A man in red walks through the doors, he hasn't come by in a while and now seems as good a time as any. For a moment he'd look over at Ghost Aki and wave, a smile crossing his face till he looks around the room properly and spots... The charred corpse of PK. "What the fuck happened and who do I have to kill for it." He'd walk over to the ghost behind the counter, a dark look crossing his face as he pulls his lighter from his coat and flicks it with a quiet rage. "So, any idea who did this shit? I can't think of that many people who'd have a motive... But then again I don't know everything, at any rate, I will find out who's responsible for this."

Ghost Akihiko would look up from what he was doing almost questioning what Tatsuya was talking about for a moment. It wasn't until he floated towards where PK's body lay that the ghost's expression would become one of terror and shock. "I...I...Pancake Knight...W-what happened? How could this happen?" Ghost Akihiko kneeled down next to the body as ghostly tears streamed from his eyes. He couldn't answer Tatsuya anymore as he had just realized of his dear friend's demise.

The Kushala flies to the GYM's doors, without opening (and without destroying anything) she appared inside, she has a serious look and a wound in her underbelly. She saw Tatsuya and her face changed for a second, but he looks vey different from yesterday, and his smell is different, is not the same human. Greetings, I hope my presence doesn't disturb you. Snif snif... the Kushala smelt... a death body? Oh right... the Kushala has an idea about who can be... anyways, is nothing of her business.

The man would look down, a solemn look on his face as he looks walks toward the ghost. "I... I haven't got a clue honestly, but that's what I intend to find out. I've seen a lot of deaths before, but that doesn't make it fun." He'd sigh and look down at the scene, burn marks so clearly it was done with fire. What else though... This was done with magic most likely, could call the cops but that's pointless if it's someone like he's thinking. And the body... About a day old, give or take a few hours. He'd then be stunned out of his thoughts by a dragon appearing. "Eh? Not an issue I guess... Don't worry about it. Though I am curious if you can tell me anything about a murder here yesterday, or I think it was yesterday anyways."

The Kushala looked at Tatsuya, after that she flew to the scene and began to smell. He used magic... fire magic, he also used a few physical attacks... this guy died from that magic and he got stabbed... probably a fire sword... The Kushala began to fly around the GYM smelling everything, she noticed something strange... there were 4 different smells right now... from Tatsuya, Ghost, another person who probably went to the GYM after the incident, but in the scene there is only one smell. I remember I saw twins fighting yesterday. The Kushala returned to her previous spot. I think one of the twins killed his brother, but I'm not sure at all. This is all I can do for now, I hope this helps you in your investigation.

"What's with the long faces? If I really died I want to be remembered as a hero!" Out of nowhere a familiar voice booms out, eventually a small orb held by a claw floats down into the center of the GYM and emits a happy expression, floating proudly above the charred body "Come on! I'm not dead yet! You better cheer up quickly!" The orb then hears the dragon and jerks around for a bit, realizing it hasn't introduced himself and told the situation "Oh right! It's PK! At your service! Now in orb form! I got bought back by a kind soul for 90 days! Well 89 now! The Dragon got it right though! I think I was killed by an Akechi! I'm sure it was an accident though!"

"What's with the long faces? If I really died I want to be remembered as a hero!" Out of nowhere a familiar voice booms out, eventually a small orb held by a claw floats down into the center of the GYM and emits a happy expression, floating proudly above the charred body "Come on! I'm not dead yet! You better cheer up quickly!" The orb then hears the dragon and jerks around for a bit, realizing it hasn't introduced himself and told the situation "Oh right! It's PK! At your service! Now in orb form! I got bought back by a kind soul for 90 days! Well 89 now! The Dragon got it right though! I think I was killed by an Akechi! I'm sure it was an accident though!"

Ghost Akihiko would perk up upon hearing the voice. He stared at the voice oddly unsure of what to make of it. "Pancake friends? Is that you? Why are you an orb now? Is this the ultimate result of your training?"

Twins? The kind that look exactly like each other? Most likely if a damn dragon can tell. "Identical twins? I'm guessing so since you noticed it so easily... In that case, I think I have a fairly narrow list of suscepts already. Hmm, you have my thanks." He'd then look toward... PK as a floating orb, and he said he was killed by a damned Akechi too. Wonderful, so now there's playing detective to be done and figuring out exactly which of the damn Akechis did it... Or just kill them all, Akechis are assholes anyway right? "So, you're some kind of orb ghost now. Well, then I guess we should attempt to bring you back somehow... Did this kind soul of ours have any ideas or a name for that matter?"

The Kushala stared at the orb for a few seconds, her looks was still serious, but it didn't changed. The Kushala has seen ghosts... personas... and more strange things, the fact of having a ghost in front of her it doesn't surprise her actually... she dislike it. I don't care about why you died or who killed you, you died because you are weak.... but I have to say I'm curious now, I've never seen twins fighting, is something you humans do?

