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Ahh Hinoto-Ri. City of lights, questionable Wards, the 13th Hour and Personas. A city that requires your aid in saving it.

SCENARIO 1: FIREFLIES

Look at all these bugs moving around the forest! The air is still cool but springtime has finally arrived. What a nice, present surprise for everyone involved. But what are these bugs doing? Moving around you? Sticking in your hair?

SCENARIO 2: Q'S CAR REMAINS THE BEST SCENARIO
Well it's been a hell of a ride so far, but you've now found yourself somehow testing one of Q's vehicles.

'Oh, and 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 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 is rather confusing. But you've learned not to think that something you see is exactly as it might be. It could be far more dangerous and deadly than it lets on...

SCENARIO 4
You've arrived into Hinoto-Ri! And wow, the weather is warming right now. Like an early hot breeze in spring. At least it makes you feel more at ease...unless you came here prepared for terrible weather. Sorry! Maybe if you can find someone who knows exactly what is happening, you'll be able to comfirm that it wasn't just a dream? Remember the man who said you were here as a special guest! This the city you're supposed to save, so let's find out more about it!

SCENARIO 5
Well, April 1st is the start of the new school year in Hinoto-Ri! That's right, come save the city, and somehow you're still stuck in school! DAMN YOU, EDUCATION!

And the belling is ringing and...it's music class, awww....

[[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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[She's still a little skittish, to tell the truth, but she's pushing ~~most of~~ the nervousness aside to focus on helping someone in need. She nods at his question.]

Yeah. Kairi, and Namine, and Shiki and some of her friends.

[She's still learning their names.]

You just got here right? I... can show you where some of us are staying.

[At least, all the people she knows best. Or maybe the apartments were better, considering that once the 13th hour hit, the Castle would turn into Castle Oblivion, which would be a nasty surprise to any new arrival (it had been for her and she hadn't even been new).]

[His heart practically leaps up into his chest when Xion nods only to have it plummet into his stomach when she says those first two names. Is this some kind of trick? A terrible trick Val was playing on them on?

Kairi and Namine...they were terminated. Sora can't say that to her though. Couldn't bring himself to explain what 'terminated' meant in the Facility. Would they even be the ones who remembered everything?

So he nods in return while he finds the ability to speak.]

That'd be great. What is this place?

[Another elaborate F3 with an extra week of visitors is the thought his mind supplies.]

[Xion turns, raising a hand awkwardly to indicate he could fall into step beside her if he wants.]

This city is called Hinoto-Ri. We're all called from our own universes to help save this place, though... we don't really know how to do that yet.

[She glances over at him, expression guarded]

I know there was... another me there. You guys... probably remember things really different from me too. It's how this place works, sometimes. Sorry.

[Her eyes dart away, until she's slightly distracted by the fireflies. They reminded her of that time in that one world, the one with the bayous and that horrible witch doctor who'd made the doll that'd nearly killed Axel. She hadn't had the chance to really enjoy the sights then, but she is now and will probably try to come again another night...

She shakes her head. No, she needs to focus.]

The... the important thing is you're not in the Facility anymore. There's... it's not exactly safe everywhere or all the time, but it's still better than there.

[At least, what she'd gleaned from Kairi's explanation]

[And he does rather easily, as if they've walked side-by-side before.]

Save it from what?

[There were all kinds of enemies out there in the universe, some he didn't even know about. His gaze is kept on the ground in front of them, watching the shadows disappear as his ball of light chases them away.]

It's okay. [It was as long as his Xion was out there somewhere. He wants to reassure her that he might not even remember things correctly but that's not something Sora opens up right away.] We can still get to know each other. You know, make a brand new friendship.

[The words are so casually spoken that one might wonder how many times he's said something similar. He wants to believe that so much but it's hard. Every time he thought he was out it was just a trick or a cruel prank.]

Sometimes we go to this place that looks like a city or a world, it feels so real at first. And sometimes we even get visitors who are trapped in other worlds visiting too. It'd be nice if it's true.

