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a. Shibuya

Sumire's been meaning to expand her wardrobe for a while now, both here and at home. Kasumi chose everything for the both of them, so she only has the vaguest idea of what she's doing.

But! She has a - a date sometime soon! With a cute girl! So surely that means she needs to be able to dress to impress.

She's wandering around various clothing stores, occasionally consulting a packet of paper with labeled illustrations of various cuts of clothing. Sharp eyes might recognise the handwriting as Ann's, but the artwork decidedly is not. Even with that guidance, though, she... could use some help.

b. Tartarus

If Sumire's going to be any kind of use in Midnight-san's Palace, she needs some practice, and it's far better to get that practice with other people than to try to go into a cognitive space alone. Since there are regular Tartarus runs, she's opting to get in on one of those.

Even if the Dark Hour setting in and the high school exploding upward into a giant tower is... kind of alarming.

In proper Phantom Thief tradition, her outfit does change when she steps into the tower, but if anyone was expecting her to match the Violet they know, they're in for a shock. She's still wearing a leotard and long boots, but the leotard and its bolero jacket are a deep greenish-black, and the boots, more obviously green, have a faint snakeskin pattern. Sumire's gloves are blue-violet, and her hair pulls itself back into a bun, emerald-studded pins holding it in place.

She may be new to Persona combat, but she's ready to give it a go.
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Well, since no one else has staked a claim to it, I guess I'll be Violet. I'm the new Sumire. You won't catch me putting my hair in that high ponytail any time soon, but I do sometimes braid it.

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news in the middle of the holiday season, and this probably won't surprise many of you, but: Midnight-san is a hit in the Nav. I don't know her well enough to determine anything other than that.

I'm given to understand there are more urgent matters, and that's perfectly fine - when the time comes, I want to be there for Midnight-san like my friends at home were there for me, but to be able to do that, I need some training with my Persona. I've experienced about half of a proper battle before we had to change tactics, and I don't think we'll be cooking our way out of this one. If anyone would be willing to train with me, I'd greatly appreciate it; I'll try not to slow you down too much.

In the meantime, some advice for talking to Midnight-san until we can get her out of Dr. Maruki's fog: Don't use our names. I can speak from experience that she's likely incapable of hearing them properly - in the thick of it, I was Kasumi, and my dead sister was Sumire, no matter what anyone said to the contrary. She's likely to be applying that filter to everyone else's experiences as well. She did actually recognise me as myself, which could be because I'm not trying to mimic Kasumi's style anymore.

I don't know if I got through to her at all, or if I just made things worse, but from the looks of those notes she left on the board, 'better' is a long way off anyway.
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A

Sumire listens to Igor's explanation, such as it is, twining the end of her braid around her finger. "...I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't understand," she finally says.

Igor seems disinclined to explain any further, though, so she moves on after a few awkward moments. The board looks kitted up to explain things, at the very least.

And it does clear a few things up, but it also raises several more questions. "This many of Akechi-san...?"

B

...Sumire will be avoiding the door with the warning label, thank you very much. She's very conscious that she's new to this whole Persona thing, and Futaba-senpai warned her not to mess with it alone.

That doesn't mean she's not curious about this Tartarus thing, or how the Metaverse is at all functional here, but she's not going to go into either by herself. Sure, her phone's been replaced, which removes the worry of it dying and stranding her there, but still.

Tokyo is the most familiar, so she goes there first. On the other hand, it feels disturbingly empty, being mostly populated by cognitive people. She should... probably see about claiming a place to crash, but she's not sure if home would feel safe or just weird.

She also investigates Inaba and Iwatodai, just because she can.

C

I'm sorry if I'm interrupting anything, but I had a question about the code names.

By the look of the extra notes on the board, I clearly can't assume I'm the only one of myself here (which is an odd thought, but it's no one's fault). Is Violet spoken for, or should I try to come up with something else?


It's the only idea Sumire's had so far, but... well. If she's here more than once, she might have thought of it at least once.
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It has been several days, a week, perhaps a month at most since Briar has been seen in the Velvet Room. It could be assumed she found herself back home, safe and sound...

And yet, to no one's surprise, she has found herself here once more... though she looks a tad different. She's still wearing her glasses, though she has her hair pulled back into a red ribbon while letting most of her hair rest down her back still. A combination of her and Kasumi's hairstyles.

