[action/video] First Remembrance

[notsogrimreaper]

[Action]

[Those who live in room 4-12 (if there are any) or people simply passing by will be surprised to find a new arrival here, dressed in that bodysuit, and purple collar latched snugly around his neck. Not that Ryoji seems to notice, he's still peacefully dreaming away...

For now.

As soon as he wakes up, all hell will break loose, once Ryoji realizes he's alive, his world has been ended, and he's stuck here, unable to escape and keep the residents safe.

...Wake him?]

[Video]

[A few hours later, Ryoji makes a post to the network. The video feed reveals his face, still pale from all the distress, that collar, and his shoulders, which are stiffened. He works his lip for a long while before speaking, not really knowing what to say.]

I... ended everything. The Fall happened, and I was right, no one could stop it. N-Not even Minato-kun.

[He sighs shakily, lowers his head. There's a few moments of silence, but observant listeners will hear sobbing and a whispered mantra: "I'm so sorry, so sorry..."

Then he looks up, smiling weakly, all signs of sadness desperately hidden.]

So... would anyone like to h-help me out? I'm lost...

Comments

[notsogrimreaper]

...It does? T-Then I can't hurt people here?

And she can't either?

[Ryoji is getting a little calmer, but surprise surprise he still sounds crazy. Everyone does when trying to explain a Persona game plot]

[harepiece]

[He wants to be like I DON'T KNOW WHO SHE IS... but that would actually mean putting forth effort to hold a genuine conversation with someone who is clearly out of sorts. That doesn't seem like a particularly thrilling prospect to him...]

You can't, not at all! Well, I mean, if you took a lead pipe to someone's knee you could still hurt them but... nothing on a grander scale!

[notsogrimreaper]

[Sorry. Once he recovers, you two may be able to have a conversation without him going crazy. He may get depressed again, but no random babbling and shaking, at least.]

I-I hope so... I don't want to hurt anyone anymore. That's the reason why I was dead.

[harepiece]

[That wasn't something he had expected to hear, and he drops into a brief silence. Revival within the ship itself had been explained to him, but this? Not at all, and it kind of hits close to home.

His smile is a little softer in the next second, even if it won't last long at all.]

You shouldn't worry so much, in that case. I mean, I know it's hard, but I guess you could think of things here as a— [Fishing for the word, he lapses into a momentary silence.] ...A fresh start, maybe. It's not perfect here! But I think you could make it work in your benefit, if you really wanted.

[notsogrimreaper]

... You think I could make up for it? For what I am?

[It's an intriguing thought, but... he couldn't lie again, pretend he's normal like everyone else, not dangerous at all.]

[harepiece]

[Curiouser and curiouser. Without knowing the details he doesn't feel comfortable with a blind "yes!", and he doesn't particularly feel like prying, either.

In the end, he settles with a simple:] I think if a person knows their sin, it's possible to atone for it.

[notsogrimreaper]

[Even if Oz didn't pry, it'd be likely Ryoji would admit it anyways, to scare him off, but at the moment, even he feels that maybe he should just... let things be peaceful for a while.]

I'd really like to atone...

S-Sorry for panicking. It was a bit of a shock, ending up... alive again.

[harepiece]

[A soft hum of acknowledgment follows and he scoots back so he's sitting on the edge of the bed instead, feet swinging over the side.]

You don't need to apologize for it, but you do seem very alive to me right now, so it's probably not a shock that's going to go away any time soon.

[notsogrimreaper]

Well, maybe it'll start to be a good shock. I'll get to see Valentine's Day and White Day, for once!

[Ryoji grins a little more. Wow, only living for two months means you miss out on a lot...]

[harepiece]

[And that sails right over his head... But story time is better than Ryoji-freaking-out-everywhere time, so he'll pursue this path of conversation with vigor!]

What are those, holidays of some sort?

[notsogrimreaper]

Ah, yeah! You don't have them? They're really nice.

[Yeah, sorry, Oz, Ryoji just needed to panic and you were there. Hopefully in the future he'll show some restraint.]

[harepiece]

[It's a strain he can definitely understand, at least. He won't be holding anything against his new roommate!]

Nope, I've never heard of them! What kind of holidays are they?

[notsogrimreaper]

[Oh, good. Ryoji doesn't want to upset a roommate and a potential friend, even if he is a little unsure about getting close...]

They're about romance! On Valentine's Day, girls give chocolates to people they care about, and then on White Day, the guys give presents in return! It's a lot of fun! I just wish I would have gotten the chance to get all the sweet homemade goodies~

[harepiece]

[Now that's a holiday he can get behind, if the instant boost of enthusiasm is anything to go by.]

Oh, that's quaint! Really romantic! What months do those holidays fall in? We simply must have them here, I think everyone would benefit from something like that!

[notsogrimreaper]

Yeah, they're really exciting! One's in February, and the other's in March, so we have a lot of time to plan for them!

[Ryoji's practically bouncing with excitement himself. These two are going to get along wonderfully.]

[harepiece]

That's good! We'll have to make them grand this year, I think. ["A lot of people could use the cheering up" is left unsaid.

And then he just goes kind of quiet for a second before asking in a somewhat sheepish tone:]

Do you know what the month is now?

[notsogrimreaper]

Oh... um...

[You live stuck behind a door for a couple months and you start to lose track of time in your world too.]

... I don't really know.

[harepiece]

[Both of them deserve shining gold stars...]

...That's no problem! We'll just ask around, and if no one else knows, we'll set our own date for it. [oz that isn't how holidays work pls]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Clearly, Ryoji has no problem with this plan. It sounds great, in fact!]

Yeah! We should be allowed to do that.

[harepiece]

I certainly don't see any rules keeping us from making our own holidays. We could even have one weekly if we wanted!

[notsogrimreaper]

Woah, really? That would be exciting!

[harepiece]

Right? I think we should definitely keep it in mind! What better way to counteract a gloomy day than to announce it's a holiday?

[notsogrimreaper]

A-Are there a lot of gloomy days here?

[It certainly seems like there would be, given the note and the location.]

[harepiece]

Most of the people I've met seem to be at least a little gloomy. [or outright frantic NOT NAMING ANY NAMES.... his smile looks a little apologetic, and he kicks he back of his heels against the bedframe.]

It isn't a nice place to be, I think, but it isn't the worst.

[notsogrimreaper]

Well, with how we get here, I don't blame them.

S-Still, it will be okay, won't it?