AdmrlStalfos19

Persona - Academic Akrasia

So... I just visited my grandmother this afternoon, and I'm staying at a hotel in the same town for the night so I can visit her again for her 80th birthday. I only have about half a gigabyte of internet data to work with (because typical hotel service) and, while that should be enough to make posts here and there, I may or may not be busy actually celebrating said birthday. So if yo don't happen to see a post today or tomorrow, that'll be way.

Persona - Academic Akrasia

Phew, finally managed a post -_-

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I realize I hadn't been the most attentive to this (certainly not compared to everyone else here), but I'll try and do better from here on out. Hopefully I can at least be more consistent with my posting.

Persona - Academic Akrasia

The punch that Etsu threw earlier had not achieved the results that she needed it too. True, it was a strong punch; there was no denying that. And it must have had enough of an impact for the attacking creature to feel that, surely. But it didn't even bring the creature down, much less out. For something so frail, it was evident that this... thing, had an inhuman amount of resilience.

Etsu had prepared for that and had already reared her first for another punch, but it was too little too late. She hadn't noticed the tightening on her leg, but she would indeed notice that the creature had begun to strangle her, using that same appendage that she only just freed herself from. All the while, the creature allowed its jaw to hang loose, waiting for the opportunity to bite into her and rip a nice chunk of flesh from her. Her face whitening from the pressure on her airways, Etsu tried her damnedest to wrest herself free, clawing away at the appendage in hopes that she could ascertain some form of grasp on it that would help her pry herself free. She put up as good a fight as she was ever going to be able to... but in the end, her strength slowly declined, and the world as she perceived it faded into oblivion.

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'A simple test. Can you state your name?'

"Huh?" Etsu snapped herself awake, only to see herself standing in what appeared to be an abyss of pure darkness, with no source of light to be seen for miles. Was this her subs-conscience? And if so, who or what was trying to reach out to her? She hadn't the slightest recollection of who that voice could belong to. All she had to go on was what it just said.

"My... my name?" she wondered aloud, still confused about this whole ordeal, "I... Izumo... Etsu?"

Silence ensued for a few seconds, as all that could be done was to wait for a response. Etsu bit her lip. This was a trying time, and her nerves were fraying by the second. She looked around, on edge due to the attack on her earlier.

"I... I'm scared. I don't know what happened to me. I don't know where I am and I have no idea where I'm meant to go. If you can hear me, then... please, tell me..." she shook her head mid-sentence, "No. Show me that everything's going to be OK."

Persona - Academic Akrasia

@AdmrlStalfos19 How's it going there?

@Crimmy

Not well. Girlfriend's been nagging me to go all sorts of places with her, and I haven't been able to get on and check this site much :/

I can try and manage a post tomorrow. Had to take a rain check last time I said that unfortunately, but this time I'll do my damndest

Valkyria Chronicles: Lions of the South

@Lennon79@Zarkun@AdmrlStalfos19

How y'all making out over there?

@Raven_Operative

Kindly waiting on a plot advancement for the most part.

Persona - Academic Akrasia

I'll try and post tomorrow. I could've tried to post tonight as an alternative, but I should be able to think more clearly once I get get some rest :/

Persona - Academic Akrasia

Maybe next post will be the one in which Etsu's Persona is awakened... if that's OK for it to actually be awakened yet, ofc.

Persona - Academic Akrasia

Etsu was quick to turn to what looked to be another human at first glance. She breathed a sigh of relief at this time, glad to see a human being around and initally unaware of this thing's true intent. But then she saw the look in its eyes...

"Hey. Why're you looking at me like that?" Etsu asked, "What did I ever do to you?!"

Unfortunately, all she got in response was a suspicious and creepy advance on her. What the hell this thing was even thinking, if anything, Etsu wouldn't have known. Most people would think twice before approaching her, especially with intent to harm. And it sure as hell didn't look like a heavyweight contender, which would likely mean Etsu had muscle mass over it as well. The only real reason the creature would go through with its advance was because it truly was mindless... after all, it certainly felt like the case as it drew nearer to her.

And then it happened. Before Etsu could react in an adequate manner, the humanoid creature lashed two clawed appendages at her, one wrapping itself around her foot, and the other piercing right into her thigh. Letting loose a scream of pain, Etsu scrambled to shake the appendages off of the stricken leg, albeit to no avail. That stab in particular was in all likelihood going to take its toll on her ability to run. Any other girl in Etsu's current position would be left completely vulnerable, and Etsu did not want to find out what exactly she was meant to be vulnerable to. She still had her hands free, so she at least made sure to try and pull the sharper of the two appendages out of her with her right hand. She was just barely able to grasp said appendage before realizing how close the being itself was.

Thankfully however, it was in range of what would be an immediate retaliation.

"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME, YOU DAMNED CREEP!!" Etsu put all her power into a left hook that would catch the creature off-guard and, with the right amount of luck, knock it backwards by however slight an amount and give her an opening to pry herself free. Etsu reared that same fist again, in the very likely event that one punch wasn't enough.

Persona - Academic Akrasia

I've actually been wondering the same thing as @vancexentan. How exactly do we get our Personas in this RP in particular?

Anyway, I should start my post now

Persona - Academic Akrasia

All Etsu could hear on the other line was a whole mess of static. It seemed as though trying to contact the outside world was a no-go, so with that option completely void, she had no choice but to press on. She ultimately decided she'd best retrace her steps, walking back up the stairs and finding herself back outside the faculty office. She didn't want to try and open the door though; instead, she opted to do some more cautious exploring of this warped school itself, hoping her damnedest that someone would show up and actually help her out of this mess.

"Hello?!" Etsu called out as loud as she could, "Is anyone there?! Anyone at all?!"

None of this made any sense. The only thing Etsu could possibly hope for was for someone to still be out there.