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				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>12-11-2011, 07:12:57</strong>
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				<div align="center">(http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/f/f9/P4-InabaMap.jpg)</div><br><div align="center">After the events of P4.....<br>Setting Location;&nbsp; Inaba, Japan<br>Current Date;&nbsp; June 5, 2018<br>School year begins in August 5th, 2018.</div><br><em>Seven years after the murders of several peoples in Inaba took place, and peace has returned to Inaba, Japan.&nbsp; A lot has changed however during those seven years, the least of which is the reopening of the mines that helped put Inaba on the map originally during its initial founding.&nbsp; Instead of coal being dug up, (although that is still brought to the surface when it's found,) gold is now the major source of income for the small community, breathing new life that not even Junes can put down despite still being the major source of all things commercial here in town.&nbsp; The shopping district has been reborn with several new places opened up, giving new life to Inaba and her residents.&nbsp; (Hint hint.)&nbsp; The important thing here however, is telling what happened to those that helped make our current successes possible despite most of the true story still being hidden behind the fog that used to roll in like clockwork during the murders that were taking place here in town, starting with Yosuke Hanamura.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Yosuke Hanamura</span> - After the events that took place in Inaba, Yosuke stayed to help run Junes until his father retired a year ago, giving control of the Inaba branch to his son.&nbsp; Yosuke stepped up to the plate despite still being a bit of a goof around his friends, (which he holds dear even now with the murders over and done with,) and he runs the place with a fair yet firm demeanor to employees while maintaining a busy college day, going for his Major in business to help further his chances of making Junes and the shopping district a far better place for all.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Chie Satonaka</span> - After the serial murder case that ended with the arrest of one corrupt young cop, Chie shortly afterward took on the role of a detective in training under Ryotaro Dojima of the Inaba Police.&nbsp; Finishing school with high marks and following in her chosen path, Chie is a promising young cop that the town of Inaba can be proud of.&nbsp; Despite being unable to use her power as a Persona user in this world, she still possesses great strength and skill learned from her time traveling with her best friends that she uses to help bring down any criminals she comes into contact with.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Kanji Tatsumi</span> - Despite being the former bully around Inaba, Kanji straightened himself out when the murders started up and he was rescued by the group responsible for bringing in the guy that causing them all.&nbsp; The old saying that opposites attract seems to have held true since he and Naoto Shirogane married just last year, the former 'biker' leader finding the courage to admit what he felt for the Detective 'Prince'(sess).&nbsp; In an even more surprising turn, Naoto said yes after some convincing from their old group of friends.&nbsp; He now currently runs his grandmother's textile shop, the old woman finally passing just a couple years ago.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Naoto Shiorgane</span> - Her involvement in the case helped find and capture the true villain behind the whole thing, but not before almost tossing a 'mostly' innocent man behind bars after finding him in the other world with Nanako in tow.&nbsp; Saving the innocent youngster and helping to defeat the powered up and partly insane delivery man that had been kidnapping everyone no thanks to Dojima's former partner who was the real one responsible for all the trouble, Naoto no longer hid who she truly was from the other officers who thought for the longest time she was a he.&nbsp; Not only that, but she ended up marrying Kanji of all people, just proving the fact that opposites truly do attract.&nbsp; She currently is a true officer of the law and not just a detective, following in her dead parents' footsteps while making her own along the way.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Rise Kijikawa</span> - Rise, AKA, Risette, is back in showbiz but not as her former personality as a teen pop idol.&nbsp; Instead, she's gotten her own talk show where even without her Persona skills as an analyst, she is still able to help people with whatever problems they come to her with despite her own young age.&nbsp; Even with her busy schedule, Rise still finds the time to come to Inaba almost weekly to hang out with her old crew of friends during the serial murders that almost took her own life along with all of her friends.&nbsp; She still visits Teddie in the other world from time to time as well, where while he might be forever stuck since the end of the case, is very happy to still have friends that care for him.<br><br><span class="bbc_u">Yukiko Amagi</span> - Yukiko indeed inherited her family's inn two years ago after finishing school, and went on to marry Yu Narukami, (the protagonist,) just last year three months after Kanji and Nauto's own.&nbsp; The happy couple runs the Amagi Inn together, Yu having decided to stay in Inaba with his own parents' blessings although his old friends back in the city were crushed at losing the man in such a manner.&nbsp; The couple have a baby girl to their name that bears the same name of Dojima's deceased wife.&nbsp; Eva Amagi is currently one year old.</em>&nbsp; (My personal favorite of the lot thus far.&nbsp; &nbsp;;D.&nbsp; I couldn't find Dojima's former wife's name so made up my own.)<br><br><em><span class="bbc_u">Teddie</span> - Despite being stuck in the Midnight Channel world, Teddie is back in business as guardian of the old world where his friends from the human world still come to visit him as often as they can.&nbsp; The world he once knew has returned to its peaceful origins, becoming a beautiful place that is safe to visit anytime of the year, foggy on our side or not.&nbsp; Still, it does get 'beary' lonely, but with newcomers coming in the form of new friends and new family to his old friends, Teddie is a very happy bear that still possesses his Persona, just like all the rest of his friends, and uses its power to keep the few remaining Shadows in check if they ever decide to rise up to cause problems.</em><br><br>It was five years ago to the day that gold had been discovered in the old Inaba mines quite by accident really.&nbsp; A company bought the mines and reopened it after discovering the precious ore in its depths.&nbsp; Gold isn't the only thing that was found, but it was what was most abundant among the diamonds and other precious metals that we use in our buildings and other items of the same.&nbsp; Because of the new increase in work for the small farming community that sits on a flood plain, Inaba was given a major boost to its population as well as increasing the size of the small town almost to twice its original size in the years of the mine's reopening.&nbsp; Junes still controls most of what goes in and out of Inaba, but the Central Shopping District has gained new life, most of the stores that had shut down before having opened once again.&nbsp; Not only that, but a new college has opened up, and while it's not ready for classes until the end of this year's summer, the fact that Inaba has its own college says much for how much the small town has changed.&nbsp; Regardless of how much things have changed though, Inaba is still a rustic town that caters to a very peaceful and nice community of people for the most part.&nbsp; While there still isn't much to do out here, it's a relaxing little slice of heaven that even city slickers find joy in visiting, at least for a while.<br><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>((I ask that everyone follow my example.&nbsp; Thanks a ton!))<br><br><strong>Abigail 'Abbs' Takeda.<br>Location; Samagawa Flood Plain.<br>Time; Mid afternoon<br>Tagged;&nbsp; Anyone.</strong><br><br>The moonlight colored hair woman of only 23 years of age sighed heavily, not wanting to go home since her mother and father were there most likely, ready to throw a wooden practice sword her way as they often did before trying to beat her down into submission if she didn't defend herself.&nbsp; They might be divorced, but they still ran the family Dojo together that had moved from Tokyo to Inaba before they had stopped loving each other when she was still a child.&nbsp; Regardless, looking up at the cloudy skies that had descended upon the flood plain earlier that morning, Abigail's ocean blue eyes were filled with a deep sadness that she hid well from others, but when she was alone as she was now, she let fall the mask she had constructed to keep others off the trail on how far her pain went.&nbsp; Wearing a beautiful blue dress and matching blue skirt, a brown laptop bag hanging off of her right arm and a regular brown backpack hanging off of her shoulders, Abigail continued her silent trek through the Samagawa Flood Plain, needing the solitude to ready herself for the trials that awaited her at home.&nbsp; Unless someone came along, she'd be heading home, but something stopped her.&nbsp; A flash of light and a gilded floating blue door appeared on her right side, yet a passing couple paid it absolutely no mind.&nbsp; Hesitantly putting her hand to the door, Abigail found the door to be 'real', at least to her, and pulled it opened.&nbsp; A flash of light engulfed the Shinkendo student, leaving no trace of door or woman to say she had ever been there.....
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>12-11-2011, 07:37:04</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong>Natsume Mirukuma<br>On her way to Library<br>Time: Early Afternoon<br>Tags: Only poor old her...</strong></div><br>Nat woke up, it would be a long day at the library. Her eyes looked at the ceiling, mind focusing on nothing in particular but the sound of the spinning blades of the fan besides her bed. Her green hair rested on the bed as she moved her arm to her forehead and sighed, today it would be the same day she left her house a couple of years ago and she was rather proud of it. She could still remember the beatings her father used to give her, and that day when he stabbed her only to get on her pants. Her hands moved down to her belly as she moved a finger on top of the old wound. She did not hated her father, at least not anymore he was paying for what he did. She did however hated her body, stained forever because of him, nobody would want a stained body.<br><br>She sighed, flashed going through her mind about her old days. The days where she was happy with her family, they laughed and cried together however that days were long gone and would never come back. She placed both hands on the bed and lifted herself up to her feet stretching her back. She walked to the bathroom turning on the warm water and letting it get warm as she looked at her reflection on the mirror. She was a pretty girl if it wasn’t for her stained body, she could see herself with guys however she did not wanted to risk them having the wrong opinion of her, this would be a new day and she hoped something good would happen on this day.<br><br><em>”Dad no… please dad… stop it please…gah…” she cried out as the blade hit her stomach, blood coming out from the blade as her knees went weak and she dropped on the floor. Her hands grabbed her wound putting pressure on it with the knife still inside, she knew if she took the knife out it would only be worst. She looked at her father taking off her panties and smelling them like it was his own prize, it was then when he took off his pants and pushed his erect member deep inside her body. Her eyes were hollow as he used her again and again not really having the strength to fight but not enjoying it. She groaned and cursed as she looked at him. He crawled on top of her and she saw his fist coming closer and closer to her face.</em><br><br>She gasped as she looked around, she was back at her apartment. Calming down she shook her head and walked inside the shower letting the water hit her body. She closed her eyes as the water hit her face it felt truly wonderful. She smiled finally after taking the long bath and dressing up in a pair of jeans and a sleeveless shirt with a blue jacket on top. She picked up her book bag and exited her apartment. The day was beautiful she could smell the scent of the trees nearby. She nodded, “Yes… ready for a new day” she smiled walking down the stairs and making her way to the library hoping to meet old and new friends on this day.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>12-11-2011, 07:57:26</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong>The other side of the door as Abbigail see's it: The Velvet Room:</strong></div><br>persona4-Aria Of Soul (Velvet Room) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh3FgVv24-0#)<br><br>It’s a foggy night and all is silent. Then out of the mist a large zeppelin comes drifting out with the sounds of high powered engines humming. But let us not focus on that. Zooming into the zeppelins cabin we see a long carpeted hall. Adorning either side of the hall are portraits of strange creatures with humans alongside them. Straight down this hall there is a door. This door slowly creaks open and our view is immediately drawn to the figure sitting on a couch directly across from the door. It is a short hunchbacked figure with a very sinister grin plastered on his face. Just as noticeable as this grin however is his colossal nose. <br>The figure sits behind a table which is surrounded on three sides by couches. Sitting on the couch to the right of the table is a tall and curvy blonde woman holding a book.&nbsp; She smiles as she looks towards us. <br>The man if he can be called that then speaks to us while looking at the table in front of him “Welcome to the Velvet room” he pauses a moment before stating“Oh my it would seem you have a most unusual destiny” he then chuckles as he looks up at us with his bloodshot eyes “My name is Igor and it’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance” his broad and sinister smile remains in place. <br>The blonde woman looked up and spoke calmly “I shall accompany you on your travels” she paused for a brief moment before stating “I am Margeret”<br>After a moment we return our sights to Igor since he appears like he’s about to speak. “This is the realm found between dream and reality, mind and matter” He raised a hand over the table producing a deck of blue tarot cards. He then waved his hand causing them to spread out over the table in the typical diamond formation. He continues to speak “Generally only those who have forged a contract can enter this room” he then flipped over one of the cards revealing a card this card looked like a wheel with animals wearing the clothes of wealthy people and of beggars. “Perhaps such a fate is awaiting you in the near future” He then waved his hand over the cards and they all vanished from view. Margeret speaks again “I wish you the best until our paths cross once more” with that our view fades from this room.<br><br><br><div align="center"><strong>Shiryuu Ayane: <br>Location:Junes register number 15<br>&nbsp;Time of day: Midday <br>Tagged: Anyone</strong></div><br><br>It was the middle of the day and she stood wearing the Junes uniform behind a cash register. Her vibrant green eyes shimmering in the light. she was bored out of her mind as well. She knew this job had it's moments of absolute boredom and now was one of them. It had been roughly two hours since anyone had come down her lane. Her dark blue hair swayd lightly as she shook her head to try and avoid falling asleep.<br><br>She had origionally had the day off but one of her co-workers had fallen ill so here she stood filling in for the poor sod. Still she was fine with working today because it meant a little extra on her next paycheck. She had no real qualms with this. Still the fact that she had to listen to the stupid jingle every so often annoyed her to no end. Still at least her boss was amusing when he actually bothered to pass by.<br><br>Ayane was brought back to reality when she heard an old woman state "Excuse me miss is this lane closed?" Ayane smiled at the woman "No ma'am I apologize for havng zoned out" with that she began to ring u pthe items the woman had. there was a box of chocolate that wound stunning them both it rang up at 90,000 yen. "That.....has to be some good chocolate" Ayane stated utterly surprised. She then tried to ring it up again but this time the price was considerably lower causing the elder woman to sigh in relief "well it seems that the price tag wrinkled a little on it the first time...man that woulda given me a heart attack if it was the same price this time" Ayane stated smiling at the woman "your total is 1,000 yen" 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>12-11-2011, 08:29:45</strong>
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				((You could at least get my name right there lol.))<br><br><strong>Abigail Takeda<br>Time; Monday, June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Mid afternoon.<br>Location; The Velvet Room, soon to be back on the Samagawa Flood Plain.<br>Tagged; Igor, Margaret, anyone else.</strong><br><br>Whatever the place behind the door was, Abigail had no idea what to make of the dark blue floors and walls that were apparent from what her eyes could see as she made her way through the hallway, taking a brief moment to examine the pictures and the creatures that accompanied them.&nbsp; She didn't recognize any of them, except perhaps the beautiful fair skinned woman who ran the Amagi Inn, having stayed there a couple of days to get away from her folks.&nbsp; The place and the staff there had been wonderful, but she eventually ran out of money and had to move back home.&nbsp; Still, Yukiko and her husband had been generous and had even offered to give her the room for free until she got a place of her own, but Abigail had refused kindly, not about to turn into a freeloader if she could help it.&nbsp; Instead, she had packed up her few belongings and had made the trip back home where her parents waited, knowing she didn't have anywhere else to go.&nbsp; It was back to the Dojo that same day of course, with a stern lesson about acting out as she had.&nbsp; The training ground could burn for all she cared some days.&nbsp; On other days though, Abigail wished things were back to the way they had once been before sadness and anger at the unfair realization that she would always remain an only child when her mother had two miscarriages, the second almost costing her her life.&nbsp; Her folks had stopped trying to have children after that, and eventually stopped loving each other a fair amount of time later.<br><br>Coming back to reality, Abigail looked at Yukiko's picture one last time, and the beautiful creature that stood beside the woman in her red kimono, appearing far younger than what she was now, although her physical perfection hadn't waned a bit since this picture's creation.&nbsp; Moving on, still carrying her bags from moments ago before stepping into this strange place, Abigail passes through another door and stops as she meets the gaze of an old man and his beautiful blonde assistant.&nbsp; Taking a seat at the man's silent invitation, Abigail says nothing, too enthralled by what was happening to react any other way until she is dismissed back to her own world.&nbsp; Shaking her head as if to clear it, having so many questions that needed answers, Abigail sighs, wondering if she was losing her mind after all.&nbsp; It'd be about right with the way things were going, and school hadn't even started yet.&nbsp; Maybe making a trip to Junes would clear her head and help her to figure out whatever had just happened.&nbsp; It had felt drastically important to her, that much had been passed onto the blue eyed woman without it being truly said aloud.&nbsp; Whatever had happened, Abigail hoped she'd be prepared for it, having no idea just how bad things would get long before they ever got better.&nbsp; For now, walking across the Flood Plain to Junes, Abigail takes the time to enjoy the scenery despite having grown up around Inaba since she was a child.&nbsp; She had been around for the murders, but the whole truth still didn't add up to her even to this day, having followed the news stories closely.&nbsp; It just rubbed her the wrong way, that was all, as if there was more to the whole affair than was being told.<br><br>Regardless if there was or not, it didn't take Abigail long to find her way to the practically always busy Junes, Inaba's personal shopping mall out here in the boonies.&nbsp; Yosuke Hanamura was a good guy to be around despite the fact he was the youngest manager on record to ever run a Junes branch anywhere.&nbsp; Still, despite his goofy demeanor, he was a good person to be around, or so Abigail had heard anyway.&nbsp; Seeing a new girl at the registers that she couldn't remember seeing before, Abigail shrugged as she went to the restaurant that this place ran, needing an ice cold drink to clear her head.&nbsp; It was then that Yosuke seemed to appear out of nowhere, wearing a suit and tie while he was working, a goofy grin plastered on his face as he said a polite greeting to the Shintendo student on his way to check up on Ayana.&nbsp; He had seen the glitch from a security monitor and was hoping the damn register wouldn't have to be replaced.&nbsp; It'd be a pain but he'd take care of it, getting the order out to get the job done as quickly as possible.&nbsp; It was still a pain though, even if he didn't have to do anything directly.&nbsp; "Hey Ayana, how are things going here?&nbsp; Saw the register had a bit of a hiccup.&nbsp; Mind telling me what happened?"&nbsp; He asked, curious more than anything, hoping it had just been something small.
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				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>12-11-2011, 08:50:16</strong>
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				(Now who's getting names wrong *laughs* ah well serves me right)<br><br><div align="center"><strong>Shiryuu Ayane <br>Location: Junes Register 15<br>time: Midday<br>tagged: Abigail, Yousuke Hanamura</strong></div><br>Ayane smiled at the girl who passed by. She wasn't new to Junes it was just coincidental that Abigail had never seen her here. still she was quite surprised when mr. Hanamura came up to ask about the register. "Hanamura-san the register is fine. I accidentally wrinkled the price tag so it read wierd"&nbsp; he was a good manager and she knew it. Though he was a tad goofy he was definitely reliable.<br><br>She looked at him "By the way sir....your fly is undone" she had made the observation without even meaning to. She was unsure of whether or not he had noticed this. Never the less she couldn't help but chuckle at him. as she waited to see what his reaction would be. She honestly hoped he didn't make a scene of it. <br>
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				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>12-11-2011, 20:58:18</strong>
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				((Bite me lol.&nbsp; And his fly's undone?&nbsp; Lol, I about cracked up when I read that.))<br><br><div class="floatright">(http://videogamesheaven.net/movie-p4-character-002.jpg)</div><br><strong>Abigail Takeda<br>Time;&nbsp; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, Midday.<br>Location; Junes Food Court, for the moment.<br>Tagged; Shiryuu, Yosuke.</strong><br><br>Sitting down at one of the tables in the Food Court after picking up an iced cold diet Pepsi, Abigail ran over everything that had happened at the Flood Plain, still trying to make sense of the mysterious zeppelin and the cabin full of pictures of both people and some strange creatures they had been with.&nbsp; There was another one that came to mind besides Yukiko she knew she had seen at least once before around the town, but who the Hell was it?&nbsp; For now, she sighed and pushed it out of her mind as she got up, feeling too antsy to simply sit around.&nbsp; Besides that, the mid day rush had just arrived if her ears and eyes didn't deceive her, tons of people showing up at the Food Court with shopping carts and the like in tow behind them.&nbsp; She didn't mind crowds, but she needed time to process what that old man had said as well as his assistant.&nbsp; It felt like a very surreal dream now it was over, but Abigail didn't believe for a moment it had been such a thing.&nbsp; It had been far too real, too strange to be a dream.&nbsp; Heading through Junes and planning to leave about the same time Yosuke was being told his fly was undone of all things, Abigail finished her soda before finding an empty garbage can, tossing it on her way to checkout.<br><br>Yosuke meanwhile felt his face turn beet red when Ayane mentioned that his fly was down.&nbsp; "Crap!"&nbsp; He muttered loud enough for her to hear before quickly fixing the embarrassing mistake.&nbsp; Still, he chuckled and rubbed the back of his head with his usual goofy grin on his face before letting his hand fall, smiling warmly at the woman before him.&nbsp; "Thanks for saving me more embarrassment there Ayane.&nbsp; As for the register, I was afraid it was something major, but thanks for putting that fear to rest.&nbsp; Keep up the good work."&nbsp; He was about to leave and tend to other business when he turned and Abigail saw his face.&nbsp; The shock was clear as day, as if she had seen a ghost.&nbsp; Blinking his eyes a couple of times in puzzlement, Yosuke had no idea that what had happened seven years ago was about to bite him in the ass, and when he figured it out he'd also realize his old friends were also not going to like this as a few simple words sent his mind tumbling back to the Midnight Channel and all the Hell it had wreaked on all of their lives no thanks to one mad dark goddess of the dead.&nbsp; "Um, you ok ma'am?"&nbsp; Abigail stood there, but the shocked look on her face slowly disappeared, but not before she said those few simple words that would begin a chain reaction regarding the past coming back to the present to haunt them all over again.<br><br>"Why was your picture with a strange creature behind you in the Velvet Room?"&nbsp; Abigail asked, making Yosuke's face pale this time, the leader of their old group having told them everything after they had put Izanami down for good.&nbsp; Igor, Margaret, how they had helped him throughout their entire journey together, nothing had been left out in that last day together before he had gone back to the city.&nbsp; It was clear as day that Abigail had hit a nerve that reached farther than she would have ever guessed, nor would she realize just how much trouble they were all going to be in if things turned out like last time around.&nbsp; All that and more was going through Yosuke's brain like a gunshot, sweat clear on his face yet the store was relatively cool from the air conditioner that was running full blast.&nbsp; Luckily no one was in their current lane save for the clerk and Abigail herself along with Yosuke, yet a few odd glances their way was enough for the manager to break out into a weak grin as he tried to get control of the situation, much to Abigail's hidden relief.<br><br>"We'll talk later.&nbsp; Meet me at the Flood Plain around 5 tonight."&nbsp; Abigail nodded as Yosuke looked to Ayane, wondering if he should tell her anything.&nbsp; He blew that idea out of the water real quick since he had a hard time believing it all and he had lived it.&nbsp; She'd probably think he was absolutely nuts.&nbsp; Besides, his Persona partner nodded his agreement as a ghostly image of Susano-O appeared behind the guy that only other people like him could see.&nbsp; For now, they went their separate ways, Abigail filing away Yosuke's reaction, having a feeling that things were never going to be the same again after a while.