Her clothes are more breezy, perhaps indicating it's summertime. She's wearing a cute, white blouse with a blue skirt with matching sandals.

But the one thing that may stand out the most is the air about her. She doesn't have as much nervous energy... or even the cheerful energy she would have at times. No, she seems almost lacking in energy at all, perhaps even seeming distant. A hint of seriousness lingers around her, and the look in her eyes don't seem quite as bright as before. No, she seems... older. More mature. And yet... hardened slightly.

What could have happened?

--

Option 1: Briar finds herself at Leblanc, simply sitting at the counter, drinking a cup of coffee. She stares at the cup with a quiet, almost unreadable expression on her face as she does so.

She lingers on it, lost in her thoughts. How long has it been since she's been here...? Some time. It feels like it was so long ago, and yet... here she is. It's all the same. Perhaps not much time has passed here, she thinks to herself.

She wonders where everyone is. Perhaps they're not awake yet, given she's arrived rather early in the morning, it seems...

Option 2: The next place she finds herself is Jazz Jin. She sits alone at one of the tables, simply waiting for her drink. All alone, she finds herself lost in her head once more. She finds herself thinking back on the times with Shirogane-- or rather Akechi, as he demanded to be called during the last series of battles they had to face.

She hopes he's OK after that... He disappeared after they faced Maruki, and none of the Phantom Thieves have heard a single word from him. There's no telling where he is or what he's gotten into. They're... still friends, right? He still knows that, right...?

Option 3: And last, but not least, Briar finds herself at the Underground Mall in Shibuya, walking through it as she finds herself in front of the flower shop. All of the beautiful flowers available... Especially the roses... She stops, finding herself eying the red roses with a quiet and distant look in her eyes.

She thinks of them. Kasumi... Ren... Roses are linked to both of them... It always comes back to them, doesn't it? And yet, her expression is vaguely distant.
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Sumire is doing her best on her own in this strange new world she's found herself in. She still doesn't entirely understand it all, but one thing she does know is that she needs to figure out how to do things on her own.

And so she will.

With a brave face, she steps out of the home she's been staying in, and into the light of the sun while carrying some laundry. Where to start, exactly? Well... She supposes her first matter of business is to try to figure out how to do laundry.

Option 1: Sumire finds herself at Yongen-Jaya's laundromat, looking around with a bit of confusion. That's weird... She was just near her house a few minutes ago, and yet, she finds herself here after a bit of walking... Oh well! At least she's found what she needed to find! Now it's just a matter of figuring out how to set all of this up.

So she sticks her laundry in the washer... which she needs a chair to reach properly. Then, she pauses, eying all of the buttons. Which one is she supposed to press? And wait, she needs the soap and stuff too, right? Let's pour in some of this over here, and... ACK! It all spilled in! A-And the lid closed suddenly... And the washing machine somehow activated...

Sumire is watching the washing machine with a very worried eye. It's not going to blow up, is it...?

Option 2: After getting the laundry sorted with and taken back to her new home, Sumire decides that she's going to try to gather ingredients to cook with, once again finding herself at Junes. She goes inside, and begins looking around the overwhelmingly large halls and high up ceiling... She's also pushing a basket that's bigger than her, and it's all around a ridiculous image seeing this young girl trying to grocery shop.

She starts at the vegetables and fruit, and... wait, no... Didn't she hear her dad once say that this should be later in the trip...? You don't want the cold and frozen goods to get hot...? Umm... OK, so move onto the not so cold goods, and then-- Wait, there are so many brands! Which ones are good? How do you know which ones are the best ones? She just decides to start grabbing everything as a result. Too many is better than none, right?

Soon enough Sumire's basket is filled to the brim with ingredients, and it's getting too heavy for her to push.

Option 3: And after that chaos gets dealt with, Sumire finally finds herself just taking a break, sitting at the Flood Plains in Inaba, kicking her feet as she just looks down with a sad look on her face. Everything she's been doing today has been a disaster... Why? She tried her hardest, and yet...

She raises her head to the setting sun, watching as it goes further down... She doesn't like being alone. It's lonely. And scary. And if something goes wrong, then you have no one to turn to.

