Shattered Justice (A Persona Quest)

Okay, so you need to learn how to control your powers. For that, the ideal method would be to find a teacher. There are other people who are out of coffins in the green time, surely at least one of them has the same capabilities as you do.

Of course, while you know that these people should exist, that still leaves the question of finding them. After all, just going around and asking people if they're used to water turning to blood late at night would probably, at the very least, get you quite a few weird looks.

But then it occurs to you: You can just look for other people with powers inside the green time! Yes, it breaks your one rule, but you've already been outside, and it worked out well enough. ...At least, if you don't mind the broken door. Most people do.

Of course, going into the green time requires extensive preparation, otherwise you're just going to be at the mercy of whatever you happen across.

...Okay, so it's probably going to be that way no matter how you prepare, but you're nine! You shouldn't have to worry about preparing for this, it just happened! All things considered, you actually think you're doing pretty well for yourself.

Preparations in mind, it's time to get started.

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You're first preparation is arguable the most difficult: sleeping in class. The green time only occurs at night, therefore you want to be well-rested so you still have energy when it happens.

You also need to look like you're paying attention so the teachers don't get upset with you. You've known them to regularly call on kids who look like they aren't paying attention, and you'd really rather not deal with that right now.

Thankfully, the kid sitting in front of you is rather large, so you doubt you can normally be seen all that well anyway. But constantly worrying about being caught sleeping does not make for a very restful nap!

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The other steps are easier. Something to deal with the cold- that's your jacket, a pair of gloves, and a warm scarf, piled up next to your bed so you can put them on when you're ready to go. You have Dia to handle any issues that arise, but it's better to avoid issues in the first place.

A way to defend yourself. You have magic, and a highly destructive physical ability. Also, you plan on running in the other direction if you do see any monsters and they haven't noticed you yet, so it should work out rather well. Worst case, you can blow up a streetlight so that it falls on them, or something. Very worst case. You're doing this so you don't have to break anything else, after all.

Some way to restore your energy. It's not much, but you do stop by a vending machine to buy a drink. You spend some time thinking over the variety you feel would refresh you the most, and eventually decide on a...


[ ] Nastea.

[ ] BauerBar.

[ ] 1UP.


Technically speaking, you probably had enough for two, but it's hard enough hiding one canned drink that you technically aren't supposed to have in your room, let alone two of them. So one drink it is.

Now all there is left is to wait for the green time.

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It's late. Everyone else has, of course, gone to bed. The moon outside is bright, but not the unnaturally-large white of the green time. Trying not you yawn, you glance at your clock. 23:59. Much later than you normally stay up, and you're sort of tired even with your nap earlier.

And then the numbers disappear from the clock, the lights on the street go out, and it's just you in a dark, green world. Well, green and red, but you try not to look at the puddles on the street. They're disturbing enough even when you aren't about to go walk among them.

You put on your warm clothes and walk right out of the dorm, not bothered at all by the two or three coffins standing in the middle of the street. You have people to search for...

...If you knew where to search in the first place, this would be a lot easier. Well, no better time to decide!


[ ] Head towards the ocean.

[ ] Go to the shrine.

[ ] Just pick a direction, and see where your feet take you!