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				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>13-11-2011, 00:56:36</strong>
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				(LOL nah no need fer that. I was just trying to make some comedy that's all)<br><br><br>Shiryuu Ayane<br>Time; June 5th, 2018, Monday, Midday<br>Location; Junes register 15<br>Tagged: Abigail, Yousuke<br><br><br>Ayane chuckled at her bosses reaction to finding out his fly had been undone. However that girl wound up coming towards them as the noontime rush would be coming in. How she hated the rush given she would be busy until 4 however she was thankful that her shift ended then too. She came in around 4 am and worked a good chunk of the dead shift then her shift would end at 4 pm. she was glad this sort of thing only happened when she didn't have classes. She was about to find something incredibly strange was going on. She had no idea just what it was but the conversation that transpiredin front of her would definitely signal something.<br><br>As the girl asked her boss about a picture of him and some creature in a place called "The Velvet Room" that seemed to cause him to freak out she wondered what this was all about. So the boss wanted to meet this girl on the flood plain at 5 "Yo boss your sweating like a dog in july a bit early for that isn't it?" She was trying to lighten the mans mood a little. She could tell he was totally freaked and that he knew something but wasn't sure he'd be believed. 
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				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>13-11-2011, 04:50:26</strong>
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				<strong>Abigail Takeda<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, Midday.<br>Location; Junes Register, heading to the library until 5.<br>Tagged; Yosuke, Ayane.</strong><br><br>Abigail didn't hear anything that was passing between Ayane or Yosuke, too consumed with getting out of Junes at that moment.&nbsp; If she had paid attention however, she'd have heard a bit of interesting news as Yosuke turned to Ayane, glad she was trying to lighten the mood but....it wouldn't be that easy he knew.&nbsp; "It's a long story, involving the serial murders we had seven years ago.&nbsp; You wouldn't believe half of what happened back then, but let's just say that myself and my old friends had a hand in capturing the bastard that was responsible.&nbsp; The rest....even I have a hard time believing it considering what we went through despite being right in the middle of it all.&nbsp; At any rate, it was a long time ago."&nbsp; Yosuke rarely clammed up like that, but it wasn't just his story to tell.&nbsp; He wouldn't feel right sharing nearly the whole story even without the supernatural crap they contended with.&nbsp; "You'll have to be satisfied with that much Ayane, unless you manage to talk to Yu Narukami at the Amagi Inn.&nbsp; He's the one that brought us all together, who helped us face up to ourselves while leading us to put the murderer behind bars.&nbsp; He had a personal stake in it when the guy kidnapped his little nephew, Nanako Dojima."&nbsp; Looking up to the clock, Yosuke did a double take and sighed, having a thing against the midday rush just like Ayane did since he wasn't immune to being kept on his toes all day.&nbsp; He was a manager after all.&nbsp; "Well, I gotta get back to the office, make some phone calls.&nbsp; Feel free to come along after closing time Ayane, just don't expect a lot to make sense."&nbsp; With those mysterious parting words, Yosuke wandered off, already pulling his cell out to contact all of his old friends and anyone else that wasn't already in jail or in a mental asylum.&nbsp; Ryotura Dojima, Nanako Dojima were just two on his list that would need to know trouble might be on the rise again with the appearance of Igor and Margaret to a complete stranger....<br><br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><div class="floatleft">(http://videogamesheaven.net/movie-p4-character-008.jpg)</div>&nbsp; <strong>Central Shopping District, moving on to the library....</strong>&nbsp; <div class="floatright">(http://videogamesheaven.net/movie-p4-character-003.jpg)</div><br>Officer Chie Satonaka and officer Naoto Shiorgane were walking down the Central Shopping District towards their old school where so many strange and quite frankly terrifying things occurred seven years back.&nbsp; The two women were both in uniform, although Naoto was technically supposed to be taking it easy since she was four months along with twins.&nbsp; Chie had promised her superiors to watch over her, making sure she took it easy.&nbsp; Seeing Natsume, Chie's first case with Ryotora Dojima, the karate loving spunky woman was glad at least she seemed to be doing better from appearances at least.&nbsp; "Heya Natsume, how you holding up?"&nbsp; Naoto offered a small smile before giving a formal greeting, using her last name rather than Chie's informal way of saying hello.&nbsp; She didn't disguise her voice as she used to though, sounding like her true feminine self thanks to what had happened seven years back.&nbsp; "You're looking good.&nbsp; Freedom seems to have done wonders for ya."&nbsp; Chie continued, perpetually cheerful as ever except when Yosuke made her angry.&nbsp; Some things never changed but they were better friends than ever now at least.
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				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>13-11-2011, 05:00:20</strong>
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				Natsume<br>Walking by the shopping district<br>Tags: Chie and Naoto<br><br>Natsume walked on the streets, her hands on her pocket as she looked forward not really wanting to talk to anybody. She stopped once she heard a familiar voice, she did not had that much people she knew in here but that voice wasn’t one she did not knew, it was her the officer that saved her life. She looked around and spotted her with her partner walking behind her, “Oh….officer….hello…. I guess you can say I am doing fine, trouble sleeping as always but that is to be expected the pills are working though”. She walked in front of them and bowed her head, “What brings you out here?”. Her eyes then drifted down to her belly, “Oh my…congratulations!!!”. She hugged the woman and smiled, “I did not knew you were pregnant” <br>
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				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>13-11-2011, 05:40:54</strong>
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				<strong>Abigail Takeda.<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, Midday.<br>Location; Central Shopping District.<br>Tagged;&nbsp; Chie, Naoto, and Natsume.</strong><br><br>"Uh....thank you, Natsume."&nbsp; Naoto stammered out, blushing beet red at the sudden enthusiasm displayed by the young woman before them.&nbsp; Chie grinned from ear to ear, being quite excited about it all as well.&nbsp; Still, she cooled off a bit when she turned to Natsume, nodding solemnly at her answer, glad she at least was doing better than she once was before herself and Mr. Dojima had broke down her door after getting the call on Chie's first day of apprenticeship of all things.&nbsp; That was one way to get some on the job experience.&nbsp; She had somehow beaten the old veteran to Natsume's father and kicked his ass before he knew what hit him, finding him and Natsume on the ground, the bastard preparing to have at her once again.&nbsp; He had resisted, otherwise Chie wouldn't be a cop now most likely since she had gotten quite the verbal tongue lashing for acting out as she had.&nbsp; Still, it had all worked out in the end, which was really all that mattered.<br><br>"Well, that's good to hear at least.&nbsp; As for what brings us out here, just regular patrol, nothing fancy.&nbsp; Had some reports of remnants of Kanji's old gang running about the Shopping District but so far haven't found any proof to say they were ever here.&nbsp; Probably just someone that had issues with him and his former gang wanting to cause trouble if you ask me."&nbsp; Naoto spoke up then, gently admonishing Chie's choice of words.&nbsp; "Detective Satonaka, while I appreciate your willingness to keep the peace, she's a civie.&nbsp; We can't talk to them as freely as we once could.&nbsp; Rest assured, we are still looking just to be sure, but I do share my partner's sentiments in regards to my husband's former allies when we were far younger.&nbsp; Malicious rumor or not, it's our responsibility to keep the peace as best we can."&nbsp; Still, she appreciated Chie's enthusiasm, and while she took her job far more seriously, she also knew that Chie had come far, just like all of them had after all that had happened seven years back.&nbsp; It was then that Naoto's cell went off.&nbsp; That was odd, only her dear friends from old and her family had her number, that and work of course.<br><br>"Detective Shirogane.&nbsp; Yosuke?"&nbsp; Abigail was coming down the road about the same time, and stopped when she heard the Junes manager name come up.&nbsp; Naoto's back was turned towards her, but she could hear her shocked gasp come out of her lips, making Chie look at her worriedly, and for good reason.&nbsp; It seemed that their little adventure seven years ago wasn't going to leave them alone.&nbsp; Turning to Chie, she whispered a name, just one name, but it was enough to get the same reaction that had come over the normally stalwart and cool detective.&nbsp; It made sense now at least, but it also made her worry if something else might be coming as it had back then.&nbsp; "We'll be there.&nbsp; Have you gotten ahold of the others yet?&nbsp; I see.&nbsp; We'll head there ourselves then.&nbsp; Can you describe the woman that approached you?"&nbsp; Turning to Abigail as her very description was given to the two detectives, Naoto couldn't believe their luck, or misfortune depending on one's opinion since Abigail was coming their way.&nbsp; "We got her.&nbsp; Get Nanako and Detective Dojima on the line.&nbsp; We'll meet up at the Flood Plain at 5."&nbsp; Hanging up her phone, she silently nodded to Chie to go ahead and stop Abigail after giving her the woman's description.&nbsp; Abigail didn't get far down the road before she felt a hand on her right shoulder, having passed the small group without so much as a hello.&nbsp; "If you'll excuse me Natsume."&nbsp; Naoto bowed respectively to the girl before joining her partner.&nbsp; Catching up to Chie and Abigail, Naoto stood in front of her before asking the one question that was definitely pressing at that moment.&nbsp; "What do you know about seven years ago?"<br><br>((Feel free to listen in or not buddy.&nbsp; It's up to you.&nbsp; &nbsp;;D&nbsp; And guys, you can get posts up whenever you like.))
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>13-11-2011, 05:52:57</strong>
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				(I was just trying to let some others get posts in but at this rate it looks like that might take some time so i'll jump back in)<br><br><div align="center"><strong>Shiryuu Ayane<br>Location: Junes register 15<br>Time: monday June 5th, midday<br>Tagged; Yosuke Hanamura</strong></div><br>Ayane had officially been invited by her manager. "I wonder just how unbelievable this will really be" she mused and agreed to go with him after work. She chuckled as he sped off when he realized the rush was starting. She steeled herself and prepared to take on dozens of customers. It was the worst time of the day for Ayane. <br><br>She quickly shook her head once more fighting sleep. She had a strange knack for sleeping standing up and she really didnt' need to fall asleep during the rush. That was bad for her career. Still she couldn't help her mind straying back to this whole mess with the girl talking about a "velvet room"
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				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>13-11-2011, 06:10:36</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong>Natsume<br>Walking by the shopping district<br>Tags: Chie and Naoto</strong></div><br>She giggled as soon as the girl confirmed that she was indeed pregnant, “Aww I wish you the best”. She knelt down and gently kissed the woman’s belly, “you take care of your child okay?”. She smiled once the girl started talking about her case, like she always did she ignored that part and smiled, “I never heard anything, besides even if I did heard I owe her my life so I won’t really tell anybody”. She sighed looking around, a gang on these parts? As far as she knew these town was always quiet. As soon as they started running away she bowed back to them, “Good to see you, and take care of your baby”. She waved at them as she kept on walking in direction to the library.<br><br>She waved as she walked past them, she needed to get to the library and get herself some books to read back home after all school would not start anytime soon. She searched her pocket for her music player and placed both earphones on her ears as she smiled and continued to walk. The song that was playing was a soft piano song, ever since that happened she found those types of songs relaxing to her. She hummed the sound of the song as she walked out of the shopping district and a uphill to the library usually it was alone but this town was safe, the only bastard was her father and he was in jail.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Starlequin</strong> on <strong>13-11-2011, 09:39:24</strong>
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				﻿<strong>Takeo Satoshi<br>Time: June 5th, 2018. Monday, Midday.<br>Location: Library.<br>Tagged: No one. Yet.</strong><br><br>The scratch of Satoshi's pen against the notebook page sounded through the nearly empty library like the claws of a feral cat on a very unfortunate couch. He stopped for a moment and checked the equations he'd written against those listed in the text, peering hawklike at his notes as he searched for any trace of a mistake, and a smug little smile passed over his lips as accuracy was once again confirmed. The air conditioning whirred in the vents high overhead, sending a breezy chill through the stacks and making the skin on Satoshi's arms prickle. He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, enjoying the cool air's caress.<br><br><em>'I'll give it a few more hours of studying, then...guess I'll go grab a bite to eat or something, and maybe take a little stroll through the shopping district. Sakura's birthday is coming up soon; I'll need to find something she'll enjoy that can slip through the old tightwad's 'security filters','</em> Satoshi thought, a grin followed by a grimace crossing his face as he thought about his younger sister and their control-freak father. He'd probably have to resort to the same trick he used last year for Mai's birthday, and smuggle something cool into the house inside one of those lame porcelain tribute dolls their father thought were so proper. A rare sincere smile lit up Satoshi's expression as he remembered how Mai had danced joyfully at discovering the newest model of personal music player, pre-loaded with over a hundred of the hottest new albums, hidden within the zippered doll's stuffing. The old man never had a clue, as usual.<br><br>The next hour passed uneventfully, and Satoshi concluded his day's studies without interruption. He gathered his books and was about to leave, but as he snapped the clasp on his satchel his thoughts turned to the book he'd found weeks before, an old, small textbook hidden in one of the stacks. He'd discovered it by accident as he was looking for a different book, but when he opened the cover it felt...strange. Like <em>deja vu</em>, or something. Eerie. Creepy. Familiar. At first Satoshi thought it was just an old chemistry text, but as he began to read he realized it was actually an <em>alchemy</em> book. His natural skepticism faded as he read through the chapters that day, each equation and formula seeming to etch itself into his brain as he read. There had even been some formulae supposedly designed to summon...<em>something</em>, although Satoshi was unclear on exactly what. Some of the other students had come along and distracted him, and he'd wound up leaving the book in the library that day, but today he wanted to find it again and take it with him. But where was it?<br><br>Satoshi left his things at the desk and wandered through the stacks, trying to recall the section where he'd found the book last time and hoping the librarian had actually re-filed it properly; Mrs. Kide, the library's chief of staff, ran a very loose ship, so to speak, and as a result many of the librarians probably couldn't tell a Dewey Decimal from a Dewey Duck. It could take hours to track down the text, if he could find it at all...
