@Mistress Dizzy@banjoanjo@Zenphilvian@Suku@chukklehed@HereComesTheSnow@demonspade64School Side - NPC: PhilemonIf the mask of dully-glowing blue butterflies were perturbed at all by Jin's tirade towards it, it showed no reaction or sign that indicated such. In fact, the being known as Philemon seemed to take their questions in with a certain calmness, although its form flickered weakly every once in a while, the ethereal flapping of the wings only capable of weakly holding the shape of the mask together.
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This realm is one that has tapped into the Collective Unconsciousness," explained the voice again, quiet and fading, yet distinct to the ear. "
It was the work of a malevolent force, one that was also responsible for trapping my presence in this school."
It flickered again. It was clear that a significant amount of effort was being exerted by the butterflies.
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I have been seeking out capable figures to bring an end to its activities," said Philemon softly, "
but it has been taking those for itself. Your classmates ... their disappearances were its work."
Something dimmed in the mask. It wasn't exactly disappointment, but more a sense of quiet disapproval. Whether it was for the being that was interfering in the school that it spoke of, or of their classmates, the teenagers could not tell.
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I had not planned on all of you to become involved. If you wish to return home and leave this ordeal behind ..."
A swirling blue gate manifested in a bright flash of light behind it.
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Then please step into this."
@Ayazi@Write@Krayzikk@Plank SinatraAct (a) - Sulfur DioxideAn overwhelming number of pizza delivery drones, intent on delivering a fatty, savoury death to their beloved customers, was not a threat that a group of teenagers (even ones with supernatural powers), could easily deal with. Indeed, one of said teenagers didn't even have any powers of her own, while another was in quite a scrape, given his injuries and all. They were, with apologies for the poor choice of words, appeared to be utterly cheesed in the face of the DRUs.
One that dared to approach the wounded Daisuke again was bashed apart by his Persona as vowed, but there were still a number more (fifty-four in total now, but nine coming after the burger boy), and Hitomi was still surrounded by a large group that would likely rapidly tire her. Arina, the Californian expatriate, was in more dire straits than United Artists after the box-office bomb that was
Heaven's Gate. The youthful Kimiko and her charmed pet DRU, however, were now face to face with the strange masked
thing inside the crashed truck, with more of the drones rapidly approaching.
A growing predicament.
Especially for Arina, whose pursuers were about to kill her stone-dead with flying pizza, and there appeared to be nobody around to save her.
Fortunately, any shamus worth a dime has great dramatic timing.A white Toyota HiAce careened around a corner, tires screaming loudly against the tarmac as it crashed into the delivery drones menacing the panicking Arina just before they fired off their packages, the twelve rapidly-moving pizzas instead slamming into the wall of a nearby property and splattering into disgusting, saucey remains, the sheer force of the attack knocking the bricks loose and nearly bringing it down. Yet the van was merely dented, shaking violently as it screeched to a halt, having successfully protected the Californian girl.
The scent of burning rubber filled the air.
The door of the van immediately opened, and Arina would catch sight of the motorman, a well-dressed fella with a shocking mop of emerald hair and bright eyes of scarlet. Somebody who looked like a real rube, especially with the funny lid sitting on his conker, but in this queer ol' case, even a dumb onion of a boob was the bee's knees to see.
"Better bounce, doll," he said easily, stepping out of the jitney. "I'll ride these off the track didos real swell."
Sasori Yoshinori, age thirty-one and unmarried - a whoopee gumshoe from suburbia, adjusted his hat and stepped out from behind the cover of his HiAce and grinned at the sight of the conflict. A real doozy it was, but no need to pump some more fellas for information.
These buzzers could do.
A baton, glommed from some johns back when he was upriver in the clubhouse, slid out from his sleeve and into the grip of his right hand.
Time to help out a few lil' birds.