<strong>Name</strong>;  Alessa Silverstone.<br/><strong>Location</strong>;  Tokyo, Japan; Akihabara District<br/><strong>Time</strong>;  Afternoon, nearing midday<br/><strong>Tagged</strong>;  Melisa Artemis and Ryuuji Kurokaze.<br/><br/>The trip to Akihabara was uneventful but it was definitely exciting.  Alessa had never seen so many active cosplayers in one place before, and if her eyes didn't deceive her she could have sworn she had seen the same restaurant that was in Persona 4 on their way to find a parking spot.  That gave her an idea as they made their way out of the van and to the VR Pod dealer that Melisa seemed to know after everyone was ready to leave the van and head out of course.  She agreed to Ruuyji's requirements to keep them safe without a second thought, temporarily losing her cheerful smile since he reminded her that they were under protection.  Still, she didn't dwell on it long as they soon found their way to the most well stocked anime store she had ever seen.  Her eyes lit up like the Fourth of July, and she was sure Melisa had a similar expression on her face.  By the time they left Alessa had a few new CDs from her favorite animes and was even then playing one in a built in CD player on her chair, two well hidden speakers blaring out the tune in question as they exited the anime shop to get a bite to eat.  Somehow Alessa was able to maneuver herself and keep her new costume in one piece although because she was dressed up as Konohana Sakyua, Yukiko Amagi's first level Persona of the Priestess Arcana from P4, that was a bit of a miracle in progress given the beautiful if somewhat big feathery wings that were attached to the arms.  How she had let Melisa talk her into this she'd never know, but behind the bird like face paint that a rather helpful assistant at the store had done for her before they left, Alessa was beaming since today was one of the best days she could recall in her life so far.<br/><br/>Combine that with the tune playing from her chair which was the battle theme from P4, the regular theme not any of the boss themes although she was tempted to skip ahead to one all the same, Alessa couldn't have been happier in Aiya's or more able to blend in since she wasn't the only P4 nut in the place although there were plenty of other cosplay outfits she could see.  Upon the start on the beef bowl challenge conversation however, Alessa giggles and can easily imagine how that would look to anyone trying it.  They'd be passed out on the floor before even getting halfway through the thing, but when Melisa said that a girl might have done it, she had a suspicion that it was Melisa herself that had done so.  She didn't ask though and nodded, not quite brave enough to try it herself....today anyway.  It was only when they were getting ready to leave that things turned bad.  She had yet to suffer a crazed mob before but she had heard enough horror stories to know this was exactly what was happening as Melisa told her to run for it after she soon took off as if the Devil himself was on her tail.  In a sense, he probably was but Alessa had to admire her courage and quick thinking, getting the mob away from Alessa while leaving them in the dust in the same breath if all went well as she and Ryuuji soon made their own way back to the van.  She nodded but said nothing as he promised he'd get her back safe and sound, trusting him to do just that although being left alone in the vehicle, locked against a possible bomb threat or not, didn't exactly sit well with her.  Still, she stayed put and was glad when they returned, although seeing Melisa in tears and what had almost been done to her broke Alessa's heart apart.  "My God, what happened?!"  As if it wasn't obvious but she had to ask anyway.  "Sssshhhh, Melisa, you're ok, you're going to be ok.  It's over, and you're ok now."  She didn't know what else she could do or say but anything had to be better than nothing, unsure if she'd be receptive to a comforting hug or not after this.  Regardless, she did want to get Melisa home as soon as possible now, glad that her music had stopped right before they'd come back since a little peace and quiet was probably a lot better for her now than anything else besides time to process everything of course.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Persona 4 - 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