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				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>13-11-2011, 17:18:53</strong>
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				Miki Ishinaka<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, Midday.<br>Location; Samegawa Flood Plain<br>Tagged;&nbsp; Anyone<br><br>Class and work were done for the day and Miki was glad. Not that she minded class. Business just wasn't her passion, but she had to do it so she might as well do it well. Doing things proper and well was so important after all. The same with work. Well, if you could call it that. Dad made no secret of the nepotism involved, and much of her workday consisted of politely fobbing off employees who came by to suck up to her in hopes she would put in a good word with her dad for them.<br><br>She could have been driven home but she enjoyed the walk along the flood plain. The sunshine, the fresh air, and the view. It did more to revitalize her than being at home did. Home was just another place. And it wasn't even really hers. It was Dad's. Just like her life had been since the mines were opened. She could feel the depression creep back in as she walked, not helped along by the fact that she had two maids pacing in time behind her and two big security guys in front. Dad's orders, and this was <em>after</em> she'd talked him down from the usual full set. She hung her head, long black hair trailing her face. She was only nineteen but she already felt like a salarywoman.<br><br>Drooping, ignoring the polite inquiries of the staff, Miki made her way over to one of the benches. When she couldn't stand the fawning or how little agency she had in her own life, there was only one thing to do. She reached into the pocket of the expensive black business suit she wore and pulled out a small pink rectangle. The world of her mind and the games were always there for her when nothing else was. She let out a gentle sigh, barely audible. She didn't care how she looked: a grown woman in the suit, blouse, skirt, and heels of a professional worker playing with a video game. It let her escape and that was all that mattered. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>14-11-2011, 03:23:03</strong>
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				((Sorry for the delay, haven't been feeling the greatest and that and little brother was on until about five minutes ago lol.))<br><br><strong>Abigail Takeda<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, Midday.<br>Location; Central Shopping District, moving on to the library.....<br>Tagged; Chie, Naoto, anyone else.</strong><br><br>With Natsume's parting words in her ears and the tingle of her lips against her belly which was only just starting to show signs of her twins that had yet to be born, Naoto had to smile despite the serious situation they had on their hands regarding a possible new threat.&nbsp; Unfortunately, they weren't going to learn anything new beyond the fact that Igor and Margaret had simply said hello, more or less.&nbsp; Why the old man had let their pictures hang up in his Velvet Room was a mystery, but on the other hand Igor's involvement in everything was a mystery, save for the fact he had given them the tools necessary to stop Izanami at the very end.&nbsp; It had been Yu that had put it to use however, just in a nick of time as well no less.&nbsp; Letting Abigail go a few minutes later after getting only so much from her, and without any real way to hold her for longer than they had anyway, Chie and Naoto wandered off, giving Abigail much more to think about, mainly how far all this went and what it all meant.&nbsp; Turning to Natsume as the two police officers wandered away, the young woman sighed but shook her head, doubting she knew anything at all about what had happened seven years ago beyond what everyone else did.&nbsp; Passing by the reopened pharmacy, Abigail's eyes saw something in the store window that couldn't have been there since she was the only one on the street at that moment that was anywhere near the building.&nbsp; Stopping cold in her tracks, her eyes peered into the reflective surface, trying to make heads or tails of the distorted ghost like image she had seen.&nbsp; What happened next was too fast for her to keep up with as a hand shot out of the glass and grabbed her, pulling her into the window, but Abigail fought back, her hand already in the process of trying to snap the thing's wrist with a well placed chop.&nbsp; She might as well have been hitting a brick wall for all the good it did her.&nbsp; Three more ghostly white arms shot out and grabbed her by her throat, face, and the front of her shirt before she disappeared without a trace, the distorted image disappearing along with it.&nbsp; If someone had looked into the window at that moment, they would have seen what looked to be a dark version of the new Shinkendo Dojo that was on the edge of the Residential Area of Inaba.....<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><strong>In the library.</strong><br><br>A 14 year old Nanako Dojima was humming a happy tune to herself as she came around a bookshelf about the same time that Takeo was, and accidentally bumped into him.&nbsp; Stumbling back with a surprised gasp, she picked herself up and dusted off the pink skirt and matching shirt, a small smile on her face as she spoke up.&nbsp; "Oh, I'm sorry."&nbsp; It was then that Yu Narukami, the old leader of the Investigation Team seven years ago, came around about the same time, with Yukiko Amagi in tow no less, a little bundle in her arms.&nbsp; "You ok Nanako?"&nbsp; He asked, earning a happy nod from the young girl before they all turned to the young man.&nbsp; "Yep, I'm fine."&nbsp; "Good to hear Nanoko-chan."&nbsp; Yukiko said, all of them heading out after getting a few books with their niece.&nbsp; It was a rare day they had a day off from helping to manage the Inn, but any excuse to help out with their family was good enough to sneak out whenever they could.&nbsp; Still, Yu had a funny feeling about the man Nanako had bumped into, and Izanagi seemed to share a similar feeling, silently watching as he had since their first meeting seven years ago.&nbsp; "Let's go Big Bro, we don't want to be late!"&nbsp; Nanako said, reminding them of their planned get together with his uncle, Nanako's father.&nbsp; "Alright Nanako.&nbsp; Hmm?"&nbsp; Digging into his pocket, taking out his cell phone after seeing it was Chie calling him, Yu looked to Yukiko who looked puzzled as well.&nbsp; It didn't take them long to figure out the news that had suddenly appeared on their doorstep, more or less, but it puzzled the man more than anything about why Igor would appear to a complete stranger and not him as he had during their own little adventure.&nbsp; "Alright.&nbsp; I'm calling the rest of the gang Yosuke.&nbsp; We'll meet up at the Flood Plain at 5."&nbsp; Yukiko didn't have to hear the rest of the conversation to get the hint.&nbsp; "I'll have someone watch Eva.&nbsp; Nanako...."&nbsp; "I know....hopefully it'll be different this time though."&nbsp; Yu nodded solemnly, turning to Takeo once more, wondering what he had heard and what he hadn't, and deciding it didn't really matter in the end.&nbsp; If it was anything like last time, bodies would be piling up fast if they didn't step up to the plate as they had back then.&nbsp; After they walked away, a book would fall down from a higher self, soon obvious it was the one he'd been looking for oddly enough....<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><div align="center">(http://www.quartzsitemineshaft.com/Empire_mine_shaft.jpg)</div><br><strong>Shortly after Miki left the mines.....</strong><br><br>Deep within the mines, in a supposedly cleared tunnel that was obviously not clear from the giant black as night boulder that sealed the entrance that hadn't been picked up by Ground Penetrating Radar for some reason, coming up as a fuzzy spot on the device when it had been initially fired, the small group of miners was stumped since their cellphones didn't work, nor did their walkie talkies, or any electronic devices for that matter when they were within a hundred feet of the strange boulder that had no place here from what they could see.&nbsp; The rest of the rock was just that, granite rock, yet this thing looked like it had come from a volcano given its obsidian color.&nbsp; How that could be however?&nbsp; There wasn't any volcanoes anywhere around Inaba that they were aware of.&nbsp; "Get this thing out of here or the boss will tear us apart."&nbsp; It was no secret about Miki's father been an egotistical maniac considering the small army he had around his daughter at all times, among other things when it came to him and getting his money's worth from the mines.&nbsp; Pickaxes and the like were soon brought to bear upon the mysterious boulder, and it wasn't long, ten minutes tops, before the way was clear.&nbsp; They found themselves facing a strange mist that poured out of the unsealed passageway that felt....wrong somehow.&nbsp; The men that were present felt icy cold fingers seeming to touch every open patch of skin they could find, yet no hands were present.&nbsp; "Something's wrong...this feels wrong."&nbsp; One of them said, no longer able to see three feet in front of him soon afterward despite how small the passageway was.&nbsp; A quiet gasp was all that was heard when one of the men were sucked through the opened gateway they had unsealed.&nbsp; Frantic noises of alarm and calling out the man's name were soon cut off as a horrible scream was heard a few minutes later.&nbsp; The last two never saw the light of day again as ghostly apparitions caught up to them long before they reached aid.&nbsp; The unsealing of the gate didn't go unnoticed however as every Persona User felt an ice cold fear grip their hearts at the same time before feeling a pulse of sorts pass through them all.&nbsp; They all knew something was free, and it had already claimed victims.&nbsp; Too bad it had only just begun....
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>14-11-2011, 05:34:47</strong>
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				Shiryuu Ayane<br>Time: June 5th, Monday, Midday<br>Location: Junes register 15<br>Tagged: None <br><br>Ayane sighed idly as she had to deal with the rush it was always such a pain. Customers came and went it was a blur. She sighed heavily when she was sure no one was looking. Still things kept at a rapid pace. Time seemed to progress slowly despite the rapid pace that the people moved. She was going mad from the beeping sound of the scanner.<br><br>Finally it was about 4:30 and her shift ended. She then took the box and key back to the personnel office. once that was done she was ready to head out towards the flood plain. <br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Starlequin</strong> on <strong>14-11-2011, 06:27:34</strong>
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				﻿<strong>Takeo Satoshi<br>Time: June 5th, 2018. Monday, Midday.<br>Location: Library, Following to Samegawa Flood Plain<br>Tagged: Yu Narukami, Yukiko Amagi, Nanako Dojima.</strong><br><br>"OOF!"<br><br>Satoshi grunted as he hit the floor, clutching his ribs more from instinctive caution than any real harm. He shook his head to clear the cobwebs and blinked rapidly at the ends of his shoes, as a young voice chirruped in front of him. Satoshi looked up and saw the girl-sized projectile that had rammed into him and chuckled softly, waving the girl's apology away. "Don't worry about it, miss. We'll call it a lesson, and in the future, we'll both watch where we're going a little more carefully, huh?" He grinned as he climbed to his feet and dusted himself off. "There now, no harm done," he said with a playful wink.<br><br>Almost before he'd returned both feet flat to the floor, two more people rounded the corner and seemed to adopt an almost protective stance over the girl in pink. Nanako, her name seemed to be. Neither of the two adults volunteered or let slip their names, though. "Oh yes, folks, everything here is just fine. Just a little traffic accident, that's all," Satoshi said with a cold smile, despite neither man nor woman bothering to ask if he was uninjured. He met the man's eyes for the briefest of seconds, and for that instant Satoshi let slip the careful mask he wore in public, allowing the man to catch a glimpse of the bitter arrogance and icy contempt that lay in wait behind Satoshi's easygoing, friendly expression.<br><br>The man's phone went off and Satoshi broke their gaze, his smile snapping back into place like a jigsaw piece. Without another word he turned and walked a few steps down the next stack, appearing to focus intently on the rows of books in front of him. Satoshi kept his eyes forward and turned his head away from the couple as he listened intently to the man's phone conversation -- or at least, what he could pick up. A gang? The Flood Plain? How...intriguing. A satisfied grin crept across Takeo's face as he heard the others leave. It was often difficult for Satoshi to find interesting things to keep himself occupied in this town, and he was always ready to tag along if someone else had a lead on something unusual -- whether they wanted him along or not. <em>'After all, all work and no play...'</em><br><br>The bells over the library entrance chimed as the trio exited the building, and Satoshi was about to gather his things and leave as well when a light thump sounded behind him. He turned and saw an old, black book lying splayed open on the floor, spine up, and he reached to retrieve it. His smile widened as he realized it was the alchemy text he'd been searching for, and he gathered it up carefully to avoid folding or ripping any pages. <em>'This day keeps getting more interesting by the minute,'</em> Satoshi thought, running his thumb over the embossed cover with a triumphant grin. He strolled back to his bag by the desk and stuffed the book inside with the rest of his texts, dispensing with the usual library protocol for removing books, and calmly left the building. Plenty of time to grab a quick lunch, and then off to Samegawa...
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Solstice</strong> on <strong>14-11-2011, 08:44:45</strong>
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				<strong>Chisato Arikawa<br>Location: Arriving in Inaba<br>Time: June 5th, 2018. Monday, noon</strong><br><br>Chisato had spent most of the taxi ride... she didn't like to think of it as <em>changing</em>, that just sounded perverted, changing in the back seat of a taxi. But it kind of was, just... not in the way the word would make most people think of. Oh, what did it matter? She was the one thinking, and she knew what she meant.<br><br>So yes, changing. She'd pulled the bows out of her hair and combed it straight, returned the comb and bows to her purse and pulled out a pair of glasses. There was, unfortunately, little she could do about her outfit; the skirt was too short, the blouse too pricy for <em>just some student</em> in Inaba to be wearing--Inaba was pretty rural, she'd heard that from someone--but what was there to do? She'd had to wear them to the studio. Couldn't show up in something casual.<br><br>Once they arrived at Inaba she hopped out of the tax, paid the driver, and offered a bright smile and cheery "Buh-bye!" before he drove off.<br><br>The building... was... she didn't know. Fairly big? Nice-looking? Truth was, she didn't know what to compare it to. It was an apartment... building. A lot bigger than the place she'd grown up, but that made sense.<br><br>Well, time was wasting! Chisato went inside, introduced herself--"Hello, sorry, I hope I'm not bothering you--Ah, thanks; anyway, um, right! I'm Chisato Arikawa, I just... well, I'm just <em>moving</em> in, but I was told I should come to the front desk, they'd have my key here?--Oh, right! Um, ID... here you go.--Thanks! Oh, sorry, silly of me, the best way to get there is...?--Oh! Okay, thank you very much. Have a nice day, I'll see you around!"--and headed up to the third floor, pausing briefly to admire the carpets; forest-green, with simplistic but appealing designs in brown, bears and some animals she was fairly certain weren't native to the country.<br><br>It was, she'd been informed, the cheapest luxury apartment in Inaba. The truth was, she didn't <em>need</em> a luxury apartment. The carpets were nice and all, but who was she going to impress--herself? Sure, it was nice coming in, but it'd get old living there. And it would mean she couldn't really invite anyone over, but...<br><br>Chisato sighed. She really did regret letting herself be talked into it. Her manager had been insistent, though; it would be good in case someone ever wanted to visit <em>her</em> to talk about a deal. Not that anything like that had ever happened. Maybe it looked better on paper?... She didn't know. And there was no sense being moody about it now. At least it wasn't something <em>expensive</em>.<br><br>She slid her key into the lock, gave it a quick turn, and stepped inside.<br><br>The apartment was... not as bad as she'd been expecting. Not as--good? As... big. As over-the-top.<br><br>Certainly, it was bigger than she needed. The living room was... nice, she decided. Fairly spacious, but nothing outrageous. She slipped out of her shoes; the carpet felt soft, at least through her socks. There was a couch near the middle of the room, facing a wall-mounted flat-screen television that was... not <em>that</em> big. Bigger than her family had ever owned, bigger than anything she needed, but not... huge. Not ridiculous.<br><br>The place did feel a little barren, she had to admit. But, that could be changed. She'd just have to... breathe some life into it.<br><br>Chisato considered thanking her manager for not going overboard--it's not like she could write off <em>rent</em> as one of her expenses--but decided against it. She'd wanted to pick a place for herself, but she'd also wanted to hurry up and get the move over, and it had been a horridly busy two weeks. Her manager had volunteered to take care of it, and she'd agreed. It wasn't like she knew anything about Inaba, and to be fair, this place had probably wound up being a better deal than whatever she would've found. She'd likely have gotten something smaller, more expensive, and... er. Worse. Yeah.<br><br>The bathroom was pristine, and the tub looked heavenly. The kitchen was functional--she had a hard time thinking nice things about a kitchen--which just left the bedroom.<br><br>The first thing that confronted her upon entry was <em>boxes</em>. Those would be her things. The bed was... tempting. The closet was spacious, which was a good thing; her clothes filled nearly half of the available room. What the place <em>didn't</em> have was a dresser. Still, it was... Alright, she had to admit. It was <em>fantastic</em>. She gave a little pirouette on one heel, indulged herself in a brief, silly little dance while nobody was watching, and considered her options.<br><br>She could unpack, but--no. The morning's shoot had been tiring, and she didn't have anything planned for the next week, so plenty of time to unpack later. Which meant, for the time being--shower!<br><br><strong>Chisato Arikawa<br>Location: Inaba Apartment<br>Time: Monday, early afternoon<br>Tagged: Any / None</strong><br><br>Still smelling faintly of flowers, Chisato finished dressing herself.<br><br>She'd air-dried while inventorying the variously-sized boxes. The first she'd picked as a small one, expecting her jewelry and other accessories. Instead, it had been a museum. Right on top had been one from two years ago. Her manager must have helped move, because on the cover was a sticky note declaring, <em>First time on the cover! That's my girl!</em> She'd flashed a little smile, at that.<br><br>Truth was, she didn't look... much different. She still <em>looked</em> like a teenager. Well, alright. She'd <em>been</em> a teenager until two months ago. Still, she didn't look her age. Which, she thought wryly, was probably why she was actually successful.<br><br>It was, she felt, a very good picture. Very flattering, though the angle made her breasts look bigger than they actually were. Which, she thought wryly, was probably why she'd wound up on the front cover.<br><br>She'd put that box off to the side; she kept a collection of magazines she'd appeared in. It felt a bit pervy at times, considering some of the magazines she'd posed for--no nudes, that was her rule, and her manager told her it was a good one--but still, it let her see herself the way other people did.<br><br>...Staying inside looking at old pictures of herself, Chisato concluded, was no way to spend her first day in her new home. She had a town to explore! She found and unboxed what she was looking for, headed to the bathroom, and made herself presentable.<br><br>Just a little makeup: enough to bring out the color in her cheeks, no more. No eyeshadow; no point, she felt, with her glasses. She gathered her hair up and pulled it into a tail at the nape of her neck. No wig; it's not like she was going to school, and it would be a nuisance to wear. Fleur-de-lys earrings; she rather liked them. That dealt with, she set about dressing herself. Snug bra, one that pushed her breasts down enough to be less... prominent. Pink button-up shirt; black skirt, a few inches short of knee-length, and... not pleated. Stockings?... No, not in this heat, the skirt was long enough. High socks, though.<br><br>Chisato gave herself a quick once-over, slipped on her glasses, retrieved her purse, and after making sure she had her new apartment's keys, headed outdoors, locking the place behind her.<br><br>It would, she decided, be a good day.<br><br>She fully expected to get lost; but that would be half the fun of it! She knew her apartment's address, so it would only be a matter of asking for directions when she got bored, tired, or both.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>14-11-2011, 15:09:00</strong>
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				Shine Masateru<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, afternoon<br>Location; Central Shopping District, "Threads of Fate"<br>Tagged; nobody<br><br>The outside of the seer's shop, as some called it, was simple. A small sign had three figures on it, apparently working on making clothes. Those familiar with Greek mythology might actually recognize these women as Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, and this would surely also explain the interesting name of the store. <br><br>The windows were tinted darkly, so that one could hardly see inside, while on the interior, one could actually see quite well outside. The interior was moderately lit, everything being bathed in a pale golden glow from the colored lanterns that were carefully placed. Their was no real direct light; it was all ambient lighting.<br><br>A long, red carpet led the way up to a raised platform in the back of the store, where a large table held a crystal ball in the center. Off to the side, one may see tarot cards, and a small, red flannel pouch that seems like it contains a number of stones or perhaps beads or marbles. <br><br>Behind the table sat the man in a black, crushed velvet suit; not something that he felt particularly comfortable in, but it seemed to work for the job. It had golden yellow trim and accents here and there.&nbsp; An eye patch fully covered his left eye, while his one good eye focused on the door to his establishment.<br><br>Along the way up to the platform, their were glass display cases. These were full of numerous methods and means of divination, and even little placards that explained what they were and how they were used. <br><br>When one entered the store, they were not just greeted with these strange sights; their was also the smell of incense. Dragon's blood incense, today. It was not annoyingly pungent, just lightly there.&nbsp; In the distance, their was the sound of running water, like a quiet little stream happily burbling. Their was also a constant flow of air, as if from a fan, but a look around the place revealed no such device. <br><br>The man waited, quietly. His store would be open for another three hours. It was quiet now, but he knew about a dozen or so more people would find their way in before he closed up. So for now, he sits upon his chair--more of a comfortable, plush throne, really-- and waits, patiently, quietly thinking upon that damned dream.<br><br>One dream, in all his life, that's ever stuck with him. One dream that he can actually recall. Why? What was the meaning? What was the purpose? Who were the others that were in it? Mere figments of his imagination? Shadows of his own self? It's been nearly a year now... and no matter what he's tried, his spirit guide, his mentor of sorts, had nothing to say; nothing of substance, at least. She remained aloof on it, citing that it was not her place to explain that particular vision, but always assuring him she'd be there when he needed her. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>14-11-2011, 17:57:22</strong>
