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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[moodwrecker]

A. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

[Every single part of this is a shock, from suddenly being transported to yet another world to being surrounded by Shadows to, yes, summoning her very own Persona - whatever that is, Aubrey's not exactly read up on Jung. Still, the name that echoes in her mind is clear enough...]

Jade Rabbit!

[The Persona doesn't much resemble the round, domestic rabbits, but a scrawnier wild one, in spite of its white fur and bright jade-green eyes. Of course, there's only so much resemblance it can take to creatures from reality, because this rabbit stands to about Aubrey's shoulder even without accounting for its ears, and is also wielding a pestle like a sword and a mortar as its shield.

Barely moments after being summoned, the Jade Rabbit lunges at the nearest Shadow, practically pile-driving it with the pestle.]

B. Break Time

[After giving the talking cat a suspicious side-eye, Aubrey will help herself to a cookie - mostly so she can, in fact, literally Dia herself back to full health.]

...This would have been useful a week ago.

[She had a bruised cheek all for nothing smh.]

C. Wildcard

[Hit me up and we can do a custom starter too I'm down for whatever!!]

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[kandata]

A most curious creature, but it is undeniably effective. Does it have any significance to you, Aubrey?

[Look at that huge rabbit go! Attacking opponents with a mortar and pestle! How fun]

[moodwrecker]

[Glancing at her giant, walking bunny Persona that attacks things with a pestle not unlike one might swing a baseball bat.]

...Nope.

[kandata]

I wonder why it was bestowed to you. It is a very eccentric kind of...entity.

[Why did anyone get the Personas they got, really. You might be thinking a bit too hard about things, Kirumi]

[moodwrecker]

Who knows. [It will forever remain a mystery...] Why, what's yours?

[kandata]

...I am not entirely sure what's mine. I have not been able to see it yet.

[Kirumi is trying so hard to understand how Personas work, but she feels she's some sort of weird case, although she can't figure out why or how. Still, it's kind of alarming to her!]

[moodwrecker]

...Wait, seriously?

[kandata]

[As response, Kirumi just points at Aubrey, mutters 'Persona', and all of Kirumi is enveloped with the light that gives away someone is using the Persona right now. However, nothing appears.

Despite that, Aubrey can feel the healing effects of a simple Dia spell. Even though Kirumi's Persona wasn't there, the skills work]

I know its name, and I know what it can do, but I can't see it.

[Something's up with her Persona but she just can't figure out what it is -- and she never will, given it's related to things Kirumi isn't aware of about herself]

[moodwrecker]

[Nani the heck???]

What's it called?

[kandata]

Kandata. Are you familiar with the tale it's from?

[A Persona with a story attached!]

[moodwrecker]

No. What's it about?

[kandata]

It's a story for children. There was once a sinner in hell, named Kandata. The buddhist deities above decided to reward him because of a moment of compassion: he purposefully avoided killing a spider. So the deities extended a single spider thread from the heavens to hell.

Kandata began climbing, grateful for his salvation. Other sinners attempted to come along, too. Kandata, fearful the thread would break because of all the people climbing behind him, began fighting them, to make them fall. It was this selfish fighting to save himself while others suffered what caused the thread to break, plunging Kandata back into hell.

That's the gist of it.

[moodwrecker]

...

Well that's creepy.

[Exhilarating review, Aubrey.]

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[ushirono]

[ He's been peeking at Personas here and there, but this one? Absolutely takes the cake with the similarity with its "owner". He watches the Jade Rabbit piledrive the Shadow while eating a divinity cookie. Anyway, he's a little hangry and that medal effect is starting to take its toll. Nothing worse than being prohibited from satiety. ]

Here.

[ Divinity cookie! He holds one out to Aubrey. Don't mind that his clothes are a bit bloody with some singed parts and being... wet. ]

[moodwrecker]

[Yay now my other girl gets the experience of talking to someone in bloody clothes, a very necessary thing to encounter.

She looks very pointedly at that blood, her expression clearly stating "what the fuck" even if she doesn't state it aloud. When she does accept the cookie, it's warily.]

Thanks?

[ushirono]

[ Fuyu munches on the cookie and it's really hard not to notice her staring. ]

What? Never saw someone get hurt before?

[ It would be convenient if the healing spells could also get rid of clothing stains. ]

[moodwrecker]

How many injuries did you get?

[ushirono]

Several.

[ He can't possibly get a no-damage run in every single encounter he gets, especially when one of them reflects fire and his only offensive skill is fire-based. Close combat stabbing makes injuries inevitable, but at least he's not bleeding anywhere now. ]

[moodwrecker]

[Thank god a bat gives her a little more reach tbh.]

...

This place is insane.

[ushirono]

[ Fuyu eyes the nailbat for a moment and wonders. ]

You say that, but it sounds like you come from a place used to violence.

[ There's no way she made that here, is what he thinks. Anyway, he's still hangry until Aubrey eats the cookie. ]

[moodwrecker]

[Unfortunately she's a little too distracted by the Everything right now to remember she has a cookie she should be eating. Rip Fuyu.]

Sometimes I get in fights, but no one ends up looking like they belong in a horror movie afterwards.

[ushirono]

Really.

[ Fuyu considers that being hit with a nail bat would cause some serious damage, but... okay, Girl. ]

Only takes one shot to get even bloodier.

[moodwrecker]

[At least it's not slashing at someone like a knife, which would be actual psycho behavior.]

Maybe she'll give you a weapon that doesn't suck if you ask nicely.

[But she will in fact eat her cookie now. Nom.]

[ushirono]

[ lol. lmao. ]

It most likely has to do with the affinities that the demons have rather than the weapon itself. For instance, if there was a demon that reflected fire abilities and the only offensive ability you have is fire-related, you would have to use a weapon without calling forth a skill from your Persona.

[moodwrecker]

...?!

They can do that?