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A Dark Rainy Night
As the title suggests, it's a dark stormy night, the weather forecast had predicted such an event, so most people were inside, happily sheltered from the elements. However, one man strolls the streets in a bright yellow rain jacket, an ex detective to be exact, bored out of his mind. Gah.. I figured there would be more to do in a crazy world like this, but I haven't found anything to do... This is just like Inaba all over again. Cursing as he continues on his way he passes by an abandoned area of a town, generally uninhabited and abandoned by the local populace, the man passes by an old electronics store however, and stops by a large TV, thinking to himself as he presses his hand up against it and seeing it pass through Ooh.. So I still got it! Hrm.. It would be a shame if I was caught again, but hell, this place has enough of those "heros", I'm sure one of them will fish our lucky contestant out of there and they'll think they tripped or something. Let's get looking for our victom then! Hehe! The man then takes cover in a nearby alley way and watches for anybody if they come by, keeping in the shadows for now..
A familiar looking detective was trying to go home after a full day of work, he decided to pass in the abandoned area to not be stopped by his fans or anyone else. He was wearing a red hoodie and didn't had an umbrella so he hurried to take cover under the closest roof he found. I really hope this rain will stop sometime soon, i really want to have dinner. Hei sighs as he starts to wait, watch the rain and look at his suitcase from time to time.
A Sylveon walked along the abandoned streets. She seemed to be not in the right state of mind, her eyes unfocused and out in space. She raised her head to look up at the sky. Hmmmm... I got a little lost~ hmhm, oh well... As long as I get back to Shinjuku in one piece~ Sylveon looked at the lights in the distance. That was definitely her destination. She just needed to find the train... In her view, the lights shined brighter than normally, almost like they were popping out. It really was like home... the home where she left behind. where she... She almost found herself getting sentimental, wiping a tear away as she continues walking. She hummed to herself, a sound that stuck out in the empty area as she strutted along. She seemed to be under the influence of... something. She was far too happy and unaware of her surroundings.
The man watches from the shadows observing the two that entered, noticing the other detective and ignoring them, he's already thrown one into that world, they weren't that interesting, if they got in the way he could probably convince them to look the other way anyhow. However, the other one that entered was interesting, he's never thrown an animal in there, especially not one that looked so odd, the target was inintoxicated as well, piece of cake. With his mind set the man walks up to the Sylveon and adjusts his hood to make sure his face is concealed and pulls out his badge, hiding his name with his finger just to be sure, putting on his fake smile now he speaks up and stops the creature. Hello there! I'm an officer of the law! You aren't under the influence of drugs are you? I'm gonna have to ask you to come with me. Standard procedure! If you play nice I might let you off, I don't like doing paperwork!
Niko's walking in the rain, he's been trying to find his way to whatever home he has. He's not wearing his scarf currently, he decided to switch it to a red hoodie with the words "SANTA DESTROY" on it. Of course he put the hood up and put his headphones in the pocket of the hoodie. "Why did I choose this day to walk around?" He notices Akechi, the Sylveon and the strange man with the coat. The voice coming from the hooded man is familiar, so he slows his walking and tries to hide the fact he's looking. Things might just get interesting.
Sylveon took a little bit before she actually noticed the officer, shaking her head and looking him in the eyes with her large, round eyes. She smiled, trying to look as normal as possible to hide her inebriation, but it was clear to a veteran that she was smashed. It wasn't looking good. Regardless, Sylveon tried her best to stay composed. Why hello there, officer~! I'm just a little Sylveon on a little stroll. I don't do drugs, I assure you, but I play very well with others... Sylveon winked at him. She took a good look at him following her knee-jerk reaction. He actually didn't look too bad for a cop... Maybe he could be "persuaded" into letting her go.