"Hehe! That's right Aki! In the flesh! Er, orb! Unfortunately this form is a step back even with all my training! I can't even have pancakes! I need to recover my body as soon as possible!" PKorb then shakes up and down, imitating a nod before turning to Tatsu, brimming with positivity "Yep yep! I would like to be back in my body! It's hard to fight for justice in this form! My persona is weakened and I can't even use my laser sword! We do have a solution though! We just need to meet him here tomorrow I believe! He's going to explain it then!" PKorb then turns to the dragon, slightly discouraged from the negatively but shaking it off! "Ack! I guess you aren't wrong though! I need to get stronger! I'll train even harder when I'm back! I don't think I've ever fought any other twin! It was just sparring gone too far! So I suppose no!"

From the shadow of the GYM, a short figure with cat ears and a tail overshadows the current GYM cast. Hmhmhm... Faster then expected~ It's time to blow this joint, get everybody and their stuff together. 3... 2... 1, let's jam~ A girl jumps down from the window of the GYM and appears before the others. Black hair, a sailor outfit, a cat tail with ears to match. She swirls a pistol in her hand and poses. From the shadows of the night, Noe-chan appears! The most purrfect, nyaful gunslinger of the night! Nya~ ...After an unnecessarily dramatic entrance, the girl runs up to the ghost of PK. Oi, you! You're not allowed to be dead! Have no fear however, Noe-chan will save you! Erm... Somehow! Maybe I can even put you in a robot body! She chuckles, a fang sticking out of her mouth. She seemed... confident atleast in her ability to resurrect PK.

Ghost Aki would get back up looking triumphantly as he raises his fist with righteous might. "Alright! Then it's clear what we have to do! We'll just have to train even harder until we can get your body back! Even we train even harder then you should be able to develop a technique to make a new body!"

Right meet the guy there... Well, something tells him there's a bit more to it than training gone wrong but that's just a hunch on his part. "Hmm, well then we shall see what this person has in mind... I'm sure there's something to be done for it, eh PK? Now then, I guess I'll have to some digging into this whole mess too." The man would smile just a bit and stow his lighter away, turning toward the door for a moment... And spotting a girl with cat bits in a sailor uniform, with guns. And singing the opening bit of the Cowboy Bebop theme. "What." He just stares in stunned silence for a while. Looking at the girl with a curious expression on his face as she makes claim to bringing the dead back... Then again, it's not that out there for this place so maybe she really can. But either way, Tatsu would speak up in a very confused voice and look at her. "Noe. Okay, I can work with that... Right, this is a weird night, now uh what exactly are you doing here and... Robot body?"

The Kushala could help it and she charged at Noe, she flied around Noe preparing her tornado. How lucky I'm! I won't need to search my f... The Kushala stopped and focused on Noe for a second, despite of the ears and the tail, she looks like a human, the Kushala slowly landed ln the ground and looked at Noe with an embarrased look. M-my apologies... little hum... ca... cathuman, I though you were... erm...

I think you’ll find such training to be unnecessary. a young, dark-cloaked man emerges from the shadows of the GYM, tablet leaned against his right arm to enable him to type more easily If it was as simple as getting a body we could easily do that much. A far more pressing issue would be his slow fading. Take too long and there won’t be much of him left to preserve

PK stares at the catgirl drop in and tries to clap at the entrance but ultimately fails, instead bouncing up and down happily Ooh! A true hero! I've never been on the saving end of a gun before! I feel great! I should take notes and keep this in mind! A robot body doesn't sound too bad! I'm pretty good with electronics! Although I don't think it'll work as I'll still run out of time unfortunately! I'm sure a solution will show itself eventually! PK then floats in triumph with G.Aki, following the path of the fist before falling back down That's right! Nothing can't be solved with a little training! I'll train so hard I'll get it back in no time! Even if I don't it'll be helpful when I do get it back! We can start tonight! PK then rams itself into a punching bag before recoiling, falling helplessly to the floor, getting back up and repeating the process while responding to Tatsu Well that sounds good! The heros always prevail in the end! I'm sure we will emerge victorious! Evil will rue the day I get back into action! PK then stops his training and turns to the new person, an unfamiliar face! He was meeting tons of new people! Ooh! That's right! I only got 90 days! I'm sure it won't take too long though! That's 3 months! Plenty of time!

