Shin Megami Tensei Persona: Dissonant Strain (Private RP)
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Kumiko didn't have to bat an eye. She took off down the corridors in a frenzied sprint. They had to get there in time or all the fighting they did would be for nothing. Of course she would still have to figure out what the correct control was when she managed to get there.
She thought hard about what it could possibly look like, but she had never been in the control room of a train before. It would have to be fairly obvious if it was indeed an emergency brake. 'Don't think about that just yet. Just get there!'
She thought hard about what it could possibly look like, but she had never been in the control room of a train before. It would have to be fairly obvious if it was indeed an emergency brake. 'Don't think about that just yet. Just get there!'
Isoroku takes off at a run, though Kumiko, who is in good shape and has a head start, will almost certainly be first there.
"Look for yellow or red markings! Or just the word 'emergency'!"
Hitting the emergency brake at this speed would be rough, but he somehow doubted that any of them had the know-how to bring the train to a slower stop. And jumping for it, well...
They probably shouldn't jump for it.
"Look for yellow or red markings! Or just the word 'emergency'!"
Hitting the emergency brake at this speed would be rough, but he somehow doubted that any of them had the know-how to bring the train to a slower stop. And jumping for it, well...
They probably shouldn't jump for it.
Kojiro followed behind Isoroku and Kumiko. He had a feeling they would beat him there, but he still took note in his head, yellow and red markings. Got it.
He turned around to see the Germna kid go running past him, and Rin lingering behind. He held out his hand to her to pull her along.
"Come on, Rin!"
He turned around to see the Germna kid go running past him, and Rin lingering behind. He held out his hand to her to pull her along.
"Come on, Rin!"
She scanned the compartment frantically. "Where the hell is it?" she released a frustrated grunt. 'Find it, dammit!' Kumiko kept screaming in her head.
She wanted to punch herself when she looked to the side. The kanji for 'emergency' was practically in neon lights. Or it may as well have been with it's bold faced text. She yanked on the controls and hoped for the best. 'If that's not for the brakes, we're fucked.'
She wanted to punch herself when she looked to the side. The kanji for 'emergency' was practically in neon lights. Or it may as well have been with it's bold faced text. She yanked on the controls and hoped for the best. 'If that's not for the brakes, we're fucked.'
Eber bolted through the cars and into the engine room--as expected, there was no conductor. Unexpected, however, was the fact that the train was on a one-way track going straight into a dead end. There was nothing but an empty concrete wall ahead, swiftly approaching the nose of the train. There was no time for flipping switches. He turned immediately and grabbed the students behind him, shoving them backward into the car they'd just come from.
"GET BACK!"
Brace yourselves!
The train collides with the wall and wrecks completely. The glass in the windows shatters as the frame crunches in on itself, the back few cars coming up off the tracks and swinging into the side of the tunnel.
"GET BACK!"
Brace yourselves!
The train collides with the wall and wrecks completely. The glass in the windows shatters as the frame crunches in on itself, the back few cars coming up off the tracks and swinging into the side of the tunnel.
Kojiro felt the car jolt just as he grabbed Rin's hand. Terrified of the sound of breaking glass and wrentching metal, he wraps his arms around her. His only thought is to protect them as their bodies toss into the air. Quetzalcoatl coils around them, creating a tightly knit nest of scales and feathers to protect the spraying glass and jolting impact.
He's sure he's screaming, and probably squeezing Rin very tightly, but that doesn't matter. He's only thinking of staying alive.
He's sure he's screaming, and probably squeezing Rin very tightly, but that doesn't matter. He's only thinking of staying alive.
Isoroku has just enough time to register the oncoming wall and hear the German screaming before they hit. There is little by way of handholds here, which is troubling, since this is the most dangerous place to be-- if they can't brace they'll be flung directly out of the train.
Grimacing, he grabs Mizushima around the waist and pulls them both to the ground, bracing them with his feet against one wall and his back to another.
Grimacing, he grabs Mizushima around the waist and pulls them both to the ground, bracing them with his feet against one wall and his back to another.
Rin heard a horrible sound as she felt herself pulled hard against something. It took her only a second to realize Kojiro had grabbed her. If it were any other time she was sure her face would be beet red. But all she could do now was hold out to him and scream.
Kumiko screamed at the impact without any real time for thought and covered her head with her arms. At the same moment the image of Baldr overlapped her's in an embrace, shielding the three. The god like man seemed to be more luminescent than before.
Eber body snapped against the frame of the door, but he was lowered down to the floor by wisps of air that encircled him as the train stabilized. He grimaced and rubbed at his ribs as he pulled himself back to his feet.
"We must find our way out of here before something else comes. Quickly, through the back!" He helped Mizushima to her feet and offered a hand to pull Isoroku up as well. Eber jogged back through the body of the train, leading the group to the rear door of the very last car. It was distorted in its frame, so he had to kick out the hinges and pry it open with a piece of a seat. He jumped down onto the tracks and turned to help the others down as well. "Come on."
