Shin Megami Tensei Persona: Dissonant Strain (Private RP)

[Rosen2012]

Kojiro felt himself be yanked forward, violent by the might his friends. He pushed forward as the mass tried to pull him back, there was so much resistance, he thought his face was going to be torn off.

Finally after what seemed like struggling forever he could make out the shapes of Rin and Isoroku pulling him like a life line. He wanted to should he could see them, but felt that opening his mouth would invite the dark blob in, so he kept it shut until he was at least sure his head was out.

"H-hey!" He shook his head. "Keep pulling! I'm almost there!"

 

[Cinnonym]

Ishikawa/Junsui/Yoshida:

With a definitive pop, Kojiro is pulled free and collapses atop his teammates.
You should probably contact Hikaru...

 

[Rosen2012]

Kojiro slowly sat up laughing. He helped up Rin and Isoroku before deciding they should probably call for help.

"Hey! Seiya-senpai! Can you here me? I'm back. But, we definitely can't get out that way...it leads to huge factory....We could probably use a ladder or a rope down here."

He shrugged at his friends. He didn't really want to be rescued, but who knew what was lurking in that place he was just at. It certainly didn't feel friendly, and he wasn't going to risk exploring a new area so close to the portal closing time.

 

[Cinnonym]

Fridmund/Mizushima/Yamada:

"W-Wait, I think I've got him," Hikaru turned in the direction of the platform, calling, "Kojiro? Don't worry, we're coming to get you!" With a quick gesture, she instructed you all to follow as she headed toward the Pit.

Along the way to rescuing the others, you three are treated to the sights and smells of the area which you have not previously visited. Hikaru, as the place progressively darkens, seems to be glowing from within with a strong, white light.

When you reach the slick, shivering tunnel, Eber nearly falls right down the same slide.

Ishikawa/Junsui/Yoshida:

It takes a good twenty minutes, but Hikaru has kept you up to date of her location along the way. You hear Eber's startled shout, but he sadly doesn't fall. Instead, Hikaru is the one to burst out of the bottom of the tube, a rope tied around her waist. She lands on her hands and knees in the slime with a faint squeak of disgust--no matter how often she's down here, a girl just doesn't get used to ooze.

"Eew..."

 

[Rosen2012]

Kojiro had brought his team to the bottom of the slime slide to wait for Seiya. As she came slipping down he stepped back so she would not collide with them.

"Hey," He greeted her with a smirk and helped her up, "Yeah its pretty close, but it dries up further down the right path." He helps her get some of the slime off before taking the rope and securing it to himself. "Ok, ladies first," he motions for Seiya and Rin to head up.

 

[Cinnonym]

"Ready, Junsui-san?"

Hikaru knitted her fingers together and knelt down to give Rin a boost up.

 

[ShadowFolk]

Kumiko shrieks in fright of Eber's near fall and gives a sigh of relief immediately after when he stands upright again. What exactly was down there? Well it didn't matter. They'd come in contact with Kojiro again, everyone was fine, and they were getting out of there. It just made her think of how easily one could get trapped down there and that thought spiraled back down into that strange reenactments they continued to witness. "Be care, Seiya-senpai!"

'And hurry. I want out of here.'

 

[ShadowFolk]

((edit))

 

[Daren58]

Rin thanked Seiya and could certainly sympathize with her disgust. But not wanting to dwell on it she let the other girl boost her up. She'd be much happier once she was out of the slime filled tunnel.

 

[PresqueVu]

Yamada stood worried on the edge with his teammates. He had a firm grip on the rope and looked worried as anything. He has a million questions, but is sure the other two know just as much as he does so he stays silent and hopes for the best.

 

[Cinnonym]

Party:

Once the group had been rescued from the strange room, and she'd brought everyone back to stable ground, Hikaru realized there wasn't much time left to return to the portal from which they'd entered almost three hours ago. She checked her phone to confirm the matter, speaking over her shoulder to the six students behind her.

"We'll just have to use the platform exit! Be careful, I don't know if the police are still around..."

It'd be quite a walk to the car on top of that... And with their weapons...

But it was better than getting locked inside a dingy bathroom.

Eber reached over to squeeze Kumiko's shoulder as they jogged for the platform. "Are you all right, Senpai?"

 

[ShadowFolk]

"Oh. Yes. I just got a little worried, that's all. Everyone is okay now, so I'm alright too. Thanks." She smiled at him to reassure that she was fine now, though part of it was just reflex from making eye contact with someone so charismatic.

They were in the clear now so long as they got luck and there weren't cops around. Kojiro and cops didn't go well together and she didn't need him to try to 'explain' another situation.

 

[Daren58]

Rin felt relief flood her as the finally left the tunnels for the night. More than enough had happened and all she wanted right now was to take a shower and wash the horrible slime off of her. She thought back to the distortion that had swallowed up Kojiro and looked at Seiya. "Um Seiya-sempai, have you um or your friends ever encountered a distortion like the one we found down there before?"

 

[Rosen2012]

"Yeah," Kojiro turned to Seiya, "That weird blob sucked me in to a whole other area... I kind of want to go back and explore it. It looked like a huge factory of some sort."

