[Game Opening, Part 3 - A Call To Action]

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Who: (Everyone OPEN LOG)
Where: (City Hall)
Summary: (After your Arrival and being Explained the Situation...things start to get a little...tense)
Warnings: (Action)
Style: (The text is in prose, but feel free to write back in action tags if you feel more comfortable.)

After questions were answered, a man finally appears into the room, after having talked with his daughter.

"I apologize for making you all wait."

After introducing himself, Takeharu begins to explain in more detail what they've learned from this world. He goes on about the life in the city, the hurdles they had to overcome...and the strange phenomenon of the 13th hour.

"...and once midnight hits, a 13th hour commences. We had a name for a similar phenomenon in my world; the Dark Hour. However, this one doesn't seem to be caused by rampaging Shadows. We are still investigating as to why it exists...and in due time you might aid us in this task. You will all be able to observe it for yourselves quickly enough, although I would strongly suggest doing so in your own apartments. Not only are you all new visitors, previous Persona users or otherwise, but the moon is full tonight, which means the demonic population will be at a dangerous, aggressive level."

"Now before we continue, we should talk about the--"

Aries Sector : SECURED.

Taurus Sector: WARNING! SECTOR F1 CURRENTLY COMPROMISED!

Gemini Sector: WARNING! SECTOR E8 & E9 CURRENTLY COMPROMISED!

Cancer Sector: SECURED.

Leo Sector: SECURED.

Virgo Sector: WARNING! SECTOR A7 CURRENTLY COMPROMISED!

Libra Sector: WARNING! SECTOR G5 CURRENTLY COMPROMISED!

Scorpio Sector: SECURED.

Sagittarius Sector: WARNING! SECTOR C4 & B4 CURRENTLY COMPROMISED!

Capricorn Sector: WARNING! SECTOR A3 CURRENTLY COMPROMISED!

Aquarius Sector: SECURED.

Pisces Sector: SECURED.

"I repeat..."

"Damn! Six out of Twelve," A gruff-looking man stepped into the room. Judging from his outfit, he was important.

"I only know one group who's able to pull this off...the Anoli."

Takeharu looks at Kiyoshi and both men nod silently.

"We were going to talk about this later, but we don't have much time to explain who they are..."

More men appear; members of the city's Special Assault Team. About half of the men have a small flame insignia on their uniform's elbow; this signifies they are Persona users.

While Takeharu explains to the new arrivals, Kiyoshi is busy on some screens, and is talking to others by holographic projection.

"Give me a status report!"

"Sir! I've got two men down here. The doors are holding but we'll need backup as soon as you can give it to me!"

"I've got a group in route, and soon a Persona team as well."

"Reiko and myself are holding, but I believe they've been sending the blunt of their force here and in the Gemini area. No doubt to steal the prototypes we've been working on..."

"We should be able to fight them back for now, but I can't tell how many they are."

"I've got team Beta heading over. I'll send a team of Users as well."

"Sir! Massive attack in the Virgo Sector! They've broken some of the fences holding back the demonic population. There's risk of civilian casualties at this rate..."

"DAMMIT! Send a team of Wands there to patch that up as soon as they are available. I'll send a team with them to protect while they do their work."


"Sir! The Gemini Power Plant is under attack! I think they're attempting a blackout so they can get into the Laboratory."

"This is a nightmare. And where is--"

"--he went off to fight them."

"DAMMIT! We can't let him get harmed. I'm sending a team after him."

"Libra's Coin Office Tower is under attack, Sir! They're trying to get to the upper levels where we have the monetary databanks."

"A heist as well...damn they really went all out for this one...trying to cripple us from all angles."

When he's finally done, he turns over to the entire crowd. His voice is as booming as his body language. Despite the crisis he is calm and collected, easy to see why he is the Commissioner General.

"Alright listen up, since I can't repeat myself twice! We have a major crisis our hands. Anoli have broken into six sectors and my men can't fight all of them at once. None of you know me and I only know your names. Most of you haven't used a Persona yet, but I bet you've all got a few tricks up your sleeves. Magic, Weapons, Technology, whatever it is, bring it with you and we'll form you into teams. We were going to do this much more quietly later, but it looks like the Anoli have a different idea."

