destinystrings | Persona Grand Prix : The Duels of Ages

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

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[As the pre-match announcements and banter begin to blare from the loudspeakers, Atsuro comes to the awkward conclusion that he's more likely to be defeated by the singlet than by anything either of his opponents can come up with. He doesn't recognize them - though the boy with the glasses was faintly reminiscent of someone he had seen before. A movie character, perhaps, or something off a book cover. ...A famous personality would certainly account for the underwear, anyway. Shifting awkwardly in place, Atsuro tugs at the skin-tight outfit as the announcers blather on, waving tensely to the crowd when his name is called. ...He wonders if anyone will notice if he peels the bottom part of his suit away from its current wedgie-inducing position.

These are his thoughts as the signal to count off the steps suddenly comes without warning.

Atsuro takes his strides quickly. One hand gripped around his Evoker, one hand clutching something held at his side.

Countdown. Then..........]

Enki!

[Following quickly after his partner, Atsuro swiftly brings the mock weapon to his head and pulls the trigger without hesitation. He had done this only once before, but once was all that was needed to break away from the natural fear of self-harm or death. The spirit that manifests is a young man carrying a rod before it, its body wreathed in streams of water.

With a brief nod towards its summoner, Enki raises the rod high and the streams surrounding it cascade out in a flood-tide towards their opponents.

Atsuro isn't done, though. As quickly as he can, he thrusts his Evoker into its holster and turns his attention to the other item he carries; one push of a button is enough to activate its power. For a moment, he is bathed in the light shining from the...

Game system?]

Command Skills | Passive Skills | Auto Skill
Deathbound_____| Phys Amp_______| Blitzkrieg
Holy Strike____| Pierce_________|
Mighty Hit_____| Drain Hit______|

>Dispatch

[Perhaps it was nerves from being up on stage, a spectacle to the whole damn city in this awkward wrestling costume, having underwear- oh my god, underwear, REALLY?!- thrown his way... Perhaps it was the fact that despite watching his partner use one, and watching countless others in the previous tournament, what he was holding in his hand looked and felt like a real gun... But his hand was shaking as he took his ten steps, and he had hesitated on the draw.

It only takes a second or two, though, for Yosuke to push past his nervousness, taking the Evoker to his head and pulling the trigger. His eyes grow wide as a rush fills him, one he hadn't ever felt before when summoning his Persona in the TV World, like a barrier holding back his Persona had suddenly been torn down and there was a release as Susano-o appeared before him. This was nothing like summoning with his card.

Succubus's Sexy Dance luckily fails to stick to him, but he's feeling that hit of the water attack coming down on Susano-o thanks to Atsuro, an attack he's all too familiar with now considering his training with Aqua.

It comes around to his turn, and Yosuke goes for the obvious tactic first, testing the other users' weaknesses to the elements he has in his arsenal, starting with wind.]

Magarula!!

[Susano-o casts a hurricane on the two of their opponents, Yosuke's forte.]

(( Rolled for Sexy Dance and it narrowly missed if that's okay o7 ))

[Though the outfit was still uncomfortable, and the rules, atmosphere, style of fighting, everything is strange to him, Sora actually finds himself feeling more excited than anything. He's been in tournaments before at the Coliseum, sure, but this felt like something else entirely. The announcers, the crowds, even the arena itself...for all of his gawking, it was amazing that Sora even heard the conditions and noticed when it was time to begin.

The Evoker made him a little nervous, but probably not as nervous as it made Yosuke - after all, Sora wasn't nearly as used to seeing normal guns, though he knew what they were, so it wasn't as hard to convince himself that using the Evoker wouldn't, you know, kill him.

Well, here goes nothing.

When the timer goes off he does what the other three do, pointing the Evoker at his head at pulling the trigger. It feels...weird. Way different from summoning his persona the first time, though he's grateful that Kairi had dragged him out and made him try it before he came out here.

Thankfully, Sexy Dance fails to hit him as well, but like his teammate Simba is unable to dodge Malaques. Sora doesn't really have a plan of his own, but he's used to fighting monsters with elemental weaknesses, too. Maybe it was worth trying magic first?]

Earth!

[It wasn't a type of spell he was used to - Sora hadn't even used any Earth spells back in his own world - but hopefully it would work well.]

[ Succubus is weak to neither wind nor earth, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt a little. Still, it's not any worse than what Minato is used to, so he wastes no time in having his persona cast Sabotage+, halving Yosuke's and Sora's attack, defense and agility. They may be here primarily to watch for trouble, but there's no reason not to play competitively, right? ]

That should have weakened them a little.

[ He aims that remark at Atsuro, so that his partner knows what's going on. Attacks with no elements attached are hard to identify visually sometimes, after all.

In addition, he watches Atsuro's fiddling with his game system from the corner of his eye. Weapons are allowed, so he wonders if that is perhaps Atsuro's? But there's not much time to spare for wondering that, as soon enough the next wave of attacks will come, and Minato wants to be ready. ]

Edited 2013-01-26 17:01 (UTC)

((I think Magnara is a one-target attack! I'll have Atsuro take the hit this time for dramatic effect.))

Mmph...!

[Bad luck! The Earth attack strikes Enki with extra punch, bringing the creation deity to his knees; it seems Sora has hit his one weakness on his first shot. Luckily, his opponent lacked any passive element boosters, so the hit was at least manageable. Atsuro recoils back with visible distress as he keeps an eye on his HP meter ticking down on his game system. It was always handy having things defined in easily interpretable numbers.]

Wind and Earth... I'm switching out to try something else!

[There is a sound as of glass shattering as Enki fades out, replaced now by a bespectacled man surrounded by dozens of computer screens. The man calmly leans over, presses a button, and... Atsuro is suddenly wreathed in flames.]

Persona Grand Prix : The Duels of Ages

MALAQUES > YOSUKE & SORA

MAGARULA > MINATO & ATSURO

MAGNARA > MINATO & ATSURO

SABOTAGE+ > YOSUKE & SORA

TURBO (2.5x for next Fire Atk) > SELF