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Persona Grand Prix 10AC

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Who: Tournament Fighters and those who wish to watch them.
Where: Aries Arena & Televised
Summary: 1/16-1/22. Days of non-stop shooting and Persona battles! Players decide when the fight takes place.
Warnings: D-D-DUELS!

Grand Prix Frenzy had overtaken the city by this point.

We're sorry, you weren't technically part of the main show. However, perhaps, should this go well, they might be able to get you into the giant tournament itself next year!What can they say, the show must go on. And the ratings must be high.

The entire place was filled with cheering spectators and for those who missed out, the usual channels were going to post the entire thing live. Pay-per-view had extra shows and cameras. Or you could go to your local pub. Now that the main show was put on hold, they had all come to see one thing: and it was to see how these newcomers from otherworlds fared in their favorite sport. In a way it was showing the natural pride to them, and watching how they did at it.

Gambling wasn't allowed publicly. So naturally it flourished underground. Odds today were 1:1 for nearly everyone, those looking to make a lot of money were simply out of luck. Today was a day for watching.

From the side ring "Jay Queen" and "Bob Sternhammer", the two ringside announcer, excitedly begin the pre-game talk.

"What a crowd today Jay! You can feel and hear the energy coming right off of 'em!"

"A stadium of Ten Thousand filled to the brim! At the tenth anniversary, this promises to be a Grand Prix unlike any other!"

"Can't blame 'em. Hell, if I wasn't announcing this, I'd be ringside looking at the newcomers. For those watching at home, we're gonna remind you of the few ground rules."

"Tonight's matches are part of the main tournament, Outerworlders division. No returning champions, in fact, if you look to the left there, you'll see Flamin' HellDragon waving next to Seaside Dragoon. Last year's reigning champ, and the sexy female newcomer? Oh I can just smell the steaming flames of passion raising!"

"Haha and a kiss in public! Can you hear the crowd echoing their approval! At this stage they might take away from the real event!"

"Names are drawn based on known skill. Randomization is under the supervision of the Hinoto-Ri Lotto Society."

"Contestants pick their own Evoker ten minutes before the duel, and are asked to fire a blank shot in the air to insure security before it is scanned. Contestants then are brought into their isolation zones and are kept there until they are ready to be brought up to the ring. Since this is a double dual championship, contestants are brought together a full two hours before the tournament begins, and then will get to meet their opponents behind a locked bar twenty minutes before the show begins."

"Turns are taken, each allowed only one command from their Personas."

"As usual, Instant Death Spells are forbidden of usage. You may not kill your opponent. If your opponent is knocked unconscious, they have five seconds to get up. You are only allowed to attack your opponents Persona, even with your weapons and skills."

"Oh! Looks like the national anthem's gonna start."

There was some singing, as everyone stood up. After, the shouts became louder and louder, as a single man dressed in a tuxedo walked in, grabbing a futuristic microphone and speaking in it.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! THE GRAND PRIX TOURNAMENT IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE OTHERWORLDER'S DIVISION! A SERIES OF BATTLES WITH STRICT SET OF RULES TO SHOWCASE THE NATRUAL ABILITY OF HINOTO-RI'S HEROES!" Dramatically, he leaned in closer, raising his hand as the crowd's enthusiasm broke into an even louder frenzy.

"LeeeeeET'S GET IT oooooooooON!"

The crowed cheered, as a series of fireworks and music tore off into the sky.

"This is Bob and Jay live from the Outerworld Demo Tournament! !"

MATCH 1 ▼

Hitoshura | Masamune Date -VS- Link | Mordred

MATCH 2 ▼

Neku Sakuraba | Yu Narukami -VS- Eikichi Mishina | Nyaruko

MATCH 3 ▼

Yosuke Otoha | Dark Pit -VS- Shas'la T'au Kais | Anant

MATCH 4 ▼

Daichi Shijima | Akihiko Sanada -VS- Kaito Watari | Miki Sanada

MATCH 5 ▼

Cloche | Ginia Rosentia -VS- Haseo | Terra

MATCH 6 ▼

Meetra Surik | Sasha Fyer -VS- Aoi Misato | Atoli

MATCH 7 ▼

Sora | Yosuke Hanamura -VS- Atsuro Kihara | Minato Arisato

MATCH 8 ▼

Misery | Pit -VS- Desco | Aqua

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Welp...at least he was fighting with a partner! Too bad he's never met her before, but that wasn't likely to be a huge deal...was it?