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				<strong>Yosuke Hanamura.<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, Midday.<br>Location; Junes Register 15.&nbsp; Heading to the Flood Plain.<br>Tagged; Ayane, anyone else.</strong><br><br>Coming out of his own office about the same time Ayane was putting away the money from the day's earnings, Yosuke waved cheerfully to the young girl despite the messed up situation they were likely about to be getting involved in.&nbsp; Two kunai knives were hidden under his suit, the small weapons just visible if one looked close enough.&nbsp; He wasn't about to go back to the other world without a way to defend himself, just like old times.&nbsp; It had been his fault he and Yu had gotten arrested for carrying weapons around Junes.&nbsp; Just thinking about it made him chuckle to himself.&nbsp; Man, they had gotten into a lot of trouble back in those days, but it had made them all far stronger people at the same time.&nbsp; He couldn't help but think of the Shadow he had had to face back then as well, what it had said....since it had all been true regarding what he really thought and felt about Inaba and living out in the middle of nowhere thanks to his dad's job which he now had.&nbsp; Still, he had grown to love it here in Inaba, and despite losing his first potential girlfriend, Yosuke had moved on, although he still kept the group photo with her in the middle of it.&nbsp; It was a way to remember what had been lost, and to remember to always be true to oneself as he was now ever since those days going to and from the other world, stopping the world from being taken over by Izanami.&nbsp; Going to the door, he looked to Ayane, hoping she was ready for what they were going into.&nbsp; She most likely wasn't, no one ever was when it came time to go to the world behind the TV.<br><br>"So, ready to go Ayane?"&nbsp; He asked, seeing that they were all but closed up by now anyway, so there wasn't much else they could do at the moment here anyway.&nbsp; Taking out the car keys that were to one of the delivery trucks that rarely ever saw action, (there being a good reason for that,) Yosuke lead the way to the parking area behind Junes and climbed into the front seat, hoping the cargo he was delivering to the Flood Plain was still there.&nbsp; "Get the van warmed up, I need to check something real quick."&nbsp; He tossed the keys over to Ayane before going to the back, popping the latch before confirming it was still there.&nbsp; Alright, that was good at least.&nbsp; "Alrighty, we'll good to go."&nbsp; Pulling the door back down, Yosuke dusted his hands off before climbing into the driver's seat, having bought the big screen TV ages ago and kept it in the back of this truck so they had a dedicated line to the other side.&nbsp; Teddie probably had an idea or two of what was going on by now anyway, knowing his sensitive nose, but Rise was better suited for the job given her Persona's powers.&nbsp; Regardless, Rise was probably busy, Yosuke being unable to get a hold of her, but he tried again as he drove the van over to the Flood Plain with Ayane in the seat beside him.&nbsp; Finally getting a hold of the TV counselor of all things, Yosuke breathed a sigh of relief.&nbsp; "Yeah Rise, we all felt the pulse.&nbsp; Can you make it out here by any chance?&nbsp; You're already here?&nbsp; Cool!&nbsp; Alright, we'll meeting at the Flood Plain.&nbsp; Hope you brought something better than that Mystery Food X Chie and Yukiko made."&nbsp; Laughter could be heard from the other end, making Yosuke chuckle since it was an old joke among the group.&nbsp; "Anyway, I'll see ya shortly."&nbsp; Hanging up the phone with one hand and tucking it back into his belt, revealing just a hint of the kunais he had there as well, Yosuke turned his head to Ayane briefly, wondering if she had anything on her mind as they pulled up to the Flood Plain.&nbsp; Most of the group had already arrived it seemed....<br><br>Persona 4 - Boss: Shadow Yosuke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAiSE8eBR8#)&nbsp; (What to expect from your Shadows.)<br><br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><strong>Yu Narukami.<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, Midday.<br>Location; Library, moving to the Samagawa Flood Plain.<br>Tagged; Yukiko Amagi, baby Eva Amagi, Nanako Dojima, and Takeo Satoshi.</strong><br><br>Nanako gave a cheerful smile to Takeo at his reassurance that he was alright, but Yu was no fool, neither was Yukiko for that matter.&nbsp; He caught the coldness in his glare before he walked off with his family in tow, giving the man one last look before they wandered out of the library.&nbsp; Whispering to the beautiful woman on his arm, holding their baby safely in her embrace, she nodded, already having planned to get her old weapon along with his own as soon as they got back to the Inn to drop off Eva while they prepared to head back to the other world.&nbsp; Her well honed fan and his own double handed sword were tucked away in a hidden corner in the Amagi Inn, having found a place for their old gear long ago after they hadn't had need for them anymore.&nbsp; Now, with trouble on the rise again, it was time to pick up their old weapons and prepare for whatever was coming, a sentiment that Yukiko shared.&nbsp; They weren't going to take Nanako with them, and she wasn't about to complain as she waved bye to her 'big bro' and Takeo.&nbsp; Turning around as Yukiko and Nanako went off to the Inn, the leader of the group nodded once at Takeo after he came out of the library, wondering what his game was.&nbsp; It didn't take a genius to see the hidden curiosity in the man's eyes that would likely get him killed if he wasn't careful.&nbsp; "I appreciate your kind words to Nanako, my niece, but I can see right through you.&nbsp; You let fall your mask purposely just for me I'm sure, but there was no need to get the rest of my family involved with whatever game you're on as well.&nbsp; Things are far worse or will be than you could ever imagine.&nbsp; Do yourself a favor, and don't get involved in this."&nbsp; He was trying to protect an innocent bystander, even if he was cold as ice from what he could feel from here.&nbsp; Even so, he wasn't prepared for whatever was coming.&nbsp; Yu wasn't even sure they'd be ready for it either, but he'd do his damn best, for Nanako's sake, for everyone's sake.<br><br>Yu Narukami<br>(http://static.tumblr.com/jpdfacq/D1Tljid3t/sidebarp4anime-cadre.jpg)<br><br>Yukiko Amagi<br>(http://videogamesheaven.net/movie-p4-character-004.jpg)<br><br>Nanako Dojima<br>(http://videogamesheaven.net/movie-p4-character-010.jpg)
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Solstice</strong> on <strong>14-11-2011, 20:23:40</strong>
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				<strong>Chisato Arikawa<br>Time: June 5, afternoon<br>Location: Shopping District</strong><br><br>Chisato raised both her hands to her face, cupping them over her mouth when she let out a prodigious yawn. She was beginning to regret not having that nap. She was a little hungry, but it was too early to eat something. She'd gotten up early, and it had been a busy morning--and, rather than dozing on the trip to Inaba, she'd spent most of it staring out the window wondering what the place would be like.<br><br>It was really <em>rural</em>. Not that there was anything wrong with that, it was kind of refreshing, the air especially. She could get to like this place, definitely.<br><br>...Her mind was wandering, she realized. She'd been out on her walk for a while--maybe an hour? she wasn't sure; she hadn't put on a watch, or checked the time on her phone when she left--and really wanted to just sit down for a while. Another reason she'd like to find some place to eat. How she missed mid-day snacks...<br><br>She surfaced from her stream of consciousness once more, and took the time to survey her surroundings. She'd dipped in and out of stores intermittently, looking around not because she intended on buying anything (though she had--an adorable pink scarf that didn't go with her current outfit at all, but which she had draped across her shoulders) but to... well, to be doing something! The one she found herself looking at in the present was... different. Kind of weird, really. It was a clothing store, she figured; <em>Threads of Fate</em>, with some picture of some women sewing.<br><br>Maybe it was some kind of rural, family-owned business? Not really her kind of thing, but... it could be cool, maybe something local and hand-made for when she was just hanging around Inaba? Or a conversation piece, if it was really unusual; she could tell some story about visiting the place and give her opinion of it--yeah, that'd be good. And even if there wasn't anything worth buying, it'd at least be nice to window shop.<br><br>Well, figuratively. The glass was too milky to see through, which gave the place a sort of creepy atmosphere. And so, she headed indoors; she <em>almost</em> knocked, but, no; it was a store, it was the middle of the day, there were lights on inside. And so, in she went!<br><br><strong>Chisato Arikawa<br>Time: June 5, afternoon<br>Location: Shopping District, "Threads of Fate"<br>Tagged: Shine</strong><br><br>It was, Chisato concluded immediately, not a clothing store.<br><br><em>Oh, yes. How astute.</em><br><br>It... reminded her of something, though. With a half-perplexed, half-lost expression, she took a few steps into the store, after ensuring the door shut behind her. She felt really... out of place. The place felt... not cramped, but... she wanted to say 'cozy', but without all the positive implications. A bit stuffy, maybe. There was a strange smell in the air, some kind of potpourri--no, it was probably incense.<br><br>"Oh!" she exclaimed abruptly, remembering suddenly where the sense of deja vu came from. Years and years back, she'd gone into some little hole-in-the-wall occult store, and this place really had the same sort if <em>atmosphere</em>. It kind of made her wish she had a jacket, in spite of the summer warmth. There was a bit of a breeze, though, somehow; she checked behind her, making sure she had, in fact, shut the door.<br><br>It was when she returned her attention to the room itself that she noticed its other occupant, giving her a mild startle. "Oh, sorry!" she hastily spoke up. "I must not have noticed you there." He sort of blended into the place. He looked like he was <em>part</em> of the... was it even a store?... like he was as much a part of it as the old-fashioned lanterns and the crystal ball. "I've never been in here before, what kind of place is this?... Oh! You <em>are</em> open, right? I was walking by, I just assumed." She put on a polite, apologetic smile; she didn't think she <em>had</em> been mistaken--and, frankly, it would be absurd for the sign to be out there and the door unlocked if she was--but still, it seemed like the appropriate thing to say.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 01:04:38</strong>
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				Shine Masateru<br>Time: June 5, afternoon<br>Location: Shopping District, "Threads of Fate"<br>Tagged: Chisato<br><br>Shine was, physically at least, still a boy, really; however, his demeanor, attire, and the surroundings made him look like he could pass for mid-thirties. A life of hardship and the early loss of childhood innocence, coupled with an extreme intellect, means he is far different from those in his age range. Far more mature, and intellectually developed, and that led to him carrying himself in the manner of a far older man.<br><br>He simply watched as the woman was startled and confused. When she finally noticed him, and seemed as scared as a mouse that just bumped into a hungry cat, he smiled at her.&nbsp; Under better lighting and conditions, it might be described as warm, but right now, it is, at least, not-creepy.<br><br>"Welcome, miss." He greeted her smoothly, his tone of voice even and cool. "Yes, I am open. Every day, except Sunday, ten in the morning to six at night. I some times keep odder hours then that, but not too often." He spoke casually, a bit loud, but only because their was such a distance between them; maybe twenty feet or so. "You seem lost... in more than one way. Why not come up here, and we'll see what the cards have to say, hmm? I'll even give you a free reading, since it is your first time here." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Solstice</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 02:11:17</strong>
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				<strong>Chisato Arikawa<br>Time: June 5th, afternoon<br>Location: Shopping District, "Threads of Fate"<br>Tagged: Shine</strong><br><br>The man--young man, she decided--Chisato had encountered was a bit unnerving. It was his voice, more than his appearance, that bothered her the most. Well... the contrast to hers, that's what it was, she decided; he was very calm, very unemotional, sort of detached, whereas she'd gone perhaps a bit too for with the, whole... 'Tee-hee, oh my' thing. And it wasn't his <em>appearance</em>, so much as the way he <em>did</em> blend in with the whole occult atmosphere.<br><br>Of course, while she was reflecting on that, she was simply standing in the middle of the room, lips pursed, eyes distant, clearly lost in thought. She quickly snapped back to reality, a slight flush rising in her cheeks when she realized she'd been spacing out. "Ah, of course." And, that said, she made her way across the&nbsp; room--it was a nice carpet, she noticed; and the displays were the... interesting kind of occult, more than the <em>bizarre</em> kind of occult.<br><br>Up at the table on its elevated platform, Chisato seated herself and took a moment to adjust her scarf--mostly shifting it around so it wouldn't be quite so warm--getting a better look at the man she'd approached without seeming to stare. He had to be older than her, no doubt, though the suit and eyepatch added a few years each. On the other hand, between her own outfit, body language, and the narrow ovoid glasses she was wearing, she could easily pass for not quite half his apparent age.<br><br>"So," she commented, turning her attention fully towards the man, and pressing her palms together, resting her elbows on her legs. "This is some kind of occult? Oh, and, you said reading, that's some kind of fortune-telling thing, right?" She considered adding <em>Like a ouija board, right?</em>, but... no. There was no need to present herself as a ditz.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 06:43:33</strong>
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				Shine Masateru<br>Time: June 5, afternoon<br>Location: Shopping District, "Threads of Fate"<br>Tagged: Chisato<br><br>He was as quiet and patient as a statue as she approached, his good eye focused on her the entire time without being so rude as to stare or leer. When she spaced out, he seemed to not mind or care; perhaps he was sued to it. The whole experience of entering his 'realm' for the first time could be overwhelming to some, after all. <br><br>"Yes. The Tarot is the means by which all is revealed, save for those few, niggling little secrets that the universe keeps to itself." He says with a light laugh. "Though I also cast runes, as well; another popular form of divination, from the Germanic areas of the world." As he spoke, he picked up a deck of tarot cards, and began to idly shuffle them. <br><br>"My name is Shine, by the way. Might I have the honor of your name?" As he asked, he began to place cards out along the table. Twelve of them, arranged in a circle that looked like a grandfather clock, with five more cards in the center, in a plus-sign shape. <br><br>"The Wheel spins as time passes, and gives us a glimpse of the past," as he says this, he indicated the first three cards that would correspond to 1, 2, and 3'o'clock "The present," he indicated 4, 5, and 6 "The near future", 7, 8, and 9... "And the distant future." 10, 11, and 12.<br><br>"You have come from a distant place, both figuratively and literally," He spoke to her in a dispassionate voice; as dead as his covered eye. "You seek to... escape from something?" He looked at her questioningly, and then back to the cards. "Though you have been here a modest amount of time, you are still a stranger to Inaba.&nbsp; But it's those fickle goddesses of fate, whose conspiring&nbsp; has brought you here." For a moment, he is quiet. "The cards say that soon, you will embark upon a journey of self discovery and acceptance."<br><br>He frowned a bit, and a hand came up to press against the eye patch. Occasionally, he got flashes of pain where his eye once was; these were some times, as was now the case, accompanied by a flash of something else. This woman. Where did he know her from? Why was she here, now? "You will meet many strange individuals. And this will not be the last time we meet." He said this with a firm nod of his head, and turned to regard the five cards in the middle.<br><br>"Calmness will do you well in the times ahead. The cards say that you must look within yourself to find the answers you seek. You will be able to find happiness; your ending, though not yet written, is slated to be happy. But you must <em>earn</em> it. Everything in this life has its price, in blood, and tears, and sweat. If you want a happy future to actualize for you, you will need to toil for it." <br><br>He points to the central card, which, strangely enough, just so happens to be the Moon card. "This card is your soul card. It is representative of who and what you are, the stage of life you are in, and your role in the greater cosmos." He picks it up, and holds it out to her. "Take it. Study it, and consider its meaning. That is one question I will not answer for you. When you no longer need this card's guidance, I will accept it back."<br><br>"Your journey will be a long and hard one. You may be tempted to give up at times, but you have the power to persevere through the trials that await you. If you should need help along the way, I will offer you what assistance I can."&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 06:44:41</strong>
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				Shiryuu Ayane<br>Time: June 5th Monday approaching 5:00 PM<br>Location: Junes delivery truck<br>Tagged: Yosuke,Anyone<br><br>Ayane walked with her boss to the truck and then started it up when he asked her to. She moved into the passenger seat to wait for him to check on whatever it was he was going to check on. She had noticed the kunai but decided not to question him about them. The situation seemed a bit off but she had no idea just how much so. never the less things were going to be interesting. She had on her a sword it was a sleek long-sword. She only carried it for self defense. It was weird how easy the thing was to hide under her uniform. <br><br>The trip to the flood plains was a quiet one after he had gotten off the phone with Rise the young idol. now this was going to be interesting she already knew the Narukami family who ran the Amagi Inn she had gone to the inn on many occasions with her father he had a tendancy to go to the inn for a special they had on their dinner menu on thursdays. She had seen many advertisements and such with Rise so she was intreagued that she actually had the opportunity to meet such a famous person. She wondered who else might be there as a result of her boss's worried calls. Speaking of him being worried now that was a strange thing indeed.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Starlequin</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 11:17:53</strong>
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				﻿<strong>Takeo Satoshi<br>Time: June 5th, 2018. Monday, Midday.<br>Location: Library, Following to Samegawa Flood Plain<br>Tagged: Yu Narukami.</strong><br><br>Satoshi suppressed another smile as he exited the library and found the man waiting outside for him. He approached him with casual disregard and was about to walk right by when he stopped Satoshi and spoke, obviously suspicious of Satoshi's manner. He sighed and rolled his eyes, years of exposure numbing him to the intense distaste of the judgemental scrutiny of others. Even though it wasn't intentional -- at least, Satoshi wasn't consciously aware of it -- the young man's behaviors and body language were practically calibrated specifically to engender distrust in those around him, and he'd long ago given up trying to change himself to suit others. Instead, he simply enjoyed the awkward discomfort and suspicion that he attracted. It was, he thought, very entertaining.<br><br>"Mask? Game?" Satoshi asked, feigning puzzlement. "I don't know that I'm playing any game, mister. Of course, you know some people say that all of life is a game -- with very high stakes," he said, a spark of mischief and defiance glimmering in his eyes. "Personally I rather like that idea, that life is a game. It gives me a warm feeling, as though there really is meaning to be found and purpose to be had. Of course, if it is just a game, maybe that means the meaning isn't very meaningful at all. Maybe the meaning is that the game itself means everything and it's the players that are meaningless, and the game will just go on forever, meaning nothing to anyone but its players." Satoshi laughed at his own nonsense and stepped around him.<br><br>"At any rate, I'm sure at this point neither of us knows what the other one is talking about, but I can tell you that I'm not involved in anything, mister. I'm just a lowly, average university student on a solemn mission to find a warm bowl of udon for lunch. So if you'll excuse me, I will continue on with my quest...and you can continue on with yours," he said with a cold smirk, before turning and walking away. His mind positively blazed with excitement as he considered the ramifications of the man's cryptic warning. So something <em>was</em> going on, something terribly interesting -- and with the potential to become even <em>more</em> interesting. Or more terrible. Either way, Satoshi reasoned with a grin, he certainly wouldn't have to contend with his mind-numbing boredom much longer. He couldn't wait to check out the Flood Plain...
