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[OOC: The Public Network is Down. The Visitor Network is still functional and can be used by Visitors to address each other.]
stringmods[OOC: The Public Network is Down. The Visitor Network is still functional and can be used by Visitors to address each other.]
[Video] Others get to burning
Jun. 7th, 2014 08:55 pmelectricyouseiRuri appears with her usual bland expression, though if possible she looks a bit more pale.
"I don't know if anyone else has had nightmares with butterflies and cities burning. Maybe I'm just having some flashbacks to the Jovian wars, but that's never happened before. Though the flowers and butterfly are new. Maybe guilt for not being able to...."
She looks down and lets out a breath, "Also, if anyone wants some cake. I got some for my birthday, but I've had no appetite for it. I've just been thinking too much about Yurika, Akito, even Yamada-san to have much of a sweet tooth."
"I don't know if anyone else has had nightmares with butterflies and cities burning. Maybe I'm just having some flashbacks to the Jovian wars, but that's never happened before. Though the flowers and butterfly are new. Maybe guilt for not being able to...."
She looks down and lets out a breath, "Also, if anyone wants some cake. I got some for my birthday, but I've had no appetite for it. I've just been thinking too much about Yurika, Akito, even Yamada-san to have much of a sweet tooth."
thirdarrow[ The video feed opens to show the inside of an apartment, with a chair directly facing the camera. The interior of the room has been left untouched, and there are no visible decorations save for a single calligraphy scroll hung on one wall. There seems to be no one on-screen.
A few seconds' silence elapses before someone speaks. ]
... Hello? Is this... transmitting properly? [ Pause. ] Ah, it should be.
[ The camera shakes momentarily before settling down again. A young man comes into view from the left of the screen and sits down on the chair.
For those who have met him before, he seems... older, somehow. His features still suggest approximately the same age, but he looks more tired, perhaps even a little unwell. There are dark shadows under his eyes, and his frame shows vague signs of one too many forgotten meals.
His voice still sounds the same, though - calm and composed. ]
I suppose I ought to introduce myself again...? My name is Takakage Kobayakawa, and you may have seen me about during the Thirteenth Hour in the previous week.
From my perspective, eight years have elapsed since my last contact with this city. If I am not mistaken, only a day has passed here - therefore my momentary absence. I apologize if anyone had tried to contact me yesterday, for I was not present and thus could not take your message.
But in any case, I am here again. It has been a long while.
[ He nods, smiling faintly. ]
If there is anything I need to know and have missed, I would appreciate it if you could take the time to update me.
Thank you.
[ The feed cuts here. ]
A few seconds' silence elapses before someone speaks. ]
... Hello? Is this... transmitting properly? [ Pause. ] Ah, it should be.
[ The camera shakes momentarily before settling down again. A young man comes into view from the left of the screen and sits down on the chair.
For those who have met him before, he seems... older, somehow. His features still suggest approximately the same age, but he looks more tired, perhaps even a little unwell. There are dark shadows under his eyes, and his frame shows vague signs of one too many forgotten meals.
His voice still sounds the same, though - calm and composed. ]
I suppose I ought to introduce myself again...? My name is Takakage Kobayakawa, and you may have seen me about during the Thirteenth Hour in the previous week.
From my perspective, eight years have elapsed since my last contact with this city. If I am not mistaken, only a day has passed here - therefore my momentary absence. I apologize if anyone had tried to contact me yesterday, for I was not present and thus could not take your message.
But in any case, I am here again. It has been a long while.
[ He nods, smiling faintly. ]
If there is anything I need to know and have missed, I would appreciate it if you could take the time to update me.
Thank you.
[ The feed cuts here. ]
prettytamer[Oh, would you look at that. It's someone who hasn't been in the city for a short while.]
Hey, whoever's in charge here, I liked going home and everything, but can I have a warning next time? It's way too sudden to just pop!- and you're back home, pop!- and you're in Hinoto-Ri again. I didn't get to make any travel plans at all!
What'd I miss? Who's new? Even if you're not new, if we haven't met yet, we should get to know each other!
[Midori's back in full stride.]
Hey, whoever's in charge here, I liked going home and everything, but can I have a warning next time? It's way too sudden to just pop!- and you're back home, pop!- and you're in Hinoto-Ri again. I didn't get to make any travel plans at all!
What'd I miss? Who's new? Even if you're not new, if we haven't met yet, we should get to know each other!
[Midori's back in full stride.]
press_start[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.]
