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Previous thread: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/1409350/

You are Ryoma Shizuhara, a young man living with his grandfather in a small town while your mother goes under chemotherapy. So far, you made a friend, saw said friend get his soul pulled out of his body a creepy marionette version of him and pulled through a mirror, then jumped into said mirror and chased his soul through a factory. After all that, you met a strange girl, got a Persona, and saved your friend from being turned into an obedient drone by the Shadow of an overly-strict teacher.

However, none of this is an acceptable reason for why you and Hiroji disappeared during lunch and didn't come back to class.

So how are you going to explain your sudden absence to your grandfather?

>"It was just the first day, Grandpa. Not much happens on the first day."
>"I got lost"
>Write in
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>>1423172
>"I got lost"
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>>1423172
Girl problems grandpa, dont bother, me too much about it please.
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>>1423172
>"I got lost"
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>>1423172
>>"I got lost"
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>>1423181
>>1423205
>>1423211

"I got lost."

>roll d20 to lie
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>>1423217
bump
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Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>1423217
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dice+1d20

For some hard lying
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Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>1423217
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>>1423269
You gotta put it in the options field, friend.
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Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>1423217
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Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>1423271
so it doesn't work on mobile then...
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>>1423277
>20

Gramps sighs. "Alright, I guess...just make sure you don't get lost again. I'd hate to tell your mom you've gotten detention twice."

After explaining yourself, you went straight to bed. Exploring that factory, you felt extremely tired and can't think of doing anything but going to sleep.


4/12, Before School

You run into Hiroji on the way to school. "Hey, dude. Yesterday was fuckin' crazy."

>"How you holding up?"
>"I can barely believe it happened myself..."
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>>1423288
>Write in
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>>1423288
>>"How you holding up?"
>>"I can barely believe it happened myself..."
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>"How are you holding up?"
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>>1423288
>"How you holding up?"
>"I can barely believe it happened myself..."
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>>1423288
>"How you holding up?"
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>>1423288
>"How you holding up?"
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>>1423288
>"I can barely believe it happened myself..."
>"How you holding up?"
Seems to flow a little more naturally this way.
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>>1423459
>>1423364
>>1423320
Writing (Sorry, had to go out of town to help my aunt clear out tree branches from her yard)
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>>1423675
"How you holding up?" you ask. Hiroji shrugs. "Eh, my parents weren't thrilled about me getting detention the first day of class, but other than that I'm fine...Did you try to move through your mirrors at home?"

You shake your head. Hiroji rubs the back of his head. "I tried in the bathroom at home but I couldn't get through because the mirror is right over the bathroom sink. If I put a knee down on the sink I might have gotten through...But that risks breaking the sink off the wall and my parents would probably kill me in ways worse than any of the Shadows..."

You chuckle, but Hiroji raises a valid concern: there's no way you could easily get into the Reflected World with a bathroom mirror...You went through the school bathroom mirror last time but that raises two problems: if you went into the mirror during school hours, you'd constantly be committing truancy. And in order to do it outside of school hours you'd have to break into the building, which would likely get you expelled.

"We're gonna need a mirror of our own...One of those big standing mirrors." you say.

"Right, but where'd we put it?" Asks Hiroji.

>"Could you keep it at your place?"
>"We could put in my grandpa's barn...He doesn't use the upper loft often."
>"Is there a forest or something we could hide it?"
>Write in
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>>1423740
>"Somewhere that we can get to after school easily, and that no one would suspect anything out of the ordinary. We can't keep it at either of our places because our relatives might get curious."
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>>1423740
>>"We could put in my grandpa's barn...He doesn't use the upper loft often."
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>>1423749
>"Somewhere that we can get to after school easily, and that no one would suspect anything out of the ordinary. We can't keep it at either of our places because our relatives might get curious."
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>>1423740
>>"We could put in my grandpa's barn...He doesn't use the upper loft often."
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>>1423740
>"We could put in my grandpa's barn...He doesn't use the upper loft often."
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>>1423752
>>1423777
>>1423816

"We could put it in my grandpa's barn. He doesn't use the upper loft often." you suggest. "That's perfect!" says Hiroji. "If your grandpa ever asks, we can just tell him we're studying when we're really in the Reflected World."

He stops and sighs. "Man, this is so crazy... I was thinking about all this last night and I had to ask myself if I was really willing to risk my hide to save people from the Shadows...But after thinking about what Takeda would have turned me into I realized that this is the only I thing I could do and live with myself. I mean, Yolanda said people don't know they're sending people through the mirror. If this went on for too long...God, eventually everyone would be conforming to someone else's perception of that. A world where you're nothing more than what someone else thinks of you... That's not a world I want to live in."

>"We're doing the right thing."
>"If not us, then who?"
>"It's a lot of responsibility, but we're the only ones who can do this."
>Write in
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>>1423833
>>"If not us, then who?"
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>>1423833
>>"We're doing the right thing."
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>>1423833
>It's a lot of responsibility, but we're the only ones who can do this."
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>>1423833
>>"It's a lot of responsibility, but we're the only ones who can do this."
>"We're doing the right thing."
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>>1423833
>"It's a lot of responsibility, but we're the only ones who can do this."
Until best girl shows up, then we'll get her to help.
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>>1423833
>"It's a lot of responsibility, but we're the only ones who can do this."
>"Speaking of responsibility, we should actually do some studying in addition to saving people."
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>>1423895
>>1423897
>>1423932
>>1423942

"It's a lot of responsibility, but we're the only ones who can do this." you say.

