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- *event log,
- code:realize: cardia beckford,
- danganronpa: kokichi ouma,
- danganronpa: mondo oowada,
- elfen lied: kaede,
- fate/: enkidu,
- final fantasy: noctis lucis caelum,
- hunter x hunter: killua zoldyck,
- kagepro: tsubomi kido,
- legend of zelda: zelda,
- megaten: akira kurusu,
- megaten: hibiki kuze,
- megaten: rei,
- megaten: ryoji mochizuki,
- original: terrence nowell,
- original: wyatt napoli,
- pokemon: red,
- senoblade chronicles: lora,
- the world ends with you: neku sakuraba
July Intro Log
premise ⬥ taken ⬥ faq ⬥ navigation
→ I.
The words linger in the back of your mind, but whether it’s your own thoughts or somebody else’s, ceases to matter in light of more pressing things. For one: actual light, mid-summer daylight streaming down upon your face, dust in the air glowing almost golden. Next to your hand lies a cloth omamori, each character’s a different color but all bordered with gold thread, a little black bird stitched in one corner, and… at the bottom...
It is your preferred name, along with another word. For those familiar with tarot, they may recognize it as one of the major arcana. Regardless, it seems to be meant for you, so it might be a good idea to hang onto it.
Looking around, all around you are broken stone pillars and crumbling walls, a spiral staircase that leads to an upper floor that has partially caved in, requiring a bit of a leap to make it to the top. From the outside, the structure looks like a castle, situated in a clearing otherwise surrounded by forest. From the inside, it appears as if no person has been here for a long time. Birds have made their nests in the upper story, eggshells scattered across the floor, and sticks and straw breaking off the nests in the dry summer heat. The occasional woodland animal can be found around the castle, skittish and quick to flee upon approach, but there are also several cats who seem to have no fear for strangers, rubbing against your ankles and padding off again unless you have food to bribe them to stay.
There is also a bear in deep sleep, in the middle of the main hall all characters awake in. Please do not disturb, or you may find yourself in the middle of a bear attack, completely disconnected from any special powers or abilities you may have. Curiously, any injuries you might remember last having seem to be in the process of healing, though by varying degrees, and maybe we shouldn’t undo that! There isn’t a hospital out here in the middle of nowhere, after all. You’ll have to venture out of the castle in search for help like that.
→ II.
A field of dry grass forms the clearing around the castle, with two paths on opposite sides leading into the forest:
A stone path, though broken up and partially buried in the dirt, will lead you out of the forest and towards the town, given you don’t wander off the path to be lost in the woods. But it’s alright if you do! If you keep wandering the forest, you may eventually come across the mountains. And if mountains aren’t an obvious enough sign you should turn back, you can continue through the short mountain range to find yourself back inside the forest; keep on going and eventually you’ll arrive at the opposite side of town. It’s the long way around, but you’ll make it either way.
The road less traveled, however, is one of just dirt, a narrow path that’s been cleared away but after all this time, the weeds have started encroaching again on both sides to reclaim the space. Following this path will take you to a set of stairs, dusty and crumbling but sound enough that you can climb it to the top and find a shrine. A fox yaps at you, and ducks away into the trees behind the shrine. The place could really use some cleaning up, from having the steps swept, to the water in the basin being changed out, to fixing up the sign stating what deity is worshipped here— it’s been broken apart, the name seared off the surface of the rotting wood. Who knows what it used to say…? There doesn’t seem to be anybody around at the shrine, nor anywhere in the forest.
→ III.
Civilization can finally be found in the town, but the people here just look at you curiously, unsure of what you’re talking about if asked about how you got here, and laughing a little when you inquire about the town, though happy enough to talk about their home. ...That’s strange, though? The language spoken here is Japanese, what sounds like an older dialect, and regardless of what you’re used to speaking, you find that you can speak and understand the language here without trouble. How convenient!
While much of the townspeople are bustling around in the mid-day, there are still others more than willing to show you around, or to point you in the right direction if you’d rather wander and explore on your own. Even if you feel like you don’t need a guide, there are plenty of stray cats loitering around the town more than happy to escort you wherever you go. For those who are injured, the walk-in clinic at the hospital has its doors open to treat anybody who needs tending to, for a small fee. Don’t have money? The townspeople are more than happy to hire you on, especially with what seems to be preparation for a festival to be held at the school at the end of the month. The students in the school are also eager to receive what help they can get, building sets, figuring out menus, or creating enough decorations to cover the school twice over.