01: audio / action
May. 30th, 2014 08:48 pmstitchedfromsteelHey, everyone. Uh, hey, Visitors? Am I doin' this right?
[The voice that's playing is that of a rough-sounding young man, and one who sounds a bit stressed at that.]
So. From what I've heard... you guys are all Persona users, right? Brought here to help protect this place? Still havin' a hard time believing it, but - guess there ain't any point in denyin' what I'm seein', huh.
I just wanna let ya know ... if anyone ever needs any backup or anythin' like that... [the next bit comes out in a rush, loud and forceful-] oh, just gimme a call, okay? I've done this crap before. I'm - [and he pauses for a moment, picking his words.] Uh...
I'm here to help. I want to help.
So... lemme know, okay?
[Pause. As if an afterthought-]
...An' does anyone have any tips for people who've just got here? This city's kinda crazy...
[Throughout the day, a rather confused looking young man in concealing clothing that looks like it's got to be too hot for the weather can be seen wandering through the city, trying to get his bearings. Damn. He never was good at navigation... but he'll get this place mapped soon enough? Won't he?]
[The voice that's playing is that of a rough-sounding young man, and one who sounds a bit stressed at that.]
So. From what I've heard... you guys are all Persona users, right? Brought here to help protect this place? Still havin' a hard time believing it, but - guess there ain't any point in denyin' what I'm seein', huh.
I just wanna let ya know ... if anyone ever needs any backup or anythin' like that... [the next bit comes out in a rush, loud and forceful-] oh, just gimme a call, okay? I've done this crap before. I'm - [and he pauses for a moment, picking his words.] Uh...
I'm here to help. I want to help.
So... lemme know, okay?
[Pause. As if an afterthought-]
...An' does anyone have any tips for people who've just got here? This city's kinda crazy...
[Throughout the day, a rather confused looking young man in concealing clothing that looks like it's got to be too hot for the weather can be seen wandering through the city, trying to get his bearings. Damn. He never was good at navigation... but he'll get this place mapped soon enough? Won't he?]
stridercentric[It's been over four months since Bro had that unfortunate incident with Jack Noir in the Medium. Four months since he arrived in Hinoto-Ri, because apparently that's the only damn place he gets to go. From one monster-ridden videogameish hellhole world into the next.
What sucks most about Hinoto-Ri is that there's a severe lack of Striders. In fact, ever since his alternate universe teenage self left, the city's gone even further below the minimum of required Strider. He knows Dave can take care of himself, considering Bro taught him pretty damn well, but there comes a time in every dude's life where he misses his family.
Especially when said family is prooobably still stuck in a monster-ridden videogameish hellhole. Lil Cal's a great bro and all, but talking to yourself can get old after a while.]
so.
you guys all have family back home right? siblings and parents and annoying aunts who like to pull your cheek even though youve grown to be twice their size? grannies who send you itchy socks for christmas each year?
so tell me about 'm. who do you miss most?
would you have 'm here if you could?
What sucks most about Hinoto-Ri is that there's a severe lack of Striders. In fact, ever since his alternate universe teenage self left, the city's gone even further below the minimum of required Strider. He knows Dave can take care of himself, considering Bro taught him pretty damn well, but there comes a time in every dude's life where he misses his family.
Especially when said family is prooobably still stuck in a monster-ridden videogameish hellhole. Lil Cal's a great bro and all, but talking to yourself can get old after a while.]
so.
you guys all have family back home right? siblings and parents and annoying aunts who like to pull your cheek even though youve grown to be twice their size? grannies who send you itchy socks for christmas each year?
so tell me about 'm. who do you miss most?
would you have 'm here if you could?
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May. 27th, 2014 09:13 pmdeathbossI miss Paris...murders aside, it was quite an interesting trip!
Oh la la, it was the height of fashion, oui oui?
[Eikichi you are terrible at this.]
Oh la la, it was the height of fashion, oui oui?
[Eikichi you are terrible at this.]
[LOCKED TO VISITOR NETWORK]
May. 16th, 2014 08:08 pmsuppliesgadgets[Suddenly Q's face appears on a message addressed to the Visitor's only network, and he seems both quite pleased and very serious. Which, means it's no doubt important.]
Hello everyone. Please pay attention to what I'm about to tell you, as I believe we've tracked down Miss McGonagall's signature.
[He taps the scene behind him and you can tell he's in the MAGI building. Scientists are scrambling with machines and in the center you can spy the Shining Trapezohedron.]
