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reverielogs2018-08-16 06:29 pm
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» WHO? Everyone
» WHEN? August 16th onwards
» WHERE? All over the station, and in the Metaverse
» WHAT? Time for the Metaverse and it's fun perks to come into action on Reverie Terminal...
» WARNINGS? violence
A new function has appeared on the communication device for some characters: a strange symbol with an eye, and no obvious use. Do you try to delete it? It might work, for a little while. But it comes back, no matter what lengths you take to get rid of this thing.
If a character chooses to run the app, they'll find that it's called the Metanav, and it speaks to them in a feminine voice: "Please enter a destination." It seems to want a voice command.
Unfortunately, any combination of words you try will result in a gentle error sound and that voice saying, "Conditions have not been met." There's no lock-out or limit to how many attempts you can make, and it will keep rejecting every try.
(As a note of interest, the name Goro Akechi in full, spoken anywhere near a device that carries the Metanav -- a one in a million chance, sure, but coincidences happen -- will earn a victorious chime from the app and a triumphant, "Destination found." But from there it seems to want more keywords...)
A few days after the Metanav appearing for some residents of the station, someone is definitely putting it to use. But Reverie is a close-quarters situation, and not every corner and corridor can be checked before turning on the app. On top of that, some devices are activating the Metanav on their own, without a destination at all -- people are being dragged in left and right.
You feel something strange wash over you, like vertigo. But nothing seems to have happened. You're still in the station, and your surroundings are... mostly normal. Actually, something isn't quite right. It's hard to put your finger on it; the air feels wrong, heavy, and the shadows are darker, the station even more unsettling than usual.
And everyone around you is gone.
You can search for hours, and maybe you'll find one or two other unfortunate souls in the same situation as you, but that's it. The rest of the station's residents have vanished.
If you have the Metanav app on your communication device, you're in luck: using it will bring you right back to the station as normal, like sliding between one plane of reality to another. If you don't have the Metanav... you're stuck. Alone.
Wandering around the strange "other" station is mostly uneventful. Everything about it seems to be unchanged in terms of layout; the same doors are still blocked off, the rooms are in the same locations, the view from the Observation Deck is the vast expanse of space...
But you're not as alone here as you thought.
There are monsters. They come in various shapes and sizes, some of them humanoid and some of them far from it. There don't seem to be a lot of them around, so it's easy to miss them entirely, but if you do run into them, they'll attack without hesitation, and some of them are strong.
If you can fight back: magic is most effective against them in every case. Fighting them physically is a strange case, because if you think it will work, it will, no matter what your weapon. If you don't think it'll work, then it won't.
If you can't fight back, and nobody comes to save you: you're dead. At least you'll wake up in the real world.
There's one more thing populating the "other" station. They come and go at random, sometimes there and sometimes not -- strange, spectral images of other people. Their faces are vague and they don't seem to have any interest in you, seeming to talk to themselves even when you try to get their attention, but they're definitely people. They have enough features to tell them apart, and some of them seem almost familiar.
One of them is you.
It's not a clear image, just enough to be distinguishable, but it is you. Like looking at your own ghost. Its eyes, though -- its eyes are a little bit wrong. Yellowish.
This plot was brought to you by your Persona cast! All players who have signed up can have the Metaverse app appear on their communicators. The Phantom Thieves are here to rescue anyone who wants their heart stolen, and are available to discuss plotting. Once the Metaverse appears on Reverie, it will not disappear.
» WHEN? August 16th onwards
» WHERE? All over the station, and in the Metaverse
» WHAT? Time for the Metaverse and it's fun perks to come into action on Reverie Terminal...
» WARNINGS? violence
0 0 1 » THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT
A new function has appeared on the communication device for some characters: a strange symbol with an eye, and no obvious use. Do you try to delete it? It might work, for a little while. But it comes back, no matter what lengths you take to get rid of this thing.
If a character chooses to run the app, they'll find that it's called the Metanav, and it speaks to them in a feminine voice: "Please enter a destination." It seems to want a voice command.
Unfortunately, any combination of words you try will result in a gentle error sound and that voice saying, "Conditions have not been met." There's no lock-out or limit to how many attempts you can make, and it will keep rejecting every try.
(As a note of interest, the name Goro Akechi in full, spoken anywhere near a device that carries the Metanav -- a one in a million chance, sure, but coincidences happen -- will earn a victorious chime from the app and a triumphant, "Destination found." But from there it seems to want more keywords...)
0 0 2 » ENTER THE METAVERSE
A few days after the Metanav appearing for some residents of the station, someone is definitely putting it to use. But Reverie is a close-quarters situation, and not every corner and corridor can be checked before turning on the app. On top of that, some devices are activating the Metanav on their own, without a destination at all -- people are being dragged in left and right.
