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elevelvetor) wrote in recolle2018-03-16 10:14 am
closed | a day of relaxation for everyone's souls
WHO: Persona peeps + Elliot
WHERE: An exceptionally nice bathhouse-spa-restaurant, reserved for a day
WHEN: March 17th, 12PM to 8PM
WHAT: Persona meeting #4 as hosted by Elizabeth, due to a conversation with Akira
WARNINGS: Make your own top levels, though everything in the third prompt will have its own section to keep things nice and neat. (did i smash rayne and hei's text together? a little)
I. TAKE A LOAD OFF
[ The spa is all paid for, as are the treatments, so why not take advantage of it? There's plenty to do, from all kinds of massages, to mud and ash baths, to a sauna, nail and hair salon, etc... Essentially if there's something for comfort, it's here, so don't think too hard about it. ]
II. GET SOME PRACTICE IN
[ Want to train? Well, today's host has a relaxed "no overworking" policy for today, but the spa does have a gym in reserve if you really, really want to do something. Whatever's in a gym is in this one, including a room that seems to usually be used for things like yoga classes or kickboxing or something? It's big, so there's plenty of room, but, like
please don't break anything. ]
III. I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE SOME ACTUAL DISCUSSION THOUGH
[ For those that get hungry, you're in luck: the meeting proper is being held in the restaurant attached to this particularly fancy spa, at around 6pm. Eat some healthy, refreshing food (though you can technically do this whenever during your stay, this is the Official Dinner Meeting Time) and talk about the following things:
• Newbie introductions
• Team building (share/discuss/get to know each other + trust exercises)
• Memories/Retrospec shenanigans
• Items and abilities from Retrospec
• Privacy issues (Personas are free to be talked about, but other issues may have come up)
• Free discussion/advice corner
Elizabeth's also procured some whiteboards and markers, if illustrating things is easier for you, or if you want add to Yukiko's relationship board (which has made its reappearance once again). Don't worry about being overheard—connections being what they are, this room is fairly private and the waiters only come when called. Elizabeth's made arrangements with her fancy connections. ]
WHERE: An exceptionally nice bathhouse-spa-restaurant, reserved for a day
WHEN: March 17th, 12PM to 8PM
WHAT: Persona meeting #4 as hosted by Elizabeth, due to a conversation with Akira
WARNINGS: Make your own top levels, though everything in the third prompt will have its own section to keep things nice and neat. (did i smash rayne and hei's text together? a little)
I. TAKE A LOAD OFF
[ The spa is all paid for, as are the treatments, so why not take advantage of it? There's plenty to do, from all kinds of massages, to mud and ash baths, to a sauna, nail and hair salon, etc... Essentially if there's something for comfort, it's here, so don't think too hard about it. ]
II. GET SOME PRACTICE IN
[ Want to train? Well, today's host has a relaxed "no overworking" policy for today, but the spa does have a gym in reserve if you really, really want to do something. Whatever's in a gym is in this one, including a room that seems to usually be used for things like yoga classes or kickboxing or something? It's big, so there's plenty of room, but, like
please don't break anything. ]
III. I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE SOME ACTUAL DISCUSSION THOUGH
[ For those that get hungry, you're in luck: the meeting proper is being held in the restaurant attached to this particularly fancy spa, at around 6pm. Eat some healthy, refreshing food (though you can technically do this whenever during your stay, this is the Official Dinner Meeting Time) and talk about the following things:
• Newbie introductions
• Team building (share/discuss/get to know each other + trust exercises)
• Memories/Retrospec shenanigans
• Items and abilities from Retrospec
• Privacy issues (Personas are free to be talked about, but other issues may have come up)
• Free discussion/advice corner
Elizabeth's also procured some whiteboards and markers, if illustrating things is easier for you, or if you want add to Yukiko's relationship board (which has made its reappearance once again). Don't worry about being overheard—connections being what they are, this room is fairly private and the waiters only come when called. Elizabeth's made arrangements with her fancy connections. ]
DISCUSSION
NEWBIE INTRODUCTIONS
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But when it comes to the discussion? Elliot gets nervous. He's not a Persona user unlike everyone else, so he's not sure what he can contribute. So he mostly stays quiet, until they bring up the idea of going around and having newbies introduce themselves.
