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tachikoma [ou]

Data File 02: I'm helping!

There is one word Tachikoma loves to describe herself with: Helpful. No matter the situation, Tachikoma loves helping out to the best of her abilities. And sometimes even without the needed abilities, Tachikoma likes trying to learn how to help.

Lately though, Tachikoma has been feeling like she hasn't been helping out as much as she could. Mostly she would ask when she bumped into someone, and then help out if she could, but that seems rather random. Maybe it would be best if she was a little more proactive?

Tachikoma can visit any networked electronic device after all. Well, any unsecured ones. Okay, a few secured ones too, but she really should only do that if on an official mission. Or the person really needs her help. So over the next few days you might notice an odd little blue spider robot on your COMP, phone, computer, or even certain kiosks.

Trying to write a post to the network? She'll be there in the corner, offering to check your grammar or spelling.

Walking to a restaurant with your COMP on? She'll pop on and ask if you need directions to some local eateries.

Checking your email? Suddenly Tachikoma will be there warning you about letters that might be phishing scams.

Sometimes you don't need to be doing anything, a reminder held up by Tachikoma might just pop up to tell you about a dentist appointment or get the oil checked in your car.

After all, sometimes the best way to be helpful is to take care of all the little things that people don't think about to even the most minutest detail. Right?

[OOC Note: Tachikoma has a permission post for how much info she can gather from your devices, and thus use in these interactions. You don't have to fill it out though if you just want to assume it's the bare (Level 1) essentials.]

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video; High Tension? (action later)

[Video]
[The video feed turns on with Noda looking straight at the screen with a biggest grin on his face.]

To those in need of any assistance, I will be more than happy to help out! Leave a message with the details and I will find you!!

[He talks a little too loud... But if you know him, it's a little weird for him to offer a hand. Or maybe you are perhaps reminded of a certain situation. Nevertheless, he's offering to help around! He's a pretty good fighter at least, so maybe his strength can be of some use?]

[Action]
[Shortly after the message is put on the network, Noda is seen around town, breaking all of the fire hydrants with his halberd. Why was he....?]

Anon Post, backdated 13th at 7:30am [Locked to Visitors]

If you happen to be awake at this hour, you may wish to head off to city hall. There is a meeting regarding your....ahh how to put this...your rights in the city?

Quite troublesome, not inviting any of you at all...

[Should your character follow this message, they will find this scene. You can also respond to this post, if you wish.]

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Public video, and perhaps to the city as well.

HOOOOOOOOO!

Hinoto-Ri, your soul is suffering! Please allow Michel to sing you the songs of his people.

[And before anyone can protest, Eikichi starts to sing a little something like this. It's...somehow worse than his usual singing because he's trying to gosh extra hard and putting his soul in there!

Also this video is on automatic playback if you are unfortunate to click on it.

...on the public city archive, there's also 246 dislikes and it was just posted mere minutes ago. Clearly his effort is helping greatly!]

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Seventh Curse

[Anonymous Text]

Subject: Updates
Attached files: amd.doc, emd.doc

Virgo has been defeated. This makes three zodiac monsters encountered in total.

As always, the Astrology Master Document is available for your perusal. If any Visitors who encountered the monster themselves care to input their experience, it is there.

I have also taken the liberty of creating a second document, the Event Master Document in an effort to catalog previous "events" that have occurred here. Although it may seem like a broad topic, please feel free to fill it in with any important information detailing the type of things that may prove helpful as warnings for new Visitors as well as reminders for the old of what, exactly, can occur here.

Discussion in this post is encouraged if anyone feels they are confused or lacking in data.

[Action]

[Hizumi's been sparse lately, mostly due to the fact that he's missed such large chunks of work, he simply cannot afford to miss any more hours. So, you can find him at the arcade as per usual, often playing games with an unusually serious expression.

This might be explained if you happen to notice that each machine seems to have a high score that involves a string of 6s for... some... reason?]