You feel something strange wash over you, like vertigo. But nothing seems to have happened. You're still in the station, and your surroundings are... mostly normal. Actually, something isn't quite right. It's hard to put your finger on it; the air feels wrong, heavy, and the shadows are darker, the station even more unsettling than usual.
And everyone around you is gone.
You can search for hours, and maybe you'll find one or two other unfortunate souls in the same situation as you, but that's it. The rest of the station's residents have vanished.
If you have the Metanav app on your communication device, you're in luck: using it will bring you right back to the station as normal, like sliding between one plane of reality to another. If you don't have the Metanav... you're stuck. Alone.
0 0 3 » HERE THERE BE SHADOWS
Wandering around the strange "other" station is mostly uneventful. Everything about it seems to be unchanged in terms of layout; the same doors are still blocked off, the rooms are in the same locations, the view from the Observation Deck is the vast expanse of space...
But you're not as alone here as you thought.
There are monsters. They come in various shapes and sizes, some of them humanoid and some of them far from it. There don't seem to be a lot of them around, so it's easy to miss them entirely, but if you do run into them, they'll attack without hesitation, and some of them are strong.
If you can fight back: magic is most effective against them in every case. Fighting them physically is a strange case, because if you think it will work, it will, no matter what your weapon. If you don't think it'll work, then it won't.
If you can't fight back, and nobody comes to save you: you're dead. At least you'll wake up in the real world.
0 0 4 » YOU'RE NOT ME
There's one more thing populating the "other" station. They come and go at random, sometimes there and sometimes not -- strange, spectral images of other people. Their faces are vague and they don't seem to have any interest in you, seeming to talk to themselves even when you try to get their attention, but they're definitely people. They have enough features to tell them apart, and some of them seem almost familiar.
One of them is you.
It's not a clear image, just enough to be distinguishable, but it is you. Like looking at your own ghost. Its eyes, though -- its eyes are a little bit wrong. Yellowish.
This plot was brought to you by your Persona cast! All players who have signed up can have the Metaverse app appear on their communicators. The Phantom Thieves are here to rescue anyone who wants their heart stolen, and are available to discuss plotting. Once the Metaverse appears on Reverie, it will not disappear.
2!!!
[While Jennifer certainly doesn't look like a fighter, there is an old-fashioned pistol clutched tightly in one hand and a kitchen knife tucked carefully away in her dress.
She sets her jaw, takes aim with the pistol, and fires with a grim sort of confidence. She's not great, but she's obviously shot a gun before and though it doesn't seem to do much damage, it's enough of a distraction that the creature reels back. It gives them an opening, which is all Jennifer could hope for. She grabs for Hajime's hand]
Come on, let's go!
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[He's heard gunfire in the Metaverse before, but it still sounds so oppressively loud that he can't help but flinch and let out a shout of surprise. It's easy to take his hand, easier to tug him away. He starts running the way he was originally going, keeping a tight grip on her hand.]
A-Are you okay?
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But she's not wounded and can still keep moving, so she considers that 'okay.' Once they get far enough away that she feels like they've lost the shadow creature, Jennifer lets him go and slumps against the wall, breathing hard.]
What-- What about you? That monster didn't hurt you, did it?
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He shakes his head, exhaling a breath through his lips as he presses a hand to his heart. He doesn't think he'll ever get over seeing crazy stuff like that.]
Y-Yeah, I'm okay. You were incredible, though.
[There's an odd note to his voice, a mixture of admiration and envy.]
That was-- really cool. Where did you learn to shoot like that?
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As for THAT question...It was rather inevitable. She knew it's one that'd probably be asked at some point or another, but she hadn't really been prepared with an answer. She's not sure how to explain the weird mind-place she'd been in, the orphanage made up of her memories and monsters without sounding absolutely insane.]
I... I was in a place... Not too unlike this, I suppose. There were monsters there, too. I learned to protect myself pretty quickly. [It's more or less the truth, and she looks embarrassed more than uncomfortable.]
I suppose it's not very, um, ladylike...
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[Hajime looks-- concerned, and a little shocked. He'd had no idea Jennifer had that kind of supernatural weirdness in her past, and there's a little voice in the back of his mind, a reminder that no matter how normal people here seem, they're still leaps and bounds above him.
He shakes his head as if to physically dislodge the thought, looking to her again.]
I don't know anything about what's "ladylike," but... you really helped me out. I mean it... thanks.
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But please, you don't have to thank me. Of course I helped you. We... [She hesitates and looks shyly at him, before looking down at the floor.] We're... friends? Aren't we?
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[He reaches out and briefly squeezes her shoulder, giving her his best attempt at an encouraging smile. Even if he increasingly feels like he doesn't belong, he can't take that out on anyone around him. Jennifer's been nothing but kind to him.]
So... c'mon. Let's get out of here. I want to get a little further away from that monster before I try activating the app.
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The... app? Oh. [Oh right, she'd heard about that. She just hadn't actually thought to really mess around with it herself--it kinda scared her.]
Do you know how to use it?