TEST DRIVE MEME - LATE MAY - JUNE EDITION

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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.

(Note that these are prompts to give you ideas. Feel free to do something else completely like go shop or be in the apartments!)

SCENARIO 1: Q'S CAR IS NOW NUMBER 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.

'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 2: A MIDSUMMER'S DAY

The green of the forest beckons you inside. But what will you find in a place that has an acknowledged demon population?

And who can imagine lurks at night...your life may be on the line.

SCENARIO 3: THE SONG WILL BE PLAYING IN YOUR HEAD
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...

...but it is pretty cute.

SCENARIO 4: THIS IS JUST AN ARRIVAL PROMPT
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 confirm 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!

[[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?)]]

Comments

Gentarou Kisaragi | Kamen Rider Fourze | Scenario 4

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[The fresh air was comforting, and energy of the warm weather made him want to shout, but still, something didn't sit right with him-]

This looks a lot different from Amanogawa High...

[A hand goes up to smooth his pompadour as he looks around.]

Now- what did that old man say? Something about...

[...That's right, he's vaguely remembering now. He's supposed to be a special guest and-]

That's right! I'm supposed to save the city!

[A look around.]

But, it doesn't look like there's anyone here...

[He pouts a bit, thinking as he walks. Clearly you should bother this goofy high schooler.]

sora yamamoto → original | scenario 4

[quakes]

( ooc: information here, another sad and dead magical girl from the same world as darkens )

[ taking what should of been her last breath, sora expected to be greeted with nothing more. never did she expect to see an entire world laid out before her eyes, especially not one that looked like this.

if she had expected something... it would have been clouds and angels or brimstone and demons, maybe. definitely not a city in the midst of nice weather, the sort of weather she spend outdoors high up in trees and begging the others to go on picnics with her in. they would joke and maybe everyone would laugh, then she would show keiko how to climb trees but she's reminded that isn't possible any more. a once over tells her she is in one piece... no wounds, no blood and no missing left arm but she can't shake the feeling that something just isn't right.

it makes listening to the greeter hard, and all she can offer is a rather conflicted expression as she pours over the words. special guest? save this city? seems even the dead couldn't catch a break and it's a reminder of the city, and friends, she had left behind. by the time she works through the thoughts, she realizes that she has been wondering. quite possibly bumping straight into you by accident, she falls back a few steps but manages to right herself with some ease. now this sad orange kid is frowning even more, itching at the back of her head. ]

Hey, sorry 'bout that. Not hurt or anything or you?

[debootante]

Ehehehe...

[A low snicker sounds from nowhere in particular as Gentarou talks to himself.]

How do you flesh sacks manage to have five senses without being able to use any of them properly? It's downright daft. ...Can't you hear the voices drifting in the air? See the shadows moving past those windows?

[From here, the voice can suddenly be heard directly next to Gentarou's ear.]

...Feel the whisper tickling your cheek?

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[OH GOD PANIC. By which meaning that as soon as you whisper nto his ear he jumps a foot and looks around.]

Wuaaah! W-Who's that!?

[He looks around wildly, wondering where the voice is coming from.]

S-Show yourself!

[debootante]

GWEAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[Gentarou whirls to stare straight into a truly terrifying face, all fangs and flecks of spit and bulging eyes before the image quickly resolves into an exceptionally pale woman calmly fanning herself.]

...Ergh. This 'being alive' thing is unbearable. I just don't have the same volume capacity.

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[He backs up a step, still utterly confused and partially terrified.]

Y-You seriously scared me there! What was that about!?

[...And this his face changes as he catches up.]

Wait, being alive? You were-!?

[debootante]

Dead?

[She abruptly spreads her fan so that it covers all of her face but her eyes.]

Ghosts can't die. Or at least... Boos don't. I don't think I was ever alive in the first place.

Oh -- Yes, welcome to Hinoto-Ri, and blah blah and blah. I'm just bored to death here, but maybe you'll find it a little more... enlivening. Hehehe...

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W-woah...

[He stares, but listens intently, before he regains his composure.]

So, this is Hinoto-Ri, then... In that case...

[He splits a wide grin, Pounding a fist against his heart twice as he points at you.]

My name's Gentarou Kisaragi, and I'm going to be friends with everyone in Hinoto-Ri!

[seeker_of_law]

Ah...

[The man she has bumped into has a vaguely distracted expression marked by a brow furrowed in thought. His build is slim, but the bump hardly caused him to move a step out of place.]

No need for concern. The fault is mine, young mistress.

[debootante]

...




I'm thrilled to meet you.

[She doesn't look terribly thrilled.]

