Sho Minazuki

Persona - The True Self

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Persona - The True Self

Rui Shinichi

Name: Rui Shinichi
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Arcana: Fool

Personality: Rui is a generally reserved individual who often prefers some time alone, but that is not to be mistaken for disliking company. He is a tolerating person, and very rarely angers, surprisingly able to hold conversations but is generally of very few words. He chooses to stay positive in almost every circumstance but will default to being a realist if the time calls for it. He has a good sense of consequences that result from actions, but while good, his judgement is still far from perfect.

He's basically a fairly nice and quiet guy.

Equipment/Skills:

• Drawing
• Minor Swordsmanship

Background:

Rui was born in Warakuma Town, though moved out to Tokyo due to parents and work early in his childhood. His school life has been rather standard, parents praise him when he does well and he suffers otherwise. The other kids don't bother him too much and he even hangs out with some of them from time to time, but despite blending with many crowds, and learning different things as well as doing a variety of activities, he's never quite stood out. He's okay with that though, because he finds self validation in the little things he enjoys, whether it be his hobbies drawing, or his favourite shows and appreciation of swords.

He will be moving back to his home town Warakuma for High School, while his parents have also moved for work related matters. The timing was perfect for the beginning of a new school term, so they figured why not enroll him there. So here he is.

Persona: Askr
Appearance: Persona.
Abilities:

• Garu
• Cleave
• Sukukaja
• Magaru

Persona - The True Self

The Compendium

The Velvet Room Guest List

0 - The Fool

Rui Shinichi - Askr

I - The Magician

Matthew Harvester - Kresnik

II - The Priestess

Shirohane Kotori - Kikuri-hime

III - The Empress (NPC)

Hamada Leiko - Titania

IV - The Emperor (NPC)

Sutoraiki Kaminari - Zeus

V - The Hierophant

Samuru Amakusa - Shiro Amakusa

VI - The Lovers

Ryan Alon - Geraint

VII - The Chariot

Akane "Saito" Hanezawa - Setanta

VIII - The Justice

Katsuro Takuma - Giles Corey

IX - The Hermit

Ayano Wakahisa - Dantalion

X - The Fortune

Hashimoto Sato - Chronos

XI - The Strength (NPC)

Noboru Yamamoto - Atlas

XII - The Hanged Man (NPC)

Alexei Dragunov - Prometheus

XIII - The Death (NPC)

Chiaki Nettu - Freyja

XIV - The Temperance

Shizuka Otonashi - Inari

XV - The Devil

Jun Himura - Mordred

XVI - The Tower (NPC)

Fubuki Sayaka - Arachne

XVII - The Star (NPC)

Sieghardt Kasumi - Saturnus

XVIII - The Moon

Mako Moritomi - Israfil

XIX - The Sun

Zeke - Yatagarasu

The Story Thus Far

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NOTE: This will only include story relevant events.

The beginning of the school term was nearing, and Rui had recently moved into Warakuma and was going to be attending soon. He met Noboru, who was a childhood friend of his shortly after arriving, and soon after he met Kami. Eventually the three went to the Warakuma Amusement Park, and after Noboru separated, Kami and Rui were drawn into the House of Mirrors.

After a series of strange events, they enter the Mirror World for the first time, and summon their Personas with the help of Kazuki, who happened to be there at the time. They were led out and informed of the Mirror World and the events that have taken place around it.

Shortly after discovering this, Noboru was taken into the Mirror World involuntarily. With the help of Kazuki and Megumi, Kami and Rui find the dungeon Noboru was in, and rescue him. Shortly after these events, Noboru was now part of the party.

In the following week, Matthew Harvester was taken, and police involvement resumed on the mass abductions originating from a year ago. Noboru, Rui and Kami responded quickly and went into the Mirror World to rescue him, also adding him to the party at the end of it.

With Golden Week near way Leiko Hamada was next, and just as quickly the party of four rescued her with the assistance of Riku. From then on, Kami formed the Investigation side, while Rui took care of the Dungeon side.

Shortly afterward, Chiaki Nettu was taken, and the team put together a rescue effort that resulted in a success. Meanwhile, Kami's investigation was showing up little results, as kidnappings so far seemed to be random, so no pattern was discernible.

Not long before midterms, Akane Hanazawa was taken, and the party put together a team to rescue her. The rescue was a success, leading to Akane joining the party. What followed after was a double kidnapping however, where Sato and Kotori were captured.

In the following week the team went to both dungeons and rescued both Sato and Kotori, subsequently the two joined the party as well.

The next week, Ayano and Kami had met up at the shopping center, and after a few events that had transpired, Ayano was captured, and immediately the next day Kami brought everyone together to rescue Ayano. After a difficult dungeon, it was found that Ayano had a more unique power as a Persona user, after she had been rescued.

