SeekerofDreams
Aspiring Farmer
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- Selphia
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Shattered Justice (A Persona Quest)
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SeekerofDreams
Aspiring Farmer
- Location
- Selphia
And now, on to the main plot!
Maybe things can even go back to sort of normal... not counting the full moon thing... or Makoto's existence... or how you may or may not be seeing a lot of Elizabeth in the relatively near future.
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Maybe things can even go back to sort of normal... not counting the full moon thing... or Makoto's existence... or how you may or may not be seeing a lot of Elizabeth in the relatively near future.
April 4-6, 2009
SeekerofDreams
Aspiring Farmer
- Location
- Selphia
It turns out that the transfer student has a lot of possessions.
The boxes- cardboard, plastic, and in one case covered in fabric- arrive in the mail on Saturday, mostly labeled as containing clothes, but there's also a very nice computer, an old television set the size of Koromaru, a box labeled with 'important items' that you, Takeba-san, and Mitsuru-san all agree you shouldn't open, assorted water-based gear, notebooks, and one box that Mitsuru-san looks at, her eyes flash, and suddenly none of you are allowed to so much as touch it.
You can't really scan very well- not enough practice- but you try it on a whim, and you get a very odd feeling from that box. Like it's filled with Shadows or something.
Did- did Makoto-san just ship a box full of Plumes of Dusk to Iwatodai?
If Mitsuru-san finds it concerning, either you'll find out the answer soon after Makoto-san shows up, or she'll handle it herself and you'll never hear anything about it again. You don't know which one's more likely, but you foresee a very long talk at some point in the ill-fated transfer student's near future.
"So, what room do you think we should give him?" Takeba-san asks. "I mean, the room next to Amada-kun's seems obvious, but..." But there was never any sort of organization that's been enforced. From what you can tell, everyone's always just taken the rooms they wanted. Except Makoto-san won't be getting here for another few days, and you need to do something with all of these boxes instead of letting them lie around blocking the front door for the entire weekend.
"The other end of the hall would work, too," You suggest. You don't know why you say it, but... it feels right, sort of. There's even an empty room right above it, though you aren't sure why that matters. "...It'd be a longer walk with the boxes, though."
And it's not like you're really opposed to having a new neighbor, it's just that... you remember when this place used to house just three people besides yourself. And now you've got a cat, a dog, Takeba-san and now Makoto-san... Thinking about it, it's a pretty big change.
At least there's only Junpei-san left, on this floor. And then it'll be Mitsuru-san and Yukari-san's turn to get new neighbors.
"...Let's use the room next to Amada-kun's." You aren't entirely sure what drives Mitsuru-san to make that decision, but now that she's spoken, there's no reason to go against it.
Also, it might not be entirely healthy if you did. You know you probably don't have anything to worry about, but it's a perfectly normal reaction to dealing with someone capable of causing mind control or eternal winter.
...Well. You think it is. You've never had the chance to check.
You're not really messing with what's in the boxes beyond getting them into the room, but even that's fairly difficult when none of you are in the habit of lifting heavy weights.
And then there's the box that none of you are allowed to touch. Mitsuru-san glares and rescans it every once in a while, though you don't know why she expects whatever it is to change.
Mitsuru-san, you can't use scanning to check object origins. We already know this.
It eventually vanishes, but whether or not it makes it to Makoto-san's new room is something you don't particularly feel the need to check. You aren't sure how much it matters.
Makoto-san's late.
Now, the idea of travel delays is not a completely foreign concept to you. But he was supposed to get here four hours ago.
"Should we start worrying now?" Takeba-san asks. Mitsuru-san turns on the news, which is talking about... a major mess on the rail lines. Well, you'll give it points for relevancy.
"...Amada-kun, perhaps you should go to bed," She suggests. "Whether Yuki gets here or not, you do have school in the morning."
