Week 2

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WEEK 2

WAKE UP, GET UP, GET OUT THERE.

Saturday rolls around and characters may see that there are notices from Mina, saying that everyone will be taking a trip at noon sharp on Saturday, and to have their weapons. Whether characters pay this heed or not, they will in fact hear a ding from their phones at noon, their screens glowing a sunset red with the word "TRANSFERRING..." the only thing to be seen. And then, just like that –

You all enter.

The new world before you can be described in one word: twisted. It doesn't feel great, but it doesn't feel extremely awful, either, depending on how you look at it – it's a distorted version of the already grim city that you've been brought to, and you are specifically in the shopping district. Everything seems to be darker shades of red, yellow, and purple, if you can see it through the haze ominously floating about.

That feeling of something stirring in your chest seems to grow stronger, more potent, burning with the desire to be let free…

…and you, all of you, are surrounded. Various monsters and demons are threatening to attack you, looking at you like you are their prey. That's because you are…but you don't have to be for long. The moment that you engage in battle with them, no matter who strikes first, is the moment your emancipation begins.

Welcome to your awakening.

You feel a surge of energy rush to your palm – for some, it burns like a fiery blaze. For others, it sparks with electricity; perhaps wind circles around it, or a mysterious frost begins to blanket it. Maybe you have a mysterious pink aura around it, or a bright turquoise light; a dark, sinister glow or a calming light. Whatever the case may be, it drives you to place your hand over your heart.

You latch onto something. It is not your chest, it's not your heart, but it's something deeper than that, something from your being. You pull, you drag it out, and there is no bloodshed or any sort of pain, only a very bright light and some struggle as you unearth what is within. You finally, finally feel free as a new part of you literally stands before you. Say hello to your new friend: Your Persona.

Your new skills feel intuitive, and you feel like you can navigate them well enough to at least try to survive. You don't need to question how or why you understand them just yet; all you need to do is let yourself experience your power, and you'll stand a chance.

And with that, it's time to fight.

(Note: Weapon attacks will always deal Phys damage, but Phys spells will naturally do more than just whacking enemies with your weapons. Go wild, dodge, parry – combat is more freeform here than it is in Persona, so play this out however you'd like.

Furthermore, you'll be able to see everyone's cool Personas! You just won't be able to really interact with them directly.)

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(Picrew by ~danidoninha!)

After the battle, there's the sound of a whistle. Turn your heads towards the source, and…huh? A cat?

"Alright, newbies, it's time to roll out."

…And it talks???

She says it with a scowl on her face, and soon, she leaps up – poof, and suddenly, there is a cat train in front of you. Weirdly enough, this cat is the one driving it. How did she summon the train…who knows.

"Get in, unless you wanna get your asses kicked!"

And sure enough, she's right, because there seem to be more enemies flocking towards you. She will drag you all in whether you like it or not.

SAFE AREA.

And, after a quick ride on the cat train, you find yourselves back at the dorms! ...Kind of. Much like the rest of this alternate world, it’s distorted in shape, though there’s none of the haze you saw when you first arrived. It seems this area, at least, is safe - characters would be wise to note it as a location to base any Nekyia operations out of in the future.

Mina is also here! She looks, quite frankly, relieved to see everyone show up alive in the train. The train, by the way, is gone, because it seems like your mysterious cat friend is now back to her…first…form? And seems to be on her way out. Back to Mina, though:


“Thank goodness... Okay, um, app hiccups aside...

Welcome to the Nekyia - the world of the unconscious. As you can see, the unconscious version of the city is, um... Very, very messed up. The more commissions you complete, the more connections you forge, the more bonds you repair, and the more Shadows you take out will help return the Nekyia to normal - and with it, the real world!

The people of this world don’t have the power to summon Personas... You’re the only ones who can save this city from the influence now. So please...

Help me fix this city from the inside-out!”

Mina has also set up a folding table set up with divinity cookies and water bottles from “Ambrosial Water Co”, judging by the labels. Characters who partake in these proffered snacks will find them rejuvenating - literally. Using a Persona’s abilities takes spiritual energy, but these snacks replenish one’s energy to full again with a single bite or sip. Any characters who want to try venturing back into the thick of the Nekyia today are free to take some with them, but do take care! Mina is only providing snacks for today, and after this characters will need to monitor their energy levels on their own.

Characters with further questions may ask Mina and she will do her best to answer! You can also try to catch the mysterious cat from earlier, too.

To go back to the real world, all characters need to do is press the "RETURN?" button on their phones. Much like the "TRANSFERRING..." message, this is the only thing on their screen.

All phones will now have a Nekyia app that will enable them to come in and out of the Nekyia at will.

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READ ME!!!!

• Welcome to your Week 2 event log!
• Here is your promised Persona debut. Fighting is very flexible, so please just thread the fights in whatever format you'd like.
  
• A reminder for those of you who have gotten their Level 10 skills: These do not unlock ICly until Week 3, starting on 8/17.
  
• As always, please let us know if you have any questions! Enjoy!
  

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BLUE BANDANA

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[moodwrecker]

[Aubrey's going tearing after the apparent ringleader, someone else can deal with Mina.]

Hey!

[vogelfrei]

[ Honestly, McGillis doesn't think graffiti is anything noteworthy or particularly enraging... but it is the most initiative they have seen from the locals since the day of their arrival.

For that reason, the bandana woman feels suspicious. Everyone else was following her lead, after all.

