Ah. Oh well.
Still, that leaves 5 students (assuming Daniel is finalized and accepted). So the rest of us students have to decide whether or not we're all at the same school.
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Cynder says the Shadows show up at midnight, so it's very likely the dungeons show up at the same time.
As for summoning method, I'd rather go with the card method in Persona 4. I mean, we already have two people who use guns so far, and it's not a good idea to have a gun and an Evoker. What if you got the two mixed up?
Other places I'd like to offer for the town:
Madame Lau's Golden Pheasant Chinese Restaurant - basically run by the elderly Madame Lam and her grandchildren. Its specialty are the fortune cookies. [Mainly if you want your fortune told. Otherwise, we can just fold it into the 'mystic shop']
The YMCA Center - an old facility, but one that's provided the town with an outlet for sports and other activities. [This is for those who don't want the school to be the center of athletic options]
As for summoning method, I'd rather go with the card method in Persona 4. I mean, we already have two people who use guns so far, and it's not a good idea to have a gun and an Evoker. What if you got the two mixed up?
Other places I'd like to offer for the town:
Madame Lau's Golden Pheasant Chinese Restaurant - basically run by the elderly Madame Lam and her grandchildren. Its specialty are the fortune cookies. [Mainly if you want your fortune told. Otherwise, we can just fold it into the 'mystic shop']
The YMCA Center - an old facility, but one that's provided the town with an outlet for sports and other activities. [This is for those who don't want the school to be the center of athletic options]
Jake whistled as Thomas destroyed the nest.
"Talk about overkill," he remarked. "Still, better that we get the whole thing than risk any survivors. I'll stay here a bit and catch up with you guys in a bit. Just to make sure."
He tapped Thomas on the shoulder, giving him the thumbs-up when he got the kid's attention.
"Good going, buddy," he said. "Hopefully that would reduce their numbers quite a bit..."
Jake would wait a bit to check the damage done to the nest. To his consternation, there was evidence that there may be deeper tunnels where more eggs were hidden, but hopefully, Thomas' little show of force ensured they got enough eggs to make evacuation more manageable. Plus, it would take the damn critters more time to dig their way out of their holes now.
He hopped on board his Glider and headed over to the racetrack. He took a deep sigh as he saw the cheering fans watching the race on the Jumbotron; convincing people to leave when there's no clear threat yet would be a chore.
"Well, look who we got here," came a voice behind him. He turned around to see Winchell and Duncan, the two cops, holding the leashes of several Devil Dogs. "Say, Duncan, it looks like one a' them vandals."
"Yeah, one a' the freaks who tore up the Royal Palace and broke into the Factory. You're on the wanted list, you know that, big guy?"
The Devil Dogs snarled and barked menacingly.
Jake just stared at the barking confectionery, then gave a powerful, guttural roar as a glowing golden aura flared about him. The Devil Dogs froze in terror, then ran away yelping, tearing the leashes right out of the cops' hands. Winchell and Duncan took a moment to recover from the shock and pulled out their batons, only for Jake to snatch them out of their hands in one move, crushing both sticks in one hand, then flicking away the crumbling remains. Before the two donut-cops could recover, he lifted them with one hand each, grabbing Duncan through the hole in the center. Both gulped as they were suspended in air, eye to eye with an irate Jake.
"Alright," he started, "I'm currently not in a good mood; I'm a bit busy and I have a tight schedule. But instead of beating you two into crumbs, allow me to make you an offer. See, I've received bad news; a bunch of ugly bugs are coming this way, and I need everyone - and I mean everyone - out of this game because it'll be one unholy flood of nasty fangs and claws. And as much as I don't like you clowns, I'm not the type to wish that upon you two.
"So here's what I want you to do. Help me get everyone out of the seats and the bleachers, and get them out of the game. Every. Last. One. And I don't want a goddamn panic. Anyone not in the stands?"
"U-uh, n-no sir," Duncan stuttered, giving a stiff gulp. "Everyone comes from around the kingdom just to watch the races when they're on."
"Good, this makes things easier," Jake replied. He put them down gently. "Get everyone out of here, and make sure to keep it orderly. Last thing we need is anarchy."
"Y-yes sir!" cried out both donut-cops before running off.
Jake turned around and went to help start evacuation. As he was clearing out one section of the stands, he found Sgt. Calhoun leading a bunch of the locals to the exits.
"Well, you certainly took your sweet time, Conan," she remarked.
"Managed to get the local cops to help out with the evacuation. Think we might need a barricade to hold off the bugs?"
Calhoun looked around.
"Not enough time, not enough junk to make a decent wall," she replied, shaking her head. "Plus everything's made of goddamn candy around here; they'd eat right through it - literally."
"Gotcha," Jake responded, pulling out his axes. He looked up at the Jumbotron, trying to notice where the racers were all doing. He spotted Ascot among them.
"Take care, kid," he muttered to himself. "Things are going to get ugly real quick."
