Reveal the Never Found Now

[swordsaintseta]

Who: Soujirou Seta, OPEN
Where: Libra Ward
When: February 4th, the 13th Hour
Summary: Another world to get used to- better train!
Warnings: N/A


     It only made sense to him that if he was expected to fight and protect others in this city, then he had better figure out if there were any differences in doing battle here. The most obvious way to go about it was to experience it firsthand, even though he was sure that his guild members would have objected to his doing so alone.

     Still, Soujirou wouldn't be able to deny the slight thrill he felt in preparing to venture out at night. Even though he probably appeared oddly dressed in his full battle equipment, he was comfortable in it, as he felt a Level 90 Samurai should be. He had no problems walking around like this, especially given that Adventurers already had a much better stamina than they would have had in the Old World.

     He wasn't even sure he'd find anything around this Ward, and it wasn't as though the guide that Kotoha had shown him had said much about demons other than that they were around this mysterious "13th Hour." He doubted they had particular respawn points...

     Pausing, Soujirou had to laugh at himself as he realized he was slipping into game-thinking again. He tapped a knuckle against his head with a sigh. "I guess even with the surroundings being so different, I still can't help but think I'm in a game," he said to himself, glancing down at his gear with a muted smile.

     Not a second later, the easy expression had faded as he tensed, his hand slipping to one of the two katana sheathed at either side of his waist. Was that a noise, just now? The skies had long since turned that strange if not disturbing shade of red. At the very least, the samurai knew he wasn't the only one out here.

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[swordsaintseta]

     See that smile, Phantom Girl? That's the trusting smile of someone that's completely at ease because he believes you.

     "I'm glad to hear that no one's died here, though. Well, I guess we'll see how things go tonight."

[phantom_envoy]

Phantom Girl would never let anyone down. Totally legit reassurances here.

"You want me to follow you around for a little bit or do you think you're good?"

[swordsaintseta]

     "I wouldn't mind the company. It's more fun doing this sort of thing with other people anyway, don't you think?"

[phantom_envoy]

"Bonding through demon-slaying? Sure, why not."

Phantom Girl will reach down towards Soujirou.

"OK. If you want to come with me, we should look around for something you can manage. No giant hellspawn from beyond the abyss or anything."

[swordsaintseta]

     He holds his hand up out of reflex as she reaches for him, even if he's not sure how this is going to work. Wait, are they going to fly, then?

     "Ah, are there such things around here?"

[phantom_envoy]

"You'd be surprised."

They are indeed going to fly! Bizarrely enough, when Phantom Girl grabs his hand, Soujirou will suddenly feel quite weightless.

"OK, so rule 1 - don't let go. Rule 2 - don't scream, no matter where I'm flying. Work for you?"

[swordsaintseta]

     It's too obvious a feeling not to notice. Soujirou gasps quietly, wondering what's just happened. He lifts his head to look up at Phantom Girl again, nodding. Simple enough instructions. At least she'll be happy to know that he doesn't get very easily startled.

     "...got it!"

[phantom_envoy]

Phantom Girl grins and pulls him up.

"Here we go, then. Don't let go!"

She goes slowly, at first, making sure he's comfortable. They rise up into the air and soon, they're about ten stories up.

"See, if all I could do was fly, I'd just be... Bird Girl, I guess. But the flight's actually just because of my real power - I don't live entirely on this dimension."

[swordsaintseta]

     Nodding again, the samurai watches as she begins to ascend, and then, of course, he looks down. "-whoa..!" he breathes. "This is a lot different from riding a gryphon..." They haven't even gone anywhere except up, yet, but he can't help but feel a little excited.

     "Your power?" Soujirou looks back at Phantom Girl. "What do you mean?"

[phantom_envoy]

"Well. It's not really a power. All of my people can do it. We move between dimensions since we're not from the same one that humans are from - what's happening now is that we're in the space between dimensions, where I can move around however I want."

Comic books had strange explanations.

[swordsaintseta]

     That sounds like some pretty complicated stuff, but dimensional travel seems like a pretty impressive ability in general. To think that he's also doing it so long as Phantom Girl keeps him in tow is something else!

     "Oh, I see! So it's not like some magical spell or something... It's still amazing though! So...you can move completely into another dimension from this one, then?"

[phantom_envoy]

"That's right. ...We call it the '4th Dimension' just because humans live in 3, but that's probably not the right science-word for it at all."

She comes to a stop now and brings him up so they're hovering together in mid-air, side-by-side.

"You want a guide to the city while we're up here?"

[swordsaintseta]

     "I guess that makes sense..." He nods thoughtfully, but as he's brought up alongside of her, Soujirou is quickly distracted by the view. It was always so different beholding things from such a high vantage point, and the sight usually proved to be amazing.

     "...I wouldn't mind that at all, if it's no trouble."

