A Visit to Tartarus

[seekerofjustice]

It's midnight as Tartarus emerges in place of Gekkoukan High, and Dove watches it with a level expression. He's seen this many times now, having been with the group that visits Tartarus very, very frequently for training.

Tonight, he decided he would do a visit on his own, aiming to get some personal experience. He needs to be able to battle on his own, after all, and his Personas need some help getting experience.

As the tower finishes appearing, Dove walks inside, his footsteps practically echoing in the entrance as he does. He steps to the teleporter, trying to figure out exactly which block he should go to. He's gotten a lot stronger since he's teamed up with everyone, but he's wary of going to the highest point without anyone beside him. It would be reckless to do so.

Option 1: After some heavy consideration, he does, in fact, dare to go to the highest level block he can handle... Harabah. The colors are practically blinding, but they don't deter him as he steps forward, looking around with a careful gaze.

Option 2: He goes for something a bit weaker, aiming for Tziah. Perhaps it's not as strong as his strongest Persona, but he needs to work with his other Personas, too, right? This way he can round everyone out. It's just a matter of getting around all of these ill-placed stairs...

Option 3: You know, on second thought... he feels confident. He's been working very hard, his Personas are fairly balanced... Let's go for something a bit stronger. Let's go for Adamah. So he goes to the bright white area, and... oh no. He's got a headache out of nowhere. Why does this place feel weirdly familiar...? He's never been here, has he...?

(Open/Intro) Pleasant Dreams

[lotophagia]

TW: Unreality

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Ren opens his eyes for the first time in what feels like an eternity.

"...Huh? Where...?"

He was somewhere else a moment ago, wasn't he? Or... wait, what was he doing last? He... saw Akechi, he thinks? He's not sure though, it's actually rather fuzzy...

But he snaps to attention when he hears a familiar voice. Igor...? Wait, he's in the Velvet Room? It looks way different... and those doors over there are new.

Igor says something about making bonds, and Ren just kind of blinks, staring back at him with a blank stare. Is this a dream? He went back to sleep, so dreaming would make sense. But... at the same time though, something deep inside of him seems to deny that train of thought. Like he really is awake...

He steps further into the Velvet Room, looking around a bit as he does. What should he be doing, exactly? Honestly, he's not sure... He feels like he should be doing something very important, but he can't remember what it is...

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Option 1: He finds himself lingering at one of the doors, slowly raising his hand to grab the door knob, but he hesitates. He can't help but find himself distracted by this whole thing. Why did Igor bring him here? Is it really just to make friends? He thought he already did that, but...

Option 2: He stares blankly at the conspiracy board, trying to take in all of the information on it. There's a lot here, and he's honestly having a hard time wrapping his head around it at the moment. Is he... sure he's not dreaming? Because this all sounds too ridiculous to believe.

Option 3: He finds himself in Tokyo, particularly in Leblanc. Without even thinking, he starts getting behind the counter to make himself a cup of coffee. Maybe that'll help get rid of the brain fog that he feels...