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Solstice</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 15:23:25</strong>
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				<strong>Chisato Arikawa<br>Time: June 5th, afternoon<br>Location: Shopping District, "Threads of Fate"<br>Tagged: Shine</strong><br><br>Despite looking out of place, Chisato didn't hesitate to make herself comfortable once she'd been seated, stretching her legs out under the table while being careful not to kick her host, and covering a tiny yawn with a cupped palm.<br><br>"Oh, tarot cards," she spoke up after the suited gentleman made that known. "I've heard of that, mm." Who hadn't, though? Runes, she... knew something like that <em>existed</em>. So, she was glad he'd be using the cards and not the... stones? letters? whatever runes were. She'd feel a bit less ignorant.<br><br>"Oh, right, of course." Her name. "Chisato. Um, that is to say, Chisato Arikawa. But, please, just Chisato's fine."<br><br>She folded her hands in her lap when Shine began dealing the cards. Hm, maybe dealing wasn't the right term, that was more for card games...<br><br>As he started the card-reading, Chisato gradually leaned forwards a little, her head tilting ever-so-slightly to the left. It <em>was</em> interesting to listen to him talk; but, of course, fortune telling was just superstition. She new <em>that</em> much, so... how was he doing it? <em>Maybe I have an accent he picked up on? Or it could be my clothes, maybe they're not in style in Inaba.</em> True, her outfit was a bit unduly warm. <em>As for me being a stranger here... maybe it's because I didn't know what this place was. It could've been something I said when I came in, too.</em> Her brows furrowed slightly--both trying to recall anything she might have said to give such a clue, and because the reading was starting to get a bit... creepy.<br><br>It wasn't what he was saying. Sure, it was all accurate, it all applied to her--the past and present stuff, at least--but a lot of it was stuff, she thought, that you could twist to make sense for almost <em>anyone</em>. So, no, it wasn't that... It was how he was talking, she realized. He was very... serious, about this, in a way that raised goosebumps along her shoulders. As he went on, she pursed her lips.<br><br>"...Oh, um... thank you." She took the card Shine had offered, blinking at it and getting her overactive imagination under control. "But, is that really okay? I mean, don't you need the full deck and everything?.... Oh, unless you have spares, I guess."<br><br>Either way, she stood up, feeling a bit clumsier than she had while sitting down. "Oh, and by the way, you're... um, you're really good at this." She offered her hand to shake, flashing the eyepatch-wearing gentleman a brief smile. Just because he was unsettling didn't mean she shouldn't be polite.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 16:44:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbcekxusGN1qd61suo1_400.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(http://images.wikia.com/megamitensei/images/6/64/Kanji2.jpg)</div><strong>Yosuke Hanamura.<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, soon to be 5.<br>Location;&nbsp; The Samagawa Flood Plain<br>Tagged; Ayane, Yukiko, Naoto, Chie, Kanji, soon to be Teddie, Yu, anyone else.</strong><br><br>Yosuke noticed her noticing the kunai on his belt, but he didn't say anything since she didn't seemed worried about it at all.&nbsp; He didn't say a word though as he pulled to a stop by the side of the road, near the edge of the Plain where the river ran down the hill they were parked on.&nbsp; He made sure to stay away from the stairs as well, seeing a playground in the background, as well as a couple of fields and a small pavilion that lined the road they were currently on.&nbsp; Not a soul was out here save for Yukiko, Naoto, Chie, and Kanji.&nbsp; The rest of the group he figured were on their way as he hopped out, wondering who else might be around before too long.&nbsp; Ayane was one of the few that weren't part of the original group, seeing someone else on a park bench a ways off.&nbsp; A voice coming from the back of the truck made Yosuke groan, having a feeling he knew who it was long before he got there to open the door.&nbsp; Seeing a golden blond haired man his own age half in and half out of the big screen TV he had brought along made Yosuke's jaw drop.&nbsp; "TEDDIE!&nbsp; Why couldn't you wait until we came and got you?!"&nbsp; Teddie chuckled and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment as Yosuke climbed in and helped the guardian of the other world out of the flat screen which didn't have a mark on it to show someone had just climbed out of it.&nbsp; Turning to see if Ayane had seen all that, Yosuke blushed as the group behind him just laughed at one of Teddie's well known antics.&nbsp; Seven years and he was one of the few that hadn't changed a bit.&nbsp; Kanji was one of the few that wasn't laughing, simply crossing his arms and having his usual scowl plastered on his face save when Naoto looked at him.&nbsp; Her stern glare made him blush and hurriedly look away.&nbsp; Only Naoto had that effect on him without having to make any effort on her part, but it was clear they loved each other a great deal as he let a hand fall on her right shoulder, gently squeezing as she put a hand to his own, a soft smile on her tomboyish face.&nbsp; Despite the grim circumstances, it was good to be together like this.<br><br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><div class="floatright">(http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt19/TheBabeList/Babes%20R-Z/RiseKujikawa3.jpg)</div><strong>Rise Kujikawa<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, almost 5 P.M.<br>Location;&nbsp; Threads of Fate in the Central Shopping District.<br>Tagged; Shine, Chisato, anyone else.</strong><br><br>"I thought I saw you come in here, Chisato Arikawa."&nbsp; The former pop idol's voice echoing through the shop, a small grin on her beautiful face, standing in the doorway with her hands on her hips, wearing a rather nice black shirt and skirt that wasn't revealing in any way, but it did show off her perfectly shaped figure all the same.&nbsp; Blue jean pants and comfortable walking shoes completed the getup, making Rise, AKA, Risette, seem like any other normal kid on the block, if she was still seven years younger of course.&nbsp; She was here in Inaba for a bit of old friend reunion, but she couldn't resist stopping in to say hello to someone that was just like her in more than a few ways.&nbsp; "You look good for hiding out.&nbsp; Don't worry, I won't tell a soul since I had to take a much needed vacation from showbiz as well for a while way back when I was still Risette.&nbsp; Still, I didn't take you for the superstitious type.&nbsp; Eh, first time for everything I guess."&nbsp; She knew her by reputation and having seen her around the city a few times, photo shoots mostly.&nbsp; Rise still did a few photo shoots from time to time, but nothing like she used to when she was younger.&nbsp; She still kept the pig tails though, which was one of the few things she had kept from her youth, that and the glasses she had gotten from Teddie so long ago.&nbsp; "Nice to meet you kid, name's Rise Kujikawa."&nbsp; She grinned, perpetually spunky when she wasn't being serious, her true self for that matter.&nbsp; She grew serious a moment later, the smile falling as a solemn look came over her face.&nbsp; "So, what brings you out here Chisato, if you don't mind my asking?"<br><br>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><strong>Yu Narukami<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, soon to be 5 P.M.<br>Location; Central Shopping District, Library.&nbsp; Soon to be Samagawa Flood Plain.<br>Tagged; Takeo Satoshi, anyone else.</strong><br><br>Yu narrowed his gray eyes at Satoshi, not liking this man's flippant disregard or his cold demeanor a bit.&nbsp; He figured, and rightfully so, that it was to hide his true self, although why he projected himself as he did was a mystery to the old leader.&nbsp; Even so, he sighed and sadly shook his head, not about to waste anymore time with this man.&nbsp; He was going to be late as it was.&nbsp; Still, he couldn't stop himself from saying something more as he walked on in the general same direction, at least at the moment anyway.&nbsp; "Life is not a game, and our lives are not meaningless.&nbsp; You have yet to find such meeting, and I feel sorry for you since it seems you've led an empty existence so far, and have no plans to change either.&nbsp; So go ahead and spout your nonsense, but know that whatever reaction you were hoping to get, you shan't find in me."&nbsp; He walked away then, heading to the Samagawa Flood Plain with his head high and his confidence intact since he felt right in what he was doing, no matter what the man tried to say otherwise.&nbsp; Life truly did have meaning, and Yu had found his meaning in Yukiko and their baby girl.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 17:03:38</strong>
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				Shiryuu Ayane<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Monday, about 5:00 pm<br>Location: Samagawa flood Plains<br>tagged: most of the old investigation group<br><br><br>Ayane was amused as they arrived on the flood plains. She was even more amazed to watch Yosuke pull a bear thing out of the tv. "If this is related to what you said I wouldn't believe then....I Find it amusing and not so hard to believe actually" she grinned at the group it was a sort of blunt amusement that she was showing here. <br><br>She was a major anime fan as would be shown by the keychain she had on her bag that was hanging over her left shoulder. She was slender and attractive but her eyes held a strange expression behind them.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 17:04:21</strong>
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				<strong>Miki Ishinaka</strong><br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, soon to be 5.<br>Location;&nbsp; The Samegawa Flood Plain<br>Tagged; Ayane, Yukiko, Naoto, Chie, Kanji, Teddie, Yu, Yosuke, Yukiko, anyone else<br><br>It was hard not to notice the commotion going on at a distance, and Miki looked up from her game. Pausing, she observed what she could see at this distance. People laughing and being friendly without any concerns. <em>Must be nice.</em> She didn't know why, but for some reason it intrigued her enough to stand and head their way. She waved sharply at the maids and security guys to stay there until she returned and they reluctantly agreed. The security guys were fidgety but they were always fidgety when she went off somewhere, following her daydreams usually. They kept their eyes fixed on her while she half-walked, half-drifted over to the group of people.<br><br>She didn't want to intrude on their good times. She floated around near the edges of the group, just soaking in the good cheer. So different from her life and home. It brought a wistful smile to her face and memories of when she was younger and had been happy. Her black eyes grew distant as she began to drift away in her mind, one hand tightening on the game console and the other partially raised to the sky. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 19:25:01</strong>
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				Shine Masateru<br>Time: June 5, afternoon<br>Location: Shopping District, "Threads of Fate"<br>Tagged: Chisato, Rise<br><br>"I have three different decks that I'm attuned with and use. It's no problem." He smiled a bit at her. "When the time's right, this deck will be whole again. don't worry about it." He was tempted, for some strange reason, to say that she would need that card, that it was incredibly important that she take it, but... how could he say that without disturbing her? And besides that, why did he even feel that way? It wasn't in the cards, and he was not prone to such idle fancies... what was it, then? <br><br>"I have the gift, as some would call it. I have also trained and studied for many years. It is a difficult thing; even more so when seeing what the future holds. The future is not writ in stone; it is more like a wet clay tablet. If you act quickly, you can smudge out the lettering and write in something new." <br><br>"Ahh, Miss Kujikawa. Greetings." He smiled, or perhaps grinned, somewhat devilishly, at her. His attention briefly returned to Chisato. "I think I better understand now what it is you were running from." He said this in a way that seemed to indicate that it was a mere after thought.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Solstice</strong> on <strong>15-11-2011, 20:22:23</strong>
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				<strong>Chisato Arikawa<br>Time: June 5th, afternoon<br>Location: Shopping District, "Threads of Fate"<br>Tagged: Shine, Rise</strong><br><br>"Oh, well." She slipped the card into her purse; it would seem a bit rude to refuse it, she felt, and then the gentleman might insist, and that <em>would</em> get... unduly creepy and spooky. Despite not buying into his whole mysticism thing, she didn't betray a hint of thinking as much; being able to not offend people was <em>very</em> important, after all, and if he believed in magical cards.... then, he believed in magical cards, and more power to him. He'd certainly given it a great deal of thought, that much was obvious by the way he talked.<br><br>Her lips pursed together, and eyes widen, when someone near the store's entrance spoke her name. She pivoted around, spotting... some pretty young woman who apparently knew her. The confusion was etched clearly across her face, giving way to surprise: she'd been <em>recognized!</em> For a few moments, Shine would be able to confirm that his latest inference was spot-on, as Chisato's expression flickered to something rather like panic as she tried to decide how to react, what kind of impression she needed to make. Someone who called her Chisato, so they weren't just a fan of hers--to a fan, she'd be Kaede, the name on the pictures--and not some old friend or teacher; too young for the latter, actually. And, then...<br><br>"Oh my goodness! <em>Risette?</em>" The oddly insightful, more-than-somewhat ominous fortune-telling was forgotten in a burst of almost childish excitement as she whisked her own glasses from her face and deposited them in her purse in a single fluid movement, all but bounding across the smallish shop. "I can't beli--I mean, <em>wow</em>, I--oh, geez, I'm sorry." She cleared her throat, a rush of color rising in her cheeks. She'd positively made a fool of herself.<br><br>"It's just, I was <em>such</em> a fan of yours, growing up. I never imagined I'd meet you somewhere like <em>here.</em>" She gave a self-deprecating chuckle, then looked off to one side, murmuring abashedly, "You know, before I came in, I honestly <em>thought</em> it was a clothing store." Hopefully the owner wouldn't hear that; or if he did, he wouldn't be offended.<br><br>Chisato took in a deep breath, and steadily regained her composure. "Wow, sorry, I'm acting like a total spaz." She let out the rest of that breath in a sigh, and absently combed the fingers of one hand through her hair. "Um, pretty much, like you said... hiding." She offered up a slightly embarrassed smile. "Not doing a very good job of it, I guess, huh? I seriously just arrived here this morning." A self-deprecating chuckle followed.<br><br>Someone like Risette--Rise? probably Rise--noticing her was... not all that surprising. Rise was in the looking-pretty-in-front-of-a-camera... business, or at the very least must still have had connections there. Chisato just hadn't expected any of the people who'd recognize her under her newer name to be in... Inaba.<br><br>"I'm moving here, actually. Going to college, Inaba's supposed to be... well, you know, out of the way. My manager said I--oh, no, I'm sure you don't want to hear about that. What are <em>you</em> doing here, of all places? Ah! If you don't mind my asking, that is."
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>16-11-2011, 07:14:55</strong>
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				<strong>Name: Natsume<br>Walking out of the shopping district<br>Tags: Alone<br></strong><br>Nat sighed as she waved at her friend, the woman was great she was with her every step of the way until she felt brave enough to go back into the world. Her life wasn’t something that every person would endure thankfully she now lived alone and the settlement of her father left her in a good way to live one or two years more and finish collage. With her hands on her pockets she went out of the shopping district and into a lonely road however as lonely as it was beautiful. The road had such a amazing view that she truly loved walking by there. She had met quite a few people in the town and so far she had one or two friends more than enough for now, hopefully when school starts she could make more. <br><br>She walked on the sidewalk and looked besides her to the view of the trees and a couple of houses. She smiled stopping and looking at the magnificent view of the place. She closed her eyes letting the air hit gently her face and hair, “So peaceful in here, I wonder if what I heard Chiato saying about the murders were true, I still cannot believe there were murders here seven years ago”. She shook her head taking out her cellphone and looking at it <em> No messages, no missed calls, it’s like I don’t even exist</em>. She began wondering if her friends were truly friends since they never called her. She sighed leaning on the railing that did not allowed her to fall on the other side and sighed looking at the view and smiling. The view was perfect the library could wait another couple of minutes. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Starlequin</strong> on <strong>16-11-2011, 11:06:58</strong>
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				﻿<strong>Takeo Satoshi<br>Time: June 5th, 2018. Monday.<br>Location: Library, Following to Samegawa Flood Plain<br>Tagged: Yu Narukami.</strong><br><br>Satoshi was certain their conversation was concluded, so when the man apparently fell into step just behind him he was momentarily caught off guard. His teeth clenched and he repressed an annoyed growl as he looked back over his shoulder, and kept his icy smile in place. Who the hell did this old bastard think he was, with his mysterious warnings and his holier-than-thou lectures? It was beginning to remind Satoshi of his father, and his self-righteous attitude. He kept his voice crisp and even, and spoke with the practiced, insincere tone that seemed his trademark.<br><br>"Thank you very much for taking your time to set me straight then, mister. I'm sure I'll go on now and lead just the same sort of warm and fuzzy life you so obviously do. And try as I might for a thousand years, I have no doubt I'll never be able to express my gratitude for meeting such an exceedingly gifted individual, with such insight and authority to deem himself worthy of judging the existence of a humble student whose name he doesn't even know. Clearly, the heavens have smiled upon me this day!" Satoshi said, his words dripping with sarcasm and contempt.<br><br>Before the man could reply, Satoshi abruptly changed his course and began walking in the opposite direction from Samegawa, one hand waving a final goodbye over his shoulder. <em>'Asshole,'</em> Satoshi thought with a grimace, <em>'as though I actually give any sort of a damn about his precious reactions. Or anything else, for that matter.'</em> He checked the time on his phone and sighed; not enough time to actually go and get anyting decent to eat now, if he wanted to make it to Samegawa by five. Satoshi shook his head and glared straight ahead. He had half a mind now not to even bother showing up at the Flood Plain, just to avoid seeing that self-important prick again. Really, what could an asshole like that be involved in that would prove so fascinating, anyway?<br><br>The more he considered the matter, however, the more Satoshi resolved to attend after all. His blood was up, and Satoshi realized that what had really bothered him about talking with that bastard was that he'd actually managed to rattle Satoshi, instead of the other way around. It had been a long time since he'd met anyone who could get under his skin before he got under theirs. Now he wasn't sure if he wanted a chance to see the man in action, to study him and take him apart pieces at a time and understand him like the chemical equations in his notebooks, or if he just wanted a rematch with the son of a bitch. Because deep down...even though he would sooner die than admit it...Satoshi secretly wondered if there might have been some small splinter of truth in the man's words.<br><br>"Dammit," Satoshi growled to himself as he turned around and began making his way toward Samegawa, "whatever the hell this is had better be out of this fucking world..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>16-11-2011, 21:53:03</strong>
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				<strong>Yu Narukami<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, soon to be 5.<br>Location;&nbsp; The Samagawa Flood Plain<br>Tagged; Miki, Ayane, Satoshi, Yosuke, Yukiko, Chie, Naoto, Kanji, Teddie, anyone else.</strong><br><br>Yu ignored the sarcastic comments that came from Satoshi, and simply ran on to the Samagawa Flood Plain without delay.&nbsp; He wasn't trying to be rude or anything like that, something that had obviously went right over Satoshi's head, but had instead tried to keep him safe from what they were going into most likely.&nbsp; It didn't take him long to finally see his old friends and they all waved and cheered to their old leader, making Yu smile in turn.&nbsp; They were all close to the same age, having been in the high school together across the various grades from freshman to senior, yet age or anything else didn't stop them from being such close friends as they were, and it was clear from the way Yu returned the gesture, seeing a few other people that weren't part of the old group.&nbsp; Nodding to Miki and Ayane, Yu turned his gray eyes to the others, a small smile on his face.&nbsp; "Are we ready to head out then?"&nbsp; Getting confirming nods from everyone that knew what they were heading into, Yu turned to the strangers before speaking further.&nbsp; "I take it you have many questions, but the best way to understand what it is you're asking to know about is to just show you.&nbsp; I do ask that you keep close to us and follow our directions as best as you can.&nbsp; Do I have your word on that?&nbsp; If it were up to me I wouldn't endanger anymore people than we have to since it's dangerous for us as well, but we have a lot of first hand experience in where we're all going, although it wasn't by choice exactly.&nbsp; It's a long story, involving the serial murders we had here in Inaba seven years ago."<br><br>"Hey, don't worry Sensai, we can handle anything if we stick together."&nbsp; Teddie said, a bright glow appearing in his blue orbs that was hard to ignore since the sun seemed to almost make him sparkle in a sense.&nbsp; That was odd in itself but that was just how Teddie was.&nbsp; Yukiko nodded, as did most of the others until Chie's phone went off.&nbsp; Checking the screen, she found it was Yu's uncle, her teacher in the police force.&nbsp; "Mr. Dojima?&nbsp; I mean, officer Dojima-san.&nbsp; Yeah?&nbsp; Yeah we're all here.&nbsp; What?!&nbsp; We'll be there soon!"&nbsp; Hanging up the phone, she turned to the others, alarm clear on her face as she spoke aloud to the others.&nbsp; "That was your uncle, Detective Dojima, Yu.&nbsp; It seems a girl, Abigail Takeda, went missing right in front of a pharmacy store window.&nbsp; She was sucked INTO the window, or so the store owner claimed to have seen anyway.&nbsp; Think it has anything to do with the dark pulse we all felt earlier?"&nbsp; Yosuke snapped his gaze over to Chie, surprised shock on his face since that had been the same girl that had confronted him about the events seven years ago.&nbsp; "She found me at Junes earlier today!&nbsp; She commented on my picture with Susano-O being on the Velvet Room's wall.&nbsp; Just ask Ayane here."&nbsp; He finished, looking at the clerk that had been present for the whole thing.&nbsp; There was no argument about where they were going next.&nbsp; "We need to get there and fast then.&nbsp; If she's already made contact with her Shadow self, then it's only a matter of time before it goes berserk.&nbsp; Looks like we're back in action, just like old times eh Senpai?"&nbsp; Kanji said next, punching his open hand with his other before grabbing hold of his fist, a wicked grin on his face.<br><br>((Get ready to head over to the Dark World guys and gals.&nbsp; Just a quick hop skip through the window in question but do a thing arriving there as well please.))
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Empyrean</strong> on <strong>17-11-2011, 02:28:01</strong>
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				<strong>Miki Ishinaka<br>Time: June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, soon to be 5.<br>Location:&nbsp; The Samegawa Flood Plain to Shopping District<br>Tagged: Ayane, Yukiko, Naoto, Chie, Kanji, Teddie, Yu, Yosuke, Yukiko, anyone else</strong><br><br>Miki looked at the strangely assorted group, puzzled. She had no idea what they were talking about, but the more she listened, the more interesting it sounded. A girl who disappeared into mirrors? Unlikely but it did sound like one of her stories. And anything was better than the usual tedium. She turned to her maids and security guards. "Tell Father I'll be in the Shopping District. I won't be needing you." Her voice was very soft, barely above a whisper, but the servants heard her and began protesting.<br><br>"I'll be going now." She drifted off towards the shopping district at her usual dreamy, half-floating pace. The servants followed in a rush. When she reached the pharmacy she looked at it. "A new story? Or something that ate up a little time? Either way..." She stared at the window, ignoring the police around her. Was that a...building in the window? But it didn't seem to be reflecting anything on this street. How very curious. She stared at it with wide black eyes. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pendarious</strong> on <strong>17-11-2011, 02:52:30</strong>
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				<strong>Shiryuu Ayane<br>Time: June 5th, 2018, soon to be 5<br>location: Samagawa Flood Plain (In transit to Shopping district pharmacy)<br>Tagged: the old Investigation team, and any one else</strong><br><br>Ayane nodded in affrimation of Yosuke's story. soon they were on the move towards the shopping district. She found it to be an odd story and she had also agreed to Yu's word. still she decided today was not a boring one anymore. Mirrors sucking people in? what had she fallen into a game or anime or something? Still she looked forward to what would happen next.<br><br>Once they arrived at the pharmacy she looked at the alleged window and at that which it reflected. However she waited patiently for her boss and decided to cross into the world beyond the mirror with him.