Noe looks to Tatsuya with a quiet laugh and a smile. Her body language said she knew exactly what she was doing... Even though she didn't. Hmhm~ the answer is simple, old man! With a bit of alchemy, your friend here will be right up and running! Ghost training is one thing, but think of this idea as a backup~ isn't a robot body better than vanishing? Noe smiles, swaying from side to side as she explains. This girl had too much energy. Noticing that a certain dragon cut off its sentence, it hissed just like a cat. It meant to say food, didn't it!? The girl crossed her arms and looked up smugly. I am certainly not your average cat! I'm a neko, a huge difference~ you can try and eat me if you want but I'll probably eat you first, babe~ Noe chuckled before spinning her gun again, putting it back in its holster after all this time. Her head turned to see Luard who entered with dialogue first... This guy knew what he was doing! She didn't like the pessimism though. Her ear twitched. Hmm... Surely someone knows a skill like that around here? Maybe we can construct one ourselves! Noe-chan will help you on this quest~ I wouldn't want anyone to disappear, so finding a vessel is key! a robot, a knight suit, even a doll or something. Noe watches in... Unamusement as PK slams his ghostly body into the bag. She flails her arms. O-Oi! That's not even a guarantee! Let's find anything even if it's just a doll! Or umm... You can possess some nobody. That'd work, right? She was grasping at straws at this point, but it was an idea. Better than nothing.

A Neko!? What kind of animal or human is that!? The kushala was spechless... is the first time she sees a cathuman like that, her instinct told her it was just an animal she could devour, she has to be more careful for now M-my apologies for thinking you were food, I won't do it again... The Kushala looked away, completelly embarrased and she focused on PK, it was the best idea she got, she then heard possess, take another body and control it? It could work, the Kushala thought it could be fine with any body. If you want I could hunt another dragon and bring him here, what do you think?

Luard sighs and shakes his head, though admittedly he knows little of the requirements this form has, there are several guesses he can make. The man looks to Noe out the corner of his eye. He carries a heedless, almost bored tone, as one merely stating an obvious truth. Perhaps I should phrase myself more clearly. If the only issue were his lack of form, then I could easily imprison his soul within a golem, the actual term for an alchemical creation powered by a spirit. However, this wouldn’t stop him from fading away, ultimately solving nothing. Luard turns his attention back to PK, the elephant in the room so to speak, before clearing his throat And do you actually know what asinine hoops you’re supposed to jump through during these 90 days? I seem to have missed the part where Makoto mentioned them

Ghost Aki would nod back at PK before looking to Luard. "Fading away? Well then, we'll have to try some protein as well. That should help build spirit muscle as well! Just have to find a way for the orb to consume the protein... Hmm, that is a bit of a dilemma, isn't it? Why would Pancake Knight be fading away anyway? I'm still here and I've been here a while despite being a ghost."

Noe giggles and nods to the dragon, casually shrugging her shoulders. No worries~ just no eating me, or any cats while I'm around! Upon Luards explanation, Noe looked conflicted. She herself didn't know anything about using alchemy, sadly. She nodded in reluctant acceptance. Well... If his soul won't stay, we just gotta find a way to make it stay, right? If it's training he needs, I can beat him up for awhile! Noe punches her hand and looks at PK devilishly, the way a cat would look at a ball of yarn. Scary.

The Kushala was lost in thought... we have to find a body for him... wait a moment... the Kushala got an idea, if he got killed by his twin... he could possess his body until we find something. What about if we find his killer and he uses his body? He got killed by his twin brother, so I think there is not going to be any issue, if he doesn't like it is not our problem, they could have done this without killing. With that said, the Kushala began to watch her wings and make sure she doesn't have anything strange on them.

Ooh! A Knight suit sounds good! I haven't tried possessing anything yet! Let me try something! PK then floats over to a chair surrounding an arena and attempts to control it, having no luck however and eventually giving up and returning I don't think I can! Or at least I don't know how to! Maybe it has to be alive! Preferably someone willing! I won't endanger another life! PK then thinks to himself and comes up with nothing at Luard's suggestion, shrugging as much as someone without limbs can No idea! I think he wanted to wait until we all got here! So for now we wait! Another day probably won't make a difference! PK then drifts over to the fridge and summons his persona, sending the even smaller then usual Jack Frost over to the fridge, opening it up and taking some protein powder and throwing it into himself waiting for something to happen Hmm, well I don't feel anything happening just yet! But maybe I can absorb the protein! I don't really have an idea! Maybe we are different kinds of ghosts! I'm stuck in this orb after all! You still have your body! PK then looks taken back by the Kushala and shakes furiously No no no no no! No killing! I refuse to have anybody sacrifice themselves for me! That's a bad idea! Even then maybe it was a mistake! After all everyone has some good deep in their hearts! PK then moves close to Noe and nods, commanding his two persona halves in front of him, one wielding the laser blade and the other holding a crossbow Alrighty then! I can still command my personas so come at me! We can train even in this form!

Luard glances up at Ghost Aki. Perhaps a type of poltergeist, though unusual for a spirit, it’s true enough that he seems to be maintaining well It likely has to do with the circumstances of your life. Where I come from there are two main categories. 1. Those brought back from the other side to act as slaves, rare as it’s usually just better to use the body if anything. 2. Those brought back through a powerful will of their own, usually hatred or greed, a single-minded obsession with one thing and one only. Our friend here fulfills neither of these conditions, so perhaps if is normal to slowly drift into whatever afterlife you may believe in. Luard types down a few notes, of the two Akihiko would obviously be the latter, though what for he can’t imagine. The man shakes his head and glances at the Kushala I though you Dragons were supposed to be forever-wise? Maybe just a fairy tale on my part. Taking a living body would have the same consequences, though I guess I’d at least get to use the killer’s soul. Luard takes notes for a few more minutes, before finally looking up between Noe and PK Try not to go overboard. Just because he’s dead doesn’t make him immune to permanent harm. It’s entirely possible that fighting too much could weaken him further, shortening the time limit.

