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Aah. Yeah, in the Dark Hour, people with the potential would end up cornered sometimes... that'd bring it out for the first time. But after that... [ well. evoker. ]
Aah. Yeah, in the Dark Hour, people with the potential would end up cornered sometimes... that'd bring it out for the first time. But after that... [ well. evoker. ]
That's...a little strange. After the first time I summoned my Persona, I could do it without any help. But, maybe it's just the difference between the Metaverse and...the Dark Hour?
...That. Wouldn't happen to be at midnight, would it?
...That. Wouldn't happen to be at midnight, would it?
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[ she seems to appreciate that he leaves it alone, nodding. with a laugh, though--and hey, listening while people tell a cute smart stranger their story is how most of her friendships happened, what the fuck ]
Thanks, Kiryuu-san.
[ she seems to appreciate that he leaves it alone, nodding. with a laugh, though--and hey, listening while people tell a cute smart stranger their story is how most of her friendships happened, what the fuck ]
Thanks, Kiryuu-san.
...You're the first other person I've met who knows about it. I didn't even know it had a name.
[ she shrugs a shoulder. ]
I'm surprised you remember it. Most of the people who knew about it forgot, after it stopped... After that, I wasn't able to use my Personas until I came here.
I'm surprised you remember it. Most of the people who knew about it forgot, after it stopped... After that, I wasn't able to use my Personas until I came here.
I forgot about it for seven years. I didn't remember until I summoned my Persona for the first time, while I was thinking about...my motivation.
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Good. That's... good.
[ she nods. that tracks with everything else she's heard. there's a sad look in her eye, even if her tone and expression stay pretty bright. ]
She was already a year older than me, anyway... I'm from 2010. About a month after I... after our group sealed Nyx.
[ is she gonna talk about how that happened or what it cost? nope ]
Can we find somewhere better to talk, Souji-san?
Good. That's... good.
[ she nods. that tracks with everything else she's heard. there's a sad look in her eye, even if her tone and expression stay pretty bright. ]
She was already a year older than me, anyway... I'm from 2010. About a month after I... after our group sealed Nyx.
[ is she gonna talk about how that happened or what it cost? nope ]
Can we find somewhere better to talk, Souji-san?
Edited 2019-06-18 15:14 (UTC)
The Dark Hour was... it started when the lab exploded.
There's a good coffeeshop not far from here. Or there's always my apartment?
[His head tilts, curiously.]
I think your senpai came from later in 2012 than I did. And there are other Persona-users here from... I think it was 2016?
I'd definitely like to talk about it more.
[His head tilts, curiously.]
I think your senpai came from later in 2012 than I did. And there are other Persona-users here from... I think it was 2016?
I'd definitely like to talk about it more.
I met one of them, I think... [ and wow that's forward, souji. ] And coffee sounds amazing right now, actually!
[ she's not as endlessly Tired as she was for that month, but man, it's been a weird couple of days. ] Lead the way?
[ she's not as endlessly Tired as she was for that month, but man, it's been a weird couple of days. ] Lead the way?
Ah...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to question about painful memories.
No, it's okay. I wasn't... there, anyway. [ she shakes her head. ]
The Kirijo Group was carrying out experiments on Shadows, I think? They were trying to... form Death. They'd heard of a prophecy, and... [ she drums her fingers on her knee. ]
They did it. Death escaped, but with that many Shadows being condensed together and then... [ she makes an explosion sort of hand gesture with both hands and makes a fwoooosh sound ] That caused the Dark Hour. They sent someone to... y'know, try to defeat Death, or recapture it...
[ she feels longing twist inside her ]
She couldn't. Sooooo... part of Death was sealed, [ in me, she doesn't say ] the rest of it split into twelve Shadows of other Arcana that appeared during the full moon, and the Dark Hour kept going for eleven years. That's how Apathy Syndrome was spreading--the Shadows. Iwatodai was the center of all of it.
The Kirijo Group was carrying out experiments on Shadows, I think? They were trying to... form Death. They'd heard of a prophecy, and... [ she drums her fingers on her knee. ]
They did it. Death escaped, but with that many Shadows being condensed together and then... [ she makes an explosion sort of hand gesture with both hands and makes a fwoooosh sound ] That caused the Dark Hour. They sent someone to... y'know, try to defeat Death, or recapture it...
[ she feels longing twist inside her ]
She couldn't. Sooooo... part of Death was sealed, [ in me, she doesn't say ] the rest of it split into twelve Shadows of other Arcana that appeared during the full moon, and the Dark Hour kept going for eleven years. That's how Apathy Syndrome was spreading--the Shadows. Iwatodai was the center of all of it.
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I...do remember seeing monsters around when it was happening in Tokyo, but they didn't look anything like the Shadows I've seen in the Metaverse. Well...except for wearing masks and having black bodies. But the most formless Shadows I've ever seen still had more shape than those.
