Yamato Hotsuin (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
bittydragon) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
destinystrings2013-08-05 10:47 am
bittydragon) wrote in destinystrings2013-08-05 10:47 am
01 - Pint Sized Terror Unleashed!
Who: Yamato Hotsuin and YOU!
Where: Taurus Ward at night
Summary: Yamato is more than a little disorientated
Warnings: A fire breathing dog. THE FIRE BREATHING DOG. Also Taurus ward I guess.
Yamato's brain felt like it was in the middle of a grand overload.
The bright neon lights, the bustle of people in all sorts of outlandish clothing moving from building to building in groups, the loud laughter and catcalls - it was so alien to Yamato, who had spent his years isolated in a quiet, out of the way mansion, that he found himself frozen in place, his head stiffly moving from side to side as he drank in the gaudy sight.
At least he had his faithful demon companion by his side. Cerberus was looming over him, more than twice his height, the beast's shoulders hunched in a tense way. Its body language clearly stated that it was prepared to lash out at anything that exhibited the slightest bit of threat, a low, muted growl rumbling in the back of its throat.
Yamato took an abrupt, cautious step forward, and Cerberus shadowed the movement. As... bewildering and confusing this was, he couldn't stand still all night. He...had to get to the bottom of this. A calm, detached observation of his surroundings, even if the lack of memory about his arrival here was disconcerting.
So. A child by his lonesome, dressed in a traditional yukata, with a Cerberus trailing after him... in the red light district during the busiest hour. Approach?
Where: Taurus Ward at night
Summary: Yamato is more than a little disorientated
Warnings: A fire breathing dog. THE FIRE BREATHING DOG. Also Taurus ward I guess.
Yamato's brain felt like it was in the middle of a grand overload.
The bright neon lights, the bustle of people in all sorts of outlandish clothing moving from building to building in groups, the loud laughter and catcalls - it was so alien to Yamato, who had spent his years isolated in a quiet, out of the way mansion, that he found himself frozen in place, his head stiffly moving from side to side as he drank in the gaudy sight.
At least he had his faithful demon companion by his side. Cerberus was looming over him, more than twice his height, the beast's shoulders hunched in a tense way. Its body language clearly stated that it was prepared to lash out at anything that exhibited the slightest bit of threat, a low, muted growl rumbling in the back of its throat.
Yamato took an abrupt, cautious step forward, and Cerberus shadowed the movement. As... bewildering and confusing this was, he couldn't stand still all night. He...had to get to the bottom of this. A calm, detached observation of his surroundings, even if the lack of memory about his arrival here was disconcerting.
So. A child by his lonesome, dressed in a traditional yukata, with a Cerberus trailing after him... in the red light district during the busiest hour. Approach?
it ok uvu
...are you speaking to me?
[Chief... that was a title he was expected to earn and - Yamato doubted it was a coincidence. His eyes narrowed a fraction]
Who are you?
Re: it ok uvu
...Yes, that's correct. Although it's a title you won't have for several years yet. And as far as your second question is concerned, I am one of your subordinates from ten or so years in your future, judging by your apparent age.
no subject
[Blink.]
...are you mentally unwell?
no subject
[Fumi huffs, walking a step closer and folding her arms.]
However, what you choose to believe has no bearing on the truth of your situation. The long and short of it is that you've been transported to an alternate world governed by entities capable of drawing combatants from many different realities, as well as many different timelines in those same realities, as pawns in their game.
[There's a small smirk on her face at this point.]
If you don't believe me, I'm prepared to recite your history from the JP's personnel file. Like Cerberus there, or the fact that you have a twin sister who's being groomed for the role of your body double as insurance against a worst-case scenario once you've inherited the secrets of the Hotsuin family.
no subject
Yamato was tense at this point, his posture stiff and cautious, his expression as blank as paper. Cerberus was very still, the beast uncertain on whether Fumi was a threat or not. Both of them were clearly on edge.
Truthfully Yamato didn't know how to react, and he hated indecisiveness like that. His head spun. Alternative realities - well, that he could swallow. Demons came from their own realm, after all. Time travelling? That... was a little more fantastical, as humans were incapable of it so far (whereas demons... well). But this woman, she knew things only those in higher ranks of JP's would...]