Hiroji grins. "Honestly, I feel a lot more confident hearing it from you. Between you, me, and Yolanda...we can protect people from losing themselves."


>?!


I am thou...thou art I...

Thou hast established a new bond. It bringeth thee closer to thy liberation.

With the birth of the Magician, thou hast found a new road to greater power.



>You have established the MAGICIAN Social Link with Hiroji Kotoku
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>>1423975

Hiroji coughs. "Anyway, I'll see if I can find one of those standing mirrors. Don't know how we're gonna get it up into the loft without breaking it, though..."


When you and Hiroji reach the gate, you are stopped by the history teacher, a middle-aged woman named Mrs. Nakahara. "You two!"

>"Who, us?"
>"Is there something wrong?"
>Just keep walking
>Write in
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>>1423986
>>"Is there something wrong?"
Be polite. No need to draw attention.
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>>1423986
>>"Is there something wrong?"
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>>1423986
>Is there something wrong?"
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>>1423986
>"Is there something wrong?"
We're a rebel, but the kind that's actually read Rules for Radicals and therefore knows how to turn the mechanisms of control against those in power.
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>>1423986
>"Is there something wrong?"
Shit. This is going to be about the fact that we missed class, isn't it?
Keep as nice as possible about it.
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>>1423986
>>"Is there something wrong?"
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>>1423997
>>1424000

"Is there something wrong?" you ask.

Mrs. Nakahara lets out a harrumph and hands you each a pink paper slip. "You're detention has been scheduled for this Saturday afternoon. You'll be staying after class to mop hallways. I'm sure the custodian will be pleased to get some work taken off his hands for once."

"This Saturday? Aw man, I had plans!" complains Hiroji.

"Maybe you should have thought about that before you and Shizuhara snuck off to who-knows-where."

You pocket the detention paper when out of the corner of your eye you notice a rather tough-looking girl with long black hair walking up. The girl freezes when she sees Nakahara and begins to walk a different direction, away from Nakahara. However, the old teacher notices her too.

"Where do you think YOU'RE going, Ayabe?" The girl stops mid-step. "Old bitch..." you hear her mutter.

Nakahara seems unfazed. "I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that....I've got detention papers for you, too. Momoko, you'll be serving your detention this Saturday alongside Hiroji Kotoku and Ryoma Shizuhara"

Hiroji goes pale. "Oh crap." he mutters.

>"I feel like there's a reason behind that 'oh crap'..."
>"Should I be concerned?"
>"On a scale from 1 to 10, how fucked are we?"
>Write in
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>>1424023
>>"Should I be concerned?"
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>>1424023
*Your detention has been scheduled.

Stupid late-night grammar failures.
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>>1424023
>>"I feel like there's a reason behind that 'oh crap'..."
And best girl has arrived.
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>>1424023
>>Write in
Think I got a chance?
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>>1424031
This.
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Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>1424023
>>"On a scale from 1 to 10, how fucked are we?"
We determine this the real way.
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>>1424010
It would be interesting to see how we could use The Rules to deal with Persona level badness. We'll see I guess.
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>>1424023
>>"I feel like there's a reason behind that 'oh crap'...On a scale from 1 to 10, how fucked are we?"
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>>1424056
>>1424061
You know /qst/ has IDs right?
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>>1424085
Yes, but I like to try and keep the name the same for the threads I am on.
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>>1424029
>>1424035
>>1424056

Just gonna combine these. Writing.
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>>1424102
"I feel like there's a reason behind that 'oh crap'," you say. "On a scale from 1 to 10, how fucked are we?"

"Depends, how scared of you of a crazy-ass sukeban boss caving your face in with a baseball bat?"

>"Not very."
>"Extremely so."
>Write in
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>>1424140
>"Not very."
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>>1424140
>She wouldn't smash my pretty face in, would she?
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>>1424140
>>"Not very."
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>>1424140
As an addendum to my post here >>1424149
>>Write in
Also, doesn't Sukeban refer to the boss of a gang specifically? So you don't have to say Sukeban Boss, it's redundant.
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>>1424140
>"I like my face where it is."
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>>1424140
>>"Not very."
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>>1424140
>"I like my face where it is."
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>>1424145
>>1424150
>>1424169

"Not very." you say matter-of-factly.

"Man, nothing fazes you." says Hiroji. "But seriously, Momoko's been a terror around here since Junior High. She's almost always getting into fights, she's got a bunch of other delinquent girls under her...she's a scary person."

You don't respond to Hiroji. You just watch Momoko grip the detention slip tightly in her fist.

(Gonna continue this later. Need to sleep.)
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>>1424218
Thanks for running!
Loving the quest so far, just don't burn yourself out
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>>1424218
>Momoko's been a terror around here since Junior High. She's almost always getting into fights, she's got a bunch of other delinquent girls under her...she's a scary person."
>implying that's a bad thing
We need to loan Hiroji a couple volumes of Yandere Kanojo so he can understand our most patrician of fetishes.
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>>1424218
Can you please try to vary up the party Arcana a bit? I know its somewhat tradition to get Magician as one of the first but it would be great if the others weren't just Lovers, Emperor, Empress, Priestess.
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>>1424391
Eh, the Arcana will vary up in time but usually you get that typical spread of Arcana because those are the first Arcanas that you start with- the Tower Personas start at level 30-ish in P3 and P4
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That's not the last you see of Nakahara that day- you have history class today.