Whether it’s cooking, mending, delivering, or something else, there’s a variety of odd jobs to be done, and the extra pocket money will serve to be helpful, especially once night falls. The temperature will dip overnight, a dense field of stars covering the sky like a blanket when the sun sets and the moon takes its place, but it’s warm enough in the summer that camping outside is a viable option for those who are used to sleeping outside or want to save money. No worries keeping warm without blankets, either; there’s a good chance a stray cat will wander by and sleep on your face. The inn, rumors have it, is haunted… but it may be the cheapest option if you want a roof over your head and not a broken castle or a cat.
Mod notes:⬥ There is no Lockdown period for the first week, and as such, Personas cannot be accessed until week 2
⬥ A new post will go up detailing the Lockdown period and Persona summoning process next week, but this post may be used for threads taking place throughout the month
⬥ The name on the character’s omamori is up to player discretion, whether it’s the character’s full name, first or last name, or nickname
⬥ Please see the locations page for visuals and more details about the setting
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There's a Japanese story about a river made out of milk?!
[ i am trying to remember if they talked about the milky way in pq but i don't think they did... they talked about the red string but i can't remember about the milky way part, WAVES HANDS IT'S FINE ]
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Terry laughs a little. ]
No... the Milky Way is a name for the, uh... asteroid belt in space? I don't think that's it... Anyway, it's in space. And there's a story behind it that's about a girl and a boy who can only meet each other once a year when they halfway on the milky way, using it as a bridge or something. Can't really remember the specifics, but they were really happen when they got to meet, even if it was once a year.
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[ she looks back at the sky as she thinks over terry's words. she then glances back at him. ]
... so does that mean I can meet with someone once a year? Even if they're not here?
[ ... tread carefully, terry ]
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Besides, I'm known for finding anything in the world! It was my freelance job back where I came from. I could find anything, so if you're looking for something or someone too, I'd be glad to find it for you for free... [ He trails off, mumbling a bit. ] But it doesn't work right now.
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Huh? What doesn't work?
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My powers. Can't find anything right now without them... feels weird without them too.
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Your power was being able to find things? [ wat ] That's so cool...! I wish I had a power like that, but I only had what Zen gave me.
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LET THOSE TEARS FLOW ]
What did you have? This Zen person can just give out powers? That's pretty cool...
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I don't know if he could give them to everyone, but he gave me healing powers so I could protect myself. It was really useful! I was able to help everyone a lot because of it.
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That's great. I wish I could heal... it would make my life so much easier. But knowing someone who can do it, even if they can't now, is good too. Experience is great...
[ being high sucks ]
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[ she's really holding out that zen will come...... ]
Or maybe Zen can give you healing powers too!
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Zen sounds so cool... is he your best friend or something? Your brother? You seem to like him a lot.
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Zen's... someone really special to me. I like him a lot.
[ also being high puts a less of a restraint on your mouth filter. normally there would be more stuttering in there but she's freeeeeee ]
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Yeah? Your boyfriend?
[ Terry's mouth filter is normally loose, so being high just destroys whatever is left of it. ]
He must be one lucky guy.
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Whaaaaaaat?!
[ that's probably louder than it should be. she's high, okay ]
He's not my boyfriend!
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But you like him so much! You wanna see him so much too! Ahh... young love sounds so cute.
[ terry you're only 20............ ]
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That doesn't mean that he's my boyfriend, though! And you don't seem that old!
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But you want him to be your boyfriend, don't you? I'm 20! But I bet you're still younger.
[ right, rei?
right??? ]
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You're still not that much older!
[ though idek how old rei is because persona q won't give me answers to literally anything. i just say that she's like 16 or something. ]
Besides, Zen's too much of a dummy to listen to me!
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Wow, he's a dense one? That sucks... when I get my powers back, we can go find him and then you can confess.
[ Happily ever after!! ]
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Ehehe... okay, thanks.
[ if she wasn't tripping, she'd be like nooooo, but she's as high as a kite so she can just run with it. there's a doofy smile on her face, but then she yawns. ]
Mmm... I'm getting sleepy... I think I'm going to take a nap...
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Okay... let's take a nap. Then we'll get back on our way to... whatever it was. A town? Something... G'night...
[ They're just going to hold hands, sleep, with the fire still on that would probably scare the bears away. ]
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Good niiiiight...
[ and off to sleep they go. it is by some miracle that they didn't get mauled by a bear. ]