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Post by mugenginga on Oct 14, 2009 5:38:03 GMT -5
Yuugi looked at the Persona that appeared. He had no idea why it was different than the one he had before. Well, not much. Souji's explanation had mentioned Izanagi had reverted, and Souji's final statement implied this was the aforementioned "Izanagi-no-Okami". Which was an issue in itself. Persona could change? All of this quickly flitted through his head without much time being spent on any of it as he was rushing over towards Souji even before the teen hit the ground. He was too busy worrying about him to notice the fog. Well, that and he didn't know that no fog in the TV World meant shadows going beserk all over the place. Yuugi ended up on the other side from K1. The monsters from his cards vanished into light and shot back into his pocket as he reached the collapsed teenager.
"Seta-kun!"
Naoya glanced around. Something was setting his hackles on edge. He had the distinct feeling of being watched by uncountable numbers of eyes. He walked over to Naoto after recalling his demons, "What does this mean?"
Naoya had acknowledged Naoto's level of observation. If the boy didn't know he was referencing the thinning fog, he'd explain, but also reassess the teen's ability to observe a situation. He had the funny feeling they didn't have much time.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 14, 2009 5:48:27 GMT -5
Souji struggled to get to his feet. "I'm okay... just a little tired."
"You are not okay and we're getting you out of here, got it?" K1 ordered. He turned to Naoto, who seemed to be very on edge.
"The fog's disappearing here, which means that the fog's appearing on our side," Naoto said. "We have to leave now!"
"Give me a second!" K1 said, before pulling out his COMP and summoning Kikuri-Hime. "Kikuri-Hime, get us out of here!"
"R-Right master!" Kikuri-Hime said. She already was sensing the approaching shadows, and was doing her best to teleport the group out.
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K1 and Souji both slammed onto the floor of the TV store they had entered through. It seemed it was impossible for Kikuri-Hime to eject the party in any non-painful way.
Naoto was next, and landed next to Souji. "That was unexpected..."
K1 and Souji had already moved out of the way of the TV. "Naoto-kun, you might want to move," K1 said.
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 14, 2009 5:53:15 GMT -5
It was likely Souji missed Rise by now. Kanzeon tended to be better at the whole "gentle landing" thing. Althoug the following event meant that it was likely Naoto missed the hyperactive almost stalker even more. As Yuugi was shot out of the TV and crashed directly into the teenager, Pendant and all. Didn't help ease the pain in the least.
Naoya, on the other hand, was flung in a different direction. Which was unfortunate for Keiichi and Souji. It was almost as if Kikuri-hime was doing in on purpose now. As the arc seemed to defy the laws of physics just a bit. Only by his own twist of agility did the man manage to not completely impact with Souji and Keiichi. He just managed to grab Souji's arm, which considering the teen's current condition would likely result in them both hitting the ground.
Yuugi jumped up less than a second after causing Naoto to tip. However, he wasn't watching where he was going and managed to back into the television he had just come out of. The spiky-haired teenager paled and whirled around, trying to grab the television but quickly loosing the battle. Thing was heavier than it looked. Speaking of weight, Naoto seemed awfully light for a boy his age. His body frame was more feminine that Yuugi had realized. Though that was far from his immediate concern.
"Guys, HELP!" he shouted.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 14, 2009 6:09:21 GMT -5
Souji had honestly not been expecting Naoya to come flying out of the TV that way. K1 had honestly not been expecting the TV to try to fall on Yuugi. Or, considering Yuugi's newfound Persona summoning powers, to try to eat him.
In any case, K1 needed to get over there and help.
He ran over and grabbed the TV frame, struggling against its weight. "Why is the flatscreen so heavy!?"
"Why are you complaining, Master?" Kikuri-Hime asked as she stepped out of a TV next to them.
"Kikuri-Hime, get over here and help!" K1 yelled. Kikuri-Hime sighed. "Yes master." With some effort, the TV went back on the shelf.
Naoto, who had climbed to his feet, sighed. "Well, at least everyone's safe."