"Now, can anyone tell me who is credited for the invention of daylight savings time....Shizuhara, how about you?"

All the class looks at you...

>roll d20 to remember!
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>>1424488
dice+1d20
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>>1424488
Fuck
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Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>1424488
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Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>1424488
Some filthy gaijin?
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Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>1424488
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Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>1424488
>"It was Joe Hardon or something, right?"
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Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>1424488
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>>1424498
>8

"Leonardo Da Vinci?" you guess.

"No. The creation of Daylight Savings Time is credited to Benjamin Franklin..."

You slump in your chair a little, feeling embarrassed.

>Lunch

You and Hiroji head to lunch. "Hey, I ran into Mr. Takeda today." he said.

"And?"

"He didn't give me shit about the dress code!" Hiroji says.

>"Think it had to do with beating his Shadow?"
>"That's good to hear."
>Write in
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>>1424565
>>"Think it had to do with beating his Shadow?"
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>>1424565
>"Think it had to do with beating his Shadow?"
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>>1424565
>"That's good to hear."
>"Think it had to do with beating his Shadow?"
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>>1424570
>>1424621

"Think it had to do with beating his Shadow?" you ask. "Probably." says Hiroji.

While you and Hiroji eat, you see Momoko eating alone- that is, until a trio of very intimidating looking female students walks up to her. However, they seem to hold Momoko with high regard, based on how they talk to her.

"Hey, boss, heard that Nakahara gave you detention." says one of the girls. "Want us to get her to change her mind? Maybe smash the windows of her car?"

Momoko sighs. "Just forget it...I'll serve detention....honestly, it ain't worth the hassle."

This seems to surprise the delinquent girls. "H-huh? Are you feelin' OK, boss?" one of them asks. "That ain't like you!"

"Look, just forget it, okay?" Momoko says forcefully. "I don't fucking want to put gas on the fire, so just stay out of it!"

"Don't tell you've gone soft, Ayabe-sama." says one of the younger-looking delinquents. "You're supposed to be our leader! Don't act like a coward!"

"I ain't a fucking coward, dipshit...." snarls Momoko. She starts standing up, and you can feel the menacing aura she's giving off. "I'm just fucking sick of dealing with this shit, getting in and out of trouble...it's all fucking annoying, and you pieces of shit ain't fucking helping..."

The delinquents do not take kindly to this, and their body language becomes hostile towards Momoko.

"Dude, we should probably leave..." whispers Hiroji. "Shit's about to go down."

>"Yeah, let's get outta here..."
>"I wanna see how this plays out."
>"And miss a 3-on-1 catfight? Are you crazy?!"
>Write-in
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>>1424669
>>"I wanna see how this plays out."
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>>1424669
>"I wanna see how this plays out."

Sounds like she's trying to keep her head down, we can't just let her get beat over it
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>>1424669
>>"And miss a 3-on-1 catfight? Are you crazy?!"
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>>1424678
>>1424679


"I want to see how this plays out." you say.

Momoko glares at the delinquents. "You really gonna try an' start somethin'? I could smash all your fucking heads in, no problem."

The delinquent girls snarl, but they back off. "I can't believe this..." says one of them. "You've gotten weak."

The delinquent walks off, and Momoko stands there for a moment. She sighs, then sits down. "...shit." she mutters.

Then she turns to look to you.

"What are you two chucklefucks lookin' at?" she snarls.

>"Uh...we were just leaving."
>"You."
>Say nothing, leave.
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>>1424791
>"You."

Didn't want you to get jumped by 3 people without someone around to help pull them off at least, not that you don't look like you can handle yourself
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>"You"
>"What's with them calling you boss?"
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>>1424791
>>"You."
>Didn't want you to get jumped by 3 people without someone around to help pull them off at least, not that you don't look like you can handle yourself
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>>1424791
>>"You."
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>>1424791
>>"You."
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>>1424791
>>"You."
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>>1424843
>>1424826
>>1424822
>>1424798

"You," you say bluntly.

"You think you're funny, Red?" asks Momoko.

"Didn't want you to get jumped by 3 people without someone around to help pull them off at least...not that you don't look like you can handle yourself." you say. Momoko's eyes narrow. "Look, just mind your own business." she says, with a clear threat behind her words.

Hiroji grabs you by the shoulder. "We were just leaving." he says, dragging you away. After managing to get you out of earshot of Momoko, he glares at you. "Dude, are you fucking suicidal?" he hisses. "Momoko would've ripped off your dick and forced you to eat it!"

You roll your eyes. Something about how she acted makes you think she's not the person Hiroji thinks she is.


>After School

You are heading home when you see a peculiar blue door that seems to stand on its own. You feel yourself drawn to it, and open the door...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFcBtxoyd4

"Welcome back," says Igor, as you find yourself in the Velvet Room. Henry is holding a serving tray covered with green glass contour drinking glasses.

>"What's with the door?"
>"So, what exactly is this place for?"
>Write in
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>>1424882
>"So, what exactly is this place for?"
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>>1424882
>>"So, what exactly is this place for?"
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>>1424882
>>Write in
Nice to see you as well.
>>"So, what exactly is this place for?"
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>>1424882
>Nice to see you as well.
>"So, what exactly is this place for?"
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>>1424893
I'll change to this
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>>1424893
>>1424914
>>1424916

"Nice to see you as well." you say. "So, what exactly is this place for?"

