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[of_emptiness]

[ Yeah, as if he believes the note he received when waking up. ] when they said i'd be transferring, i didn't think it would be into a themed prison. this is screwed up. [ But it's weird how, despite being in s strange tower with a strange atmosphere and even stranger people walking around in collars and tight clothes, he's got enough freedom to post to a network of all things. ]

[ For those who want action, you can find Adachi in the cafeteria. Just... looking at his oatmeal. And yes, he's taken from straight post-true-ending, which means he's in a prison's uniform and looking a bit more ragged and perhaps thinner than usual. ]

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[imperialsun1]

[Well let's see...you're not looking worse for wear (figuratively), so he's going to give a wild guess, and say...]

Yu?

[of_emptiness]

I met Yu here, yes.

[imperialsun1]

[Well, he didn't seem to be lying. If Yu had talked to him he was still standing, then perhaps it really wasn't the same one he had met a few months ago.]

Naoya Toudou. I'm from Mikage-cho.

[of_emptiness]

[ Raiiising an eyebrow at that. ] And you already know my name, so there's no need to introduce myself.

[imperialsun2]

[He nods, thinking if he should mention something else but...honestly regardless of what would happen, Adachi would find out one day. Might as well lay it out there.]

I'm a Persona user as well.

[As well. It's got a nicely rounded out double-edge to it, please feel free to pick out what he exactly meant by that. Do you know it's called a Persona?]

[of_emptiness]

[ He's heard the kids say 'persona' before before calling out their summons, so....

Yeah, for a moment Adachi goes still, but he keeps calm. ] ...And?

[imperialsun2]

..that's about it.

[He fidgets with his earring for a second.]

If you have any questions about the Tower or Personas, I'll do my best to answer.

[of_emptiness]

[ He considers for a moment. There has always been something that's been bugging him-- ] Yeah, actually I do have a question. About the Personas. [ He actually seems sincere about this, too. ] Where did they come from?

[ Hopefully the answer won't be some metaphorical bullcrap, either. ]

[imperialsun]

[Well too bad that even explaining it normally is a lesson of metaphorical in general.]

Different forms of a person's heart, awakened and given physical form. We all wear hundred of emotional masks, and the power of Persona allow us to bring them forth to aid in battle.

[Now he sounds like Igor...]

Users have had different methods of awakening. My team awoke ours after playing the Persona Game and meeting Philemon.

[of_emptiness]

....And we're stuck with them forever, huh? [ Does this mean he's labeled as despair forever? ]

[imperialsun]

[Stuck with them? That was an odd way of thinking about it...Had Kandori been like this too, in the end?]

For better and worse...although from what I understand, not calling forth Persona in long periods of time weakens them considerably.

However this tower...tends to make us summon them frequently.

[of_emptiness]

[ It's not that he doesn't mind having such a magnificent power, it's just that... well. It's complicated. ] Doesn't surprise me. This place looks like it could be from the inside of someone's messed up head.

[imperialsun2]

I wouldn't be surprised. [Not that Naoya ever would really be, but you become less and less surprised as to what happens around here.]

Certain floors will remove your powers completely while you pass through them. Be careful.

[of_emptiness]

[ ... ] Any way we can get weapons, then?

[imperialsun2]

Whats your area of fighting expertise? [He points to the submachine gun on his back, and the sword in his hand.] These came with me when I arrived here, but I had to fix my blade.

Floor Fifteen is a workshop and has material substance to build weapons, although the equipment has a tendency to break or be unusually dangerous.

[of_emptiness]

Well, I... used to be a detective. [ So guns and basic self defense. Adachi, of course, hasn't checked his trunk yet. ]

Right, right. Floor fifteen.