「久慈川 りせ 」☆ Kujikawa Rise ☆ (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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towerofanimus2012-10-12 06:54 pm
idol_support) wrote in towerofanimus2012-10-12 06:54 pm
☆ 001 : DEBUT ☆ "Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today."
Characters: Rise (idol_support) and YOU! :D
Setting: Starting in Room 2-01, then WHEREVER SHE HAS TO GO TO FIND HER FRIENDS, K (i.e. feel free to choose if you'd like!); morning of the 12th
Format: Posting with prosebecause I can't help it, sob; no preference for the comments, I will happily follow your lead!
Summary: Rise wakes up (in her Halloween costume, lol) and goes lookin' fortrouble her peeps!
Warnings: Uh...the usual Intro Post Semi-Ramble, and possible spoilers for the True End of Persona 4 (...does that even count any more...), but otherwise nothing so far!
It could have been worse. Waking up in a strange place and then experiencing a short period of sleep paralysis were far from Rise's idea of fun, but while it had been a little scary, she wasn't the type to let something like that get her down or frighten her into inaction; not any more. After all, she'd experienced things tons scarier than that since she'd moved to Inaba and gotten her Persona--it wasn't like it was the end of the world or anything!
...The end of the world...a terrible concept, and one that was vividly real to her now, but also less terrifying at the same time, all things considered. She'd read that your world has been destroyed letter, yeah, sure, but it wasn't the first totally B.S. letter left by some huge creep that Rise had seen this year. Plus she'd received enough iffy fanmail during her career as an idol to know that people could write whatever the heck they wanted, but that didn't make any of it true. She would have to see for herself that the world was destroyed before she'd even begin to believe it! There was really just no way it could be destroyed--she and Senpai and all their friends (but especially Senpai) had just saved it.
More than likely this was the TV World, and some jerk had kidnapped her (ugh, again! That was twice in one year! Twice!) and dumped her here. At least, that's what she'd thought at first...but this place just didn't feel right somehow. Not that the TV World had, but that had been a different sort of Not Right. This was...this was...augh, she didn't even know what this was! It had to be somewhere kinda like the TV World, though, another place that existed outside (or was it more like inside?) of the Real World, because she could summon Kanzeon here with no problem. That had been the first thing she'd done, in fact; the ceiling had looked a little low to try it here, but she had no idea where she was or what to expect when she went through the room's solitary door, and "kinda cramped quarters" was still better than "totally dangerous open area". Anyways, she could always do a more intensive scan later on, when she had a better idea of where she was and what was going on.
What she'd found on doing that initial scan had both reassured and confused her, because ooh, some of her friends were close by! ...But wait, there were a looot of people here, and it looked like there were more--way more--Persona users than just the Investigation Team, whatever that meant... She didn't know anything about them, so Rise couldn't get a solid feel on how many, or exactly where they were, but there were definitely others like them here.
Still, that wasn't the most pressing thing on her mind just now, because in addition to this being a super-weird place...there was also the costume.
Rise hadn't wanted to stay here in this room any longer than it took Kanzeon to run a quick scan of the place and give her a general heads up, but she'd still stopped long enough to change...or she'd tried to, anyway. The outfit she'd found herself wearing on waking up had to go.
It wasn't that she didn't look good in it, and she'd worn a lot less than that on national television, so it could've been way worse, but still! Whoever had kidnapped her this time was a real weirdo (and the idea that someone had changed her clothes while she was unconscious was creepy on a whole new level that Rise decided was best not to think about for now). Fortunately, among other things, she'd found some of her normal clothes in the storage trunk at the end of the bed (which, she'd been interested to note, Kanzeon's scan had designated a Treasure Chest). She'd felt a little unsure about changing when she didn't know whether or not there were any hidden cameras--an idol couldn't be too careful after all, even a former-but-hopefully-returning-to-showbiz-soon one--but she pushed that concern aside as well. Their school uniforms were essentially Full Battle Dress for the Investigation Team, and this place felt strange enough that Rise wanted that extra jolt of confidence from the familiar. That had led to a brief (and utterly hopeless) struggle with the weird collar around her neck (it fit snugly enough that she wasn't sure if she'd still be able to wear her usual white turtleneck), but no amount of tugging, pulling, or twisting could get it off, so she'd conceded defeat for now, and just left off wearing the turtleneck this time.