Igor chuckles. "Now that you have awakened to the power of Persona, you will need the services of the Velvet Room to create new, stronger Personas."

"Wait, new Personas?" you ask. "Indeed," says Igor. "As you represent the Fool Arcana, you are zero- the void in which all things are possible. With that potential comes the Wild Card- the power to possess multiple Personas. At the present time, you can carry up to six, but as you grow stronger, your capacity to hold more inner selves will grow with you."

"So how do I get more Personas?" you ask.

Henry steps in. "You can obtain more Personas by negotiating with the Shadows in the Reflected World...those common Shadows you see are demons from the sea of humanity's souls. Negotiate with them and you may rekindle their memories and, in return, take them as Personas."

"And when you collect these Personas, you can bring them back here and fuse them together, creating a new Persona from the sea of your own soul." says Igor.

"We'll see you again when you are ready for our services." says Henry.

You leave the Velvet Room and walk home, where Gramps is waiting, reading a newspaper.

"Hey, kid. Kept your nose clean?" asks Gramps.

>"Yes."
>"Sure, but the other guy's nose was busted all to hell."
>Write in
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>>1424941
>>"Yes."
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>>1424941
>Yes
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>>1424941
>"Yes sir."
>Write-In

How has your day been Gramps? Been holding up okay?

Dammit man, I swear to god if anything happens to our grandpa, he's just trying his best
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>>1424941
>"Yes."
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>>1424943
>>1424951
>>1424955

"Yes," you say, deciding not to make smart remarks.

Gramps stands up from his seat. "Ah, good. Tell me, how much do you know about harvesting crops?"

"Not much," you say.

"Well, it's not that hard." says Gramps. "There's soybeans that need picking, so how about you and I head on out to the fields and get to work?"

You nod, and a few hours later you are drenched in sweat, sitting in the grass with a few buckets filled with soybeans. Gramps comes out of the house with two fridge-chilled bottles of soda. "Thirsty work, ain't it?" he asks with a laugh.

>"Damn right it is..."
>"How do you do it?"
>Write in
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>>1424971
>>"How do you do it?"
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>>1424971
>"Damn right it is..."
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>>1424971
>"Damn right it is..."
>"How do you do it?"
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>>1424971
>>"How do you do it?"
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>>1424971
>>"Damn right it is..."
>>"How do you do it?"
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>>1424975
>>1424979
>>1424986
>>1424982

"Damn right it is..." you say, taking a swig of soda. "How do you do it?"

"Well, I've done this all my life...this farm's been in the family since your four-times great grandfather was around. I guess no matter how old I get, somethings just still come naturally."

He sighs. "Kinda wish I could take a break, but I don't know what I'd do with myself if I stopped farming..."

He chuckles. "Though it is nice to have someone to talk to again."

>?!
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[/blue]I am thou...thou art I...

Thou hast established a new bond. It bringeth thee closer to thy liberation.

With the birth of the Emperor, thou hast found a new road to greater power.[/blue]

>You have established the EMPEROR Social Link with Mitsuoki Nagamine!

"C'mon, dinner time's just about here." says Gramps. "I'm makin' sukiyaki!"


(Continued later, g2g)
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>>1425054
Thanks for running
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>>1425054
Good shit VR Host. See you next time.
I'd advise you to read up on the characters in P1 and P2 to get some character Arcana ideas. P2 even has best bro pic related.
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>>1425093
Eikichi is indeed best bro
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>>1425093
what about brosuke? or Bropei?
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>>1425237
Yosuke is an ass-kissing shithead. Kanji on the other hand is P4's best boy.
Junpei is DA MAN, that's undeniable. But Shinji is the true best boy. Fuck Ken for doing the shit that he did.
In P5, you got Ryuji and Yusuke who are both really good for different reasons.
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Wednesday, 4/13, Before School

>Your detention is in 3 days...

Hiroji runs up to you by the front gate. "Yo, guess what?"

>"Surprise me."
>"..."
>"I feel like no matter what I guess, you're gonna tell me anyway."
>Write in
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>>1425519
>"Surprise me."
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>>1425519
>Write in
In the most deadpan, pokerfaced manner possible, "Risette snuck in through window last night and demanded that you make her a woman."
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>>1425519
>>"Surprise me."
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>>1425552
...c-can the QM vote for write-ins? Because goddamn that's hilarious.
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>>1425552
switching to this
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>>1425679
Would they even know who Risette is in-universe?
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>>1425737
She's a popular idol, I'm pretty sure even P5 makes a minor reference to her.
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>>1425742
Yeah I don't know about others since it's a little over a month 'til I'm back at my ps4 able to play, but at minimum there's a big poster advertising a show hanging in a public place.
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>>1425552
I'll vote this
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>>1425552
yosh
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>>1425552
>>1425710
>>1425895

You go completely poker faced and say in total deadpan: "Risette snuck in through your window last night and demanded that you make her a woman."

"No, I- wait, what did you-?! Dude, I don't know if you're fucking with me or if you seriously think that happened."

You let your slight smarmy smirk answer for you.

Hiroji continues, "I managed to find a standing mirror last night. It's got a reflective surface roughly the size of an adult male, so we should have no problems getting through it. We just need to pick it up after school and take it to your grandpa's barn."