The man smiles innocently enough as he snickers under his breath, his victim was completely smashed, looks like they were puddy in his hands, ready to be built up before brought all the way down A Sylveon you say? So that's what you are. Well if you aren't doing any drugs then you wouldn't mind a test would you? Let's get out of the rain first! Hrm.. How about that electronics store? That should suit our needs! Come on! The man then motions to the thing to follow as he walks towards the store nonchalantly, thinking of what sort of show would be on the midnight channel, not noticing the child for now, the rain made visibility difficult
Yu would be out wearing a large raincoat. He already knew about the bad weather due to his bad habit of watching the weather channel whenever he got the chance. Perhaps he was simply still a little paranoid about the rain but in his own mind, he felt he had a fair reason to be. The resurgence of the TV world had weighed heavily on him and he even made a habit of checking for the midnight channel whenever there was heavy rain. Being in the rain he wouldn't be able to see much clearly but would begin heading down the street towards the electronics store. "Weathers really bad today. Maybe I shoulda brought an umbrella too..."
Of course, handsome~ sounds easy enough to me. Sylveon happily sprang alongside Adachi, completely unaware of what he was intending. As far as she was concerned, this was an easy win; she'd score a police officer and have an easier time doing what she wants in Shinjuku as a result. Ideally, of course. She was too high to see how any of this could go wrong at all. But self-safety was never a concern for this one.
Niko tries to get a bit closer, but at the same time keeping his distance, he's gotta make sure to not get spotted just in case things go bad. He whispers to himself, although he can't really hear himself over the storm. "This can go one of two or more ways..." He doesn't seem to notice Yu, even if he did he wouldn't say anything because he's gotta keep himself quiet.
Amidst the shadows, clinging along the wall high up in the buildings, a small, humanoid machine keeps watch. With its smooth black metal and childish size, it would be quite difficult to detect, its red eyes carefully observing the area, it catches sight of Adachi and the Sylveon, with little else of interest noted so far, the device clambors along the building walls, a faint clinking sound drowned out by the pouring rain as it continues to watch
The rained poured down hard and the sky looked quite gloomy but to Mara it was just a beautiful shower. The shut in girl herself actually came out today to run a errand and not be such a closet person. She wasn’t expecting such weather to strike today but luckily the hoodie she is wear is masking her from most of downfall pour, not the best but gets it done she tells herself as she walks down the more desolate area. “Alright I just about collected most of my bits if this goes to plan I think I can get to business on that contract. I think all I need is maybe something from the electronic shop not sure if the poor place is still open though.” Though this was a concern it would not be much of a blow may as well check it out though as she walks towards the electronic store herself to maybe scrounge for a fine Screen and wiring even if the please has closed down.
As Adachi walks into the electronics store and with a care free walk, this was all too easy, right up until he notices a head of grey hair, damn, he just had to appear at the worst time and throw a wrench into everything didn't he. Still, this could work, as thunder crackles in the distance Adachi gets an idea.. Thunder.. Hehe.. When he finally enters in the electronics store, Adachi takes a piece of wood off the walls and places it pointing to a TV on the floor, pointing to it as he speaks to the Sylveon Alrighty then! Let's do a simple test alright? Just walk on the piece of wood with both.. Er, I suppose you don't have arms! Just place one paw in front of the other then and walk down the plank! Even if you fail the test I'm sure we can figure something else out! As lightning flashes in the distance Adachi turns to the person approaching and waves to his favorite investigator, taking his raincoat off as he speaks, so far not taking notice of the two spectators Ah! Yu! Nice to see you here! What are you doing in a place like this! Shouldn't you be sleeping by now? You still go to school don't you? You aren't gonna be successful without a good education! Adachi then notices another join the store, what a pain, this was starting to become more effort then it was worth, still, he waves to the person approaching as well Ah! Hello there! Do you have business here too? What's with you kids and exploring ruins? I should tell you off but I suppose you can handle yourself especially with so many people around. Now, anything I can do for you? If not you should really go! It isn't the safest here!
Niko enters the store, not because people were entering but because he needed to get away from the rain. "Oh thank god, some shelter, that rain is horrible." He takes a moment to look at the people as he spots... Yu Narukami and Tohru Adachi. He rubs his eyes for a moment whilst trying not to scream about how he's getting to meet the characters from Persona 4. "Uh, um. Hi?"
