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[theshowsover]

WHO: Akira, Akechi, and Yusuke
WHERE: The cliffs
WHEN: April 5-sih
WHAT: PTs explore the woods and hunt some harpies
WARNINGS: violence?

[With the distraction of the talking furniture, they hadn't gotten to go explore the woods as soon as Akira had hoped. But that was alright; they have time now, and with the new quests on the forum, they also have a new objective in mind.]

Okay. [They stand on the edge of the forest, Akira peering out into the colorless trees.] We'll go look for those harpies it mentioned, and keep an eye out for any of the shadows Dave and Keith mentioned. Stay close, alright? Just like any other palace.

[He closes his eyes for a moment. The feeling of calling on his Metaverse outfit, and not wearing it automatically due to the suspicion of the shadows, is odd, but not something out of his reach. Like calling on his personas themselves, it thrums in his soul, always close at hand.

In a flash, he's not longer Akira, but Joker, jacket flaring out behind him for a moment even though there's no wind.]

Let's go.

Comments

[theshowsover]

[Nice - the ice spell definitely traps it, freezing the surprised harpy in place. It cries out in an ugly voice, writhing against the ice pinning it down.

It's pretty gross, and Akira finds he doesn't feel bad as he draws on his persona, feeling as it rises to the forefront of his soul. He pulls off his mask.]

Sarasvati!

[The goddess of the arts appears behind him, and he points at the harpy; the spell that flows from him is Matarunda, and the harpy's cries weaken as it takes effect.

He turns back toward Fox, holding out his hand to swap. He caught it, so he can end it.

(And maybe he's purposely leaving Akechi out for being a showoff earlier.)]

[bufudyne]

[SORRY AKECHI, maybe you can have the next harpy.

Fox slaps his palm against Joker's as he passes and pulls off the mask with another jerk of his hand to call his persona. Kamu Susano-o follows along with Yusuke's... overtly grandoise gesture (it's Yusuke what can we expect, really) and brings down the blade straight on the harpy.

it's like

persona overkill, really, how can one harpy stand up to overpowered teens]

[doublecrowss]

[ You pieces of shit. It was his idea, he should get the first kill! ]

Nice work, Fox! [ No matter how pissed he is, the enthusiastic praise still comes easily enough, always keeping up with his act. ]

It would seem my plan was a success, as well. [ WELL, he gotta show off a bit, too. So he moves over and picks up one of the apples they had setup as bait, tosses it up with a flick of his wrist and catches it as though to reinforce his point. ] So what do you say? Should we continue to wait here or use our tricks elsewhere?

[theshowsover]

[Maybe next time, Detective... actually, definitely next time, if they're all going to kill one of these things before they leave the woods.]

Let's move on. We can go the way the harpy came.

[Follow its tracks back to the source, in a manner of speaking.]

[bufudyne]

Thank you, Crow.

[Regardless of how Akechi may or may not be be roasting inside, Yusuke seems to accept the praise with a solemn nod of thanks.]

Let us proceed carefully. The others could have heard us.

[doublecrowss]

[ If the others had, indeed, heard them, wouldn't that make this quest a lot easier on them? It's not like they have a chance against their persona, what are these idiots so afraid of, anyway?

Still, he moves to pick up the remaining apples and hands them over to Joker, knowing they will be used as bait again. ]

I'll leave these in your care, so you can decide where we set up our ambush next.

[ So compliant, so helpful, so murderously pissed off inside. ]

[theshowsover]

[He slips the apples away, then looks back the way the harpy came and heads that way without further preamble. They have more harpies to find.

It doesn't take long before he hears more of them in the area. Holding up a hand, he stops the other two, before bringing out the apples once again.

Time to lay another trap. He quietly creeps out into an opening, laying the tantalizing red apples out for the harpies to see.]

[doublecrowss]

[ Quiet though he may be, the bait seems to have been enough to lure their target out even without a sound-- and this time, the harpies seem to have come better prepared, striking as a small group, and just as Joker has his back to them. An ambush, huh?

Well. Not if he can help it. ]

I'll take care of these-- Robin Hood! [ A quick summon, and the archer manifests just as Crow leaps out from the bushes and takes the lead. There's three of them, so the best way to go about this while ensuring their leader doesn't get hurt is a multiple attack; time for a well-aimed Megidola, then.

(Not that he actually thinks Joker would have much of an issue against the harpies, but it works as a perfect excuse to justify his greed and his lesson: never steal his kill.) ]

That was close! [ His smile is supposed to be one of relief, but if he's a little giddy again, well, it's because he's just had a double victory. ] I didn't think they would be so clever as to try to pull off an ambush of their own... We have underestimated them.

[theshowsover]

[Three at once, huh? Joker almost wants to laugh. Leave it to Crow to be all fired up over being denied his chance earlier.

He looks at Akechi, and then his eyes widen almost imperceptibly before he's pulling off his mask-]

Queen Mab!

[And then a well placed Agidyne is taking out the last harpy that had been sneaking up on them.

He grins and claps Akechi on the shoulder.]

Looks like you missed one. Not bad for a beginner, though.

[He's killing himself with his own jokes, here. Well, at least Yusuke can appreciate them too.]

[bufudyne]

[A SHOW OFF INDEED

Yusuke had his hand partially lifted but there's no more waiting in the wings (haha get it because they're harpies) to pounce on the crew so no need to fire off some ice. He lowers his hand, propping it on his hip, and chuckles briefly.]

That is quite a few of their number we've just taken out. I wonder how many more of them there actually are?

[theshowsover]

There could be hundreds.

[Or more. Maybe they're like shadows, and they just spawn spontaneously from... wherever this place gets power.

(He's still not entirely convinced this place isn't some warped dimension born of someone else's cognition.)]

I wonder how many we have to kill.

[bufudyne]

Would it not benefit others who may not be able to fight if we took out as many as we could?

[For the good of the town!!

For the good of the people!!! Something like that.]

Without exhausting ourselves or being injured in the process, of course.

[theshowsover]

Might as well. It might make the woods less dangerous.

[At least... he's assuming the harpies attack people and aren't just... hanging out.

They are monsters, after all.]