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				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>17-11-2011, 03:49:14</strong>
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				<strong>Yu Narukami<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, soon to be 5.<br>Location;&nbsp; The Central Shopping District, preparing to move on to the Mirrored World.<br>Tagged; Miki, Ayane, Satoshi, Yosuke, Yukiko, Chie, Naoto, Kanji, Teddie, Ryotora Dojima, anyone else.</strong><br><br>Ryotaro Dojima was present at the crime scene, closing the area down so the real investigators could get to work.&nbsp; After the events of seven years ago, he knew that there were some things in this world that just couldn't be explained by rational means.&nbsp; When something like the serial murders came up as it had now, he had his nephew and his friends help out after clearing the scene of the crime of course, as was common with any missing persons or otherwise, as they were doing now.&nbsp; Yu nodded to his uncle, looking to the window in question.&nbsp; There, if he looked at it just right, there was something that shouldn't be there, a building that was covered in mist that wasn't anywhere on the street, far as he could tell.&nbsp; He knew the place though, the new Dojo that was opened up right here in Inaba.&nbsp; It certainly matched up to what they knew of the other Shadow World behind any TV, but they had never come across this with mirrors or windows before.&nbsp; The rules were changed this time, but why?&nbsp; "Teddie, do you know anything about this?"&nbsp; Teddie shook his head sadly, having never heard of something like this happening, and Yu nodded in turn, patting his friend on the back.&nbsp; "Alright, so that means this is completely unknown territory for us.&nbsp; Are you all prepared?"&nbsp; Determined nods and the like came his way from his old friends, and Yu as well as the rest of his friends pulled out glasses that were handmade by Teddie, possessing special lenses that would allow them to see through the fog.&nbsp; Yu didn't need his anymore, but he still kept them just in case since this was different from the last time.&nbsp; The glasses might not even work this time around.&nbsp; Waiting until the street was clear and no one was looking, he put his hand against the glass, and just like the old days, the image behind the window became distorted as his hand passed through the pane, yet it didn't appear on the other side.&nbsp; "At least that's the same.&nbsp; Everyone's that new to this that's coming along, stay close and brace yourselves."<br><br>Yosuke put a hand on Ayane's shoulder, a small smile on his face as he opened the way for her before jumping through the glass without a second thought.&nbsp; "Just like old times partner!"&nbsp; His voice echoed and faded as he disappeared with Ayane completely, the way closing behind him only until another Persona user opened the way.&nbsp; "Good luck Yu."&nbsp; Yukiko whispered on her way by, looking to Miki before taking her hand in her own before doing the same as Yosuke had moments ago with the woman in tow.&nbsp; If the servants and security decided to follow, they would only have this one chance before the way was sealed once all of the group went through.&nbsp; (They won't be coming home in one piece though.&nbsp; &nbsp;&gt;:) ).&nbsp; Once everyone was through with a member of the old Investigation Team, Yu would stay behind long enough to look at his uncle who had watched the whole thing.&nbsp; He could never get used to this, and Yu knew it.&nbsp; "We'll be back, I promise."&nbsp; "You better, otherwise Nanako will never forgive me for letting you go.&nbsp; You be careful in there."&nbsp; "I will."&nbsp; With that, Yu jumped through, hoping he could keep that promise....<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><strong>Rise Kujikawa<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, 5 P.M.<br>Location;&nbsp; Threads of Fate in the Central Shopping District.<br>Tagged; Shine, Chisato, anyone else.</strong><br><br>Rise, or Risette as Chisato had identified her as, smiled warmly but shook her head all the same, making her pigtails bounce about at the same time.&nbsp; "It's just Rise now, although Risette is still a part of me.&nbsp; Still, you can pick your jaw off the floor, I haven't been in Inaba long enough for anyone to really recognize me either.&nbsp; And don't worry about being a spaz, I can be the same way at times."&nbsp; Rise chuckled warmly, taking a few steps closer to the two, feeling something a little amiss from one of the man's display cases, but she was more interested about what was going on right in front of her.&nbsp; The real reason why she was here could wait, at least for a few minutes.&nbsp; "You could say I'm taking a vacation from my new TV counseling show they have me on now, although I still do the occasional photo shoot from time to time.&nbsp; That's how I knew you were in town, but it was in passing from someone at the office that had heard a rumor, so really I wasn't sure if it was true or not anyway.&nbsp; Still, college is a good idea, one I support fully Chisato.&nbsp; And as for you."&nbsp; She said, offering a grin to Shine as she held out her hand to the fortune teller.&nbsp; "It's a pleasure to meet you as well.&nbsp; I didn't get your name though."&nbsp; Letting her hand fall, Rise had already gotten a good look at the place, but she still couldn't believe that Chisato had somehow mistaken this place for a clothing store.&nbsp; The name might have caused some confusion sure, but Rise could have told her otherwise just from the front door and the three Fate Sisters.&nbsp; Despite being a model back in the day, she was intelligent to a point, and knew a fair more than most people would have given her credit for.&nbsp; Turning to the hiding model again, Rise offered her her full attention.&nbsp; "You must not watch my new show if you think I wouldn't want to hear your story."
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TheHangedOne</strong> on <strong>17-11-2011, 04:01:42</strong>
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				Shine Masateru<br>Time: June 5, afternoon<br>Location: Shopping District, "Threads of Fate"<br>Tagged: Chisato, Rise<br><br>"Shine Masateru." he offered her a thin smile, and shook her hand curtly. He allowed the women to speak for now, as he went to collect the cards from the reading he did for Chisato. He also puts the cards away into a blue cloth pouch with a yin yang symbol on it, and closes the drawstring. He carries it off towards one side of his shop, to a cabinet behind one of the display counters. He opens it up, and casually places the pouch inside, deftly withdrawing another one; this one being white and devoid of ornaments.<br><br>"I imagine you are here for a reading, Miss Kujikawa?" he'd ask as he shut the cabinet, and walked back towards his seat. Along the way, however, he gets another flash of pain; how strange for it to come again so quickly. He stumbled a bit, and nearly dropped the cards, nearly fell, but a hand came to rest along the rim of a particularly large copper bowl; one might call it a miniature cauldron. Yet, it looked big enough that even a grown man or woman could bathe in the thing. <br><br>It was currently full of water, and he could even see his reflection in it; if he could look, that is. He felt temporarily disoriented, like a sudden case of vertigo, and a distinct feeling of...dread? Yes, that would be a nice word to describe it. Dread. But, why..? What was wrong? What was going to happen? And, for the millionth time in this past hour, why does it all feel so familiar? 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Solstice</strong> on <strong>17-11-2011, 05:06:01</strong>
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				<strong>Chisato Arikawa<br>Time: June 5th, afternoon (~5 PM)<br>Location: Shopping District, "Threads of Fate"<br>Tagged: Shine, Rise</strong><br><br>"Ahh, I see," Chisato answered&nbsp; in response to Rise's explanation of how the idol had spotted her with so little delay. Even so, it made her think her 'disguise' needed more work... Though, to be fair, glasses and body language couldn't be expected to go all that far. Clearing her mind, Chisato stepped off to one side a bit when Rise moved forwards, so as not to stand in the way between the pigtailed woman and the fortune teller.<br><br>"I'm afraid I don't watch much television at all," she admitted. She knew Rise <em>had</em> a show--there'd been an article about it in a magazine, she'd skimmed over it briefly--but that was about the extent of it. As for my story... well, it's not that interesting, honestly," she flashed an abashed smile. "I mean, it isn't like I'm leaving the business or anything." Didn't want <em>that</em> rumor getting started. "There were a couple of reasons for coming here, really, but mostly, I wanted to..." Wanted to, what? 'Get away from it all'? Well... no. No, that wasn't really accurate. Her eyebrows drew slightly closer together as she considered how best to answer.<br><br>...Until she was given an easy out from having to answer personal questions, noticing that the fortune teller had just lost his balance. He hadn't just tripped, though. At least, it didn't look like he had, not with the way he was bracing himself on the giant pot. "Ah! Shine, are you alright?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Starlequin</strong> on <strong>17-11-2011, 05:21:46</strong>
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				﻿<strong>Takeo Satoshi<br>Time: June 5th, 2018. Monday, Midevening.<br>Location: Central Shopping District, following to Mirrored World.<br>Tagged: The Original Investigation Team, Miki, Ayane, Anyone Else.</strong><br><br>"What...the...hell...?!"<br><br>Satoshi stood well back, leaning against a building across the street from the others as they crowded together on the sidewalk, in front of the local pharmacy window. He was still too far away to hear everything, but what he was picking up made little to no sense. It was an even more surreal scene that what he'd witnessed at the Flood Plain after he'd doubled back and followed that man from the library to his little meeting. Satoshi hadn't really known what he was expecting, but the motley crew he'd seen wasn't it. What the hell kind of gang was this? A couple of young women, the store manager of the local Junes shopping mart, <em>two female police officers,</em> and...some dude in a freaky bear costume? <em>This</em> was what he'd trekked all the way into the middle of freaking nowhere to spy on? What bullshit!<br><br>But the little gathering quickly turned from what seemed some sort of syrupy reunion to something much more alarming. One of the officers' phones rang, and whatever news she received from the other end must not have been good. Satoshi was too far from the group to hear what was going on, but from the sudden looks on everyone's faces, it must have been serious. He'd followed as closely as he could behind them as they'd taken off, leading him here to Inaba's shopping district, where they'd...suddenly developed a collective urge to window shop for cold medicine? Satoshi was about to walk away and consider the entire event a wash, when he noticed the police presence that was slowly but surely fading from the area. So, something <em>was</em> going on. But how were these people connected?<br><br>He crept forward and ducked behind a small parked car, listening closely for more information. Satoshi poked his head up just enough to watch through the car's windows and saw the group still milling about in front of the store window, but what they were saying didn't make any sense. Where were they going? What was unknown territory? And how -- <em>'Whoa! What the...!'</em> Satoshi thought, his questions decisively interrupted by the sight of the bastard from earlier simply shoving his hand <em>through</em> the shop glass as if it were a puddle of water! The glass and its reflection rippled and shuddered, and the man pulled his hand back none the worse for wear.<br><br>Satoshi watched, stunned, as pair by pair the group passed through the mirror into...whatever waited on the other side. As their number dwindled, he felt his heart race until it felt like it would pound out of his chest and tear down the street as the excitement overtook him. Anything, absolutely anything could be on the other side of that glass! A whole new world for Satoshi to examine and study! Before his last ounce of common sense and self-preservation abandoned him he reached into his pocket and checked that his little 'toy' was still safely tucked away; after all, it wouldn't do to visit a whole new world and not bring something to...play with.<br><br>The others had all gone through; no one was left now but the man from the library. Satoshi's whole body tensed, every muscle preparing to fire as he watched the man exchange words with the last remaining police officer before he passed through the 'window' himself. At once, Satoshi jumped out from behind the car and sprinted at full speed across the street on a direct course with the still-rippling plate glass, laughing madly with every step. The policeman was too surprised to react in time, and Satoshi made a flying leap through the portal behind the others in the instant before the portal sealed shut.<br><br><em>'Look out, Wonderland -- here I come!'</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Vergil1989</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 03:35:38</strong>
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				<strong>Rise Kujikawa<br>Time; June 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Monday, 5 P.M.<br>Location;&nbsp; Threads of Fate in the Central Shopping District.<br>Tagged; Shine, Chisato, anyone else.</strong><br><br>Rise shook the young man's hand, although it was rather short and a bit curtly done.&nbsp; Still, she had kind of shown up out of nowhere so maybe that was partly her own fault?&nbsp; Regardless, she listened to Chisato's short summary of how she wound up here more or less, and while she didn't go into details, she knew what she was surely going through, to an extent anyway.&nbsp; She was about to reply to both of the people in the store when the feeling of dread intensified right before two ghostly pale hands shot out of the water and grabbed Shine by both sides of his head.&nbsp; He'd get images of the hands' owner past life, showing a brutal murder and rape that had happened to her in life given his psychic gift and the unnatural entity that had laid hands on him.&nbsp; It was already pulling the man through to the other side, having completely stunned Rise into inaction, her eyes and mouth opened wide in shock, unaware they had more visitors already present in the place.&nbsp; Turning as a second ghostly entity came out of the store window, Rise didn't stand still as she kicked out hard against the creature in question, and wished she hadn't as her foot passed through the ghost and she ended up on her ass for her trouble.&nbsp; "Get out of here Chisato!"&nbsp; She shouted, getting to her feet only to have the ghost lay its hand on her before trying to toss the former pop idol star over its shoulder and through the open gate more of its friends were waiting to take her and Chisato away.&nbsp; Three more ghost like figures were already at the door however, blocking the exit and stopping anyone from leaving or entering for that matter.&nbsp; Rise wasn't a fighter by trade, but she would be more powerful in the other world if things were like they had been seven years ago.&nbsp; Time would tell in that regard as she was taken through the 'gate', and to God knew where this time along with Chisato and Shine.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 04:03:16</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District<br>tagged: Jonathan, Natsume and anyone who isn't doing anything<br><br>Mizuki is walking through the shopping district while looking around without any particular destination in mind. She has just arrive from England a few days ago and hasn't got much chance to familiarize herself with the changes that happened to the city since the last time she was here and to be completely honest with herself, its extensive as she thinks to herself, 'Wow... I know i haven't been here for years but this changes are so much I'd think I'm in different city altogether.'<br><br>As she walks, she recognize that some people she passed seem to have recognized her though thankfully left her alone due to uncertainty. Quite understandably so she suppose since most of them probably only ever saw her wearing extravagant dresses which her sponsors make her wear for competition or concert. Instead, currently she is wearing a white sleeveless turtle neck blouse accompanied with soft pink miniskirt, mostly because the summer in Japan is too hot for anything else.<br><br>Her stomach growls suddenly makes her realize that she still hasn't got lunch yet and the time is nearing dinner. She saw a restaurant not far from her and think that should do for her as she makes her way to it. Putting a hand on the handle, she read the sign of the shop at the same time, 'Beff restaurant, hmm? Souzai Daigaku? Interesting name... hope the food isn't so bad.'
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 04:17:53</strong>
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				<em><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: going back to eat.<br>Tags: Jonathan, Mizuki</strong></em><br><br>The view was truly beautiful, she loved coming to that very same spot to think. Think about her past, present and her future she hoped to graduate soon from university so she could help people that like her need help. She could still remember what happened, how the knife felt as it entered her stomach, how it pierced through her skin and how the knife felt inside her body. The blood coming out and her father finally taking her leg lifting it up to the air while holding it with his hands and pushing his...member inside her body. At that very same moment he broke her, she has been raped before by him but not like this, not while she was too useless to resist and weak. A rather odd sound woke her from thought, her stomach was empty and it was letting her know how empty it was. Placing her hand on her stomach she trailed her finger along the covered wound and sighed, it was a old wound but she liked to have it, to remind her to not fully trust anybody.<br><br>Her stomach growled again and she could not help but to giggle, <em>okay okay I am going to eat, walking back to where I came from, what a drag</em>. She sighed and looked at the watch on her hand, "I guess the library would have to wait for now, I got time still and I have some books to finish at home". With that she gave up the idea of going to the library and walked back to the shopping district. She looked around, her cop friend was gone already, <em>I guess she got called up to something</em>. She giggled as she saw her favorite restaurant, it was a bit messy of course but their ribs were the best and she needed something strong to hold herself for the rest of the day. She walked inside and waved at the owner from the distance, once she took a seat and ordered the typical ribs she searched her purse for a small notebook she always carried around and began to draw the scenery in front of her, a girl with her child. It was a thing of beauty and she knew that the drawing would come out beautiful.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 04:32:12</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, Souzai Daigaku Restaurant<br>tagged: Jonathan, Natsume and anyone who isn't doing anything<br><br>Mizuki walks in to the restaurant and the little bell on the door jingles, signalling her entry. A greeting or "Irasshaimase" from the person behind the counter which she politely reply by bowing slightly. She then looks around as if looking for a place to sit as the place is quite crowded but not full, until she saw that there is a seat near another girl with green hair who seem to be writing or sketching something on her notebook.<br><br>Making her way there, Mizuki picks up the menu and gets completely lost, 'I didn't know we have so many beef dishes kind.... The beef bowl looks delicious but the grilled ribs look like salivating too... hauuu... which 1 should I get.....?' She looks around for help but doesn't seem to be getting any so she decides to risk it and ask the green-haired girl who sits next to her, "Ano... excuse me.... Do you know what is good in this menu? This is my first time in this place."
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 04:48:56</strong>
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				Name: Natsume<br>Location: At the restaurant<br>Tags: Jonathan, Mizuki<br><br>Nat saw the girl enter but did not made too much about it since she really did not knew the girl. She continued to sketch as she looked at the woman and child obviously they noticed she was sketching them and did not mind. Closing the notebook as someone spoke to her she looked at the girl and smiled politely, "<strong>Well I always come here for one thing, the ribs are the best thing they sell in here at least in my opinion. But everything it's good he is a really good cook. I don't think I seen you around here, my name it's Natsume people usually call me Nat through, pleasure to meet you</strong>".&nbsp; Extending her hand for her to greet made her smile, she was making a new friend which was always good. She did not needed to act with the shield right now since she really did not knew the woman and there was no male around which was good for her. "<strong>Join me if you want to, it's boring to eat alone don't you think?</strong>".
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 05:17:56</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, Souzai Daigaku Restaurant<br>tagged: Jonathan, Natsume and anyone who isn't doing anything<br><br>Mizuki nods politely with a soft smile as she accepts the offered hand gracefully and move to her table, "Thank you, nice to meet you too, Natsume-san. My name is Artemis Mizuki, you're welcome to call me Mizuki instead." She signals the waiter who coincidentally passed her seat and placed her own order before turning to Natsume with a smile, "What are you going to order? its my treat this time."
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 05:24:10</strong>
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				Name: Natsume<br>Location: At the restaurant<br>Tags: Jonathan, Mizuki<br><br>She shook the girls hand and smiled, "Will do Mizuki...." she looked down not knowing what honorifics to put her since she did not knew if the girl was older or younger than she was. "I..I already ordered but thank you" she shook her head and smiled, "You don't need to pay me if I came here was because I had the money to pay hon conserve your money". She giggled and took her notebook away placing it on her purse "So your going to the school next semester?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 05:30:32</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, Souzai Daigaku Restaurant<br>tagged: Jonathan, Natsume and anyone who isn't doing anything<br><br>Mizuki smiles kindly at Natssme before turning back to the waiter to get them some juice on top of her order. As the waiter goes away, she turns at Natsume and nods politely, "Actually, I'm going to start tomorrow, I know this is still in the middle of the year but I already got my papers straightened out. I guess that makes me a transfer student, isn't it?" She laugh nervously. Mizuki knows that as a foreign transfer student she will garner lots of attention from her would-be classmates, something that she can't say she is looking forward to.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 18:24:39</strong>
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				She smiled and nodded, "<strong>Well you know somebody already so you aren't alone. I am going to the same school so yea we will see each other</strong>". Noticing that they finally brought the ribs made her eyes go wide and a smile to creep up on her face. "<strong>Want one? Itadakimasu</strong>" she clapped her hands together and prayed for a couple of seconds before digging in. The ribs tasted delicious it was the soft meat with the hard bone which made it perfect for sucking each and every one of them. The ribs were delicious but she frowned once the mother and her child stood up to go and she stopped them giving them the drawing she had made, "<strong>Sorry I did not finished it, but I think it looks good enough</strong>". The mother smiled and thanked Nat before leaving with her daughter while looking at the picture.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 22:26:43</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, Souzai Daigaku Restaurant<br>tagged: Jonathan, Natsume and anyone who isn't doing anything<br><br>Mizuki looks at Natsume's beef ribs and have to agree that they look delicious, even smell so but declined the offer politely as she smiles softly, "You must really like it I see? maybe I will order it next time." She then saw Natsume gave the mother and child a page from her notebook that she had saw she sketched in and manage to get a peek of it. As the mother and child goes, She turns at Natsume, "You're good at drawing, are part of the club at school?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 22:46:06</strong>
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				Nat smiled shaking her head, "<strong>Nah I just draw for fun I find it relaxing to draw</strong>". She giggled and started to suck each rib as she eat the meat her face getting dirty but she didn't care apparently. She smiled at the girl with a face full of rib sauce, "<strong>You should really eat something....</strong>".&nbsp; Apparently not having any restrictions when it came to eating she continued to stuff her mouth with meat and lick the bone clean one by one until all of them were cleaned out. Finally she took the napkin and cleaned her face taking a sip of her water after that. The water going down her throat refreshed her a lot as she placed her hands on her stomach revealing her near perfect skin aside from a old knife wound as she patted her stomach.<br><br>The waiter brought her the bill and she took some cash from her wallet and placed it on the small notebook like thing where the bill was placing it back on the desk. "<strong>So what are you going to order?</strong>" Nat considered herself to be rather unique as her barrier was shown a smile creeping up her face as she laughed, "<strong>Aww common eat some ribs so I can see your face getting down and dirty</strong>". She took the notebook and gave it to her so she would see. There was very beautiful drawings of beautiful places&nbsp; all over the notebook obviously drawn by her because of her signature at the bottom of it.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://de.acidcow.com/pics/20101228/beautiful_winter_drawings_05.jpg)</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://mcockayne.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/55552658_71f72aa629.jpg)</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>18-11-2011, 23:53:09</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, Souzai Daigaku Restaurant<br>tagged: Jonathan, Natsume and anyone who isn't doing anything<br><br>Mizuki smiles at the girl in front of her, she was used to having people being really reserved with her so having someone who can eat like abandon with her is a welcome change for once. She takes the offered notebook and flip through the pictures when the waiter comes back with a massive bowl and put it in front of her, containing her extra large beef bowl rice. She push the notebook back to Natsume before picking up the chopstick next to her along with courtesy, "Itadakimasu".<br><br>The girl starts to eat quickly while still looking extremely courteous and proper as she speaks again between eating, "You are really good at drawing, I kind of envy you now. I can't draw to safe my life, not even stick figures comes out proper when I do it." The smile on her face shows Natsume that there is no ill intent from her and she is genuinely impressed. When Natsume was rubbing her belly, she had saw a glimpse of what seem to be a large wound mark, she is understandably curious on how it got there but figures that she shouldn't pry, after all, they are technically strangers. That doesn't stop her from thinking it though, 'I wonder how she got that, it looks like a stab mark but who would do something like that to her? She is cheerful but I know she is holding back, somewhat.'
