Getting off on the wrong foot [Video]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[...Well, this was a lovely way to get into a new place, wasn't it?

The feed opens to this gray-haired boy, and behind him is a conveniently placed set of ruins from the Moonlight Bridge for him to subtly gawk at for a few moments before finding his bearings and realizing said feed was on to begin with. Huh. How'd that happen? Was it a part of the welcoming to this new city he's found himself in?

He doesn't seem too fazed by what he was looking at, though. ...On the surface, at least.]

Ah.

...Perhaps I'm asking a rhetorical question, but did I pick a bad time to get here? [Bad time was relative, but this seemed particularly terrible a moment for him to arrive, seeing the damage...]

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

...I just mentioned it. It's Souji.

[Might be getting a little hard of hearing there, Kotoha. Not that he'll say that out loud.]

Anyway...the damage to the bridge -- what caused that? The rest of this side of town doesn't look too good, either...

[Action]

[eyewillprotect]

I see-- so that's why it beeped.

My name is Aoi Misato. I arrived here suddenly just like you, even if it was many months ago. If you'd like, I can try to explain the situation to you.

[unbroken_chain]

She was busy, and her last two Official Greetings didn't bother to introduce themselves until she asked. It was a reflex.

Not that this is said.

"Well, I was back in my home world dealing with a small ninja/fashion model terrorist team-up thing, but apparently some random guy that nobody suspected revealed himself as a criminal mastermind and unleashed an army of demons on the city."

Entirely serious as she says this.

[get_bent]

[OOC: I am going to assume that his name was always Souji Seta for the protag here is that's alright with you?]

[Wait.

Wait that voice. He knows that voice!]

SENPAI! SENPAI IS THAT YOU?!

[Rip eardrums.]

[VIDEO]

[mementodagger]

[He's really not a bad person, just... on the slightly grumpy end of introverted. At least he's trying to be more social, mostly due to his comrades' influence. Zael especially will disapprove if he doesn't try.

His rather British accent thickens a bit with his mild irritation. Don't worry, Souji, it's not you he's annoyed at. Really.]

From another world. This seems to be a nexus of sorts, and whoever's in charge seems to enjoy kidnapping us. Quite vexing, it is, but naught's come from resisting so far.

A-OK by me!

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[...OW, OW, OW, OW. HIS EARS.

Reflexively bringing his hands over them as soon as Kanji more or less yells into his eardrums.]

One...settle down. Two...yes, it's me.

[Action]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

['Beeped'? ...Hmm. Maybe he could ask about that later. For now--] Souji Seta. It's nice to meet you.

[A pause to regard her offer.] ...I've actually been looking for people who know better for a while now.

[voice]

[melodyoflogic]

It's rhetorical alright. [One of the ruined bridges? Yeah, definitely obvious enough in Ayumu's opinion.]

[voice]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[Roooooooooooood. :|]

I figured as much. [A pause.] What happened?

[He'd asked around already, but confirming these details he's heard was another matter.]

[cirquedeignis]

I was asking the same thing myself.

...But isn't it hard to know when's a good timing when you know nothing of this world?

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[electricyousei]

After coordinates are given, it will take Ruri some 15 or 20 minutes to land the Nadesico, its a fairly sizable warship so she doesn't notice, but the big damn ship lands and a ramp to a cavernous hangar opens. A short while later Ruri coming down it.

"Its all right, landing isn't easy."

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Mm...I suppose that's fair.

Though someone did give me plenty to work with, so there's that.

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[He's a sensitive git, sure, but he's not the kind of person to jump to dumb conclusions like that. No harm done.] It can work, but...I don't think it's always the brightest of ideas.

I don't know about the kidnapping part, though. This seemed...urgent.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

...Sounds familiar already.

[A little too familiar.]

Do you have a name?

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[...

Forgive him if he gapes for a while, Ruri--because the way he reacts to the sight of a gigantic, futuristic battleship can be summed up in five words:

IS THIS THE REAL LIFE???

...the slight quirk upward on his lips was only there for a brief moment. She saw nothing.]

At least you made it...are you sure about this, though?

[She did mention the ship was being used as a substitute for this network thing...]

[boxingemperor]

The city's stuck in the middle of a war right now, so if you're okay, you arrived at a good time.

[He remembers Souji from the tower, but he can already tell that this one is probably not the same one he knows. But he'll be welcoming if for some reason he does recognize him. It's strange, being used to stuff like this.]

[unbroken_chain]

...wow, what a straight line. Kotoha does her best to match Souji's cadence as she replies.

"...I just mentioned it. It's Kotoha."

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[If there was a misfire, it was right there in the way he worded his question. He cradles his head for a moment.]

Not what I meant. The name of the person who did all this.

[unbroken_chain]

Sorry, Kotoha's a smartass sometimes.

"Tomokazu Tokudome."

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[mementodagger]

Urgent or not, someone could've asked us. My comrades and I were in the middle of our own mess when we were taken. What about you?

[The frown is softening a bit but Yurick tends to look at least slightly stern most of the time. Souji doesn't seem like a bad person, just an innocent young man about his own age.]

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[electricyousei]

"I've had several robots just left on my ship. I'm not certified to pilot them and if you know how we can probably get more done."

[Action]

[eyewillprotect]

Then I suppose I should start with the basics...

This place is called Hinoto-Ri. You have been brought here by a man named Philemon to help save it, although... I'm afraid he hasn't given us very clear instructions as to how.

However... to help us with this task, he has given us the power of Persona. It's strange, but... it seems to be a facet of your mind that you are able to summon to protect yourself. Even if yours hasn't awakened yet, I'm sure you now have one, too.

[Action]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

...The Persona, I'm familiar with. It's Philemon and this mess the city's in, that have me boggled.

[He's already asked plenty of people about the whole dilemma and nothing's really...come of it.]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

I wouldn't exactly call that okay, though, now that I'm here.

[Well, it didn't really matter now. He shrugs.] ...Still...you know about what caused the damage to the bridge? And everything else?

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[prettytamer]

That depends on how you feel about helping with reconstruction and rescue!