." She grinned as she threw the joke back at him. As they waited for their food to arrive, Noboru's boredom began to show as brought up the movie that's all the rage now. "Ah, that Persona movie, Falling down, was it? Yea, I haven't seen it either myself. It seems to be all anyone can talk about lately. Will have to check it out one of these days, but I'm pretty much always per-occupied to go out and see it. With Kendo and manga and all."</s> <\|message\|>Alexei Dragunov Alexei Dragunov \|\| April 29, Payday - Wednesday The past few days had been quite good. Elena had managed to convince the doctor to let their mother go to the beach along with them. They had a quiet and fun time. Alexei also displayed his open grill skills to his mother who was quiet amazed by the cook Alexei was turning into. Elena had kept her updated with her lunch variety that he cooked for her daily but to see it with her own eyes nearly brought her to tears. There was also the fact that each day, she was greeted with a wonderful Ikebana bouquet which set her mind in the right direction. She was still depressed and sad at their state but hope was finally budding inside her watching her two children grow up. Each a miracle considering their formative years. The concern and worry she had for Alexei was allayed somewhat by the uttermost sincerity and devotion that shone in his eyes. She was confident that even without her being there to guide and shape his personality, he'd be the ideal husband. She chuckled a bit to herself at the thought and wondered if the hospital had made her go senile. Nevertheless, she was also glad to see how Elena was blossoming. She couldn't call herself a mother to the young one, Alexei had borne that burden alone. He had been her Father, Mother and brother. Shaking her mind off such thoughts she just enjoyed the view ad the gentle breeze that blew, the fact that her children cherished and loved her was deeply moving. The day had been fun and the Dragunovs had a nice time in each others company. The girls also got to peek into Alexei's philosophical side on few instances. -- Today, was payday. With his salary in hand and the packet he received from Miyamoto-san for his monthly expenses. Alexei went to the shopping square after settling the hospital expenses. Walking like an arrow, straight to the Shirohane Flowerstore he walked in as the bell chimed at the door. "Good morning Kotori-san. How are you?" he asked the raved haired schoolmate. She seemed to be in the middle of showing another girl some flowers, Alexei ruffled his hair apologetically "Sorry to intrude. I'll go meet Shirohane-dono." he bowed a bit before going to the back of the shop, knocking on the door to the backroom. "Shirohane-dono! it's me Alexei." he said. Standing at the edge and speaking in a higher tone than his regular rumble, because his voice was a deep baritone, he rarely raised his voice. But on occasions he did, it seemed like small thunderclaps.</s>	<\|message\|>Shirohane, Kotori Kotori Shirohane - Shinza Shopping Square: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, April 29 2015 For a moment, Kotori looked almost surprised when the girl gave a quick nod to confirm the question before then introducing herself - Otonashi, Shizuka. Kotori gave a bow in response before speaking to answer in turn: "I'm Kotori Shirohane, daughter of Tsubame Shirohane, the owner of this shop. Pleased to meet you too, Otonashi-san," Kotori thought on the name for a moment - had she heard it somewhere before, at school or elsewhere perhaps? If she did, it didn't immediately come to mind so that she instead put that aside for the moment and instead focused on the request by the other girl. Holding one hand out in the direction to go, together with a "this way, please," Kotori then lead Shizuka over to a set of shelves atop which a variety of carnations were found; passing by other displays full of tulips, roses and bouquets of multiple flowers while they did. Barely getting two steps, though, a small chime was heard as the door was opened for the second time in as many minutes. Looking toward the entering person, Kotori recognised the rather tall figure quite quickly given his stature - Alexei Dragunov, a Third Year from Warakuma High who had placed an order for regular deliveries of Ikebana bouquets. As he greeted her, Kotori quickly glanced between him and the girl behind herself; unsure as to whom to attend to first - but before she had to come to a decision, Alexei seemed to notice the predicament and excused himself. At that, Kotori gave a bow, both grateful and in greeting, before speaking. "Welcome, Dragunov-senpai. Mother is currently in the backroom, through that door," she said, pointing in the direction mentioned before getting back to the girl at hand. "My apologies, Otonashi-san," she said with an apologetic bow before answering the question that was asked as they reached the carnations - some potted, some placed in small display vases, some single flowers and others in bunches and in various colours, ranging from the reds and pinks she'd mentioned before to whites, yellows, greens and some in between. "Uhm, a bit of both," she said, placing a single finger of one hand to her lips as she thought for a moment. "Some of the more common flowers are grown in our garden, but others have to be delivered," Kotori said, a little vaguely - mostly because she wasn't sure how many details the girl really wanted to know. Either way though, she let Shizuka look over the variously coloured carnations for a few moments before asking: "Do you see any that you'd like?" Tsubame Shirohane - Shinza Shopping Square: Shirohane Flowershop \| Wednesday, April 29 2015 With a smile that was hard to distinguish from a grin, Tsubame was humming to herself as she busied herself with getting the latest delivery presentable - the source of her mirth still being her daughter. It was both amusing to watch the way she tried her hardest not to appear nervous around customers and a point of pride - especially compared to how she'd been the first few times at the counter; stammering in whispers and looking anywhere but the customer's faces; even if they were some of the regulars that came by every now and then and were already well acquainted. Shaking her head at the silliness of it all, Tsubame's thoughts were interrupted by a knock and a voice from the door. Brushing the worst of the dirt off her gardening gloves before removing them, Tsubame placed them on one of the working tables where a number of various flowers lay - some still wrapped in cellophane, others bound together to mark them as bouquets-to-be and others yet just laying by themselves; their purpose yet undecided. As she reached the door, the speaker turned out to be the young man who went to her daughter's school - he had a rather distinct voice and appearance, making such a conclusion quite an easy one. Either way though, a smile came to Tsubme's face at his sight as she remembered the nature of his request: a bouquet each for both his mother and sister. "Ah, welcome, Dragunov-kun," she greeted the young and tall man with a small bow. "I hope the flowers have been to your and your family's liking?" she continued with a cheerful smile that matched her tone - and standing in quite the contrast to her far more timid daughter.</s>