At least there's no fog!

[princeofjunes]

ACTION: 771 Bunker St. - Morning

[Okay, calm down. This isn't the first time he's found himself in a strange place. Sure, it's only the second time total and it's the first time that he's been in a new house with new clothes and photographs of a new life around him, but there are positives! Right?

... well, at least this time he doesn't have to pee.

Glasses? Gone. Headphones? Gone. Music player? Gone. Knives? Gone. So much for the comforts of home.

Still, Yosuke isn't one to give up quite that easily - especially after everything he's gone through - and after gathering his courage, he manages to find his way into the living room.]

Hey! Is anyone there? Where the hell am I?

PHONE: 771 Bunker St. - Afternoonish?

[He's used to telephones, but this old fashioned thing isn't a cell phone and doesn't feel quite right. Still, he might as well give it a shot.]

Um... hello? Is this thing on? Crap, how do I tell if I'm using it right? Stupid antiques...

Comments

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I thought it was going to be all sunshine and rainbows until I had the sad news broken to me. Repeatedly. No foreseeable escape, masochistic... rulers? Captors? Hell, I don't even know what to call them. I'd take the Midnight Channel over being at some invisible force's whims at any given moment.

The only really positive thing is the food. And, well... my 'wife'. She's unlike anything else I've ever seen. [Because she's technically a goddess? Oh Adachi. Why do you keep mixing yourself up with these types of women?]

[princeofjunes]

And here I thought nothing could ever make me miss the shadows. Guess we have a lot to look forward to. [He is believing you for now Adachi, but he's going to double check everything with Souji later.]

Oh yeah... the family thing. So you have a wife here? I guess you must not think she's a bitch then, huh?

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

[And watch Souji troll him for the hell of it. Ffff. They have totally become like, rivals or something. Brovals. He doesn't even know.]

Honestly? There... really doesn't seem to be anybody fitting that definition here. [Well, okay. Maybe one girl comes to mind, but her aside....]

Either that or I've just become more accepting of people. Funny what a few years of prison therapy can do to you, huh?

[princeofjunes]

[And then the world once again ceases to compute for Yosuke.]

Wait, a few years? You haven't been in jail that long!

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

[Here we go again.]

...So all of you come from the exact same time, then? That's pretty weird. From what I've been told, usually people that know each other are pulled from completely separate times. Guess I'm the odd one out again.

[princeofjunes]

[So this mysterious less ass-holish Adachi is from the future? He doubts that, but there's no point in trying to call him out.]

... really?

If you're telling the truth and prison's made you less of an ass, I can't say I mind.

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

I'm flattered, Yosuke-kun.

But, yeah. This place has been disturbingly calm so far. I mean, I've been here an entire month and haven't seen anything out of the ordinary that everyone else claims to happen so often. It's like, I don't know... The calm before the storm? Especially considering that census thing they just sent out. ...Why the hell did I feel so compelled to fill it out?

[princeofjunes]

[This is almost more than Yosuke can take. Why the hell did Adachi have to be the first one from Inaba to talk to Yosuke? He can't ever forgive Adachi, but he has to believe him and it doesn't help that he's being all friendly and helpful and familiar and this is just making his head hurt.]

Census thing? I haven't seen that yet - but I doubt I have once, since I just got here.

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

[Because Adachi seriously has nothing better to do then sit around and listen to the phone all day. It's kind of his job now anyways. Adachi isn't exactly thrilled with the idea of more people from Inaba getting involved, but he supposed it was karma. He'd really have loved a place free of memories from that time of his life. Oh well, he'll manage.]

I 'unno about that. Naoto-kun said she filled one out, and I think you guys got here on the same day? But honestly, it might be better that you didn't. I'd hate for you to experience the horrors of this place so soon.

[princeofjunes]

Alright, I'll keep my eyes open for it and stay away.

[And by that he means he wants to fill one out just to be contrary now, but that's hardly unexpected.]

Anything else I should know before I hang up on you?

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

Hm...

[Thinking, thinking.]

Ah, you're probably wondering about your stuff. Clothes, weapons, Personas... You'll gain them back, eventually. This town is kind of random about that, but it usually happens after the 'events'. Man, all I even want right now is my big book of cabbage recipes.

[princeofjunes]

[Stop breaking Yosuke, Adachi.]

... cabbage recipes? Are you serious?

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

...What's wrong with that?

It's better than wanting that stupid Persona back, right?

[He kind of has a point, Yosuke.]

[princeofjunes]

[Yes he has a point, but it's still weird.]

Yeah... I guess that makes sense.

Could we even use them here anyway? It's not like we're in the TV world.

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

From what I understand, this world ignores... pretty much everybody's rules. Not that I've seen anyone with a Persona yet, but still. I wouldn't be too surprised if they worked here. I just wouldn't count on the Midnight Channel existing. The TVs here are pretty small.

[NOPE. NO TV PUSHING FOR YOU ADACHI.]

[princeofjunes]

Well if I get mine back and it works, you'll be the first person I tell.

[Sarcasm - at least Yosuke can still understand that.]

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

...I can only hope I'm not the first person you show them to.

[Hello there nervous chuckle.]

[princeofjunes]

[The tension is too much for Yosuke to bear, so he just lets it out.]

Alright, let me just go ahead and make this clear.

Honestly? I want to believe that you've really changed and you're not a total bastard anymore. But I can't - that's going to take a long time. And I can never, ever forgive what you did.

Still, I'm not going to go and pick a fight with you unless there's a reason. If this town is really that bad, we'll all have better things to worry about than what's in the past.

That sound fair enough to you?

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

[Deep sigh. Is it sad that he was kind of expecting that?]

I understand. I'm not asking anyone to forgive me. I can't even forgive myself. It was a little late to realize how selfish and wrong I was but, it's better than never realizing it, right? I have you guys to thank for that. Dojima-san, too.

And I think that's sounds pretty fair. I don't plan on getting involved in any 'fighting' unless absolutely necessary. ...Not like I can do much in the first place. From what I've been told, conventional weapons don't really do shit to our common enemy here. Especially since the deaths aren't permanent. Still not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

[princeofjunes]

I guess we'll just have to figure out a new way to fight. Or something.

Ugh, I don't know! This is too much to take in...

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

Try not to worry about it too much right now. I'm sure your leader is on top of things. Just follow him like you always have, and you should be fine.

[princeofjunes]

[Normally Yosuke might make some comment about doing his share of leading and thinking and contributing, but right about now he just wants to be finished talking to Adachi, so he lets it slide.]

Okay, yeah. I'll, uh, see you around? Or something like that.

[iheartcabbage.livejournal.com]

[Poor, abused Yosuke.]

Sooner than later, most likely. But I suppose this is goodbye for now. Try not to make too much of a mess.