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Destiny Strings Mods ([personal profile] stringmods) wrote in [community profile] destinystrings2012-10-22 02:39 am

In Times of Need [Velvet Room Open Log]

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.]
ineedthemforanalyzing: SRW OGs (questioning)

[personal profile] ineedthemforanalyzing 2012-10-26 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. As far as I can tell, I'm from a possible future, compared to where we are now.
not_that_sasuke: ([Calm] Stretching out my)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2012-10-27 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
Did things go much differently?
ineedthemforanalyzing: SRW OGs (questioning)

[personal profile] ineedthemforanalyzing 2012-10-29 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, something terrible seems to have happened almost everywhere on this version of Earth. In the history I know, the last major disaster that happened before the current set of wars was two major cities being destroyed by meteor strikes.

Also, we didn't really have "demons", although I guess people could confuse the Einst for a kind of them.
ineedthemforanalyzing: SRW OGs (uh...)

[personal profile] ineedthemforanalyzing 2012-11-01 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
The short version is "extradimensional monsters". I think it was a little more complicated than that, but that's the best description I can give. A few people thought they inspired the old myths about monsters living in the wilderness and attacking cities in ancient times.
not_that_sasuke: ([Think] is also my friend.)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2012-11-02 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
So... they've been around for a while then. Were those wars related to them?
ineedthemforanalyzing: SRW OGs (neutral)

[personal profile] ineedthemforanalyzing 2012-11-02 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Partially. A lot of different groups seem to have a military interest in Earth, and the people of Earth don't always agree on how to handle that, either.
not_that_sasuke: ([Crap] the long tail)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2012-11-03 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
...Sounds complicated.

[Then again, wars tended to be like that, didn't they?]
ineedthemforanalyzing: SRW OGs (sad)

[personal profile] ineedthemforanalyzing 2012-11-03 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods.]

It really is. That's without bringing up how often people change sides for various reasons...
not_that_sasuke: (You aren't very good at this.)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2012-11-03 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
And if the message over the network are any indication... it sounds like the same thing is happening here, too.
ineedthemforanalyzing: SRW OGs (neutral)

[personal profile] ineedthemforanalyzing 2012-11-03 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
It seems like people here are really confused...I'm not sure if this place is helping, exactly, except to give us tools to help defend ourselves.
not_that_sasuke: ([Think] is also my friend.)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2012-11-03 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
And not everyone knows how to use those tools, or even defend themselves...

[Especially worrying when some of them are kids even younger than he is....]
ineedthemforanalyzing: SRW OGs (smiling)

[personal profile] ineedthemforanalyzing 2012-11-03 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure, but I think that's what this place is for.

And if people still can't, it's up to the people who can, right?
not_that_sasuke: (Default)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2012-11-04 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
...It'll be tougher. Having to look out for the people who can't.

But... I don't mind it that much, either.
ineedthemforanalyzing: SRW OGs (smiling)

[personal profile] ineedthemforanalyzing 2012-11-06 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Good.

[She smiles a little more.]

I'm Latooni.
not_that_sasuke: ([Calm] Stretching out my)

[personal profile] not_that_sasuke 2012-11-07 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Sasuke Sagami. It's good to meet you.