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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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not that he's really thinking about any of this while he's reading, that is, in one of the further corners of the library. he knows that if he's got all of these books with him too far out into the open, people will give him glances, especially since he's flipping through them so hastily. his eyes scan for things about shadows, Personas, night time events...anything of the sort, but...
nothing. nothing on what he's experiencing now.
it's frustrating to be going through something like this without any explanation. mako runs his hand through his hair in aggravation and sighs, blinking up from his book for a second as a short break. he ends up locking eyes with yuuri.
suddenly he feels very awkward. ]
Oh- uh, g-good afternoon, sir. Mister Katsuki.
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[ oh. so this guy knew his name. even though yuuri has been working as a counsellor here for the last few years, somehow he is always managing to be surprised when other people (students or staff or otherwise) recognise him. of course he tries to remember the faces of everyone he's ever talked to -- it came with the job, after all -- but for that to act in reverse? it wasn't like he was the only counsellor here.
well, anyway. now that he's been caught staring, there's no backing out now.
yuuri smiles a little, brows furrowing together in a way that was both sympathetic and apologetic at once. ]
Good afternoon, --um. I don't think you've ever been to my office, sorry--?
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Oh--no, you're right. I'm Mako Sakurauchi, first year higher cycle student.
[ he still finds it strange that his last name--sakurauchi--had not been bestowed onto him in that weird series of (false?) memories before awakening. still... he closes the book he's reading, looking sort of uneasy. ]
You might know my younger sister, Riko.
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Yuuri's eyes fix themselves on the other's face, before glancing to the books, then back again. He had talked to a mako in that strange chat not too long ago ... could this guy be the same one? it couldn't be, since his own name on it is completely different, but considering the evidence laid before him, yuuri can't exactly ignore the coincidence.
...Well, he can ignore it, because he's good at things like that, shutting his eyes to what's actually real and here, but yuuri is a little desperate. ]
Sakurauchi— Oh, she's your sister? I've seen her performances. Your sister is very talented — you must be proud.
[ idk man I'm just running with this. ]
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Yeah, she's great. I'm pretty sure she's hung out in your office at least a couple of times.
[ with her friends and whatnot. i'm running with it too now
anyway, he's fairly sure that this is the yuri he spoke to on the app, but he's not about to ask a faculty member about personas. if he does, yuri might tell the higher ups and they might make a big deal out of this? maybe it's for the best, but what's the likelihood that anyone would believe them if nobody without the app can see any of this, anyway? ]
Uh, sorry if I interrupted you, if you were on your way to look at something. Just thought I'd say hi.
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I didn't know she had an older brother. Well, it's nice to meet you.
[ for formalities' sake, yuuri is going to extend a hand for a shake, smiling widely. He's still debating on whether to ask this guy or not — but he doesn't want to sound like he's crazy. ]
Well, no. I'm not really going anywhere.
[ um. He looks down at the books again. ]
Are you a psychology student?
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mako has manners sometimes, so he's going to stand up and meet yuuri halfway with a firm handshake. ]
It's nice to meet you, too. Let me know if she causes any trouble.
[ not that riko would, but you know. throwin' that out there like a good older bro. though...when yuuri asks about the books? mako freezes for a bit. should he...should he say something? what if he isn't the yuuri he talked to on the app? ]
No, I'm a law student, actually. But... [ well...yuuri is a counselor, so... ] I don't know. Strange...things have been happening to me lately, and I wanted to see if I could find a reason behind all of it. That's all.
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it's harder to keep that facade up when mako starts to hesitantly explain it.
was he the mako that he'd talked to, before? the one with the self-defence training? ]
What kind of strange things?
Maybe I can help, if you wanted to talk about it.
[ he rocks his weight back and forth on his feet, wavering visibly, before he kind of ... blurts it out. ]
I think maybe I know what you're talking about, anyway, if that helps.
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but then yuuri says that last part, and mako knows that yuuri remembers speaking to him over the app. this isn't just a bad dream. this is happening. and yuuri's expression is giving it all away. ]
Actually, sir...I was trying to look for information regarding Personas.
[ there it is. ]