Test Drive Meme - March Edition!

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Ahh Hinoto-Ri. City of lights, questionable Wards, the 13th Hour and Personas.


SCENARIO 1
Well it's been a hell of a ride so far, but you've now found yourself somehow testing one of Q's vehicles.

'Do try to bring it back in one piece' he said. What are all these buttons again?! Did you read the manual?...

...wait...

...do you even have a driving license?


SCENARIO 2
Nyx's bar in the Taurus bar is quite possibly the most famous landmark in the area, which is perhaps a dubious thing in the Red Light District.

How you got here is irrelevant, you're going in whether you want to or not.

As you do, the music is making you realize that the combination of partying demons and humans makes for a very strange atmosphere...as long as you're legal, there shouldn't be any problems.

Probably.


SCENARIO 3
13th hour. Although technically the 25th of each day, it is the time when this world seems to change, the entire city turning a shade of dark red, demons coming out, buildings shifting and dangers lurking at every corner.

But it's your job to make this safer. Just be careful of what you run into...



...This can't be good.


SCENARIO 4
You've arrived into Hinoto-Ri! The snow is slowly starting to melt, but it's still rather cold. Maybe if you can find someone who knows exactly what is happening...Maybe it's just a dream? But...you remember the man who said you were here as a special guest...don't you? Is this the city you're supposed to save?

[[OOC - Welcome to the test post! Don't worry too much about Persona stats or your levels here, just come out and make up a scenario about what they are doing. Try out your potentials and interact with the city around you! We'll supply some NPCs once in a while when you least expect it (after all have to test those out too, right?)]]

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Souji Seta | P4: AU | Scenario 2

[1500lives]

Seta wasn't exactly in the best shape to be wandering around in the cold by himself. His uniform jacket was gone, after all, and unlike everyone else he knew, he didn't have the smarts to wear a thicker undershirt. So when he peered up at a building, seemingly open and beckoning with warmth, he almost didn't care where he was walking in to. When he got close enough to see the neon sign, however, that quickly changed. Nope. No. No cabarets. No untz untz. No more of that, he'd had enough of that scene during summer break, he'd rather freeze-

But he was in an unfamiliar place, solo and confused, when he'd last been in the TV world. Beggars couldn't exactly be choosers...but that didn't mean he couldn't drag his heels a bit like a child.

Eventually, Souji stopped puffing in to his hands at the front door of the club, giving the place a critical eye, and reaching for the handle. Very slowly. Grabbed it, then...shook his head and turned back away, walking a few steps to pace for warmth.

...it wasn't like he was embarrassed or anything. Just very unsure! Cautious! That was totally, utterly okay...!

[trollsdragons]

Oh. It was...that place again. Xellos wasn't exactly happy to see it again, but he'd followed the siren call of Souji's awkwardness and embarrassment this far. If he didn't go inside this time, he should be fine...

So hey, Souji. Next time you turn around, there's a smiling priest with a walking staff. "My, my - you must enjoy the cold, to stay out here away from such welcoming warmth..."

[1500lives]

WOW DO YOU WANNA GO DUDE, DO YOU WANNA GO??????

Of course he was startled by that, but it didn't show more than a slight widening of his eyes and a jolt of his head. Otherwise, Souji seemed pretty adjusted to the sudden company, relaxing and flexing his cold fingers. It hadn't even taken him a minute to realize what the random stranger was insinuating.

"...welcoming isn't the word I would use." Seriously. "I don't think they'd take my kind."

Being the 'poor highschool student' demographic, and all.

[trollsdragons]

AW YEAH BRING IT ON BOWLCUT

Well, this one seems like a tough nut to crack. Very well, then. A challenge is always welcome - it just makes the end result all the sweeter.

Xellos chuckles. "Perhaps, perhaps not - but if you're just ducking in to warm up, where's the harm, hmm? That is, unless you're looking for more, ah... Involved methods."

[1500lives]

THANK YOU HIS HAIR IS TASTEFULLY FASHIONABLE

The only immediate reaction Xellos got for that remark was a frown, but eventually Souji turned his head and rubbed his neck. The motion wasn't hasty, but it was still a tell all on it's own that he was embarrassed.