Is that so~? In that case...! I'll summon you, Mochizuki Chiyome! The cat girl jumped up once and put her first in the air. What emerged was a kuunai wielding, kimono wearing girl who laughed in the same master of her summoner. Noe herself brought her pistol back out and waved it like a toy, her finger dangerously on the trigger. I showed you mine, you show me yours now~ I think mine is bigger! And don't worry, Edgy Guy! I'll be careful!

The Kushala looked at PK through the corner of her eyes., she was starting to fee a bit annoyed with bounces and that... it was triggering her predator instinct. Please, stop bouncing like that because I'm starting to see you as a prey, also, I didn't mean it in that way, we could use the body of your killer temporally, until we find something for you, but is your decision. The Kushala stopped looking to her wings and turned to Luard, the question didn't surprise her, it is understandable because there are a lot of dragons. Wyvern like Raths can live a few years, I don't know how many years. But elder dragons like us can live for a milennium. I'm still... how could I say it in human words... Oh, i got it, like a young woman, do you get it? What I'm saying, I'm still a young dragon, I use the term "Elder dragon" because you humans call us like that, and personally, I like it.

Ooh! That's a pretty impressive persona! Don't think I'm done yet though! I've got one that'll blow you away! Here we go! Fusion! Waffl- PK begins to summon up a vortex, however midway through he looks at the clock and begins to panic, starting to fly out of the building, yelling behind him Ah! I should probably find Makoto first! Sorry! We'll have to do this fight later! Don't worry! I may seem fragile but I'm pretty tough! I'm sure I'll survive most things thrown at me! Maybe I should be more careful until I get fully restored though! Aye aye! I'll keep it in mind! I'm just not used to being so free form just yet! Even so unless it's willing I won't do it!

Haaaah? Boring~ The neko recalls her Persona, shrugging. Well, I'll find something else fun to do!

Edgy guy? Luard raises an eyebrow, his voice shifting to a higher tone. Likely some sort of slang used in this area I.... Trust that’s not intended as an insult. I guess. Anyways, the name’s Luard. Might be best to call me that and avoid further confusion? Apparently satisfies with his notes, Luard ticks his tablet away within the folds of his cloak as he addresses the Kushala In other words you’re basically a child. At least as far as dragons go. If nothing else that explains how you’re fitting in here.

the thought about it, is hard for her because she never thought on her age and she is a bit confused. More like a child... an adult I would say, I have my own offsprings, they don't know how to fly but well, they still have time to learn. Ejem, anyways, I'm not THAT old, but I'm older than you... or even less... excuse me but this is he first time I think about my age, is hard for me to understand those things, I'll clear my mind and gladly, I'll talk about it with you. The Kushala performed some kind of bow to Luard and she turned back to Noe. I'm a bit bored too, would you like to do something?

The young man clad in leather enters the establishment once more, tossing a strange orb up and down in his hands. He sits at a table and begins to wait for the arrivals he expects. He brought a large tome with him, emblazoned with the symbol representing an eye. "Let's hope he brings good allies, for his challenge is not an easy one..."

A man... Wakes up, he'd fallen asleep on a couch in a side room of the building earlier that day, and would just now be bothering to get himself up. He'd walk out into the lobby while rubbing his eyes, a slightly grumpy yawn escaping his lips as he looks toward Makoto. He'd speak to the man in a groggy voice, clearly still waking up. "Eh? What's with the weird book... Are you that guy PK was talking about? If so... Nice to meet ya I guess. Name's Tatsuya Suou, and hopefully, I'm not the only one who'll show up tonight." Despite the tiredness in his voice, there's a flame in the man's eyes as he examines the various items Makoto has brought along. A determination that can be felt even in this half-awake state.

PK floats back into the GYM and and lands right on the table, yelling out a greeting to Makoto! Ho there! I'm ready to figure out how to be brought back! I've spent some time looking around for some friends so my merry band of people are ready to go! Ready to serve justice! Just tell us what to do!

Not quite sure how she got in, but a black haired neko peeks up from under the table and jumps up. Noe-chan has arrived~! again! Hello there, my comrades and compadres! let's get this ghostie back in a vessel right stat!

