Curiosity kills the C // Some Things Never Change

[howfascinating]

Who: Philip and OPEN
Where: Narumi Detective Agency (The Half-Boiled one), Pisces 11-05, and all around Virgo Ward
Summary: He stumbled into a room, he was given a request, and well-
Warnings: Socially Awkward Teen and Pet Stuffs.

[He had stumbled into the room by accident, but considering how his life had worked, he took it in stride when the strange woman requested him to get several items related to cat rearing, thinking that it'd be good to be given the chance to actually stretch his proverbial muscle after a while of wandering in this place.]

[Narumi Detective Agency]
[Perhaps that was why he spent the time in the nostalgic garage of the agency, perusing the whiteboard for his research as he wrote down the results of his search within himself on items that cats enjoy toying with apart from the usual ball of yarn and scratching post. In fact, he might've written too much on the board as the only thing one can discern should they stumble in here while waiting for the detective in charge to talk to you would be that the board is completely full of scribblings and writings.]

...Hm?

[Of course, stumbling in would also mean that you're going to disturb his concentration for a bit.]

((OOC: You are also liable to be interrupted by a half-boiled detective if you happen to choose this prompt!))

[Pisces 11-05]
[If you happened to be living in the same floor as him, please don't mind the smell of catnips and litterboxes alongside all those cats prancing around the hallway looking high as a kite, considering he's just there looking quite fascinated at how the cats act when exposed to the wonders of catnip, all the while writing notes into a notepad as he nodded at the difference between a sober cat and a high one.]


[Virgo Ward]
[And now that he's done all the research needed, it's time to get all the materials needed for the request!

But the amount of shops located here made it hard for him to pick one out of who knows how many, so this would be why he's just stopping you in the middle of your trip:]

Ah, do you know a shop specializing in cat items?

[He's quite blunt in stating this, but well, when isn't he?]

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[vacare]

[ ... this is starting to sound more like an expedition than a trip... ]

... Could it be that you just got a cat? I don't think you'd need that much for a cat you have already, unless you just got here.

[howfascinating]

It's related to that in some ways, but it's a request from one of the inhabitants of the... Velvet Room.

[yeah, that's its name, last he checked.]

[vacare]

Velvet room...?

[ ...! ]

Oh! Oh, the door that leads to the train! [ That's right, that's what people called it! He wasn't in there long, and he didn't even remember to look for the people who lived there... but...? ] They give requests?

[howfascinating]

Yes, they do. I just happened to be asked to find these items after we conversed for a while.

[The woman seemed friendly, even if she somehow reminded him of himself back when he was still dazed after Shoutarou's rescue in Begin's Night.]

[vacare]

I wonder... [ ... he, uh, didn't notice any cats on the train, but if there are some, then they really shouldn't waste time! ] Well, let's look for a pet store, then! Have you been looking for long?

[howfascinating]

I just started, to be honest.

[yeeah, he spent the last few days trying to get cats to wander around the complex rather than his room.

catnips, what can you do about it.]

[vacare]

[ philip.... why... are you herding cats......... there's an idiom about that isn't there.............. ]

I think I saw a pet store in the direction I came from... Let's start there. [ :> begins walking! ]

[howfascinating]

[...Want him to search for you? He can probably do that after all this is over.]

...Yes, that sounds like a start indeed.

[He's going to follow him aw yeah!]

[vacare]

[ eiji doesn't even KNOW about that crazy library... he'd never look at philip the same way again. ]

Speaking of the Velvet Room... Did you end up doing that other thing you're supposed to be able to do there? That is, get another Persona... or something like that.

[howfascinating]

Ah, unfortunately no, the girl just gave me this request before gently ushering me out.

[Which was strange, but he's not dwelling on it.]

I suppose they'll offer the services after I complete this one.

[Hm, hm.]

[vacare]

[ That's bizarre... she didn't even ask? Well... maybe they just didn't have much opportunity to leave the train to find the supplies themselves, or something. Must ask next time. ]

Was that what you were there for? The service, I mean. I wonder if that's how you pay for it...

[howfascinating]

I was going to inquire about how to invoke our own Persona, but I suppose that would be a good reason too.

[...Well.]

However it is, I'm pretty sure this is just one of the criteria.

[vacare]

Ah... right! Um, have you read the network posts? The one that our glasses come with, in particular. [ He taps his ear, the one with the nanotechnology. ] The people there are very helpful with things like that.

[howfascinating]

...Ah yes, that could certainly work as well.

[Though he was saving that for the more important questions, to be honest.

Like, what is the speed of a flying swallow etc.]

[seiyaaa]

[ laden? unladen? african or european? ]

It would've saved you some trouble... I guess you didn't want to, though?

[howfascinating]

I'd prefer to save my usage of it for more... pressing questions, to be honest.

[/thrown off the bridge]

[seiyaaa]

[ I DIDN'T EVEN ASK YOUR FAVORITE COLOOOOR ]

Things that don't have to do with us helping the city?

[howfascinating]

Things that lead to information on what potential events that could befall this city.

[yeah.]