"I'd rather not get my wallet involved." He really wasn't up to a mental battle right now, but that didn't mean he wasn't going to try and sass back politely.

i regret nothing

[gigglesnortpriestess]

That was a strange sight...

Why was Yu going to Nyx's place on a night he didn't work? Did the demon ask him to do a shift tonight? But if that was why, where was his costume? Actually, he was missing a jacket and in this weather, it wasn't good. Naturally like a good friend, Yukiko took off her jacket and walked up behind him, putting it on his shoulders.

"It's not good for you to be running around without a coat. The doctors might get mad at you for going back so suddenly."

in comparison, i regret everything

[1500lives]

There may have been a few, small cues Yukiko could have picked up that 'Yu' was acting odd- he seemed a little more jittery than she would no doubt be used to, given the small start he gave when he felt the jacket's weight on his shoulders. As well, he seemed to blink at her with a small amount of surprise that seemed to hold a little longer than would have normally made sense. But hey, he could have just been sick or something, right? That'd explain why he was a bit paler than normal.

He responded back after a moment, dropping his look from her face and to the ground. "You're probably right." About the jacket bit, cos he had no idea what she meant about doctors. At least she wasn't making a big deal of where she'd found him, right? "You don't need to..." He shrugged at the coat, seeming a bit awkward at the thought of taking a coat from a girl. "Won't you need it?"

no don't

[gigglesnortpriestess]

Now that she noticed, 'Yu' wasn't looking so good. He really needed the warmth more than her right now. Besides, she actually ran from one ward to another in her nightclothes and slippers; letting a friend use her jacket would be fine.

"I'll be alright, you're still recovering from what happened Yu-kun."

That should be the first sign that something is indeed wrong with this picture.

does on principle

[1500lives]

...recovering?

Wait no, skip that part- Yu-kun?

It only seemed like a flicker of bewilderment, but the moment seemed to last in his head a lot longer. Yu, was that a codename? Were they- had he, like, arrived later than the rest of the team, and they'd already started setting up other identities? That didn't sit quite right with him. Maybe it was instinct, or just that Yu seemed like the dorky sort of name that Teddie would have used.

"...we should probably go back, then. I don't want to make you worry." Just, roll with it till they got somewhere less public, THEN he'd ask what was up.

yyyyyyyoooooooooooo

[lighter_flick]

So there's this guy, right?

Apparently, he also came in from the cold, since he's gravitated toward the wall near the door and wasn't partaking in any of the revelries. Certainly not drinking. Definitely not dancing. Looking like he was trying to disguise the fact that he was wearing a school uniform by having his suit jacket tied around his waist, so no one would look for a school emblem. White dress shirt, tie, black pants...

...Tall and dour-looking. He looked at who was coming in, toward the opening door and, even with an aside glace, Souji got a (probably unintentionally) intense look before his attention was drawn elsewhere.

Hated this weather...

nya~ rawr~~~

[1500lives]

...well, THAT sure was a paralyzing gaze. Was that guy the- bouncer, or something? Man, he did NOT need to get the police-if-police-existed-here called on him, but loitering would be twice as suspicious.

Sigh.

Souji finally pushed his way in to the club, wrinkling his nose at the overwhelming smell of Eau du Cabaret, trying to not seem like such a goddamn teenager and show his distaste. Thanfully, his pokerface held once the scent's harshness toned down, and he approached the brunette casually, like this was no big deal. Okay, step one completed. Now for step two.

"...excuse me."

[lighter_flick]

He looked again, and apparently the guy who just came in wanted to talk...to him...because...????

Whatever, Tatsuya fully turned his attention to the guy and oh god that staring Jesus Christ turn it off.

"Yeah?" 'Sup, man?

[1500lives]

Souji kept a hand in his pocket, the one that held his busted TV glasses, hoping the stance made him feel more natural than he felt. Damn, this guy was intense!

"Do you know where the nearest-" He momentarily hesitates, frowning ever so slightly. Payphones are out because he's broke, but hopefully they'd let him use a free one. "-phone is?"

[agoodrib]

Even with his skin, Yosuke can still feel the cold. That, and wandering out while losing track of time was a bad idea. He should've find his way back, but oh?

Was that who he thought it was?

"Partner!"