Ayano's powers were put to the test during an emergency roughly a week later, when Alexei pursued cultist members as they kidnapped his sister, forcing his way into the mirror world. With Ayano's powers the party pinpointed their position and started a rescue mission for both Alexei and his sister Elena.

It was a success, with Alexei joining the team shortly afterwards, although with little time for rest, two more were taken the next week. Those two were Sieghardt, a member of the Drama club, and Ryan, a timid member of the Manga club.

Rui and Kazuki led two separate parties to rescue them in the coming weekend, though Rui's party run was smooth and Ryan was rescued without much incident, Kazuki did not have a much better time, and ended up requiring assistance, to which Rui and his party after rescuing Ryan, reinforced in the effort to rescue Seighardt. It was a resounding success, and the two were rescued safely.

After some investigation by Kami, he managed to find an unsettling truth after pinpointing the cult behind the attacks. The Junsei Sekai Tensei, or Perfect World Resurrection, was an old cult that has been around for awhile. There was one problem though, and that it's leader has gone completely MIA, and his wife died one year ago, despite the cult members passing mentions in a police interrogation.

Fast forward a week later, the Star Drop Café was attacked, and Mako, Shizuka, and Masahide were abducted by members the cult the party was pursuing. Aiko was injured, and Noboru sat this out to watch over him while everyone else successfully rescued the abductees.

Following this event, Jun Himura was abducted by the cult, and a Katsuro Takuma was caught in the crossfire, as well as many others. After a struggle from Jun Himura, it resulted in multiple of the abductors to be thrown into the mirror world as well. This resulted in strange knight enemies found within the dungeons, which were actually the people who were accidentally thrown into the mirror world.

After a rescue requiring two parties to go through different routes in the dungeon, everyone was rescued successfully. Though that has been resolved, tensions among Yakuza, authorities, combined with the presence of the Junsei Sekai Tensei cult, has made things uncomfortable for a few people.

That aside, summer break has begun but not two days into it, an incident has occurred in the Mirror World. Before they could investigate, Zeke, the hawk, guides everyone through to a new area called Seto, a giant lake and sea. Immediately they detect someone inside of it, much like the dungeons before, however upon reaching it, it's much smaller, but the threat to the person trapped here is all the same.

Rui takes a party in to rescue Samuru, while Kami takes another party to investigate Seto's immediate area. After a battle against Samuru's shadow, he awakens to his Persona and joins the team shortly after, while Kami's group sets their first foot into Seto's open areas, which starts as Japanese village and goes on into the fields.

Throughout the week everyone in varying parties explores this new area and progresses through it. Though considering this is Summer Break, Tadao offered everyone to take a trip to the beach for the weekend, which everyone accepted.

The Velvet Room - Challenges and Services

Challenge Rules and System

Character Moves and Skills

Collected Cards

Player Status

Persona - The True Self

Do not post in Character section yet. I'm getting the list. EDIT: Okay, good to go. Go ahead and post in Character section. Everyone should make use if the "[img]" tags and put their arcana cards on their CS so I can find you guys more quickly maybe. Also maybe use the hider tags too.

The True Self - Persona

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Persona - The True Self

This is the previous thread.

Persona: The True Self

For people just visiting, there is a "Story Thus Far" summary in the Characters tab, 1st post.

Welcome to the Velvet Room

Prelude to a Meeting

"Welcome, to the Velvet Room"

The mind clears upon hearing these words and vision returns... You stand in a room filled to the brim with deep blues, it appeared to be a kind of entrance hall, made apparent by the lounge decor and the giant double doors at the other end. You look around, and see only yourself, and a lady with the purest of golden hair, straight, riding down her figure to her waist. She wore a sharp business suit, and in one of her arms was a thick brown book. Other than her, only shadowy figures of ever-changing form were here. She began to speak, and you immediately recognize it as the voice that awoke you,

"This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter...", her voice was beautiful, almost entrancing. Was it the way she spoke? Perhaps.

"You are here because you possess the ability to carve an interesting future... However, alone you are limited. Do not fret however, as very soon you will be joined by others who share similar fates", she continued.

"Though, today will not be that day, my master urges you to wait patiently, until your invitation is complete... Farewell, for now... I look forward to seeing you again", and with that she bowed, and slowly your vision faded yet again.

The sleepy town of Warakuma is a town closer to the main city of Tokyo than most other towns. It faces the beginning of urbanization, while at the same time rumours of cultists plague the community. You are a resident here, new or old. Together with friends you will meet here, you will uncover the truth behind a mysterious mirror world, and ultimately save the city and the world from a grim fate. What relation do these cultists have with this mirror world? Who is behind all of this? And why do these mirror worlds expose people's darkest sides? It's up to you to join in and find out.