((OOC: As usual, discussion goes in the discussion thread, and characters are free to comment anonymously or not as they desire! If anyone wants to use this as an opportunity to get their fuss on and deface/beautify the documents, feel free to do so - there are backup copies that can be used to fix up the docs, so go nuts without worry!

EDIT: Thanks for the great event! Archived versions from the event can be found here (Astrology) and here (Event)!))

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kanji tatsumi [ou]

And now a very public post from a very confused Kanji

[You know, later he would wonder why he posted this. But right now, Kanji had something very important to tell the world.]

HEY!

[Do you like your ears they might have popped from the noise. It's okay tho, his slight confusion as why he's doing this is easily overturned.]

So uh....anyone need something sewed? You know, tore somethin' off, need a dress made longer...I just need something to do.

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[Video] - 13th hour

[When the feed turns on it appears to flicker and crackle, jerking erratically. Each jolt of the camera coincides with a crash, as if the owner is ramming into something amidst the lull of Otonashi's screaming and coughing.]

Aoi! Please, someone-- help, get her out of--!

[There's another upset as a pieces of the ceiling begin to collapse, darkening the feed. Unable to free himself from the debris, he weakly crawls through the wreckage and finally partially emerges, gasping for air.

It only takes one weak struggle to realize the senselessness of his struggle. The defeat is a cruel, cold dread in his stomach, but still he smiles a bittersweet smile. He can at least do one good thing in all of this, even if that thing may be his last.]

Hah... Aoi... this isn't your fault. Hahh... [The ceiling groans a final time and crashes down, cutting the video.]

((There will not be any responses right away as this is just part of a tiny plot, but there may be a little later. Feel free to notice that there's smoke if your character is out during the 13th hour.))

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[Video]

[No one else wanted to take charge, so here he was, looking into the video feed with a resigned expression.]

...Does anyone have any musical experience or know how to start a band? I need to uh... commission a song or something...

[He looks completely at a loss, not sure what else to say about it, awkwardly shutting off the feed.]

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Sixth Echo

[Video]

Good morning, Hinoto-Ri.

[A woman wearing a brown robe and a vague smile seems to be sitting on the roof of a building and enjoying the morning sunlight while looking into her COMP watch.]

I seem to have been gone for a couple of months, or at least long enough that they had to give me a new ID card. It's kind of disconcerting, since I'm pretty sure I was only "back" in my galaxy for a few hours, but at least they were quiet hours for once.

Anyway, if the last major thing I remember is the bull monsters, what have I missed?

Oh, and for any new Visitors, my name is Meetra Surik. I come from another world, like you, and I've been trying unsuccessfully to figure out the meaning behind the mystical events here for a while. I also enjoy card games, sunrises, and meandering philosophical dialogs.

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[audio]

Would anyone know where one could get uncommon adapters? Or, um, wire something electronic up to the grid here directly without frying it? Or any other way you can think of to charge unusual things?

[The voice starts off trying to be calm, almost mechanical, but it very quickly slips into desperation. Apparently this is urgent. The Commander's got blueprints of his insides saved in his head for repairs, but he doesn't actually know how they work, besides the fact that they do if everything's connected properly. He's clueless about this.]

[...he isn't someone who's been heard on the network before, either. It rather sounds like he chose it as a last resort.]

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001 // [video, text]

This is Naoto Shirogane. I suppose I can say that I've returned, though I have no memory of this place.

[She folds her arms across her chest and looks away for a moment.]

How many of you recall my previous time here? I...apologize for not remembering you.

---------------------------------------------

[text to Ryotaro Dojima;]

When you are available, I'd like to speak with you.

[text to Kanji Tatsumi;]

I'd like to speak with you, when you have the time. I have a few questions.

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Video

"HMHMHMHMHMM-MWAHAHAHAHAA!"

The feed starts with, well...Desco being Desco-ish. As she turns the camera around, setting things up, there's a brief glimpse of the streets of Hinoto-Ri far below - she must be flying at a pretty high altitude.