Why don't you start with those small children over there? Five miles or so that way, yes.

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[He lets out a hearty laugh.]

Well, I saw you first, so I guess that means you're going to be my first friend in Hinoto-Ri!

[Nope, not gonna be that easy to shake this kid.]

[debootante]

Wha -- Good grief, I thought you were terrified of me! ...Just like you should be! Ghosts, remember?! Boo! Booooo!

[spacedstates]

Just because you scared me doesn't mean we can't still be friends! Besides, you remind me of a friend back home. She terrified me too, at first!

[quakes]

Being pretty distracted myself, that... probably didn't help at all. [ well, hey, now there is two of them. sora manages to drop her hand, instead now busily (and nervously) rubbing her arm. ]

I'm not the young mistress type though, it's just Sora.

[debootante]

O-Of course we can't be friends! I'm a ghost! ...I'm the leader of a whole swarm of ghosts! I have a reputation to uphold; how am I supposed to scare you if you think I'm your friend?!

[seeker_of_law]

My apologies, then, Mistress Sora.

[Lawfer's accent is rather what you might expect from someone who insisted on using such terminology. The man continues frowning at nothing in particular before he speaks again; perhaps this is merely his default expression.]

...I don't wish to impose, but perhaps you may answer a question for me. Tell me -- have you been in this city long?

[spacedstates]

You might be scary, but you can't scare me off! That's because- I'm a Kamen Rider!

[debootante]

...Oh, yes, of course, that explains everything; I'm assuming that's a synonym for 'deranged madman'?

[quakes]

[ oh god, so much confusion and frowning. this sort of proper terminology is never something she liked much, especially when it was directed at her. ]

I don't think answering a question is what I would call imposing. [ but what does she know? ] Not really, an hour or two tops... maybe longer. Haven't really been paying attention to the time.

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Nope! A Kamen Rider is a warrior who fights for peace and justice for everyone!

SCREECHES INTO THE NIGHT i mean hey sup fancy meeting you here

[darkens]

[It's been two months since Hoshi arrived in Hinoto-Ri. If asked, she would probably say that she's settled in — as much as she can be, anyway. Honestly, though, she knows she'll never feel truly at home here, not as long as her friends aren't there beside her. Of course, when she thinks of the friends that could perhaps show up someday, Sora doesn't come to mind. Sora is dead, gone forever, and that loss is a wound that will never heal completely.

And then she slams into the other girl walking down the street and hears her voice, as clear and sweet as it had ever been; and sees her, whole and unharmed and alive. Hoshi feels that wound opening back up, feeling as fresh and terrible as the day Sora had died. The pain washes over her all over again, deep and wrenching, a knife being twisted into her heart.

She opens and closes her mouth, trying to find her words, and only a small, strangled choking sound comes out. She blinks back tears, swallows, and tries again.]

No.

[All she can do is deny. She won't dare get her hopes up, let herself believe that the dead can come back to life here. This is all Philemon or Nyarlathotep or some other sick bastard's doing. A cruel trick, nothing more.]

[debootante]

Peace and justice are boring! Boring, boring, boring! We're clearly incompatible; it's not meant to be.

...Although you do remind me of someone I used to know. He was such a do-gooder it was positively contagious.

[seeker_of_law]

Ah. I fear I am much the same.

[Lawfer pauses for a moment before continuing on with an even deeper frown than before.]

Would be impertinent to question you concerning your, ah... status? Prior to arriving in this place. That is to say... I myself am not particularly surprised at awakening in a city unknown, but this is a bit... far removed from what I was expecting.

[Another pause.]

From what I understand, Valhalla ought to have more fighting.

[Translation from Awkward Lawfer to Intelligible Speech: Are you dead because I am]

[screwattack]

For a new arrival, you're fairly quick on the uptake.

[Approaching the teen is what could probably only be described as an armored space warrior, outfitted with a giant cannon and a strange helmet with oxygen tubes. While somewhat androgynous and distorted by the helmet, the warrior's voice is just feminine enough to identify her as female underneath the suit.

Behind her visor is a pair of glasses that come over her eyes, displaying a small red blip where Gentarou is standing.]

This city is far more encumbered with its large number of citizens than you would imagine, though. It's far from empty.

[princessofheart]

[Luckily for Gentarou, he won't have to be alone for very long! Just a scant few moments later, a red-headed girl emerges out of a building up ahead, a basket full of groceries slung over her arm. She was clearly less than focused on her surroundings, expression a little distant and preoccupied, and it comes back to haunt her as her foot catches into a crack in the street in front of her. She pitches forward with a yell of surprise, headed straight for the ground.

Whoops.]