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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.
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But for Ryuji, of course, it feels more personal. It always does when it comes to people he cares about, so even if no one can take the blame for leaving their home world, only to have it come following them here, he still feels responsible for the safety of everyone else. It's a dumb, naive aspiration, of course, but he's been running himself ragged over it. He remembers the first time he wandered into a palace with Ren, and how terrifying the giant knights, clad in armor, were- and how maliciously they indiscriminately opposed of anyone who defied their master. He remembers what it felt like to be powerless, and when he had told Ren to run for his life, he accepted that it might have been his last stand.
So to think that someone could walk into here and have to go through that is enough to make him dodge in and out of the place, even when he's tired and knows he ought to take a rest.
And he feels it before he even sees it. Akechi, on the ground, about to be attacked by a shadow. Ryuji's instincts take hold and he's already off, flying and ready to divert the oncoming attack to him. The blade comes crashing down on him as he lunges into the fray, cutting him across his back.
He takes the blow in place of Akechi.]
UGHN... Shit!!!
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Skull?!
[ why, is what he's already thinking, the question trapped behind his teeth — but this isn't the time yet. he'll argue with Ryuji about his pointless, heroic posturing bullshit later, when they're not about to be cut in two by Rakshasa. he can tell himself that death doesn't matter all he wants, but the stupid little survival instinct part of his brain still says move. they need a plan, and Akechi can't cover Ryuji's back while he recovers from that hit, not without his Personas. they can't run; there's no escape route, and Ryuji's in no state for it anyway. and there's no point fighting; they don't have the luxury to whittle away its health with only the two of them here.
thankfully, there is one advantage this bizarre copy of the Metaverse has over Tokyo's version. there's no entrance or exit point. it's an open space, which means all Akechi has to do is hit the Metanav and let it take them back to the real world. he grabs Ryuji by the arm and activates it. as soon as they're in the corridors of the station, no Shadow in sight, no distortions or warped effects of the mind — Akechi whirls on Ryuji, his grip on his arm tight enough to bruise, and he hisses: ]
What the fuck was that?
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He tries to pull back from Akechi, give himself some breathing room. Heroic posturing bullshit? Definitely. Regrets? Not at first, but by the way he's addressed, he's getting the idea that his efforts weren't very much appreciated. He grits his teeth.]
What the hell's wrong with you!? Why are you goin' in there by yourself!?