>"Great, how are we getting it there?"
>"Does the place you got it from deliver?"
>Write in
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>>1426189
>>"Great, how are we getting it there?"
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>>1426189
>>"Great, how are we getting it there?"
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>>1426196
>>1426226

"Great, how are you getting it there?" you ask. Hiroji's face drains of almost all color. "I didn't think of that..?" He says with a tone of horrified comprehension.

You sigh. "Guess we'll have to carry it.

>After school

Hiroji leads you to a junkyard on the outskirts of town. There's a fence around the place, topped with old and rusted barbed wire.

"The mirror's just inside the gate, " explains Hiroji. "I can probably deadlift it over the fence, and after that we just gotta put it on a dolly or something and cart it to the barn!"

>"...This plan sucks."
>"Are you sure this is safe?"
>"As long as you're the one hopping the fence and not me."
>Write in
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>>1426189
>>"Great, how are we getting it there?"
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>>1426317
>>"Are you sure this is safe?"
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>>1426317
>"As long as you're the one hopping the fence and not me."
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>>1426317
>>"Are you sure this is safe?"
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>>1426323
>>1426329
"Are you sure this is safe?" you ask skeptically.

"Of course," says Hiroji. "It's probably safer than the Reflected World."

Hiroji takes off his jacket and drapes it over the barbed wire, allowing him to safely put his hands on the fence. He hops over and walks behind a pile of trash. "Could swore it was around- aha!"

Hiroji pulls with great effort and comes back with a mirror. "Ta-da~!" he says happily.

>Roll d20
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Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>1426591
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Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>1426591
Here we go.
>>1426607
Nice get.
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Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>1426591
inb4 seven years of bad luck, the good things in our past.
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Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>1426591
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Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>1426591
Is it best of 3 or 5?
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>>1426685
best of 3 with crits in first 5
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>>1426607

As Hiroji is hosting the mirror over the fence, a very large and very aggressive looking German Shepherd rounds a corner and gives Hiroji a look that looks anything but friendly. "Hiroji, you need to move quickly," you whisper.

"Huh, why?"

"Dog. Big dog. Big, angry dog."

The dog begins barking and snarling at Hiroji, who has gone pale as a sheet. He begins frantically pushing the mirror over as you help set it down on your side of the fence. He puts a leg up on the fence and that's when the dog comes after him, teeth bared. Hiroji screams as the dog's teeth snag onto the leg of his pants.

"Bad dog! Bad dog!" shouts Hiroji. He looks to you desperately. "Dude, help!!!"

>Pull Hiroji over
>Distract the dog
>Write in
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>>1426722
>Pull Hiroji over
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>>1426722

>Pull Hiroji over
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>>1426722
>>Distract the dog
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>>1426722
>Distract the dog
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>>1426722
>>Pull Hiroji over
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>>1426722
>Pull Hiroji over
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>>1426745
>>1426752
>>1426818

You grab onto Hiroji's arms and pull. There's the sound of ripping as Hiroji falls face first into the dirt, with his pants leg ripped away up to the shin. "God dammit..." groans Hiroji. "I'm gonna have a bad time explaining how this happened..."

You manage to find a dolly to move the mirror and tie it down with your jacket as an impromptu rope.

After that's done, you and Hiroji use an old but functional hay trolley to pull the mirror up to the upper loft.

Hiroji wipes a bead of sweat off his forehead.

"Wanna check if this'll work?" asks Hiroji.

>"Sure."
>"Maybe tomorrow..."
>Write in
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>>1426853
>"Sure."
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>>1426853
>"Sure."
Maybe we can find some new pants for you in there too.
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>>1426853
>"Sure."
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>>1426866
>>1426871
>>1426901

"Sure." you say. Hiroji grins. "Alright, let's go!"

The two of you step through the mirror and find yourself in the barren wasteland. You see Yolanda there, cross-legged on the ground and eyes closed. "Did someone get sent over here?" asks Yolanda.

"Uh, no." answers Hiroji.

"Then why are you here?" asks Yolanda, sounding stern.

>"We want to train."
>"We got mirror to use when someone gets sent here."
>"Are you always gonna be like this?"
>Write in

(I'm getting sleepy and my tablet battery is running low so I'll continue this later...Though I may make a new thread if this autosages)
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>>1426976
*>"We got a mirror to use when someone gets sent here."

Using proper grammar while tired is hard
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>>1426976
>>"We want to train."
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>>1426976
>"We got mirror to use when someone gets sent here."
>Just checking to see if it works.
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>>1426976
>"We got mirror to use when someone gets sent here."
>"Are you always gonna be like this?"
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>>1426976
>>"We got mirror to use when someone gets sent here."
>>Just checking to see if it works.
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>>1427016
>>1427018
"We got a mirror to use when someone gets sent here." you say. "We were just checking to see if it works."

Yolanda sighs and stands up. "Well, since your here, there's something I wanted to look at."

"What is it?" asks Hiroji. Yolanda begins walking off. "Follow me," she says.

She leads you to a massive cavern entrance. "This is Xinaian." says Yolanda. "It's a massive underground Shadow hive."

"Shadow hive?" parrots Hiroji. "Is it safe to be here?"

"The entrance is safe...plus, I can sense a few floors down there's no Shadows." says Yolanda. "I've wanted to investigate this place since I found it, but I didn't think I could do it alone. But before we do that..."

