closed | a day of relaxation for everyone's souls

[elevelvetor]

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. ]

Comments

[gunsandveggies]

Oh! Milady is a character from the Three Musketeers. [Haru thoughtfully puts a hand to her chin, glancing upward.] Specifically, one of the antagonists. I suppose that does make sense, considering the Phantom Thieves were on the darker side of the law.

[Sure, Naoto's a detective. But it's not like the Phantom Thieves are a thing here, and the group's already told them who and what the Phantom Thieves were, so she's not worried.]

[truedetective]

[Welp.] That explains that, then. I haven't read that book in quite some time, so I don't doubt that you're more familiar with it than I am.

The "phantom thief" is an inherently romanticized figure, to be honest. On the quote-unquote "wrong" side of the law, yes, but rarely explicitly villainous. A sort of "good thief," if you will. A modern Robin Hood.

[gunsandveggies]

Oh! Well, looking at it that way... We did steal hearts to better society as a whole. There is some romanticism in that, wouldn't you agree?

[She likes to think so. Her own other self described the Phantom Thieves as being on the darker side - not evil, but not entirely good, either. Though she's not sure what her other self thought of that, Haru herself rather likes the idea of it.]

[truedetective]

Breaking the law to affect positive change is very much part of the romanticized image of the phantom or gentleman thief, yes. [Though...] But I'll admit that what you just said didn't make much sense to me. How does one steal a heart, and what good does it do?