She'd had to concede defeat again just a few seconds later, when she found that the devil costume wouldn't come off, and then a third and final time when she tried wearing her uniform on top of the costume. It had been a little tricky, what with those wings and all, but she'd managed...only to find that somehow, when she'd briefly turned her attention back to the second (much longer) of those two letters she'd found on waking up, the devil costume had somehow ended up on top of her uniform. Which didn't make ANY sense, and looked a whole lot worse than just wearing the costume on its own had. Ugh! If that was how things were gonna be, then fine! She'd just wear the stupid costume already! She had more important things to worry about anyways--namely, finding her friends and figuring out what was going on here!
Getting the uniform off again was more of a struggle than getting it on had been, but she managed it eventually; by then, she was more than ready to get out of here.
"All right!" she said to herself--hearing the cheery sound of her own voice in her ears was oddly comforting. "Time to find everyone and figure this place out!"
Snatching up the two lettersand totally ignoring the plastic pumpkin and the attached note that had been sitting on her trunk, Rise headed out to face the Tower and (hopefully) find her friends.
idol_support) and YOU! :DSetting: Starting in Room 2-01, then WHEREVER SHE HAS TO GO TO FIND HER FRIENDS, K (i.e. feel free to choose if you'd like!); morning of the 12th
Format: Posting with prose
Summary: Rise wakes up (in her Halloween costume, lol) and goes lookin' for
Warnings: Uh...the usual Intro Post Semi-Ramble, and possible spoilers for the True End of Persona 4 (...does that even count any more...), but otherwise nothing so far!
It could have been worse. Waking up in a strange place and then experiencing a short period of sleep paralysis were far from Rise's idea of fun, but while it had been a little scary, she wasn't the type to let something like that get her down or frighten her into inaction; not any more. After all, she'd experienced things tons scarier than that since she'd moved to Inaba and gotten her Persona--it wasn't like it was the end of the world or anything!
...The end of the world...a terrible concept, and one that was vividly real to her now, but also less terrifying at the same time, all things considered. She'd read that your world has been destroyed letter, yeah, sure, but it wasn't the first totally B.S. letter left by some huge creep that Rise had seen this year. Plus she'd received enough iffy fanmail during her career as an idol to know that people could write whatever the heck they wanted, but that didn't make any of it true. She would have to see for herself that the world was destroyed before she'd even begin to believe it! There was really just no way it could be destroyed--she and Senpai and all their friends (but especially Senpai) had just saved it.
More than likely this was the TV World, and some jerk had kidnapped her (ugh, again! That was twice in one year! Twice!) and dumped her here. At least, that's what she'd thought at first...but this place just didn't feel right somehow. Not that the TV World had, but that had been a different sort of Not Right. This was...this was...augh, she didn't even know what this was! It had to be somewhere kinda like the TV World, though, another place that existed outside (or was it more like inside?) of the Real World, because she could summon Kanzeon here with no problem. That had been the first thing she'd done, in fact; the ceiling had looked a little low to try it here, but she had no idea where she was or what to expect when she went through the room's solitary door, and "kinda cramped quarters" was still better than "totally dangerous open area". Anyways, she could always do a more intensive scan later on, when she had a better idea of where she was and what was going on.
What she'd found on doing that initial scan had both reassured and confused her, because ooh, some of her friends were close by! ...But wait, there were a looot of people here, and it looked like there were more--way more--Persona users than just the Investigation Team, whatever that meant... She didn't know anything about them, so Rise couldn't get a solid feel on how many, or exactly where they were, but there were definitely others like them here.
Still, that wasn't the most pressing thing on her mind just now, because in addition to this being a super-weird place...there was also the costume.
Rise hadn't wanted to stay here in this room any longer than it took Kanzeon to run a quick scan of the place and give her a general heads up, but she'd still stopped long enough to change...or she'd tried to, anyway. The outfit she'd found herself wearing on waking up had to go.
