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[fuhgeddaboudit]

Characters: Labrys and you~!
Setting: Room 3-07, floor 3
Format: Either or, depending on your preference.
Summary: What even is going on.
Warnings: WHEEE PERSONA 4 ARENA SPOILERS ALL UP IN HERE



[Room 3-07]
[Unexpected shutdown detected. Running diagnostic.]

[Motor functions impaired. Hypothesis: system failure. Reasoning: possible stress overload on emotional subroutines.]

[Attempting recovery...attempt two...att-]

[The girl's eyes snapped open, interrupting thirty seconds of systems fumbling and scrambling for a reason as to why mechanical limbs refused to respond. The too-pale girl blinked too-red eyes widened with surprise; nothing she could find in her memory or data banks could explain this. Hadn't she only just been in a car with Aigis and the others?]

[Reviewing current records... no lost data found. Hypothesis: New location. Contradiction: Impossibility.]

[It didn't make sense. One didn't just blink and wake up elsewhere, the incident in the TV world notwithstanding. Where were Aigis and Mitsuru, that funny guy in the cape or the younger girl with them?]

[For that matter...where was she?]

[Floor Three]

[Having shed the unusual outfit she awoke in, a girl wandered the tower, every movement making quiet mechanical whirring noises as she went. She could have sworn she was wearing her Yasogami uniform when last she was aware at all...for that matter, where on earth was her axe?]

[Wherever this was...everything was in ruins. It made Labrys nervous, honestly. Some kind of catastrophe had taken place here, and imagining what could cause this kind of destruction made her metal hands fidget nervously. This...wasn't the world behind the TV again, was it? She didn't really recall getting thrown in the first time, so...]

[She shook her head, looking down at her hands. Still metal, no illusion or dream making them seem like flesh and bone. Labrys was still Labrys, no matter what. They'd taught her that much, and if she had to face Shadows or anything else she wouldn't forget herself in the process.]

[Hesitantly, Labrys called out a few names as she continued walking. Maybe they'd answer, or maybe they were miles away.]

Aigis? Mitsuru?

[A pause.]

...Yu? Y-Yosuke? ...C'mon, anybody.

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[Floor 3]

[alephbet]

[Aleph is an anybody. His gun is holstered and his sword sheathed as he approaches.]

Are you new?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

...I dunno.

[She spoke with a thick Brooklyn accent, hesitant and uncertain.]

New t' what?

floor 3;

[slamdunk]

[...He was new to this place as well, and man was he ticked he was stuck here.

After waking up he decided to take a little walk- trying to figure out his surroundings. Okay... so he's in a... tower? Alright, nothing new really. But waking up in some weirdo bodysuit? That was new. In any case, after changing back into his regular clothes (at least it was in that trunk) he left his room.

And now he spot someone.]

Hey- wait a second. [maybe this girl has some answers.]

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Huh?

[She stopped on a dime, turning with the same mechanized whirring sounds--hard to hear, but definitely present.]

Whaddya want?

[legatus]

[Had he heard correctly? Shinjiro looked over at the source of the voice. It definitely wasn't completely human. He didn't remember her but...considering how the Tower operated, it could mean many things. She reminded him of Aigis and Metis perhaps she was...only one way to find out.]

Aigis? Mitsuru?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Huh? Uh...y-yeah. You know 'em?

Floor 3

[pitiedthefool]

[Well, there were certain times where he was used to people calling out for him. Though, people he didn't know was definitely something new. He blinks when he hears an unfamiliar voice calling him by his first name, which made him wonder (apart from the initial "what?") whether it was like with Ishtar-san, or something different.

Regardless, he chooses to follow the voice and speak up.]

...Yes?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

[She brightened up immediately upon hearing his voice, practically bouncing over to his side on metal limbs.]

Yu--this is nuts, where in th' heck are we? I heard somethin' about the world bein' destroyed, but there ain't any way that's serious, yeah? I mean...everyone's alright, ain't they?

[She stared at him with unnatural eyes, her very existence almost too surreal for normal people to even believe. And yet contrary to her mechanical body, there was a cautious hope in her gaze that could only ever be called 'human'.]

[imperialsun]

[Naoya stops his walking to look at her. There's a strange sort of glint in his eyes. Was she a robot?]

I'm afraid I don't know the first two names but in passing, but I know that both Narukami-san and Hanamura-san are here. I could take you to--

[Wait...]

...you have a Persona?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

[Labrys seemed startled at that, taking half a step back in surprise.]

How'd ya--you can...tell?

floor three

[extraordinarily]

[Haruhi counts as an anybody, right? Because Haruhi's in a good mood, she'll attempt to sneak behind the robot and go—]

Boo!

[fuhgeddaboudit]

[WHAT]

Hey--! What's the big idea, goin' around scarin' people like that?!

Floor Three!

[sky_child]

Link, being new himself, has no right to be showing someone the ropes of a place not even he understands. But the girl seems... Well, truth be told, she kind of reminds him of all the little LD-301s he's seen running around the desert (and...elsewhere...but he'd rather not think about him). So she's got the curiosity of the little pointy-eared kid in green.

"...um, do you need help?"

[fuhgeddaboudit]

"...I'm okay." she answered, even as she looked uncertain about how true that was. "Just kinda lost, I guess."

[get_bent]

[Suspicions get.]

Hey! Why are you yellin' Senpai's name?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Wh--oh, Kanji. Heh, you had me thinkin' you were somebody actually threatenin' for a second.