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 00:08:29</strong>
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				<div align="center"><em><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: At the restaurant<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong></em></div><br>When she noticed that her wound was showing she quickly covered it with her shirt, her cheeks became red with embarrassment as she thought the girl saw the wound. The wound was rather big, the size of a combat army knife and it was obvious that she was lucky to be alive to those few who seen the wound and knew the story behind it. "Umm.... yea drawing can be very difficult, I been drawing ever since I was a child" she sighed, scratching the back of her head as she giggled and took back his notebook placing it on her purse. The second drawing had a special meaning to her, the dark figure was her own father and the scenery around him was how she felt about him, nothing but darkness and sorrow. She looked at the bowl and grinned getting a idea on her head.<br><br>Taking out her notebook once again she opened it and took out her pencil. She began to draw her new friend as best as she could, it was showing her eating the bowl of rice. She hummed as she drew her face, trying to take into every little detail about her body in order to not miss anything about it. The ribs were already making her want to run to the bathroom to relieve herself however she could hold it in easily enough since she did not went out to public places bathrooms.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>NotoriusBEN</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 00:28:10</strong>
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				<strong>Name: Jonathan<br>Location: At the restaurant Souzai Daigaku<br>Tags: Natsumi, Mizuki</strong><br><br>The kitchen in the back of the restaurant was frantic. A couple of the workers were busy working on pulling the meat apart from a pork side while Jonathan was slicing up a brisket. The owner, Master Souzai, was busy with tending the coals on the new barbeque pit out back while his wife and oldest children ran the restaurant proper. The kitchen was hot and filled with the smells and spices of perfectly cooked meats.<br><br>"Oi, you two! Dont pull the meat into mush. You only do that when grandma or grandpa dont have any teeth left. You gotta give the customer something to bite to savor it." Jonathan had a lot to prove in his first couple of months at the restaurant, but when he showed Master Souzai that he was more than a halfway decent cook, the old man was thrilled. True, Jonathan still had an American flair and flavor when he was cooking, but the customers liked it and that's what mattered. He introduced the old man to cornbread and potato salad as Americans made it and asked if it was possible to add them to the menu, tentatively of course. By having such differing flavors it, people would be less tired of the flavor and eat *more*. And it worked. They tweaked the flavors to japanese tastes, but all in all, it was a resounding success.<br><br>"Where are the croquets, Jon? I got a bunch of high schoolers here."<br>"Got 'em for ya. Twenty beef croquets, order up!" and he dinged the diner bell. "Ribs, and brisket, order up!"<br><br>Jonathan looked out the kitchen at the two girls at the counter, one was diving into her ribs while the other didnt know what to order. "Oh good, you got the kid size beef bowl. Its a good starter, glad you didnt get the regular one, its massive! Try some potato salad, if you got room left. Its got a heavenly twang." and he disappeared back into the kitched to get a few sandwiches ready for some miners that were sure to show up in the next half hour.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 00:48:19</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, Souzai Daigaku Restaurant<br>tagged: Jonathan, Natsume<br><br>Mizuki nods appreciatively at the young chef as she savors her quickly emptying bowl before turning back and saw Natsume is sketching on her notebook with a grin. It doesn't take long at all for her to figure out what, or rather, who she is sketching as Mizuki blush scarlet while shyly putting her chopstick in her mouth. In fact, she is so embarrassed that she won't be surprised if there is steam coming out of her head but for the sake of the green haired girl, she tries not to make any gesture that might disturbs her so she just resort to eating quietly while thinking, 'Well, at least its not a photographer.... And She actually does it for fun rather than gossip.'
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 00:54:35</strong>
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				<div align="center"><em><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: At the restaurant<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong></em></div><br>The drawing was slowly coming together, after just a couple of minutes she had finished up. It was a very simple drawing it showed her eating with the chopsticks on her mouth. She signed it and smiled as she looked at it and tore the paper off giving it to her, "See? just for fun". She sighed looking at the time and relaxing on the chair, <em>Well that kiss the library goodbye</em>. She took her cellphone and dialed a number hearing for a bit before she hanged up, "<strong>I think I am going to buy a new computer after this, if you want you can come with me. I would need the computer for the new school year since mine kinda had a small accident by blowing up"</strong>. She had more than enough money to buy a few computer thanks to the will her mother left her when she died. "<strong>Perhaps a new tv as well, I never had a tv before</strong>" she sighed looking at her and smiling waiting for her to finish up eating so she could decide what to do.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 01:02:48</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, Souzai Daigaku Restaurant<br>tagged: Jonathan, Natsume<br><br>Mizuki finally manage to finish the whole bowl and sigh in contentment as she put the chopstick on top of the bowl and clap her hands together as she said, "Gochisousama Deshita". She reach for the drawing that Natsume gave her and saw the picture of herself with chopstick in her mouth and a smiley eyes. Even Mizuki have to admit that she look nice in the picture, that is if she discount the picture of the massive bowl that covers more than half her upper body. All the while completely oblivious to the fact that all around her, people are looking at her with wide eyes as they have one collective thought: 'Where the hell does she put all that?'<br><br>Mizuki then gives the picture back to Natsume and said, "Sure, I'd love to come with you. I think I need a computer too, my old one had an unfortunate incident of...." She then mumbled the rest of the sentence, "... I accidentally sat on it....."
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>NotoriusBEN</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 01:12:44</strong>
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				<strong>Name: Jonathan<br>Location: At the restaurant Souzai Daigaku<br>Tags: Natsumi, Mizuki</strong><br><br>"Um, Jon, she did get the regular beef bowl." One of his co-workers pipped up.<br><br>"Wait what?!" Jonathan couldnt believe his ears! He snuck back out to the counter and began looking around in earnest. How did she do it? There was only one person in Inaba that could finish the beef bowl, and he was no longer allowed to take the challenge. It had to be a magic trick, she had to have someone help her, did she cut a hole in the counter and bowl and send it there? He picked up the bowl and examined it for any trickery. His tone was accusatory, but he curious more than mean, "How'd you do it? I know you cheated, no one but one can finish this-"<br><br>"JONATHAN! STOP HARRASSING THE CUSTOMERS AND GET TO WORK! WHERE'S THOSE SANDWICHES?!"<br><br>Flinching at the Master's words, "Crap, my apologies, miss. Sorry Master Souzai, another minute, please!" As he dashed back into the kitchen. He would figure out how she did it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 01:23:48</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong><em>Name: Natsume<br>Location: At the restaurant<br>Tags: Mizuki, Jonathan</em></strong></div><br>Nat looked at her finishing the bowl and she had to say, she was very surprised. She knew of nobody that could finish the bowl, not while she has been coming there everyday and was a regular client. When Jonathan came and tried to investigate she shrugged, "She did eat it all, I saw her eating it bite by bite". Jonathan knew Natsume and talked to her a few times, she was known to not lie about anything other than her past, to everybody that knew her Natsume's past was a mystery. She could not help but to giggle when Mizuki mentioned that she sat on the computer, "Yea... I known quite a few people that done that. By the way what you just did... I seen nobody do it, I mean eat that bowl of rice, nobody has done it on my knowledge and I come here everyday".<br><br>She stood up and stretched her back, feeling the bones cracking into place made her smile. "Well, should we go?" she picked up her purse and smiled at her, "Unless you want to rest for a bit, my apartment it's nearby you can rest that stomach of yours unless your ready to go". She grabbed both checkbooks and left them on the paying station as she gave the waiter a tip before walking out waiting for her new friend to follow.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 01:41:03</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, Souzai Daigaku Restaurant<br>tagged: Jonathan, Natsume<br><br>Mizuki looks at Natsume and Jonathan curiously and innocently as she answered, "Eh? I thought this is the normal portion, I always eat this much. Why is this special?" as she saw Natsume stretch her back, she replies at her as she stands up, "Ah, I'm ok. Lets go to the PC Shop, you will have to guide me though as I have no idea where it is." On her way out though, she stops at the counter first and said to the person behind the stool, "Ah, by the way, Can I have a Potato Salad for take away? I will pick it up after we finish shopping, here is the money for the beef bowl and the salad." <br><br>Mizuki placed some money on the counter before walking back to Natsume, without being asked, she answered the unasked question, "Ah, that is for my snack tonight. So, Shall we go?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 03:10:37</strong>
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				<div align="center"><em><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: At the restaurant, on the way to the pc store<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong></em></div><br>She giggled and looked at her, “You do eat a lot, how the hell you manage to get so thin. I wish I was like you, with those ribs I ate I need to get up early tomorrow to run”. She shook her head as she started to walk toward the store, the town was pretty quiet and she loved that about the town, humming she looked over at her and sighed, “You know, this place it’s very quiet you will have a great time here I am sure”. She walked for a little bit more and finally arrived to the store, walking directly to the computers part of the store she looked at some of the computers and began reading what they had.<br><br>She ended up buying a small laptop, easy enough to carry but with enough good parts to last quite awhile. She also looked for a bag to carry the laptop and the basic cleaning kit so she could keep her laptop clean. She looked over Mizu and smiled, “So what are you buying? I mean they have quite a few brands of laptops here so I guess you can find whatever your looking for”.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 05:24:11</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, PC Shop<br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki looks around the shop to find a computer that may struck her fancy, for her money never is an issue, her personal income can probably get her the top of the range PC and still won't make a dent on her saving. Making her way to the more expensive range of computers, she found a laptop with dark red casing, while the color is not something that she fancy, the specifications are definitely something any hardcore gamer will drool at. She called one of the shop employee and asks if it is possible to change the casing color to one of her own choosing for an additional fee. A quick affirmative and being told that it will take half an hour to make the changes she requested.<br><br>While waiting, she looks around for some accessories to go with her monster of a computer when she found a nice backpack to carry it, along with a powered fan, arm rest, padded mouse pad even a wireless gamepad and programmable speedkey keypad. Exactly half an hour later, her new laptop is ready, rather than the dark red hard plastic cover, it is not sporting a soft pink silicon cover with the brand name at the outside with hard carbon reinforcement, the keyboard is fitted with back-lid light and reinforced water/shock resistant gloss. At the inside, the memory has been upgraded from 8 Gb to 16 Gb RAM, 500 Gb becomes 1.5 Tb. Bringing all of them to the cashier, she giggles softly as the guy behind the counter nearly has his eyes pop out of its socket, more so when she answered his question: "All of them concludes to fifty thousand yen, are you going to pay with cash or card?"<br><br>Mizuki takes out her platinum card and gave it to the cashier, while whispers at him so that Natsume won't be able to hear her, "Also add another 500 from her bill to mine, but keep it a secret from her, okay?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 05:33:11</strong>
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				<div align="center"><em><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: Junes PC store<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong></em></div><br>She hummed out loud as she looked around for more stuff, a good small mouse and a pad was more than enough for her, she would most likely use the computer for study so she did not needed that big of a pc. She looked around and got all of her stuff in her cart while the other girl attender her business, she decided that she should check the Television sets as well. Walking up to the tv's she checked each one and finally found one that was big enough for her to be happy with. Getting a employee to help her with the tv she nodded as she was told that it would be brought to her house in just a few hours. The tv was big so she did not wanted to have to carry the damn thing all the way to her house. <br><br>She walked over to the counter and placed all the stuff she was going to buy. When told the price she raised an eyebrow, "<strong>You are wrong sir, you are five hundred yen short</strong>". She took the math on her head and came up with the final price in just a few seconds she was a very intelligent girl. When she was told what happened she just sighed and nodded not wanting him to be in trouble she payed for it and walked to the girl, "<strong>So I need to get home, they are bringing my tv there in a couple of hours, you are welcomed to follow me home perhaps we can set up our pc's and stuff in there?</strong>". 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 06:04:38</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, PC Shop<br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki smiles softly at Natsume as she nods, "Sure, I still have much time before I am expected to be home. I have to pick up my salad from the restaurant first though." She picks up her backpack with her laptop and all the accessories inside, its a bit heavy but doesn't really bother her much, the straps of the bag accidentally also emphasize her breasts though as they seem to pop out between the straps because her back are forcibly pushed slightly back from the weight.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 06:12:21</strong>
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				Name: Natsume<br>Location: Junes PC store<br>Tags: Mizuki<br><br>She nodded taking a piece of paper and writing down the directions to her house, "Here you go, that is my apartment. If you want give me your stuff and I will take them home so you won't have that much to carry. My house it's just a couple of blocks away form here so I can take it to my apartment and place it in a corner of my room while you pick up the salad". She smiled weather or not Mizu gave her the stuff she began to walk in direction to her house waiving as she disappeared from sight.<br><br>A couple of minutes later she arrived to her apartment and looked around, "Shit shit shit I need to clean up before she arrives". She put some music on and began to dance her way around her apartment cleaning as much as she could. The apartment was rather small, just what she needed at that time so it did not took long for her to finish up as she took her laptop and placed it on the desk waiting for her new friend to arrive.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>19-11-2011, 06:51:56</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, PC Shop<br>tagged: Natsume (Maybe Jonathan)<br><br>Mizuki accepts the paper gratefully but politely reject the offer to help her with her baggage, "I'm fine this thing isn't that heavy, I appreciate the offer though." As soon as the two girls part ways, she immediately made her way to the restaurant. As she walks on the street, somehow she felt conscious that people are looking at her, some of them even whisper behind their hands but she have no idea why they would do that. <br><br>The attention continues even until she arrive at the restaurant and pushed the door open. It is there when she finally figures out why everyone were looking at her. From the full body mirror which were placed across her, she saw that the weight of her backpack has pulled her back and pushed her chest forward, this has the effect to emphasize her breast and she notice that her breasts are clearly pushed against the fabric of her white blouse tighter than normal which in itself shouldn't be much of a problem. The problem is the fact that she isn't wearing a bra at the moment and her nipples are clearly defined through the fabric.<br><br>Mizuki blushed bright red as she realized what her situation means, 'Oh God.... did I just give everyone on the street a clear view of my breasts?'
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>NotoriusBEN</strong> on <strong>20-11-2011, 07:19:06</strong>
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				<strong>Jonathan<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Late Afternoon<br>location: Shopping District, PC Shop<br>tagged: Artemis Mizuki, Natsume</strong><br><br>*Oh~ man, today was brutal...* Jonathan was in the alley on the side of Souzai Daigaku throwing a hefty bag into the dumpster. He felt greasy and smokey from the work, but it was the end of his shift, so it didnt bother him so much. He'd take a shower as soon as he got back to his apartment. It would be good to have the day off tomor- *right... Tamori and Bauma want to practice... and we got that gig later tomorrow, well shit. Ok, lets do it!*<br><br>It didnt register right away what he was looking at, his mind going a mile a minute with all his obligations and duties to do tomorrow. Guys being guys, they tend to look at attractive women and Jon was no different. Something made her stand out to every one else walking up and down the street, and they were staring back at him. He let out an appreciative whistle with a, "Very nice...," under his breath. Glancing up, he realized that it was *HER* of all people, the one who downed the beef bowl like it was nothing. He'd figure her out someday, but it was his day off and he just wanted to veg out. <br><br>*I'll get her to spill the beans, soon, but not now. I gotta practice* and he walked off towards the east end of town.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>20-11-2011, 13:09:01</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Early evening <br>location: Shopping District, <br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki hurriedly picked up the tupper-ware containing her potato salad and immediately bolted from the restaurant back into the street while her face is still blushing bright red. She half consider putting down the bag and pick it up like a handbag but immediately dismissed the idea, afterall, she is a pianist and injuring her fingers aren't an option if she have anything to say about it.<br><br>She immediately goes to the alley next to the restaurant to get her breasts away from attention as she fished for the note with the address that Natsume had given her. Opening the note, she is glad that Natsume had the foresight to include a small map on it leading from the restaurant. Her happiness is cut short though when she heard a rough voice from deeper into the alley, "My my... don't you know its dangerous for a pretty gal like you to be alone in an alley? Afterall, you might get raped."<br><br>Mizuki looks up from the map and saw a guy, much older than her, at least around 30 or 40 years old and at least a good four or five inch taller than her too. Dressed in shabby clothing and she can smell the guy reek of booze even from her position provides her with the information she needs to figure out that this guy is simply a common drunk thug. Taking a step back, Mizuki speaks to him, "Please, leave me alone. You don't want to make trouble."<br><br>The thug grins wider as she immediately make a grabbing motion at her but Mizuki manage to side step him, making the drunk man stumble pass her. However, the maneuver has the side effect of making her position deeper into the alley which she knows is not a good prospect for her. When the thug turns around again to face her, Mizuki knows that she have to end this fast before more of his friends comes along as she falls to a fighting stance and waits for the thug to charge once again.<br><br>As predicted, the thug charge forward with grabbing motion but this time, Mizuki is ready for him. Instead of retreating back, she dive forward while lowering her body forward at the same time, her backpack slows her slightly but against drunk person, it is nothing major as the arms of the thug pass above her head. When she is in range, she grabs the front of the man's shirt and pulled it while kicking his leg at the same time, making the man lose her balance at her direction. Making full use of the man's own momentum, Mizuki manage to slam the man face-first on the side wall, rendering him unconscious.<br><br>As she saw the man slides down from the wall, Mizuki puts her hand over her mouth with an, "Oops." as she didn't expect to slam him on wall. Her original plan was to throw him down the alley and escape but somehow she knock him out instead. Looking around to make sure that noone heard the quarrel, Mizuki immediately bolted from the alley toward Natsume's apartment.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>20-11-2011, 23:25:10</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: Her home<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong></div><br>She smiled as she heard the door and stood up walking to it and saw through the peep hole. Opening the door she looked at the woman and moved aside to let the woman inside, "Are you okay hon?". She noticed the girl was a bit shaken up but otherwise okay. She helped her with her stuff placing them besides the bed and she walked to the kitchen and made the girl a drink, "Here you go, drink this". Strong alcohol was the best way to relax somebody, she jumped on the bed and looked at her patting the bed besides her. <br><br>Taking a deep breath she leaned on the wall besides the bed giving her space in case she wanted to relax next to her. "So what do you want to do my friend". She grinned slowly crawling behind her and pushing her to the bed and started to tickle her sides wanting her to laugh and just relax not really caring if she dropped the drink or had finished it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>21-11-2011, 04:52:14</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Early evening<br>location: Natsume's Apartment<br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki sits on the bed as she accepts the drink, she is still a bit shaken by the experience in the alley but mostly because she had accidentally caused injury to a stranger. Not surprising since she never was one to be aggressive, much less to fight and cause anyone injury regardless that she knows that it was&nbsp; self defense but it does little to soothe her guilt. Deciding to come clean anyway, Mizuki tells the other girl of her experience in the alley and how she is feeling right now.<br><br>Then as if for the first time realizing the glass containing clear liquid in her hand, Mizuki assumes that it is just some water and takes a sip of it. As she never taste any kind of alcohol in her life, the strong taste of the sake caught her off guard but decides that she likes the sweet taste of the beverage as she took another sip. After finishing her glass, Mizuki turns at Natsume with droopy eyes and her face completely red while her visage is adorned with a huge grin as she slurred, "What... hic... did you... hic... put in the water...hic...? I feel... hic... straaange...."<br><br>Her drunk-ness is immediately proven when Natsume tackled her from behind and begun to tickle her, causing the blonde to start laughing uncontrollably. After the laughter subsides, Mizuki feels that her body become extremely hot as she slurs, "Its really hot in here.... You mind if I take off my clothes?" Without waiting for answer, she starts taking off her blouse, revealing her perky 36B breasts and pink nipples which are becoming redder due to the alcohol effect. After putting the clothing article aside, she starts to button her mini-skirt and pushed it down, revealing the remaining article she had on to be a lacy white panties which are slightly see through.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>21-11-2011, 05:01:04</strong>
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				<strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: Her home<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong><br><br>Nat looked at the girl drinking the alcohol glass given to her and she could not help but to smile. However when the girl finished the drink Nat could not help but to laugh, the girl was drunk?. <strong>"Ehh that wasn't water, reason why I gave you only a little bit</strong>". When the girl asked if Nat mind if she took her clothing off she was going to talk but was soon silenced by the girl stripping right in front of her face. She smirked as the girl showed herself practically naked and she got a idea. <br><br>Standing up on the bed she took off her shirt revealing her perky and rather small breasts. She took out her bra and threw it on the floor as she unbuttoned her pants and threw them outside the bed also. Grinning she jumped on the bed and looked at her, "<strong>I might as well join you</strong>". She looked at her and grabbed a control and turned on the air conditioner in the room, "<strong>I think I did not knew you were alcohol intolerant I mean damn getting drunk from that?</strong>". 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>21-11-2011, 08:30:15</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Early evening<br>location: Natsume's Apartment<br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki is still incredibly intoxicated but somehow manage to listen the question properly as she slurred/answered, "This... hic... is my... hic first time to... hic drink alcohol....' As Natsume turned the air conditioner, Mizuki instictively curl her hands to look like a paw as she snuggle against Natsume and slurred again sounding like a cat, "Myaaaa...."
