Crest of A Violent Wave- Part 3
You end up staying outside, as you're one of the group's few dedicated healers, as well as the only one that isn't either the leader of the group, or tired of sitting around all the time and desperate for some action.

Really, when Morgana heard he'd get to fight things, he was so excited you'd thought he was about to jump out of his fur.
Admittedly, if the thing he says about the bus is true...
"You... have a talking anime cat." Rise-san stares at him like she's seeing him for the first time.

"Not a cat..." He grumbles, though there's no real heat behind it anymore. But then, he got most of the belligerence involving that out of his system a long time ago. Not that he doesn't have a naturally belligerent personality, but at least now there's some variety to it. "Come on, are we going to deal with that Shadow or not?"

"We'll get there..." Yukari-san sighs. "Mitsuru-senpai, would you mind staying out here with RIse-chan, Fuuka-chan, and Ken-kun? I don't think we'll need that many people inside there, and... You know. It'd help if anything were to happen."

You sort of wonder what she's worried about, specifically. It could be one of a number of things. But she doesn't clarify it at all, so you're going to have to settle for not knowing, for now.

If something does happen, well, you'll be unhappy to say that she was right.

For now, you watch as the majority of SEES vanishes into the club, silently casting aside your curiosity as to what, exactly, a nightclub looks like. If it's really that important, you can find out when you're older, along with what, exactly, made Yukari-san decide not to take you along back in July.
I mean, I know the answer to that one, but that's also a conversation I don't feel like having ever.
Rise-san, at this point, has mostly calmed down from the initial shock of discovering the Dark Hour, though you get the feeling she's going to keep on being unsettled about it for months to come. "It... seems like you all know what you're doing pretty well."

"We've got a lot of practice," You reply. "You might figure it out eventually, too, but... it'd be better if you don't stick around Iwatodai. At least until this stops happening." And it's going to stop. You know it somehow, in that way you know many things you shouldn't.

At least she's not paying much attention to Fuuka-san right now. You imagine that, if something happens that you and Mitsuru-san need your Personas to handle, it's going to bring up a lot of awkward questions. Evokers tend to do that.

With Fuuka-san presumably being busy providing support to everyone, that just leaves three of you with nothing to do at the moment but hope no more Shadows show up. You should... probably figure out something to do with yourself.


[ ] Talk with Mitsuru-san.
-[ ] About?

[ ] Talk with Rise-san.
-[ ] About?

[ ] Scout the perimeter of the mall and hope you don't gain any unwanted attention.
 
[X] Talk with Rise-san.
-[X] About how she's dealing and if she has any other questions. Also make some small talk .
 
[X] Talk with Rise-san.
-[X] About how she's dealing and if she has any other questions. Also make some small talk .
 
[X] Talk with Rise-san.
-[X] About how she's dealing and if she has any other questions. Also make some small talk .
 
[x] Talk with Rise-san.
-[x] Make small talk and answer any of her questions.
 
Adhoc vote count started by SeekerofDreams on Aug 24, 2020 at 2:04 PM, finished with 9 posts and 9 votes.
 
Crest of A Violent Wave- Part 4
You sit down next to Rise-san, determinedly ignoring the fact that the fountain you've become so used to meeting Lavenza around is now spewing blood. While you're used to the Dark Hour by now, this is the kind of thing that reminds you that most people don't have to deal with this. An extra hour of sleep is only really good when the times you don't sleep through it don't immediately result in nightmares.

"Is there... anything else you'd like to know?" You ask. "I... know I won't be able to answer all of your questions, but... I can try. After all, I've been part of this time for... years, now."

Rise-san looks at you. Really looks at you, in a way that makes you meet her eyes to check that they haven't changed color at all. They haven't, but it feels like they should have. "Really? And... how long have you been with...?"

"I... The first time I saw them will have been two years ago next month." Almost exactly a month from now, because that's how lunar cycles work. "But I only really met them a few months later, and I didn't properly join them until a bit over a year ago..." You think you might be rambling, just a bit.
You might also be being a bit too honest at the moment, but it should be fine as long as you don't elaborate.
"They... let you do this that young?" She doesn't sound entirely impressed.

"I mean, the person who first let me join was later arrested for trying to get one of us killed, so..." You give a helpless shrug in return. "And it's really not that bad. Mostly, I stay in the back and make sure nobody gets hurt too bad."

There's a momentary pause, in which you can see that Rise-san's clearly thinking about this. "That... actually seems like a nice thing to do. But... why?"
Do we really need a reason?
"I wanted to help people." Shouldn't that be a good enough reason by itself? "Especially these people. There weren't a lot of us back then, but... they were all trying to help me, however they could. So why not do the same?"

"I... guess." She glances at the ground. "I don't know if I could do that. Being around fights is..."

"It can be scary," You agree. "That's why we have people like Fuuka-san on backup. They make sure there's nothing around that can surprise us." Nearby, you hear a door swinging shut. "...Like that. I'm assuming that's not a good sound." If only because, when Lavenza shows up, there's never any signs of the existence of a door at all.

Sure enough, it's Shirtless and Grenades, strolling into the mall like they own the place. Despite the incident two months ago, you honestly weren't expecting to ever see them again.

Suddenly, you're very glad that everyone decided against leaving Rise-san and Fuuka-san outside on their own.


[ ] Given your history with them, it may be in your best interests to get a pre-emptive attack.

[ ] ...On second thought, it might actually be safer for all of you in the nightclub.

[ ] Important question: Would Lavenza be able to leave the Velvet Room to deal with assassins?
 
Too bad there isn't a be prepared but stay on the defensive, since i don't like the pre-emptive atack since they could have been caught off guard without a navigator, and while amusing the Lavenza option makes me wary of depending too much on her. We have Fuuka as a navigator, Mitsuru as another combatant and Rise as a bystander, so while it could become a problem fighting in close quarters, and definetely more chaotic, we do have an insane numbers advantage, so...

[x] ...On second thought, it might actually be safer for all of you in the nightclub.
 
[x] ...On second thought, it might actually be safer for all of you in the nightclub.
 
[X] ...On second thought, it might actually be safer for all of you in the nightclub.
 
[x] Important question: Would Lavenza be able to leave the Velvet Room to deal with assassins?

Look it's always interesting when Lavenza shows up. Any other place or location we'd be able to bundle up as a group and take these fools. But this means we possibly get to introduce Lavenza to Mitsuru which would be fun, possibly be forced into dragging her to a concert because Rise, and maybe she can't do anything because rules which would be interesting.
 
[X] ...On second thought, it might actually be safer for all of you in the nightclub.
 
[X] Important question: Would Lavenza be able to leave the Velvet Room to deal with assassins?
I had the strangest suspicion that these events would happen. Oh well.
This would be the most entertaining option, though I don't really want to corner Ken in a small alley with a crazy cult leader (probably) with a gun.
 
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