Once she's finished setting things up, it becomes apparent that she's riding on something bizarre-looking, sitting cross-legged and leaning against the ten-foot statue of a Japanese girl in a penguin hat.

"Behold, Hinoto-Ri! Desco, the Final Boss, has returned from the depths of Hades! Having overcome heartache and my own weaknesses, I have transformed into...PERFECT DESCO!"

At this she jumps to her feet and strikes a cool pose.

"Mwahahaha! Since the time Desco has left, so much has happened! Desco will now share with you the culmination of her dreams! It's very important that from now on you defer to Desco in all things, because she has CONQUERED THE EARTH. And since she rules the entire Earth, then naturally Hinoto-Ri is one of her possessions!"

A slight pause to let that sink in.

"Desco will naturally allow the current corrupternment to continue administrating Hinoto-Ri for her, since she only wants the fun parts of power and not the boring meaningless paperwork. In the meantime, Desco is forming the Netherworld Invasion Squadron Alpha, or N.I.S.A! Any Visitors that want to help Desco invade and conquer the demon world can simply contact her inbox and either swear fealty to Desco - she already has it, since you are living in her city, but it's nice to observe the formalities - or name their price for mercenary work!"

Grin grin grin.

"This is Desco, Ruler of Earth, signing out!"

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voice; backdated to just after the tourney rescue

How does one summon their persona?

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video;

[Otoha hasn't really noticed what's going on around the city. It's not like he's not usually honest about most things anyway. But tonight has him sitting on a rooftop, staring out at the city. He's asked this question before, in a different place, but he still wants answers. He's never found an answer that's satisfied him.]

Why do people think that killing people is wrong? Sometimes it's the fastest solution for a problem. Yeah, people will be sad, but they'll get over it. It's kind of a pain when people get so upset whenever it's brought up.

... Johnny, you're not allowed to answer. I know your answer.

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!network news

Network News, August 26th

Nothing but the Truth
No matter what we tried typing in here, it always came out like this! We don't understand it. We think it might be the work of a demon, but if we could, we'd blame it on the Visitors because it's much better for ratings to blame the Visitors than blame ourselves for our problems.[...Read More...]

Where WAS Leo?
After Taurus and Scorpio, everyone was expecting Leo to be the next Zodiac Monster. When asked, a M.A.G.I. scientist just shrugged and answered "Hell if I know, we're just going on this blindly." Regardless, the new magic-based jail cells are now waiting for the next opportunity to be used, although in this humble reporter's opinion it's going to work fuck all and [...Read More...]

Chicks Dig Giant Robots
We admit it. As much as we write about the giant Visitor robots's possibility of destroying the city and what remains of it, we are always giddy about them and [...Read More...]

I Wish We Could Go Around Worlds Like the Visitors
I am so jealous of them so please read my 25,000 word explanation as to why I wish I could come from another world myself and have Persona Powers [...Read More...]

Visitor Statistics Made for Dramatic Moments
It hits on a bigger impact when we say a certain percentage of people interviewed are for or against them. However the numbers tend to be a set line and not a dramatic curve. People actually know that they are helping by now, no one's that stupid after a year. [...Read More...]

To All Those Wondering...
There are crocodiles in the sewer system, Santa Claus is a demon and he's real, there's no microchips in your food and the government isn't made of mindless robots. [...Read More...]

Rumor Office to Go Bankrupt If This Continues
"Sometimes the truth sucks", admit the liaison of rumormongers. "Might have to get an actual job." [...Read More...]

No One Really Likes the Junes Saga
"We're caught in the groupie movement," a tearful fan admits. "I always thought it was nothing more than cheap porn, but since all my friends liked it, I just went along! I feel so bad about the time I tried to cop a feel on that Yosuke guy!" More girls admit that they are glad the last book is coming out so they can stop talking about it and [...Read More...]