Makoto looks up at the tired Tatsuya, placing the book and orb on the table. The orb looks to be the same as that which PK is currently residing in. "Good, you've arrived without issue I take it? I feel as though you shall not be the only one, so I will save the main explanations until all are present. The most I can tell you without wasting any time is giving you a rough estimate on our departed acquaintance's lifespan. He has 88 days to accomplish what needs be done for his revival." Makoto looks toward Noe, a small hint of annoyance in his eyes. "That it were so simple, I'd not have summoned you here... No... given the state of his mind and soul when he died, he is in no state to undergo any sort of transfer into a vessel. Do not get me wrong, it'd work for a time, but also reduce his lifespan significantly."

88 days is nothing! I'm sure we can do it before the deadline! Just tell us what to do! PK then floats up and down to nod before moving over to the duplicate orb and nudging it, curious as to what it is What's this you got here! It looks like me! What's inside?

Tatsu sighs and just looks at the catgirl for a moment. He's not sure about her sanity, but he hopes she can handle those guns. "Just delay huh? Well I'd say we can call it a last resort then if time gets too low... I'd rather not resort to that, but I'm willing if we're out of options." He'd then glance toward the orb with a curious expression. "My instincts tell me that orb is key, so what kinda Mc-Guffins are we collecting this time."

Noe stretched and sat down at the table on her knees, a little dejected from Makoto's response. He was a tough nut to crack... Well, I mean, it'd suck if he disappeared. I'll do whatever I can, atleast! his future is safe with me around! Upon hearing the word "McGuffins", Noe smirked, her fang noticeable. If it's treasure you need hunting down, I'm just the catgirl you need, nya~! my nose is really strong!

Makoto picks up the orb, holding it between his fingers. He seems to tighten his grip softly. "This? It has little to do with your revival, I simply thought it necessary to indicate the gravity of this situation. It is identical to the Eyecon you reside in; save for the fact it is at present unoccupied. That does not change the stability, now watch." Makoto clenches his fist around the Eyecon, and a loud popping noise followed by the crunch of glass shattering can be heard. He opens his hand to reveal a charred smoking pile of ashen fragments. "You understand my point, yes? You are fragile, no power of the soul can change this. As for your resurrection, the 'McGuffin' as you put it are the souls of luminaries from throughout the world. Here." Makoto retrieves a small Eyecon from his pocket. It is quite distinguishable from PK's in that it has a type of switch on the side, and lacks the claw holding it in place. It is indigo in color. "This is the soul of the magician Houdini. His soul burned to its peak within his life, and there are many others like him. You will need to gather 15 in total. Only then can I carry out the ritual to tap into the root of power. To lighten the load on your end, you need only obtain relics that once belonged to luminaries like Houdini." He opens the grimoire he carried in revealing a strange alien language. He peers through it with ease. "I recommend you search for an item belonging to the great hero Roland. His presence is especially strong."

(A big, cat like wyvern, walks in, twisting its head around, growling a small bit at everyone Exocet for the doara, and its big claws makes marks on the ground, and stand right by the doara) ....prrr...

PK watches as the orb gets easily smashed and gulps as much as a ghost can, as the pieces fall to the ground I guess I can't take any hits like I used to be able to! Guess I'll stay out of fighting for the meantime! Looks like I'll be providing support wherever possible! PK then listens carefully to the instructions and hops up and down in excitement Ooh! Roland! Isn't that Kalib's persona? We just gotta ask him for something! Looks like we'll only need to gather 14 soon enough! This doesn't sound too hard! What item in particular though?

Noe watched Makoto as he spoke. She didn't really know anything about these "great heroes", but she's pretty confident she could find anything given a proper scent and/or trail. Noe got a scent sniffed before looking at the wyvern. Was this... A neko? dragon? both? Woah! a dragon AND a cat at the same time! I haven't seen one of those since, uhh, ever! ...The easily distracted Noe would turn her attention back to the meeting, however.

(The weird cat wyvern looking thing, walks close to noe, and pokes it head in, wondering what is going on) .....?

Makoto holds two more Eyecons from his pocket. "12. You'll need 12 more. His item? That's... I cannot say. My knowledge only extends so far. Cryptic messages are difficult to interpret you see. It must be something belonging to him. I recommend you bring whomever it is that possesses the item, too. That part I cannot stress enough. Without someone with strong feelings for the hero, then the item is simply an item. I feel... tired. It's been long since I've read through Ganma texts. You don't mind if I rest... do .... you............?" Makoto falls soundly asleep into the middle of the open tome.

"I'm sorry I intrude in such a sudden and rude manner but I've been listening for a while now." Kazuo steps through the doorway and towards the group that formed inside. He couldn't deny his interest in this subject, nor the fact that they didn't know him. After all, he didn't know any of them either. With an expression that almost screamed clueless, he waved at them with one hand before holding his right arm with his left hand. "Adventure got the better of me and I want in. My name is Kazuo Fabian." Truly, this "GYM" place always seemed to bring something new to the table. It was exciting and almost seemed fun. Although he should probably keep this one feeling hidden from them, since it might turn into a touchy subject and he has no interest in that specific part of this adventure. "If that's not much of an issue, I'm sure my skills might prove to be use-" However, the young man with the tome seemed to fall asleep. He chuckles at his own bad timing. "My, it would seem I got here a bit too late, huh?"