Oh no.
Nobody warned him there'd be a newbie introduction. He would've pretended he needed to use the bathroom if he'd known. But, it's too late. Soon, he's force to stand up so everyone can see him and introduce himself. He knows...a surprising amount of the people here, but its still nerve-wracking.]
H-Hi. I-I'm Elliot Craig...
[Then he pauses, like he had planned to say something but he totally blanked. What is he supposed to say anyway? What if some people here get mad he isn't a persona user?? Maybe he shouldn't say anything- ]
Um, nice t-to meet you all!
[HE SAYS VERY QUICKLY AS HE GOES TO SIT BACK DOWN AGAIN. #YouTriedElliot]
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Hey, I'm Lillian Aust, Angela's older sister. [Her Boston accent was just as thick as ever. She grinned after that.] Let's see, I'm twenty-one, go to the university, like long walks on the beach and...
[Well, at least she made herself laugh. Then she reached up to scratch the back of her head.]
Uh, to be honest, I didn't really believe all the persona stuff at first, even after I saw Liz's. The big scary one, thanatos or whatever? Or at least I didn't really believe it had anythin' to do with me...
[She trailed off, bringing her hand up to her chest to concentrate, and then muttered the word persona, and her persona burst into existence behind her. Ariadne floated there, sinking down to hang just behind Lillian's left shoulder, looking around at the assembled persona users.]
But uh, I guess it definitely does, huh?
[Lillian grinned again.]
Her name's Ariadne. That's about all I've really figured out so far. Can't say I understand any of it, but guess I will eventually! Happy to be here and all, though. S'cool to meet whoever I don't already know.
[She looked up at her persona, who gave her a smile and a reassuring nod before vanishing again just as quickly as she had appeared.]
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If pressed for Personas, he rattles them off: ]
Inugami. Orpheus. Horus. Pale Rider. Yatagarasu. Apsaras. Shiva. Seiryuu. Parvati. Black Frost. Orpheus and Apsaras in pairs. Same with Shiva and Parvati. [ ... ] I can't show you, so don't ask.
[ He doesn't offer very much more, no claims of being happy to be here or being excited to meet everybody or hopes people will treat him well, none of that. His mindset at the moment is of somebody on a mission, set objectives that he will only do the bare minimum for, but he tells himself to try, anyways. There are people here he doesn't know, or doesn't know well, and nobody deserves him being snippy at them just because he can't get his shit together. ]
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Sobs I'm so late due to vacations - Here's Michel Eikichi
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TEAM BUILDING
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MEMORIES/RETROSPEC SHENANIGANS
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wonders if this is the perfect time for him to find out his own 'death'
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ITEMS AND ABILITIES
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PRIVACY ISSUES
FREE DISCUSSION/ADVICE CORNER
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[Oh my god is Goro taking 100% advantage of this, the full mile, catch him reading with a face mask on and his hair up in a towel. Terrifying.
...But he's also actually cracking his knuckles at one point and speaking with some of the management, wiggling out his finger and then going to stand by one of the massage beds with a pleased look. It seems... they're allowing him to help out..? Can he actually give massages? Is he as good with his hands as his boyfriend? Yes, and yes. Please lay down and experience Goro Akechi (or have an issue with it).]
b. he's not checking anyone out i promise
[It's always nice to get off excess energy, though Goro's very content to just sort of
watch anyone who's working out today. To make sure they don't overwork themselves. He might get on a treadmill and show off his stamina/speed too, but he's fine with coaching. Giving pointers. Making light jokes towards those who may be having some trouble. You know.]
c. whiting all out
[There's whiteboards and markers Goro's absolutely setting up tic-tac-toe matches. And making rudimentary drawings of his pets. And using at least one to... prepare a presentation of some kind? Which he will be starting once things are settled and people aren't talking about Persona/Retrospec things any more, clearing his throat.