"Talk about overkill," he remarked. "Still, better that we get the whole thing than risk any survivors. I'll stay here a bit and catch up with you guys in a bit. Just to make sure."
He tapped Thomas on the shoulder, giving him the thumbs-up when he got the kid's attention.
"Good going, buddy," he said. "Hopefully that would reduce their numbers quite a bit..."
Jake would wait a bit to check the damage done to the nest. To his consternation, there was evidence that there may be deeper tunnels where more eggs were hidden, but hopefully, Thomas' little show of force ensured they got enough eggs to make evacuation more manageable. Plus, it would take the damn critters more time to dig their way out of their holes now.
He hopped on board his Glider and headed over to the racetrack. He took a deep sigh as he saw the cheering fans watching the race on the Jumbotron; convincing people to leave when there's no clear threat yet would be a chore.
"Well, look who we got here," came a voice behind him. He turned around to see Winchell and Duncan, the two cops, holding the leashes of several Devil Dogs. "Say, Duncan, it looks like one a' them vandals."
"Yeah, one a' the freaks who tore up the Royal Palace and broke into the Factory. You're on the wanted list, you know that, big guy?"
The Devil Dogs snarled and barked menacingly.
Jake just stared at the barking confectionery, then gave a powerful, guttural roar as a glowing golden aura flared about him. The Devil Dogs froze in terror, then ran away yelping, tearing the leashes right out of the cops' hands. Winchell and Duncan took a moment to recover from the shock and pulled out their batons, only for Jake to snatch them out of their hands in one move, crushing both sticks in one hand, then flicking away the crumbling remains. Before the two donut-cops could recover, he lifted them with one hand each, grabbing Duncan through the hole in the center. Both gulped as they were suspended in air, eye to eye with an irate Jake.
"Alright," he started, "I'm currently not in a good mood; I'm a bit busy and I have a tight schedule. But instead of beating you two into crumbs, allow me to make you an offer. See, I've received bad news; a bunch of ugly bugs are coming this way, and I need everyone - and I mean everyone - out of this game because it'll be one unholy flood of nasty fangs and claws. And as much as I don't like you clowns, I'm not the type to wish that upon you two.
"So here's what I want you to do. Help me get everyone out of the seats and the bleachers, and get them out of the game. Every. Last. One. And I don't want a goddamn panic. Anyone not in the stands?"
"U-uh, n-no sir," Duncan stuttered, giving a stiff gulp. "Everyone comes from around the kingdom just to watch the races when they're on."
"Good, this makes things easier," Jake replied. He put them down gently. "Get everyone out of here, and make sure to keep it orderly. Last thing we need is anarchy."
"Y-yes sir!" cried out both donut-cops before running off.
Jake turned around and went to help start evacuation. As he was clearing out one section of the stands, he found Sgt. Calhoun leading a bunch of the locals to the exits.
"Well, you certainly took your sweet time, Conan," she remarked.
"Managed to get the local cops to help out with the evacuation. Think we might need a barricade to hold off the bugs?"
Calhoun looked around.
"Not enough time, not enough junk to make a decent wall," she replied, shaking her head. "Plus everything's made of goddamn candy around here; they'd eat right through it - literally."
"Gotcha," Jake responded, pulling out his axes. He looked up at the Jumbotron, trying to notice where the racers were all doing. He spotted Ascot among them.
"Take care, kid," he muttered to himself. "Things are going to get ugly real quick."
Well, did a head count for PCs. We have, thus far:
1 guy who works for a living (Hale Salts)
2 people in college (Maisie Lynn Piper, Vinnie Flynn)
1 guy between college and high school (Seth Hayate)
6 High Schoolers (Daniel Ethan Finks, Ayumi Summers, Ian Richardson, Gabriel W. Tennyson, Noel Aaron, Corentine Belisaria)
2 Reserved Arcana (no character sheets yet)
Based on the above backstories, we have at least one community college and a mall, and the six high-school PCs need to be defined if they all go to the same high school or attend six different ones (though it would help if they go to the same school, mostly for coordination purposes). Possibly a recording studio is in town, unless Mr. Salts commutes to work; would there be any specific details regarding the studio? I mean, does it also allow local garage bands to record stuff, or is it specific property of a company that hires voice actors?
I tried looking up the definition of "town", but didn't anything specific that differentiates between cities and towns. Colorado has a small population (>5.26 millions). Denver has over half a million people, but that rises to 2.5 millions if we count the greater metropolitan area, so that's a small number of people spread over quite an area. As such, Bedford probably has about 2,000-10,000 people (ideas? suggestions?).
1 guy who works for a living (Hale Salts)
2 people in college (Maisie Lynn Piper, Vinnie Flynn)
1 guy between college and high school (Seth Hayate)
6 High Schoolers (Daniel Ethan Finks, Ayumi Summers, Ian Richardson, Gabriel W. Tennyson, Noel Aaron, Corentine Belisaria)
2 Reserved Arcana (no character sheets yet)
Based on the above backstories, we have at least one community college and a mall, and the six high-school PCs need to be defined if they all go to the same high school or attend six different ones (though it would help if they go to the same school, mostly for coordination purposes). Possibly a recording studio is in town, unless Mr. Salts commutes to work; would there be any specific details regarding the studio? I mean, does it also allow local garage bands to record stuff, or is it specific property of a company that hires voice actors?
