ten-faced, cetana version.

[overstrain]

I - 11/17: early morning, torii dimension (locked to Sasuke)

[ Terry had been a zombie for several days, and in complete stasis, despite the numerous wounds he was bleeding from that have never healed. It doesn't look like he's been bleeding while here though and he finally opens his eyes for the first time in days. ]

Where am I...?


II - 11/17: afternoon to evening, town

[ Terry lost all his memories. Good thing he and Orien met up. Maybe Sasuke also relayed the basics to him too. Either way, Orien got him a fresh set of clothes after Terry cleaned himself in the bathhouse. He's no longer a bloody mess. Orien is being a good tour guide and telling Terry where everything is, what he did, etc. Orien is treating this like Terry has been leading a normal life here. Don't fuck it up. He has glasses on too, since Orien brought that over as well. ]


III - 11/18: morning, torii (locked to Sasuke)

[ Terry regains all his memories. Everything. It takes so much not to lash out and he's started to feel desperate after experiencing the events on the 17th. He hides in the forest and revisits the torii. Please let him in. ]


IV - 11/19: lockdown, fear floor (limited to 2 people)

[ It's a ruined city. If you've seen Terry's memory floor previously, you'll see that it's the same city as before. However, there is no ongoing destruction. Everything has already happened. You'll see three people: Terrence, who stands at a distance from the other two, Terry who seems shell-shocked by something, and... another Terry? It's Shadow Terry, making a reappearance, grabbing a hold of Terry's collar and yelling at him.

It's a mess already. There's a reason this is the fear floor. ]


V - 11/23-25: black cat house, around town

[ A) Black cat house: There is a big, fluffy samoyed dog in the crane room that's looking down at the 30+ cats and petting them with his paw.

B) Around town: And now there's a big fluffy samoyed dog prancing around town that's petting cats again. Some cats have mixed responses to the petting. If he sees you, he'll give a short howl before staring at you. His omamori is completely hidden in his poofy fur, but if you dig through his fur, you'll see a glimpse or the usual red-brown that peeks through all the white. It's like a collar with a name tag... without the name. ]


VI - 11/28-29: around... town

[ Terry woke up inside Toki's body and he is having such a bad time. You can most likely find him lying down on the ground somewhere in town for one of many reasons. ]


wildcard

[ The following is a summary of what's happening to Terry:

11/17: complete mem loss
11/18: semi mem loss
11/19-22: shadow terry
11/23-25: samoyed terry, lose sense of direction
11/23-27: petting cats
11/28-29: switch bodies with toki

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Comments

[overstrain]

He won't, but that's what I'm here for. He needs to be in timeout, but he still needs to learn. He'll want to destroy anything and everything once he gets those memories back, so I'm here to hold him back from doing that. I also need a word with you later. Just for talking. I'm not here to kill anybody unless I need to.

[ He looks over at the snake spirit. ]

So if you would please, give back everything he decided to lock away.

[not_that_sasuke]

[You know what? Sasuke actually does trust the Shadow to keep his word. Even when he last talked to Sasuke, he seemed receptive until Terry spoke up.

Sasuke just gives a tense nod.]

Just come find me then.

[He assumes the Shadow will be able to, given Terry's powers and all.

The Spirit looks confused at this request, but the globe of light does appear again - and with it, Terry's memories.]

[overstrain]

[ Apparently memory loss doesn't affect both sides, so the Shadow already remembered everything. Terry, on the other hand, starts screaming in the Shadow's head and causing all kinds of mental disruptions. He has no need for a world that keeps rejecting him, like his home world. He'll destroy this one too. He'll kill everyone.

The Shadow stays strong though, and doesn't even flinch. ]

I will.

[ He turns to the snake spirit and flashes a quick smile before leaving the torii space. Shadow Terry has a soft spot for Personas, especially if they had a Shadow before, he gets it. Him and Nekogami are on questionable terms, but at least the fact that the snake spirit heavily resembling Sasuke's Nameless Snake Persona gets her a plus.

After that, he pinpoints Sasuke's location and heads over there. ]

You could pick better places to nap.

[not_that_sasuke]

[He was in a little alleyway in town and no one noticed, don't judge him.]

People don't really come by here anyway.

So, what did you want to talk about?