It wasn't that she didn't look good in it, and she'd worn a lot less than that on national television, so it could've been way worse, but still! Whoever had kidnapped her this time was a real weirdo (and the idea that someone had changed her clothes while she was unconscious was creepy on a whole new level that Rise decided was best not to think about for now). Fortunately, among other things, she'd found some of her normal clothes in the storage trunk at the end of the bed (which, she'd been interested to note, Kanzeon's scan had designated a Treasure Chest). She'd felt a little unsure about changing when she didn't know whether or not there were any hidden cameras--an idol couldn't be too careful after all, even a former-but-hopefully-returning-to-showbiz-soon one--but she pushed that concern aside as well. Their school uniforms were essentially Full Battle Dress for the Investigation Team, and this place felt strange enough that Rise wanted that extra jolt of confidence from the familiar. That had led to a brief (and utterly hopeless) struggle with the weird collar around her neck (it fit snugly enough that she wasn't sure if she'd still be able to wear her usual white turtleneck), but no amount of tugging, pulling, or twisting could get it off, so she'd conceded defeat for now, and just left off wearing the turtleneck this time.
She'd had to concede defeat again just a few seconds later, when she found that the devil costume wouldn't come off, and then a third and final time when she tried wearing her uniform on top of the costume. It had been a little tricky, what with those wings and all, but she'd managed...only to find that somehow, when she'd briefly turned her attention back to the second (much longer) of those two letters she'd found on waking up, the devil costume had somehow ended up on top of her uniform. Which didn't make ANY sense, and looked a whole lot worse than just wearing the costume on its own had. Ugh! If that was how things were gonna be, then fine! She'd just wear the stupid costume already! She had more important things to worry about anyways--namely, finding her friends and figuring out what was going on here!
Getting the uniform off again was more of a struggle than getting it on had been, but she managed it eventually; by then, she was more than ready to get out of here.
"All right!" she said to herself--hearing the cheery sound of her own voice in her ears was oddly comforting. "Time to find everyone and figure this place out!"
Snatching up the two letters
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[ He winces, please don't think he's bringing anything about her being 'fat' into this, he knows girls get sensitive about that. Hidetoshi explains in a tone of voice that matches his opinion of the tower admins that had such a twisted idea of entertainment; ] At the moment, the admins of this tower have forced a 'game' upon us; collect a certain amount of candy inside these plastic buckets issued to us, or... suffer the consequences. In this case, the consequences are... painful. The longer you go without filling your bucket with candy, the more difficult it becomes to breath without your own costume tightening on you. Eating a piece of candy relieves the pain for an amount of time. [
Lol, still having problems with the whole "fail and you will die and then come back Wrong" portion of this event. Being normal and having normal expectations of life and death aren't much preparation for this.][He's starting to notice that Rise... doesn't seem phrased at all by being surrounded by monsters, and in a horror tower ran by a bunch of madmen, or the possibility of death. It's puzzling, her composure in the face of all this and the offhanded, confident way she assures him he'll get used to it, the danger, as long as they're all together which... is true but... strange. So, he'll just agree quietly for now and keep his half-formed theories to himself.
And now, they'll walking up the last few steps of stairs and onto the fourth floor which has walls made of nothing but thick, clear glass that displayed an endless expanse of foggy smog outside the tower they were trapped within. Modern couches and sofas are scattered throughout the lounge to relax upon, but it's quite spacious and roomy. Also pretty much empty or anybody else at the moment. ]
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..Pffft, not that she would sit down and read them anyway even if they did.] That seems weird...[And yes, the computer consoles definitely catch her eye, something to come back to play around with later, to see if they were any different from the ones she'd seen in the hallways, and also just to...familiarise herself with them, maybe. She wasn't a hacker by ANY stretch of the imagination, but she was as good with electronic stuff as the next teen, so she shouldn't have any issues. She hopes.]
[...Plastic...bucket. Oh, like the one she'd left in her dorm room! ...Ohhhh. 8|;;] ...And since we can't take the costumes off, we have to play the game. Whether we want to or not. [She sounds grim, and maybe a little pissed, but not outright worried. But...if those are really the rules, she'd rather save that piece of candy he just gave her to put in her bucket, so it'll count towards the goal. For now, she can deal with a costume that's a little unpleasantly pinchy. She's definitely worn worse.] Ugh! These kidnappers are such creeps!
[...And then they're in the lounge and everything else is forgotten and it is huge and exactly what she was looking for. Possible future costume malfunctions forgotten, Rise can't help but give a happy little laugh as she spins in circles through the expansive open spaces, the sound of her unrestrained giggles echoing warmly, but definitely not loud enough to be worrisome.]
This is absolutely perfect!
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... What is it perfect for for, Rise-san?
[ He is actually extremely curious here. How does she plan on finding her team of friends and their leader by coming to a spacious room?
He is so unprepared for the upcoming revaluation.][1/3]
...You might wanna sit down, Hidetoshi-senpai.