Now the process of getting her back is another issue entirely, as we'll need a few of you to go forth and rescue her from this world. We've determined that it doesn't appear hostile. Let me show you...
[Someone pushes a simple mirror behind him and a beam of the crystal hits it, showing an entire other world. Those who come from earth might recognize the building behind as the Eiffel Tower.]
Stuck in Paris.
[He shakes his head sadly.]
The poor woman.
[The mirror gets moved again and it disappears entirely.]
Quite ingenious isn't it? A simple mirror allows us to peek into this world without going in. Moreover, it allows us to determine that a few of you have particularly strong Strings for this journey. And while your participation is not required, it would aid us greatly.
Well then, for those of you who are interested, please meet us in one hour in the MAGI building. If you have questions...do wait until then, as we're quite busy.
[The feed cuts off, but feel free to send him a message anyway.]
Hello everyone. Please pay attention to what I'm about to tell you, as I believe we've tracked down Miss McGonagall's signature.
[He taps the scene behind him and you can tell he's in the MAGI building. Scientists are scrambling with machines and in the center you can spy the Shining Trapezohedron.]
Now the process of getting her back is another issue entirely, as we'll need a few of you to go forth and rescue her from this world. We've determined that it doesn't appear hostile. Let me show you...
[Someone pushes a simple mirror behind him and a beam of the crystal hits it, showing an entire other world. Those who come from earth might recognize the building behind as the Eiffel Tower.]
Stuck in Paris.
[He shakes his head sadly.]
The poor woman.
[The mirror gets moved again and it disappears entirely.]
Quite ingenious isn't it? A simple mirror allows us to peek into this world without going in. Moreover, it allows us to determine that a few of you have particularly strong Strings for this journey. And while your participation is not required, it would aid us greatly.
Well then, for those of you who are interested, please meet us in one hour in the MAGI building. If you have questions...do wait until then, as we're quite busy.
[The feed cuts off, but feel free to send him a message anyway.]
jonathandammit[Hello, this is Jonathan, otherwise known as 'that one guy with poodle hair' or 'fairies permeate every aspect of my life'. Yeah, that guy.
In any case.]
Excuse the sudden contact, but I seem to have lost one of my demons. [Yes, being 'Lost' is a legit status ailment in SMT4. It's totally possible, okay, wind spells are nasty shit.] Her name is Lailah, and I've been looking for her scrupulously the last few days, but I haven't been able to locate her.
I've attached a picture of her to this broadcast as well. If you see her, could you inform me? [...Maybe he took so long to put up this notice because he didn't know how to attach the picture...] She'll be noticeably more civil than any other demons you encounter. Thank you very much, and sorry again for the trouble.
lailah.png
[By the way, if you frequent the Tauros District at the 13th Hour, you might actually find her at... Shiroku Pub. And seemingly having befriended a Lilim.
Apparently, Hinoto-Ri is a great place to gain some actual independence...? Some angel...
(You may inform Jonathan of Lailah's whereabouts, in which you will gain his thanks IN EXCHANGE FOR HER FREEDOM AND HAPPINESS. Do you really have it in you... since when did angels have individual freedom, anyway?)]
In any case.]
Excuse the sudden contact, but I seem to have lost one of my demons. [Yes, being 'Lost' is a legit status ailment in SMT4. It's totally possible, okay, wind spells are nasty shit.] Her name is Lailah, and I've been looking for her scrupulously the last few days, but I haven't been able to locate her.
I've attached a picture of her to this broadcast as well. If you see her, could you inform me? [...Maybe he took so long to put up this notice because he didn't know how to attach the picture...] She'll be noticeably more civil than any other demons you encounter. Thank you very much, and sorry again for the trouble.
lailah.png
[By the way, if you frequent the Tauros District at the 13th Hour, you might actually find her at... Shiroku Pub. And seemingly having befriended a Lilim.
Apparently, Hinoto-Ri is a great place to gain some actual independence...? Some angel...
(You may inform Jonathan of Lailah's whereabouts, in which you will gain his thanks IN EXCHANGE FOR HER FREEDOM AND HAPPINESS. Do you really have it in you... since when did angels have individual freedom, anyway?)]
[Anon] [Text]
Apr. 29th, 2014 04:57 pmaurathread[It's been bothering him more and more lately, even though he's tried to push away his old memories. It doesn't seem to matter here, but... he still has to ask. He's just glad there's an anonymous text function on this thing.]