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 14, 2009 6:21:19 GMT -5
(OOC: I forgot Naoya? How about you forgot Minato? XD We'll just say he was thrown to the side and avoided the main chaos. Hypocrite. *is joking*)
Yuugi had lost the fight against the weight of the television just before K1 had gotten to him. He'd expected a lot of things. It to go crashing and a very expensive application of the "you break it you buy it" effect to come into play, gettign painfully trapped under it, or even getting lucky and having it just bounce of the ground.
He hadn't expected to get almost swallowed by the thing. It was thanks the the angle he wasn't brought back into the TV World, which would have very likely resulted in his death with the speed the fog had been receding. Especially what with no support-based Persona or demon handy to rescue him. His entire upper body had been swallowed, and it was then he realized how dizzying the passage could be. He wasn't sure how long it was before he fell onto his bottom as the television was lifted off him. It actually hadn't been more than a few seconds.
He was grateful Naoto had mentioned the ability of Persona-users being able to enter the televisions on their own. That would have been more rattling than it was if he hadn't. He sighed and pushed himself to his feet, looking around and noticing Minato still on the ground. It looked like Souji may not have been the only member of the group to pass out. Not that he blamed either of them. Souji had faced his shadow and Minato had been shaken up ever since Orpheus went beserk on him. He wondered why the Greek-based Persona hadn't turned into a shadow, but was grateful for that small stroke of luck. He walked over to the teen.
"Minato-kun, are you okay...?"
Naoya had a rather annoyed look for maybe a quarter of a second before quickly getting to his feet. He glanced over towards Keiichi, saying nothing about his ungraceful exit from the TV World. He left Souji on the ground. That wasn't that big of a surprise. Anyone with half a brain could feel the friction between the two. He flipped open his COMP. He was checking on something, and avoiding attempts at a conversation at the same time. Very much like the cat that lands on its face as opposed to the usual feet. That whole refusal to admit even the possibility of such a thing having just occurred.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 14, 2009 15:38:48 GMT -5
Minato groaned, and picked himself up off of the ground. "...I need a vacation... huh, oh, yeah, I'm fine Yuugi."
Souji brushed himself off and glared at Naoya before responding to that. "'I think we all need some rest after the past few days..." He looked over at Yuugi. "Are you alright? You're going to have to be careful that you don't press too hard on TV screens for now on. At least as long as the TVs here are connected to the TV World."
Naoto smiled. "It sounds like you all have been up to a lot..."
K1 groaned. "You have no idea."
Minato counted off. "Dark Hour, Shadows, Atem's Persona, Yuugi's Persona, Adachi, TV World, and some long lost twin of K1's. And that's just what I know about."
"...Can we not talk about him?" K1 asked in a lower voice. Kaini was currently a sore point for him, and he'd rather not talk about said back-up Messiah twin of him.
"Sorry," Minato said. Naoto raised an eyebrow, but said nothing.
"In any case, it sounds like you all need a vacation. Perhaps you should take one," Naoto said.
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 14, 2009 18:34:28 GMT -5
Yuugi blinked, noticing the lack of honorific. That was really unusual, even among his friends. But the expression quickly passed and he shifted to looking relieved. It was entirely possible Minato had missed it if he was making sure he really was okay after falling. Yuugi looked fairly sleepily at Naoto's suggestion, grateful that K1 and Minato had handled it. Although he'd winced whem Minato mentioned K2, looking away from the group as K1 almost darkly requested he not be brought up.
Naoya looked a bit miffed at the mention of K2 as well. The beginnings of what might be called a theory about the teen had begun to form, but he just didn't have enough to work with. He wanted to avoid jumping to conclusions. He found himself hoping the idiot didn't go off and decide fighting Belphegor was a good idea. Or worse, get told he needed to. Then again, while it was a superstition, it seemed likely the English saying about God watching out for fools, children, and drunks could come into play. In any case, he seemed lost in thought.
Yuugi glanced at Naoto. It was actually a fairly nice thought, but where could they go? And besides, was it even safe? The Dark Hour came every night. It was possible Naoto hadn't been on the island long enough for that... but as Yuugi was about to object he looked at the faces of the group. They were all either exhausted or in one stage of emo or another. Naoya seemed the best "adjusted" to the situation if you could call it that, and Yuugi couldn't read people well enough to realize just how irritated the man actually was.
