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ofmanydevices (ofmanydevices) wrote in disappear_plot,
@ 2009-08-04 02:23:00

Investigation Team Meeting attempt number 3
Who: Persona Users!
What: Investigation meeting v. 3.0.
Where: Ant-Bullying Club room
When: Tuesday Afternoon.
Why: Cause we need to talk without getting interrupted!

Thomas made sure to get to the Anti-bullying room early. He wanted to make sure there were no interlopers, eavesdroppers, or problems this time around. He set his bag down on a nearby desk, and checked the room for recording devices. Normally he wouldn't figure on them, but with Akuba the club president...

He would have preferred to hold the meeting in the room he gave them. The previous music room still had the sound baffling set up which would make eavesdropping almost impossible. But Oubai had suggested the meeting, and the last time he'd been in room 22-C was when Tom locked him in there. Tom didn't think the other boy would appreciate being in there again at this point. And Tom figured they needed to do as much to keep this meeting on track as possible.

Once he was sure the room was safe, he grabbed his bag. Inside was all the information he had. He flexed his right hand, still freshly bandaged. Finally ready, he pulled up a chair near the front of the room, facing the door and waited. for everyone else to arrive.

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2dbeauty
2009-08-07 01:11 am UTC (link)

Toru nervously walked up towards the huge pile of weapons, and began to nervously pick through it. As he listened to Tom argue with the group, he found something that seemed right. A kind of bo-staff, as it was. He looked over to the others.

"I-is it alright if I keep th-this? I... well, I haven't been doing much damage to the shadows, lately, and..." He trailed off. "Err, rather... the police never do anything when situations like this happen in anime. If they did believe us at all, they might even end up as more victims."

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thrown_to_winds
2009-08-07 02:58 am UTC (link)

Toshimi had been tuning most of the meeting out, simply not being in the mood to discuss these matters. When Reizo had come in with his bag full of weapons, she'd glanced up at them (wondering how he'd managed to sneak them all into the school) and then gone back to opening and closing her hair clips over and over. If she missed any important information, she figured she would just fill in the gaps via context later.

She noticed Toru going through the weapons, though, and thought that it might be nice to stop using the dorm's silverware in battle. Someone, after all, was eventually going to notice the odd times when it went missing. "Any throwing weapons in that pile, Shirai-san?" she asked.

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some_other_dog
2009-08-07 03:40 am UTC (link)

Reizo ignored the lot of it. Whatever boring shit they were discussing would undoubtedly be brought up again at a later point, and if he needed to he could just always have someone go over the major points with him. Thus far it just seemed to consist of people actually dying if left in paradise or something. He was really too busy eyeing Maeko for much listening. The way she’d flared up when he arrived was amusing, but the way she was now holding and staring up at the blade of her new knife was .. Troubling.

He thankfully switched his attention elsewhere, mainly the pile of weapons, when Toru and Toshimi moseyed over to inspect it. He frowned at Toshi’s question, scratched his head in thought, then started picking through the pile haphazardly.

“Pretty sure there’re some spikes or something around here, but maybe you oughta pick up something new to fight with, huh? This ain’t a video game with an infinite ammo code or something.”

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thrown_to_winds
2009-08-07 04:59 am UTC (link)

Toshimi smiled pleasantly and shrugged, "I know what I'm good at." She sifted delicately through the pile, trying not to touch anything that looked too suspicious. She couldn't even tell what half of the weapons were supposed to be used for. "Although I suppose it would be easier not to have to go back and pick up my weapons after fighting..." She picked up what seemed to be a spiked club of some kind, walked a safe distance from everyone else, and swung it like a baseball bat. It didn't seem as safe as throwing knives, and wouldn't she tire out more quickly? It was rather heavy.

She returned it to the weapons pile with a sigh. "I could always bring in a bat, but..." Toshimi was a much stronger pitcher than she was a batter. "Throwing things is the closest thing to fighting I'm any good at. When we do kendo in gym class, I always--"

Toshimi's froze as she realized what she had mentioned. For half a second a shocked sort of expression crossed her face, but it was so quick that if an observer blinked, he would have missed it. She returned to her regular smile and kept going through the weapons. "But anyway. These should be useful. Thank you for bringing them, Shirai-san."

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lotus_beyond
2009-08-07 05:28 am UTC (link)

Carefully, trying to avoid catching Reizo's attention, Renju moved towards the pile of weapons. Since they'd apparently be a necessity in Paradise, she ought to pick one up, but kendo in gym class--with an inward wince, she pushed that thought out of her mind--was the closest she'd come to handling an actual weapon.

It was a little disturbing, picking through the pile and trying not to think about the source (not to mention avoid the blood), and it was compounded by the fact that she really didn't know quite what she was looking for. There were a couple of knives that felt almost comfortable in her hands, but what good would they do against these shadow creatures?

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	pinksunbeam 2009-08-07 07:05 am UTC (link)
	Misaki had noticed the reaction of Toshimi, but thought better then to mention it as the older girl seemed to not want to talk about it. She was looking through the bag along with Renju and motioned to some of the smaller items on the table, "I think there are some throwing stars or knives in here Toshimi-chan." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	daioujou 2009-08-07 10:46 am UTC (link)
	Kouchisei had turned from the window to watch people circle like vultures around the sack of weapons. His eyes were narrowed, and he folded his arms across his chest. The last thing he wanted was to thank that punk for anything. "How many of you actually know what you're doing?" he asked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sakurabamasami
2009-08-07 04:03 pm UTC (link)

Masami sat quietly sipping her tea. It was a lot to take in all at once. How long had everyone else been fighting while she was unaware of the whole ordeal?

