A Dance in Vivacissimo for the Velvet Room

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Who: EVERYONE
Where: Velvet Room
Summary: The blue door appears and it's time for a little field trip
Warnings: DJ Velvet?

This time, there didn't seem to be a crisis, but nevertheless, the Velvet roomed showed up once again. As usual, policemen and WAND operatives protected 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 or had visited two times prior, this entire experience will be completely new...and even if you've been here, the experience is still new.



The bar is spacious and large. The place is oddly calming; as if all the troubles of the city have melted away and you're just drifting in the sea. A multitude of blue butterflies are flying on the ceiling overhead.

Now, for some of those who had been here before, there was something different this time.

The lights were mostly out, the dim bar setting made even more evident. The remaining lights, however, pointed to a musical setup. In the back, a single dark figure bouncing his head back and forth, as the sound began to fill your ears. The voice, for those who have heard her speak, sounds like Caroline was doing the background vocal work.

The Aria of the Soul...just served a little differently.

Now the full meaning of the Velvet Bar comes to fruition.

If you can spot Igor in the farthest corner (it's hard to see without the lights) he has...a pair of sunglasses? He seems to be pretty quiet this evening, and instead Caroline is there to great everyone as the music continues to play.

"Welcome to the Velvet Room. My name is Caroline...and this is DJ Velvet, my brother William."

He responds by raising one of his hands in the air and giving a V sign, before going back to mixing.

"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."

Her tone of voice was clearly much better than the previous two times. Caroline was gaining, slowly a bit more assurance in herself. She also seemed much more relaxed with William around.

"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. I hope you find your stay tonight enjoyable."

Caroline then goes behind the bar and awaits for those who might wish to talk with her. Or perhaps you'd like to go see William first?

[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] (althought the post is still in migration, you can find the old list [HERE]) and pick a public persona, 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 29th of November.
▶ This time, requests can be given from either Caroline OR William [HERE] and remember you only get one request per month. You can request a Quest until the 29th of November, or wait until next month. You can only as one request and it can be either Caroline or William.
▶ You can talk with Igor, Caroline, William, hang around, have a drink (what is in that drink anyway?) or just talk between yourselves.

Comments

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

"Good evening to you, too," Latooni said, bowing politely. She offered the wrapped bottle to Caroline.

"I brought you a kind of sake that can be dyed blue," she said, also producing a small bottle of blue food coloring. "I made sure to pick out a coloring that the alcohol wouldn't dissolve, too."

[sweetquests]

"We are in a rather unique situation where we have many more Guests than usual. You might say it has influenced both myself and William, in that regard."

She also hopes that drink is good. Compared to the first meetings, she has gotten much better at mixing! ...she hopes.

[the_usual_stuff]

Pharos acknowledged that confirmation with a slight dip of his head in return. "Then, I have a question," he said. "How did Philemon grant a Shadow like myself a Persona?"

He's not unhappy they did so, he's fully aware of what a Persona represents, but he's curious and it seemed a paradox to him; a Shadow manifesting another Shadow of their own? (Because that's what Personas are; shadows coaxed to perform upon command, to aide their other selves.)

[second_destiny]

Asem drops into a seat at the bar and orders a drink. He's only nineteen, though, so it's just a cola. He took the time to just look around the room and see what else was going on, trying to take his mind off the fact that he still hadn't awakened his Persona.

[greatergone]

Kais grabs a seat at the bar, helmet in his lap. He has no idea what's going, even with the explanations. Still, a drink seems nice and hopefully they'll have something for all species though he was sure he could imbibe anything a human could.

"What am I doing here?"

He was sure that question had probably already been answered but it never hurt to ask a question multiple times. Well, it never hurt if the other person didn't get mad.

[echo_of_a_jedi]

Meetra, this time, decided not to make her way to the bar to complain immediately, instead listening more intently. She also, in enjoying the soothing atmosphere of the place, noticed someone she vaguely recognized.

Ah, right, the girl who'd been with that strange kid dressed as a Jedi, now not looking like she'd raided Mira's closet for formalwear. Well, Mira's equivalent of formalwear.

"She makes it sound pretty glamorous, huh?" she asked, of Caroline's speech.

[celebrity_commentator]

"Wow. This place has got some nightlife...," Rise observed, listening happily to the background music. Not exactly her taste, but the singing and the mixing were both really impressive, and she couldn't help but enjoy the melody itself.

Meanwhile, though, she was thinking on what Caroline was saying about multiple Personas. Did that mean everyone here was like...

Rise visibly raised a hand, as if she was in class. And as if she ever voluntarily raised her hand in class. "Excuse me! If we can have multiple Personas, what does that mean if our regular Personas can't...well, fight? Could we also get a Persona that's more..."

