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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.

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[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.]

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[ 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.

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[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.]

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[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?

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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.

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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.

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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.]