[HUB ISLAND | NOVEMBER IC INTRO LOG]

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Who: The new coven members and old blood
Where: In and around the hub island, especially the mansion
When: Day 122
Open/Closed: Open to All

IMPORTANT This IC intro log is different in that all characters can tag it! If your character is new, please put [new] or some variant of it in the subject of your top level. New characters can also tag around to old coven members in order to branch out and get as much CR as possible!

All characters are told briefly what their powers are by Genette -- no extemporaneous details. For instance, if your character has the ability to detect lies, they'll be told as such -- no warning about limitations, repercussions or the like. They'll also be given a variant of this letter so they aren't totally ignorant of the situation -- though of course adapt this letter to the current setting and surroundings of the game.

This setting may be familiar to you -- maybe you caught a glimpse of it when you first visited. Maybe this is your first time experiencing this weird world and the panic is setting in. If you're totally lost, a tall human woman with a long scroll of paper will eventually pass by to give you a rundown. She'll also give you a letter, which may give you more questions than answers since the information is a wee out of date. (Maybe someone else can fill in some gaps for you). What is at first painfully obvious is that you're ill-equipped. Any magic or powers you had previously are suddenly replaced with an empty hole in your being. That's not all that's gone, but perhaps that's what's most pressing. Another thing you may notice is that there are others just like you, wandering around and just as confused. If you feel so inclined, you may want to ask around and see if anyone else knows what's up. A ▢ A few newbies may not be so lucky as to wind up somewhere pleasant -- it's currently flooding and storming...up a storm...on the island, which makes spawning outside very trying. Depending on where your character shows up, there's essentially no shelter around, other than some ratty beach huts. If your character's first instinct is trying to find a place to go while outside, you may be in luck -- that is, if someone else is outside, willing to help your character find shelter. B ▢ For those characters who aren't interested in the shelter of the mansion, they may be stuck in their beach huts. What does this have to do with newbies? It's hard to tell that these beach huts are occupied until actually entering them, which is what your character has decided to do. Oops...hi there, stranger. Mind if I stay for a while? C ▢ Other characters who happen to have the luck of a true asshole won't be able to find shelter with any such luck. They'll be stuck sheieding themselves from rain under a tree, in the forest or tucking themselves in a mountain cave. It's not the worst place to wind up, but it might not be the safest -- what happens if someone doesn't find them? Telepathy might alert someone to their presence, which can help with the rescue process.

For those that are lucky enough to spawn in the mansion -- or those who eventually find their way there, soaking wet -- there's a lot of fun stuff happening here! It's warm, inviting, smells like food...don't feel awkward. You can join the fun too! Brie has set up a few party ideas, even though it's not technically a party, in order to keep things light during the storm (which, coincidentally, she isn't very fond of). There's a lot to do, but also everyone has the ability to just chill and hang out in the warm shelter of the mansion for now. D ▢ First of all, there's a bizarrely set up snack bar in the main foyer. On a lot of boxes, all lined up together, are stacks of crackers, graham crackers, marshmallows and other dried snack foods (use your imagination, honestly). There are also tiny kerosene lamps so characters can heat up food if they wish. Alongside the typical snack foods are also more exotic varieties of snacks that Brie has collected, like dried and salty alien bug pupae and tiny trees in chip bags. There's some odd stuff there, and some of it may upset stomachs. E ▢ The large foyer of the mansion is literally filled with pillows and blankets. Most of them have been stockpiled and pulled from Qri's big caravan, currently located upstairs, and others have been pulled from every chair and bed in the mansion. Intricate tents and pillow domes have been made that snake in and out from one another -- some are more private than others, with other pillow circles built for communal spaces. It's definitely possible to get lost in this winding pillow fort, but it's also possible to have a nice, private moment lost in one of the winding tunnels. F ▢ In one of those foretold communal pillow circles, someone (who? you? me? who knows.) has set up a game of spin the bottle. Who knows how your character got roped into this -- or if they are actually willing participants, but this is happening. It's going to happen. What are you doing, oh my god HOW IS THIS BIZARRE ROM-COM SCENARIO GOING TO END...?? F1; Your character is doing the spinning, and another character is choosing to be the victim on the other end of that bottle! F2; Your character happens to have just had the bottle land on them. Who did it? What mysterious being do they have to smooch now? How do they react? G ▢ Another game is going on in another communal circle -- Truth or Dare! This game is also set up similarly, in that your character is a hapless victim or willing participant, but they definitely have to give someone the opportunity to confess something or dare them to do something ridiculous. Will they show mercy, or go in for the kill? H ▢ Slumber party activities aren't for everyone, and there's still a mansion to explore. From various bedrooms to a game room, there are a variety of rooms to wind up exploring and get lost in. Not exciting enough for you? Your character has magic! Maybe they cause a ruckus upstairs that makes someone investigate the loud noise or chaos. Maybe they walk in on someone else doing something with their own magic. What sort of scenario can you cook up? I ▢ Wildcard! How will your character interact with this new and unusual world?