[phantom_envoy]

"Alrighty. ...Welcome to Phantom Girl's Super... Amazing, uh, SuperTours, now serving the city of Hinoto-Ri."

That went better in her head.

"OK, you know where the apartments are by now, right? Libra and Pisces. Two of the bigger buildings in the city." She'll point them out. "They're connected by a teleporter or something on the roof."

[swordsaintseta]

     At least it amuses Soujirou enough for the attempt, and he laughs a little despite Phantom Girl's hesitation.

     "I'm actually staying in the Libra apartments," he says as he glances between the two buildings as his tour guide points them out. "I think I heard something about the teleporter, but I haven't tried it yet! Sounds very convenient though!"

[phantom_envoy]

"Right. So if you draw like a straight line in between..." She'll move her finger in a horizontal motion. "You cross Leo and Virgo. Leo's where Town Hall is and Virgo is where you go if you need to buy anything. They're the areas closest to the center of the city, so they're generally the safest. The demons come in around the outskirts - the other wards. ...If you haven't noticed the theme yet, they're called things like Pisces, Sagittarius, etc., etc. Capricorn is next to Pisces over there."

A point.

"...Let's head over that way. It's a wide open field, so fighting is easier there."

[swordsaintseta]

     He nods as he pays close attention as Phantom Girl continues to explain. "Ah, I guess that makes sense," he says, stroking his chin with his free hand. "Is there anything beyond the outskirts of the city?" From what he recalls of the map of the place, there really hadn't been any details past the main boundaries of Hinoto-Ri.

     The theme hasn't been a difficult one to figure out, though. Soujirou gives the girl a nod as she points in the suggested direction. "All right. You're driving, after all."

[phantom_envoy]

"The other areas are pretty touristy. Scorpio's for art, Cancer is for technology... They've all got their specialties."

Phantom Girl and Soujirou will rapidly glide off in the direction she had pointed earlier.

"Alright, going down. I can show you around everything after this - the 13th Hour is only an hour, so we'd better get this done first."

[swordsaintseta]

     Sounds like a lot of exploring he'll have to do, definitely! It could wait though, especially given Phantom Girl's reminder. "Oh, that's right, huh? I almost forgot about the time!"

     Right. Find some demons, tour city later.

[phantom_envoy]

((Heya! Did you want to have an actual fight or just handwave some stuff?))

They'll drop to the ground now, and as promised, it is indeed generally a large, open space apart from the copse of trees off in the distance.

"OK, so... what can you usually do, Personas and demons aside?"

[swordsaintseta]

((I always love fights! But I'm fine with handwaving if that'd be easier for you!))

     Even before they set foot back on solid ground, Soujirou is looking around, inspecting the area for anything that might have noticed their arrival.

     "Well... It's a little unusual. I was stuck in a game world, although it wasn't really a game any more. Everything was quite real! So I guess that's all transferred to here for me. I'm a level 90 samurai, but that probably doesn't mean very much here. I'm good with a blade or two- and usually I act as tank for damage."

[phantom_envoy]

Phantom Girl stares at him for a few moments with an expression of vague disbelief before giving a slow nod.

"O....kay then. Just so you know, I don't think real fights work quite the same as video game fights. ...Or maybe they do. It's not like anyone would actually know. ...Besides you. Um."

A slight pause before she gives a shrug.

"OK, so. Demons. Basically, you just have to figure out their weak points - I guess it's sometimes commonsense stuff like ice monsters probably don't appreciate being set on fire and things like that."

((OK, I can NPC something then! Next tag!))

[swordsaintseta]

     Soujirou flashes her a smile. "I know. That's part of why I wanted to test things out. I wanted to see if the way I learned to fight has carried over. Obviously here there's no menu screens or health bars, but my weapons are still real, so maybe my skills will as well."

     That he's found himself able to move around at all in his full armor is a good indication enough that this is his body from Elder Tale, the body of an Adventurer. Just don't die here, he reminds himself, his smile turning slightly grim.

     What Phantom Girl outlines next is pretty basic, but he nods as he listens. "Got it."

((Yaay~! \o/))

[phantom_envoy]

"We can try and find something simple to start off wi -- "

She is interrupted by a sudden flurry of wind that smacks her into the ground from her floating position and totally messes up her hair.

"Oooor not. Not works, too. ...........Ow."

"Hmm~ Now what's a nice boy like you doing with something like her?"

Something drops in gracefully from the sky and casually sends another wind spell gusting towards Phantom Girl.

"There are dangerous things out here, you know?"

[swordsaintseta]

     -where had that come from?? Soujirou turns immediately, the sound of metal ringing sharply as he draws his blade. He lifts his head at the figure that descends.

     A girl? No, not just a girl. Checking a status window isn't an option here, but the samurai watches her carefully. Attacking his new friends isn't cool at all, but then neither is hitting them again while they're down!

     "Phantom Girl- watch out!"