It's not that late, you think. Dinner was only a couple of hours ago. And you have stayed up until the Dark Hour in past, and doing stuff in Tartarus is a lot more tiring than just sitting around downstairs... though, admittedly, your group would prefer to avoid going to Tartarus on school nights. The last time you did that, you went through the next morning in a sort of daze, but that might have just been the near-death experience.
[ ] Do as Mitsuru-san says. Some sleep would be really nice right now...
[ ] You can still stay up longer.
The boxes- cardboard, plastic, and in one case covered in fabric- arrive in the mail on Saturday, mostly labeled as containing clothes, but there's also a very nice computer, an old television set the size of Koromaru, a box labeled with 'important items' that you, Takeba-san, and Mitsuru-san all agree you shouldn't open, assorted water-based gear, notebooks, and one box that Mitsuru-san looks at, her eyes flash, and suddenly none of you are allowed to so much as touch it.
You can't really scan very well- not enough practice- but you try it on a whim, and you get a very odd feeling from that box. Like it's filled with Shadows or something.
Did- did Makoto-san just ship a box full of Plumes of Dusk to Iwatodai?
If Mitsuru-san finds it concerning, either you'll find out the answer soon after Makoto-san shows up, or she'll handle it herself and you'll never hear anything about it again. You don't know which one's more likely, but you foresee a very long talk at some point in the ill-fated transfer student's near future.
"So, what room do you think we should give him?" Takeba-san asks. "I mean, the room next to Amada-kun's seems obvious, but..." But there was never any sort of organization that's been enforced. From what you can tell, everyone's always just taken the rooms they wanted. Except Makoto-san won't be getting here for another few days, and you need to do something with all of these boxes instead of letting them lie around blocking the front door for the entire weekend.
"The other end of the hall would work, too," You suggest. You don't know why you say it, but... it feels right, sort of. There's even an empty room right above it, though you aren't sure why that matters. "...It'd be a longer walk with the boxes, though."
And it's not like you're really opposed to having a new neighbor, it's just that... you remember when this place used to house just three people besides yourself. And now you've got a cat, a dog, Takeba-san and now Makoto-san... Thinking about it, it's a pretty big change.
At least there's only Junpei-san left, on this floor. And then it'll be Mitsuru-san and Yukari-san's turn to get new neighbors.
"...Let's use the room next to Amada-kun's." You aren't entirely sure what drives Mitsuru-san to make that decision, but now that she's spoken, there's no reason to go against it.
Also, it might not be entirely healthy if you did. You know you probably don't have anything to worry about, but it's a perfectly normal reaction to dealing with someone capable of causing mind control or eternal winter.
...Well. You think it is. You've never had the chance to check.
You're not really messing with what's in the boxes beyond getting them into the room, but even that's fairly difficult when none of you are in the habit of lifting heavy weights.
And then there's the box that none of you are allowed to touch. Mitsuru-san glares and rescans it every once in a while, though you don't know why she expects whatever it is to change.
Mitsuru-san, you can't use scanning to check object origins. We already know this.
It eventually vanishes, but whether or not it makes it to Makoto-san's new room is something you don't particularly feel the need to check. You aren't sure how much it matters.
Makoto-san's late.
Now, the idea of travel delays is not a completely foreign concept to you. But he was supposed to get here four hours ago.
"Should we start worrying now?" Takeba-san asks. Mitsuru-san turns on the news, which is talking about... a major mess on the rail lines. Well, you'll give it points for relevancy.
"...Amada-kun, perhaps you should go to bed," She suggests. "Whether Yuki gets here or not, you do have school in the morning."
It's not that late, you think. Dinner was only a couple of hours ago. And you have stayed up until the Dark Hour in past, and doing stuff in Tartarus is a lot more tiring than just sitting around downstairs... though, admittedly, your group would prefer to avoid going to Tartarus on school nights. The last time you did that, you went through the next morning in a sort of daze, but that might have just been the near-death experience.
[ ] Do as Mitsuru-san says. Some sleep would be really nice right now...
[ ] You can still stay up longer.
DarkKing98
Certified Village Idiot
- Location
- USA
[X] You can still stay up longer.
