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Round 1: Test Drive
Welcome to the first test drive!
Please don't worry too much about using your Personas correctly or following the prompts exactly. They're meant to give you starting ideas, but by all means, go wild and add more options!
The objective here is to try out characters and see who you could have the most fun with in the game's setting. However, feel free to follow this link to request a Persona be generated for you as if you were part of the game. (Please try to limit this to only one of your test drive characters if you can as to not overwhelm us! Never mind generating Personas is a pretty fast process! Request for as many characters away as you like!)
If you have questions about the test drive itself, you can ask them here! If you want to play an AU don't forget this entire post can be used for you to get AU scenarios set up and see who your character might have been related too or know before Awakening.
Now then, let's begin...
The objective here is to try out characters and see who you could have the most fun with in the game's setting. However, feel free to follow this link to request a Persona be generated for you as if you were part of the game. (
If you have questions about the test drive itself, you can ask them here! If you want to play an AU don't forget this entire post can be used for you to get AU scenarios set up and see who your character might have been related too or know before Awakening.
Now then, let's begin...
Prompt 1 - From Dawn to Dusk
The city has been abuzz for the past few weeks. A new string of murders is making front page news and serving as a grim reminder why the nightly curfew is so important. As families, perhaps even someone close to you, mourn, pressure continues to rise at the many police stations and at city hall. The people are afraid and they’re demanding answers.
There's not much time for you to dwell on this.. Like everyone else in the city, you have a lot to do, and a tight schedule to do it in. You don't even notice the application that has appeared on your phone's screen. The headache that follows, however, is strange and disorienting, and it brings with it an odd sensation that something is wrong today. You’re just not sure why.
The day passes by and soon, it's close to midnight. Your body, if you're not in bed by now, is completely exhausted. Despite your best efforts, you'll find yourself closing your eyes. Too bad it's quickly interrupted by a strange noise, and movement like something pulsating softly.
It's your phone, or at least you think it's your phone, but it's never glowed this orange before. There’s mist rising above it almost like fire...something's definitely bizarre about this. Despite your fears, you forces yourself to open it, and click on that strange snake-like icon.
It opens revealing a single statement and blank box;
Your fingers move on their own. Before you have time to really think about it, and as the pain inside your head becomes so terrible you start breathing rapidly and sweating, you've entered a series of letters and pressed enter. Now you're in a large chatroom with many others...but your 'name' you've never even heard of it...have you? It almost feels like you have...
There's not much time for you to dwell on this.. Like everyone else in the city, you have a lot to do, and a tight schedule to do it in. You don't even notice the application that has appeared on your phone's screen. The headache that follows, however, is strange and disorienting, and it brings with it an odd sensation that something is wrong today. You’re just not sure why.
The day passes by and soon, it's close to midnight. Your body, if you're not in bed by now, is completely exhausted. Despite your best efforts, you'll find yourself closing your eyes. Too bad it's quickly interrupted by a strange noise, and movement like something pulsating softly.
It's your phone, or at least you think it's your phone, but it's never glowed this orange before. There’s mist rising above it almost like fire...something's definitely bizarre about this. Despite your fears, you forces yourself to open it, and click on that strange snake-like icon.
It opens revealing a single statement and blank box;
To begin, please write your name.Your fingers move on their own. Before you have time to really think about it, and as the pain inside your head becomes so terrible you start breathing rapidly and sweating, you've entered a series of letters and pressed enter. Now you're in a large chatroom with many others...but your 'name' you've never even heard of it...have you? It almost feels like you have...
Prompt 2 - Awakening
The last rays of the sun disappeared over the horizon almost an hour ago, yet here you are, walking through the apple orchards located behind one of the campus wings. The strange app that's been sending you strange clues the past seven days now says you're ready to face the truth. It told you to come here tonight, but never to travel alone. Repeatedly, it warns you to make sure to have someone close by if you're to survive…but besides some friends, what else did you bring with you? Did you pack for this, or did you figure you'd make it up as you go? Are you in a position to be able to bring weapons with you that no one would suspect?
Something is out there, and it's getting closer.
Before you can think, you see it: a large, blackish mass, almost like slime, slithering along the ground resembling a vaguely humanoid shape with glowing yellow eyes. When it roars again, it reveals rows and rows of teeth. This was a mistake your brain warns. The strange name from the chatroom, the days leading up to this...you're fairly certain even if you are prepared that you're going to die.
And yet, something inside you stirs. Even as they move closer, you find yourself charging instead of running, as your heartbeat increases. A voice inside is guiding you, each movement bringing forth a surge of memories of a past that you had lost. You’re angry and confused, but your pain, your fears, your rage for all of this… all of that needs to be taken out on those creatures.
All you need to do now is to tear out your heart.
Something is out there, and it's getting closer.
Before you can think, you see it: a large, blackish mass, almost like slime, slithering along the ground resembling a vaguely humanoid shape with glowing yellow eyes. When it roars again, it reveals rows and rows of teeth. This was a mistake your brain warns. The strange name from the chatroom, the days leading up to this...you're fairly certain even if you are prepared that you're going to die.
And yet, something inside you stirs. Even as they move closer, you find yourself charging instead of running, as your heartbeat increases. A voice inside is guiding you, each movement bringing forth a surge of memories of a past that you had lost. You’re angry and confused, but your pain, your fears, your rage for all of this… all of that needs to be taken out on those creatures.