As off as she is, Noe understood well enough Makoto's explanation... Before he fell asleep, anyway. She laughs whole-heartedly. Nyahaha! what was that!? he just fell asleep! I think I understand, though... We just need the items of these great heroes, right? all I need is a lead and where to look and I think I can try! I've found weird stuff in weird places before; treasure is a specialty of mine, nya~ Noe waves to the entering Kazuto, and also addresses the cat-like dragon in the process. Oiii! We're reviving a ghost! according to Serious Guy, we just need 12 of these thingys called "Eyecons", items that some famous people had. But, we also need people who thinks that the hero in question were awesome, or it's basically useless, nya. We need to get all of them or ghost-boy is dooomed~ uhh, not to scare you or anything! Noe chuckles at PK. She didn't mean to sound insensitive, she was just odd.

(The cat wyvern stays by neo, and rubs its face on her chest) ....prrrrr...

*Marie had been gone for a while now, but she heard the news about the body found at the place. That was why she decided to stop, and it turns out it was a good time to stop as well. The place was crowded, a cat wyvern was being creepy, and a pair of ghosts were floating about as well.* What's this, some kind of meeting?

Alright then... Someone who looks up to Roland huh? He knows just the guy for this. "I think I know we're looking for on Roland, a friend of mine in fact... And PK for that matter, getting his help should be a fairly simple task." The man would pull out a phone, scrolling through a list of numbers till finding "Kalib". He'd quickly write up a... Well batshit insane sounding text, to most people anyway, for them, it's of only questionable sanity. "Okay so... A weird day we've been having pal, long story short is that PK kind of well died. In GYM, and some guy named Makoto said we have to hunt down 12 Heroic Eyecons. Spirits of dead legends and we need somebody who looks up to one then an item from the person said Roland was strong in here and well I thought of you. See ya soon, I hope." After tapping send he'd stow his phone and look over at Kazuo. "Hmm, Tatsuya Suou... Have we met before? You seem vaguely familiar but I'm not sure why, anyway yeah Noe summed it up well enough I'd say. Hopefully we can take care of this quickly enough."

Ooh! So you've got two! That'll make things way easier! Soon it'll only be 10 more! Rest up pal! It's our turn to take the lead! Roland won't be a problem! PK then turns to the two newcomers and nods! Calling them over! Aye aye! The more the merrier! We were just discussing how to bring me back! I don't recognize either of you! My name is Pancake Knight! At your service! I hope we can work together! PK then shrugs to Noe before chiming up again No it's fine! You'll have to do alot more to deter me! Let's just give it our all!

Noe winks at Marie. Hello, pretty lady~ We're resurrecting the dead! wanna join us? In response to PK's enthusiasm, Noe fistbumps the air happily. Osu! let's find those Eyecon thingys, nya! but... Do we have any leads?

"That's all good enough for m-" Kazuo would take exactly 30 seconds of pure silence as he kept staring at Noe. She was a...a cat girl, a girl and a cat. He couldn't find words to express his disbelief and curiosity at this sudden revelation. He expected people with blonde, spiky hair shooting laser beams from the palm of their hands, but not cat girls. He played himself. "Yes, it's good enough for me." He nods and tries to laugh away this fact. After this, he would look at Tatsuya and nod. "It's funny you say that, I feel the same way about you. Have you been living in Tokyo all your life too? Well uh...sorry, weird question. You don't need to answer" He laughs at this too, he was being a bit out of character there, at least out from the character he was trying to play right now. He would then turn at the very loud "Pancake Knight". He didn't like noise too much and so he would cover his ears quickly as soon as he spoke. "Yeah yeah, it's nice to meet you, Mister Knight."

(The bat wyvern stays by neo)

Wait, you're the dead guy? Last time I saw you you were falling through cafe roofs. What the hell happened to you? *She then looks at the strange Neo person.* You are.... very weird. Are those ears real? Are you a Persona?

Mmm! I'm not sure myself but I died! Killed by someone! But death won't stop this Knight! I've triumphed over it once ill do it again!

Kalib stares blankly down at his phone. Thoughts began swirling around violently, each trying to shout louder than the next as he struggled to retain his composure. "..." He pockets his phone and makes his way back to GYM from the errands he was running. And in a few short minutes, he is outside of the familiar door. His emotions began to peak once more as tears tugged at the corners of his eyes. And in an act of raw anger, he raises his leg and kicks the door in and sends it flying into the center of the room. "Ah...now why'd I go and do that? More importantly..." The large man looks around the room and takes note of the faces. Familiar and otherwise. He didn't have the time or the patience for pleasantries, so he made his way to Tatsuya. "Tatsu, what do we know about what happened? Have you gone through the security footage yet?"