"Priority number one is to protect all civilians and to keep deaths as low as possible, even against the Anoli. Disarm, disable, diswhatever, as long as it's not kill and destroy. I'd rather let them in jail and face justice than to spill even more blood from this conflict." He turns around and starts to leave,

"If any of you lack weapons, talk to Q. I'm sure he'll be happy to provide you with some."

Policemen swarm around him and they start to go off in work and prepare, leaving you a bit of time before you are all called out in groups.

[OOC - Groups will be rolled later tonight, and then each mission will get it's own log. Those who wish to join in the first mission must do so in the sign-up post [LINKED HERE], but signing up doesn't mean you'll get picked - only that you are okay with joining this mission.]

Comments

[otakuro]

"Huh?"

Atsuro glances around in surprise before pointing at himself with a perplexed look at his face. "Me? Oh, this is -- Yeah, I -- It's not -- "

Sigh. Man, he just was not having any luck with military folks lately. First the SDF and now this guy. "I-It's a COMP. ...Not that type. I use it to assign the skills I can use in battle."

[blitzkriegzwei]

Not what type? More otherworldly gadgets for Ludwig to temporarily disregard. "Understood. What 'skills' do you have assigned, if I may ask? Remember, our goal is to incapacitate, not to destroy. You should make sure you have the proper skills set for the situation." That sounded an awful lot like video game advice... well, if Atsuro's powers worked like a game, then that's all there was to it. While Ludwig didn't have much opportunity for gaming himself, he was aware of a bit, perhaps enough to analyze whether Atsuro had picked good skills or not.

[otakuro]

...He suspects this guy doesn't have the least idea how demon battles work. Now probably not being the best time for explanation, Atsuro will gloss over as much as he can.

"I... don't think you'd understand if I explained. But I don't have the magic power to use anything but physical strikes effectively. I know what they meant; we usually have to disable people without killing them back home."

[blitzkriegzwei]

"Hm. Physical strikes are basic enough." Wait, did this kid just say he had to disable people at home? "...Did you just say you have some experience fighting?" Ah, how Ludwig had misunderstood the situation. First that young man he'd encountered earlier, and now this one... clearly, other worlds had a lot of talented young people. "Very well then. Are you the kind to take point?"

[otakuro]

"...You could say that."

Seven days' worth of experience. Somehow, that went a long way in taking on all the legions of Heaven and Hell combined.

"Yeah, I usually soak up the damage with the group I stick with. The others aren't so great at taking hits."

[blitzkriegzwei]

"You? Soak up damage?" Now, now, Ludwig. Now was not the time to be judging by appearances. "I assume that COMP you were using helps with that?" There had to be something in that gadget that managed auxiliary powers, too. How else would a regular human like Atsuro "soak up damage?" Once again, that was only something that happened in fiction or games.

[otakuro]

"It's called a Harmonizer. It means I'm always on the same power level with what I'm fighting against. ...Uh. Not that that means I can't be crushed, but say... Just taking everything here as an example. A demon might kill a normal human being just by breathing on 'em, but I'd be able to take a few hits before I went down."

He pauses.

"...Yeah, that doesn't make any sense, I know."

[blitzkriegzwei]

"No, I find it makes sense. It explains how someone like you can 'soak up' damage and take point during battle. In fact, I'm glad to hear that your device has some way to protect you in battle." Truly, that was a fascinating device indeed. It seemed like a great tool for combat, if an unassuming one. Ludwig almost wanted one for himself.

[otakuro]

The confidence expressed in him is staggering. Atsuro will lower his head with yet another sigh. He supposes he should probably try working out if he wanted people to take him seriously, but that would actually require effort.

...Well, effort outside of being a demon tamer, anyway.

"Yeah, I'd have been dead a few dozen times over without it. ...Anyway! The point is, you don't have to worry about me! Thanks for the concern, though."

[blitzkriegzwei]

"Hm. Alright." Ludwig accepted the young man's statements with a nod. "Just know that if you ever need backing up, I'm glad to help, even though I don't have something that will protect me like your device does you." Though he was a nation, Ludwig was still every bit as vulnerable to wounds as a normal person was (though he would heal faster from them than an ordinary person would).

[otakuro]

"Thanks. ...I'll be counting on you, too - On everyone here. We're going to have to be able to work together if we want to secure all the sectors."

Though, from his perspective, the tutorial battle was practically 100% guaranteed to always be a success.