entranceway | 001 | action & private text;

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[ It’s noon, and Entranceway’s newest arrival is curious as fuck. She’ll be wandering about the gardens, snooping around the mansion, peeking in through windows, staring at the blue skies that make up the entrance hall’s ceiling, sniffing the food in the kitchen, and everything in between.

There are mysteries here, and Naoto Shirogane, ace detective, is on the case. If that means interrogating the shit out of anyone who crosses her path, so be it.

Eventually, she’ll find the communications system and, after spending a while figuring it out (it's not hard to find previous posts and others' conversations), she’ll send out a brief, private message: ]

To Souji Seta & Yousuke Hanamura--
IMPT MESSAGE:
HELLO.
ARE U THERE?
PLZ RESPOND ASAP.

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[Minato stopped too.]

Not everyone here is from our home. And it was 2010 at home when I arrived here.

I hate to repeat myself, but what? How long have you been here? [ does. not. compute. ]

Almost two years. But when we return, we'll go back to the exact moment we left because time stops there.

[But there is a future in his world, and his friends and the IT was proof of that. That was already rather reassuring in one sense.]

...Time stops? [ She shakes her head at the ridiculousness of the suggestion. Either this man is an expert liar or is suffering from some sort of psychotic break.

But doubting everything he says isn't going to get her the information she needs. She starts walking towards the gardens again. ]

Assuming that I believe you, I have another question. Where is here? You mentioned other times and other worlds, correct?

This is Wonderland. This place doesn't seem to discriminate on who it brings here or sends back.

[That's what Minato understood, at least.]

Though, if I believe you when you say I've been here before, then that means Wonderland seems to have some preference for individuals; however arbitrary it may be.

[Perhaps that was true too, though Minato thought in the back of his mind that Wonderland wanted to keep people here, if not just for memories, but more than that. That was a bit complicated for now though.]

I haven't found the pattern yet. But maybe we will, now that you're here again.

[ ..............Flattery is highly effective, at least in this regard. ]

Oh, well, I... I'll certainly do my best.

[Success! Minato smiled a little.]

You won't have to investigate alone either.

[ She pulls the brim of her hat down, covering her expression. Besides the Investigation Team, she's never had to rely on others. Well, she's never let herself rely on others.

So... it's strange. Someone offering to help, but not in a belittling way. ]

Thank you... [ It's more muttered than spoken, but the gratitude is there. He's got an air about him, much like Souji-senpai does-- one that makes her want to believe what he's saying, to trust in his words. He seems far too sincere to come up with an elaborate lie like Wonderland, no matter how outlandish it may seem.

She speaks again, this time, a bit louder. ]

I might need a few days to orient myself, before starting a proper investigation.

[Understandable. Naoto was already doing her best in the first place (and she always did, as Minato knew) by exploring the area and inquiring about this world, like any good detective getting their bearings.

He nodded, and if she was okay with it, resumed walking with her again back toward the gardens. If they wandered too far, they would circle back to the Mansion, but he didn't think they'd do that while on this trek.]

... I might have something for you that'll help.

Hm? [ That's certainly got her curiosity. ]

You let me borrow your notebook the time you were here before. I'll give it back.

[Since he was done copying her notes over to his laptop and all already. He was glad now he could have the chance to give it back to her.]

[ ...If that's true, then... ]

I must have trusted you a great deal, then. [ And if it actually is her notebook, then it'll be proof at 1) she was here in the past, 2) she has forgotten her memories from here, 3) she knew Minato when she was here, and 4) she can trust him. ]

Maybe. You were kind enough to let me borrow it.

[They had reached the Gardens by now, and Minato was still as relaxed as he ever was.]

There's more I should tell you.

[ The fact that he's remained calm, consistent in his story, and this notebook revelation make her far more accepting of what he has to say. She finds a nice, secluded bench, brushes a thin layer of snow off it, and sits.

There's no one else around; it looks like George left a while ago. ]

I'm listening.

[It was more like demonstrating instead of actually telling her. It was going to probably be worth a thousand words or more, and Minato didn't have very many words to spare in the first place.

Maybe Sukuna-Hikona would like to see too. Minato had seen him before, so it was only fair the other way around. Minato removed his Evoker from his holster in order to summon his usually equipped Persona, Messiah. The white figure hovered above the both of them, and Minato didn't dismiss him just yet.]

[ She jolts when he puts the gun to his head-- Maybe he wasn't as calm, rational, and/or sane as she had thought, and oh God wow she didn't want to see someone kill themselves, thank you very much.

But then there's his Persona, and she feels her pulse quicken. Fuck sitting, sitting is lame, she's got to get a closer look. ]

You... [ You're a Persona user. ] Your summoning mechanism is... different.

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[Minato let Messiah stay just that much longer for Naoto to observe him, maybe feel him if she wanted to. He did give her an apologetic look though for scaring her.]

I use an Evoker. Most of us did.

[ She won't touch him. She takes a step closer to his Persona, reaching out ~~(to the truth)~~, but a the last moment, her movements falter, and she lowers her hand. ]

In Iwatodai... You had others who could use Persona as well. [ Her deductive reasoning skills are just a little bit distracted at the moment, sorry bro. Naoto was convinced the Investigation Team was alone in this matter; that they were an isolated incident. ]

Others who had the technology to create your "Evoker."

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[Minato nodded, then let Messiah disappear and fade back into the sea of his soul.]

We fought against Shadows, though we didn't encounter the fog or other Shadows that looked like us.

[It was only here that he learned Personas were Shadows, but only tamed, and he could only learn that or come to that conclusion with the help of the IT and what he had been told.

Since Naoto looked not exactly flustered, but was dealing with information overload, Minato summoned again, bringing out Jack Frost. Maybe the Jack could help cheer her up.]

[ She greets the Persona's appearance with a dignified tip of her hat and a smile, because wow, Jack Frost is too adorable to not smile at. It is a bit overwhelming; other Persona users, Evokers, the fact that Minato could summon more than one, or the fact that she had seen Souji-senpai summon Jack Frost before.

But, siighh. She'll have time to cogitate over this junk later. Right now, she'll take what Minato says at face value. Right now is the information gathering phase; she'll work on analysis later. ]

Did you have access to the world within the TV?

[Minato would've pet Jack Frost on the head if he could, just to show the Jack that he did a good job. It was still interesting to him though, the fact that he could show parts of his soul to others who could actually see them and understand what it was before them.

He shook his head. He would've liked to see that world though, to see what the IT, who were essentially his kouhai, had seen.]

We fought Shadows during the Dark Hour, a hidden hour after midnight. Our opponent was different from yours.

[Perhaps why they had different battlefields, so to speak.]

Who was your opponent? [ wait ] ...Or what, I should say. Who or what was your opponent?

[ Yousuke and Souji had both told her that Adachi had been the culprit, but... There were still so many questions-- ones that weren't answered by Adachi's involvement. ]

Large Shadows that appeared every full moon. Some rogue Persona users.

[But there was yet another opponent or two that were more important to mention.]

Nyx and her Avatar.

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