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♠ ♣ A Game of Chance ♥ ♦

 

Who: Anyone
Where: Aramid Room
Summary: You enter the Dream World and are given a key. But will you use it? (Note that your character does NOT have to come to this log, the dream only happens for characters you want to come to the Aramid room)
When: Futuredated to the 13th
Warnings: Some characters may have terrible desires. It depends who is there, but this IS the Aramid Room.

That night, you find yourself falling asleep. It does not matter if you never sleep, somehow these things always find a way, if you wish to come here. The blackest pitch and the sound of nothingness is your companions for a few tense minutes; you can try screaming out, but nothing comes from your mouth. But when all seems truly lost...

The first thing you are aware of when rousing from your slumber is the distant, muffled music of a piano.

It coaxes you roughly back to the land of the living, and when you open your eyes - all you can see is a ceiling of pure red.

This is the Aramid Room - or rather, your own personal room within it. The room looks pretty lavish at a glance; pretty flowers, polished furniture, silky looking bed sheets... but when you look closer, you realize those flowers are fake, the furniture is of veneer, not actual wood, and the bed sheets are nylon. It is like a tacky love hotel - hell, even the bed is shaped like a massive heart, with black and red sheets.

Resting on the bedside dresser is a plain white mask, a bowl of apples which never seems to run out, no matter how many you eat, and a small red key. The mask has a little note underneath that says "Please wear when leaving for the lounge, thank you!". There is even a bell for room service beside it - or so you presume in any case, since this place is mimicking a hotel so closely...

As for entertainment, there isn't really much. Just a small television mounted up on the wall, and its remote resting beside you on the bed. If you try the television, all that is displayed is static, except for brief moments of clarity, where it seems just commercials would play - commercials that, strangely advertised for your deepest, darkest desire, no matter how fantastical or illegal it is...

But that's if you wish to stay in the room. You might want to explore, right? If that's the case, all you will have to do is don the white mask and leave. To your right, you will see rows of locked doors stretching infinitely down the hallway you entered into - no matter how long you walk, you'd find them all closed and impossible for you to get in. You could try knocking if you want, but who knows if someone else wants to answer. The stairs to the lower levl will be to your left.

Follow them, and enter the lounge beyond...

▼ OOC : Instructions

▶ Welcome to the Aramid Room. There are but a few instructions here:
▶ Create your posts and if you want others to knock on your door, leave it open. Otherwise, have fun creating the commercials tailored to your desires!
▶ The lower level post will be coming a little while later.
▶ You do not have to play out all the request ends or beginnings. In fact it's encouraged to just use the forms (reply this month for a request, reply the next month saying the request is done) and handwave. However, the mods will be happy to do a reply, if you wish!
▶ To get a new Persona, you go to [HERE] and pick a public persona, then fill out a request [HERE]. NOTE THE EXTRA RULES AT TAKING OUT A PERSONA IN THE ARAMID ROOM, THIS IS VERY IMPROTANT!! Remember, public personas only! You can request a Persona (or two if you are a previous Persona user).
▶ You can requests can only be given to Edgar this month [HERE] and remember you only get one request per month.
▶ You can interact with characters in the upper levels if you'd like, and go to each other's rooms, hang around, have a drink (what is in that drink anyway?) or just talk between yourselves.
▶ The masks makes it impossible to know who the other person is, unless they tell you their names. Even if they are un their underwear. Yes, you are allowed to use a fake name.

Comments

OPEN

[bondsofsuffering]

He awoke in confusion at first, frowning at the décor - as fun as a love hotel sounded, it's not actually a place he particularly wanted to find himself, for various reasons. Still, after he reads the note, he obligingly places the mask over his face and grabs an apple to snack on in the meantime. As he chews on the fruit, he turns on the TV, planning to idly flip through the channels, but...

The picture shown brings his mind and movements both to a halt as videos of happily smiling people play, enjoying their time together, entrusting one another with their deepest secrets, their joys, their fears. He's mesmerized, staring with slight disbelief even as a corny voice over begins to speak:

"Ever wanted a friend who understands you completely? Well, we have just the thing for you-!"

Re: OPEN

[capitalbackup]

After forcing herself away from her room--from watching that television--Miyako explored the area with her mask on. She didn't really know what's going on, but she intended on finding out.

She approached a door and knocked on it.

Knock, knock.

[bondsofsuffering]

By the time Hizumi answers the door, the TV has been shut off, although he is chuckling slightly under his breath. He has his mask on and a half-eaten apple in hand.

"Oh? Can I help you?"

[capitalbackup]

"Yes. Do you know anything about this location?"

If he's ever confused about her gender from her rather androgynous figure, her voice was quite feminine. Low pitched, but female. She looked at him, noting that he's wearing a mask as well.

[bondsofsuffering]

"Aside from the fact that it looks like a love hotel... You've got me. I don't know anything." Although his eyes are unreadable thanks to the mask, his amused grin is certainly visible. "I don't suppose you just woke up to find yourself here as well, miss?"