"Does the island have a beach...?" he offered, attempting to alleviate the situation somehow. He didn't think it would be safe, but it would probably be more dangerous to keep going at thi space. He looked towards the front of the mall, "I'm worried about Atem..."'
In any case, his suggestion had been rather innocent. Not like if it had come from someone like Junpei or Yosuke in their more capricious moments.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 15, 2009 2:46:38 GMT -5
Minato thought about that. "A beach... well, there are a couple lakes and the such around here... Oh, that's right! Giant's Lake's got this absolutely massive beach. We should go." He hadn't been to a beach since Yakushima, and Yakushima had been rather awkward, to say the least. Junpei had tried to hit it up with a tranny, after all. A really convincing one too. But still.
Souji, on the other hand was thinking about Dojima and Nanako. Dojima had promised him a trip to the beach before, but it never came about due to Dojima's work. A trip to the beach would be kinda fun.
"We should go," Souji said. "It would be a good way for us all to rest." He turned to Naoto. "It would be fun, don't you agree?"
Naoto stuttered. "I-I suppose so."
"But me and Naoya don't have swimsuits," K1 said. "We haven't had any since the lockdown."
"That's fine, I can get some for anyone who needs them," Minato said. He was still loaded, after all. Even if he couldn't hit up some magical stringmaster for cash anymore.
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 15, 2009 2:54:06 GMT -5
Naoya was annoyed, but it didn't show. Keiichi was stressed, and while he still didn't think the teen was ready to be goofing off... After all, he hadn't managed to get through that simple thing back in the lockdown. It hadn't been like it should have been that hard with what he knew his cousin had been through. Keiichi had been too busy covering for his friends, he supposed.
"Do you want to go?" he asked. It would be stupid to put his neck in a possible noose for no reason.
Yuugi turned back towards the group. He had spaced out for a few seconds, "Um... that's fine. Thanks Minato-kun. Do you guys mind if I head out?"
The spiky haired teen was obviously distracted by his own thoughts.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 15, 2009 3:10:53 GMT -5
K1 nodded. "We haven't really had time to unwind in a while. I'd love to go. You should come too, you know!" He was aware of the danger of everything, but at the moment, he really just wanted to unwind together with Naoya.
Okay, even in his head that sounded stupid.
"Not at all, Yuugi. We'll meet you back at the apartment, then," Minato said. He turned to K1. "Right, we should go get you a swimsuit then." He already had one after several months on the island, and Souji had brought his suitcase with him to the island, so he probably didn't need one either.
"Naoto-chan, I'll buy yours," Souji said. K1 raised an eyebrow. Okay, so it wasn't unheard of for -chan to be used with guys, but it was still a bit odd.
"I'd rather not..." Naoto said.
"I said I'm buying." Souji said. "And you don't have to get in if you don't want to."
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 15, 2009 3:20:32 GMT -5
Yuugi nodded and walked off. His level of tiredness mixed with worry was evident when he didn't even say so much as a "see you later". It wasn't that he doubted Atem could handle himself if something came up, even in his current state. If he were to be completely honest it was more what Atem would do if Adachi broke in. He had already left before Souji offered to by Naoto-"chan's" swimsuit.
"I'll come to make sure you don't get yourself killed," Naoya said. It would seem harsh to most but there was a level of caring that could generally only be held between family members, whether actual or perceived. Really, it sounded like an older brother speaking to a younger one, which wasn't that out of the question considering their past...s.
He glanced over at Souji at the honorific. That all but confirmed something he had begun to wonder about back in the TV World. However, he didn't say anything, at least not about that, "We'll be heading back to the apartments as well," he stated.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 15, 2009 3:32:40 GMT -5
Minato looked over at Naoya, who seemed a bit eager to leave. "Alright. I'll go buy you two swimsuits then. I'll see you both back at the Apartments."
He'd actually missed the -chan, focusing more on Naoya and K1's side of the conversation. He wasn't really sure why Souji disliked Naoya so much. Naoya just sounded like an aloof older brother who was more than a little protective of K1.
"Yeah, see you later," Souji said, giving Naoya a small glare as he said this. He turned to Naoto. "Now, about that swimsuit..." The two of them started walking off toward a swimwear store.
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