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Release the Hounds; [Open to Participants in Devil's Mirror]
Topic Started: Jan 13 2015, 09:30 PM (310 Views)
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"...does this clockwork hand follow you... or guide you?"
When Yoko asked about Iwatodai, Janeway's expression stiffened. He didn't speak until Daichi prompted him; Yoko seemed to have hit him off-guard, somehow. To Daichi's question, Janeway answered after a slight pause: "I have nothing, except the specifics for creating a device that facilitates the summoning process, but it requires a rare material that is difficult to obtain... and, also, some files relating to past Persona-related incidents. During my escape, I made off with as much as I could--I didn't have time to sift through it, but what I hoped to find was information regarding myself. There was precious little... it must have been stored on another hard drive."

Only now did Janeway turn his attention to Yoko. "It is... surprising that you know about the Cult of Nyx," he said. "Yes. There was a cult that sprang up in that region at the time. The leader was, according to the files I've examined, a former subject of experimentation himself. Takaya. Not much information except for a picture... he rather resembles a deranged, starving Japanese version of Jesus Christ. As to what became of him, the files do not say. All information related to him and his activities simply cuts off without conclusion at the end of January of that year. He vanished, his cult petered out, and he was written off as being a charlatan. But that the cult should choose 'Nyx' is a curious detail, since one of the components required for the Persona-summoning device, a... 'plume of dusk...' is said to be a feather from Nyx's body."

There was nothing for it, when Takaya's name was brought up--he had to be forthcoming, otherwise, how would they trust him? If he pretended not to know, one of them might just pick up on it. But hearing Takaya's name had been the last thing Janeway had expected. How often did one meet such a young person who took enough interest in such bizarre things to remember that kind of detail?

He turned his eyes back to Goto, and then, to Daichi. "It certainly would be better to get into this another time... should Charinko-san return, I could even have her relay some of the finer details to you all," he said. "As to where she went, I cannot say. She has been through a terrible ordeal, but she also strikes me as the kind of girl who can take care of herself. I hope she'll accept my offer to help her get back on her feet, but if she doesn't, then... that is her choice."
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"Tell me your troubles, strange ugly Moogle."
"No more so than anything else related to our current predicament." She said, and gave him her best poker face. There was a pause in the pace of his speaking and he was visibly perturbed when she mentioned her knowledge of the cult.

"I have never met the man, but I have seen depictions of him." Goto was a spectator in this exchange. There was a lot going on at once, and he didn't want to miss any of it. Yoko was deathly serious: Not in her usual wide eyed and sincere way, there was resolve behind her words and the attention she gave Janeway was uncomfortable for him and he wasn't the focus of that gaze.

So that meant she could put some pressure on him if they had to. Why? Probably because she knew more than he was counting on her to. Harder to withhold anything from them if he has to tread carefully. They couldn't rely on that trick working twice if they had to, though. As for why Yoko was so knowledgeable about fringe cults…well he had his suspicions and it was smarter to hold his tongue on that for the time being.

Besides that, there were so many individual pieces of information that were parts of a bigger picture: Takaya was a Persona user, and an artificial one like Janeway, something big happened at Iwatodai and it involved Personas, Shadows and no doubt that thing called 'Nyx' that was some kind of bird-like being? Feathers and all were mentioned to be significant. And now all of that had ties to their own back yard.

"I see. I'm sure she'll turn up sooner or later." They came to see a no-show, and they could only press their temporary advantage for scraps of information. He really didn't want to stick around too long, either.

"So, what do you say we all get going? We'll probably have better luck finding Charinko though town. And thank you for seeing us, Janeway-san. It was very kind of you to see us on such short notice, and perhaps we can exchange information later? Please, tell Kyo we came to see her."

He was starting to feel that the longer they were there, the more likely that something bad was going to go down. Not necessarily that any of their hosts had anything sinister in mind, just a strong, unshakable unease. So he rose to his feet to excuse himself.

Kagura had kind of been taking in that last shift. The story was quite something, and it was either all true or close enough to be very alarming. She momentarily lost her voice while the Kasuhayashi students and Daichi were more than up for moving the conversation along. "Yes, and give the young Mizuta-san my regards, as well."

She glanced over to her tall houseguest. As soon as they were excused, it seemed a hasty tactical retreat was in order. The day was still pretty early, she didn't know what Yoko and Hayate wanted to do, but they seemed in no cheery mood. Perhaps she and Daichi might have found a way to spend the remainder of their day?
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