Shin Megami Tensei Persona: Dissonant Strain (Private RP)

[PresqueVu]

He gave a laugh as he saw the boy stumble then catch himself, further pleased that they both seemed to be such good athletes. He was sure that none of them were going to fall behind. He picked up his own speed some to run beside Fujita, wondering how fast a pace they can keep steadily.

 

[Cinnonym]

"Mizushima!" Hikaru came running up toward the soccer Captain, bookbags swinging back and forth. She stopped when she reached the other girl and nearly doubled over, gasping to catch her breath. "I'm so sorry I'm late..." her voice lowered to a point of meekness as she looked over the bustier, more athletic girl, "You look very nice today. Um. Were you waiting to set up your booth?"

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Eber put his everything into overtaking Akinari, competitive by nature. He caught up to him and deliberately slowed his pace to be running level with him. He smiled, "This is the best way to wake oneself for the day, ja? Catch me if you can!" And then he put his efforts back to one hundred percent.

 

[ShadowFolk]

She kind of felt bad that she had gotten so impatient in the first place. Seiya probably have a good reason for running late and she had run all the way to her. "Don't worry about it." he waved the matter away. "Um, yeah. Where are we setting up shop? We need a good turn-out for soccer." she forced a smile.

'Everything is ok.'

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Eber had just become a rabbit at a dog track. "Ok!" he pumped his arms as hard as he could to catch up. Chasing someone always made for great training. A goal that was always in front of you. Anyone from the outside looking in would probably have seen a group of boys sprinting to get away from something.

 

[Rosen2012]

Kojiro nodded slowly, "A stun gun, eh?" he muttered. "Sounds like a good idea, actually I was going to being my sword like last time." He started to pack up the articles. And sighed shaking his head.

"Its must seem ridiculous to you that I would like this 'wish' business to be real...But its just right now, I could really use something you know?" He ran his hands through his hair and laughed, "And, well, you'll think its crazy!" he titled his head back, he didn't even want to look Isoroku in the eye while he rambled this, be he felt he should. His dream told him to charge head long, so why not? Besides if he was going to take Isoroku with him, he may as well be honest right? "But I swear,just before people started talking about this train thing, I had this crazy dream...and then right after we talked about, I had another. Its like my brain is trying to tell me there's something really to this."

He dropped his bag and looked back down at Isoroku, "Pretty crazy, huh? Wanting to go because of rumors and dreams."


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Takuya shut his door and feel face down on his bed. He was tired. But not from being tired. He was tired from the loss of blood. He sighed, and pulled out his phone again. He dialed nine on his speed dial.

"Grandfather, forget having things sent to me. Just send a car, I need to see my doctor." He hung up without an explanation and waited. Someone would be there soon. He looked out over his room, at his shadow tumbling off the bed onto the floor.

He could swear it was moving, standing while he laid down. Watching him. Hating him.

He wanted to see that she-monster again. But how?

 

[duckflesh]

"A sword? Well, between that and the gun, we'll be able to deal with both muggers and the occasional left-over Tokugawa Samurai, right?"

His wry smile faded as Kojiro spoke of his dreams.

"Right before... and then last night..."

His notable dreams had been on those same nights.

He considered Kojiro. Could the boy know about his dreams? Was he trying to mock him?

No. That made no sense. His dreams were his own, and he had talked of them to one one. He had not even written anything down about them. They were securely locked inside his head.

What else could cause such lucid dreams in different individuals? Could the water be spiked with psychotropic drugs? Could--

He shook his head to clear it. This was entirely idiotic. Plenty of people dreamed, some more often than others, some more vividly than others. It was a coincidence, nothing more.

Hoping his long pause had not been too odd, he cleared his throat. "Funny you should say. I probably would have called you crazy a few days ago, but I've been having particularly vivid dreams as well, so I guess I can see what you mean. A very good one last night... I was being devoured by--"

He stopped again. This was difficult to explain.

"This is difficult to explain," he said, frankly. "But there was a beast, and he had an incredible aura of... control. He was in total control. It was... mesmerizing."

