Test Drive 1

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Test Drive 1

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[fruitknife]

[There's a long, long pause before Shinji responds.]




...Is this some of that fucking parallel universe bullshit at work. Because 'channeling demon aspects' feels like the kinda thing you should would have mentioned in the sales pitch. [He stands by that deletion glitch. That should be in the sales pitch - but he's also confident it would have been if it were part of the package. Mitsuru's too blunt to sugarcoat that big of a drawback.

(Probably one of the reasons he likes her so much already.)]

It was definitely 'here, stop pretending you're not suicidal and fight monsters as a fringe benefit.'

leaning a bit into Astral Chain on the motifs here!

[redheired]

[She'd never admit to holding her breath as she reads, but once she's finished Mitsuru lets her breath out nice and slow, composes herself, and types a reply.]

I'm not certain I'd put it in such terms. But you're correct, I would have mentioned it at some point or another.

...And as implausible as the idea of alternate universes sounds, given the discrepancies in our reports, I'm inclined to believe such a thing.

[In all honesty, once your body is torn asunder and reformed enough nights, you become more inclined towards accepting unusual and borderline impossible things.]

As I said, we've only experimented with gun-type Evokers a few times. The resulting complications were deemed too difficult to manage safely.

[She hopes that wince she gives doesn't carry through the text.]

As of late, we've been relying on a collar and/or armlet combination. A similar enough function, but it does the job of evoking and aspect AND controlling it.

[fruitknife]

['Parallel universes' has dinged enough other people on this thing. Why not them, too.

Shit. And this is already a goddamn mess. Guns or monsters, what a shit lottery. At least it ain't both.

I guess... controlling it's really what's eating at me, even if that's gonna look different than it does for you. Gotta get good quick when people's lives are on the line. [And that's one race Aki's definitely going to win, just because it's another way to punch his problems.]

Also: Still don't understand how turning into a tower and back every night hasn't fucked up the school beyond belief.

[redheired]

I suppose that's something to be grateful for.

[She carefully removes her hands from the keyboard, considering. There's... An odd twinge of something in her chest. Envy? Shame? Or perhaps some combination of both, that she's discussing such things openly; either way, it isn't conductive to the conversation. She takes a deep breath, and goes back to composing her words.]

Our circumstances differ, when it comes to control and what it is we're controlling. But if you originated from my own world, I'd suggest safety and control in numbers. This isn't something that goes away, just by wishing otherwise.

As for the school... I have guesses on that. But they are only that; educated guesses.

[fruitknife]

[It's easier to talk to Mitsuru about his concerns than it is Aki. Shinji's pretty sure that'd be true if he went and found her in person, and took the 'parallel universe bullshit' factor out of it. Besides, she's talking about this with someone with... at least related experiences, and if anyone else stumbles into the conversation they've probably heard weirder.]

Doesn't sound like the kind of thing that goes away as it is, really. I'll figure something out. [He has to. The alternative's not worth letting happen.]

What kind of guesses?

[redheired]

I'm afraid not; and it sounds like the persistence of the Dark Hour and our abilities are a constant, regardless of the other details.

This is all conjecture, mind you. But I think in my own world, it's tied to how the Dark Hour alters everything it comes in contact with. People and surroundings alike. And since no one has come out of the Dark Hour still encased in a coffin or otherwise changed, that must apply to the buildings as well.

[She takes pains to not bring up the Kirijo lab records. Or one of the other theories she's overheard from the science branch; that if the Dark Hour followed conventional rules, she and any other Persona user should have been dead thrice over by now, thanks to the repeated trauma and overclocking of their systems.]

And then there's the Shadows to consider. And the fact that they have the potential of warping time and space. Such a concentration must ripple outwards, to the surrounding area.

[fruitknife]

Guess the Shadows could do it, if they're already warping more time into the day. [It has to be more than 60 minutes, even if calling an hour is easier.]

[redheired]

A good point. It seems that warping and distorting things into a darker version is their specialty... Likely why we settled on the name 'Shadows' in the first place.

And likely why nothing good ever comes from them, beyond a fight.

[fruitknife]

And whether a fight's a good thing depends on who you ask. Still, if it's the best way to get rid of 'em...

[redheired]

It is the best way.

Nothing good has ever come from attempts to be peaceful, or even passively observing them. Regardless of anyone's intent to do otherwise; I'm certain on that much, and sure it's a constant regardless of worlds.

[fruitknife]

Ignoring the damn tower for eight years sure hasn't made it go anywhere any faster.