In Times of Need [Velvet Room Open Log]

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Who: EVERYONE
Where: Velvet Room
Summary: The blue door appears and it's time for a little field trip
Warnings: No Scorpios allowed

It was said that the Velvet Room appears during times of need.

They couldn't be more right. In the mist of the policemen and WAND operatives protecting the door, the rendezvous point was well guarded.

As they stepped in, the group weren't given much information as to what exactly you were heading into. Unless you've been a guest before, this entire experience will be completely new...and even if you've been here, the experience is still new.



As you enter, the music is more somber than usual, the urgent beats different from the slow song of before. The sound is louder too, and looking to the left, a ,grand dark blue piano it placed where it was not before, a man busy playing. His eyes are covered in cloth. Despite the song, the music is oddly calming; as if all the troubles of the city and the strange feeling of dread have melted away. Those who know earth's music will recognize it as Beethoven's Pathetique. A multitude of blue butterflies are flying on the ceiling overhead. The pianist speaks.

"It has been over 90,000 and 999 nights that I have been in this room, confronting my heart to write music. Yet here I am unsure of the count and not understanding why...Perhaps I should begin anew to one night starting now?" There is a certain amount of frustration in his voice, as it appears that numbers are clearly important to him.

The music swells, and a singer speaks next to him, lending her powerful voice to his music.

My duty here ♪
Is to calm the hearts of the visitors ♪
Your skills will be needed ♪
For the upcoming task at hand ♪

To aid you I must hear ♪
My heart's music ♪
Thought my ears ♪
Block out the world's sound ♪
Your words will reach me clearly ♪

A voice speaks up in the farthest corner. While there are many of you, his voice seems to almost come from everywhere, and even in a low tone, carries enough that you can understand everything.

"Welcome again to the Velvet Room. My name is Igor... and this is Caroline, my assistant. Unfortunately, William is still preoccupied. Tonight, we are being joined by Nameless, and Belladonna. They have come to aid you on your journey. We all reside in this Velvet Room."

"It is good to see you all again."

"This place exists between mind and matter... A room for those who gave forged a contract... For those who are here for the first time, you now must know that in awakening to the power of Persona granted to you by Philemon, you are bound to a contract. You are all now guests of the Velvet Room. You all have the ability to hold multiple Personas and wield their powers...a wildcard ability. However the rules of this world are rather...unique. Even if you were a wielder before, the bridge between this place and your old universe is currently...fragile at best. Those who have the ability to see the Strings will understand exactly what I mean."

"As you continue to live here longer and aid this ailing world, the connection and bonds you forge will reinforce your Destiny String, and allow you to truly unlock your full potential."

"As stipulated by the contact, we will aid you to the best of our abilities."

"There is a storm coming, and while we cannot and do not know what it truly is, we are here to aid you in the troubled times, to hopefully calm your nerves and prepare you for the difficult tasks ahead."

Caroline then goes behind the bar and awaits for those who might wish to talk with her.

[OOC : Welcome to the Velvet Room. There but a few instructions here:
▶ Go to the [PERSONA UPDATE LIST] and fill out the information for your character.
▶ To get a new Persona, you go to [HERE] and then fill out a request [HERE]. Remember you cannot get persona that belongs to someone else! You can request a Persona (or two if you are a previous Persona user) until the 23nd of October. This is a short time, but it is for this event only. There will be another Velvet Room visit after the event.
▶ Requests to Caroline can be posted [HERE] and remember you only get one request per month. You can request a Quest until the 29th of October, or wait until next month.
▶ You can talk with Igor, Caroline, Nameless, Belladonna, hang around, have a drink (what is in that drink anyway?) or just talk between yourselves.
▶ Scorpios cannot enter the Velvet Room. If you are a Scorpio there is something quite different that will happen...they will find themselves in the Aramid room. However, their memory of it will only come back once the event is over. Ergo, the log for that will be put later since it will include interesting information...HOWEVER You can request Persona, just in the Aramid Room and THEY CAN BE A LEVEL ABOVE YOUR CURRENT CHARACTER'S. They will stop working once the event is over.]

Comments

[gforceinmyfaaaace]

Pit is p r e t t y sure the law restricts people (who look) like him from places like these; yet he's found himself here, anyway, and is just waiting for someone to throw him out.

'cause, uh. He has no idea how to leave.

And he kind of doesn't want to leave... Those drinks look way appealing...

[sweetquests]

That's right! Caroline pushes a drink at him that is non-alcoholic.

CAROLINE

[a_pirate_meant_to_be]

Huh. Well, this is nice. The creepy notion of a LeChuck Persona notwithstanding. Boy, he does NOT want to have to be the one to explain THAT to Elaine. Anyway, makes him wonder why he was expecting the demon pirate army to break down his door any second.