Either way, there were a lot of questions. That seemed to be the trend ever since the second day of the trip to Masami. More and more questions, and not nearly enough answers... though she was beginning to wonder whether or not she actually wanted to know the answers to some of the questions she had.

The mention of kendo in gym class brought Masami's mind to a topic she had been intentionally not thinking about: Aomori-sensei. Though he had been coach of the kendo team, he actually hadn't shown up to practice all that often. Still, he had been a comforting presence for most of Masami's teammates during competitions. Masami herself hadn't been that close to him, but still...

Masami quickly redirected her thoughts before they turned too unhappy and focused on the heap of weapons in the room. She gingerly stood up and walked over to inspect the pile. While the source of the weapons was of... dubious trustworthiness, she guessed they might prove useful against those shadows or whatever were in Paradise.

It was only a couple moments before she found a katana, still in its sheath. The sheath had obviously seen better days, but when she tentatively drew the weapon, Masami found it to be in remarkably good condition... relative to the other weapons in the pile at least.

"I... think I'd be OK with using a sword like this," Masami said in response to Kouchisei's question.

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	keiito 2009-08-07 04:48 pm UTC (link)
	Keiichi himself kept a considerable distance from the pile, observing it with a wary eye. Still... "Shirai-san's right," Keiichi admitted. Grudgingly. "Take something if you need it. I've, err, started building a new weapon for myself back in the dorms, so I think I'll be okay." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zealousemperor 2009-08-07 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Unless you have some sort of metal boot," Kanaye started, deadpan, "I doubt that pile would be of much use to me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pinksunbeam 2009-08-07 09:34 pm UTC (link)
	Misaki pulled out a pair of steel toed boots, "You were saying Sempai?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zealousemperor 2009-08-07 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	Kanaye just facepalmed. "I was just asking for that, wasn't I?" he said as he grabbed the boots from Misaki. "Thank you, Misachan..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mizushimanoriko 2009-08-08 06:39 am UTC (link)
	"You know, for an anti-bullying club, you guys sure do have a lot of weapons," Noriko remarked as she stood by the door, one brow raised as she looked at the weapons on display. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zealousemperor 2009-08-08 06:41 am UTC (link)
	Kanaye sighed. Yay... "All the better to use against bullies, my dear Norichan!" he managed to force out with a smile. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mizushimanoriko 2009-08-08 07:38 am UTC (link)
	"That would be counter productive, my lovely Kanaye-kun," Noriko replied with a sugar-coated smile, keeping her spot near the door, not seeming to want to come any closer. Yeah, she was totally going to fit in here. The idea was already making her anxious, making her want to leave and go have a smoke. Her people skills were atrocious. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kidsthesedays
2009-08-08 09:55 am UTC (link)

Yuuto stared at the pile of weapons with an arched eyebrow. They were...apparently going to be necessary, unsurprisingly, going from what he heard about Paradise, but none of them were exactly what he had in mind. Bow and arrows were what he had the most experience with, and besides, there was something about the pile of weapons that just...went against certain principles. Or maybe that was residual fear of what his grandparents would think.

He turned to look at Noriko. "Combating bullies is surprisingly difficult," he said, in a rather flippant and non-serious tone.

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ofmanydevices
2009-08-08 10:59 am UTC (link)

"Fighting Shadows even more so."

Tom looked over the weapons, but thought that given the questionable nature of some of them, he should probably stick with the ones he had.

He looked up at the other new people, and crossed his arms.

"Paradise can be dangerous, and just because we have these Personas doesn't mean we should rely on them exclusively. All it takes is your phone getting knocked out of your hand, or accidentally running out of battery life to take your persona out of the fight.

Everyone should be capable of fighting without the use of a persona just in case."

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apathyisboring
2009-08-08 09:08 pm UTC (link)

Kiriko rolled her eyes. She was definitely not so stupid as to drop her phone or forget to charge or something, and just because Tom's persona was useless didn't mean hers had to be. All the same, she sifted through the sack for something approximating a whip.

"What we don't know is how many more of 'us' there are, and that's troublesome. I think we should also investigate Paradise. Like I said earlier, when Oubai-san and Ishinomori-san went missing, Paradise changed. We should look for any evidence of Aomori's presence."

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	pinksunbeam 2009-08-09 01:43 am UTC (link)
	"But the police are all over the crime scene? How are we supposed to get in there Kiriko-chan?" Misaki asked worried. She looked through the bag and then back at the others. "Assuming that there was anything there, how do we also figure out what could have been created there? How much do we know about Aomori Sensei?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

2dbeauty
2009-08-09 04:03 pm UTC (link)

Toru looked over to Misaki. "Why would we have to go to the crime scene? Can't we just go into Paradise from... y'know, anywhere? L-l-like the door to this room, or something, right? And... well, if a gym teacher had been in there, it'd probably look way different than my version..." He quieted down to look over the staff he'd taken from the pile of weapons. It wasn't exactly deadly, but it felt right in his hands. It would have to do, for now.

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	pinksunbeam 2009-08-10 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Well that's kind of what I was thinking Toru-kun. We can go into Paradisse from here and make our way over to where Aomori was to see what we could find out. It won't be that hard, I don't think." She said and blinked when she pulled out a large black fan with handle. Examining it Misaki played with it some and then grinned. "I think I'll use this one." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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