 

[Cinnonym]

Hikaru nodded, looking around over the courtyard. "The space where the path leads around the side of the building... Most of it's just empty grass. Plenty of room to kick and play, right?" She smiled at her underclassman, but it faded when she realized she wasn't receiving much of a smile in return. "Mizushima, is something wrong?"

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It didn't matter how ridiculous they looked, he was having too much. In fact, he turned the next corner at a dash but immediately halted, just because he knew Akinari would be barreling in right behind him.

 

[Rosen2012]

Kojiro nodded slowly. "No no no, just the opposite!" He pointed at Isoroku surprised that the other boy had an intense dream as well. Perhaps they were just both over excited about the trip tonight. "I mean my dream had a creature too- well I was the creature. I was flying. I was...amazing. I mean, I felt like I could do anything." He nodded again.

"Yeah, I can relate to a dream that just makes you feel...like you could have incredible power..."

 

[ShadowFolk]

She smiled weakly on impulse. "Some things are just wearing on me. Stress from school, stress from Ishikawa, I keep letting him get to me. And recently I've just keep having these terrible dreams. I didn't even want to get out of bed." Kumiko stopped, she was revealing far more than she wanted to. "But, um, it's nothing to be concerned about. It's just bad luck, right?" she laughed awkwardly. "I guess I should start setting up the area..."

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"Whoa!" He just barely stopped in time. He lurched forward and his body simply tapped Eber's. He seemed to be running into a fair amount of people recently. Though the sudden stop gave him time to think about catching his breath, so he did. Akinari wasn't ready to stop. He looked at his small wrist watch. They still had some time before he had to go back the dorm to shower and gather his things. "Come on, let's hurry."

He took off again.

 

[Cinnonym]

Hikaru frowned, at least able to relate. "Ishikawa... I don't think he dislikes you as much as you think. Well, anyway, I'll help you set up. I'm sure when you see all the new students that want to join your team, you'll be cheered up in no time! Come on, let's go get some tables from the storage room." She took the taller girl by the elbow and ushered her inside to get ready.

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Eber let him take the lead this time, pacing himself as they finished their lap around the expansive campus. He watched the back of his head, wondering if he'd brought any breakfast... He glanced over his shoulder and smiled at Yukimura, who probably thought they were both morons. The upperclassman seemed pretty stuck up...

 

[ShadowFolk]

"You're probably right." she was looking for any form of escape. If Club Rush was it, that was fine by her.

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After they fully circled the campus, Akinari stopped for a hard earned breather. "Seriously, Eber-kun. You're crazy fast! Is it because you're so tall or what?" he wiped his brow with the back of his hand. "I have to take a quick shower and get my stuff. Club Rush is today!"

Akinari poked Eber in the chest with his index finger. "And if you haven't already, eat something. I can't have you fainting or something. If do don't have anything to eat, you tell me. I can whip something up reaaally quick before school starts." his tendency to nurture showed.

 

[duckflesh]

"Flying? That sounds entertaining."

Isoroku settled down into a seat. He looked around at the few others who had straggled into the room, but was confident that none of them were listening. Nonetheless, he spoke to Ishikawa in a voice low enough to be hard to hear, though it was not so suspicious as a whisper.

"So... for our trip to the 'library'... do you know how they keep track of curfew? I mean, couldn't we just head out before curfew, kill some time, go to the... erm, 'library' and check that out, find somewhere to spend the night, and then just show up tomorrow morning in time for class, without having to go to the trouble of sneaking onto campus after hours? When we came back in the morning, we could just say we'd been out to breakfast somewhere that's off school grounds. Of course, I'm not saying I wouldn't prefer to sleep in my own bed tonight if possible..."

 

[Daren58]

Rin stared at the ceiling of her room as she awoke. She lays there for a moment, her thoughts focusing on the creature in her dream. She sits up in her bed, recalling the sense of empowerment she had felt. She smiles to herself and gets out of bed to get ready for school. She quickly takes a shower, and dresses in her school uniform.

