[Game Opening, Part 1 - What Souls Here May Bring]

[stringmods]

The drawstrings cut,
my hollow ebony stained wood plomps to the floor—
THUD

Eyes open, souls recollect.
The new me, erect.

I make my own decisions, have my own priorities,
have my own thoughts.

No external force taps into me—
Freedom.
- Jana Bielecki
Who: (Everyone OPEN LOG)
Where: (City Hall)
Summary: (You've just arrived in the city. Welcome.)
Warnings: (Intro logs are pretty warnable.)
Style: (The text is in prose, but feel free to write back in action tags if you feel more comfortable.)

They always say the first day on a new job is always the hardest.

But tell me...did those tasks include being taken from your own homeworld, dumped into a city you didn't recognize, meeting a man dressed in the purest of whites with a butterfly mask, to be bestowed the power of Persona, and then having some Men in Black lead you to the city hall saying you were expected?

...

...at least your things are apparently safe in your new apartments?

...

...looks like you might be here for a while.


What a way to start the first of September...

As they usher the last of you in, you realize that they've been preparing this for quite a while. There is a small table with food on the right, mixed cuisine (although the main theme seems to be Japanese dishes). Some strange computer program appears next to you and seems to be translating what you are saying so those before you understand. Language barriers? Don't be silly!

Most of the men ignore you after that. You are expected to mingle amongst yourselves a bit before the main 'show' starts, it seems....

Comments

[hetried]

[Oh boy he'd....never thought about that. And he takes it completely seriously because of that serious face and also because it's Daichi.]

You think so...? [Paranoia Drive ACTIVATE] What if they're just giving us food to keep us here. Maybe they're trying to round us up in one place for some reason....

[risetocaesar]

It's entirely possible. What reason could they have for bringing all of these people together at once, anyway?

[He glances at Daichi, almost apologetic.]

We should stay calm until we know more.

[hetried]

[Calm? That wasn't in his brain's commands!!]

M-Maybe they just needed help? I mean there has to be a reason they gave everyone "Personas." Whatever those are. They wouldn't just give us something important if they didn't need us, r-right...?

[risetocaesar]

I'd like to think that's the reason.

[Philemon seemed to be that sort of guy, anyway, and from what he'd been able to glean from his brief conversation with Eikichi...]

Don't worry. I don't think we're here to do anyone's dirty work, at least.

[He'd experienced that already; he had a feeling he'd be able to sniff it out if someone tried to pull that one on him again. ... maybe.]

[hetried]

I hope not... I'm hardly good at regular work...!

[stress stress stress. Forget the fact that he just came from an alien-invaded Japan.]

[risetocaesar]

[Akihiko had to raise an eyebrow at that. Poor kid was tying himself up in knots.]

Hey, deep breaths, okay?

[hetried]

I-I'll be fine! Really! It's just.. a lot to take in...!

[Ahahahahaha..........]

[risetocaesar]

At this rate, you're going to hyperventilate if you don't try to relax.

[hetried]

Nah, I'm fine, really...!!

[Ironically that thought probably make him even more tense as he waves his hands a bit in front of him. EVERYTHING IS FINE WE SWEAR]

[risetocaesar]

[Akihiko attempts to catch Daichi by the wrist, trying to put a stop to his continued panic attack.]

Hey, listen to me, alright? Breathe slowly and deeply. Don't just tell me you're fine.

[hetried]

[His uneasy laughter immediately stopped when Akihiko grabbed his wrist, making him freeze up a bit and gulp. But nevertheless, he nodded and obeyed his instructions, making an effort to slow down his breaths.]

R..Right, Sorry...

[risetocaesar]

There. That's better.

[Sorry, Daichi. Kind of a gut instinct. He sucks at looking after himself, but he's a pro at looking after other people.]

Feel alright?

[hetried]

[Hey he can totally take care of himself ok no that's a total lie.]

Y-Yeah, a little. Sorry, I'm... not really good with this kind of stuff....

[risetocaesar]

It's okay. It's a lot to take in, I know.

[Nevermind the fact that it was his poorly-executed "joke" that helped trigger that panic in the first place.]

We just have to keep calm, no matter how worried we are. Panicking never helps.

[He should know. He's a big worrier, himself, but he likes to make an effort to channel it all into energy for training instead. If he can focus on the fight, he doesn't get so distracted by anxiety.]

[hetried]

Heh, you sound just like my friend.. [He would be rich if he had one yen every time Kaito told him to calm down.]

I've never been very good at the whole "keeping calm" thing. I thought I was getting better, but I guess being teleported to some other world out of nowhere kind of puts a dent in things.

[risetocaesar]

[Aki nods. That's understandable, of course.]

I get anxious about things, too. So I try to turn all that energy I'd be wasting getting worked up about something into something else more productive.

[hetried]

Being productive...? [Well, in theory it made sense. But usually he was too scatter-brained to actually do anything.]

Like, focusing it so you can study for a test or something? I've never tried that before...