Yolanda walks up right next to the cavern's entrance and begins digging. When she comes back, she's holding a burlap bag. "Some weaponry I found from that factory dungeon." she explains, "First, you'll need a melee weapon. I have a two-handed sword, a spear, and an axe...."

>Take the two-handed sword (You will use two handed swords)
>Take the spear (You will use spears)
>Take the axe (You will use axes)
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>>1427491
Shit, forgot to put my name in
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>>1427491
>>Take the two-handed sword (You will use two handed swords)
Oh fuck yeah two hand swords are the best. Zweihander a babe.
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>>1427491
>>Take the spear (You will use spears)
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>>1427491
>Take the spear (You will use spears)
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>>1427491
>Take the spear (You will use spears)
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>>1427509
>>1427524

You take the spear, Hiroji takes the axe, and Yolanda takes the sword.

"I also found these..." says Yolanda, pulling out more stuff from the sack. There's a pistol, a shotgun, and a semiautomatic.

>Take the pistol (Use handguns)
>Take the shotgun (Use shotguns)
>Take the semiautomatic (Use SMGs)
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>>1427537
>Take the semiautomatic (Use SMGs)
I take it this is some sort of PCC?
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>>1427537
>>Take the semiautomatic (Use SMGs)
Spear a meh, better than axes though.
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>>1427537
>Take the shotgun (Use shotguns)
We need a real mans weapon!
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>>1427537
>Take the semiautomatic (Use SMGs)
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>>1427556
>>1427583

You take the submachine gun. Hiroji takes the shotgun, and Yolanda takes the pistol.

"Alright, now that we've got that taken care of, let's get going." says Yolanda.

(Continued)
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You step into the cavern and take it in. "This...isn't what I was expecting." says Yolanda. "Yeah, this doesn't look like a natural cave..." says Hiroji.

You just shrug and run in.

"Hey, where do you think you're going?!" says Yolanda.

To get some new Personas, you think. Henry said that the Shadows would become Personas if you negotiated with them. So when you see a formless blob of darkness around the corner, you can't wait to get down to business.

>Roll 1d20
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Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>1427611
Allah guide us
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Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>1427611
Nat 1 for Matador!
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>18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nutP8UtbjR0

You jump at the Shadow mass, driving your spear into its back. The mass explodes, revealing three beguiling looking fairy-like girls.

>Gun
>Melee
>Guard
>Kouha
>Single Shot
>Sukukaja
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>>1427670
>Gun
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>>1427670
>Waifu them up
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>>1427670
>talk
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>>1427696
>>1427680

Alright, I need to explain how to negotiation works- you have to knock down all enemies in order to initiate negotiations. Once all enemies are down, you can either do an All-Out Attack or negotiate for money, items, or to make the enemy you're negotiating with a Persona.
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>>1427705
ok, so
>Gun
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>>1427670
>Gun
Take em down so we can take em.
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>>1427676
>>1427712
>>1427717

>Roll d20
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Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>1427719
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Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>1427719
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Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>1427719
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>>1427731

You spray your gun, not used to using firearms. However, you manage to shoot down the Shadows, knocking them prone.

One of the Shadow girls weakly lifts her head. "Th-this can't be any worse...don't kill me...I'll do anything...."

>"Lend me your power."
>"Give me money."
>"I want an item."
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>>1427788
>"Lend me your power."
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>>1427788
>>"Lend me your power."
Time to chat her up.
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>>1427788
>"Lend me your power."
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>>1427788
>"Lend me your power."
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Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>1427788
>>"Lend me your power."
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>>1427788
>>"Lend me your power."
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>>1427790
>>1427812
>>1427820

"Lend me your power..." you say, holding your gun out.

One of the girls gets up and looks at you.

"I remember something...I'm not a Shadow...I am an existence that drifts along the in sea of humanity's souls...My real name...is 'Pixie'!"

With that, all but one Shadow disappears and the remainder glows with a brilliant blue light, turning into an antique iron key. The key flies towards your neck, and the collar appears around your neck. The key slots into a previously non-existent lock on the collar and seems to melt into the keyhole.

>You have taken a new Persona key: Pixie of the Lovers Arcana!

Yolanda stares in shock. "Wh-what did you just do?"

>"New Persona. You dig?"
>"I think I just got a new Persona..."
>Write in.
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>>1427866
>>"New Persona. You dig?"
Gotta be smug.
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>>1427866
>Write in.

Picked up a new persona, something to do with being a fool? Dunno, Mr. T never elaborated
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>>1427866
>"New Persona. You dig?"
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>>1427866
"New Persona. You dig?"
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>>1427870
>>1427881
>>1427946


"New Persona. You dig?" you respond. You rip off the collar and Pixie appears behind you, winking playfully at Yolanda and Hiroji. They both stare at you flabbergasted.

"How is this possible...?" asks Yolanda. "I thought you wield one Persona!"

She chuckles, and for the first time ever you see her smile. "It seems I assumed to little of you...this potential of yours will give us an incredible advantage."

"This kicks ass!" Hiroji says excitedly. "Let's see if you can get even more Personas!"

>"Persona Shopping? Hell yeah!"
>"Let's exercise caution...those Shadows were weak, I might not be so lucky next time."
>Write in
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>>1427972
>"Let's exercise caution...those Shadows were weak, I might not be so lucky next time."