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[ As with most things in Shinjiro's life, this situation is a hot fucking mess.
Had other snarls been smoothed over, certain puzzle pieces clicked into place, maybe he would have picked up quicker on the naked truth held before him out on a silver platter. But he barely knows this girl, and had banished what little information Mitsuru had shared with him all those years ago deep down.
Even so.
It's impossible to miss the tension that radiates through the stiff lines of her shoulders, and the glint in her eyes that looks suspiciously like tears. She's hurt; he's seen that look enough times on others - on Aki - that he recognizes it now. Way to go, asshole.
He sighs. Runs a hand through his hair as he tries to salvage things. ]
Look—sorry. It's... [ He breaks off, grimacing. ] There's been a lot.
[ Find out you're dead (though technically he saw that one coming), find out the world's about to end, find out one of your classmates and comrades sacrifices herself so the world doesn't actually end. Just another Tuesday. ]
So....Ikutsuki's a rat bastard, huh? Knew we shouldn't have trusted a guy with such shitty jokes.
[ It's pretty pathetic by way of olive branches, but it's all he's got at the moment. ]
[ As with most things in Shinjiro's life, this situation is a hot fucking mess.
Had other snarls been smoothed over, certain puzzle pieces clicked into place, maybe he would have picked up quicker on the naked truth held before him out on a silver platter. But he barely knows this girl, and had banished what little information Mitsuru had shared with him all those years ago deep down.
Even so.
It's impossible to miss the tension that radiates through the stiff lines of her shoulders, and the glint in her eyes that looks suspiciously like tears. She's hurt; he's seen that look enough times on others - on Aki - that he recognizes it now. Way to go, asshole.
He sighs. Runs a hand through his hair as he tries to salvage things. ]
Look—sorry. It's... [ He breaks off, grimacing. ] There's been a lot.
[ Find out you're dead (though technically he saw that one coming), find out the world's about to end, find out one of your classmates and comrades sacrifices herself so the world doesn't actually end. Just another Tuesday. ]
So....Ikutsuki's a rat bastard, huh? Knew we shouldn't have trusted a guy with such shitty jokes.
[ It's pretty pathetic by way of olive branches, but it's all he's got at the moment. ]
This way.
[He nods, gestures, and heads out. It's only about a block and a half away, and on their way, he'll point out a few other shops, and the rise of the apartment buildings, only a little further away.]
It's a pretty nice neighborhood... at least, most of the time.
[He nods, gestures, and heads out. It's only about a block and a half away, and on their way, he'll point out a few other shops, and the rise of the apartment buildings, only a little further away.]
It's a pretty nice neighborhood... at least, most of the time.
[ she actually does laugh at that, relaxing just a fraction. don't mind if she takes your hand and starts walking again, shinji. chroma, plus she's the one with two eyes she's willing to use. ]
Hah, I wanted to smack him for some of those gags! Really wish I had, too... Just tell me if we need to turn anywhere, okay?
Hah, I wanted to smack him for some of those gags! Really wish I had, too... Just tell me if we need to turn anywhere, okay?
[ that's... strange. and worrying, almost. ]
What did they look like when you dealt with them?
What did they look like when you dealt with them?
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Yeah, I saw, but--from where?
[ first akechi and his mask, now this?? WHY IS IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR EVERYONE ELSE ]
Yeah, I saw, but--from where?
[ first akechi and his mask, now this?? WHY IS IT SO MUCH EASIER FOR EVERYONE ELSE ]
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Of course! ... Wait, that mask...
[ Thinking Face. ]
Is Akechi-kun a companion of yours? He said he knew a Wild Card, but...
Of course! ... Wait, that mask...
[ Thinking Face. ]
Is Akechi-kun a companion of yours? He said he knew a Wild Card, but...
Edited 2019-06-20 15:00 (UTC)
It depends on the environment. Ones in areas controlled by an individual's Shadow take on appearances that match the setting, frequently as appropriate security personnel - though, I've also seen them take the shape of secretaries, waitresses, and other staff not normally associated with security. In Mementos, where there's no form of authority, they simply appear as vague humanoid shapes.
Different, but... [ it doesn't sound totally at odds. it's similar enough, and the metaverse sounds like it has its own rules. ]
It makes sense, I think? The Dark Hour wasn't about cognition, just... an anomaly, you know? Part of everything that was going to lead up to the Fall. A lot of the Shadows had shapes, but not ones that always made sense... like, I've cast so many Ziodynes on tanks.
It makes sense, I think? The Dark Hour wasn't about cognition, just... an anomaly, you know? Part of everything that was going to lead up to the Fall. A lot of the Shadows had shapes, but not ones that always made sense... like, I've cast so many Ziodynes on tanks.
I've never seen any tanks, but I have fought my share of floating stars and blobs of ooze. Though, I think the strangest was the disembodied...body part in a chariot.
[Why does Mara exist.]
[Why does Mara exist.]
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