Forewarning: I am so sorry.]
Since we have all gathered here and I'm in a good mood, I'd like to share with you all the rise, peak, and fall of Flat Earth Theory. Any and all questions may be asked post-presentation or by quietly raising your hand during it. To dispel any misunderstands now: I do not, have not, and will never believe in this theory, as it's factually, logically, and fundamentally wrong, but I find it interesting and have always wanted to share. Thank you.
[please stop him.]
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[anything else? anything else. go forth, he's here to chill until elizabeth leaves since they live together anyway.]
i had to | c
[ you're not even related, futaba ]
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C
I feel like I'm on the wrong side of Youtube....is there some way I could pretend to block you instead?
[He's joking? Probably...]
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[Okay. Okay, she can do this. It's a sauna and a massage. Everyone wears a towel in here, right? And just a towel. She can't realistically put anything else on, no matter what she wants to.
Given that she's not wearing the sort of gender-neutral clothes she's usually in, and especially given that she's not binding her chest, Naoto's figure, wrapped in a white fluffy towel from underarms to mid-thigh, is noticeably more feminine than usual. You might be surprised that you didn't realize her secret before, really. She hid it well.
And she's trying to be comfortable with no longer hiding it.] So... so, ah, I haven't... really looked into the health benefits of a sauna before. Is it just that we're intended to, um, sweat out... impurities? That seems dubiously scientific to me.
[Yeah, she's just babbling at this point.] W-what else is there to do? I haven't ever really done a... "spa day" before.
[III]
I have to admit, it was rather frustrating to be effectively sidelined and kept back in the city this past month.
I was wondering if it might be possible to determine the criteria for future excursions, though. For those who were sent on the missions, were there any common threads among the people in your groups? Anything you all had in common?
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You simply relax, Naoto. Please stop worrying about this or that... I can truly, safely say there is no bad way to spend a spa day, aside from not participating in any of it at all.
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The health benefits are that it feels amazing. [She said with a grin.] But if you ain't never had one before, I really recommend startin' with a massage.
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Well, if it seems dubiously scientific, why not test it out?
[Let's do something Naoto is comfortable with, mixed in with a little bit of what she's not. There's no shame in baby steps.]
It's either that, or we can get our nails done...get a massage. Elizabeth went all out for us, so the sky is the limit.
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[ Sauna.... sauna sauna sauna, Minato will never leave. He leaves his blanket draped over his shoulders and pulled over his chest like a cape when he's padding around in bare feet, but once he's in the hot water, he sinks all the way down to his chin and closes his eyes and slowly and surely inches down towards death by drowning.
Surely this is how today was meant to be. ]
ii. /closed to Persona users
[ I'll tag into prompt three toplevels but there's a very specific reason why Minato forced himself to come here today despite everything that had happened just one week ago. He isn't ready to be around so many people, and definitely looks even more tense and quiet than usual once he's among people, hands in his pocket and evidently wringing them on the fabric inside.
He came here today for one reason, and then after that, he promises he will never come to these meetings again. So he's got to go through with it.
Every person who Minato either 1) knows has a Persona, or 2) has talked about having a Persona, he approaches quietly anywhere they're not busy, cornering them somewhere for a one-on-one, with a whisper almost tinged with desperation. ]
I need a favor.
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... Minato doesn't look like he's doing well, so Akira lowers his voice for more privacy. It must have been hard after last week, especially since he was harassed by the police and stayed in jail for a bit. ]
What's up?
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You look like a snow monkey.
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[Not that it mattered, really.]
Sure, what's up?
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ii/wildcard-ish?
None of my business, none of my business, she chants in her head, and leaves it alone.
At the end of the night, she does want to say good bye and drop off a giant bento with him, though, and waits patiently for him to finish talking with the others before approaching.]
Hey. Leaving now?
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i as in i guess i'll just keep spamming your inbox
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Hey! Man I didn't realize this would include a sauna...
[He's is as naked as is ~tradition~.]
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