...She misses her dad. Her sister. Even if she's kind of angry at her sister, too, for being so much better than her. She just wishes that she wasn't alone right now.
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There's a small girl that appears in the Velvet Room. One wearing glasses and an elementary school uniform. She seems to be about eleven years old, staring a bit nervously at Igor as he explains where she is, and what she's supposed to do.

"...U-Um..."

She holds her hands close to her, not quite able to shake off her worry. Sure, some of the things Igor's saying should relieve her worries, like time not passing while she's here (W-Wha?!), but this is still so much to take in?!

And where's her big sister? Where's Kasumi? They were just out getting ice cream after a big gymnastics event... W-Where did she go...?

"..."

Her head turns towards the doors. Maybe... Maybe Kasumi was here already? Maybe she just went on ahead... Yeah, sometimes she gets a bit excited and rushes on ahead, but she never goes too far without her little sister.

...Sometimes she wishes she could take the lead though...

So Sumire approaches one of the doors, and slowly turns the door knob...

Option 1: Sumire finds herself in the familiar setting of Tokyo, particularly the Shibuya area. It's so overwhelming being here alone, with all of the people passing her by! But she tries her hardest to push through, and... wait... They're just letting her through? It's almost like they're parting as they need her to, instead of her needing to push...

She looks up at one of the adults, and something about them seems odd. The look on their face is cheerful, but their eyes are glazed over... It's a bit unnerving, honestly.

"..."

But Sumire continues wandering, trying to call out for her big sister.

"K-Kasumi...?! Are you there?! Kasumi!"

Option 2: The next door Sumire tries is the door to Inaba, which is a lot quieter and more lax than the door to Tokyo, thankfully. It's calm, peaceful. Such a small town, and definitely not what Sumire is used to. Could Kasumi be here...?

As Sumire wanders, she finds herself outside Junes, where she realizes... she's actually a bit hungry... The two of them never got ice cream like they were supposed to, and now it's probably time for dinner. Oh, what's she supposed to do, she doesn't have any money...!

Option 3: The last door she opens, the one to Iwatodai, is around sunset. She's found herself at near the theater and flower shop, quietly looking around with curiosity and worry.

"...Kasumi?"

But her eyes are drawn to the various, beautiful flowers... and as much as she wishes she could have one, again, she has no money. Ah, if only she had her allowance with her...

"...They're so pretty..."

She knows Kasumi would love the roses in particular... Of course she would, they're her favorites. Meanwhile her own are the violets, which... well, it's a bit obvious they're her favorites, considering her name.

...Maybe she can ask the lady how much they cost? Ah, but... she's too nervous...
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Sumire is in Junes, and she's on a mission. That mission? Finding the perfect gift for one Raven. After all, she can't go to his party empty-handed! That would be rude, and she can't stand the thought of that...

"..."

But the more she looks around Junes, the more she realizes... What on Earth should she even get for the kid? She doesn't really know what he likes. She hardly knows what her Akechi likes. So... what should she do? Surely Junes has something he would like, right? It has everything!

"Oh... What should I get...?"

Right now she's found herself at the food court... again. She's passed through it multiple times, trying to find the right gift. Honestly, it's a little frustrating.
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I've had a question I've been meaning to ask about him for some time now, but I was too nervous to ask... but I'm going to now!

Why does his voice sound so different? Is it just me? It's so strange, it's almost like he's a different person...

Truth be told, I don't really know much about Igor-san, but it strikes me as kind of odd...

Not that it's necessarily a bad thing of course! It just stood out to me. Perhaps the Igor-san in my world is different somehow?
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Sumire-- or rather Briar finds herself alone in the dark entryway of Tartarus. The Dark Hour's green moonlight shines down upon the ground outside as she steps inside, looking around quietly as she takes in the place's eerie atmosphere.

"..."

This isn't the first time she's been here, she's been here with the Tartarus exploration group, not wanting to leave Phoenix and the others to struggle alone. Tonight though, she finds herself here alone, stepping up to the teleportation device as her cape billows behind her.

"...Let's see... Which floor this time...?"

She muses to herself aloud, trying to gauge herself. She's not the strongest here, and some of the later floors are much too strong for her, but she still wants to have a challenge.