"We must find our way out of here before something else comes. Quickly, through the back!" He helped Mizushima to her feet and offered a hand to pull Isoroku up as well. Eber jogged back through the body of the train, leading the group to the rear door of the very last car. It was distorted in its frame, so he had to kick out the hinges and pry it open with a piece of a seat. He jumped down onto the tracks and turned to help the others down as well. "Come on."
Kojiro pulled himself up in a daze. As he saw the German run by he helped Rin up and held her hand as they followed the others. Partly to make sure she didn't get left behind, and partly to keep himself stable. His head still felt rattled. he wasn't even sure how the other boy was running so easily after being tossed around in the train.
When they reached the end he jumped down first and turned around to signal to Rin to jump. Actually he wasn't sure if he was steady enough to catch her...
When they reached the end he jumped down first and turned around to signal to Rin to jump. Actually he wasn't sure if he was steady enough to catch her...
Kumiko ran behind the foreign boy, practically glued to him.
She grabbed onto his hand, ready to jump down. It hadn't occurred to her earlier while she was fighting for her life, but now she couldn't help but notice that she was still wearing a skirt. "Er, close you eyes..." she then used Eber to balance herself as she popped out of the train.
She grabbed onto his hand, ready to jump down. It hadn't occurred to her earlier while she was fighting for her life, but now she couldn't help but notice that she was still wearing a skirt. "Er, close you eyes..." she then used Eber to balance herself as she popped out of the train.
Rin let Kojiro pull her to her feet and then pull her along after him. She didn't know how any of them were moving so quickly with out help. The world was still spinning to her and her head was pounding. It took all of her focus to just not trip on her own feet. As they reached the last care she saw Kojiro jump down. She steadied herself as best she could and jumped down as well.
Eber turned away out of politeness, but once everyone had jumped down, he started to head down the tunnel, holding his cell phone out in front of him for a crude light. The darkness of the tunnels seemed sinister and alive--but maybe that was just the adrenaline. Still, he proceeded cautiously, careful to stay between the tracks. He reached back behind himself and clutched Kumiko's wrist. Just in case.
He went stock still when he heard that low, garbled laughter again.
"Did you hear--"
He swung his phone forward, but it barely shone into the distance. Those of you with flashlights oblige, shining them to the left and right ahead of you.
"...Oh my God..."
The tunnel is amass with Shadows. They cover the walls and tracks and ceiling, dripping down into each other, rolling together in a river of wickedness. Eber clutches at the hilt of his knife, but there's no way even the five of them can handle such an army. He, and all of you, are physically and spiritually fatigued from the battle on the train.
Eber turns and starts to herd you all backward, "Get back on the train!" Something he sees there, though, makes him freeze up all over again. The door of the subway car that you'd just broken out of has been replaced by a blue Victorian-style door.
"What is this, another trap...?!"
You look over your shoulders. The Shadows are advancing--quickly. Eber reaches into his pocket and, looking quite shocked, pulls out a wrought iron key. One by one, each of you hold up a key of your own. As the enemies surge forward, Eber shoves past the rest of you and, cursing, shoves the key into the lock and twists.
"Hurry, get inside!"
He went stock still when he heard that low, garbled laughter again.
"Did you hear--"
He swung his phone forward, but it barely shone into the distance. Those of you with flashlights oblige, shining them to the left and right ahead of you.
"...Oh my God..."
The tunnel is amass with Shadows. They cover the walls and tracks and ceiling, dripping down into each other, rolling together in a river of wickedness. Eber clutches at the hilt of his knife, but there's no way even the five of them can handle such an army. He, and all of you, are physically and spiritually fatigued from the battle on the train.
Eber turns and starts to herd you all backward, "Get back on the train!" Something he sees there, though, makes him freeze up all over again. The door of the subway car that you'd just broken out of has been replaced by a blue Victorian-style door.
"What is this, another trap...?!"
You look over your shoulders. The Shadows are advancing--quickly. Eber reaches into his pocket and, looking quite shocked, pulls out a wrought iron key. One by one, each of you hold up a key of your own. As the enemies surge forward, Eber shoves past the rest of you and, cursing, shoves the key into the lock and twists.
"Hurry, get inside!"
Kojiro clings to Rin's hand, "Come on! To the door!" His key stretched out, runs forward hoping for teh Velvet room to offer some sort of sanctuary from this madness...but also nervous that the door may disappear before he reaches it, just like in the school yard.
She'd been running about for so long, what as another few feet? 'Just let this be a safe place, please.' she'd already run into one trap today. That was enough of a lifetime. But it was the only chance of escape, so she followed the order and ran into the welcoming light of the room beyond the door.