001 [Audio]

[epicbraille]

[ Bucking the trend that seems to have gripped the network these days, there's a new audio post for you all to enjoy.

The man behind the post happens to be blind, but he's only keeping things limited to audio until he has a better idea of what this city and it's inhabitants are like.

Still, he sounds friendly enough. Even if he is just a little straight to the point. ]

Greetings all, Snake here. I arrived in Hinoto-Ri earlier today and a few important questions have only just crossed my mind.

[ Pause for thought. ]

Does relying on a Persona too much have any unpleasant side-effects?

Also, I know each apartment building has 10 rooms per floor, but how many floors does each building have? And are the apartment buildings identical to one another?

My apologies for asking so many questions right off the bat, but I assure you they're important.

Let me know. I'm not going anywhere.

[ You can hear the smile in his voice as he cuts the feed. ]

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[voice]

[greatseal]

Using a Persona's abilities is mentally taxing, so if you use it too much, you'll get tired... But you'll be fine if you rest. Just stay away from battles when you're too tired to concentrate.

And it's nice to meet you, Snake. My name is Minako.

[voice]

[epicbraille]

Ah, what a helpful answer. Thank you. I'll bear all that in mind.

Do you have much experience with Persona, Minako?

[voice]

[greatseal]

Some, yes... I used them for about a year before coming here.

[voice]

[epicbraille]

Now there's a surprise. Are you the only one, or are there others who're in a similar situation?

Just in case I hadn't made it obvious enough already, I have little to no experience with them.

[voice]

[greatseal]

A few of my friends are here, and I've met a few others who said they'd had Personas before, too. But most people seem to be like you.

[voice]

[epicbraille]

And here I was worried I'd be a fish out of water. What a relief!

[ The reason he doesn't sound worried at all is because that's untrue. ]

So, do you and your friends have any more idea about what's going on here than the rest of us?

[voice]

[greatseal]

...Not really, I'm afraid. Other than that it's probably serious if this many Persona-users are needed.

[voice]

[epicbraille]

I should say so. But are Persona users only brought in to deal with serious problems?

[voice]

[greatseal]

I don't see why there'd be a need otherwise. At least without really asking us first...

[voice]

[epicbraille]

If time was of the essence then there might not have been a chance to ask. Butterfly may be the kind of man who likes to get things done.

[ He laughs. ]

With all this downtime it's hard to believe our hosts are in a hurry to do anything. Other than helping with the occasional odd job around the apartment, I haven't had much use for my Persona.

[voice]

[greatseal]

It's the Dark Hour where things get tough... I mean, the 13th Hour. But I'd rather have this time to train, then be thrown into something really dangerous without any preparation, you know? Even my Persona isn't the way it used to be.

[voice]

[epicbraille]

What's so special about this Dark Hour? I haven't seen it for myself.

[ He'll ask more about her Persona later. Changes from back home aren't as important as being in danger, you know? ]

Audio - Locked like an instance in which the group killed one boss and split up

[getoutclaus]

[Snake?!

Snake?!

SNAAAAAAAKE?!?!]

Snake, it's Santa.

[It's a rather to the point tone this time. No real sense of dat smug.]

Which building are you in; did anyone tell you that much?

Audio - Locked.

[epicbraille]

[ There was really no need for Santa to include his name.

His voice is pretty distinct. Not like he's going through puberty again ha ha ha.]

They told me more than that, Santa. I'm in Libra.

audio locked forever

[getoutclaus]

[He wonders whether he should berate Snake for not announcing his building and room number together, but he wouldn't have done that either so he keeps quiet on that issue.

Another issue, though, he can't keep quiet on.]

So before you got here; what had just happened back home? Seems like people can come from different worlds and times and stuffs, it's some crazy shit.

forever and ever

[epicbraille]

[ Oh. That certainly was a question. ]

We escaped the, ah, "ship" and were making our way through the Nevada desert. We being Junpei, Lotus, Seven, Ace, Clover and myself.

[ And then there was some shit about a mummy? The less said about that the better. It'll come up eventually. ]

You're not going to ask me to fill in a feedback form, are you?

[getoutclaus]

I don't know how to write braille, so I couldn't give you a form.

[Though he did supply Snake with a braille letter so that's pretty much a lie.]

So did any of those guys show up with you?

[He's not sure if he wants a yes or a no. Because ew Ace.]

[epicbraille]

[ Letting that obvious lie slide for a moment, Snake is more than able to work out who Santa is concerned about.

But he didn't ask directly, so he won't mention him by code name ]

Not as far as I'm aware. I take it you didn't bring June along with you?

[getoutclaus]

Nah, she isn't here.

[Would most people think that was a good thing? Because Santa doesn't. He misses his sister thing.]

So... you wanna meet up and talk about this stuff, instead of doing it over a communicator?

[Communicators would have been so useful on the Gigantic Nevada Edition;

"Dear God! She's a benevolent Goddess! With an axe!"]

Do you know where you are right now? I guess it'd take a while to get your bearings and all that shit.

[epicbraille]

[ Snake both wishes Clover was here and is relieved she isn't. Who cares what most people would think. At least if she were here then she wouldn't be terrorising everyone else with her unique driving abilities.

Snake won't let his Clover issues get him down. If he'd sounded a little concerned earlier then there's no trace of that now. ]

I'd love to meet up, Santa. I'm in my room right now.

[ He starts to speak. Then stops. Libra 10-03 was on the tip of his tongue. But then he saw the chance for a harmless bit of fun. ]

It has a digital root of 4. Care to take a guess?

[getoutclaus]

[He really really doesn't care to take a guess.

He isn't Jumpy. He wont jump through puzzle based hoops for treats, dammit.]

...Gimmie a fuckin' clue, at least.

[epicbraille]

It includes one of our bracelet numbers. Speaking of...did you bring your bracelet along with you?

1/2

[getoutclaus]

Hang on let me guess... you're new, right? So you're not on floor eight anymore, so that means you must be on floor nine or higher...

Say you're on floor nine; then your room would be room 9-04 in Libra.

[Which is wrong, clearly.]

But that's not right, because I know the guy who stays in that room. Your would then be 10-3, 11-2, 12-1 or maybe 13-9, 14-8, 15-7 and so on like that.

But there haven't been enough people showing up for them to start moving folks into those floors already. At least I haven't seen a crowd of dumbfucks staggering about without a clue in the world that would suggest otherwise.

Judging by that? I'll say it's 10-03 in Libra.

[getoutclaus]

And by the way? Nobody had the 3 bracelet, remember?

[epicbraille]

[ Oh, Santa. It's great to see that you haven't changed much.

Be careful or Snake'll fall for you. And what would their sisters think? ]

Such a sassy end to a perfectly thought out response. As expected of you, Santa.

[ His smile is, again, apparent in his voice. ]

Libra 10-03 is exactly right. Should I expect you soon?