"Morgana" enters looking around and focusing on the gathering. He stretches because he's been asleep for a good few days ever since he swooned due to flirting. "...Is this a bad time?"

Noe pouts, looking slightly offended as Marie called her "weird". Her ears drooped slightly. Ehhh? weird? Persona? I'm just a perfectly normal, ordinary catgirl! My ears are real though, you can feel them if you want~ She gets over the comment quickly, smiling and hoping that Marie would indeed pet her ears. She noticed a man enter the GYM, but right now he seemed... Scary. She didn't wanna get involved in whatever destruction he was about to commit... ...What catches the short neko off guard, however, is the appearance of "Morgana". Her eyes widen upon seeing him. She narrows her eyes, as if examining him and sizing him up before looking away, putting on a plastic smile. She seemed nervous about something.

Ah Kalib! Perfect timing! I was jus- woah! PK then deftly dodges the flying door by moving to the side before speaking again, wiping a metaphorical sweat drop off his face The door flies and crashes into the table where PK was sitting, crushing the eyecon and killing him forever~ That was a close one! As I was saying! We need an item of Roland from you! If you can provide that I would be thankful! Nope! Come join us! Your just in time for the show!

"Mona" glances at Noe, looks away and walks forward. "Show? I mean, it sure is a freak-show currently." He watches Noe, they seem peculiar to him.

*Marie was about to respond to the request for pets when Noe freezes up, and then a door goes flying past and nearly kills PK for good!* Whoa! What the hell!? Hey be more careful with that you inconsiderate.... stupid! *Marie has never met this Kalib person before, though since he was texted here specifically, she's probably making a bad decision by yelling at him.*

Security footage... Hah, whichever Akechi did this little job just so happened to clean it all off. "Nope, ain't anything to go through. They broke into your office and cleaned out the whole fucking system, but they were an Akechi as good ole PK can tell ya... And it was done with fire, so know any Goro Akechi types who use fire?" He'd then glance toward all the newcomers... Geez, why's it getting so damn full in here? He can't help sighing as PK very vaguely explains it. "Yeah, like PK said we've gotta have an item... For this "Eyecon" thing. And yes hello welcome to this madness hopefully nothing goes wrong." Finally, he'd turn back to Kazuo. Tokyo eh? Well, he hasn't quite been in Tokyo his whole life. "A good chunk of it, I've been to a good number of places but since I was... 20 or so, I've been coming back to Tokyo most often really, enough that it wouldn't be too shocking if we actually have met in passing, to say the least." He'd then raise a hand to his chin, hmming as he ponders if there might be any figure of history he could call upon in this little quest... Well, he's always been one to look ahead rather than back so he's coming up a bit short on such people. Not that he's totally clueless, but a figure he admires and respects? That's harder than general info. At that, his head would hang down a bit with a sigh.

"Are people usually this aggressive in this place?" Kazuo said in an awfully ironic tone as he rubbed the back of his head, staring at the poor door that was sent flying and almost killed the ghost people person. He walked towards the fallen door and, with closed eyes, he bowed in front of it before clapping both hands together. "May you rest in peace, door." After this, he would turn to the rest of the group, but keeping his eyes closed. "Too loud."

"Mona's" ears go back at the mention of Akechi. "Akechi? Chances are it isn't fire then. It has to be another move." The ears go back to their usual position and he smirks. "Maybe we can negotiate something."

Kalib stands shocked for a moment. "PK?" He tilts his head in the direction of the small device with a familiar voice. He reaches out and grabs the device before eyeing it closely. "So Makoto is lending a hand then? Guess I should pull my weight too." Kalib casts a cold glare at the peanut gallery. "If you don't like it then feel free to take it up with the manager." He takes another breath before looking down at the Eyecon in his hand. "When the unusual becomes usual...that's when things really start to get interesting." He sighs and turns back to Tatsuya with a small smile. "There's only one Akechi Goro that I know. And they were quite fond of Lavae.. lavaya... Lavaetin? It was a skill that involved quite hefty fire power. Dollars to donuts, that's our guy. As for this business about an item belonging to Roland..." Kalib extends his right hand as a blue card appears in a flash of light some inches above it. "I've only ever managed a half-hearted replica... anything closer to the real deal is going to take quite a toll on me. Keep the somas and what have you on standby."

Tatsu would nod at Kalib, he's got little to add here beyond checking his coat for said items and looking on curiously... Hmm, summoning something more real eh? Sounds like a neat trick to be sure. "Yeah, I've got some so it should be okay... As for our friend who likes fire, I'm not overly worried about them at the moment. We only have, about 87 days now I think? That's how long till this death becomes unfixable so I'd prefer to focus on it over hunting down some idiot."

That's right! PK in the orb! I would prefer if you didn't hold me though! It feels pretty weird! PK then vibrates slightly to try and get out of the grasp, listening to Kalib and summoning a mini sized Waffles, ready to heal at any moment! I don't have much healing power but ill do my best! Ready when you are!