A young man in a black suit loiters about the store, glancing down at various bits of tech now and then. As the cop and... Pink dogish looking thing? The hell kinda place has he walked into, not that he of all people can call things weird. Even so, his interest is gained a tiny bit by this odd little meeting. "Hmm... A brand new world, and here I am in some electronics store watching a damn talking animal meet with a cop. Geez, what has my life come to at this point?" For now, he simply adjusts his tie and lurks in the shadows, glancing up from his musings at various laptops to observe the strange and seemingly growing group. Call it paranoia, but he's just not able to shake the feeling that something weird is gonna go down here... With any luck, it won't be the kind of weird that requires him to get too involved. Or at least, not involved inside a building at any rate. "I do not need an angry store owner after my ass after all, and starting a fight here would be a wonderful way to get exactly that so here's hoping nothing gets dicey."
YU would notice Adachi with surprise. It wasn't the first time he'd seen him around but it was somewhat odd to see him out and about regardless. "Adachi? It's nice to see you too I suppose. What are you doing in an electronics store on a rainy day, anyway. Not that I'm suspicious, call me curious if anything. Oh right, school. Yeah, I still am but I'm on break for today and tomorrow not too mention I've been busy with other things lately. Don't know if you've noticed but things have been a little hectic lately."
Sylveon looks at the newly created construction confidently, adjusting her ribbon. It's not a problem at all, officer. I'm quite confident in my flexibility. Perhaps after I pass this, we can have a discussion over a couple of drinks. I know a good place~ Sylveon winks at Adachi and looks at the structure. She smiles confidently and, rather gracefully, hops onto the structure. She walks slowly with grace, if only a little wobbly. She smiled all the while, in complete bliss. In her mind it was like she was performing in a theatrical act and all eyes were on her... The sound of the rain and lightning outside and the talking in the background were an adoring audience... It was all so wonderful~ Sylveon walked slowly, if only a little wobbly as she stared at the lightning strikes in the window that were practically popping out at her. She was long gone and seemed like she could tip with just a fingertap...
Adachi notices two more enter, just how many people were out prowling the streets at midnight, in a storm, in an abandoned district, it simply made no sense to him, still though, the plan was in motion, at the very least it'll be fun to see their reactions, Adachi first reacts to Niko by getting down on his knees like talking to a little kid. Hrm? Who would you be? Aren't you a little young to be out and about? Did you lose your mom? Run away from home? If you need me to I can call the police! I'm a detective after all! Just stick around alright? Adachi then gets up and turns to the other person that entered, a strange one definitely, at least they seemed somewhat normal in a suit, however, enough time here as taught Adachi no one is what they seem at first. Hm? A fight? I don't see any reason for that! Besides, if you do start something I'm under the obligation of the law to bring you in. So let's no do that alright? It wouldn't be fun for anyone! Turning back to Yu now, Adachi gives him his best fake smile before innocently shrugging, time to start lying and see how far he can go with this tale Me? I'm patrolling! Still got a duty to do after all! They accepted me back on the force after a very long talk! I don't see why you would be suspicious though! The other world is gone right? Even if I wanted to I can't do anything! No need to be suspicious! Ah! Good for you then! Still! You should study! Everyday you don't is two days of learning lost after all! Or so they say! Now that you mention it strange things have been happening.. But your a master of managing your time right? I'm sure you can figure it out! Now with small talk over, Adachi sees the Sylveon nearing the edge of the plank, just as lightning flashes, Adachi crushes a card in his hand in time with it to conceal the card, as well as using the thunder to muffle the crushing noise, Magatsu Izanagi being spawned in an alley a ways away as it shoots a blast of wind into the store, strong enough to break glass and possibly push a small creature into something
Sivi!? Sylveon is surprised by the strong breeze, letting out a stereotypical Pokemon cry in discomposure. It was like her world was turned upside down as her balance is thrown off, causing her to stumble. Sylveon could have caught herself possibly, but was too surprised at the moment. She was swallowed by the coveniently placed TV screen, the screen rippling like water as the one that fell disappeared into it.
