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[imperialsun]

Hi!

[The teenager that's visible on the camera smiles back at it, his dark black hair looking like he just stepped out of bed. He briefly rubs the single black earring on his left earlobe before speaking again and does so at times during the talk; it seems to be some sort of perpetual habit.]

My name's Naoya Toudou. Back home, my friends and I had several adventures together, but what I really want to explain today is what we used to fight - I'm what you call a Persona user. I have the ability to summon different Personas from the sea of my soul and each one comes with different spells. Some Personas are good for healing, others to attack. Some spells can turn me invisible, or make myself and others into werewolves. There's no real rhyme or reason, to be honest, or at least I don't think so.

[As a demonstration, he looks at the camera as the wind begins to blow upwards, rustling his hair. Glowing, bluish energy appears on the floor,before the light cuts off anything visible to the feed for a few brief seconds. When it adjusts again, Naoya is laying down on the ground with what appears to be a lion-like creature, except it is twice the size of a normal lion, and has a bone-like structure extending from it's spine to the end of its tail. He leans into the white fur and continues to speak. The creature lets out a small growl, but does not appear to be annoyed.]

So that one's Cerberus! [Why does it only have one head instead of three? A mystery.] I can keep one around for a bit, but it's always good not to have them out for too long. I wanted to offer those powers to those who need them; if we are to get out of here, I'd rather you know what I have at my disposal to aid you, especially after all that happened recently. I can heal if you have wounds, or use a fire spell for fires, or even turn you into stone for some reason and so on. I like to leave the usage stuff to people who are smarter than me, even if I have my own ideas.

[He shifts his legs a bit before continuing - demon lion fur was pretty comfortable.]

I'm not going to name anyone, but if you can use a Persona yourself, I was thinking that maybe we should organize a meeting all together? [He may or may not be a tiny bit lonely since none of his friends are around.] I figured this might be the best way to contact all of you...you don't need to reply to me here if you'd rather keep quiet about your powers, just a private message will be fine and we can arrange something, sometime.

[Keeping it vague as much as possible. He grins once more and does a brief peace sign. The creature yawns, its multiple rows of teeth visible.]

And if anyone else has any questions about Persona, I'd be happy to answer! Thanks for listening!

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[subplot]

[This is...a lot to take in all at once. Almost too much for her, and that's saying a lot after some of the things she's seen and done.]

I wasn't aware that what we all just went through unlocked that much backstory.

[She's just kidding! She really has no idea how to respond just yet. Except -]

When you say you can heal someone, are you only talking about injuries?

[imperialsun]

Don't worry, there's still a lot to be unlocked if I really wanted too!

[He just can't help himself, he'll joke right back.]

Well that depends. I've found that healing spells work best on other Persona users, but it can help non-users as well. What type of injuries are you talking about?

[subplot]

[She appreciates the sense of humor. It feels like those are hard to come by some days here.]

It's the type of injuries something in this place can inflict upon people. Hallucinations, sensory deprivation, sensory overload...

People I care about are being impacted by things like this, and I'm trying to find a way to help when it happens again.

[imperialsun]

[It sometimes drove one of his friends crazy, but totally worth it as far as Naoya was concerned.]

I can definitely try! As long as I'm okay myself. I know I couldn't help a few days ago because I was affected by the music too. But I don't know if you were there when people were suddenly unable to breathe and paralyzed, but one of my spells was able to undo that effect on others.

[subplot]

I've been here since the first day most of us woke up here. So I've seen some terrible things happen. But if you can undo the effects...maybe we'll stand a chance at surviving. Would you mind if I privately contacted you if someone needed the help?

(fyi, I'm going to bed, will tag back tomorrow)

[imperialsun]

I can try my best! The effects don't always work for everyone.

[He just doesn't want to disappoint her either.]

Of course, send me a message.

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[floriographys]

Hello Toudou-san. It's me, Kurosu. Are you trying to collect all of the Persona users together...?

[Jun certainly has no interest in joining another group or anything, but talking to them all wouldn't hurt either. Or... watching them all talk, since Jun wasn't really into talking himself.]

[is it a PM or not I wasn't sure]

[imperialsun]

That's the plan. I wasn't planning on acting leaderly, but I really want to see everyone too...

[Nope! Jun isn't private about personas]

[floriographys]

I see.

It would be good, I suppose. I'll go if Tatsuya does.

[Aww yeah P1 and P2 and P3s don't give a shit aparently]

[imperialsun]

Do you mean Tatsuya as in THAT Tatsuya, or Tatsuya the guy behind the username Tatsuya?

[floriographys]

You are free to assume that when I refer to Tatsuya

That it is Suou, and not Minato. Considering we've been close since childhood.

[imperialsun]

Okay! Noted for all future use...and that's great. My friends meet each other in school but it's good you have a childhood friend here.

:)

un; @tatsuya

[foolishjourney]

[He contemplates whether to throw up a private filter or not, but ultimately decides not to. Certainly, this isn't the weirdest thing someone can do on this station, and there's no real reason to hide...]

I'll come.

[imperialsun]

[That's the spirit Minato!]

I'm glad to have you on board! I still need to figure out where we'll meet, but I'll send you a message when I do.

[foolishjourney]

Alright.

I'm Minato, by the way.

[imperialsun]

Oh! Sorry I confused you with someone else because of the user name.

[Trying to keep Suou's last name in the conversation due to it.]

[foolishjourney]

Yeah, it's been a source of confusion, which is why I figured I'd specify.

[imperialsun]

That does resolve a mystery for me. Any reason why you took it?

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[motorcycle_noises]

A meeting? What for?

[imperialsun]

Meeting each other and getting to compare our skills. Maybe make a few new friends!

[Naoya is very hopeful.]

[motorcycle_noises]

Sure, why not?
I'm up for it at least.

[imperialsun]

I'm glad to have you on board! Maybe you can tell me more stories of my friends acting like adults if you have any.

[Please don't point out that he's acting like a leader after all the banter they did between themselves, k thnx.]

[motorcycle_noises]

[ Oh no, he's saving that point for when he needs it. ]

Sure, I've probably got stories you'll be interested in.

[ Wait until you hear about Kandori. ]

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[intrusivethot]

Why would you advertise that?

[ Hi. That should tell you he is definitely another Persona user if only because he seems to place some emphasis on not showing off, shocker. How out of character for him. ]

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[imperialsun]

[Oh good, he was hoping others would show up.]

Honestly? There's not much to loose at this point, and everything to gain from combining our powers.