Comments

[stripartist]

[....this place just got even more confusing, didn't it? Yusuke hums softly.]

I see. And they haven't told you what happened?

[mapsio]

I don't know why, but...no. Though I will admit that I did not really make an effort to ask either.

[Not knowing has been...harder though.]

[stripartist]

I see. Do you want to know?

[Yusuke knows that even if it's better to know the truth, you might not always want to hear it right away.]

[mapsio]

I want to understand, of course.

[stripartist]

[There's a pause as Yusuke tries to figure out how to do this. Akira hasn't told her yet, so there must be a reason, but at the same time if Akechi is here then it's reckless for Haru not to know what he did.]

...maybe we should sit down?

[Akira why did you not tell her?!]

[mapsio]

[Because Akira is the kind of Leader who doesn't want to hurt his friends, apparently.]

That's fine.

[She's going to take a plate of food and sit down then. Maybe she would be able to put more pieces together this way too.]

[stripartist]

[Yusuke joins her, though not too closely as he's still a bit damp.]

Akechi was the one making everyone go crazy and...killing them, Haru.

[Please don't make him say it. Please be smart enough to put the pieces together. You're not Ryuji, he has faith.]

[mapsio]

[She's connecting the dots, and there is a look of confused...almost relief? Anger? If it was Akechi that means that they didn't make a mistake. If it was Akechi then...that means Akechi murdered her Father in cold blood.

Give her a moment to process. Honestly? She's not sure how she should feel about this. She's already lost so much. This was almost another kick in the stomach.]

[stripartist]

I'm sorry, Haru. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything...

[mapsio]

No, no. Don't misunderstand. It gives me closure.

[stripartist]

[Yusuke nods. He knows how important that is, even if he doubts he'll ever find any with his own issues.

It still hurts. Maybe Akira would reach for Haru's hand, but Yusuke isn't him.]

I'm glad I could give you that, at least.

[What a day, good lord.]

[mapsio]

[She would never ask Yusuke to go out of his comfort zone. Not even for her.]

Do we know why? I am aware that he was never trustworthy. But... why is he going so far?

[stripartist]

[Yusuke opens his mouth to respond but then pauses, frowning.]

I'm honestly not sure. I thought we did, it was for revenge on his father, but...Christmas Eve gets very strange and all I know for sure right now is that Mementos was home to a Grail and this Grail is trying to rewrite the world.

[mapsio]

His father?

[Who would that be, and why would Akechi go so far as to drag other people into this?]

Even with all of the things we have witnessed between mementos and the metaverse, everything you just said didn't make one ounce of sense.

[stripartist]

Yes, his father is the man behind the conspiracy--Akechi is a bastard and wanted to get back at him for abandoning his mother.

[Ouch, Yusuke.]

It's a mess, Haru, trust me.

[mapsio]

That's horrible. But it still doesn't excuse his behavior, or how he handled it. To make other people suffer because he is. It's despicable.

[But having ill feelings towards one's Father, Haru can understand.]

I believe you, Yusuke-kun.

[stripartist]

[He smiles a little.]

I'm glad.

[And now to change the topic:]

Is it true? About the magic?

[mapsio]

[Haru just raises a hand of hers, waving it briefly around Yusuke. Congrats, you're now inside one of Haru's barriers.]

It's true.

[She just as quickly makes it disappear.]

We can't use our Persona's freely in this world, however. Perhaps if we go to another world we will be able to use them there. Just like the last time.

[stripartist]

[Just as he's reaching out to tap the barrier, it vanishes.]

Why does it matter where we are? Personas are just inner power, aren't they?

[mapsio]

[It's very solid. But, maybe another time Yusuke will find that out. She has been honing this power for the better part of the handful of months they have been here.]

I tried calling out to mine while I was here in the very beginning, and it was like the connection had been severed completely.

[stripartist]

[That would explain where his costume had gone, but all the same Yusuke closes his eyes to try and call out to Kamu Susano'o.

Nothing. It's...disconcerting, after so long with him or Goemon in the back of his mind.]

That doesn't make any sense! Why should it matter where we are?

[Some Christmas Eve he's having, poor boy.]

[mapsio]

That is a question that not even I can answer. It's unfortunate. Though the last time we traveled worlds... we were suddenly able to call on them again. It's really weird and hard to understand.

[At least Haru got even with Yusuke telling her something weird?]

[stripartist]

[What a day.

So Yusuke, in typical Yusuke, goes for one of his Pretz-like snacks.]

At least they are kind enough to let us stay here in this rain, whoever they are.

[mapsio]

Qri-san, Genette-chan, and Brie-san. Those three are the ones that are guiding us right now. We haven't been face to face with Qri-san. But the other two are the ones who stick by us and are able to communicate with her.

[Huh...]

Are you aware that we can speak through telepathy?

[stripartist]

[Yusuke shakes his head, mouth full of food.]