Perhaps the Tziah block? Hmm...

She stands there for a moment, in front of the teleportation device, simply debating to herself.

She needs to work harder, and try to be true to herself as a leader instead of just trying to mirror Kasumi... After all, that's what she's done this whole time, but she needs to be strong on her own. That's what Ren has been trying to teach her, and what her friends have been trying to get her to understand. She knows that, deep down, but it's so hard not feeling as though Kasumi would be a better leader, that Kasumi deserved that chance more than her...

She stares at the device, slowly getting distracted...
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All of the places here are like places the people here have been to, right? Do you have any fun memories to share about some of them? It can be anything, like visiting one of the stores around the town or fighting Shadows.

There's a church I visit sometimes where a friend of mine and I have been sharing our interests with one another. She's been teaching me about shogi, and I've been showing her gymnastics.

What about you?
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I've noticed that this Velvet Room is rather different from the one I know at home. The one I visit is very similar to a hospital's emergency room, but I've heard it takes many different forms.

I'm a little curious, what Velvet Room have you encountered, besides this one?

If you're willing to share, of course. You don't need to.
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When Sumire first opens her eyes, she's taken off guard by her new surroundings. After all, she had just been in her room, still processing the state of her world.

"I... All right, thank you! I'll do my best!"

She says that to Igor with a smile, not really getting what's going on, but she doesn't want to be rude and ask countless questions. Honestly, she's not really sure what the Velvet Room is, either, but that'll probably open a huge can of worms, and... well! It'd probably be better to just figure it out for herself.

It's pretty easy to get that she's somewhere else though... but... wait, is it under Maruki's surveillance, too? Oh, she hopes not, but maybe it's OK...

She looks around, and...

Option 1: She goes and checks the conspiracy board first thing, seeing it out of the corner of her eye. Wow, there's a lot here... Various versions of Akechi? Ren VS. Akira? Vampires and the fae?! What on Earth has she walked into?!

Option 2: She decides to step through the door to Tokyo. After all, it's familiar, and from the way it sounds, it's more like the real Tokyo than the one her world has become. She's trying not to think about that too hard as she walks through the streets, finding herself at the usual spot in Odaiba. It's... not as pleasant to be here now though, considering Maruki's Palace can be found there...

Option 3: She decides to take a leap of faith, heading for one of the subways in Tokyo. She holds her phone in her hand, staring at it intently. The Meta-Nav seems to be here, so that must mean Mementos is easily accessible... It's weird, having access to it again. She's about three seconds away from pushing the button.
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Sumire can't help but find herself intrigued by the other doors in the Velvet Room, and this time finds herself stepping through into Inaba. It seems like a nice little town, so different from a large city like Tokyo.

The air just feels more fresh and easier to breathe in, it's actually quite nice.

She walks through the neighborhood with a small smile on her face, just taking in the quaint scenery and the nice atmosphere. She almost wouldn't believe that there were some murders that took place here...

"..."

She knows it must be safe since this isn't the true Inaba, but rather a cognitive (?) version. The people walking by her aren't real, the shopkeepers of the various stores aren't real...

...It's all so surreal, honestly...

Option 1: For now she just walks nearby the textile shop, eying it with a curious look. She has been meaning to try to choose some cute accessories for herself... Maybe she can figure out what she likes here.

Option 2: Sumire pauses, a bit confused as she stops by the gas station. Wait, she just passed this gas station a bit ago... Oh no, is she lost?

Option 3: And then she finds herself at Junes, looking around the store with some quiet consideration. She may need to grab groceries, and the produce here is probably different than back home... Maybe she'll find something good here? Oh, and perhaps she can check the rest of the store, too...
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When Sumire opens her eyes, she finds herself in the Velvet Room... A much different Velvet Room then the one she's accustomed to.

"...Huh?"

She looks around a bit before hearing Igor's introduction, her eyes widening as she takes it in. Wait, wait, wait, WHAT? Hang on, he wants her to make bonds?! Isn't she already trying to do that? That whole 'rehabilitation' thing? Not that it was that well explained, but wasn't that part of it...?

"A-All right. I'll try to..."

