鳴上 悠 [Narukami Yu] (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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animus_network2012-09-06 12:02 am
pitiedthefool) wrote in animus_network2012-09-06 12:02 am
three sparks ⚡ text/video - later filter for SMT and Friends
[The feed flickers later on in the morning in midst of the creeping fog settling within the lower levels (for now) of the tower before a clear voice speaks through. Despite the growing difficulty to see through it, he seems to have no trouble?]
Everyone, stay calm and listen. If my hunch is right, this fog is different from the kind that lingers outside this tower and if that's the case, there are some things you should know about it. You see... this fog is similar to the fog in a world I know.
For those who can't read well, I'll read it aloud... but the basics will be here in text.
[He pauses before speaking again, having only stopped to compose himself.]
Everyone, stay calm and listen. If my hunch is right, this fog is different from the kind that lingers outside this tower and if that's the case, there are some things you should know about it. You see... this fog is similar to the fog in a world I know.
For those who can't read well, I'll read it aloud... but the basics will be here in text.
[He pauses before speaking again, having only stopped to compose himself.]
| What's with all this fog? First of all, this fog is originally from a world made of unconscious thought. This fog also tends to obscure not just sight, but make it harder to think straight if you haven't accepted the part of you that you hide from yourself. Where I am from, that usually causes every being with a heart and ego or ability to feel emotion and to think for their own to spawn a creature from this. We call them a Shadow self. |
| What is a Shadow self? A Shadow is the suppressed parts of ourselves we try to hide from ourselves and others for one reason or another, but greatly amplified. This doesn't exactly mean that they're all negative, though. It could be loneliness, a fear of something, emptiness, or maybe even a strong desire we never or rarely disclose. Sometimes it can even be a monster of who we fear we are. |
What do they look like? Shadow selves look almost identical to the real person... at first. After all, they are a part of us. The only differences are normally eye color (they usually have menacing, glowing yellow irises), and sometimes different clothing. However, that changes once they are denied by the original self. |
Why shouldn't we deny them? What happens if we do? The first thing you should know about Shadows is that they always want to take the originals' place. When they're denied, they go berserk and transform into a monstrous form before attacking who they come from. This is extremely dangerous because, if they are not stopped, they will kill the original. |
So how do we stop them? The only way to stop them before they go berserk is for the original to hear them out and let them say their piece before accepting or at least acknowledging them. If they have already gone berserk though, they need to be beaten down and tamed the hard way so the original can face them. The only time they will stop is when they are accepted or outright rejected. The latter is not advisable because it causes more pain to the individual. |
What happens to us when it goes berserk? Most tend to faint because when they go berserk, the Shadow self usually drains power from the person they originate from. Though I have no idea if it will be the same way, here. |
What if we can't accept it? There are always others who will help you. Even if it's a weakness too painful or if you're ashamed of it, there are people who will accept and help you through it. |
[He pauses again before nodding to the screen.]
If any of you need any help for however long this lasts, the Investigation Team will be going around helping to tame any berserk Shadows that manifest. You'll be able to tell us apart from others because we don't have problems seeing through it for one reason or another.... usually special glasses.
[lol whut? ...For some reason, it looks like he's serious. He grows even more serious after this last pause and he filters the feed to his team and the others who know the power of Persona.]
[Private to Persona Users + People from their worlds]
I hope you're ready, guys... Also, have any of you heard of a Persona regressing into a Shadow? If so and if it's possible, be careful.
As for the one responsible for this... I'd like to have a word with you face to face.
[Wait, he knows? Who is it? Who would do something like this?]
[...Unfortunately, the feed ends before he can answer that. Though he does turn to someone beside him.]
This is going to bring back a lot of memories...
[Video]
It isn't always like this, but basically. [...] You wouldn't happen to know someone by Naoya Toudou, would you?
[Video]
[He stops halfway when Yu gets to the name, looking both surprised to hear him say that and angry, his left fist tightening.]
--if this is a joke, it's not funny.
My brother's been dead since I was eight. How do you know his name?
[Video]
He's a friend of mine. [Better to fish a few things out, try and figure out what's going on...] I met him in this tower.
[Chill out, bro. we cool.]
[Video]
...but I don't...
[He bits on his lip, trying to regain his emotional control.]
The last thing I remember is we'd just fought Pandora and...I...my name is Kazuya. Kazuya Toudou. Naoya he...died in a fire when I went to the dentist with my mother. He was sick, we couldn't take him with us...
[Video]
[...He is definitely not sure about this guy. His gut's telling him something is wrong, but the words are ringing true. Ugh, if Teddie were with him or Rise were here to scan this would be a lot easier and less confusing.]
Yu Narukami... and I'm sorry to hear that. Though, the Naoya Toudou I know is your age.
[...Could it have been the opposite for Naoya-?]
[Video]
I apologize but I have a hard time believing this. A random stranger telling me all of this...that's....he's....here at all. And my age?
I don't understand how that's possible...
[He looks down at the letter in his hands.]
...but it did say they saved us...
[Video]
[...Not that he fully buys it. Though the dead sibling thing struck a chord with him a little too easily.]
This tower works in mysterious ways.
[Video]
Then he...really...
C-can I see him?
[Video]
[> You have no idea why your Persona is suddenly yelling at you.]
He checks the network often too, so it should be easy to find him.
[Video]
I...thank you, Narukami-san...I will do that.
...it's strange. I've always wondered what it would be like if we met again...when Maki's world came to life I half-expected him to show up...
..and now that he is here I...what can you even say?
...is anyone else here? Maki was our childhood friend. I don't know if he would know the others on my team...
..I'm a Persona user. I don't know if you understand what this means, but thanks to playing the Persona Game, I'm able to call upon my inner selves to fight and protect my friends.
[Video]
and feeding his own Shadow without realizing it OOPS.]Guess I can't blame you at all. I'd be the same way.
[No he wouldn't. He'd be terrified to face them.]
Not that I know of. I haven't seen Kirishima-san lately either, so I can't say if she's here or not.
[Be sent 'home' for two weeks, and you lose track of everyone who is or isn't here. Ugh. ...It's almost exactly what Naoya told him, but being told this right off the bat seems a little suspicious even with the context of his initial entry.]
So I've heard. We're different in that regard.
[Video]
[His usage of her name seems more personal than how Naoya speaks of her...]
...wait...what do you mean you haven't seen her?
[Video]
It's sometimes hard to track down who you want to in this place when you want to see them face-to-face. I've only really run into her twice.