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Velvet Room Mods ([personal profile] vrdr_mods) wrote in [community profile] personavelvetroomdr2025-03-03 09:23 pm

The Silence After the Storm

The Ken Amada who made certain threats, whom Igor didn't bring to the Velvet Room and didn't welcome, has been permanently contained within his other-world self. Many of the Velvet Room residents mobilized in the effort to neutralize the threat he posed, and now, in the moments after the devastating battle that sealed Ken away, perhaps you have business to conclude.

Maybe you're a fighter, left in the rubble the battle made of its surroundings—or maybe you were a noncombatant this time, left behind to wonder what's happening or prepare for the aftermath. Maybe you linger around the battle site, or maybe you have other things to do.

Or maybe you didn't survive. Maybe you're one of the glowing forms slowly coalescing in front of Igor's desk in the Velvet Room over the course of the subsequent half hour. Igor presides over them gravely, with no sign of his usual smile. Near his desk sits a box of snacks, familiar to anyone who's used the operation's training room.

[[ooc: This post is a general catch-all for the aftermath of the battle! It's backdated to February 26, the day Ken got got.]]
wipingallout: (Do you have the resolve?)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Less okay than I'd like to be, if I'm going to be honest. This isn't my first death, but it was certainly a lot more violent than my last one," she admitted with a humorless laugh.

No, last time, she got to gently drift off while being held in the warm arms of those she loved most, surrounded by laughter and friends. This death was the more 'common' one, and she definitely knows which she prefers.

"Were you the one that got hit in the head?" she asked, tapping her own forehead to gesture.
vampirethief: (uncomfortable)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Not my first either," he nods at her question. "At least this time it was quick. My first death, I got stabbed in the chest with a sword and left to bleed to death. I also briefly disappeared from existance when the God of Control acted like a sore winner, but we took him out. I even shot him in the face."

Which feels weirdly ironic now. He's still proud of having saved the world from Yaldabaoth.
wipingallout: (A good listener)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
"Hah... you got to kill God. What bragging rights! My first death, I became a metaphysical door," she laughed lightly, weirdly fond of bonding over those strange experiences.
vampirethief: (happy)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
Strange experiences is the best way to bond with others.

"At least you saved the world in the end, right?" Even if turning into a door must have sucked.
wipingallout: (Let's go)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
"You all seem to be alive and thriving after 2010, so I think I pulled it off. I'm keeping Nyx away from humanity so The Fall doesn't happen."

With a little pause, she gestured to the Velvet Room at large. "So-- of course I had to step in here, too, with that version of Ken Amada having power from Nyx herself."
vampirethief: (wary)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah though it seems like gods just keep refusing to leave humanity alone. Who knows what god the next generation of Persona users will face in the future."

Ren does recall hearing about that. "I did hear some of the details when things were being explained about him."

Even if he doesn't know anything about Nyx.
wipingallout: (Do you have the resolve?)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
"On a less exhausting day, I can explain what I know about her... but for now, me or whoever filled my role in any universe should be giving everyone a chance to live and thrive."

After a sleepy sigh...

"On a less exhausting day, you should tell me about this 'control god' too."
vampirethief: (soft smile)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
"That's fine. It might be better to wait for each other's stories anyway."

He should head back soon. He's definitely not leaving the apartment anytime soon unless he needs to.
wipingallout: (Let's go)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Let's meet up later and do something actually fun later... karaoke, a movie, or maybe somewhere to hang out in Shibuya - I need to explore the 'big city' more anyway," she laughed tiredly, extending a hand to him.

"Call me Hamuko. Did you pick a cool thematic nickname?"
vampirethief: (soft smile)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Sure thing. I'll make sure to put on plenty of sunscreen for it too."

"Nice to meet you, Hamuko." Ren shakes his head. "I haven't come up with one yet. Been tricky coming up with something that isn't too cliche. I've been going by 'the Vampire Ren' for now."

He really needs to come up with something soon.
wipingallout: (Keep your secrets)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
"We can go out at night, it's winter! Aaaaand..."

Hamuko hummed, leaning in and peering at him, as if gauging...

"Strix, maybe? Or Strigoi... both of those sound like cool nicknames to me."
vampirethief: (thinking)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
"For now. Spring is coming." It's almost March after all.

He pauses. Both of them refer to monsters that feed on blood. But on the other hand they both sound cool.

"Hmm...maybe." He'll think on it more.
wipingallout: (Profile)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
"If mythology doesn't suit you, you could lean into all sorts of things for favorite colors, or maybe picking something in theme for whichever Persona is your favorite... there's a lot of options."

She laughed a little.

"I kind of doubt I'll encounter another 'me' or have as much of the same problem as you and the Akechis have. But I came here and got to claim my first name!"
vampirethief: (thinking)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ren nods again. "I'll have to think more on it. Maybe something will be the one."

"Never say never. She could appear one day."

The Velvet Room is unpredictable like that.
wipingallout: (Let's go)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
"I'll just have to be the more memorable one."

She chuckled a bit.

"I wouldn't begrudge that though - she probably needs to stretch her legs as much as I did."
vampirethief: (happy)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
He can't help but grin as well. "Competitive are we?"

Not a bad thing of course.
wipingallout: (Hee hoo)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
"You're looking at a regular Wilduck Burger eating challenge champion right here, you better believe I'm competitive!"
vampirethief: (smirk)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
"And I've beaten all the tiers of the Big Bang Burger challenge. I don't think there's any Wildducks in Tokyo sadly."

No doubt 'cause of Okumura. Wildduck is starting to recover a bit after it wasn't doing so hot for a while.
wipingallout: (Sass)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Can you still challenge them? Because if you can - it's on. I'm not scared of the Big Bang Burger either."
vampirethief: (happy)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm sure we could get to Iwatodai from here. I wish you luck with Big Bang Burger."

He kinda wants to see her tackle it. Especially if she has as big of a stomach as Sumire. Especially pre-vampire.
wipingallout: (Sass)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
"I've got the skills and more importantly, the gall."
vampirethief: (happy)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Good, you'll need every stat you have to take on all of the tiers."

Likely more than the standard three, but who knows. Maybe she could even take on the Rainy Day Beef Bowl Challenge in Inaba too.
wipingallout: (Let's go)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a date, then," she laughed, a bit of lightness floating into her tone. "Here. My number," she added, patting for her phone and getting it out for their resident vampire to collect her phone number. "We could all use some goofing off this week."
vampirethief: (soft smile)

[personal profile] vampirethief 2025-03-04 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah crap. He better clarify before Ren finds himself cheating.

"As friends. I have a boyfriend back home." he exchanges numbers with her anyway. "Yeah I think we all deserve to take it easy for a while since the threat is over."

Apparently there's a palace and something weird going on with the Midnight Channel, but he's not sure about that.
wipingallout: (Hee hoo)

[personal profile] wipingallout 2025-03-04 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"As friends!" she agreed, sticking her tongue out a little. She wasn't hunting for a romantic date anytime soon anyway. "It'll be nice... gotta appreciate the second shot at life we have here."

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