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Kiri Akechi ([personal profile] detectivemagica) wrote in [community profile] personavelvetroomdr2024-07-28 10:12 am

(Open/Intro) Sis Puella Magica

A young girl has found herself here, in the Velvet Room. She eyes Igor with a sharpness to her eyes, one that betrays the polite smile on her face.

"...The Velvet Room..."

She's never heard of such a place, and truth be told, she almost believes she's dreaming as she looks about the room, taking in the vivid blue surroundings.

...But she's seen things that are hard to believe for the normal person, and as such she raises a hand with a jeweled ring to her chin.

So it seems she was brought here to... what, make bonds? How ridiculous, she thinks to herself. It's not as though it'll do her any good. Making friends is the last thing on her mind, she has other things to consider, like her duties... and her boiling desire for revenge.

But betraying her dark thoughts, her smile grows slightly, looking oh so kind and pleasant in the face of this odd situation. She hums a bit quietly, tilting her head a bit, all with that smile.

"I see. Thank you. I'll be sure to do just that.

But she has other concerns as well. She needs to be able to fight Witches and gather Grief Seeds. Are there any here? Hell, is Kyubey even here? Not that she trusts him a single bit, but something familiar, something she can work with would be good.

But now... Now what? She's left to consider her options.

Option 1: Akechi finds herself drawn to the conspiracy board first thing, eyeing it with a small frown. Well, it seems that someone has gathered up plenty of information... A blessing, really, considering she can use all of the info she can get. Let's see... She gets to reading it, carefully trying to take in the information in front of her. Needless to say though, she's actually rather perplexed by... well. All of it.

Who is Ren Amamiya? Akira Kurusu? Souji Seta? Yu Narukami? It's all a but baffling, this information presented as though it's common knowledge. Clearly it isn't, given her own unfamiliarity with them.

But something catches her eyes... A note about Rens or Akiras and Akechis being soulmates.

Her expression is blank as she stares at it, her eyes becoming obscured as her bangs shift slightly inf front of them.

And what right does anyone have to make such bold, blatantly false claims? She's never met any such person in her life, and they certainly wouldn't be her soulmate if she had. She has no soulmate.

Option 2: She steps through one of the doors, and finds herself in Kichijoji... a familiar sight. For a second, she almost believes she's home... but she knows better than that, especially since the door back to the Velvet Room is right behind her.

Her eyes narrow as she watches the various cognitions passing by, each of them seeming... off. Those uncanny smiles, the blank look in their eyes... Each of them reminding her a little too much of someone affected by a Witch's Kiss. There seem to be no signs of anyone actually being affected by one though, so... what is this?

She could try to sense for magic in the air, but... well, she's surrounded by people, and it would be foolish to let her secret slip so easily.

Her hand with the blue-jeweled ring is clenched slightly, and she considers ducking into an alleyway in order to conjure up her Soul Gem.

Option 3: As Akechi wanders about Tokyo, she finds herself near Shibuya, another familiar sight. She doesn't visit Shibuya incredibly often, but she's been there enough to at least feel vaguely comforted by the familiarity.

She steps into one of the many stores, frowning a bit as she considers the fact that her finances are limited. She didn't bring a ton of money with her when she was leaving home. That said though... Her eyes shift towards the various cognitions going too and from the counter. She gets the strange sense that the cognitions aren't particularly attentive... Hmm.

But theft would be unbecoming of the Detective Princess.
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[personal profile] rookandhound 2024-07-29 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
"Kiri, then." he tapped the button on his phone- and the world bled at the edges, like a watercolor in rain.

It was a different sensation than he was used to, like taking a step in an unexpected direction, rather than the discomfort of willing a body made of matter to become one made of energy.

But the crimson sky and the looming darkness of the subway tunnel entrance promised that he was in the right place.

"So that's Mementos." He inhaled slightly- and his nose wrinkled. "It stinks like blood and rotting meat. Definitely not looking forward to this."
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[personal profile] rookandhound 2024-08-02 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Based on data gathered, I've worked out that it's an underground structure that superficially resembles the Tokyo subway system. It's populated by Shadows, which are unintelligent but hostile creatures born from humanity's subconscious beliefs. The deeper you go, the stronger they get and the more inhospitable the atmosphere becomes. Trying to map the tunnels is unfortunately pointless, since every time you enter they have a different configuration."

He cracked his neck. "Apart from that, I haven't been in here yet, so I'm not certain what to expect."