So alright. It's fine. He'll give chase. ]

[emptyself]

[ well, he thinks that maybe it’s for the best if they go for the leader.

he’s running fast. REALLY fast. he can probably catch up first, but he’d rather if aubrey deals with the talking. ]

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As they catch up to their target, they’ll find that they can’t quite make it - mostly because they slam into an invisible wall instead.

In fact, if they feel around, they’ll find they are now caught with Aubrey and McGillis in some sort of invisible barrier - though they don’t have much time to investigate this new phenomenon, because the barrier quickly begins to fill with a murky haze, exactly like the sort they may have seen in the Nekyia prior. And with it, they can hear a voice echoing in their heads…

”Does she truly believe honesty is the solution to her problems…? Very well, then. Allow me to give the goddess a hand in her… efforts.”

The characters are now trapped - and not only that, but the haze carries with it a horrible feeling, a sense of something prying a horrible truth from them. Something others would find disturbing or disgusting above all.

If all characters share their dreadful truth, the barrier walls and the haze will dissipate on their own. While they may attempt to free themselves instead, the barrier walls seem to be impenetrable from the inside by any human (or brought down to human) means.

[moodwrecker]

[Yeah Aubrey's running face first into the barrier. Fuckin ow.]

What the-?!

[She's going to attempt slamming on it with her nail bat - the movements getting a bit more desperate as she feels that sensation creeping into her chest, the haze growing darker all the while.]

[vogelfrei]

[ Fuck. He'd been careless, thinking of the real world and the Nekiya as largely separate spaces, with only one of them being physically dangerous. This is... unfortunate.

McGillis covers his nose and mouth with his sleeve, just in case the haze is poison of some kind. ]

I have a gun, but if the bullet ricochets we're done for.

[emptyself]

[ soujuurou does similarly to mcgillis, using his sleeve to cover both his mouth and nose from inhaling the haze. but with his free hand, he taps the barrier lightly, and then kicks it.

after repeating this in a couple different places, he sighs and shrugs his shoulders in defeat. ]

We’ve been trapped. I wonder for what purpose.

[moodwrecker]

Do not get us shot.

[Aubrey is not keeping her cool particularly well, and it echoes in the panic in her voice.]

What the hell are we supposed to do?!

[vogelfrei]

[ McGillis does use his free hand to at least feel up the barrier, but to no specific avail. More than anything he's using the sensation as a distraction from the horrible feeling dwelling inside. ]

Help sabotage Braphine, it seems. You did hear the voice as well, right?

[ Only a few days ago he'd been talking to Ai about how sometimes truth can break things. Well, sucks to have a deity agreeing with them. ]

[emptyself]

By admitting something, right?

[ soujuurou laughs softly, an edge of bitterness in his voice. he doesn't find the suffocating feeling more uncomfortable, simply because he too lives every day with a similar feeling. the only difference was that this felt like something was being pulled out of him.

he looks down, his arm lowering from his face so he can gently touch the bandages on his neck. it's comforting, in a way. ]

Who wants to start?

[moodwrecker]

You can't be serious.

[She feels it too, that clawing deep in her chest - raises a hand to grasp at her shirt, as though she could soothe it through touch.]

Who in their right minds would ever...

[unweathered]

[ vandalism. how cute. unfortunately she does need to live in these dorms so she'll meander on after to see what's going on. If need be, she'll shoot. In fact, she'll fire a warning shot if she can]

[bloodandstars]

[ She can live with vandalism, but gunfire? That gets Maika's attention. ]

What is it now?

[ But if it's got Schneider's interest then that's something. She's happy to join in. ]

[unweathered]

Vandals. And now we're playing heroes.

[ Vandals don't need to be shot but you know

sometimes the extreme solution works best]

[bloodandstars]

Perfect. You know how many people died last time I did that?

[ It's not even the honesty week talking here, she's just... This has been a time. ]

[moodwrecker]

[She can hear this HELLO??????]

[bloodandstars]

[ LOOK, SOMETIMES STUFF HAPPENS ]

[unweathered]

[She's not going to enjoy Schneider's confessions then]

[unweathered]

Oh? That's a shame. I'm not much for saving people myself. But if you like more corpses to count I can arrange that at a price.

[ yeah...]

[bloodandstars]

Why would I pay for that? Would you try to sell a shark more teeth?

[ Girl, please. But she can respect the hustle on this assassin, maybe...? ]

[unweathered]

Sharks lose teeth quite often don't they? [ Snicker, snicker. Just chilling in this barrier nbd]

Say you want to make a bigger statement than a mauled body. I can arrange for that too

[bloodandstars]

Not faster than they grow them back. Try buying one a few rounds and ask her to show you.

[ Dammit... Maika doesn't really expect anything much, but she'll at least throw a punch or two at the barrier first. And then a little more cryptically and futilely: ]

Open. Open.

[ Sometimes if you tell a sealed wall really sternly what you want, it works out?? ]

I can mangle— [ punctuated by another punch, ] —my own bodies just fine, too!

[unweathered]

[ It's suffocating and Schneider closes her eyes fighting against the sensation]

Forget it. If we could fight against it with violence we would have won already. Here, everyone is... just 'human'.

[bloodandstars]

[ Ah, the old familiar feeling. Being trapped. Being collared. Maika bares her teeth in a full-on growl and slams her fist into the barrier again. ]

I don't care what they take away from me. My blood. My heart. My bones and my hunger and my rage. I'm still a goddess-damned wolf.