001 // [video, text]

[tenthtrump]

This is Naoto Shirogane. I suppose I can say that I've returned, though I have no memory of this place.

[She folds her arms across her chest and looks away for a moment.]

How many of you recall my previous time here? I...apologize for not remembering you.

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[text to Ryotaro Dojima;]

When you are available, I'd like to speak with you.

[text to Kanji Tatsumi;]

I'd like to speak with you, when you have the time. I have a few questions.

Comments

A million tags sorry 1(??)

[get_bent]

[Naoto is here?]

I'll just say when I am done

[get_bent]

[Naoto is here!!!]

[get_bent]

[Oh man and she's getting right down to business as usual...he missed having others from his world around.]

[get_bent]

[...wait.]

[get_bent]

[Oh man she wants to speak with him already, but can he take on the pressure of doing that with just the two of them?

Why is he over-thinking it?

She's going to be so...formal about it.]

Video - Also done

[get_bent]

[But most importantly, will he be able to look at her and not blush? no.

Man he should say something, he's been starring at the screen for the past ten minutes, clearly she knows he's looking and is waiting for his reply...]

O-oh uh! H-hey! Nice seein' you again. You want me to come over or something?

[Oh god no wait that sounds wrong!]

I mean uh..talk. Somewhere.

..yeah!

video;

[tenthtrump]

If you're busy, I can wait. You've been here a while- I'd like to ask you a few questions. It shouldn't take too long.

[Right down to business, as always.]

You can visit, or I can visit you. I'm in...5-09, Libra ward.

video;

[get_bent]

[Oh man, it really is her. This is so great!

...Confusing, but great!]

N-no I ain't busy! [Wait no that makes it sounds like he's been doing nothing.] I-i mean like I have some time and...wait did you see Libra 5-9?

[THAT'S JUST A FEW DOORS AWAY FROM HIM.]

I'm at 5-01! [But then he suddenly stops and realizes...] No wait, don't come here, it's not clean enough! [Actually it's nearly sparkling because he;s Kanji, but on the other hand, he probably feels like it's not worthy enough of her.]

C-can we just meet in the corridor or something?

[Because this is super logical!]

video;

[tenthtrump]

[5-01, noted in case she needs that information later.]

If you insist, but you could just visit me if you don't think your apartment is acceptable.

[Even if it was a mess, she's seen crime scenes a little mess isn't gonna bother her.

She normally wouldn't want to invite someone over, but she trusts Kanji and this place isn't really "home" yet- it's just a place to stay for the moment.]

video;

[electricyousei]

A girl about Naoto's age with a lineface that rivals her own appears and speaks in a deadpan voice.

"I believe we met once or twice, but I don't believe that you did anything that would upset anyone before. Though may if I could scan you for Higgsboson particle irregularities to see if there is a scientific explanation for this?"

video;

[tenthtrump]

She wouldn't expect that she would have really upset anyone, but that was at least a relief.

A slight nod, after considering for a moment.

"I'm curious about that, myself."

video;

[electricyousei]

"I have some analysis equipment, but to be honest, most of the mysteries like this tend to be mystical in nature and not scientific and I am ill equipped to deal with those."

video;

[tenthtrump]

"Hmm, I see."

She nods slightly, though.

"I'd still like to see if we can draw a conclusion from it."

Video

[all_wound_up]

[Have a wind-up robot girl on your video feed, Naoto.]

Oh! I think I met you once before! You're a friend of Yukiko-san's, right?

Video

[tenthtrump]

[Friend, well. Yes, they were.]

I am. She hasn't been seen on this network in some time, though. How long has she been gone?

Video

[all_wound_up]

A few months now.

[Nano frowns just a little. Yukiko was one of her favorite people.]

Video

[tenthtrump]

I see. Do you know what happens to people when they leave this place?

video; [preemptively filtered]

[greatseal]

[this is a face she remembers, although it's been a long time.]

Hello, Naoto-san! I only talked with you briefly, but I knew some of your friends a little better.

My name's Minako Arisato. I'm from Tatsumi Port Island... and I could use Persona before coming here, like your group.

[She may as well get that out of the way before anything else.]

video; [filtered]

[tenthtrump]

I've visited there, briefly.

[Another Persona-user, though? Interesting.]

It's nice to meet you, Minako-san. I'm sorry, but I don't remember this place.

[She was hoping that wouldn't be too much of a disappointment.]

video; [filtered]

[greatseal]

That's all right. It happens, sometimes. It's very nice to meet you again, though!

video; [filtered]

[tenthtrump]

[Yes...again. She still wasn't quite used to that.]

Have you been here long?

[VIDEO]

[mementodagger]

[Yurick is ready to ignore Naoto's message since he doesn't know her, but she says something that makes his heart freeze.

So she gets a video message from an unfamiliar young man with an eyepatch and an odd accent reminiscent of someone from London.]

Excuse me, but did you say you'd "returned" here? As in you were here before?

[VIDEO]

[tenthtrump]

That is the conclusion I've drawn from the evidence presented. There are poss from me on this network from some time ago that I do not recall making, therefore, I can only assume that I was here once before.

[VIDEO]

[mementodagger]

[Yurick groans, pinching the bridge of his nose to stave off a headache.]

Oh no....

[This isn't what he wanted to hear. This means that even if they manage to get home, they could be dragged back at any time.]

Shirogane? [He stumbles a bit over the Japanese name, as he usually does. At least he'd learned Japanese people preferred strangers using their family names.] Have you heard of anyone else experiencing this same troubling occurrence?

[VIDEO]

[tenthtrump]

I have not. I can investigate that further and let you know what I find.