Well, as long as he's here. He waves down Caroline. "Heya! Remember that quest you gave me? Well prepared to be dazzled by plaidy... goodness, or something." He whips out the shirt he managed to get after some effort.

...honestly, he's not sure ANY plaid shirt would pass the requirements. Is she really going to think this is fashionable?

[sweetquests]

It's a Velvet Room attendant, it should not be exactly questioned if she'd like something or not it's almost like some crazy adventure game. With a grin, she takes the shirt and inspects it.

"My! The fabric feels delightful under my fingers! And the colors!"

...she might have gone off for a few minutes, before looking back at him and placing the shirt away from view, before taking out something and pushing it on the bar's table.

"A pirate like youself could use an additional outfit?"

OPEN, but package is for Caroline

[electricyousei]

[Ruri sits at the bar near the piano and singer with a small package under her arm looking at all the various colored bottles while rubbing her left hand]

This is an ordeal that will probably require our persona, isn't it?

[sweetquests]

I do not know what the future has in store, but there must be a reason why the door appeared again.

[She pours her a drink and pushes it up to Ruri.]

[deathof4thwall]

The door in is dramatically flung open as Minato bursts in, landing in a sort of 'tah-daah!' pose. A deep bow, and he heads directly for Igor, flinging himself loosely onto a nearby couch.

"Igor, babe, I love what you've done with the place! It's faaaa-bulous!"

As he sits up straighter, peering at you, he brushes his bangs out of his face, revealing an already-fading black eye.

"So, uh...listen. I never had the chance to ask this before, so Imma get it out of the way now."

All of a sudden, his relaxed attitude vanishes and all traces of merriment disappear from his voice.

"Those thousand years of torture where I was forbidden free will - did you know about them?"

[velvet_nose]

If Igor found this behavior odd, he wasn't showing it.

"It is not something that I am aware of," he explains casually. "If there is such a cycle in your universe, then we are bound by it as much as you are, as Residents of the Velvet Room."

[greyerrant]

Loken moves stiffly to address Caroline.

"I feel this storm in my marrow. Why?"

The space marine who knows no fear due to psycho-conditioning and genetic manipulation doesn't understand his feelings. At all.

[sweetquests]

And asking the person least qualified for this question.

"Oh my! Perhaps you have a...ahh what was the word...ah yes! Thoracic Back Pain?"

She was trying, at least.

Caroline

[nofairy]

Link is extremely nervous as he moves, but he has something clutched tightly in his hands as he looks for Caroline. Any movement seems to be making him jump, and he's shaking a bit.

Triforce of Courage, you can kick in at any time now...

[sweetquests]

She looks surprised at the mask for a moment, before taking it with her hands and twirling it around.

"Oh! Did you make this yourself?"

them musicians baby

[canteachyoumore]

[EEEEEEE IT'S NAMELESS AND BELLADONNA

how does a former attendant act around such relics!!

Ahem!!! Yes. A nod to Caroline - good luck, newbie, there's a ton more this time - and he will approach the singer and her pianist counterpart. He's still more unsure how to speak to Igor heheheh....]

It is an honor to meet you two, as you were gone by the time I had come into the Velvet Room as an assistant to a guest. I am Theodore.

[eeeeeeee]

1/2

[therooms]

The honor is ours ~♪
You who follow in our path ~♪
Please protect this world ~♪
As you continue to protect her ~♪

2/2 - woops sorry I was called away

[therooms]

We are glad that we have this opportunity to meet. Time here has no meaning, yet our circumstances all differ...as do our journeys.

OPEN

[demifemme]

"Whoa..." Shura is slowly making her way forward, trying to take in everything in this place: the decor, the music, the people. She had never seen anything like this before. Was this the Persona equivalent of the Cathedral of Shadows?

OPEN but the box she has is for Caroline.

[jundere]

[It doesn't take Jun long before she makes her way over to the bar and slumps down on a seat. She doesn't say anything at all before she slides a box with a lid on it over to Caroline.]

Caroline, babe, I should probably have asked what your, uh, unmentionables looked like but I forgot so I couldn't really tell which were yours.

[After saying that Jun nods towards the box and rests her head on the bar with a sigh.]

...Do any of these belong to you?

[Once the lid has been opened anyone who looks will be able to see that the box is full of mismatched sets of underwear collected from various places in the city.

That's what you meant, right? Right Caroline? Right?]

[sweetquests]

[Not...quite...]

Oh! Are these not undergarments? Why did you think I meant those...[as she speaks she looks through them, her face reddening at some of the ahh---more zany ones.]

Are guests afraid of mentioning their underwear? Is this something I should be aware of...perhaps I should study the Book of Manners again...