Don't wanna surprise Door-Kun with our presence in the morning
Don't wanna surprise Door-Kun with our presence in the morning
- Location
- Somewhere else
[x] Do as Mitsuru-san says. Some sleep would be really nice right now...
SeekerofDreams
Aspiring Farmer
- Location
- Selphia
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SeekerofDreams
Aspiring Farmer
- Location
- Selphia
And thus, on to the next plot arc.
Let's see how things change with Aki dating Mitsuru, Shinji not being in a major self-destructive spiral, and Yukari as the field leader of SEES. Among other things.
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Let's see how things change with Aki dating Mitsuru, Shinji not being in a major self-destructive spiral, and Yukari as the field leader of SEES. Among other things.
Monday, April 6, 2009- Dark Hour
SeekerofDreams
Aspiring Farmer
- Location
- Selphia
"I-I can stay up longer," You reassure her, forcing yourself not to yawn. It's not like they ever cover anything important on the first day of school, you can probably get away with dozing through it.
You're sure Morgana would never let you hear the end of it if you can't, but since that would require him learning of it in the first place, you think it'll be fine.
...Where is Morgana, anyway?
...Actually, come to think of it, you haven't seen the cat around for a bit, but you assume he's already gone to sleep. Because people do that, if there's nobody they're waiting for.
Not that you absolutely have to wait for him, any curiosities you have about him can just be satisfied tomorrow, but... you'd feel better if you saw him sooner. Otherwise, the anticipation would probably keep you up all night.
Mitsuru-san doesn't fully seem to believe you, but she's gone back to working on... whatever she's doing... so you suppose she doesn't feel like pressing the issue.
It's not quite as nice as if you knew she believed you, but she's not trying to stop you, and you suppose that's close enough.
Akihiko-san leaves at some point before the Dark Hour starts. He has his Evoker with him, so you're not too worried, even as the world descends into green and there's still no sign of him.
Or the transfer student, come to that. One of these is a lot more worrying than the other.
He'll get here. I can't imagine--------------- letting anything happen to him.
You wince at the sudden onset of a bad headache. For a moment, you can't really concentrate on anything, it just seems... muddled. You shake your head, and the feeling goes away.
...What was that about?
Mitsuru-san notices your discomfort. "Amada-kun, are you sure you don't need to go to bed now? You don't stay up this late very often."
You shrug. "I'll need to get used to it eventually, won't I?" You'll be able to actually climb up Tartarus one day, after all. Hopefully it'll be relatively soon. Akihiko-san's been going out in the Dark Hour again... even if he makes sure to limit himself to this side of the bay.
"And that day does not have to be one where you have school in the morning." You will concede the point, though in that case she could have reminded you about it over break. That would have been plenty of time to learn how to stay up, right?
I think that's exactly why she didn't mention it.
You try to figure out if there's any way you can win this... but you can't see any. Probably not helped by the fact that, for some reason, the full moon later this week is surprisingly distracting. This past year, you've always been at least tangentially aware of the lunar calendar but... never as much as this.
It might be important. It might not. But it's not helping you win any arguments with Mitsuru-san.
...You think you'll go to your room now. There's a nice view from your window, all you have to do is not fall asleep...
Okay, so your plan had flaws. Such as the fact that there's no lights outside the dorm but the moon above, so you have to have your lights turned off in order to properly see outside.
Also, it's boring watching nothing happen for almost an entire hour. Nothing changes outside, and you can't really say you expect it will. With the exception of this dormitory, the Dark Hour has always given you the impression of being in a dead world. And this place is mostly the exception due to the fact that it's full of people, everyone who lives here is active in it, and a select few electronic devices have been rigged to work in this time.
But you manage to stay awake- mostly by taking advantage of the fact that the window is freezing, and Mitsuru-san hasn't desensitized you that badly- and eventually you see two human shaped figures walking up to the building. You guess Akihiko-san and Makoto-san managed to meet up, or something.
I didn't think it took a whole hour to get here from the station...