Mara enters the store before throwing her hood back and shaking off some of the dripping water but to little effect she then takes note of the few people who have gathered here quite an odd few but who is she to judge? None the less she remains quite and keeps some distance between the people just to oberseve them while she goes to work trying to pick out any materials she came here for and mumbling to herself. “Quite eerie for some reason like bad omen stuff am I overacting a bit? No surely not must be me just unused to being outside I gue-“ Before she could finish the sentence the blast of wind Adachi summons forth rampages through and Mara is blasted against the wall being so close to the front not entirely knocking her down but very unwelcome has she tries to pick herself back up. “Eugh I just jinxed myself into oblivion for that.”
Yu would quickly try to rush forward to keep the strange creature from falling into the TV but he'd arrive too late as the wind would be faster than him. With a sigh of frustration he'd turn towards Adachi, his face completely serious in expression. "Strange weather, huh? Say, how do you think someone falls into a TV without a Persona User's interference? That wind also almost seemed to come out of nowhere. So, something you'd like to say, Adachi? Or should we settle this here the only way we know how without talking it over?"
Tch, did he hear that? Wonderful, ah well he can't exactly be arrested just for thinking out loud... Not like this chucklehead could take him in even if the guy wanted to try. Hell, not like the whole police force could take him in. "Ah no need to mind me! You don't have to be the seventh smartest person in the world to figure out that fighting some cop would be pointless, though it by no means hurts either!" His eyes would dart over to the now broken glass, something did that... But it's no sense wrecking his suit yet. As he turns back, he'd spot the weird pink being flying into the TV... WHAT IN THE FUCK!? "OKAY! IS THAT NORMAL AROUND HERE!? WHERE I COME FROM PEOPLE DO NOT FALL INTO TVS, IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN! I USED TO HANG WITH A DEMI-GOD AND THIS IS STILL WEIRD!" His stunned face and panicked tone would clearly betray that Cho hasn't got a clue what he's dealing with here, simply staring at the TV screen in shock and shaking his head in disbelief... If he didn't know better, he'd think this is all just a dream. Even so, he just saw someone fall into a TV. Hasn't even been here a whole day, and this happens. Great start. Upon hearing Yu's words, he'd shake his head and glare at Adachi. "So you know this cop eh? And what's a Persona User anyways man? Well, nevermind that... If he's behind this you can count on me to help take him down! I may not look like much, but you know what they say about looks!"
A thunder made Akechi come back to his senses, just a little bit before noticing wind that catch his offguard thus blasting him out in the street. Urg. That's quite unfortunate, why would anyone do this? I know for a fact that this is not natural so perhaps i should look for who's behind this. He gets up and after grabbing his briefcase he starts looking around him.
Niko takes off his hood, put his headphones around his neck and scratch the back of his head. "No thanks, I'm fine, Mr. Detective." He gets sorta blown back by the wind as he sees Sylveon fall into the TV. "What the?! That can't be..." He lets his instincts take over as he rushes over to the TV to try to grab a hold of Sylveon before they fall too far. "Don't worry, I gotcha!" He trips over the piece of wood that was placed near the TV. "WHAT THE FU-" And with that he falls into the TV. What a hero.