So I've been wondering. Does being a guy or girl change anything in your world? Like, do they get treated differently? Do some people not want one or the other? What do they do if they get a kid of the gender they don't want?
Don't get stupid and start flame wars or something here. I'm just asking.
[That should do it.]
So I've been wondering. Does being a guy or girl change anything in your world? Like, do they get treated differently? Do some people not want one or the other? What do they do if they get a kid of the gender they don't want?
Don't get stupid and start flame wars or something here. I'm just asking.
[That should do it.]
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Apr. 29th, 2014 06:04 amdontrunawayfromlivingAs the feed opens up, it shows Sarah, looking slightly more somber than normal. Her message is short and to the point.
"If you knew Shura, she has returned home. Thank you."
And done.
"If you knew Shura, she has returned home. Thank you."
And done.
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Apr. 17th, 2014 10:28 pmcykedfists [When the COMP is switched on, you'll see a close up of Athena's face. She was obviously in a good mood.]
Hey hey hey! Guess what everyone! Today I'm officially 19!
It's weird... I don't feel any older, but I guess that's normal. Would anyone like to hang out today? If anyone is interested, just let me know.
'Kay bye!
[And just like that, she turned the COMP off.Apparently, it's also "throw a policeman at Apollo" day according to tumblr.]
Hey hey hey! Guess what everyone! Today I'm officially 19!
It's weird... I don't feel any older, but I guess that's normal. Would anyone like to hang out today? If anyone is interested, just let me know.
'Kay bye!
[And just like that, she turned the COMP off.
badluckhealer[Aggie looks - pretty close to upset when she shows up on the feed. There's some hints that she has been crying (puffy and reddened eyelids, etc.) and she's really struggling not to resume crying.
When she speaks, of course, the reason for this becomes painfully clear.]
I...I am aware that my uncle Jack was - b-better at socializing than I am, so...he's probably got more than a few friends who s-should be told this.
[She swallows and tries to continue, but her voice is shaking all over the place.]
... All evidence points to Uncle having been returned home. I am very sorry.
E-excuse me.
[She turns off the feed in order to get the next fit of tears out before anyone replies. Old habits die hard, after all...]
When she speaks, of course, the reason for this becomes painfully clear.]
I...I am aware that my uncle Jack was - b-better at socializing than I am, so...he's probably got more than a few friends who s-should be told this.
[She swallows and tries to continue, but her voice is shaking all over the place.]
... All evidence points to Uncle having been returned home. I am very sorry.
E-excuse me.
[She turns off the feed in order to get the next fit of tears out before anyone replies. Old habits die hard, after all...]
reliving_days[The video feed turns on to the upside down face of a little boy peering directly into the camera. The view shakes wildly as he appears to be figuring out his new toy.]
Hello? Is that little light supposed to be blinking? How is even doing that...?
[There's more spinning as he finally manages to turn it right side up.]
Oh! Um, if you can hear me, hi! My name is Link. I'm here to help you all protect the city! That's why we're been brought here, right? I know I look small, but I'm good at protecting things! I promise to do my best!
I have a feeeew questions before I get started, though. I saw a fairy a little while ago! Does that mean there's a fairy fountain nearby? I would love to meet this place's Great Fairy! I bet she helps protect the city, too!
One more thing! Has anyone seen my friend, Epona? She's a horse, red with white on her hooves and mane and tail. She was with me before I woke up here, but now I can't seem to find her. If you've seen her, please tell me! I'm a little worried. Thank you!
[There's some more shaking as he fiddles with the watch.] Wait... now how do I turn it o- [And the video switches off.]
Hello? Is that little light supposed to be blinking? How is even doing that...?
[There's more spinning as he finally manages to turn it right side up.]
Oh! Um, if you can hear me, hi! My name is Link. I'm here to help you all protect the city! That's why we're been brought here, right? I know I look small, but I'm good at protecting things! I promise to do my best!
I have a feeeew questions before I get started, though. I saw a fairy a little while ago! Does that mean there's a fairy fountain nearby? I would love to meet this place's Great Fairy! I bet she helps protect the city, too!
One more thing! Has anyone seen my friend, Epona? She's a horse, red with white on her hooves and mane and tail. She was with me before I woke up here, but now I can't seem to find her. If you've seen her, please tell me! I'm a little worried. Thank you!
[There's some more shaking as he fiddles with the watch.] Wait... now how do I turn it o- [And the video switches off.]