[Not complete disbelief but an explanation of why it'll be hard to convince him otherwise.]

We aren't sure who or what we're even supposed to be protecting it from. They haven't exactly given us a lot of information.

[She sounds slightly peeved about this. Everyone of the locals was hating them for not really doing much and yet they didn't even know what they were supposed to be doing...

At the same time, Xion looks away a little awkwardly at Sora saying they could form a new friendship. That was a very... Sora-ish thing to say. She shouldn't have been surprised or nervous maybe but... It was still strange to hear almost]

Yeah... that's true.

['It'd be nice if it's true.'

Something about that doesn't sit well with her. Like... like he doesn't believe it. Kairi and Namine hadn't been ready or willing yet to talk about any details of what had happened in the Facility, but... did something happen there that made them think it wouldn't be true? It sounded like it.]

I've been here for six months. We... we can go back to our own universes, if we really want to, though I don't think we can get back here if we go. But... I don't want to leave myself until I know this world's okay.

[Aaaall the guilt complexes regarding world safety, but that's a long story she's not touching on now. Not to mention her Sora is here.]

You... remember a dream, before you got here, right?

We'll just have to find someone who knows.

[Though that didn't completely work out for them when they went looking for information. People died and that wasn't right, no matter what they'd done. But looking for someone, they could do that.

The idea was easy to grasp as he believed his Xion was still out there alive. He always tried to make friends with old faces but he had moments when he couldn't bring himself to.]

It'll be fun. [Knowing more about this Xion, telling her the good parts of his life.

Val was good at building places. Bringing in new people. It wouldn't be a surprise if this was just another one of her experiments.]

Back to where we came from? [He's not sure he wants to at the moment. Not until he finds out there's still a lot of people missing. And he doubted he could go to the universe where the real Sora lived. It hadn't been something he considered in years.] I wonder if we could go to other universes.

[If this place really isn't so bad Sora feels he could leave it to rescue those who were dealing with absolutely terrible things.

A dream. A dream... To be honest, he remembers a lot of dreams so he's not sure what exactly she's looking for. Sora crosses his arms over his chest.] What kind of dream?

You should have gotten it right before you woke up. A man named Philemon... well, he explained some things. About here.

[She knows that sometimes people forget a lot of their first dream with Philemon, depending on who it was. She remembered most of it herself at the time, though the details were now far sketchier nearly a year after the fact.

It wasn't necessary, really, to remember the dream. It just helped.]

I think... that we can maybe go to other universes, actually, but... I'm not sure how much control we have, not to mention...

[The last time people she knew had gone to other universes from this place, it hadn't ended well. Even if she didn't really know what all had happened to Kairi and Aqua and the others at Animus...

She pauses, glancing around as the trees start to thin out and they approach the edge of the forest.]

We should get inside... we don't want to be out when the 13th hour hits.

[Not that she doesn't trust Sora to take care of himself on the whole but... if he's from the Facility, she's worried not to mention it just seemed like a bit much for any new arrival]

[A bit of a frown as he tries to recall this dream. Was his head so messed with that he couldn't remember it? Possibly. He had three lives and a bunch of other people's memories stuffed into his head.]

Nope, don't remember it. I must've been [Unconscious.] pretty out of it.

[There's been a lot he's forgotten over the years. A dream wouldn't be hard to forget. Sora wished he remembered though.

Trailing off, it was a good sign that it was something a person didn't want to talk about right away. He'd respect that.]

That man you mentioned, is he the one in charge around here?

[Like a king or evil controlling computer program.

They're leaving the fireflies behind, none of them trailing after them.]

The 13th hour?

[Urging him inside isn't exactly a good sign on his first night here. It feels a lot like his first arrival at the Facility, dropped into the middle of an experiment while nowadays it's always an off week when people come. Still, better to observe what was going on and get all the information he could before going in.]

Test Drive Meme - April Edition!

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Also if I reply from attheclocktower at all don't worry I just need icons

lol, gotta have those icons

Well I have to draw all hers for this account myself or edit manga so she has long hair

Oh, interesting!

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