[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

[themortalhalf]

Shinjiro doesn't even know what to think of this place anymore.

What the hell were Mitsuru and Takeba's fathers doing here? This place reeked of something he couldn't put a name to, and he sure as hell didn't like it. He still wasn't sure he liked the idea about potentially fighting for these people (fighting with his Persona alone left an ash-like taste in his mouth), but if Hinoto-ri was as demon infested as he had been told, with the Dark Hour existing besides, it would be asinine not to be prepared.

"I use axes."

He pauses then, as if weighing the benefits of saying silent, before speaking again, grimacing in obvious distate. "And an Evoker, if you even know what the hell that is."

Of course he does. He has to, doesn't he?

[suppliesgadgets]

"Another one from Kirijo's homeworld," the main replied more to himself than the other before looking at him. No matter how distasteful or distant Shinjiro was, Q took it in natural stride and professionalism.

"As I said to a few from your world, Evokers are prohibited from the first mission, so that your Persona can come forth on their own. However, I may be hopefully able to make it up with these items instead..."

Normally he would have taken out the box himself, but due to the weight, he had a small robot bring it to the table for him.

"I am getting a bit old," he explained nonchalantly, before opening it. "Brainstorm developed this a few weeks ago. Apparently, a great warrior of his world wielded an Energy Axe. This is a humanized prototype. A simple twist right here, and the blade will become red hot, cutting through metal."

Oh, but lucky you, he wasn't done. In fact as he talked, he realized a little trinket he had stowed away might be just what this charming (we use that term lightly) man needed. Excusing himself for a minute, he returned back with another box held by a policeman, who put it down for him before leaving.

"...And then there was this," he said, opening the box and gesturing to a...Japanese Bus Stop Sign that looked a little more than used. In fact it looked like it had seem a lot of fighting action. "We found it inside one of the towers during the 13th Hour. As strange as this might seem, my Persona allowed me to detect that the item had some sort of Light-Based aura to it, and we kept it for future study. Useful for killing a few demons, no doubt. I've always wondered what to do with it once we were done...too heavy for my tastes. You seem like a fellow who'd be able to swing it properly."

[themortalhalf]

He stiffens at the first initial bit of information, unease creeping through him like a sudden, bone-piercing chill, though his face conveys nothing. All there is is a sudden, rigid tenseness in his shoulders. Letting a Persona come forth on its own, quite frankly, was the last thing he fucking wanted. He couldn't do that. How was he supposed to control the damned thing?

He manages, however, to pull himself away from his thoughts and survey the weaponry. He tries to focus on those, and for the most part, he succeeds, especially when the old man brings out the bus stop sign. He twitches (though he logs the information away about the towers. Another TARTARUS?) because what the hell?

"You offering both or what?"

[suppliesgadgets]

"You have about as much manners as another man I know, but yes. If you feel you'd be able to handle both..."

[themortalhalf]

Sorry, man. They didn't teach him manners in the orphanage. "Would you be offering either of them if you thought I couldn't?"