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compnetwork2014-06-02 08:41 pm
press_start) wrote in compnetwork2014-06-02 08:41 pm
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[This video feed is notably smooth and free of shaking, flickering or static corruption. Especially considering that it seems to be the first time this user is putting material on the Network- you haven't seen this girl before. She's seated facing the camera, and when she speaks it's as quiet and slow as you expect considering the blankly vague expression on her face.]
......hello. This is user ID....
[She pauses; her eyes flicker away from the camera to check something on her COMP.]
.....2510994. I'm not too sure how essential the serial is for indexation and looking up people..... .... but you can call me Nanami. I guess. Mmm.
......
I'm new, so pardon if this breaks any rules or conventions, but I'd just like to ask about the situation here? From what I gather, there are demons as well as creatures called Persona, and it all runs very similarly to an MMORPG. Many of you are definitely far more experienced players and I don't want to make too many stupid mistakes at this point, considering there doesn't seem to be a Save and Reload function.
[Slowly she starts appearing more lively and picking up the pace of her speech. Especially when the game metaphor starts.]
So what strategies would you recommend? Should I focus on finding allies first or levelgrind instead, like at the 13th Hour feature I've been told about- is that too high-level for someone just starting out? Where should and shouldn't I go? Does anyone know what the win condition for this game is?
That last one.... I've been wondering about that quite a bit. It's just weird to start a playthrough not knowing what you're supposed to achieve at the end of it, you know? Though I guess.... this is what it must feel to be a video game character, huh....
[She smiles slightly.]
Mmm. Any constructive responses would be appreciated. That's all I have to say.
[The video feed cuts. bzzt.]
......hello. This is user ID....
[She pauses; her eyes flicker away from the camera to check something on her COMP.]
.....2510994. I'm not too sure how essential the serial is for indexation and looking up people..... .... but you can call me Nanami. I guess. Mmm.
......
I'm new, so pardon if this breaks any rules or conventions, but I'd just like to ask about the situation here? From what I gather, there are demons as well as creatures called Persona, and it all runs very similarly to an MMORPG. Many of you are definitely far more experienced players and I don't want to make too many stupid mistakes at this point, considering there doesn't seem to be a Save and Reload function.
[Slowly she starts appearing more lively and picking up the pace of her speech. Especially when the game metaphor starts.]
So what strategies would you recommend? Should I focus on finding allies first or levelgrind instead, like at the 13th Hour feature I've been told about- is that too high-level for someone just starting out? Where should and shouldn't I go? Does anyone know what the win condition for this game is?
That last one.... I've been wondering about that quite a bit. It's just weird to start a playthrough not knowing what you're supposed to achieve at the end of it, you know? Though I guess.... this is what it must feel to be a video game character, huh....
[She smiles slightly.]
Mmm. Any constructive responses would be appreciated. That's all I have to say.
[The video feed cuts. bzzt.]
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Slight pause as she turns away from the laptop she was looking that up on.
"Oh, just so you know - your Persona will unlock more skills when you use it, but for some reason that usually only happens when you've teamed up with another Visitor. So in response to your earlier question - allies first, then level grinding."
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[Huh. Okay.... change of plans, then, time to go party-gathering....]
Thank you for the information....
[Give her a second, she's got this-]
[........]
.... .....thank you for the information, Kotoha-san.
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She at least got it right, which is frankly a step up.
"Oh, couple more things - if you become close enough friends with someone, you can merge your Persona into a new, Dual Persona. And if you stick around long enough, your Soul Persona can change, too!"
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[Research needs to be done! Nanami's very serious about these things. Acquainting oneself with game mechanics is very important- if you want to do well, you have to know what you're doing.]
Oh.... I see. Is there anywhere I can read up on this more?
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Kotoha wheels back to her laptop, narrating as she conducts a search.
"Nowhere you can read up on it, I'm afraid, but...ah, yeah, here we go - Nano Shinonome is the closest thing we've got to an expert on Dual Personas, and as a bonus both she and her...sister? are on record as having upgraded Soul Personas."
A slight pause to mutter under her breath 'didn't know she had a sister' before Kotoha recalls something Nanami said earlier.
"Oh, right - you said 'Double Battling' like you knew what the term meant; are you a Pokemon Trainer?"
HUMS THE POKEMON CENTER HEALING SOUND EFFECT LIKE THE GAMER SHE IS
[Nanami looks up at the term double battling, visibly a little more alert than seconds before. Seconds before, she was on a slippery slope to a glazy-eyed trance- okay, let's not kid ourselves here, the slippery slope slides all the way to falling asleep onto the camera.]
........ oh, I play video games a lot, it's a term we use. I think-
[She's still half-convinced she's in some sort of game, after all, and letting characters in the gameverse realize how digital things are would be a very bad idea.]
Are you a Pokemon Trainer? I've heard a bit about Pokemon Trainers. ....I think.
[!!! A real life Pokemon Trainer!!! How big are Pokemon, what do their moves look like when you're in the gameverse? She's always wanted to know!]
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"Straight outta Asperia City, entered ten time in the Hall of Fame itself - the legendary genius Pokemon Champion, Kotoha! At your service."
Jazzhands!
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[Ten playthroughs? Respectable. Especially for a player character doing it from within the game, this was all very exciting.]
[Nanami spends a moment figuring out how she ought to react to a situation like this. Let's see, awe and excitement, she isn't good with awe or excitement....]
That's very impressive!
.....maybe...sometime, ah, next time, could you tell me about where you come from? I'd like to know more, especially from a native.
[That was not very good phrasing. Unfortunately it's still an either-or dichotomy between a properly-ordered sentence or being able to respond within a reasonable timing.]
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That would be.... very nice!
Could we meet up sometime? In real life, I mean. Maybe?
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"Yeah. Hasn't anyone ever told you you're cute before?"
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[Good question. Nanami had never taken note of these things...]
[What were they supposed to mean? How was she even supposed to react to this?]
....maybe once or twice?
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"Man, one of these days I am going to flirt with someone that realizes they're attractive and I'll just shut down from sheer shock."
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[What does she think?]
....... ... if they're someone who acknowledges their attractiveness, they could end up flirting back.
....maybe?
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"Exactly! I'm pretty sure I've lost the skills needed to deal with that."
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"I can't help with that, sadly... I'm not good at the courtship game."
[No, really. She detests dating sims.]
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I should probably... start on something soon, such as take a look at my apartment....
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"Okay, sounds like that's everything, then! Good luck!"
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END VIDEO EXCHANGE