► Chapitre 1

[luxe_can_kill]

[Feeling a sudden jolt all over her body, Mitsuru woke up on a canopy bed inside a highly decorated room. Sitting up, she scanned the surrounding area. She blinked as she wondered in her mind... ]

Where am I...? [All she remembered was being inside the limousine on their way home from Inaba... What came afterwards is still a blur]  

[She stepped out of the bed to get a clearer look around the room. It's very old fashioned, like a room inside of a castle or a five-star hotel. It's luxurious enough to fit her standards, but it doesn't help in making her wonder how she got here in the first place]

I do not recall asking for a stop at another hotel. What happened?

[On the bedside drawer is a hard-cover journal... Curious, she gave it a closer look. she sighed. Nothing about it was special so she decided to take another look around the place]

I should go and look for the others. They should have an explanation for this...

[With the amount of things she is mulling over her already tired mind, she didn't realize that she didn't put the journal back on the drawer. She walked to the door and saw the fifth-floor hallway...]

<OOC: She is in room 514. Action or journal works. Open to anyone! Don't worry she won't (frost)bite you XD. Also, my activity would be slow, so just a fair warning...>

Comments

[solowingpixy]

[Nothing beats completely ignoring personal physical health issues and taking a wander to one of the higher floors of the castle. Hey, he needs to keep himself moving somehow.

Buuut he'll just be going by, not paying Mitsuru much mind outside of shooting a glance at her when he noticed her door opened. He'll only give a small nod, but didn't have much intention of talking unless she did so first. Manners. 8|b]

[luxe_can_kill]

Hmm?

[Mitsuru exclaimed as she saw the man walked by, he looks like he's wearing a flight jacket, and he looks like he's from a different country. It's a strange thing to wear inside of a hotel...]

[solowingpixy]

[He wasn't much for the idea of sticking around and starting any sort of conversation himself. He did hear her, but he kept walking. The USP at his side is probably noticable too, which is another odd thing for a hotel, ain't it?]

[luxe_can_kill]

[She noticed the firearm on the man side holster, and she realized her Evoker is holstered to her side as well, so she hid it under her fur coat. Though she wonders how his gun wasn't taken and put in a safe deposit box, and wonders how her Evoker wasn't taken either. It does look like a real gun, after all...

Ignoring that, while still being cautious, she thought she could ask the man about her friends' whereabouts or where this hotel is located]

I apologize if I'm being a bother, but could you spare some time to answer a couple of questions?

[solowingpixy]

[He'll finally stop when she speaks up and looks over at her. Just from looking at the coat, it was easy to tell the castle obviously took in a rich one this time.]

I'm sure I can take a guess at what the first one is. "What is this place," right?

[luxe_can_kill]

[A little surprised at the man's guess, Mitsuru did start to wonder what the place is exactly. If it really is just a hotel, then her Evoker and rapier would be kept elsewhere. And the atmosphere is a little off...]

That is... quite right. I suspected this isn't a hotel with our weapons still on our person. And I have no memories on how I got here.

[solowingpixy]

None of us do, and it has the most ridiculous story attached to it that everyone accepts as its explanation. [Even 24 days later, after a week of utter insanity a short time ago, he's STILL bloody skeptical.]

The most up-to-date sitrep is that it's simply a "magic castle" called Paradisa. Which no one knows how they got here, or how to get out.

[luxe_can_kill]

A magic castle? I see... [While surprised at her current predicament, her expression shows very little of it. Besides her natural composure, she did have experience with "magic castles" before. The thought of being in another one brought back memories of Tartarus]

Did you just get here as well? I would like to know more about this "Paradisa" [Mitsuru isn't used to going somewhere without prior information about the place, and she has never heard of this Paradisa, she is just hoping to get information about the place asap and find a way out...]

[solowingpixy]

Been here for twenty-four days and counting. [He doesn't sound too thrilled when he gives that answer, but a fact's a fact.] There are plenty of people around who have been here longer.

So what is it you want to know?

Dictated forever

[mal_addict]

Sorry to break it to you, but this isn't a hotel.

Re: Dictated forever

[luxe_can_kill]

Hm? Who is that? [Mitsuru looked to her side to see where the voice came from, nobody was around... She isn't using her Persona to communicate at the moment, and she definitely did not sense any Shadows]

[mal_addict]

You should have a book, somewhere near. It's how we call communicate.

I'm Maladict.

[luxe_can_kill]

[Looking to her side, Mitsuru realized that she had brought the journal from the room with her. The pages contain this Maladict's words along with her reaction.]

Hm... So it's for certain I'm not dreaming [Having seen enough strange phenomena, she isn't too surprised about a journal being used to communicate, but this has been the first time she has seen one in actuality]

Maladict, is it? How did you find me and where are you exactly?

[mal_addict]

I didn't find you, I heard you over the book. And I'm in my own room in the castle.

[luxe_can_kill]

[Briefly, she wondered about Maladict stressing about her location. But she quickly set that thought aside for now as there are more important matters]

I see. So this book is a communication medium throughout the castle. Yet besides speaking to you right now, how can I use it?

[mal_addict]

You can check up on other people, make filters and whatever. They're really only used to talk to people,

[luxe_can_kill]

That simple? [Mitsuru chuckled. Normally she uses her communication ability with her Persona to communicate with others who are far away, but this book should do nicely as a back-up. Since it can check-up on others, she thought of using it to find Akihiko, Aigis, Labrys and Fuuka in case her Persona fails to find them. She set the thought aside for now]

I'm sorry if I haven't introduced myself to you when you already told me your name. I am Mitsuru Kirijo. It's a pleasure to meet you.

[enemywithin]

Wasn't aware hotels came in the Ye Olde and Stuffy style. Well, outside of Vegas, but then it's Vegas.

[luxe_can_kill]

[Hearing a voice coming from the journal in her hand, Mitsuru opened the book to find written text of what the voice said.]

Hm... I see. I suppose there are places to stay in that follows the traditional appearance of old castles. I was just staying at one before I woke up in here, however it looked completely different...

[While she had seen hotels that look like European castles before, admittedly she was a little too quick to jump to the thought of her only being in a hotel. There are no hotels like these in Japan after all, and not to mention magic books that act like communication mediums]

[enemywithin]

They also probably cost an arm and a leg per night. Which isn't too far off from this place anyways, so at least it's committed.

[luxe_can_kill]

I pay little attention to cost. Our admissions and necessities are funded by the Kirijo Group. [she talks as if spending large amounts of money isn't a problem to her]

[enemywithin]

[...Huh. Hoo boy, is she some kind of Yakuza princess or something? This ought to be interesting]

Gotta love the lap of luxury.

[Not that he's even been hurting for money himself]

Course, this big ol place charges in tender other than dollars, so you're not quite out of the woods yet.

[luxe_can_kill]

Hm? So this castle take something from us as recompense for our stay? I cannot say that I'm surprised.

[enemywithin]

Yeah. The place takes somethin' in return for the ghostly room service and top quality furnishings. Somethin' like an ability, or an item, or even memories.

[luxe_can_kill]

That explains a few things... I have no memory of how I exactly arrived here. [Mitsuru sighs]

You seem to know enough about this castle. How long have you been here?