The Search for the Newcomers, January 2012 Edition.

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New Arrivals

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Who: Open to Everyone, but only Newly Accepted Characters can start threads.
Where: All around the city! They appear where you want them to appear.
Summary: Newcomers arrive and by now the Government is more ready and sends everyone out to go people hunting.
Warnings: ARRIVALS. Also assume the first thread is the ones who tell you about the city, and the other tags for the character can be talking with others in the city and learning more about it.
Music: This

[FOR THOSE IN THE CITY:]
It was Grand Prix frenzy by this time. The streets were filled with people watching every available television screen, crowds in the bigger areas of Scorpio district with the larger screen.

Now the HORUS detection system was working again. The device allowed everyone to spot abnormalities; and while it was being re-tuned to work with the appearing buildings, they could hone in on newcomers at a much faster pace. The leftover energy from the travel (commonly called Magatama Residue) gave them a few minutes to find them before it would flicker out.

Combined with the fact they could appear in most parts of the city, it made finding the newcomers was both easy yet frustratingly difficult.

As the blips appear on your own radar function, it was also nice enough to calculate for you the best transport and destination routes to take to get there. Speed was of the essence, after all.

[FOR THOSE WHO JUST ARRIVED:]
You're not in your homeworld anymore. That much is evident. So how do you feel? Happy? Sad? Troubled? A little of all three? No matter what, the memories of a butterfly man named Philemon are fading like a dream; you'll remember the details, but perhaps not everything he has said.

There is one word that stays with you, however.

Persona.

So...here to save the city, huh? First you'll need to find out more information. And who knows, maybe a familiar face or two...

But why are everyone huddle around large televisions screens for some reason?

[OOC: As stated above, only new characters can start a thread, but feel free to jump in any of them. characters arrive with their clothing and whatever items they had on them the moment they were taken; the remaining items will be later found in their apartments.]

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[fools_journey]

[ Minato is participating in the tournament, but he doesn't have a fight today, so he's been doing some light exercise, wandering around the city in an attempt to make sure he'll be up to scratch, as he was ill this past weekend. Still, he's doing much better now, and he passes by where Fuuka cranes to get a view, hands shoved in pockets and headphones drowning out the street noise.

Lost as he is in his own thoughts, it's almost as if a ghost is passing by... ]

[tacticals]

[It's brief, but Fuuka would recognize that face anywhere. She wasn't sure how he was here, but her head had a million different theories and her body reacted on instinct accordingly-- she quickly steps back from the crowd and maneuvers around them, running to catch up to him, and reaching out to grab the back of his shirt once she's close enough.

... Of course, she instantly lets go once she realizes that tugging on someone's clothes probably wasn't the best way to get their attention. And what if they turned around and it wasn't Minato? Still, as embarrassing as it would be, she had to make sure.]

[fools_journey]

[ Minato stops as he feels the tug on his coat, bringing a hand up to pull off one headphone as he turns and then freezes, eyes widening. ]

Fuuka...?!

[ A moment or two passes before he smiles and turns to face her properly. ]

Ah - it's great to see you again!

[tacticals]

[Her face brightens, a soft sigh of relief escaping past her lips unconsciously. He was here, he was alright! It almost seemed impossible, yet here he was. Minato, not some type of shadow or seal or anything of the sort.

Though, he'd have to excuse her-- after everything that had happened, everything that she'd learned recently... tears well up at her eyes, which Fuuka laughs off softly when she notices, wiping them away. Her smile still intact.]

I-I'm sorry, I just didn't think I'd see you again. [So soon, at that.]

[fools_journey]

[ His smile dims a little, as she tears up and as she speaks, though the happiness is still quite apparent. He pulls a half-empty pack of tissues out of his pocket and holds it out to her. It hardly makes up for the pain he's given her and their other friends by dying, but... at least it can help her a little now. ]

Don't be sorry. Until I came here, I didn't think I'd see anyone else again, either. [ Not in person and mutually alive, at any rate. ] But... this place is full of second chances.

[tacticals]

[She gladly takes the offered tissues, even if it does make her feel a little silly to acknowledge crying so suddenly, in the middle of a crowded street. Regardless, she nods at his words, responding only after the tears have been successfully wiped away.]

I'm happy, then. [Still fairly curious about the entire ordeal, but happy.] Is... anyone else here? Do they know you're alright?

I'm so, so sorry for taking so long to get back to this

[fools_journey]

[ Still smiling, he nods. ]

Mm. Akihiko and Kirijo-senpai are both here, as are Shinjiro-senpai and Ryoji. And... ah - there's something you should know about this place, though...

People come here from different times and... different worlds. And... there are also those here from worlds very similar to ours. ... like Akihiko's younger sister and... mine.