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>21-11-2011, 08:36:27</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: Her home<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong></div><br>She looked down at her and could not help but to giggle at the way she was acting. Being drunk wasn't good so she slide off the bed and searched her kitchen for something to eat making her a noddle soup before bringing it back to her, "Eat this". She should had known that the girl wasn't alcohol tolerant but right now she looked cute she could not take advantage of her not after what her father did to her it would not feel right. She looked at her and smiled as she served herself another small bowl of noddles and began eating next to her. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>21-11-2011, 08:57:32</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Early evening<br>location: Natsume's Apartment<br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki accepts the noodle absent-mindedly along with the chopsticks before slowly putting some of the content into her mouth. Even not completely conscious of her surrounding due to intoxication, her hands and mouth still manage to coordinate to feed herself until she finish the whole cup and tips the cup to drink the broth. After emptying the cup, she puts it aside on the floor next to her feet before she curls on the bed and makes another cat-like sound, "Myaaa~" <br><br>As her eyes feel droopy, Mizuki doesn't seem to even remembering where she is as she starts to do her ritual before falling a sleep: taking of the only remaining clothing on her body and curls on the bed. Not long after, she starts to snore softly on Natsume's bed, curled like a kitten
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>21-11-2011, 09:13:46</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: Her home<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong></div><br>Nat smiled as she saw her friend eating the noddles that she was given. After the girl was asleep she took both plates to the kitchen and cleaned them before walking back to the room and looking at the sleeping beauty on the bed. She took a blanket and moved it on top of the girl in order to cover her for a bit. Dressing back up she placed all of her clothing in a small bag and placed it besides the bed. A couple of minutes later the movers came in and left the tv on the door as she dragged it inside. <br><br>Once inside she left the box in a corner and sat down on her desk turning on her new laptop as she began to check on her mail and stuff like that leaving the girl sleeping soundly on her bed. She decided to look for information about murders in the town and quickly came up with something, some murders seven years ago. They were weird and the bodies were placed in weird places, so that was what she meant?
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>24-11-2011, 06:51:12</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Evening<br>location: Natsume's Apartment<br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki mumbles softly as she slowly stirs from her sleep. One she tried to open her eyes thought, a flash of blinding headache assaults her as she groans, "Ouch... my head.... why do my head feel like someone is using it to play drum....?" Still feeling groggy from her sleep, she somehow made her way to the kitchen as her throat feels like as if she had spent the night in sahara drinking nothing but sand. She grabs one of the glass next to her and fill it with water before swallowing it in one gulp. After repeating the action several time, her thirst are completely sated and her pounding head is little more than annoyance compared to before... that was when she finally manage to realized that she doesn't recognize her surrounding.<br><br>Mizuki's first thought after her realization is, 'Where the hell am I?' as she felt the chilly air around her, she instinctively rubs her body to warm up which then gives her next point, 'And why the hell am I naked?' in panic she makes her way back to the door and greeted with the sight on Natsume on her computer.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>24-11-2011, 19:11:42</strong>
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				<div align="center"><em><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: Her home<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong></em></div><br>Nat heard the girl groaning but she kept quiet, knowing that talking will only get her more of a headache since the usual feelings after drinking started. She still was checking things out with her computer until finally the girl arrived back at the livingroom where Nat was, "<strong>Your clothing? on the bag next to the bed and you stripped yourself silly, I was the one at fault I gave you a bit of sake without knowing you could not tolerate it much so yea I let you sleep in my bed</strong>". She then pointed at the tv and smiled, "<strong>See? cool huh I finally got it to work. Go to sleep a bit more I won't bother you</strong>". She let out a friendly smile to the girl showing her that of course Nat meant no harm. <br><br>She stood up and approached her, she was wearing a pair of shirt that left her mark out in the open and a very short pants. Apparently right now she trusted her enough to let her see the scar. She gently placed her hands on the girls shoulders and escorted her to the bath giving her a towel as well, "<strong>There you go, take a bath and I am sure your head will clear, if you need me to help you with your back let me know</strong>". Of course it was custom on japan for girls to bath together sometimes so she did not saw anything wrong with it. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>24-11-2011, 22:46:58</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Evening<br>location: Natsume's Apartment<br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki look at Natsume dumbfounded as she listens to her, at the mention of sake, the memory of what she did when drunk comes rushing back and she immediately sports a full body blush. Too embarrassed to even speak, Mizuki can only nod her head silently as Natsume brag about her TV before pushing her toward the bath. She took the towel appreciatively and acknowledge it with a polite nod before disappearing into the bathroom.<br><br>After splashing herself with some water, she slowly goes into the warm bath and ponders as she sits inside, 'What should I do...? Now Natsume-san will think I'm a weirdo or a pervert or even both.' She sinks slowly into the water until she is neck deep in it when her thought changes direction, 'That scar on Natsume-san look very big... I wonder how she got it.... Ah but its not my place to ask and she seem prefer to keep it private, everyone have their own secrets afterall.'
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>24-11-2011, 23:00:03</strong>
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				<div align="center"><em><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: Her home<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong></em></div><br>She waited for a couple of minutes but then she got a idea, the only way that she would make the girl relax was if she made her feel safe. She approached the door of the bathroom and took off her clothing showing one of two scratches on her buttocks as well but not visible if the person was not looking directly at it. She giggled as she finally took off the rest of her clothes and walked inside. <br><br>"Mizuki-san? I thought I could join you, I mean I need a good bath as well that is if you allow me in?". She stayed behind the door as she peaked inside with a smile on her face. Obviously not thinking anything badly of the girl she sighed, "I believe you cannot wash your back on your own, am I right? and then you can help me with my back". 
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>26-11-2011, 15:17:25</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Evening<br>location: Natsume's Apartment<br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki's eyes widened as Natsume suggest of them taking bath together, part of them want to reject the offer but the major part of her reasoned that she is currently in the other girl's place using her bath and would be extremely rude if she refuse the offer. Therefore, Mizuki nods her head silently toward the other girl while thinking, 'Well, its not like she hasn't see me naked before....'
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>26-11-2011, 19:43:50</strong>
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				<div align="center"><em><strong>Name: Natsume<br>Location: Her home<br>Tags: Mizuki</strong></em></div><br>Natsume smiled as she entered with the towel wrapped over her body. Walking up to a corner where two hangers were she removed her towel revealing her naked body and hanged it so it would not get wet. She smiled walking over the girl and sitting down in front of her on the bath a splash of water leaving the bath and running all over the bathroom but not leaving it. She smiled looking at her and taking a deep breath, "<strong>Don't worry about what happened, I won't tell anybody since I really don't have the right to seeing that it was my fault</strong>". She smiled as she moved her finger up and down her scar reminding herself to not trust any man alive.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>29-11-2011, 10:19:28</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Evening<br>location: Natsume's Apartment<br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki is feeling kind of awkward at the presence of the other girl, understandably so since the last time she ever take a bath with someone else at the same time was when she was in elementary school and even that was with her mother. When Natsume was trying to take the blame though, Mizuki immediately interjects, "Ah, no no. Please don't say that.... actually its my own fault too. You see... well... I'm kind of... a nudist, so to speak. I spend most of my time at home completely naked, so... well... I kind of forgot that I wasn't at home and well..." she mumbles the last part as she gradually sink lower into bath as if trying to hide while she is blushing so much that her face nearly resemble a tomato. "...I sleep naked too...."<br><br>Again, Mizuki's gaze somehow found their way to the scar on Natsume's stomach but doesn't press further, 'Its her secret to tell, I don't have the right to pry.'
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Bloody Rose</strong> on <strong>29-11-2011, 20:08:58</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong><em>Name: Natsume<br>Location: Her home<br>Tags: Mizuki</em></strong></div><br>She smiled and nodded, "Yea I know I am naked all the time in my home as well and I sleep naked as well. It's just so liberating to do that so I don't blame you". Noticing her look she just shook her head, "About the scar? let's just say don't trust everybody, not even your own family". Letting out a friendly smile she took a deep breath and showed her the washcloth, "Turn around so I can wash your back" she waited to see if the girl would turn around before starting to wash her back.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>02-12-2011, 14:35:20</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 5th, 2018 Evening<br>location: Natsume's Apartment<br>tagged: Natsume<br><br>Mizuki nods as she turns around so that her back is facing Natsume while she takes some shampoo and start scrubbing her hair. Her mind though is stuck on what Natsume said about her wound, 'Looked like a stab wound... wonder if that comes from someone in her family, she sure implied so.' Her expression turns sombre while her heart tighten as the thought continues, 'How could anyone stabs and try to kill their own blood family? It must be very painful... ne, Nii-san....?'<br><br>Raised in a loving family herself, Mizuki can't even begin to imagine how it would have felt to have her father or mother to try to kill her and frankly, she doesn't want to. But she knows that what Natsume needs more than anything is support from a friend, someone who she can give trust to and not have them thrown back. Mizuki also knows that even she is not really trusted enough by the other girl... yet at least but resolves to earn it anyway.
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Katra Alexion</strong> on <strong>12-12-2011, 06:41:28</strong>
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				<div align="center"><strong>Name: Keira<br>Location: Her Apartment<br>Tag: N/A</strong></div><br>Another night, another shift ended. <br><br>The sound of a key sliding into the lock was heard before the door to 1216-B was pushed opened admitting its tired occupant. Locking the door behind her, Keira moved into into the area used as the living room. Setting her bag down on the floor Keira unclipped her cellphone and put it on its charger before sprawling out on the couch sinking in with a contented sigh into the comfortable cushions. Thanks to a sick co-worker she had just pulled off a deadman's shift - a complete forty-eight hours straight on the road, instead of her normal twenty-four; going from one emergency after another with only two hours of sleep divide up into short powered cat-naps in between answering one emergency after another. <br><br>The worst had been a incident had occurred just before the end of her shift; a pile up in the downtown section, where a drunk driver and his delivery had pulled out into oncoming traffic causing a considerable traffic jam. Many of the of those injured had gotten away with scrapes, bumps and bruises but there had be more than a few that been critically injured. The worst she and her partner had transported had been a mother and a young daughter of about twelve. They had been pulled out a of cab, the daughter miraculously getting away with a sprained arm but the mother had sustained serious injuries protecting her daughter during the accident. The better facility would have been her aunt's but it was too far away so they took the woman and her daughter to one that was closest, a university hospital. <br><br>A growl escaped the bluenette just thinking about that place. It wasn't that she hated University Hospital she just didn't have a favorable opinion of them with their usual malpractice suits, the drug trails, their overall petty pecking order and general refusal to reform a rather stagnate healthcare system or anything else that took away their control and prestige. Most university hospitals were notoriously apathetic where it concerned in taking in foreign tourists; not only for the language barrier but their belief University's unspoken belief that most of these foreigners don't have the appropriate insurance if any at all.<br><br>It was one of the main reasons why she had decided once she finished her basic courses she would transfer over to a more established medical school over in the United States for her internship. The doctors there, hell even their nurses, were expected to know and do much more than what was the standard norm here in most of the hospitals in Japan. Perhaps once she has earned her liscensure she would come back and works at her aunt's hospital, but for right now that day was quiet a ways off.<br><br>And tonight was no exception. They brought the woman and her daughter in and the doctor on call had been nothing short of an ass being assigned to the woman's case, a <em>gaijin</em>- no less. How men like Fujigawa become doctors was a mystery to her, either that or their ass kissing skills were seriously above par. Despite all this the woman was just barely able to pull through surgery. Keira offered to stay with the daughter until the woman's husband arrived as she didn't trust most of the staff not to put her in a private room and forget about her and to act as a translator for when the husband arrived. A gesture the man had been eternally grateful for when he arrived. Thankfully her boss had been the understanding sort when she told him the situation after she left the hospital.<br><br>As far as Keira was concerned, asides from helping that family her only consolation was that she was given the week off from work given that she had put in some incredible overtime to ensure the shifts were covered during a serious bout of the flu going around. Such generosity wouldn't be extended again given the upcoming college semester. Sighing, she turned over onto her side hugging on of the throws pillows to her chest while resting her head on the other. Physically she was tired but mentally she was fully away and wired. A glance at the digital wall clock showed it was only 10:30 at night. Kei contemplated what she could do but decided against going out as none of her usual crowd would out about about tonight. So she settled on doing a light workout instead. Getting up she began stretching her limbs working out the stiff soreness lingering in her body before moving to perform a series of katas.<br><br>It was apparent if anyone was there to see her and had any inkling of knowledge that she was well practiced in the marital arts, her movements were slow, graceful and efficient, wasting no movement or energy as she flowed from one stance adding in acrobatics here and their to keep things varied. Every muscles in her body was worked by the time she brought her exercise to a close an hour and half later. Sweaty but feeling oddly relaxed and rejuvenated Keira took a hot shower coming back some time later, drying her hair and wearing and over sized Nightwish t-shirt. Walking back over to the living room she picked up the remote off the coffee table and turned on the stereo to play some music making sure the music was at a tolerable level. <br><br>The sound track from the most recent remake of the classical Phantom of the Opera started began to play, the song "Music of the Night" was one of her favorites. In her humble opinion there was no finer a Phantom than Gerard Butler. While the music played Keira wondered over to her kitchen to make some peppermint and chamomile tea. Once she had a steaming mug in her hand she went back to the couch and curled up and unwind.<br><br><em><strong>Keira is resting for the moment.</strong></em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>31-12-2011, 16:07:04</strong>
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				Artemis Mizuki<br>Time: June 6th, 2018 Morning, 8.00 AM<br>location: Home - her bedroom<br>tagged: None<br><br>Mizuki is still sleeping peacefully under her cover, the rise and fall of her chest covered by the thin sheet of blanket being the only sign of life coming from her to the outside view. Near the bed is a small bedside table housing her diary and alarm clock, the latter item producing small ticking sound until the second needle finally reach the top and it goes off in a loud ringing sound, signalling its owner that she is supposed to get up and get ready for her first day of school, yet the blonde girl keeps sleeping peacefully, completely ignoring the item. As the alarm clock has been set to keep ringing louder and louder every 15 seconds, it doesn't take long for the item to resound inside the entire house. <br><br>The door of the room is suddenly opened with a loud BANG, revealing a middle aged woman wearing an apron and holding a ladle on her right hand, but most importantly, the pulsing vein right above her left eyebrow. The woman approached the still sleeping girl and placed a finger on the girl's right ear, pulling the earlobe slightly as she takes a deep breath before shouting right next to the ear in a volume that made the entire house rocks like an earthquake, "WAKE UP, MIZUKI!!! YOU WILL BE LATE!!!!"<br><br>Mizuki immediately reacts to the sound by trying to run away from the sound but immediately realize its a bad idea as she is still tangled by her blanket, prompting her to fall off the bed with a yelp, "NYA!!" followed with a loud THUMP as her forehead made contact with the wooden floor. She rubs her abused forehead slightly as she sits on the floor, "Itaii...." before finally realize the presence of another person in her room. She looks up at the woman's furious expression and smiles nervously, "Ahaha.... Ohayou, Obaa-sama." The woman glares at the girl with her hands on her hips for another few minutes before finally sighs in exasperation, "Come on, get up already. You will be late for your first day of school."<br><br>Mizuki tilts her head to the side slightly before turning her eyes to look at her alarm clock which by now is pointing at 8.15. As if still not understanding what is happening, she turns her eyes to look at the calendar hanging on the wall across her bed as she saw a red circle marking today's date with a note: School entry, first day. That is when her brain finally completely engaged itself as the girl immediately panics, "OH NO!!! I FORGOT ABOUT TODAY!!" Her aunt however is completely calm as she speaks again, "Don't worry, I set your alarm clock to be 15 minutes early. its still 8 o clock right now. Go take a shower and have breakfast, I'm preparing your bentou right now."<br><br>Mizuki immediately jumps and hugs her auntie while saying thank you over and over, her blanket drops to the floor in the process, revealing that she is completely naked underneath it. As soon as she let go of her auntie, she immediately made her way to the shower as she starts to prepare for the day while smiling as she thinks to herself, 'First day at school... I'm kind of excited.'<br><br>Half an hour later, she emerged at the kitchen wearing her new school uniform and saw that her aunt has prepared her favorite breakfast set consisting of 2 toasts, sunny side up eggs and a bottle of milk. She sits on the table with a wide smile before saying grace, "Itadakimasu~" and starts to consume the foods. A few minutes later, she had finished the entire meal and thank her auntie for the food. She accepts a wrapped package of her lunch with a thanks followed with a kiss each on the woman's cheeks, putting on her shoes and made her way out of the door cheerily as she made her way to the school, "Yosh, great way to start the day. Lets go full throttle!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: PERSONA!  (Inaba, Japan.  Human Side.  Main IC thread.)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlackLightning</strong> on <strong>02-01-2012, 09:37:03</strong>
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				Kuroyami Ryuuji<br>Time: 6th of June 2018, Morning<br>Location: Sannou group main house<br><br>At the backyard of a large traditional japanese style house, Ryuuji is doing his morning workout routine which consist of practicing his swordplay using a weighted wooden sword against a wooden stump placed in the middle of the garden. He had been doing the workout for at least an hour by now which is made evident by the trickle of sweat which covered his exposed upper body as he is currently only wearing a black trainer pants as he continues to hit the stump in a rhythm of his katas. Not long after, an middle aged man appears from the house and bows slightly toward him as he speaks while offering a white towel toward the young man, "Obou-chama, it is time to go."<br><br>Ryuuji nods slightly as he walks pass the man while taking the offered towel to wipe his sweat while the older man followed slightly behind him. As the pair continues walking, Ryuuji speaks without turning to face the man, "Masa, the police dropped by yesterday to ask for assistance. Apparently, there has been several cases of murder and missing people lately. I want you to send several of our people to patrol the city, have them in small group of two or three people with more concentration in downtown. Try not to alert the resident too much if possible, if they found anything, have them report to you. Compile the report and I'll look through it tonight." As the man answered with affirmative, the pair has reached Ryuuji's quarter and split.<br><br>As he enters his quarter, Ryuuji opens his cupboard and removes a dark red shirt from the hanger and black trousers, due to the summer season, he had decided to forgone his usual jacket. After a quick shower and getting dressed, Ryuuji grabs his backpack before exiting the house and begin to walk toward the college. Although he does possess a car and driver which can take him anywhere he wants to go, Ryuuji has made it a habit to walk to his college instead, part of it is to hide his ties with Yakuza from the general populace but mostly because he wants to take his time making sure that everything is okay with the city.<br><br>As he walks toward the college, his mind is still preoccupied by the news he had heard of the police at yesterday's meeting and he can't help but remember the diary of his deceased father. It had mentioned about similar happening in the city around 7 years ago and it worries him that the possibility of it repeating again might not be so far fetched. Ryuuji turns his gaze to the sky as if asking help from his father's ghost as he thinks to himself, 'If what happened 7 years ago really is happening again.... then I will have to follow your path, Oyaji. I will follow your steps and I will finish your fight, watch me.'
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