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[OOC: This post is locked to each individual that Signless has ever met or spoken to, even for a short time. He also has locked it to each of the rest of the trolls, and anyone he's ever seen talking on networks. Basically, while it is locked, if you want your character to see it, you can assume Signless has seen you posting around. Or you're welcome to hack it, because Signless is pretty shitty with computers, anyway.

He's trying to make it open to as many of the prisoners as possible in the tower, without leaving it open to the administrators of the tower - though with his current paranoia, he's pretty sure that they'll find out, from the spies who will certainly see it]

ALL RIGHT, ALL OF YOU FUCKASSES LISTEN UP.
TODAY WE GOT OUR MISSING FRIENDS AND COMRADES BACK, AND FOUND THEM HORRIBLY CHANGED.
OUR FRIENDS WERE TORTURED AND EXPERIMENTED ON BY EVIL PEOPLE, AND TURNED INTO MONSTERS. DON'T SAY IT ISN'T TRUE, BECAUSE YOU ALL KNOW THAT IT IS.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE RECEIVED NOTES TODAY INFORMING US THAT IT ISN'T JUST THESE UNFORTUNATE *FIRST VICTIMS* BUT ALL OF US WHO ARE PART OF THIS EXPERIMENT.
AS IF WE DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW THAT.

THE TIME HAS COME TO TO ACCEPT THAT THIS IS NO REFUGEE CAMP.
MAYBE OUR WORLDS ARE DESTROYED, MAYBE NOT, BUT THAT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER, ANYMORE.
ARE WE GOING TO SIT BY AND WAIT WHILE WE'RE TAKEN ONE BY ONE, HAVE OUR HORNS SHORN OFF AND OUR BODIES CORRUPTED FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF A BUNCH OF PSYCHOTIC SCIENTISTS?
I SAY, NO.

THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE HERE, WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES - MAGICAL AND OTHERWISE.
WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER, PUT ASIDE OUR DIFFERENCES, AND WORK TO FIND THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BROUGHT US HERE AND DESTROY THEM.
IF WE HAVE TO STAY IN THE TOWER FOREVER BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE FOR US TO GO, SO BE IT.
BUT WE WON'T BE PUPPETS, DANCING AND SHAKING OUR PLUSH RUMPS FOR THEIR AMUSEMENT.
I KNOW THIS POST WILL PROBABLY ATTRACT THEIR ATTENTION TOWARDS ME, BUT I'M WILLING TO ACCEPT THAT RISK.
IF THEY TAKE ME NEXT, PLEASE, ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU MEET WITH ONE ANOTHER, IN PERSON, IN SECRET IF YOU CAN, AND TRY TO FIND A WAY TO FIND ME.
LET'S WORK TOGETHER, ALL OF US, ALIEN AND TROLL, LOWBLOOD AND HIGH, TO STOP THESE PEOPLE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

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I'M THERE, TOO.
COME FIND ME.
I'M THE ONE IN RED AND BLACK WITH MANLY BUT NOT-OVERLY-POINTY HORNS.

[As if he's going to admit they're nubby and not very impressive]

Edited 2011-10-12 02:39 (UTC)

[ Haha, oh Signless. Don't worry, he won't ever say a word against your horns, anyway. Minato doesn't really even have a hard time finding it, with them being on the same level and all.

... But god, you are so much taller than the short human boy here, sob. Regardless, Minato's appearance is signaled by the faint sound of music coming from his headphones.

At this, there's a polite nod, and Minato realizes he's met Signless before, briefly. ]

Signless-san.

[Signless recognizes you, too. He nods in return. He remembers meeting Minato before, too. Isn't he a wriggler? Then again, he's an alien, so it's hard to tell.]

Hey. So you led people before?

[ He nods. ]

... I lead a group of Persona users, yes. I'm a little short-handed here at the moment, but to put it simply, we can summon parts of our psyche to fight for us. We all have tactical and combat experience with at least some type of weapon.

[He listens to this curiously, trying to understand how a power like that would work, but he has seen different kinds of psychic powers, so it's not unbelievable.]

I'm guessing you don't have many of your friends here, huh? Sorry to hear that. But maybe you can build a new group of friends to fight with, hmm?