When the new person steps close enough to the dorm for the lights on the ground floor to reach him, you confirm the presence of blue hair. Satisfied that you don't have anything to worry about for the time being, you proceed to actually fall asleep.
"...You have a talking cat."
That is the first thing you hear when you go downstairs in the morning. Followed quickly by the usual protest.
"I'm not a cat! I'm Morgana!"
"He's very insistent on it," Mitsuru-san adds, before noticing you. "And the boy over there is Amada Ken. He'll be starting the fifth grade today."
"It's nice to meet you," You say, hurrying over to the table. "You're... Makoto Yuki, right? Mitsuru-san said you'd be staying here."
"That's right." His face is completely devoid of any sort of expression. It's kind of creepy. "...Aren't you a bit young to be living here?" Why does everyone say that!?
Because you're a ten-year-old living in a high school dormitory?
...Okay, yeah, that's fair. But it's still annoying. You have better things to do with your time than clarify your living situation. Such as...(Pick up to three)
[ ] Friends.
-[ ] Maiko and Akira.
-[ ] Akihiko-san and Mitsuru-san.
-[ ] Shinjiro-san and Narumi-san. (+Expression)
-[ ] Takeba-san and Makoto-san. (+Empathy)
-[ ] Morgana and Koromaru.
[ ] Practice Channeling
-[ ] Dia
--[ ] By yourself
--[ ] With Takeba-san
--[ ] With Morgana
-[ ] Kouha
-[ ] Hama
-[ ] Zio
[ ] Exploring the library. (+Courage)
[ ] Reading books.
-[ ] Mythology. (+Knowledge)
-[ ] Some sort of mystery novel. (+Diligence)
[ ] Special outfits make good gifts, right?
You're sure Morgana would never let you hear the end of it if you can't, but since that would require him learning of it in the first place, you think it'll be fine.
...Where is Morgana, anyway?
...Actually, come to think of it, you haven't seen the cat around for a bit, but you assume he's already gone to sleep. Because people do that, if there's nobody they're waiting for.
Not that you absolutely have to wait for him, any curiosities you have about him can just be satisfied tomorrow, but... you'd feel better if you saw him sooner. Otherwise, the anticipation would probably keep you up all night.
Mitsuru-san doesn't fully seem to believe you, but she's gone back to working on... whatever she's doing... so you suppose she doesn't feel like pressing the issue.
It's not quite as nice as if you knew she believed you, but she's not trying to stop you, and you suppose that's close enough.
Akihiko-san leaves at some point before the Dark Hour starts. He has his Evoker with him, so you're not too worried, even as the world descends into green and there's still no sign of him.
Or the transfer student, come to that. One of these is a lot more worrying than the other.
He'll get here. I can't imagine
You wince at the sudden onset of a bad headache. For a moment, you can't really concentrate on anything, it just seems... muddled. You shake your head, and the feeling goes away.
...What was that about?
Mitsuru-san notices your discomfort. "Amada-kun, are you sure you don't need to go to bed now? You don't stay up this late very often."
You shrug. "I'll need to get used to it eventually, won't I?" You'll be able to actually climb up Tartarus one day, after all. Hopefully it'll be relatively soon. Akihiko-san's been going out in the Dark Hour again... even if he makes sure to limit himself to this side of the bay.
"And that day does not have to be one where you have school in the morning." You will concede the point, though in that case she could have reminded you about it over break. That would have been plenty of time to learn how to stay up, right?
I think that's exactly why she didn't mention it.
You try to figure out if there's any way you can win this... but you can't see any. Probably not helped by the fact that, for some reason, the full moon later this week is surprisingly distracting. This past year, you've always been at least tangentially aware of the lunar calendar but... never as much as this.
It might be important. It might not. But it's not helping you win any arguments with Mitsuru-san.
...You think you'll go to your room now. There's a nice view from your window, all you have to do is not fall asleep...
