open | march is the month we spring ahead in

[elevelvetor]

WHO: Elizabeth & you
WHERE: A variety of places
WHEN: Throughout the month
WHAT: It's an open log... and catch-all. An all-purpose post.
WARNINGS: None, will add if necessary

0. magic noises

[ Her ability to teleport is a very recent development.

...Coming, naturally, after the month where it would have been the most useful. This is becoming a trend. Not that it would have mattered very much, seeing as—through a little, ah, testing—she can't teleport outside of the city quite yet...

Practicing this is a very important thing though—and she is at least taking some manner of care in who sees her doing it. Mostly because summoning a magic circle from her grimoire is a little strange and alarming, and suddenly stepping out from one is also... strange and alarming. Not that all ever goes as planned: given her newness at this, and how it isn't exactly as intuitive as handling Personas are, she's bound to make a few mistakes. Whether that's suddenly dropping into a fountain, getting stuck on a roof, or interrupting some study time by appearing out of almost nothing... just to name a few interesting situations.

Really, feel free to be anywhere, anytime for this; I'll write to match. ]

i. this girl is on fire

[ The other thing she's found her book can do is... summon a new Persona. Surt isn't one she's actually very familiar with, so there's two options here:

Catch her studying Norse mythology in the library, with her grimoire opened to Surt's page. It's important to note that Surt and Surtr don't look alike... at all......

OR

Catch her... at the beach, experimentally summoning him from her book and studying it for a moment before... lighting herself on fire.

........she's fine, this is more alarming than it actually looks. Surt absorbs fire. It's cool. Don't even worry about it. ]

ii. ghost adventures

[ One last and final thing she's gotten back recently: a sense for the spiritual. She can be found snooping around the forest, the shrine, and spots that boast some sort of haunted legacy as a result, like graveyards, abandoned places, Leviathan's Claw since she keeps buying "possessed items" from it... At pretty much any time of the day.

Particularly at night though (accompanied by Jack Frost), since spooks are supposed to be out and about then. The fact she doesn't really need sleep anymore is great for ghost-hunting. ...The fact the city is latently full of ghosts does not, but at least it's always fun to point it out to people.

Additionally, there's a post for PC-related spiritual things here; if you wouldn't mind filling it out if you think it might apply to you, it'd be much appreciated. ]

iii. wildcard

[ Nothing catching your interest/we already have plans/you want her in the Velvet Room/maybe at work at Sweet Stems/whatever? Go ahead and throw me anything, I'll roll with it! You can also catch me over on plurk at flaired, or on Discord at Bella#4429; I'm quicker to reply to pings though, as a heads up. ]

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[adoringpast]

[ UHHHHHHHHHH yeah this is hella awkward. but sena quickly recovers, laughing nervously as he approaches liz to grab her wrist and pull her away from the set, but not before politely telling the staff if he can take a quick break.

the cameramen didn't seem to find it too weird, thankfully enough, but sena's still bewildered as hell as he tugs her to the corner of the studio. ]

What the hell are you doing here? And what do you mean you can just pay for them to forget?

[ that's. that's not how it works... ]

[elevelvetor]

[ oh good they're going she can relax— oh, no, she's got an interrogation. okay, it's warranted, but she'll pat mizuki's arm all the same like this is. fine. it isn't fine but this is fine. ]

I'm very familiar with how the world works, Mizuki. Money talks, and money also ensures silence. Enough of it, at least. [ she sounds like a fucking mob boss. ] Regardless... I was practicing my teleportation and ended up here. I did want to see you, so perhaps that colored it somewhat...?

[ ... ]

I have been doing my best not to let people off the app see me doing this, but. [ um. ] Sometimes such things cannot be... avoided... I suppose.

[adoringpast]

[ was she also part of the yakuza in her past life too...

but oh, that's interesting - ]

You wanted to see me? What for?

[elevelvetor]

[ please.... ]

To show you my teleportation, of course! And ask if there was anywhere you'd like to go, while I'm getting in the practice. [ she's so clearly happy about this ] We spoke of my ability to do so last month, after all, and you were certainly one of the people I wished to show immediately... Though Yato-sama got the privilege of being the first person to experience it.

[ ... ]

Disappointingly, we could not complete our trip to Las Vegas. I'm unable to teleport outside of city limits.

[adoringpast]

Yato-sama...?

[ grimaces. what did yato ever do to deserve that honorific. but hm, he did ask about her magic a while back, didn't he? he didn't think that it'd be this soon, either. nor this unexpected... ]

Shame. I've never been to Vegas before. [ it'd be too noisy for his taste, though. ] But could you wait till I'm finished with this shoot? It won't take too long if I do it perfectly.

[ he could also think of a few things to go to while he's posing. ]

[elevelvetor]

[ he was a god and she asked goro how you address gods. ]

Certainly. [ she wants to see mizuki in his natural habitat, honestly... but she probably— wait. ] Am I allowed to watch, or should I wait elsewhere?

[adoringpast]

[ what's a god like yato to a nonbeliever, though ]

Normally you should wait outside, but maybe I can pull some strings to let you watch for a bit. I'm almost done anyway.