[ICE BURN...?]

Glad t' see ya, though.

Floor three

[rightsiderequiem]

[there's another teenager hanging around on the floor, looking at the wreckage. however, it doesn't seem like he's noticed or heard Labrys yet. come bother?]

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Uh...hey, y'got a second?

[Taptaptap on the shoulder.]

Floor 3

[boxingemperor]

[There's a familiar face on the third floor walking around as if he's getting a feel for the place as well, though he's been around a few days longer Labrys. However, this familiar face is a lot younger and scrawnier than the Shadow Operative she's familiar with. He hears a girl's voice calling for names. The fact that she's looking for Aigis and Mitsuru shakes him from his daze.]

They're not-

[Whoa. Akihiko does a double take. She looks a lot like Aigis.]

[fuhgeddaboudit]

[Blink.]

[Blink blink.]

[Dude, you almost look like a smaller...]

Aki...hiko...?

floor 3; guess it's that time for VA jokes again.

[doublechecks]

[He was just doing his job, trying to clean up the library from the mess the monsters caused, perhaps it was to cover up his deeds in these past weeks, or maybe it was because he finds this dull job as an excellent distraction for his body while his mind continued to perform calculations within it.

Of course, that reverie was broken when he heard a voice calling for a similar name.]

...Are you looking for someone?

[And with that said, he's going to walk out of a nearby shelf, greeting the strange... robot-like thing as if it's just a Tuesday for him.]

you know me too well

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Yu, is tha-

[Wait, what the heck? That definitely wasn't him. Did her audio receptors malfunction?]

[Voice analysis... Yu Narukami - 72% match.]

[The same, but not the same. Different tone, different inflection--the base was the same, but it varied enough to account for the missing 28%.]

Sorry, I kinda thought you were someone else. Uh...I'm lookin' for some friends a' mine.

[ floor three ]

[immortalia]

[ Sertoria was wandering around the dormitories as per usual, however she stopped when she heard the familiar whirring of metal against metal.

'Please, no. Please tell me they did not send CXEV5002 or any higher models out...'

As she hid in one of the rooms, she popped her head out to see a girl that didn't follow the current designs that the CXEV Program's androids did. Okay, so that meant that she wasn't designed to their specifications.

Phew.

She'll come back out and raise her hand up to wave. ]

Greetings, miss. You appear to be lost.

[ floor three ]

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Y-yeah, kinda.

[Labrys paused...not human? A cursory scan confirmed it, and hesitation turned to curiosity.]

Hey, you're...

[evokingfool]

...You know them?

[A young man with blue hair asked, walking towards her. His blue eyes blue right? not silver because gdit anime movie studying Labrys carefully.

She looks a lot like Aigis.]

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Y-yeah. You seen 'em around?

floor 3- ACCENT VS ACCENT TIME

[wweh]

[Eridan noticed the strange girl roaming the hallways. What the fuck was that accent. Of course, that's the right way to introduce yourself to someone, right? his nervousness just amplifies his accent even further. So have a weird looking troll kid, labrys]

Good fuckin' luck findin' them like that. This tower's huge.
Also what the glub is that accent.

BRING IT

[fuhgeddaboudit]

...You got some kinda problem with the way I talk? You're the one soundin' funny.

Floor 3

[technologic]

[And amongst the wreckage is one small red haired woman, who seems focused on trying to clear away some of it away. But it doesn't seem like she heard Labrys either.]

[fuhgeddaboudit]

...Uh...hey, 'scuse me.

[Taptaptap goes the metal hand on yo' shoulder, April.]

[Floor 3] Howdy. :3c

[fractus_animus]

[ Music could be heard filtering through his headphones, loud as ever. All the monsters, all the destruction... it had been a bit crazy, but it was easier to ignore it all now. Minato, however, was pleased for there to be some peace at this point. ... He was getting tired. There had been a lot of fighting, a lot of Persona summoning, a lot of injuries here and there. A lot of bullets too, he supposed. He was about out... it was nice to have a break, but damn did the library get tossed around.

Then he heard the voice of the girl during a pause between songs. Yu? Yosuke? ... She knew Narukami's team, and Narukami himself? Minato pauses, turning his mp3 player down and removing a headphone before approaching.

... He's immediately on-edge when he gets a good LOOK at the girl, though. He doesn't trust anyone, especially not someone who looks like a Kirijo construct. He makes sure his Evoker is gripped tightly, here. If he has to fight, he will, but... ]

... You know Narukami's team?

[ Then she's from his future. Must be. ]

sup

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Y-yeah.

[She didn't look hostile, despite her construction. Labrys was a little hesitant, speaking cautiously.]

You seen 'em?

Floor 3

[princeofjunes]

[It's not exactly Yosuke's floor of choice, but then again choice is something he's a bit short on in the tower. He's lounging around listening to music, but he slips off the headphones when he swears he heard his name]

[He looks over and- oh shit, is that a robot girl?! Holy crap that's totally a robot girl. That's pretty awesome. But she's not the one calling for him, is she? He'd remember if he'd met any robot girls]

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Hey, Yosuke!

[Her expression brightened, one very obviously metal hand being raised to wave at him.

Floor 3!

[detecting]

[Now this was certainly interesting.

A girl wearing their school uniform. A... a robotic girl wearing their school uniform and calling out for her senpai. HUH.]

... You know my senpai?

[fuhgeddaboudit]

Naoto--

[Sup, gurlfrand.]

You don't recognize me either, huh?