[He smiles]

So what can a Persona do?

... That's what I'm hoping.

[ He likes you, Signless. c: But as for what a Persona can do, well... ]

And Personas are... very versatile. They can use magic, physical skills, support skills, ailment skills... and so on. Two people I know of can even use their Personas to collect information on other Persona users and enemies by scanning. One can conceal her presence.

[ He pauses, not... normally used to saying too much, but he supposes this is important. ] ... There's a few things, though. One, you need an Evoker to use them, and not everyone can.

The second thing is that the Evokers themselves are... well, they're guns. You need to have sufficient trauma invoked in order to use a Persona. If that bothers you...

[Blinkblink. He's not bothered per se.]

So you have to shoot yourself to summon them? Or shoot your enemy?

[ It's never bothered him mostly because death doesn't, but he's trying to be mindful of others. ]

Myself, yes. ... There aren't actually bullets involved, it's more accurate to say you're shooting your psyche.

...That makes so little sense it's falling into a negative score, but let's just pretend it doesn't. Care to give me a demonstration?

[ He honestly never did understand the issue with it, but oh well. He's more than happy to oblige with Signless' request, nodding once.

He reaches for the holster attached to his hip, on his belt, situated under his coat. Evokers look uncannily like a pistol, and it is surprising just how unfazed he is for a human to put it up to his temple and pull the trigger. ]

[ He only says one word: ]

Thanatos.

[ Instead of dying a horrible death and red blood, though, there is the sound of shattering glass, which is what appears in a semi-translucent form on the other side of his temple. It rises up quickly and forms into the figure of a large creature (http://i.imgur.com/XAKRs.jpg) surrounded by chains and coffins, floating behind him.

It hovers there briefly as Minato lowers his Evoker, unsure of how Signless will react. ]

[Signless wasn't expecting the gun to go off. If you're shooting the psyche, does it require actual bullets? So he jumps a little at the loud bang.

But Minato's head fails to explode. And instead this huge monster materializes.

He sort of automatically draws his sickles, their comforting weight falling into his hands as he stares up at the creature. But he doesn't attack, though his teeth bare a little, reflexively.]

Holy fucking shitballs.

[ At the other's reaction, Minato is quick to let Thanatos slip to the back of his subconscious, it's figure fading like a ghost that was never really there.

Once it is gone, he speaks evenly and calmly, entirely unbothered despite the horrific nature of what he should have likely been terrified of, were he a normal human. ]

... I apologize, I probably should have given you more of a warning.

[Oh. It's gone.

He puts his sickles back into his strife specibus again, looking a bit disappointed]

What are you apologizing for? I just didn't know if you had that thing under control.

[No, he wasn't scared. Not at all! Just...wary]

Too bad you've got to use that evoker thing every time, if you want to use it.

[ Minato suppresses a small sigh. It's not something he likes to admit, but he sees no reason to lie about this. ]

... I have my Persona under control, although if something were to go wrong, the only person who would be endangered would be me.

The Evoker isn't an issue, either. It's just difficult to summon without a catalyst. It's a weak point, but I'll just have to be careful it isn't taken.

[ And he is rather careful. ]

Well, obviously. Like I said, it was just a precaution. [he's relaxed by now, and grinning]

That's what I meant... don't let that thing out of your sight, if I were you.

[ He gives a nod, even though he is well aware Thanatos won't be hurting anyone but him. ]

... I appreciate the warning regardless, though that's the last thing anyone should need to be concerned with. If you want details about the magic I can use, of course, I don't mind that, either.

I'm more concerned with the people here taking that Evoker from you and leaving you without any of your powers. [He shrugs and takes a seat again] Anything you think I should know about?

[ It was something he'd considered, to be honest. But he'd just have to be careful. ]

If it helps, I'm capable of defending myself without my Persona. I can use guns as well as one-handed swords. I'm used to fighting and using regular weapons, so it shouldn't be an issue.

[ Though just in case he needs specifics? ]

As for my Persona, I can use instant death skills for light or darkness, most elemental magic, enhancing magic for support, healing magic, and low-grade revival magic.

[Holy crap] Healing magic?

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I think so >D

[TO ACTION THEN?] ahaha and I am slow too sorry ahsdf

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