For now, here's some rules for ya.

Standard 'No God-Moding', No harrassment', 'no meta-gaming' etc. stuff applies.

One character and user per Tarot, if only to enforce diversity... If it gets late in the roleplay and no ome makes that arcana, then sure, make an app for it.

Relatedly, stick to Personas within your arcana, please. If you're using someone or something that's not been Persona'd before, try and have them match the typical traits of the arcana as closely as possible.

No Maragadyning things from the very beginning, please.

Gms help forward the story and such... We also sort of know what we are doing, so mind listening to us. The gms are-

MAIN GM - Sho Minazuki

Character Sheet

Name:
Gender:
Age:
Appearance: (Pictures and descriptions accepted.)

Arcana: (If I think a different one is more suitable, we'll speak)
Personality:
Equipment/Skills:
Background: (Backstory stuff here. Not entirely necessary, really.)

Persona: (To ensure staying true to source content, Personas are mythical or ancient historical beings or deities.)
Appearance:
Abilities:

Mirror Dungeon Application

Mirror World Dungeon Apps - SEND THIS TO ME DIRECTLY VIA PM, do not post in OOC

Name of Dungeon:
Description: (Describe the interior and exterior. Describe the leading up to the final fight against your shadow.)

Your Shadow: (explain what it represents to your character, such as Yosuke's represented his malicious boredom, and Chie represented a repressed desire to dominate, or Yukiko's represented the feeling of being caged and longing for what she saw beyond.)
Your Acceptance: (explain how you accept your shadow. Kanji realizes that, he's scared of not just girls, but just scared in general, and attempts to be manly to make up for it. Rise comes to terms with the fact that there might not be a 'real' her among all the personalities she developed in her idol career, so she accepts all of them.)

Boss Mode Appearance: (You are allowed to ask me to draw and design one for you)
Boss Fight: (Does it just simply attack and defend? Or does it have special mechanics, like being able to summon minions?)

School Uniforms

Male Uniforms
Female Uniform

Club Meetings

Drama Club

Tuesdays, Thursdays
Saturdays for rehearsals

Agriculture Club

Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays

Anime/Manga Club

Mondays, Fridays

Boxing Club

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays

Kyuudo

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays

Kendo

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays

Class Rosters

1 - 1

• Chiaki
• Shizuka
• Rikimaru
• Gen
• Ryan

2 - 1

• Rui
• Noboru
• Leiko
• Saya (NPC)

2 - 2

• Akane
• Kotori
• Mako
• Masahide

3 - 1

• Aiko and Akari (NPC)
• Ayano
• Tanaka
• Seighardt
• Mika (NPC)
• Jun

3 - 2

• Kami (NPC)
• Rokuro (NPC)
• Akira (NPC)
• Michiko (NPC)

3 - 3

• Sato
• Alexei
• Matthew
• Sagat (NPC)
• Inoue (NPC)

Warakuma Town

City Center
- Ferrero Mall
A large mall that opened up a couple years ago in the midst of the town's boom. Before the mall opened, there were only small stores and the Junes department store. Ferrero Mall is owned by a company of the same name which also deals with fashion and clothing, so many of the stores here are clothing based.

Star Drop Cafe - Located just outside the mall.
Yoshida Book Cafe - Located within the mall proper.

- Shinza Shopping Square
The busiest part of the town's traditional shopping district, holds host to many of the town's specialities. It's lost some of it's activity, in the past couple years, but it is still visited frequently as it is closer to the suburbs.

Junes
Game Over Arcade
Shirohane Flower Shop

- Warakuma Business District
A new area that is supposed to be filled with office buildings. It's currently mostly under construction, and probably will be for quite some time.

Suburbs
- Warakuma High School
A public highschool that has been open since the town's early years, so it shares it's name with the town. This is both a high school and a junior high school. There is an elementary school down the road from it.

Warakuma Recreation Center

- Warakuma Elementary
A public elementary school down the road from the highschool.

- Warakuma Park
More like, in-between the suburbs and the city centre. This park is fairly small.

- Riverside
A small river runs through the suburban area,

Outskirts
- Warakuma Amusement Park
An amusement park that has opened in Warakuma a couple years back. It's fairly active, and people from neighbouring towns also visit.

- Shoujin Private High
A private school that opened in Warakuma roughly three years ago. It's closer to the city center than the Amusement Park, the place also has a fairly large campus.