Watch out, Souji. A frog's coming for you.

if you werent expecting commentspam then you are crazy

[1500lives]

Wait what the hell, that sounds like-

2/???

[1500lives]

PWIP PWOP PWIP PWOP

He couldn't forget that noise for the life of him-

3/5?????

[1500lives]

BUT THAT VOICE THO????????????????

4/5

[1500lives]

That's it, then.

He's still in the TV.

This is all some mass hallucination.

He snapped.

Maybe this is his dungeon or something, who even knows how this place works anymore.

Doesn't matter, cos he's failed.

...unless...!

ok there

[1500lives]

"I-Izanagi!!!"

SO PARTNER, YOU STILL WEAK TO ZIO? COS SOUJI SURE AS HELL IS MAZIONGA-ING YOUR PLUSHY ASS. He aint going down without a fight!!!!!!

> Your courage has decreased!

1/2

[agoodrib]

Now why the hell would you think seeing a frog with Yosuke's voice = being in your dungeon?

What the hell would a frog with Yosuke's voice even represent to you?

Well, okay, this frog does represent something for a Souji but--

[agoodrib]

S C R E A M.

WHY YES, PARTNER. YOSUKE IS STILL WEAK AGAINST ZIO, BECAUSE JIRAIYA HAVEN'T TRANSMOGRIFIED YET.

"Ahhhhhh--!" Okay, hear that? That very Yosuke-y scream of pain? Probably a familiar sound, if you ever brought him into a dungeon and he got struck by a Zio spell.

The frog is Downed! All-Out Attack?

Oh, wait, it's just you alone.

[1500lives]

You spend enough time in Mayonaka, and anything makes sense, okay??? If it's not Teddie and not a person then you had damn-well better be on your guard- that was what he'd learned the past couple days!

Any other time, wow he would have been proud and a little embarrassed by how satisfying it was to knock something down. But that yelp sort of shook him out of his gut-fight reaction, dropping his card-crushing hand like he'd been joybuzzered instead of his...partner(?).

Honestly, though, he couldn't seem to be assed in to making a move to help him up or anything. Even as the strange-looking Izanagi faded, Seta was too busy staring. Eventually he relaxed, stepped a bit closer, but only a few steps.

"...please tell me this wasn't Teddie's grand disguise plan."

Yep, that's all he has to say for himself.

I'm sorry... but not really.

[bearfection]

Hey being unsure is quite fine, going into such a place as Nyx's shouldn't be a burden to anyone, Souji! Of course the standing around outside catches the attention of a passing bear.

A lost and distressed passing bear who, when she spots Souji, can't help but shout.

"Sensei!" The voice may sound a little familiar, if slightly more higher pitched and feminine, but it might be the sound of Teddie's hurried footsteps that are more familiar. Especially since the shout and the sound is the only warning Souji will get of her running right for him.

there is a lot of apologies on this test drive i am noticing

[1500lives]

And for the briefest second, as if Souji was cosmically aware of the universe and all it held, he wondered the only question to truly plague him his entire life- 'Why me?'

"T...eddie?"

Okay, on one hand, somehow he wasn't surprised seeing someone beary interested in studs here. On the other hand, he was NOT expecting to see Ted running around in his bear suit (or his, actual skin, no don't think about that). The vocal tone did register, but it seemed to fall short of the more important question.

"Should you be..." Lets, for a moment, ignore where they are and how cold Seta is, to gesture at the bearsuit. "...wearing that?"

...maybe it was warmer in that sui...ugh no that was creepy-

because we're a sorry lot?

[bearfection]

Hey now, Teddie has been a good bear! She hasn't been inside any of the buildings in the red-light district. Yet. And her bear-charge is halted, just mere inches from Seta at his question.

"Eh? Oh, it's beary cold out!" She answers with a nod, beaming as brightly as any bear could, no dirty thoughts here.

Yet. But she pauses, as if taking note of what she just said so... Be prebeared Seta as the head of Teddie's 'skin' is being removed and out pops.

... A girl, who is going to grin at him and isn't actually dressed for the cold weather. It's hot enough in the suit that she had been wearing just a plain white slip underneath. Thank whatever higher beings above that she's not naked at least.


"Sorry Sensei!" She apologizes, as if it didn't occur to her that wandering about like that is a bad idea.