[capitalbackup]

She raised a brow behind her mask. As there's no point for her to visit such places, Miyako wouldn't know what a typical love hotel looks like "Correct. I woke up inside one of the rooms earlier."

And watched the television before she forced herself to leave the room.

[bondsofsuffering]

Although Hizumi's never been to one himself, he's not so sheltered that he doesn't know what one looks like. "And, let me guess; you're another Visitor who was dragged to Hinoto-Ri?"

It's hard not to suspect. This place has a very similar feel to the Velvet Room, even if its layout and coloring were completely different.

[capitalbackup]

The clan had considered such information unnecessary for her to know. If things went well and her brother stay alive, Miyako would never get a reason to visit them or know what they look like.

She nodded at his question. Although since Miyako haven't went to the Velvet Room yet, she wouldn't know how similiar this location was to it.

"Hm...so it's just Visitors who found themselves here?"

[bondsofsuffering]

"That's what my theory is. But as you can probably guess, I haven't exactly tested it out yet." He jerks his head to the side, indicating the room behind him. "It reminds me of the Velvet Room, except less... Velvety."

And with that bold description, he takes a bite out of the apple.

[capitalbackup]

She didn't bother looking at his room. It's not any different from her own earlier.

"What's the Velvet Room like, beside 'Velvety'?" Can you guess who haven't went there?

[bondsofsuffering]

"...You must be new here." Even though he doesn't particularly care who it is behind the mask, it does seem like a fun game to try to guess. "Well, anyway, it's a place where we can get other Personas - you know what those are, right? The things that pop out of your head and save you when you're in trouble."

Another cheeky grin. "It's all in blue, and there's a guy with a really long nose there, and some other weird people. It looks a lot like a bar, but if you're underage, don't even try getting alcohol, because it won't work."

Clearly a helpful person, this guy.

[capitalbackup]

"If you consider being in Hinoto-Ri for a month as new." She doesn't recognise him, but she doubt he knows her. It's more likely for people to know her brother first, since Yamato was around longer.

"And yes, I'm aware of Personas." She leave it at that. Her own Persona haven't awaken yet, and it's none of his business unless he directly ask her. But hm, getting Personas?

Miyako have her skills and her demons, but she would have to check it out one day.

"For a place that allow you to get Personas, I wouldn't expect it to give alcohol."

Dryly said.

[bondsofsuffering]

"Still newer than most, I'd say. I guess they haven't let us enter the Velvet Room lately, so you really couldn't know about it."

He gives a shrug and finishes off the apple, carelessly tossing the core over his shoulder and into the room. "The place is a bar though. When you go into a bar, it's only natural that you'd think of alcohol, right?"

[capitalbackup]

Not lately, huh? That means the Velvet Room only open to the Persona-users under certain conditions.

"That's a normal way to think. The Velvet Room's name didn't imply it's a bar."

Not like she's a drinker. Other than being underage by Japanese law, Miyako knew about how alcohol can impair one's judgement. It won't do for the Chief's double to break character and do something foolish.

"Do you just walk in and ask for a Persona?"

[bondsofsuffering]

"Pretty much. They've got an entire compendium of 'em. But there's certain rules on it, so don't think you can just go in and ask for a million Personas at your beck and call."

He waves a hand nonchalantly as he speaks.

[capitalbackup]

"I expected as much." Or else it would be far too easy for anyone to get a lot of Personas, or a very powerful one.

"What's the maximum number of Personas can you have?"

[bondsofsuffering]

"Counting the one you come here with... Two. Impressive, huh?"

[capitalbackup]

"...Then one would have to be careful about their choices."

[bondsofsuffering]

"Well, you can switch out the second one whenever you return to the Velvet Room. So as long as you plan for that..."

[capitalbackup]

"From what you told me, access to the Velvet Room seems to be infrequent. Planning around it is logical." Knows what to do, how to stick with the Persona for the long term, all that stuff.

If she ever get around to doing it.

[bondsofsuffering]

"Bingo. But it's not like you always have to switch 'em, either. If you just keep using the same one over and over again, it'll gradually get stronger."

He almost adds, 'Like a video game', but he doesn't know if this person even knows about those and isn't about to make it any easier to track him down for the sake of a stupid joke.

[capitalbackup]

"How do you enter the Velvet Room? By waking up like this?"

She won't be amused if the Velvet Room also have the televisions as well.

[bondsofsuffering]

"No, no, they usually have the door guarded. But whenever it shows up, we're graciously allowed entry by the government."

[capitalbackup]

"How gracious of them." It would make sense for the government to try and have some control over the Persona-users. The power the Persona-users can wield can be great and destructive, or debilitating, against the law. "I assume it's rare for anyone to reach the door before the government notice it?"

[bondsofsuffering]

"I haven't heard of any cases, but I guess it's possible? Usually they're the ones who alert us when the door has appeared again and usher us in."