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As consciousness slowly returned to Akihiko, he moved his arms to stretch only to become acutely aware of the pod he was in. The fatigue of fighting in the TV World coupled with jet lag had caused him to doze off on the limo ride back to Iwatodai, but that was all instantly forgotten as he pushed the lid of the pod off and hopped out, assuming a fighting stance as he glanced around. The faint glow of the hologram and the message it offered on loop seemed to be the only presence in the bay. "Mitsuru, Aigis, Labrys, Fuuka, any of you here?"

“Akihiko?” If he cared to look behind him, he’d see her a few feet away, rapier in hand and a scowl on her face.

He glanced behind him to make sure Mitsuru was okay, slowly lowering his guard as it seemed there weren’t any hostile presences. Mitsuru was here, but Aigis, Labrys, and Fuuka were nowhere to be found. That in itself was troubling.“You okay?”

“I’m fine, but where are Yamagishi and the others?” Mitsuru looked around, slowly lowering her own weapon and flicking her long hair over her shoulder to get it out of her face. “This isn’t the car and those,” she pointed to the pods they’d woken up in, “look like something from that movie Iori used to watch back at the dorms.”

“No idea. This sure doesn’t feel like the TV World or Tartarus… but I think it’s clear that wherever we are, we’re nowhere near Iwatodai or Inaba.” It was then that the hologram mentioned ‘Genessia’ and caught Akihiko’s attention. “Genessia? Never heard of it before… have you?”

She gave him a withering look before examining the pod a bit better, to find the box laying in the silk lining innocently. “No, I haven’t. Akihiko, check your pod for me. What do you see inside?”

Akihiko blinked for a second. He hadn’t thought to check the pod itself, but when he returned to it, he did indeed find something. “Huh… where’d this box come from? It’s got what looks like some money, a necklace and a fancy phone or something in it. Did you have one too?”

Mitsuru sighed a little. She should have known he’d actually open the box before answering her. “I can only assume so. Since you’re fine, I can only guess that these are safe.” And that was such a lovely way of phrasing that she wasn’t sure and she was unhappy about the uncertainty of everything.

She poked the necklace with her sword and when nothing happened, she picked the gaudy thing up with long fingers. “Are we supposed to wear these?”

Akihiko shrugged and stuffed the necklace into one of the many pockets on his pants before responding. “Beats me. It sure suits you more than it would me.”

She shoved the jewelry into one of the pockets of her coat, along with the communicator and the money. “This is either a very vivid hallucinatory dream that we’re sharing or…” She shook her head again in disbelief. “Or we’re actually not anywhere we know. I’m not sure which thought is more pleasant at this point.”

Akihiko was silent for a moment, trying to process all this. “I suppose if it’s the latter we’ll just have to assume the others are alright for the time being. We should probably try and get some more information on this place though, if we really have been taken elsewhere.”

“Do you have your phone?” She pulled out her own small cellphone, checking it. No service. “Wherever we are, I suppose normal attempts of communication are out of the question.”

Akihiko pulled his own phone from another pocket, nodding to Mitsuru as he confirmed that he wasn’t getting any service either. “I guess there are those phone-like things that were in the boxes. Maybe we should try those.” He had barely finished his statement before pulling the communicator out and was fiddling with it in a manner not unlike a caveman.

Somewhere, Mitsuru was sure Yamagishi was crying out in pain with the way that Akihiko manhandled the foreign technology. She herself had taken out her own and was examining it, not unlike the level-headed businesswoman she was raised to be. “There’s a camera and screen for videos. It’s appears to be just like an oversized smartphone. Though, this is years ahead of anything at Kirijo Electronics.” She looked up at him and raised an eyebrow. “You’re going to break it if you keep at that.”

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[The feed clicks on with an awkward view of a short-haired blond man and a woman with long elegant red hair, completely in contrast to the man’s rugged looks.] “I’m not going to break it, I’m just trying to figure out how--oh, hey I think it’s recording.”

[He clears his throat before addressing it fully.]“My name is Akihiko Sanada, my friend and I were on our way back to Iwatodai in Japan before waking up here. Anybody know how to get there from here? Or how we got here?”

