The 13th Hour - GENERAL LOG

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The 13th Hour

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Who: Anyone
Where: The entire city
When: This week
Summary: This is a General 13th hour log.
Warnings: That depends who is there
Music: This

When it is darkest, men see the stars...

The snow was falling softly in the night sky when the heavens turned red again. The nearly black sphere of the upcoming new moon meant the monster population wasn't overly aggressive and the creatures wouldn't offer much challenge....

...or that's what was supposed to happen.

That night, there was a strange pull. The demons had acted odd that day, but even when asked, they were unsure why. To keep the population safe, the mayor had asked the city to stay inside that night and let the city police and visitors do their job.

It was a good thing he had. As the first minute of the 13th hour continued, something happened...the signature tail in the sky of something appearing, much like when the Guests had shown up. Only this time it was hundred of such little signals. The sky was filled with them, and people were ushered inside buildings as much as possible. Something was wrong.

Something was very wrong.

New creatures began to move around the city. For some, it would be creatures they might have wanted to forget. Yet for others, this would soon be forgotten when not flesh but stone, rock and metal, rose from the very ground, pieces of their homeworld reborn in Hinoto-Ri...

Extra Long OOC Blurb

[(Make sure you read it!)

Alright 13th hour post!

This will be up to you on what you want to do; start a new post where you can character's name and OPEN and write the days they'll be wandering during the 13th hour. Join other people's post, do some exploration, post them fighting monsters and just have some fun leveling up / interacting! For this log only You can level a persona twice meaning if they are used in a post with one group and in a post with another group, you can level up your persona twice. The conditions is that the fighting must happen on two different days. You can do this with only one persona, however.

For the buildings, each one gets its own thread. The original owners who submitted will be the first to see them, due to a strange pull that made they feel like they NEEDED to go to that area. What they do with this information is up to them; they can contact others in their group, start exploring by themselves or allow the thread to be open for others to come in with them...it's all up to you. That next morning, the government will be coming over to analyze them (that will be done offscreen, however).

FOR THE CREATURES 1) The creatures have to be in the Beastary for you to use them. You don't need to use creatures from your own home worlds either, as long as someone's put in a creature in there! No boss characters that night, since it isn't a full moon. Also make sure your characters could logically take onthe creatures you pick let's not have them take down a giant tree when they couldn't normally.]

Comments

Cloche Leythal Pastalia | All Nights

[pastalishe]

[After much thought, Cloche has decided to sign up as a participant for the Grand Prix. If she can just get used to using Infel, she can make up for the natural weakness of her Song Magic being slow to activate. She'll faithfully practice on weaker monsters every evening in the Pisces Ward, never straying too far from the apartment complex.

Some nights go better than others.]

1

[Earlier in the week, Cloche struggles to fight by herself. Infel shares her own weakness to physical attacks, which send the both of them flat on their rumps if anything gets close enough to land a physical attack. She fights dressed in her Oldmodern Style costume, taking comfort in the familiar clothes.]

2

[However, with practice, Cloche becomes much more adept at handling her Persona. She summons Infel by singing out commands in New Testament of Pastalia, taking advantage of the language's natural tendencies towards short sentences. She's much more confident... considering the fact that she's fighting in her Metamorole Model costume. It's a very well-rounded costume, okay?!]

2

[nyxterious]

[Well rounded indeed! Though, Ryoji is just... kind of wandering around. He doesn't seem to care much for the monsters around, and even so, he just seems... at peace? Which is odd, for the current setting, without a doubt. He's mostly muttering to himself.]

It's the same here...

[Though, he does at least notice Cloche.]

... Hey! Are you doing alright, out here?

[Just making sure... !]

[pastalishe]

[Oh. It's that weirdo from the the COMP Network that thought that Teenbeats Magazine was dishing out flattering compliments. Cloche bristles at his remark, squaring her shoulders.]

Hmph! I don't see why that's any of your business.

[nyxterious]

Well, I don't exactly want to see anyone get hurt! So of course it's my business. Especially in a time like now. It's strange out, right now. It's kind of nostalgic to me, though.

So, what are you doing? Or is that none of my business, either?

[pastalishe]

Strange? Nostalgic? That doesn't describe the 13th Hour properly at all!

It isn't. [...] But, if you must know, I'm training my mind.

[nyxterious]

It does for me. [What with the Dark Hour back home.]

Huh? Training your mind?

[pastalishe]

Well, you're weird. [> When it comes to boys she doesn't like, Cloche has no sense of tact.]

I'm practicing with my Persona. It's difficult for me to fight alone with my Song Magic; with a Persona, I don't necessarily need to be protected. [Aside from the fact that Infel is weak to physical attacks, anyway.]

[nyxterious]

I guess I am.

Song magic? [Whoa.] I've never heard of that! That sounds really cool. What is it?

1

[second_destiny]

[Oh look, something got close enough to land a physical attack! And once Cloche is on the ground, it approaches one more tiFLYING KICK TO THE FACE

The monster falls back, and its assailant lands on the ground next to Cloche.]

Are you all right? I'll cover you!

