3rd Screw [Action]

[all_wound_up]

[It's been a while since the Skorpius attack, and Nano's finally gotten some time to decompress, unwind, and get to know her Persona.  She's even made some friends around town, so she's feeling a lot more confident and much more like she has a place in her new surroundings.  Unfortunately, in Hinoto-ri, she can't live on a stipend like she does at home with Hakase and Sakamoto, so she's found herself having to look for a part-time job to support herself.  Since she already does all of the cooking at home, a cafe sounded like a good fit.  The manager of the establishment Nano found first took one look at the wind-up key in her back and offered her the job immediately.  What she didn't know at the time, however, was that she'd actually accepted work at a maid cafe.

Nano was rather surprised at the uniform they expected her to wear when she showed up to work the first day - a pink and white maid's cosplay outfit.  It's decked out with the lace headband, frills everywhere, thigh high stockings, white leather shoes... the whole nine yards.  Between the costume and the key in her back, there is some pretty powerful moe going on here.  And despite Nano's embarrassment, she's very conscientious and dedicated once she's made a commitment, so she's doing her best to make sure the customers are happy.  The fact that she's blushing from head to toe and shuffling around nervously for most of the day only adds to the overall effect her outfit is having on the patrons.  She greets every new arrival with a smile and a polite bow of the head.]

A-ah... welcome home, master!

02

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

[Video]

Excuse me.

[Latooni opens the video conversation in her usual polite way. She appears to be somewhere in the Virgo district, and those of you who are really good at reading deadpan facial expressions might think she looks a bit annoyed. She's also wearing one of her dresses for some reason.]

Now that things have settled down a little, does anyone here know where I might find "a warm, sweet drink that I can dye blue?" It can be alcoholic or not, although if it is I might need someone's help to buy it. I'm just having trouble finding anything that's white or clear and meant to be served warm other than plain milk, and I don't think that's acceptable...

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[forceofnature]

[More information? One new arrival, at least, has all the information she needs. The influx of energy from this one is massive, completely unsubtle, almost as if purposefully designed to attract the attention of anyone with any sense whatsoever of the divine. It doesn’t fade away nor does it seem to be easily localized. This surely wasn’t ‘Magatama Energy’…

Whatever ambiguity this might present is cleared up almost immediately. Despite that no one may be in the vicinity, the voice of a young girl sounds clearly throughout the city of Hinoto-Ri to nearly every inhabitant, as intelligibly as if the speaker were standing right next to those she addressed. …Perhaps too intelligibly. The first sound they hear is an vehement, despairing cry.]

NO!

This can’t be…! The forests… The oceans… The deserts and mountains, the tundra and the plains! W-Where are they?! Who did this?! What did you do to them?!

[For a few moments, the speaker seems too overwhelmed with ire to speak.  The sound of her breathing eventually slows...]

Humans. Look at this world. Look at it!

I knew this would happen.  In every world across every dimension, it doesn’t matter! You -- you’re all the same! See for yourself! This is what will happen if you tear through all of nature without respect for anything but your own wealth and gain! Are you happy?! My children… 100 million species. One hundred million. There's almost nothing left...

I am Viridi, Goddess of Nature, ruler of the Earth and all living things! And I will not allow this land to be desecrated any further.

They say there are monsters ravaging what remains. If you stand against them, then... heed the command of a goddess and CRUSH them!