"Sssssoooo...hey there!"

Well, at least he seemed nice enough, if anything. Barely taller than her too. It was just that Miki wasn't a huge fan of strangers she didn't know at first. He'd have to earn her trust, and quickly.

"Hey...so we'll be fighting partners for the next match. Nervous?"

Of course not! ...Well, maybe just a little bit.

"Maybe. Nervous energy is usually good for these types of things, isn't it?"

Good answer.

"Yeah. Just has to be the right amount, mind you. If you aren't nervous, than that's a sign you should really worry. I was in one of those matches last time but...the atmosphere for this one is really different. It almost makes me feel like we're going to fight in the Olympics."

She gave him a slight bow.

"I'm Miki Sanada."

"I guess it must be like the Olympics for them, considering." And, instead of bowing, he held out his hand for a handshake.

"Cool to meet you. I'm Kaito Watari! It's my first time, so go easy on me, okay?"

"That's true!" She looked at his hand for a second before taking it, unused this form of greeting.

"Haha! It's not me you should be worried about, but whoever we are facing off against. Although if you do slack off, I won't let you hear the end of it! I came here to win."

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That's the spirit!

"Nice. I'm feeling more confident already just from standing next to you."

Was he kidding or did he really mean it? Who can say?

Maybe that was a little too much, as far as Miki was concerned. It sounded a liiiiittle to much like something Ryoji would say.

"...um. Yeah."

Subject change.

"I've fought with Evokers before even coming here..what about you? Were you Persona user before and what are your fighting skills exactly?"

Aww, come on...

Fortunately, the subject change was enough for him to move on to Serious Topics.

"Ah, no. I mean, I've fought before, just not with Personas." With that, he took out his...phone. Wait, his phone.

"I use demons with the summoning app on here, see?" Kaito wasn't going to activate it by any means. He was just showing her that it, you know...existed.

"You have...demons on speed dial?"

You know, she thought she had seen some strange things in this world. Somehow she wasn't quite prepared for that.

"That's a good way of putting it, yeah. I've had to deal with a ton of fighting before I came here too, so I'd like to think I've gotten good at it."

Kaito was speaking of himself in a waaaaaay too understated way. He was the person who made it possible to kill these previously undefeatable aliens. But that would probably be a long (and unbelievable) story for Miki.

"Even if I don't use demons, there's a function here that lets me use some of their skills. Cool, huh?"

Hey an experienced fighter was always good, as far as Miki was concerned. And she might be led to believe the story more than Kaito might have thought she would have.

"Is that so?" The grin on her lips grew a little. "Well then, I believe we have around an hour and a half to properly plan our strategy for this match. Have you employed an Evoker before?"

He shook his head. "I haven't. I know it looks like a gun or something, but there's more to it than that, right?"

"It's made to look like a gun on purpose." She used her fingers to demonstrate and pointed it to her head. "Shooting the gun creates a sensation of death and fear, which allows the Persona to come forth to protect you. It's...a bit like the first time you released your Persona, only in a much more concentrated way. The sensation you feel is the same, however."

"....Oh." The sensation might have been the same, yes, but wow he didn't enjoy the thought of recreating the sensation of death and fear. He's had enough of that to last him awhile.

But, even if he looked a bit gloomy there, he snapped out of it and nodded. "I think I get it. It's taking advantage of the Persona protecting you, right?"

"Well when you put it like that, bluntly...yes." Now that sounded almost bad and that she should apologize to her Persona. "Back at home, bringing out a Persona without and Evoker was an extremely dangerous business. I was never to do it myself. I know Mitsuru-senpei did it a few times."

It wasn't bad. It actually sounded pretty clever to him.

"That makes sense...anyway, I'll try not to have any problems with using it, okay?"

Persona Grand Prix : The Duels of Ages

2 hours prior: Getting to know you

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