...you said that you are one of my future subordinates...
no subject
[It's likely unnecessary at this point, given the thoughtful pause she'd already gotten out of him, but she reaches up to turn the collar of her coat in such a way as to make the JP's insignia more readily visible to Yamato's eyes.]
I'm not sure how much you've already heard, but if you have any questions about this place, I'll answer them.
no subject
What is this game you mentioned? Between the two entities?
no subject
Their names are Philemon and Nyarlathotep, and they supposedly represent the equal but opposite qualities of what can be simplistically reduced to 'good' and 'evil' as pertains to humanity. It seems they've got something of a cosmic bet going as to the motivations of humanity as a whole, and so Philemon has brought us all here intending to use us as pawns in the game to prove his point. This city we're in, if the Goverment is to be believed, is one of, or perhaps the only, remaining bastion of civilization in this world.
Philemon has granted us all the power of Persona in hopes that by throwing enough manpower at the problem, we might be able to do something about it. Unfortunately, he's been rather vague about what exactly the problem is and how we're meant to solve it - only that we're supposed to use our Personas to do it, and that this power will be strengthened by forming bonds of trust and friendship with the others who have been called here.
no subject
An entity of order that grants kidnapped people a new power? Persona...?]
Explain 'Persona'.
no subject
Persona, as the term is employed in this world, refers to a spiritual entity present in those Philemon calls to this place, given form according to their innermost thoughts and desires. While this ability is latent at first, it can be awakened under extreme physical, mental, or emotional stress. I awakened my own by simply wandering into the midst of the demons that roam the streets of this city at night without my own demons there to protect me.
[There's a short pause here as she smirks.]
...Well, at first, anyway. Tao Tie made short work of things after my Persona had successfully awakened.
At any rate, that's what a Persona is. If you'd like to see mine, I can show you. I have two of them at the moment - in addition to your own Persona, which is linked directly to you, each person can also visit a location called the Velvet Room to borrow a secondary Persona to compensate for the weaknesses of the first.
no subject
What were the limitations? What happened if the Persona was 'destroyed'? Would the person's psyche be eradicated along with it? Put them in a coma? Or not harm them at all? What abilities would the Persona have? Direct reflection of what would represent the person? Could you speak to them and learn of your own hidden depths? What-]
I would like to see them.
[Oh yes, Fumi had Yamato.]
no subject
[Fumi turns to Lugh, the demon she'd brought with her that has been standing idly by the entire time, alert for any interlopers.]
Lugh, see to it that we're undisturbed.
[The spearman nods back at her, and with a moment's concentration, Fumi summons her Persona.]
This is Vapula. I assume you're familiar with the name.
no subject
[That was rattled off like Yamato plucked it from a book, and he studied the Persona closely, even taking a step forwards to get a better look. Cerberus, on the other hand, looked twitchy, the demon growling uncertainly]
I see... I presume its personality isn't like the actual demon itself?
no subject
[As expected of the scion of the Hotsuin family.]
It's more of an amalgam of the personality of the demon and my own. It is a part of my subconscious, after all.
no subject
no subject
no subject
[A rather large drawback. Yamato was almost disappointed]
What is your other Persona?
no subject
These are the Knights Who Say Ni.
[She's carefully restraining her laughter here - if Miyako had never heard of Monty Python, there's no way Yamato ever had. Especially a Yamato this young.]
no subject
I have... never heard of them.
no subject
[sigh]
You won't find any references to them in classical mythology. They're from a movie I was rather fond of during my time studying abroad in England. The fact that they exist in this form here does serve as an interesting illustration of the wide variety of concepts that can give rise to a Persona, however. The only limit appears to be that of the human imagination and the collective unconscious.
no subject
[So a Persona could take any form? Anything could represent a human mind... interesting. What would Yamato's be? Something he would know and associate with?]
no subject
no subject
[Pause]
You said that you unlocked your Persona by creating a dire situation for yourself, correct? So, if I were to mimic your technique, then...
[His Persona would arise too!]
no subject
[And clearly Fumi has no problems giving this sort of advice to a child. Or rather, a child of the Hotsuin family. Which is admittedly a pretty big distinction.]
I'd be remiss in failing to mention that your sister is here in the city as well, however. You should probably take this plan up with her first just to be sure. If something were to happen to you... well, she's the one signing my research grants at the moment. I'm sure you understand my position here.
no subject
Why is Miyako acting as Chief? She shouldn't be old enough to yet.
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)