"Mona" shrugs. "I can see why you'd value your friend over hunting Akechi. But hey, if you ever need me to mur-... I mean, defeat Akechi, give me a holler."

Some kind of killer on the loose, huh? Sounds like something Yu would deal with before they strike again. Especially if your friend has that long to be saved. Though I suppose you could work on both matters at once.

A blue haired young man, who is leaning on a wall that's close to the GYM doorway, eavesdrops on the conversation between the individuals in the buIlding. Listening in on the many statements about a person by the name of Goro Akechi murdering someone thrown around, the boy would try to recall that name as if he heard it from somewhere before. Deciding to think about the person once he gets home, the boy gets off of the wall and makes his way home, talking to himself along the way. "This whole Goro Akechi thing doesn't sound good one bit. I just gotta watch my back from now on..."

"Here goes nothing then." Kalib nods at the pair before crushing the card in his hand. A blue aura begins to envelop his body as he closes his eyes. "I am thou..." The light around him glows brighter as he begins to speak. "Thou art I..." Again the light pulses as his aura expands and the air begins to heat up. "O hero who dwells in the depths of my soul..." Sparks can be seen in the air as the aura expands further, now filling a fair space in the room. The heat rises as well, and Kalib can be seen shaking as beads of sweat form on his furrowed brow. "O hero who has laid down his life for the lives of his companions..." The aura begins to flash between blue and red for a few moments as it expands further. After a few flashes it remains a fiery red as the heat begins to mark the floor. "Lend me your aid as I give every ounce of my energy to aid my own companion..." A light begins to shine from Kalib's clenched right fist. "Come..." The aura begins to shrink and move down into his right hand as all goes still until he throws open his eyes and speaks once more. "DURENDAL!" The energy welling up inside his hand explodes in a majestic display of blue and red. The two colors dancing in the air around his fist before slowly coming together to create the outline of a longsword. The form glowed a brilliant white as Kalib falls to his knees. "Urk....haah...haaah..." Although he was severely exhausted, he kept himself up with a large blade held in his right hand. The light fades and reveals the sword, Durendal.

PK watches in amazement as the room grows warmer and warmer, slowly but surely, almost being blinded by the amount of light put off by the summoning W-woah... That must be taking up so much power! It's so cool! It's only when the blade fully forms that PK reacts, defusing his persona into it's two halves to raid the fridge for a bottle of water and a protein shake, placing the shake near Kalib before opening the bottle and splashing it into his face to help cool him down a little Hope that helps! That should be one eyecon down! 10 more! At this rate we can finish it quickly! I'll be back in no time thanks to your help! You can rest for now! We have to wait for Makoto to wake up anyhow!

Tatsuya stares in awe... Heh, that one was pretty impressive really. "Well, that's one step down... Too bad I don't know exactly how to summon this Eyecon of ours. Gonna have to work that out." He'd reach into his coat and pull out a bottle of something, Kalib would likely know it as a soma. "At any rate, since I guess we're on hold till Makoto is back that's it for now... As for anything else, deal with it as it comes right?" He'd walk over and hand the bottle off to Kalib, smilingly slightly as he offers the man a hand up. "Well, I think we've sadly done all we can for now..." Tatsuya then raises a hand to his chin, he came here for another reason, didn't he? Something about... He'd snap his fingers. "Oh, almost forgot with everything that happened... But I came here for a reason actually. Got something to give you Kalib." Despite the rather solemn mood around the whole thing, the man would have something of a smile on his face as he walks off outside the building. After digging through a case he'd strapped to the back of his bike, he'd come in once more this holding a rather impressive looking lance and walking over to offer it to Kalib. "Spears aren't really my thing, and I don't exactly want this one even more so than most... The Lance of Longinus, "And these wounds shall never stop bleeding". Trust me that statement is entirely true, long story short ran into yet another Hitler and this one actually dropped loot... Anyway, unless you know how to summon some kinda Eyecon then I guess we're on hold for now?"

Kalib coughs as some water goes down his throat while he's trying to steady his breathing, but he offers PK a warm smile. "That....hurt like hell...." He eagerly grabs for the soma and ingests it before taking Tatsuya's hand. Mostly back to normal, he looks down at the mighty blade in his hands. "Durendal, huh? Pleased to finally meet you!" He carefully sets it on the counter and grabs the protein shake and greedily swallows every drop. With a satisfied belch, he nods at Tatsuya's words. "Wait. Something to give me?" He gives Tatsu a curious glance as he leaves and returns shortly thereafter. Kalib eyed the spear in his hands with great interest. "Wait a second. This is that spear?! No way. And you're letting me hold onto it?" Kalib would accept the spear with hesitation and give it a few stabs into the air. It felt heavier than he was used to, but it may just be the severity of the weapon. He smiles at Tatsu. "I'll be sure to keep it safe! And as for the Eyecon thing, I only know how to fight against them. No clue how to make them! Haha!"