 

[PresqueVu]

Yamada was worried about it, about the walk back as well. H needed to find a more covert way to transport his spear, but was pretty sure that one didn't exist. He halfway listened to what the others were saying, but his brows furrowed up at Kojiro's last statement. "A factory? We were in what looked like the inside of a European mansion. That factory sounds like it would be worth exploring, bu it worries me that something dragged you there.

 

[Cinnonym]

"Sounds like a run-of-the-mill portal to me. They pop up sometimes... Usually safe to use, but it's lucky for you that there was nothing waiting to attack you on the other side. I can't sense you from wherever it takes you... So either it's really, really far away, or it's part of the real world, an exit..."

Eber asked, "And of the manor? The images?"

"Ah... A little tougher to explain... The rooms, walls and floors and fixtures, are still composed of Shadows. They reflect the subconscious just like the monsters you encounter. So... It kind of... remembers things. Things that happen inside it, or in proximity to it."

The coast seemed clear in the streets above the subway entrance. Well, it was three o'clock in the morning and the bars and clubs were all long closed. Hikaru didn't see the police... But it'd been almost a week since that "incident", hadn't it?

"We can walk to campus from here. I'll have Kurado pick up the car in the morning."

 

[Rosen2012]

Kojiro looks around the empty streets, and wonders if they'll come to the main entrance tomorrow since the cops don't seem to be watching it as closely. He took his own group and headed back to the school grounds wondering if Seiya would let them explore the factory- then realizing he was having to question where he could and could not go and thought that was absurd.

They would go back with or without Seiya's consent....He'd have to get some rope.

 

[ShadowFolk]

Kumiko walked with her arm linked with Eber's back to school grounds questioning if he was unharmed. She thanked him for his escort. "Good night, Eber. See you tomorrow."

She went ripped off her dirtied clothes and started to change into pajamas, but only got as far as an oversized shirt and plopped in her bed. Sleep came just as quickly.

 

[Cinnonym]

Hikaru stayed out on the grounds until everyone had returned safely to their dormitories; then she allowed herself to drag her feet upstairs and collapse into bed in one of the most consistent actions since she began her work in the tunnels three years ago.

[b]TUESDAY: AUGUST 30th, 2016[/b]

Six o'clock comes much too soon. Whether or not you choose to hit the snooze button, eventually you'll have to get up and get ready for class. Maybe a petition to put a cafe on campus would be welcomed by the Student Council and faculty... Caffeine could do a tired body wonders.

Eber gets up on time as usual to get in his early morning jog, hopefully with Aki and Yukimura; the exercise helps to reenergize him, and it isn't difficult to imagine a Shadow right behind him for motivation.

Hikaru presses "snooze", but is out of bed before the alarm manages to go off a second time. She still has morning paperwork to do, after all.

Spoiler: Club/Exploration Schedules 2016

From now on, you'll have a set schedule for both your extracurricular activities and tunnel exploration. For clubs that have more than one active member, there will be a brief window of time for conversation as is typically found in lunch periods. If you are the only member of your club, it will be up to you to put your practice in detail [or not, if preferred]. Sundays are free days for you to spend furthering your relationships, studies, or form an impromptu exploration party of either the city or the tunnels. Sorry, the Tanaka show was canceled in 2012.

MONDAY
Journalism Club
Archery

--TUNNEL EXPLORATION @12am--

TUESDAY
Student Council
Swim Team

WEDNESDAY
Basketball
Sojutsu

THURSDAY
Music Club
Kendo

--TUNNEL EXPLORATION @12am--

FRIDAY
Aikido
Soccer

--TUNNEL EXPLORATION @12am--

Saturday
Student Council

Sunday
FREE

Japanese students are encouraged to be a part of numerous extracurricular activities--though a particularly busy day may lead to HP/SP penalties on that night's exploration.

 

[Rosen2012]

Birght and early Tuesday morning Takuya rises. He does not select his school uniform to wear, but pulls out his dress clothes: a pair of pants, long sleeved shirt, and a vest. He's not going to class today. He has a, meeting of sorts, to attend. Of course Styx was fine with this, she hated school anyway.

Its too boring. Nothing of interest goes on there. Though she still preferred to go to that 'Dead End' Seiya refused to take him too. She snarled at him when his thoughts drifted to his secretary. He would have stopped focusing on Seiya at the moment, but he needed to call her anyway. She would be in charge to student council today while he was away. Why? because teh vice president was a fool that's why.

Takuya pulled out his phone and dialed Seiya, the moment she picked up he issued an order, "Before school starts meet me at the front gate." He hung up the phone and slipped on his vest. In the mirror he could see Styx rolling her neck in a popping motion.

"Relax, you will like this game. We're going to go meet some friends and ask them to do me a favor..."


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Kojiro rolled out of bed, groggy, angry, and tried. He loved going to the tunnels, he hated not sleeping. And now clubs would be starting, as if his life wasn't busy enough.

'Get up, go to school, homework, tunnels, school, homework, school, practice, tunnels, homework, school, homework, job, home, tunnels, homework, job, school-UGH! There's no time to sleep!' He sighed as he brushed his teeth. He was going to have to start taking quick naps here and there, or else he was going to crash and burn.

He gathered up his things and head for class. During lunch he tell Rin and Isoroku more about that factory.