Party

Rui Shinichi (LEADER) (0)

• (3) Mighty Swing
• (3) Garudyne
• (2) Masukukaja
• (2) Magaru
• (2) Gale Slash

Sato Hashimoto (Act Freely) (0)

• (3) Garudyne
• (2) Hamaon
• (2) Marakukaja
• (3) Rainy Death
• (2) Tetrakarn

Matthew Harvester (Act Freely) (1)

• (2) Diarama
• (3) Agidyne
• (1) Arm Chopper
• (4) Maragidyne
• (1) Pulinpa

Akane Hanazawa (Full Assault) (0)

• (2) Kill Rush
• (3) Vile Assault
• (2) Matarukaja
• (1) Rakukaja
• (2) Firm Stance
• (1) Resist Physical
• (1) Apt Pupil

Sutoraiki Kaminari (Act Freely/ Inv. Team Leader) (0)

• (3) Ziodyne
• (1) Arm Chopper
• (2) Marakukaja
• (3) Mazionga
• (3) Mighty Swing

Riku Zakimoto (Full Assault) (0)

• (3) Megidola
• (2) Power Charge
• (3) Tempest Slash
• (1) Tarukaja
• (2) Swift Strike

Alexei Dragunov (Full Assault) (0)

• (3) Maragilao
• (3) Primal Force
• (3) Agidyne
• (2) Charge
• (1) Tarukaja

Kotori Shirohane (Act Freely) (0)

• (3) Diarahan
• (4) Salvation
• (3) Amrita
• (2) Zionga

Tadao Izuki (Act Freely) (0)

• (3) Tempest Slash
• (3) Diarahan
• (2) Marakukaja
• (2) Matarunda
• (2) Tetrakarn
• (?) Knight's Oath - Defend against an attack, absorbing 75% of damage.

Mako Moritomi (Act Freely) (1)

• (2) Spirit Drain
• (3) Agidyne
• (3) Debilitate
• (3) Bufudyne

Ryan Alon (Act Freely) (1)

• (2) Diarama
• (3) Heat Wave
• (3) Mediarama
• (3) Garudyne

Katsuro Takuma (Act Freely) (0)

• (2) Mind Charge
• (4) Ragnarok
• (3) Heat Riser
• (3) Debilitate

Leiko Hamada (Heal) (0)

• (3) Garudyne
• (1) Tentarafoo
• (3) Mediarama
• (3) Diarahan
• (2) Poison Mist

Kazuki Morinaka (Act Freely) (0)

• (3) Zidodyne
• (2) Diarama
• (2) Matarukaja
• (2) Marakunda
• (3) Brave Blade

Noboru Yamamoto (Full Assault) (0)

• (2) Fists of Fury
• (2) Counterstrike
• (3) Herculean Strike
• (2) Matarukaja

Jun Himura (Act Freely) (12)

• (In progress)

Seighardt Kasumi (Act Freely) (0)

• (2) Heat Wave
• (3) Agidyne
• (2) Mighty Swing
• (1) Tarukaja
• (2) Diarama
• (2) Masukukaja

Chiaki Nettu (Act Freely) (0)

• (2) Bufula
• (3) Mamudoon
• (3) Virus Wave
• (1) Life Drain
• (3) Diarahan

Shizuka Otonashi (Act Freely) (0)

• (2) Matarukaja
• (2) Masukukaja
• (3) Blade of Fury
• (2) Mabufu
• (3) Mediarama

The True Self - Persona

Expect new thread soon hopefully. I'd probably prefer to get it up before I have to go crunch time with exams and presentations.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

"Oooh, s'up with her? Maybe she preferred just one Moku? Oh well. I'm gonna go to that pancake place I saw on the way to this place. See ya guys tomorrow", and with that, Jack was also off for the day. He didn't really 'walk' away, it was more like he disappeared. In any case, pretty soon he was out on the streets of the city, beautiful pavement and ornate lamps and signs, occasional greenery, and far less people than he's used to. Jack was a city boy see, a bit of a thief maybe, in any case he found this spacious new town quite refreshing, and liberating. The battle back in the forest was kind of easy. He was the sole reason they managed to take the card unscathed, because all he needed was a small window of opportunity to steal it from the podium in the far back. Killing off the Grimm was a special bonus, the fox girl brought a lot of power certainly, and was able to duel in a direct confrontation... It looked like she was able to reflect attacks or something. The other two were more direct in what their abilities did, so it wasn't worth noting too much... "Hmmm... So this is what Beacon is like... It's kind of nice", he said to himself.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

I can take this in unsavory and dirty directions but I choose not to. Also in regards to Savo he has lapses in activity. He's in the Persona RP I play in as well, and he disappears quite a bit. Though he does occasionally return.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Yep, I had a hard time figuring it out, and I couldn't. Probably next time try referring to Geni as the "lion dude" or something. That'd be a lot easier.