[The redhead makes sure that she can be seen on the screen as well.] Forgive him. My name is Mitsuru Kirijo, and any assistance would be very much appreciated.

[OOC: Red text is Mitsuru, blue is Akihiko.]

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[Yukiko was quick to switch the feed as soon as she spotted the very familiar faces. She figured she might as well talk to them and give them the information she figured they needed.]

I am sorry to say, but there is no way to get back to where you were headed from here. How we got here is also... not something we can exactly explain, either. [She bowed her head slightly, feeling like it was best to get those out of the way first.]

However, I can try and answer other questions and if you need a place to stay while you get settled I have an Inn near the Bay.

Yukiko-san?

[Well, it was nice to know that there was at least one other familiar face around. He jerks his thumb over his shoulder at the hologram of Weiss.]

Is what this... thing is saying true?

Amagi-san, it's good to see a familiar face, even if the circumstances are less than optimal.

[Where are your manners, Akihiko? Were you raised in a barn?]

I suppose we can rule out shared fever dreams, Akihiko. Tell me, Amagi-san, how long have you been here?

Yes, what the hologram says is true.

[The circumstances could have been better, she had to admit.]

I've been here a year and nearly four months.

[Pardon Akihiko, he's just going to look massively confused for a moment.]

...But that doesn't make any sense. We just saw you in Inaba a few hours ago...

[She figured people would get confused.]

Odds are likely that you did, however time here and time back home is... complicated. What I mean is while I am here time is... I guess frozen back home. It's the best way I can put it.

[Mitsuru nods in comprehension.]

It sounds a lot like the Dark Hour. Time continues on for us, but it's frozen for those uninvolved.

[Not that she enjoys it.]

Yeah... but this doesn't... feel like the Dark Hour...

[He shakes his head, turning his attention back to Yukiko.]

For us the Dark Hour had the same oppressive feeling that the TV World did.

I think that is because it's neither the Dark Hour or the TV World.

[It's another place altogether. Another confusing place.]

But uh... there is not much we know about it, sadly.

[She was very quick to switch the feed to private. Sure some people knew what she was capable of, but she didn't want everyone to know.]

I also found that using my Persona here is much easier than back home. So whenever there is trouble, I can help without being in the TV world.

[Akihiko blinks a bit, obviously impressed.]

And without the use of an Evoker? Impressive.

[He notes the shift to a private feed.]

Any other Persona users we should know about?

No... I don't actually know what one is, so that really answers it.

[She nodded slightly.]

There are... a couple. One of my friends, Naoto-kun and one other... One who is quite dangerous. But I am trying to keep a close eye on that one.

[She paused for a moment.]

There was another who came, but they must have left a while ago.

[A dangerous Persona user? Only a handful of names came to mind there. Hopefully none of Strega had shown up - though Takaya would get his face rearranged if he did - and the as-of-yet undiscovered mastermind behind Labrys' incident. ...Unless this was connected to the Inaba case...]

This dangerous one. They connected to what happened in Inaba, or with Labrys?

The former.

[Because she knew he was not behind the latter it at all. He had been in jail when it happened.]

He was the one behind... well one part of it anyway. [She is not sure she should bring up the goddess just yet.]

[He furrows his brow a bit. He's not really a fan of just letting rogue Persona users run free.]

And he's been behaving so far?

So far so good.

[However that was going to change, little did she know.]

He has been behaving, but still going to keep watching him as much as I can.

Any idea where he's based? I'd like to keep an eye on him.

Considering I've been watching him when not working, I know where he works at least.

If you don't mind, I'd like to take over that. You're still in high-school, this is my job. Let me do it and just... enjoy your free time.

I'm actually nineteen here so not so much in high school anymore.

[It was still weird to really say that though.]

But it's better to have more than just one pair of eyes, so we can take it in turns.

[He chuckles a bit.]

I'd rather you didn't, but at the same time, if the P-1 Grand Prix was any indication what you and your friends are like, I know better than to argue.

[She nodded slightly.]

Yeah... We are definitely the type not to leave something alone once it is there. Some would call it a bad habit

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