Adachi covers his face with his arms to protect himself from the glass as well, smirking while he can before dropping his arms and looking around, feigning confusion as to where the Sylveon was Huh? Where did it go? Don't tell me.. Adachi then turns to Yu and raises his voice a little, so far so good, all according to keikaku, he just had to convince Yu he didn't know anything about this new world, the addition of another is also nice. He's never thrown in two at once. It definitely was strange! I think I saw strong winds in the weather forecast though! Hey! Why are you getting on my case? I didn't do anything! As far as I know the midnight channel shouldn't even exist! Even if I did I did tell you that I would abide by this world's rules right? I haven't done anything wrong! Even if we are going to fight wouldn't that be a little one sided? I'm the one with the gun after all and we don't have our powers! So why don't you stop pointing fingers and devise a plan on saving the unfortunate two that just fell through? Turning to the person that got tossed around by the wind, Adachi lends a hand to them while he speaks Maybe, but I don't really believe in omens, I blame the weather. Come on now. Turning to Cho now he shrugs before responding I'm fairly certain it isn't normal here either, or, at least it shouldn't, did you say demi god though? Are you okay? To my knowledge gods don't really exist, you could argue that some people should be but eh, who am I to say? Eh? He knows me alright, a persona user is well.. Complicated, let's leave it at that alright? Look! I'm not the one you wanna be looking at right now! We gotta save the two that just fell in! So why don't we all work together alright? Akechi hears a large commotion come from nearby and eventually, if he followed it, turn up at the electronics store Keikaku means plan
Yu would look back noticing that Niko was sucked in as well. He'd look back at Adachi with a dead serious glare but for now, saving the other two was more important, Adachi would have to come later. "I don't buy a world of what you just said. You seemed to be intent on dodging my question about how only Persona Users could cause someone to fall into that world. The life of others is more important than that for now though. I'd rather not have to fight you until its needed. That being said, you can count on us settling this later." Yu would look over to the young man, his face still tense. "Listen, I appreciate your offer to help but I can't guarantee you'll be safe, especially in that other world. It's a place where those without the power to protect themselves could easily die."
Entering into the store, Akechi would find himself confused by the whole situation. He was only able to hear fragments of the dialogues but seeying the look on some of their faces he knew they weren't there to drink coffee and eat pancakes. He would slowly approach and start to question everyone present. What's going on here? I heard something about throwing people into the TV and i don't quite understand. Do you mind giving me an explanation? Still very suspicious he would firmly grab on his briefcase ready to draw the last gun he totally didn't steal.
Something about this whole thing rubs him the wrong way, and Adachi is... Clearly up to something, despite his misgivings, however, if there's anything Cho happens to be that's concerned with people's lives. "I don't really trust you pal! And make no mistake if I see any wrong moves here... Well, as a dear old friend of mine would say? You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." As for not having the power to protect himself... Cho would smirk at Yu and shrug, well hopefully the fancy new suit holds up. Should considering who made it and all. "Power? Listen up, buddy! It's a well-known fact back home that I'm the strongest one there is! Now lemme show ya why I'm called that!" Green light begins rushing out from the man's body, Gamma Radiation to those who happen to know. His entire body and suit alike would begin to shift. Skin taking on a green color as his height shoots up to about seven feet tall, massive muscles can be seen on his arms even under the equally grown suit. "Ahh! Nice to show off a bit I've gotta say, and lemme say that getting a fancy new suit to change size with me was a genius move! Genius is my thing though, Amadeus Cho AKA the Totally Awesome Hulk at your service!" With that, he'd return to his human form and simply hold his hands behind his head with a cocky grin on his face... Up until he notices the now gone cat child, at that he'd smack his hand against his face and sigh. "Oh, great. Now the kid is there too. So uh question, do we just give chase and tumble in or is there something else to do? And geez, that was a stupid move from him. Brave, but dumb!"
Mara shakes her self off and stretches out she wasn’t hit to bad so it’s relatively Hut what wans’t is the chaotic upring that occurred in almost a blink. She put on a more serious face and walked up to Adachi now fascinated yet infuriated sensing he has something to do with it based on his comment and demanor. “Yeah like hell that was normal weather that was straight up abnormal, yet you seem to be enjoy this oddly enough just a hunch I guess but you envoke it I guess.” Mara Glares at Adachi for a while it’s possible that she sounded up in someone’s else’s game untientionally but seeing how two people up and vanished into the TV it seems the course of action is quite narrow and she focus on said TV the Two strangers jumped into then she turns to Yu warning of danger that lurks and responds off that. “So you saying the two that fell in just got themselves in danger. Bah I was hoping for a day where I don’t have to go on some misadventure, this doesn’t even feel safe anyway...but this seems like something that needs to be dealt with quick! Uh hey I didn’t catch your name but you seem knowledgeable or prepared for something like this I may be rusty but it looks like you could use a hand in this chaos.” Mara tried to give a give off a friendly gesture but it maybe came off more awkward now that she’s thinks about it, but she just wants to show she wants to help sure it’s dangerous but that can really be a understatement with all she’s got into even if it was a few experiences.