Open, but stuff is for Caroline

[otakuro]

"Ghh..."

The rarely seen Demon of Eclectic Objects makes another infrequent appearance! Atsuro barely manages to get the door open while balancing the tributes he's collected for Caroline, consisting of everything from gingko biloba pills to books titled 101 Ways to Improve Your Memory For the Middle-Aged Soul. ...And merely as an afterthought, after helping Guybrush fulfill his request, he had followed up on his odd thought and taken a bit of RAM he didn't really need off his computer. Perhaps she was an android or something along those lines.

Atsuro dumps his pile in a corner and tries not to look too awkward.

"Miss Caroline...! I, ah. Think I've got what you wanted. Somewhere in here."

If he knew anything at all about games, fulfilling side-quests were of the utmost importance.

[sweetquests]

"Oh my! You have brought to be a cornucopia of ways to increase one's memory!"

She takes the stick of ram and looks at it curiously.

"Ahhh...this is stick of Random-access memory, is it not? The large black units in the center with the golden lines much like a human brain. I will learn much from studying it..." Caroline then takes one of the books and reads the title, letting out a small gasp.

"I did not realize that there were so many other ways to increase one's memory! I thank you for your aid."

The entire tribute disappears behind the counter. Where did she put it? How did it all fit in there? Who knew. She reappears holding a single disc on her hand.

"This is a relic left by a previous guest of the Velvet Room. I believe a part of his essence is still connected to it. If you speak with Master Igor, he may help you in unlocking its potential to aid you."

OBTAINED ✉ FLOPPY DISC

For Igor

[travelingtheworlds]

[At first, Sasha just marvels at the place, taking notes as is her custom. However, then she turns to Igor (since he seems to be the one in charge) and asks:]

So, about this "wild card" ability... we can use more than one Persona, right? Do you know about how we can get more?

This is a job for NoseMan

[velvet_nose]

[He chuckles]

I am responsible for summoning additional Persona that you might require. As you are a new user, your current limit is one.

[palletlessened]

Red had...never been in a place remotely like this. The only place this lavish had been the Plateau, and that was somehow less impressive after becoming a champion. In a weird way, it sort of felt like coming home, really. Red had made sure to bring Straw with him, despite the Pikachu's typical trickster behavior...and amazingly, he had already realized neither him nor his pokemon needed to be on guard here. The precaution had been for naught.

"...you'd still better be on your best behavior, mister."

That didn't mean his warning to the Pikachu was less warranted, of course. Straw was already eyeing the bar with an impish glint in his eye...

OPEN

[not_that_sasuke]

[Sasuke's... around. Mostly being a wallflower, quietly making note of as many of the other visitors as possible.

Perceptive characters (or even those who may happen to glance his way by chance) may notice a kid staring at them. Feel free to be curious or even mildly creeped out.]

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

[A teenage girl does, in fact, notice the staring. Thankfully, she has an explanation for the various stalkery people around here already.]

Excuse me...are you a ninja?

OPEN

[glassworkgenius]

"This place is... safe... Isn't it? Can't we just stay here?" The ambiance calmed his nerves, but Taiyou's mind remained on the feeling of impending doom ever since he first arrived to Hinoto-Ri, only a few days prior. He tightened his fists into a trembling clench.

"I don't..." His voice broke mid-sentence, as if he was choking on his own words. This wasn't him. But he couldn't stop himself. There were no traces of the normal, hotblooded and resolute Taiyou. "I don't want to follow the contract anymore... Take me home... take me home..."

Open, stuff for Caroline.

[ice_cream_ai]

It took all of Kaito's will to leave his apartment. He drums his fingers nervously on the counter, with a bowl of melted ice cream in front of him. It says something that for once he felt too sick to his stomach to even consider eating it.

[sweetquests]

"Here," Caroline says in a gentle voice, pushing a mug of hot chocolate towards him. "Please listen to Belladonna and Nameless, music it will aid in calming you during your stay here."

Open

[echo_of_a_jedi]

The Exile was, of course, not quite so frightened as to remain entirely holed up in her room. If she was afraid, she reasoned, there must be a reason for it, and therefore there must be an enemy to protect people from. That said, finding this strange cantina had lifted her spirits considerably, even if she was tempted to ask to hide out in here for a while.

She stares at the liquor bottles arranged behind the bar and appreciates the blind man's piano music as she asks an open question to anyone who happens to be listening.

"Does anyone have any idea why so many of us are so afraid?"

FOR IGOR! ...late and out of order, but w/e

[pistolsakimbo]

[As soon as everyone can mix and mingle and talk to the Velvet Room people? Oh you know she's running right up to Mr. Long Nose.]

I am in seriously desperate need of something that isn't what I've got.