[open] 9/8 hirajiro mystery gang

[reveilation]

[ You know what? Now's a good a time for this as any. When the Attendants send the call out to everybody on 9/4, Kido takes advantage of everybody being together to give them the address to the house she, Terry, and Rei are staying at, and asks them to meet there on 9/8 at noon if they're able to make it.

The original point of a meeting was to recruit for a gang, but with shit going down and people disappearing and personalities splitting off, it's turned into Kido needing to reach out to anybody who's a Persona user and consolidate everything that they know about everything. Personas. Shadows. The town itself. Anything.

If you're directionally challenged, it'll be easy to spot the house on Sunday afternoon because it's the only house on the block with two dozen crows perched on every inch of roof and telephone line there is around the house, and a five meter wide spider crab hanging around on the front yard, its front pincers bound so it can't snap at anybody, but it still scuttles around irately. ]

Sorry about the lack of furniture... Take a seat where you can find space, either on the couch or the floor. There's rice, miso soup, and gyudon in the kitchen if you're hungry; go ahead and help yourselves. We've got lots to talk about today.


[ Feel free to use this log to discuss anything your character is interested in or is looking into, whether it's plot clues gained from bonuses or discovered through asking questions in the logs, methods for getting through the current dungeon, how people are making enough to stop sleeping on the streets, etc.

Please write your own toplevel for each point of discussion. ]

Comments

[overstrain]

Listening to relaxing piano music is good too. It helps you focus better or helps you sleep when you're tired.

[ He lets Rimi continue playing the music, but in a low volume so it's not too distracting. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

My family was really traditional... We learned about all kinds of things, but we didn't really get to try anything unless the family approved.

Piano by itself does sound more relaxing than the music in the Velvet Room.

[You got a problem with the velvet room music Sasuke.]

[overstrain]

Yeah, honestly... it really does. I don't know how you sleep in there. Do you knock yourself out or something...?

[ If he does, Terry might be concerned. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

...I'm pretty good at tuning things out.

[Because reasons.]

[overstrain]

[ Terry thinks about something for a bit. Hm. ]

If you have a steady income, try buying things for yourself that aren't just necessary to live. Sometimes you need to treat yourself. I'm pretty sure there's a music shop in Hirajiro where you can buy a CD player with headphones. Get some classical music on the go.

[not_that_sasuke]

I wouldn't call it stable...

[He's still doing house chores for whatever he can get.]

But I might be able to get more if my Persona cooperates with me now. I'll keep it in mind.

[overstrain]

Yeah, I hope she'll stick with you and not go crazy.

[ Small blessings!! Terry is all about that dungeon crawling life at midnight now and he still drops by occasionally to catch up on his sleep in the Velvet Room. A busy life is difficult... ]

But the point is, buy something nice for yourself every once in a while. Quality of life is a great thing and it'll probably help you along your journey to get better.

[not_that_sasuke]

[Things for himself, huh...

Everything in his life had been prepared for him up until now - whether it was everyday clothes or even uniforms. Deciding on preferences now is a pretty foreign concept, but...

Well, if he's going to distance himself from his family - if he's going to continue to exist - he should probably get started.]

...I'll check the music store. [...] Do you normally like calming things, yourself?

[overstrain]

I'm not really picky about music. As long as it sounds nice, I'm here for it. Though, I do guess I prefer relaxing kind of music, or music with a really good beat. For separate occasions! If I wanna take a break, I'll listen to soothing stuff. If I'm up and about, I'll listen to things with a good rhythm.

[ Hmmm. ]

If you ever need to manipulate your heart rate, music does a good job of that. Like... if you're scared, you can calm down by listening to slower songs.

[not_that_sasuke]

I usually just do breathing or thought exercises.

[But also, can't really rely on music when you're in the middle of a hypothetical mission.]

I'll try it.

[overstrain]

[ Just be a ninja that does whatever he wants, as long as he can complete it. Be a cool kid, Sasuke. be cool.

Though Terry feels a little doubtful on the thought exercises because of how... Sasuke is... ]

Good! It's a small step forward. If you need help on picking headphones and stuff, just let me know.

[not_that_sasuke]

[The thought exercise is just imagining himself in darkness with a snake because that's legit comforting to him these days.]

...I probably will. I have no idea what's good when it comes to that kind of thing.

[He also has some stuff he wants to talk to Terry about when they aren't around everyone else anyway, so it might be a good chance for that, too.]

[overstrain]

[ Whatever makes you happy, Sasuke... that also sounds like a future thread, Dani. Let's do it.

Terry ruffles Sasuke's hair. It's becoming a habit for him to either give headpats or ruffle their hair nowadays. ]

You know where to find me whenever. I gotta check on some people, so... go talk to other people too, okay?

[not_that_sasuke]

[It's totally a future thread once I get a chance to start it.

He closes an eye briefly at the hair ruffle, still unused to them.]

...Mm. See you.