Adachi sighs internally, Yu was as inquisitive as ever, it was starting to get annoying, fun the first time, but he wanted new players in this game, oh well, maybe this would up the difficulty, that could be fun as well! Look! You are throwing me on the spot here! Do you know what you are accusing me of? Murder! That isn't a thing to joke about you know! I've already learnt my lesson! Maybe that thing was a persona user? I don't know! Perhaps that kid was? Look! If what your looking for is answers, I don't got them, you'd be better off asking someone else! Don't you have your Investigative Team? Why don't you ask one of them? I don't think we have anything to settle. Have it your way though. This will be the first time I'm on the other side so maybe this could be fun! What do you say? "Partner"? Adachi then turns to the other detective after snarking Yu a little and points to the TV before continuing, time to give a little TLDR Well here's the short of it, I brought someone here because they seemed intoxicated, had them walk this piece of wood, and a blast of wind knocked them into the TV! Crazy right? All that's left to do is to save the both of them before they die of shadows I suppose. Adachi then watches as the man from earlier morphs and changes, it certainly was a neat trick, maybe it'll be fun just watching them fight! I don't wanna cause any trouble, I'm just doing my job alright? Don't wanna make anybody angry, especially after seeing what just happened. As for the plan, really, it's up to Yu, he's done this kind of thing before. I'm sure he'll figure something out. Adachi then turns to Mara and feigns a hurt expression, a feisty one, this will just make it more interesting though, this was going to be a fun bunch he could already tell Evoked it? No no no! How would I have done that? I'm just a simple detective! I've got no powers of my own! All I've got is this gun and it only shoots bullets, not wind!
Akechi started to think, of course that wind wasn't natural and Adachi excuse didn't seem to hold too well. A world into the TV? And with shadows too? Having already been in the metaverse before this revelations didn't affect him too much. He was curious to see events unfold so he decided to pretend to believe him for now. You claim to have no correlation to this... wind? I guess i'll stay a while to see if you're really genuine about this. You're a detective too? Then once this is over i could need your help with a different matter.
With everything said Adachi shrugs and begins to walk out the store, throwing on his coat and responding to Akechi before leaving Yep! That's correct! I've got somewhere to be though! That's correct! I'm a detective! Contact me sometime then! I'm sure we can talk about whatever you want!
Another detective? He doesn't have the best record with law types... No Hulk does really, and he's got places to be at the moment. As soon as he can figure out what those are anyway. "Hmm, well I'm inclined to agree with the pretty lady over there! You seem the likely cause of this mess Adachi, but hey what do I know? I'm only the seventh smartest person on my planet after all." Cho waves at them, not even looking back as he wanders away into the rainy night. He'd mutter a curse to himself as the water begins soaking into his suit, and the computer resting on his right wrist. Oh well, at least his tech's waterproof. He'd call out to them without turning around. "I'll see you guys around! But unless we're doing this tonight I've gotta head out for the moment. After all, being the Hulk is hungry work and I for one am starving!"
With the other beginning to leave, Yu would begin to head out too. It was a surprising event but he needed to plan things out before trying to head into the TV world. He knew Sylveon and Niko didn't have much time so he would need to act soon to save them. For now, he would wander away lost in thought.
Mara watched the others leave one by one. Looks like nobody will really be taking any course of action now much to her dislike but a more logical approach will most likely work better in the long wrong. Mara quickly picks up a few electronic parts for herself and takes a look back at the TV quite curious or maybe concern if the victims are fine even in the TV but it will have to wait, right now she has other contracts that need to be dealt with starting with some foreign dealers. With her mind made up and parts gathered Mara takes off back to her workshop and will plan to deal with these future task at hand.