[ he gestures towards an empty directors change and takes off, asking the in-charge if she can stay for a while. when he's given the okay, he turns to liz to give her a nod before making his way back to the backdrop to continue the shoot.

as always he's as flawless as ever, and since someone's watching him from here he needs to be even more photogenic than ever because he's just like that. pose, pose, smile, wink, a few resting bitch faces here and there, before the cameraman calls it a day and congratulates him on a job well done than usual. nice. ]

[elevelvetor]

[ still a god just one with one less believer, which is technically a death sentence for gods ig so yato just can't ever die or he won't come back as a baby

elizabeth takes a seat in the chair, laying her book in her lap and smiling when he nods at her. watching mizuki is fascinating... he's perfect for this, and he seems to enjoy it too; it almost makes her jealous.

when he's done, she'll stand and hold her book to her chest loosely, stepping over and waiting patiently for the cameraman to be done complimenting him before she does that same exact thing— ]

You were quite breathtaking, Mizuki. Thank you for the opportunity to watch you... I'm impressed.

[adoringpast]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked what you saw, Elizabeth.

[ and he means it too - it's not everyday someone who's not a model can watch him in his natural habitat like this. it's giving him more confidence, in fact. ]

Let's try something simple for now - Why don't you take us just outside the male's dressing room of this building? It's on the second floor.

[elevelvetor]

[ "simple" is relative, mizuki......

but she figures they can't land too far if she keeps those things in mind: dressing room, second floor, this building. so elizabeth finds her page and, after giving a quick glance around to make sure there's no one really paying attention to them, opens a magic circle in front of them.

grabbing his hand, c'mon mizuki let's go on an adventure— ]

It may be a little disorientating.

[ —and through we go; it is. sort of. a whirling blue vortex around them that feels lengthy, but barely any time's passed between them stepping through that and stepping out from a similar one in front of...

...well

at least they're in front of the female dressing room. male isn't that far. according to door numbers they're on the second floor too. better than nothing?? ]

[adoringpast]

[ it really is disorienting, like going through some wild thrill ride, but it's not to the point of throwing up once they've reappeared on the second floor, thankfully. sena does blink at the door of the female dressing room, his head then turning towards the male's one just a couple steps away before turning around to liz.

huh. ]

Close enough, I guess.

[ SHRUGS, but at least he sounded mildly impressed as he disappears into the male's dressing room to change back into his casual outfit for the day. aaand here he is again with his bag slung over his shoulder. ]

Good thing I didn't bring my motorbike today. [ WHAT LUCK ] I'm a bit thirsty right now so... I guess I could treat you to some tea at the Tea Kittle, if you want?

[elevelvetor]

[ ooh, she's getting treated, how gentlemanly. elizabeth steps away from the wall she'd been leaning against, re-orientating herself in the time it'd taken for him to get changed. ]

I would never turn down such a gracious offer. [ sorry, catmosphere...... but she doesn't have allergic reactions to the tea kittle. she'll extend her hand again, come on mizuki— ] Let's get going then. It's been quite a while since I went to tea with someone, to be honest... Between last month and... well, January was its own obstacle, frankly speaking.

[adoringpast]

January was an off month for most of us, so I don't blame you.

[ but sure, he'll take her hand and braces himself! surely they'll land at the right place this time, right? ]

[elevelvetor]

[ they will land in more than the right place.

that is, as they step out of the magic circle—the disorientating void of swirling blue is going to be longer this time, mind, given the distance—they are stepping... right into the middle of the tea kittle. startling quite a few patrons, to the point where elizabeth pulls her hand away from mizuki's and closes her book, holding it high enough in her arms that she can duck her mouth behind it. aha.......ha.....


um. ] ...My apologies.

[ this is to them and also to mizuki. she. this is just how today is. ]

[adoringpast]

[ he's staggering once they disappear into the ether, the trip feeling more of a trip - and then blinks rapidly at where they landed. oh... oh no. everyone in the shop pause as their sudden reappearance, only to go on with their usual activities - signs that most of the people here are not on the app. maybe leon was at the back managing something while they popped in too, let's go with that.

regardless, sena grabs her wrist and pulls her aside towards the corner of the teashop, absolutely flustered. ]

Y-You could've just given us a heads up first? Me and -- [ gestures at the entire shop??? ]

[elevelvetor]

It's not as if I can project my voice through it or anything like that, Mizuki. [ :T ...she'll let herself be led though, she has no problems with that. ] And I've obviously proven that I am not as experienced with this as I'd like to be... It is practice for a reason.

[ ...she's just glad they didn't have any lasting looks; she's been given a few weird ones despite her best efforts. ]

Regardless, I am sorry for embarrassing you. [ and herself. she doesn't get embarrassed easily, but....... ] Would you allow me to treat you instead? It wouldn't feel right to simply let you do so after such an incident.

[adoringpast]

No, it's fine. I should be able to recover from something like that.

[ the heady feeling does fade after a bit, thankfully enough. sena's a professional through and through, a tiny miscalculation on elizabeth's part shouldn't deter him from being on his best, knightly behavior no matter what. even if he has every right to be pissed, but he can't exactly do that right now because of the crowd here. ]

We'll just have the tea to go for now, I don't want to stay here for too long. [ obviously ] What would you like?

[elevelvetor]

[ she's picky about her tea—people rarely make it properly—but the tea kittle hasn't been too bad. hmmm. ]

Well... [ ...she shouldn't take too long in deciding, but... she purses her lips, seriously considering this, then tucks some hair behind her ear. ] ...Green. Thank you.

[ it's a green tea day. ]