She gives herself a quick look in the mirror when she's done, and absentmindedly runs a hand through her hair. After a moment Rin turned and walked to her desk grabbing her bag. As she left the her room, she was surprised to find that she didn't feel nervous at all, and she was still smiling. She laughed a bit at something a silly as a dream having such an effect on her.

She makes her way through the school gate and head straight for room 2-B. She hopes to get a chance to at least speak with Ishikawa and Yoshida before lunch. As Rin finally reachs class 2-B she opens the door, and enters the room. She spots Yoshida and Ishikawa on the way to her desk. She quickly turns and heads towards them, feeling the first inkling of nervousness settle in her gut. But She's determined to not let it bother her today. "Good morning Ishikawa and Yoshida." She gives a small nod at them as she stops next to them.

 

[PresqueVu]

Yamada grinned and ran with the two of them, finding himself not bothered by their enthusiasm in the least. He decided he'd enjoy doing this more often. The two of them were both obviously talented athletes. He was half considering offering both of them join the Sojutsu club with him.

When they stopped he laughed good-naturedly at their banter. He was glad to see two people on campus that seemed driven had had good, if not overly energetic. "You two are both very talented. You are right though, Fujita San. We better be getting ready for class or it, and club rush are going to start without us." He paused just a moment, then decided to be just a bit more social. "Are either of you representing a club or team today?" He was pretty sure he recalled Fujita mentioning baseball the previous day, but he couldn't be certain.

 

[Rosen2012]

Kojiro looked up from where he was leaning in to hear Isoroku. he was surprised to see Junsui standing so close, of her own free will. And talking to him no less! He blinked for a moment before sitting up and smiling.

"Hey, Junsui, how are you this morning. You seem to be doing a lot better after Mori's assault from yesterday." Everything today seemed to be going better actually. It was a lucky day all round Kojiro felt.

 

[Cinnonym]

Hikaru spent the morning helping Mizushima and the girls' soccer team set up; afterward she went on to the rest of them to make sure everyone was properly spaced from their neighbors and had everything they needed to garner members.

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"I am just faster than you, is all," he grinned, ruffling the other boy's hair, "We will not be late! I usually shower at the gyms." Eber rubbed his stomach thoughtfully. "Breakfast sounds excellent, though..." He glanced up at Yukimura and nodded, "I joined most of the team sports, plus wrestling. Soccer, most notably. It's popular in Europe. What about you?"

 

[PresqueVu]

The list of extracurriculars was rather impressive for one student. He wondered how the one boy was going to be able to handle it all. "Oh, is it? That's quite a resume. I'm part of the student volunteers and captain of the Sojutsu club. Cram School and my studies occupy too much of my time for me to be involved in too much more than that, otherwise I'd surely be in even more."

 

[Daren58]

Rin gave a small smile, feeling a bit better about greeting them. "I am feeling better. You seem to be well yourself. Did your cleaning go smoothly yesterday?"

 

[ShadowFolk]

Kumiko rallied a few of the soccer players from the previous year. Male and female alike. They had a relaxed game going on behind her on the grass. Kicking the ball here and there and doing tricks to grab attention.

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Akinari whined, trying to fix his hair though it was already ruined by sweat in the first place. He stood with his mouth open. 'So many!'

"You joined that many?! Now I feel like a slacker!" he laughed. "I'm going for baseball and swimming. I was going to go for drama, but even they told me I move around too much." he jerked his head in the direction of the dorm. "I'm gonna go shower, when I get out I can throw together an omelet or something. Coming?"

 

[Cinnonym]

"I will meet you at the courtyard in half an hour. Sehr gut?" Eber wiped his face off with the towel around his neck, grinning, "Good to meet you, Yamada-senpai." He jogged off in the direction of the school gymnasium, duffel bag under his arm.

 

[PresqueVu]

He nodded and gave a small smile. "It was nice running with you both. See you at club rush." He enjoyed both of them, but felt a bit out of place. He adjusted his glasses and brushed his damp hair from his forehead, then turned to head up the stairs and get prepared for class and club rush.