[Supposing he lets her, the former idol pulls him over to the couch and not ungently pushes him down onto it, while she herself remains on her feet; then she slowly moves back, putting some space between them--not enough to make conversation difficult, but.]
This is probably gonna be a little weird for you to see, but...just trust me, okay? Just watch, and I'll do my best to answer all your questions once I'm finished. I promise.
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[Plus, she likes the feeling of taking center stage, standing alone in the spotlight, just waiting for her cue or else the perfect moment, with a rapt audience (albeit a small one this time) holding its breath in anticipation... This is a little different, of course, but there's a tiny part of it that's faintly similar.]
[She feels the rush of the summoning start, the familiar blue glow enveloping her, stirring her long red-brown hair; seemingly from out of nowhere, a card spins into existence in front of her, then shatters like glass as she brings her hands up, folding them in front of her as if in prayer.]
Persona!
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...Sorry, Hidetoshi-senpai, she's temporarily forgotten about you. |D][1/?]
(There's certainly a small part of him that's holding its breath just a little. Mysteries were interesting, especially when answers were promised.)
And then then Hidetoshi's face is bathed in the sudden blue glow of her summoning, and he is mute with when the card appears in front of her out of flipping' nowhere, which could be explained by special effects as with the stirred of Rise's hair as if by an invisible wind, and-
"Persona!"
And...
And...
What. ]
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what.
what.
WHAT. ]
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What is that?
What did Rise just summon?
How, why, what is it? You see, he's been able to accept the entire 'magic thing', the whole supernatural angle to the Tower they've been locked inside by logicing' it out with the theory of alternate universes. Okay, so what if some other world can ignore the laws of basic gravity and life and use the kind of magic normally found only in science fiction novels or mythology, that can occur in different worlds. His world isn't supernatural nor abnormal. But Rise is from his dimension if from a few years down the line. And she just did something very much supernatural.
What.
He racks his brain to find a rationale, something tangible he can stubbornly believe in, and something he can apply logic to, but finds nothing. Damnit. ]
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Don't worry, he's forgotten about speaking while he stares at her in shock.][1/2]
[2/2]
She stays where she is for now, not wanting to alarm him any further.]
Like I said, a little weird, huh? But there's nothing to be afraid of. So...can I come over there and sit down?
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So, it takes him several seconds to respond to her light remark and following request to sit down. Hidetoshi blinks and jerks his chin up. ]
Even if I had the slightest clue what you just did, Rise-san, I would certainly classify that as a 'little weird', yes. [ Beat of quiet. He folds his hand together in his lap. ] Yeah, you can sit down over here if you want to.
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[Tucking her hands behind her back, Rise heads over to Hidetoshi's couch and settles in, leaving a good 3/4 of a cushion space between him and herself. She doesn't want to crowd him (especially right now), but she doesn't want him to think she doesn't want to sit with him either.
She's quiet for a second or two, then starts off on her explanation.]
I promised to answer all your questions, and I will. But...I think I already know what your first one will be, so I'll start there. It...can be a little confusing, but I'll try my best to explain, okay?
What I just did is what we call 'summoning a Persona'. In our case--mine and most of my friends, I mean--our Personas started out as Shadows. And at first, that Shadow-self just looked like slightly-twisted version of ourselves, and it would say all the terrible things that we'd secretly thought and felt deep down. And it knew all of that...because it was you, really. It was all those awful things separating itself from you and materializing in a physical form.
And...if you denied it, and said it wasn't you...it would turn into a monster and attack you. That happened to me, but luckily my friends were there to stop it from killing me. Apparently that's what those Shadow-selves do if you just keep denying them...
[There's a brief lapse of silence for a second or two, as Rise thinks of Mayumi Yamano and Yosuke's senpai, Saki Konishi-san, and how lucky she herself had been that the others were there to save her.]
...But once you accepted it, and acknowledged that there was at least a little bit of truth to what that Shadow-self was saying, even if it was being way too over-the-top with the way it was saying it...then it would rejoin you as a Persona. Which is what that thing you just saw me summon was--my Persona, Kanzeon! Most of my friends can fight with their Personas, buuuut Kanzeon's kinda a special case. We're the support structure for the team! We can locate monsters, and treasure chests, and scan monsters to figure out their weaknesses, stuff like that! Pretty cool, huh?
[
...Give the boy a chance to breathe/think/process all that, Rise...]