I tried looking up the definition of "town", but didn't anything specific that differentiates between cities and towns. Colorado has a small population (>5.26 millions). Denver has over half a million people, but that rises to 2.5 millions if we count the greater metropolitan area, so that's a small number of people spread over quite an area. As such, Bedford probably has about 2,000-10,000 people (ideas? suggestions?).
I keep forgetting, which group is Jake in again?
Well, we just need our quota of "mystic and mysterious" and "hangouts for adults and teens". So probably an antiques store/rare books store for additional advice by mysterious old folk. Any word if we'll be seeing Igor around? :p
As for the school; well, that was a suggestion. Gabriel would be going to a public school, since he's not likely to attend a posh one. Not that there'd be one in a remote town like Bedford.
Even in a small town like Bedford, there'll possibly be something like six to a dozen high schools, depending on the population and public transportation.
One question that comes to mind regarding Bedford; what is the local industry? Colorado has a lot of agriculture, used to have quite the mining industry, and has quite a few military facilities sprinkled throughout the state, so it's possible to have some heavy industry (though not on the scale of California, the Rust Belt, or Texas, for example).
As for the Shadows/Nightmares; the reason they grow weaker is because as the sun rises, the connection between our world and theirs grows weaker, so they begin to fade at those hours. It doesn't matter much to me personally, since it would give the Persona users and excuse to pack up and go home for some sleep. However, this does bring up an extra point; if the connection between our world and the Nightmare world grows weaker, then any humans still in the other world are trapped - with all the unpleasant implications thereof. It would become a race against time to save those caught on the other side before the rise of dawn.
As for the school; well, that was a suggestion. Gabriel would be going to a public school, since he's not likely to attend a posh one. Not that there'd be one in a remote town like Bedford.
Even in a small town like Bedford, there'll possibly be something like six to a dozen high schools, depending on the population and public transportation.
One question that comes to mind regarding Bedford; what is the local industry? Colorado has a lot of agriculture, used to have quite the mining industry, and has quite a few military facilities sprinkled throughout the state, so it's possible to have some heavy industry (though not on the scale of California, the Rust Belt, or Texas, for example).
As for the Shadows/Nightmares; the reason they grow weaker is because as the sun rises, the connection between our world and theirs grows weaker, so they begin to fade at those hours. It doesn't matter much to me personally, since it would give the Persona users and excuse to pack up and go home for some sleep. However, this does bring up an extra point; if the connection between our world and the Nightmare world grows weaker, then any humans still in the other world are trapped - with all the unpleasant implications thereof. It would become a race against time to save those caught on the other side before the rise of dawn.
Polaris said And in Persona 2 and 1, the enemy is all over the town.
To be fair, I'm not familiar with the first few Persona games. Still, it's Cynder's call.
Persona dungeons tend to manifestations of the subconscious or general culture. In Persona 3, they only show up in the "Dark Hour" at midnight. In Persona 4, you have to enter the TV. Here, I'm thinking they appear at midnight.
As for dungeons, well, it depends on general American pop culture. We see steam baths among other things in the Persona series, so it's probably malls, sports stadiums, TV sets... who knows, we might even get an evil(ler) Walter White as a boss
As for dungeons, well, it depends on general American pop culture. We see steam baths among other things in the Persona series, so it's probably malls, sports stadiums, TV sets... who knows, we might even get an evil(ler) Walter White as a boss
A few other suggestions, though they're still up to group consensus and GM veto:
An alternative medicine or New Age mysticism shop. Yes, Colorado is by and large a 'red' state with an emphasis on Christian upbringing and American tradition, but you can't deny it would fit the general tone of the story.
An abandoned Church or equivalent temple for more religious matters.
An alternative medicine or New Age mysticism shop. Yes, Colorado is by and large a 'red' state with an emphasis on Christian upbringing and American tradition, but you can't deny it would fit the general tone of the story.
An abandoned Church or equivalent temple for more religious matters.
Considering you drive around in armed cars and can ram people off the track, I'd say that's enough.
Plus, wouldn't anyone put two and two together and realize they never even saw Scotty before? At least Vanellope was explained as a glitch in the game.
Okay, so they would at least know that Scotty signed up fair and square (assuming he signed up the way the rest did), but that does mean he'll have to fight on his own in the race. Much more satisfying to beat the others because You're Just That Good.
Plus, wouldn't anyone put two and two together and realize they never even saw Scotty before? At least Vanellope was explained as a glitch in the game.
Okay, so they would at least know that Scotty signed up fair and square (assuming he signed up the way the rest did), but that does mean he'll have to fight on his own in the race. Much more satisfying to beat the others because You're Just That Good.
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