[overstrain]

[ I know that icon says "neutral", but every time I see it, Sasuke just looks so done with everything lol

Shadow Terry looks down at Sasuke before leaning against the wall. ]

I'm here to collect some words from his friends. Since what his original said is true about the whole "I wanna kill everything", I thought you'd have something to say to that.

[ He's been watching you, Sasuke. ]

Don't have to be nice about it. You can say it however you want.

[not_that_sasuke]

[To be fair that's Yuusuke's arm around his neck, so.

But uhhhh what.]

...He's listening right now?

[overstrain]

Yeah, he is. He's just in time out and I'm forcing him to listen to everyone. You can do that much for him, right? You guys seem close. At least, he regards you as close.

[ Almost like a little brother, but he doesn't say that because Terry is giving him a huge headache. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[...Well, this is better than a dungeon at least?]

I... don't know if we're that close, but...

I do want him to come back. Terrence told me to lock him away forever, but I don't want that. He's done so much for me, and I'm sure he's done a lot for others, too.

[Sorry, did the Shadow want him to be mean? He's bad at that.]

[overstrain]

Even if it means he'll kill you?

[ Shadow Terry looks at Sasuke evenly. He has the idea that what he just questioned him won't affect him much, so-- ]

... Let me rephrase that. Even if he'll kill everyone here?

[not_that_sasuke]

[His expression falters briefly, and he raises a hand to his face, pressing the heel of his palm over his eye. He's been tired as of late, but he looks especially exhausted at those words.

Once again, we're down to this.]

...Why does he want to kill everyone?

[Let's... start there, at least.]

[overstrain]

It's hard to question someone if they go insane, but the bottom line is that he's sick of being rejected. It's a case of looking at a single negative and ignoring all the positives.

[ hint hint, Sasuke... anyway. ]

So if you could shove some positivity at his face, that'd be all I need from you. You can go back to napping after. You said he's done so much for you and everyone else, but it looks like you went through something without him and made it out okay. I'd like it if people stopped relying on him too much, but being there for friends... should be fine.

[ ... ]

Just tell him why you want him back. Not for everyone else's sake, but yours.

[not_that_sasuke]

I'd never reject him.

[Put plainly.]

...He's been trying to find things for me that I'd be interested in. Nothing special, just... the normal things I never had. It means a lot to me.

It's true we fought the Daitengu without him, but he shouldn't have to keep carrying us through the dungeons, through our fears... He was always kind enough to do that for us, but not everything is up to him. We can do things ourselves, too. Fighting the Daitengu taught us that.

None of us can do everything alone. We have to work together. And... I want to work together with Terry again.

[overstrain]

[ Shadow Terry was right to place expectations on Sasuke. He smiles and gets off the wall he's leaning against. ]

That's a good answer. You're a good kid. Well, we never doubted that about you anyway.

[ He shoves his hands into his hoodie pockets. ]

If he learns to listen to everyone's words and accept me again, you'll see him again next time. I'll leave you to your nap then. Later.

[not_that_sasuke]

...People have told me lately that I'm good at talking to others.

[Though he's still having a hard time reconciling it with his own image of himself.]

Wait- can I say one last thing?

[overstrain]

Hm? [ He stops and turns to look at Sasuke again. ]

What is it?

[not_that_sasuke]

[He actually stands, looking at Terry resolutely.]

Terry... when we all fought the Daitengu, it was the first time so many of us fought together. We decided to fight all of the Daitengu so Hirajiro would be free from all of their influences.

You don't have to carry the world on your shoulders alone. So please... help us save this world, not destroy it.

[overstrain]

[ Shadow Terry keeps an even expression at first, but then he smiles. ]

He heard you loud and clear on that. When he comes back, feel free to tell him the whole story. I'm sure he'd like to hear it.

[ Whatever Terry wants to convey after hearing what Sasuke said will be unknown, but it looks from the Shadow's reaction that it was a pretty good one. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[The whole story... is so mortifying though...]

I don't think I'd be the best storyteller. But... good luck you two.

[overstrain]

[ Just tell him the good parts, Sasuke. ]

He sucks at telling stories too. You should hear him talk about the salt princess one day.

[ He lazily waves as he leaves. Byeeee... ]