All you need to do now is to tear out your heart.
Prompt 3 - A new, old life
Now that you have your memories back, the strange veil of this world has been somewhat lifted. Things that seemed simple now seem strange. You have so many questions, but not enough answers. Then there's the new weapons you wield and the strange creature inside of you...your Heart Persona.
During the day, you are encouraged to continue to live as you did before, but with old and new memories together, sometimes it is difficult to keep acting like you did. Will it cause issues in your job or school life? Will it change your reactions to whatever life you had here? Do you notice others like you who have awakened?
Maybe it would be a good time to send a chatroom message, just to ask others what they are planning to do. Maybe you should set up a meeting to fight shadows at night. Maybe you’ll organize a plan of attack or set up a club to escape the strange looks others have been giving you. Maybe you just want someone's opinion on the best place to have pizza. Hey, no one said you had to use the AppleNET just for serious things, after all.
During the day, you are encouraged to continue to live as you did before, but with old and new memories together, sometimes it is difficult to keep acting like you did. Will it cause issues in your job or school life? Will it change your reactions to whatever life you had here? Do you notice others like you who have awakened?
Maybe it would be a good time to send a chatroom message, just to ask others what they are planning to do. Maybe you should set up a meeting to fight shadows at night. Maybe you’ll organize a plan of attack or set up a club to escape the strange looks others have been giving you. Maybe you just want someone's opinion on the best place to have pizza. Hey, no one said you had to use the AppleNET just for serious things, after all.
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[Jaune nods at the question. He remembers it well enough. It was...pretty weird. He still didn't get what that had to do with anything, that at the implication that this was his 'ex's' window Jaune flushed.]
I wasn't---this isn't---that is I don't really have an ex.
[Lame. Jaune mentally kicks himself.]
What I mean is, I was trying to get the attention of a friend without getting caught.
[Pause, Jaune looks at the guy, and sighs.]
Which clearly didn't work.
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[He looks at Jaune, looks at the window, thinks about it for a second, decides to take a chance, and basically tries to walk over closely enough that he can give Jaune a stoic pat on the shoulder, a there there pat.
Mileage varies on if this works or not.] It happens to all of us. Listen, normally I wouldn't say this, but I was going to sneak over to the orchards tonight to hang this [Chicken statue, decently large as statues went (kind of vaguely golf clubesque), bludgeony, and made out of metal.] in a tree. Surprise people when they walk past...would you like to come with me? It might take your mind off of...well, this.
[Apparently getting stone cold rejected by a friend that he wanted Something More from, damn. Juliet (or Julien) saw Romeo and went nah. Nah.]
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However, he gets past it fairly quickly when he hears where this other guy is going.]
Wait--you're going out to the orchards tonight, too?
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[In retrospect, he supposed he shouldn't be surprised that he wasn't the only one heading out, but still...]
How surprising.
[It was kind of a surprise.] You downloaded the app too, huh? The smart thing probably would be to ignore it, but, well. When you follow something you have to follow it to the end.
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It was kinda hard to ignore. There's been a lot of weird things going on, maybe the app will help us get some answers.
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[He's leaving, at least. To the orchards!]
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Yeah. Good idea.
[He follows -- and we can jump cut there if you want]
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So they're almost to the orchards. They're almost there. They're maybe a couple of minutes away from finding the truth...the answer to all of their questions. Tsuru is considering angles and is talking to Jaune (AU names pending, of course, we'll just assume they traded them at some point but don't use them because they're that kind of people) about ways to get in.]
Usually, when I break in I go in through the back. There's a nice place near the cherry trees that makes for a good angle if they haven't cu-
2/2
That's my...math teacher? [That can't be, but climbing in is no other than Professor Nathan Pierre-Claude, the guy who teaches math to the older students. What are you doing there? Why are you breaking into the school? Don't you have a key?] He can't have downloaded the app. I didn't even know he had a phone. He's old!
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As they walk and talk Jaune finds that despite their awkward first encounter this guy isn't SO bad. Granted, Jaune's always been pretty friendly -- despite his perchance for attracting bullies -- so the conversation comes easily enough despite what they're walking in to.]
Why were you breaking into school before any of this? Don't most people want to -- WOAH!
[Jaune yelped as he was yanked back -- which probably wasn't what Tsuru was going for at all. Jaune cuts it off though and hopefully they're still unnoticed. Jaune peered around the wall, squinting in the growing darkness.]
Uh...I'm pretty sure having a phone is a thing even old people can do. But how do we know it's app related? I mean...I'm sure there are other reasons one of the teachers would be scaling the school's walls at night, right?
[But even as he says it it sounds pretty lame.]
Should we follow him or...?
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[Look at him, Jaune. He's being so serious right now.]
I really don't want to end up in the orchard and he sneaks up behind us, I'm startled, and I hit my old teacher in the head with a large chicken statue. If we see him head off, at least we'd know where he's going and where to avoid.
[So, with that, they're going to follow Prof NPC kind of.]
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Well, it's not like we were given concrete instructions aside from 'be here and don't come alone.'
[The teacher is over the gate now and so if they're going to follow they better move quick. Jaune motions and starts forward.]
Come on or we might lose sight of him.