We should go hunting, but stay on your toes
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>>1427972
>>"Let's exercise caution...those Shadows were weak, I might not be so lucky next time."
>>Write in
Hug Pixie, join the Pixie Waifu Fanclub alongside Adrian and Nobuyuki.
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>>1428027
Who?
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>>1428034
The main characters of the other two SMT Quests on /qst/.
Adrian is the MC of Task Force 666 and Nobuyuki is MC of Devil Survivor Spain.
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>>1427972
>"Let's exercise caution...those Shadows were weak, I might not be so lucky next time."
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>>1427972
>Let's exercise caution...those Shadows were weak, I might not be so lucky next time."
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>>1427977
>>1428027
>>1428094
"Let's exercise caution...those Shadows were weak, I might not be so lucky next time."

"Wise decision," says Yolanda.

The three of you head down the mazelike tunnels, searching out for more Shadows to fight. You eventually round a corner to encounter another mass of Shadow.

>Roll 1d20
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Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>1428118
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Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>1428118
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>>1428118
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>>1428118
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>17

The Shadow mass explodes, turning into the pumpkin-headed monsters from the Factory.

>Gun
>Melee
>Guard
>Dia
>Zio
>Switch to Ichabod
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>>1428157
Whoops, forgot to specify there are 2 Shadows.
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>>1428157
>Zio
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>>1428157
>Melee
Let's try out the spear.
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Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>1428157
>Melee
Rolling
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>>1428157
>Melee
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>>1428283
>>1428256
>>1428284

Roll d20
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Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>1428304
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Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>1428304
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Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>1428304
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>>1428326

You jab your spear into one of the pumpkin Shadows, causing it to cry out in pain.

>Yolanda's action
>Gun
>Melee
>Dia
>Aqua
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>>1428355
>Gun
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>>1428377
>Using a gun on the Jack O'Lanterns
>A fucking gun

>>1428355
How bout we
>Aqua
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>>1428355
>Gun
>>1428416
We're just giving 'em one o' these.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUWQFnC2zqU
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>not wanting to hit their clear weakness
Its like you don't know how SMT works.
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>>1428442
Or it's like I want to play a CHARACTER who doesn't yet know how SMT works.
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>>1428461
>Yolanda sees floating fiery pumpkin heads
>Has the ability to cast water magic at them
>Uses her gun instead
I think it works here because Yolanda is clearly far smarter than Ryoma is right now. It's in-character for her, rather than us.
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>>1428517
Should I just take over the other party members for you guys? It'd speed things up a bit...
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>>1428527
Please
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>>1428527
As long as you promise not to have party members always cast the wrong spells for the current situation (god DAMMIT Mitsuru!).
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>>1428544
>implying VR Host is no better than a shitty AI
>not having faith in the guy after two threads of decent quality
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I'm just making sure he doesn't Best Gril us intentionally. As a joke.
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>>1428544
>>1428579
Alrighty then. ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.
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(Gonna use an online dice roller for NPCs, using the same rules as for Ryoma.)

>16

"Come forth, Alcina!" shouts Yolanda. The autumn witch manifests behind her and shoots a jet of water at the pumpkin-thing. The spell sends the Shadow reeling, giving Yolanda the chance to attack again. She repeats the process, dousing the other Shadow.

"What do you want to do?" asks Yolanda.

>All Out Attack
>Negotiate
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>>1428651
>Negotiate
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>>1428651
>>Negotiate
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>>1428651
>Negotiate
Kinda disappointed that no filthy degenerate robosexuals are trying to dispute my assertion of Miss Kirijo's inherent superiority as a waifu.
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>>1428742
She may be the hottest, but Labrys is the cutest.
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>>1428721
>>1428737
>>1428742

You point your gun at the Shadow.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait!" shouts the Shadow. "It's a bad idea to wave that thing around, hee ho!"

>"Gimme money"
>"Lend me your power"
>"I want an item."
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g2g, bbl
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>>1428355
>>Aqua
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>>1428780
>"Lend me your power"
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>>1428780
>"Lend me your power"
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>>1428766
>Labrys
Wasn't even IN P3.
And Mitsuru is still superior in that.
The only girl in the entire UNIVERSE who challenges Mitsuru for the title of Best Girl is Chie.
>>1428780
>"Lend me your power"
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>>1428806
>>1428831
>>1428858

"Lend me you're power." you say.

"W-wait a second, hee ho! Don't you wanna talk this out?"

>"Quit stalling."
>"Sure, I got time."
>"How about I just shoot you?"
>Write in
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>>1429206
'Your power'

Fucking Autocorrect
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>>1429206
>>"Sure, I got time."
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>>1429206
>>"Sure, I got time."
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>>1429206
>Sure, I got time."
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>>1428858
Mitsuru doesn't give you special massages in a maid uniform.
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>>1429217
>>1429249
>>1429254

"Sure, I got time." You say.

"Eh...This might be kinda personal, hee-ho...But what's the best way to die?"

>"Laughing."
>"Surrounded by people who love you."
>"In battle."
>Write in
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>>1429324
>>"Laughing."
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>>1429328
>>1429324
Changing to
>Write in. "With no regrets."
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>>1429295
>implying you know WHAT we do when she's not running around kicking ass in a catsuit and fur coat
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>>1429324
>"Laughing."
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>>1429324
>>"In battle."
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>>1429324
>>Write in. "With no regrets."
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>>1429324
>"Surrounded by people who love you."
>>
I'm getting sleepy and my tablet battery is starting to get low so I'll continue this thread in the morning.
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>>1429436
Good run VRH.
Dream of your Best Girl of choice.
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>>1429436
guys since this is SMT guess which girl will appear next.