She's not really that confident, considering how she's still only just getting started as a Phantom Thief at home. She's made some friends and allies, but it's not like she's strong or a good friend like Kasumi was... She's just barely keeping it together in comparison. So really, all she can do is just try at best.

Sumire takes the chance to step a bit further into the Velvet Room, and try to decide exactly what to do now.

She takes a deep breath, trying to steel herself. She's been in dangerous situations before, she can handle being in some odd situation like this. She just needs to keep herself focused. Like Kasumi would. Kasumi would be brave. Just act like Kasumi... Act like the leader of the Phantom Thieves would.

Her eyes gain a bit more steel as she continues walking into the Velvet Room.

Option 1: Sumire walks up towards Igor, trying to inquire a bit about the current state of the Velvet Room. Is this what it looks like without one current guest? Or perhaps it's a unique state for multiple guests...? Also what about his voice? It sounds different... Where are Caroline and Justine? What about-- wait, no, that would be rude...! Instead she just stares awkwardly at Igor, trying to get the words out for the questions she wants to ask.

Option 2: Sumire finds herself stepping into the Tokyo door, on the way to Odaiba. It's just a place she finds herself going to clear her head sometimes. It's so eerie how realistic this version of Tokyo is... She walks along, looking around with a surprised and curious look.

Option 3: Sumire stands in front of one of the subways in Tokyo, staring at her phone. She seems to be debating on entering Mementos, but it's hard to say if she's certain enough to do so...
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Sumire keeps walking through Tokyo after speaking to that Ren. He's lucky she didn't wring his neck right then and there, honestly speaking. However it does leave her listless to dealing with actual people right this moment. She's barely paying attention to where it is she's headed.

That is until, by some twist of cognition most likely, she finds herself standing in front of a half constructed stadium in Odaiba. Of course! Of fucking course this is where she finds herself! It's always where she finds herself isn't it?

Between Akechi's Shadow and his stupid Ren and just being here she wants to do what she's always done and beat something so bloody it seems like the stains would never leave her hands. She want to beat Sparrow's Ren so bloody he looks like Kasumi's Shadow.

She settles right now, for kicking the fence that zoned the construction area out. One way or another she was going to kill him, that was for damn sure.
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Kasumi, now more than ever, is adamant about doing something right. She'll prove her worth. She'll go back to her roots as the Midnight Maiden, solving problems on behalf of the unfortunate!

Stocked up on Goho-M's, healing items, and other assorted odds and ends, she sends a message to Makoto to join her in Tartarus when the Dark Hour arrives. They're doing it tonight!

That'll prove she's not just some puppet.

And so she waits outside of Gekkoukan High School for the clock to strike midnight and for the Dark Hour to commence. She's got a rapier at the ready, though she doubts that she'll need it.

What could possibly go wrong?

Mementos

Jan. 3rd, 2024 09:49 pm
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 After Crow gave her the warning Sumire thought it best to stop by central street and get medicine and supplies just in case she needed to leave. She still doubted that a Shadow of Goro would be as hostile as Crow told her, if he was anything like her own Goro the hostility would just be a lot of posturing right?

...Right? 

She steps into Mementos donned in her black mask attire, and starts to realize that she has no navigation skills to really find a shadow. She brushes a black glove on her black skirt, listening to high heels click off the track and keeping her sword gripped tightly in her hand. "Here shadow shadow!" She calls. That has to be better than nothing maybe. 

"Actually on second thought that's a little patronizing, isn't it? I wanna talk to you about the other me...if you're even there-" not that she didn't think that he was she just really didn't expect him to appear before her if he was as standoffish as Crow told her he was. 
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"I don't want to join the Phantom Thieves without being totally committed." Is the lie that she tells Kurusu after awakening to Cendrillion. Which, thank god this palace didn't happen to out her as a Persona user already.

It was in the walking away that reality seemed to warp in much the same way that it had when she awakened to Hodur, what she considered her real Persona. A blue door appears in front of her and nobody around seems to be able to see. Goro told her to be cautious of things in the Metaverse that she didn't know about, and he hadn't told her about this, but there seemed to be no way out of this liminal Metaverse besides through the door ahead of her. 

Stepping into it she's almost blinded by blue. The room is quite large and has a cork board, which may provide her some answers. She steps up to that to attempt to examine it. 

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