[pastalishe]

[Getting knocked down to the ground is, quite frankly, a little humiliating--especially since someone she knows witnessed her fall.]

Asem?! [At the same time, Cloche feels a surge of relief. As a Reyvateil, fighting alone feels very foolish--and Asem is a trained soldier, someone who can protect her.] Wh- How- When did you get here?!

[second_destiny]

It's my job to patrol the city! Hold on, we'll get out of this!

[Asem whips out his pistol. BANG, BANG, BANG.

Two demons fall. But Asem is low on ammo by this point, and he knows it.]

[pastalishe]

Just-- give me a moment and I can assist you-- [Cloche struggles to her feet. The remaining demon pulls back, drawing in a deep breath.]

1/2

[second_destiny]

Ah, shit!

[Asem fires his gun at the Dodongo, but the bullet simply lodges itself in the creature's scales. Damage was negligible.]

No, no, NO! DAMMIT!

[Unfortunately, Asem is out of explosives and flashbangs. He's got maybe five shots left in his gun, and the Dodongo is too big to knock away with a punch or a kick, maybe not even a tackle. Was he going to have to watch a friend die, again?]

2/2

[second_destiny]

[No.

"Thou art I. I am thou. Call out my name, and protect what thou dost hold dear!"]

AJAX!

[The form of an ancient warrior appears with a flash of light. It immediately strikes the Dodongo with a bolt of lightning.

Asem is still a few feet away. Rather than look surprised, he looks determined.]

Re: 2/2

[pastalishe]

[There's no time to congratulate Asem on the successful awakening of his Persona. Now that she's back on her feet and Asem has the Dodongo distracted, Cloche will summon her own Persona.]

Infel! Come to my aid! [Behind her, a woman wearing intricate clothing and riding on a large book appears.]



[Infel languidly waves a hand towards Cloche: the pages of her book rustle as a soft, green light wraps around Cloche, soothing her minor wounds.]

[second_destiny]

[Asem's seen healing spells before, so he's able to tell immediately what it is. Anyway, the Dodongo is lumbering his way this time.]

Think you're going to catch me? Think again!

[This time Ajax envelops Asem in a sudden pillar of light, that vanishes as quickly as it appeared. The Dodongo inhales, then spits fire at him, but getting out of the way is no longer a problem! Suddenly Asem is moving twice as quickly as he was before.]

1

[operationbox]

[>You notice that girl who was complaining about being written about in a gossip column... She seems to be struggling in a battle.

>You elect to blast the enemies with a powerful Force Dance, hoping they don't block Wind attacks.]

[pastalishe]

[Luckily for Io, the annoying group of enemies are weak to Wind attacks. The Force Dance knocks them back from Cloche, who's hunched over to protect herself from their attacks.]

You-- [... it's the busty girl who replied to her network message about Teenbeats Magazine!!]

[operationbox]

I don't think there's time to talk right now!

[And indeed, there are too many enemies nearby! These things tend to attack in large swarms, just like they are now...

Her Persona, Hathor, appears nearby, piercing one of the fallen Cliff Racers with a measure of dark energy. It may be weaker than her Summoning App, but she wouldn't get any better at using Persona unless she used Persona, no matter how weak.]

[pastalishe]

[Thankfully, despite her frailty, Cloche hasn't been badly hurt by the flock of monsters.]

There are too many of them to fight one-by-one! [She gathers herself up, squaring her shoulders.] I'm going to Sing-- I'm leaving my safety up to you!

[There's no time to explain further. Cloche closes her eyes, lays a hand over her chest, and begins to sing. A crackling ball of lightning appears over her head. Io won't be able to understand the language of the song-- but it swells with courage and strength.]

[operationbox]

[Io cannot let this person down. She's come too far for that.

A second is all she needs to determine that this attack might take a while; it might be better to call in a little backup. Wordlessly, she calls Kazfiel from her phone.]

Kazfiel, protect her!

[Meanwhile, Io will stay back and have Hathor pick off any injured-looking enemies with Eiha.

She does notice, however, that this is the first time she hasn't been able to understand something someone else was saying; she stores the thought in the back of her mind.

((Kazfiel has Paladin Soul and will attempt to take blows for Cloche automatically.))]

[pastalishe]

[When the Cliff Racers dive for Cloche, Io's demon takes the blows for her-- some more successfully than others. Over the song, Cloche alternately praises ("Good!") and scolds ("You are a wuss!") the demon with each hit. With their impromptu partnership, her Song Magic quickly grows and evolves into a brave warrior.]

[Note: I've never had to deal with Paladin Soul in DS before, so I treated it as a "chance" for protecting her. I hope that's correct!]

[operationbox]

[It's almost as if Kazfiel has no idea how to deal with sudden rhythm game elements of combat and is mostly guessing.

...Nah. Anyway, the flying nuisances emit loud, aggravating screeches as they continue swooping around. Io lets loose another Force Dance.]

[OOC Note: That'll be fine. It usually only activates when the team leader is at low HP, really. Or, in other words, liberties with the mechanics have been taken.]