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cetana2019-09-04 11:01 am
not_that_sasuke) wrote in cetana2019-09-04 11:01 am
[Open] From the Shadows
[The first day the dungeon appears, Sasuke doesn't get far in his attempt to check it out thanks to his inability to breathe underwater. Fortunately, the day after is when he receives the feather-shaped stone bequeathed by a crow, kept on hand because although he doesn't know what it does, all gifts from the crows in this world seem to be important somehow.
It's once he's returned to the Velvet Room for the day that he begins to hear it. A voice in his head he can't block out, calling to him.
"She's here. She's really, really here.”
“She can finally lock everything away."
He leaves Kurou behind in the Velvet Room, shutting the door behind him in spite of the cat's cries. Lucky him he's already outside once he's out the door, heading once again to the dungeon, puzzled, yet no less determined. It's a surprise when he's able to breathe underwater, but not at all unwelcome given the situation. The rest of the journey, he spends trying to be as stealthy as possible, avoiding fights in favor of speed.
And so, he eventually makes it to the forest on the third floor. Or at least, what was once the forest.
Instead, the floor is shrouded in darkness, countless drawers appearing to form "walls" in a slowly spinning spiral. However, a quick examination proves they are no more than illusions, all centered around one person:
Himself.
Indeed, a golden-eyed Sasuke stands in the midst of it all, completely unperturbed by the surroundings. It's enough to make the real one stop in his tracks, staring in confusion.]
Who-?
"Yuusuke was right, you know."
[He gapes at the- illusion? Impostor? Before replying flatly:]
What-
"You're such an idiot. No, worse than that."
"You're nothing."
[OOC details about this can be found here! The attendants will also be letting people know that Sasuke’s disappeared, if a reason to venture that deep is needed - or if they just want to talk with the attendants about what's going on.]
It's once he's returned to the Velvet Room for the day that he begins to hear it. A voice in his head he can't block out, calling to him.
"She's here. She's really, really here.”
“She can finally lock everything away."
He leaves Kurou behind in the Velvet Room, shutting the door behind him in spite of the cat's cries. Lucky him he's already outside once he's out the door, heading once again to the dungeon, puzzled, yet no less determined. It's a surprise when he's able to breathe underwater, but not at all unwelcome given the situation. The rest of the journey, he spends trying to be as stealthy as possible, avoiding fights in favor of speed.
And so, he eventually makes it to the forest on the third floor. Or at least, what was once the forest.
Instead, the floor is shrouded in darkness, countless drawers appearing to form "walls" in a slowly spinning spiral. However, a quick examination proves they are no more than illusions, all centered around one person:
Himself.
Indeed, a golden-eyed Sasuke stands in the midst of it all, completely unperturbed by the surroundings. It's enough to make the real one stop in his tracks, staring in confusion.]
Who-?
"Yuusuke was right, you know."
[He gapes at the- illusion? Impostor? Before replying flatly:]
What-
"You're such an idiot. No, worse than that."
"You're nothing."
[OOC details about this can be found here! The attendants will also be letting people know that Sasuke’s disappeared, if a reason to venture that deep is needed - or if they just want to talk with the attendants about what's going on.]
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It's fine! Just... let go.
[The Shadow tilts its head up, seemingly not surprised by this development.]
"That's what I thought. Rather than troubling everyone with your mistakes, it'd be a lot easier just to just get out of the way for good."
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No fuckin' way! What're ya gonna do if I let ya go?!
[ He glares down at the Shadow then. ]
Can ya shut up for a sec?! The hell ya want here? Sasuke's not troublin' anyone!!
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[It's quite possibly the biggest outburst he's had in this world. The Shadow continues to watch, impassive.]
"Can't exactly lock him away without that spirit's power, but... this place should work, right?"
"It's a place that doesn't always exist. It'll return, so you won't fade away completely, but... At least if you're gone, you can't screw things up for the others anymore."
"No one can be threatened by your Persona going out of control if you don't exist to summon it."
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[ Immediately, Mondo calls out his lion-dog persona to come in between them and the Shadow. He's not going to attack just yet, no, but he needs to make sure of Sasuke's safety. ]
Calm down, Sasuke! Where the hell you think you wanna go, huh? You're not gonna screw anythin' up!! Don't listen to him!
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[That had become starkly clear.]
"And if that's the case, you might end up like Kokichi, assuming you don't put anyone in the hospital first, like Red."
"It's not like you'll be missed. You rebelled against Yuusuke by killing your feelings, but now? It's like you barely even exist. Even here, people probably see Yuusuke before they see you, and he's a murderer."
[That, at least, gets him to freeze up - and become a little easier to drag, if that's still Mondo's intent.]