Shocking News! Mayor Prefers Dogs, Can't Stand Furry Felines
In what may be the most well-kept secret of the government, the reason that you have never seen the mayor close to one of our many furry friends is he is allergic to them. Considering both cats and dogs are hard to come by and are in danger during the 13th Hour, this explains why he has backed up more plans for dog facilities. [...Read More...]

When It's a Slow News Day We Like to Make Shit Up
Our inspirations usually tend to be gossip and what goes around in the office. Sometimes we just watch old sentai shows. [...Read More...]

Conclusive Evidence that Dolphins Should be Considered Full Citizens of Hinoto-Ri
Research conducted by the M.A.G.I. research facility proves that the flying Dolphins have as much intelligence than small human children. However, bureaucracy might take some time before [...Read More...]

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six ☆ video.

[ When the feed turns on, there's a huge smile on Yuri's face. Though there's something about it that practically screams that you should probably not listen to this because it's probably going to be loaded with bad news. ]

Hello, everyone! I just wanted to say that Guild actually showed up in Hinoto-Ri, so I'm offering to let anybody come with me to go there tomorrow during the 13th hour. Just make sure you bring something to fight with and are able to swim. Otherwise: don't come.

I don't know if atomic restructuring will still work down there, but if you know how to build weapons, make sure you come. I'll teach you how everything works. It's cheaper than buying them from the store, after all. Oh, and if you're a part of the SSS? If you don't come, I'll make sure that you'll get what you deserve.

If you have any questions, though, don't hesitate to ask, alright?

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[text]

Does anyone want to train with me? My Persona could use some leveling up and it's not really worth it to use it on monsters since I have my own spells.

Oh, right. It uses Dark skills, mostly.

I'm mostly free whenever, just let me know if you want to train.

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15th Screw - backdated to August 7th

[Action]

[Today is Nano's birthday, but she hasn't told anyone. She's not really the type to call that much attention to herself over something like this, and it seems sort of insignificant to her compared to all of the problems in Hinoto-Ri. But two years is a long time - at least, to her it is - and the past year especially has been full of so many chances to learn new things and meet new people, so she feels that she at least owes a little bit of celebration to herself.

And that's why she's at the bakery today, picking out a cupcake to enjoy while she wishes herself well for the next year. Once she's got the tasty treat in hand, she takes it outside to one of the small tables set up near the street for customers to enjoy their snacks, pulling two small candles out and lighting them with a small fire spell that she learned from Namine. After she hums a short little birthday song, she closes her eyes to send up a silent wish, smiles, and blows the candles out.]

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Sixth Curse

[Video/Action for Cancer Ward Arcade]

[Hey guess who's calling during work at a game center? If you guess Hizumi, you are 100% correct. He's got an extremely excited!!! expression as he talks, having clearly made the most wonderful of discoveries and being eager to share them with the world.]

Great news Hinoto-Ri! According to studies, playing video games can reduce stress-- going off of that, if you happen to be suffering from stress due to unexpected demonic kidnappings, playing some video games to let off some steam is a fantastic solution. And it just so happens, the arcade is pretty much empty right now, so what better time to drop by and try to heal some of that trauma?

...Also, if anyone brings me snacks, I'll seriously owe you one.

[Please. He's hungry and bored and desperately needs someone to pester.]

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[video][kidnapping plot aftermath]

[Somebody definitely looks more shook up than usual; and those bandages looked a little much for someone that was supposed to be in a fake fight.]

O-- OK. I can get-- demon kidnapping, that's a-- job hazard. I guess. I-I can understand that!

B-But how come I'm the only one that ends up in an actual death match?! Y-You guys said not to worry, but I thought I was gonna d-die--!! Who the hell let--?!

[OK. Deep breaths Daichi, deep breaths.]

I-- Look, just-- stay away from that Sam guy! H-He's one of us, timid-looking guy, brown hair-- he's completely faking it! C-C-Completely! He's like some kind of monster!! I've never seen anything like it before! He wasn't faking anything, he was trying to kill me-- I-I think he seriously almost did!

Just-- stay away from him?! Alright?!