[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

[baniichan]

Once he learned about terrorist factions, this 13th hour, and other portions of the city's defense, Barnaby realized that they had barely scratched the surface of what was here. Not only that, but the explosion that rocked the building was a pretty good indicator that they might see combat sooner than anyone had anticipated.

In some ways, maybe that was for the best. Barnaby couldn't go all out unless he was on the field. If he was expected to wield this Persona ability, now was as good a time as any to figure out how to do that.

Thankfully, no one appeared to be hurt, but that didn't mean they were safe. With no use for a weapon (his body and abilities served well enough), all he and Kotetsu could do was wait for them to get sorted into teams. Of course, Barnaby thought it was awfully presumptuous of these people to assume they would be so quick to cooperate. But if civilians were truly in danger, then...

Barnaby shook himself out of his thoughts as his gaze settled on a young woman he'd seen earlier. Once again flipping the mask back from his suit in order to reveal his face, he approached her.

"Excuse me, but am I correct in assuming you were escorted here like the rest of us?" Barnaby asked.

[empressive]

Really, she shouldn't be surprised at the sight of Barnaby's suit. With people from different worlds here, it's not a far cry that someone would arrive in something like that. Still, when he approaches her, she can't help but give him a look over. A... suit for protection maybe? Her curiousity is definitely peeked. Maybe they can recreate something like that for the citizens here.

"Yes, I have. Unfortunately, I seemed to have missed some of the announcements made earlier though." She sighs. Family matters are quite important, but she wouldn't have minded being around to be informed of the situation.

[baniichan]

Helmet no longer covering his face, Barnaby had difficulty seeing the young woman without his glasses, but he held himself in a way that didn't betray that fact. Countless appearances in front of the cameras made him an expert at it. Going by what he had seen of her before, though, he suspected she couldn't have been much older than Blue Rose.

"That is unfortunate," Barnaby politely agreed. "Since we have some time before we're separated into groups, I could try to cover some of the main points for you if you'd like."

Of course, his offer didn't exactly come from the generosity of his heart. Barnaby mostly wanted to make sure everyone was up to speed with what was happening in case they got swept into combat sooner than they expected. Things were confusing enough without seeing someone who missed the informational session get sent out onto the field.

Besides, it tied into the reason why he'd come to speak to her in the first place.

"Although," he added, "it seems you might be more informed about certain things than some of the others here. I noticed you speaking with Mr. Kirijo, for example."

[empressive]

She nods politely. At least someone was willing to fill her in, and was quite polite about it himself. "I'd appreciate that very much, thank you. It seems a great deal was explained."

But, ah, was that his reason for the offer? Her face returns to it's usual demeanor, and she considers perhaps telling the truth. It was bound to come out after all eventually, but she may be pressed for more information or private access to him, or make a target of herself and be a burden to her father and disturb his work.

No. It was probably for the best right now that she doesn't associate with him. In a city where people come from all sorts of different worlds and have different goals, she can't quite afford to trust others just yet, fearing another Ikutsuki incident might happen.

"...We come from the same world, and I had previous business with him that needed to be attended to. I'm afraid I might not know much else about this city than what he disclosed just now."

[baniichan]

So there was a definite connection between the two of them before her arrival, even if the young woman only offered a few vague details about it. He suspected there was more to the story, and Barnaby wasn't sure how he felt about how easily people accepted the "different worlds" spiel, but he didn't feel inclined to point either of that out. Instead, his expression remained perfectly unassuming.

"I see," he answered. Although he figured this "business" would shed more light on their relationship and her possible connection to this place, Barnaby didn't pry. If she'd wanted him to know the details, she would have been more specific. More questions or comments could come across as rude or obnoxious. There was nothing else for him to do except move onto a different topic for the time being.

"Well, in any case, they covered a lot of material while you busy," Barnaby continued, easily moving onto the other vein of conversation. "It seems there were seven others brought here before the rest of us arrived. Several people from that group did most of the speaking. They've apparently been busy with preparing for our arrival.

"For example--" He paused as he willed his COMP to spring into motion across his eyes. "--they developed this device so we could have easy access to information about the city, among other things. The watches as well."

[empressive]

Seven others? She had to wonder if her father was included within that group, but then if he was, he might have stayed a little longer to deal with the new arrivals. No, he probably had another position of power here.

"They had foresight in knowing we'd be here? Or just general preparation?" It's not the strangest thing she's heard tonight, but it was a little unnerving. Knowing her father, it was probably the later, making sure that anyone and everyone that arrived here was well suited for the city's situation.

At the sight of the comp, Mitsuru almost instinctively reached back to check one of her own ears. She hadn't even felt that something was placed there. "A curious piece of technology. It looks like it can be used for communication as well. Which one of them designed it?"