She pantomimed an awkward mix of Chie kicking something and Yosuke trying to stab something at the same time, apparently shorthand for action.

Caroline; Open

[bondsofsuffering]

When given the choice between a cute girl and some strange looking men, of course he's going to go for the cute girl.

Also she's by the booze, and part of him wants to see if he can get his hands on some of that because why not.

"So, are you the person to ask if we want to know more about this Persona stuff?"

Alternately, other characters can come talk to the 16 year old hanging around the bar.

[gigglesnortpriestess]

Strange may not cover it.

Yukiko turned to face the stranger and gave her a small smile. "Glamorous or a large responsibility."

[greyerrant]

"Dealing with sorcery."

Grumbles Loken, who is mostly just scowling at everyone.

[greatergone]

Kais would have snorted if he had a nose and was capable of it. Instead, he exhaled derisively.

"I mean at this particular moment in time."

[greyerrant]

"My answer is the same. Mostly this is about more sorcerous powers they are offering us."

Loken, for his own reasons, always chooses to decline, though his ghostly persona is growing stronger despite his stubborness.

[greatergone]

"I will refuse it. The mont'au is not something to be fooled with."

Because as far as he's concerned, he doesn't want to end up like before. Where everyone stared at him and was afraid.

[greyerrant]

"I think I understand why the Ultramarines spared you. You are showing wisdom, for a xeno-breed."

Of course he doesn't know Kais' reasoning, but it matters little, really. "For what it is worth I do think they are sincere in believing what they believe."

[greatergone]

That Xeno word again. Humans seem so fond of using it. "Of course we are wise and powerful. We have victoriously faced all the same threats you humans do...and we faced humans too." He was pretty sure Tau were winning everywhere. But propaganda.

"Those who are sincere about being a bodyguard can still accidentally shoot their ward. Those kind of feelings mean nothing."

[greyerrant]

"That is why I haven't agreed to play their little sorcerous games. At most I fight for the future of humanity here, and will leave when I can." And he watches them carefully for corruption, where he can. But the velvet roomers aren't overtly evil or daemonic, which makes it harder.

To Igor

[ghost_shield]

Nick flips through the book on the table, humming a bit. "Hmm... seems like there's more here than I remembered from last time. How do more personae show up here anyway?" he asks casually.

Caroline; OPEN

[primordial]

What is this place?

Sam looks horribly out of place in such a lavish setting, what with the loose clothing, matted long brown hair, and general unkempt look, and he blinks nervously at his surroundings, trying to figure out what to do while the music plays around him.

Oh wait, that woman...she knew stuff about Personas, right? Time to go up to her, hands held almost apologetically in front of him as if she's going to turn around and punch him in the gut.

"Um...hello. You said something about Personas?"

And then afterwards, he'll be in some dark corner somewhere, staring at the rest of the people here with a dazed sort of look in his eyes- these kinds of places are definitely not ones he's used to.

[greatergone]

"I don't see why I have to fight for the future of humanity." Because the future of humanity certainly is detrimental for the future of the Tau.

[sweetquests]

A very bluish cola, nonetheless.

"How are you?" she asked him after a few minutes.

[djvelvet]

The DJ looked up enough to raise a hand at Rise too, giving a thumbs up as his Helmet flashed her an answer.

[djvelvet]

Perhaps one day you'd be able to meet Maki or Teddie and discovered other Shadows who had Persons of their own, but for now all you unfortunately had to deal with for an answer was a man who gave him a small shrug.

If he knew, he wasn't as foretelling as he could have been.

[sweetquests]

Sorry if you ere not in the age, you only got non-alcohol drinks. They were pretty nice looking, mind you, even if sometimes the ice cubes were just rocks.

"All three of us would be happy to aid you in that regard," she explained with a smile.

For Caroline

[greatseal]

Minako isn't here to change Personas, but she has a purpose in mind regardless. She heads across the room and takes a seat at the Velvet Bar. "Hi, Caroline-san! I brought what you requested."

She pushes a bag across the bar, which contains... her favorite fall and winter outfit. She's kind of hoping Caroline won't want to keep this. "I wasn't sure about it being 'armor,' but it was pretty warm for wearing inside Tartarus."

[the_usual_stuff]

Maybe he will cross paths with other Shadows who had developed egos and Personas of their own, but indeed, for now he'll just accept the mute response he had received from the attendant with a helmet shoved onto his head. He frowns, "Ah... I see."

Well, if the resident of the Velvet Room wasn't quite able or willing to answer his question, that was that. Patience was a virtue. Pharos huffs a little, and turns to go explore the rest of this new version of the blue place between mind and matter.