Okay, so your plan had flaws. Such as the fact that there's no lights outside the dorm but the moon above, so you have to have your lights turned off in order to properly see outside.
Also, it's boring watching nothing happen for almost an entire hour. Nothing changes outside, and you can't really say you expect it will. With the exception of this dormitory, the Dark Hour has always given you the impression of being in a dead world. And this place is mostly the exception due to the fact that it's full of people, everyone who lives here is active in it, and a select few electronic devices have been rigged to work in this time.
But you manage to stay awake- mostly by taking advantage of the fact that the window is freezing, and Mitsuru-san hasn't desensitized you that badly- and eventually you see two human shaped figures walking up to the building. You guess Akihiko-san and Makoto-san managed to meet up, or something.
I didn't think it took a whole hour to get here from the station...
When the new person steps close enough to the dorm for the lights on the ground floor to reach him, you confirm the presence of blue hair. Satisfied that you don't have anything to worry about for the time being, you proceed to actually fall asleep.
"...You have a talking cat."
That is the first thing you hear when you go downstairs in the morning. Followed quickly by the usual protest.
"I'm not a cat! I'm Morgana!"
"He's very insistent on it," Mitsuru-san adds, before noticing you. "And the boy over there is Amada Ken. He'll be starting the fifth grade today."
"It's nice to meet you," You say, hurrying over to the table. "You're... Makoto Yuki, right? Mitsuru-san said you'd be staying here."
"That's right." His face is completely devoid of any sort of expression. It's kind of creepy. "...Aren't you a bit young to be living here?" Why does everyone say that!?
Because you're a ten-year-old living in a high school dormitory?
...Okay, yeah, that's fair. But it's still annoying. You have better things to do with your time than clarify your living situation. Such as...(Pick up to three)
[ ] Friends.
-[ ] Maiko and Akira.
-[ ] Akihiko-san and Mitsuru-san.
-[ ] Shinjiro-san and Narumi-san. (+Expression)
-[ ] Takeba-san and Makoto-san. (+Empathy)
-[ ] Morgana and Koromaru.
[ ] Practice Channeling
-[ ] Dia
--[ ] By yourself
--[ ] With Takeba-san
--[ ] With Morgana
-[ ] Kouha
-[ ] Hama
-[ ] Zio
[ ] Exploring the library. (+Courage)
[ ] Reading books.
-[ ] Mythology. (+Knowledge)
-[ ] Some sort of mystery novel. (+Diligence)
[ ] Special outfits make good gifts, right?
DarkKing98
Certified Village Idiot
- Location
- USA
[X] Friends.
-[X] Maiko and Akira.
[X] Friends.
-[X] Shinjiro-san and Narumi-san. (+Expression)
[X] Exploring the library. (+Courage)
Make sure the only friends around our age are doing good.
And library needs to be dealt with to prevent any nasty surprises appearing during the day time.
-[X] Maiko and Akira.
[X] Friends.
-[X] Shinjiro-san and Narumi-san. (+Expression)
[X] Exploring the library. (+Courage)
Make sure the only friends around our age are doing good.
And library needs to be dealt with to prevent any nasty surprises appearing during the day time.
Jack of Olives
Rolled a '3' on their Con score
- Location
- The land of fruits and nuts (California)
[X] Friends.
-[X] Maiko and Akira.
[X] Friends.
-[X] Shinjiro-san and Narumi-san. (+Expression)
[X] Exploring the library. (+Courage)
-[X] Maiko and Akira.
[X] Friends.
-[X] Shinjiro-san and Narumi-san. (+Expression)
[X] Exploring the library. (+Courage)
- Location
- Somewhere else
[X] Friends.
-[X] Shinjiro-san and Narumi-san. (+Expression)
[X] Friends.
-[X] Takeba-san and Makoto-san. (+Empathy)
[X] Exploring the library. (+Courage)
-[X] Shinjiro-san and Narumi-san. (+Expression)
[X] Friends.
-[X] Takeba-san and Makoto-san. (+Empathy)
[X] Exploring the library. (+Courage)