I'm hinking that one of our party member will be the student council president or maybe our school rep who has power like risette. although delinquent girl best girl
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>>1429586
>delinquent girl best girl
The battle lines are drawn.
Begin soon, the third Great waifu War shall.
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>>1429332
>>1429389
This.
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>>1423277
It does
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>>1429332
>>1429609
>>1429389

"With no regrets." you say.

"Hee-ho, that's a pretty good answer." says the Shadow. "Personally, I-wait a minute...I ain't no stinkin' Shadow, hee ho! I'm a demon, hee-ho! Jack O'Lantern's the name! Lemme help you out!"

Jack O'Lantern turns into a key and melts into your collar.
>You have taken a new Persona key: Jack O'Lantern of the Magician Arcana!

"Way to go, Ryoma-san!" cheers Hiroji. Yolanda, on the other hand, looks distracted- no, she looks afraid.

"We have to get out of here, NOW." she says in a terrified voice.

>"Why, what's wrong?"
>"Are you OK?"
>Write in
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>>1429780
>"Why, what's wrong?"
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>>1429821

"Th-there's a powerful Shadow coming...I don't know why I didn't sense it earlier...It's so much more powerful than the other Shadows..."

You begin to hear the rattling of chains, and some primal fear awakens within you, as if you are instinctively linking the sound of chains with death iteself...

>Don't say anything, just RUN.
>"Run! Everyone, RUN!"
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>>1429913
>>"Run! Everyone, RUN!"
Hiroji might be left behind if we don't give him the order. Also fuck yes run.
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>>1429913
>>"Run! Everyone, RUN!"
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>>1430095

"Run! Everyone, RUN!" you scream, tearing back to the entrance like a bat out of hell. As you glance behind you, you see a chained, one-eyed Shadow chasing after you, gliding along the floor of the tunnels like some horrible ghost.

"KEEP RUNNING!" you scream.

"You don't have to tell me twice!" shouts Hiroji as he beats feet.

After 30 horrifying seconds, you make it back to the cavern's entrance, all of you panting and exhausted.

"What...the fuck...was that...?" Hiroji asked between deep gasps for oxygen.

"I've never seen or sensed anything like that." says Yolanda. "It just...appeared out of nowhere. Like it came out of the walls or something. The next time we go into Xinaian, we'll have to keep moving. I think it won't come after us if we avoid staying in one area for too long..."

>"Agreed."
>"We'll do that...until we're strong enough to beat it."
>Write in
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>>1430211
>>"Agreed."
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>>1430211
>We'll do that...until we're strong enough to beat it."
Gotta have goals
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>>1430211
>"Agreed."
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>>1430228
>>1430387

"Agreed," you say after catching your breath.

"So now what?" asks Yolanda. "Are we done for the day, Captain?"

You look at her, confused. "Captain..?"

Yolanda nods. "Well, between your ability to use multiple Personas and the fact that you seem to be taking such initiative saving people from the Reflected World, it only makes sense for you to be the leader of this group."

"I agree," says Hiroji. "You're probably the best thing we've got in this fight."

>"I guess..."
>"If you want me to, I'll be the leader."
>"That's a lot of responsibility for me to take..."
>Write in
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>>1430494
>Write in
Democracy
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>>1430494
>"If you want me to, I'll be the leader."

>>1430498
They've both already said they want us to be the leader.
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>>1430494
>>"If you want me to, I'll be the leader."
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>>1430494
>Write in
>Thanks guys. I'll try not to let anyone down.
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>>1430494
>>"If you want me to, I'll be the leader."
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>>1430522
>>1430530
>>1430583

"If you want me to, I'll be the leader." you say.

>?!

I am thou...thou art I...

Thou hast established a new bond. It bringeth thee closer to thy liberation.

With the birth of the Fool, thou hast found a new road to greater power.


>You have established the FOOL Social Link with the Liberators!

"We should get going. We'll be back when someone gets sent here." says Hiroji.

"Speaking of which," says Yolanda. "I should mention there's a way to find out if someone's going to be pulled in. It varies from person to person, but before they get sent here, they'll be harassed by some form of supernatural phenomena."

"Oh, you mean like the flickering lights in the bathroom be I got grabbed? Got it, we'll keep an eye out."

(Continued)
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(Updates on this might be slow...water pipe in my house just burst.)
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>>1430656

You and Hiroji leave the Reflected World and exchange contact info. After that, you head back to the house. "Hey there, Ryoma." says Gramps. "What took ya so long?"

>"Hanging with a friend."
>"Studying."
>Write in
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>>1431328
>"Hanging with a friend."
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>>1431328
>>"Hanging with a friend."
He's a little rough around the edges but a good person.
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>>1431328
>"Hanging with a friend."
Studying is for nerds
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>>1431328
>"Hanging with a friend."
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>>1431340
>>1431357
>>1431389
>>1431398


"Hanging with a friend." you say. Gramps chuckles. "And your mother was worried that you wouldn't make any friends here..."

(Think I'm gonna end the thread here. Need to do some planning for the detention story beat and since we've autosaged, might as well call it here)
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>>1431472
Thanks for running!
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>>1431472
Great run, thanks for running!
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>>1431472
See you next time OP




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