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abnormacus) wrote2014-04-15 11:48 pm
abnormacus) wrote2014-04-15 11:48 pm
Nice Fucking Model
Five more enemies?! This was getting to be a bit too much, even for Yu Narukami. He didn’t say a word, only tightened his grip on the baseball bat’s handle, shoving his glasses back up along the bridge of his nose with his free hand.
It didn’t look like the rest of his team were handling themselves with nearly as much composure.
“Senpai!” cried out Rise from somewhere across the long hallway, shoes clacking along the metal floor as she made her way to his side. “There’s more of them on the way!”
“Yeah? Well tell ‘em they can wait their turn,” snarled Kanji before swinging his weathered old folding chair across the length of his body, smacking a Shadow right in its face.
“We can’t keep doing this forever, stupid!” Yosuke protested, currently occupied in a bit of a struggle with one particularly grabby Shadow that relented only after being struck by a stray bullet of Naoto’s.
Naoto was on the move, lowering her gun to quickly reload as she moved to rejoin Yosuke and the rest of her party.
“Though it pains me to admit it, senpai,” she swallowed, “Yosuke-senpai is right. We should look for an opening and - “
“No,” Yu calmly cut in, raising a hand to reassure her and the others. “There’s no need to run. I think I’ve got an idea.”
When the others protested, Yu simply continued, “There’s someone I’ve been meaning to introduce you guys to.”
Yosuke couldn’t keep himself from rolling his eyes. Of course his partner would wanna show off a new Persona to the rest of the group.
“Well, whatever it is you’re gonna do,” he seethed, “do it now! They’re getting closer!”
And indeed they were. They were blocked off on both sides now, unable to advance down the hallway as the endless Shadows threatened to engulf them.
Without another word, Yu moved into position, outstretching a hand and concentrating hard on the one he wished more than ever to call forth.
“Betelgeuse,” he said.
Nothing happened.
“Betelgeuse,” he repeated.
Still nothing.
Naoto at least was keeping her cool, but the others were starting to panic now, Rise hiding behind Narukami while Yosuke attempted to turn Kanji into his human shield.
“Senpai…” came a warning growl from Kanji.
But before the Shadows could breach their defenses, a strange new tarot card appeared in their leader’s hand. For the third time, he cried out -
“Betelgeuse!”
- before crushing the card in his hand.
The Investigation Team suddenly found themselves surrounded by a toxic sort of smoke, clouds of putrid green acting as a barrier that protected them from the threatening Shadows. Then came the sound of blood-curdling laughter as the smoke quickly converged at the center of their circle, cutting through them and eliciting a gaggle of gags and coughs and wheezes before - to their astonishment, a strange man emerged from the clouds and landed on his feet before them.
A man with cold, dry skin the color of chalk, stringy hair that was somehow greener than the smoke, wearing a monochrome suit and a sickening grin.
“Wh-What the hell…?” whimpered Yosuke, still refusing to let go of Kanji.
Yu looked back at him calmly and said only two words in reply:
“It’s showtime.”
Beetlejuice grinned.
It didn’t look like the rest of his team were handling themselves with nearly as much composure.
“Senpai!” cried out Rise from somewhere across the long hallway, shoes clacking along the metal floor as she made her way to his side. “There’s more of them on the way!”
“Yeah? Well tell ‘em they can wait their turn,” snarled Kanji before swinging his weathered old folding chair across the length of his body, smacking a Shadow right in its face.
“We can’t keep doing this forever, stupid!” Yosuke protested, currently occupied in a bit of a struggle with one particularly grabby Shadow that relented only after being struck by a stray bullet of Naoto’s.
Naoto was on the move, lowering her gun to quickly reload as she moved to rejoin Yosuke and the rest of her party.
“Though it pains me to admit it, senpai,” she swallowed, “Yosuke-senpai is right. We should look for an opening and - “
“No,” Yu calmly cut in, raising a hand to reassure her and the others. “There’s no need to run. I think I’ve got an idea.”
When the others protested, Yu simply continued, “There’s someone I’ve been meaning to introduce you guys to.”
Yosuke couldn’t keep himself from rolling his eyes. Of course his partner would wanna show off a new Persona to the rest of the group.
“Well, whatever it is you’re gonna do,” he seethed, “do it now! They’re getting closer!”
And indeed they were. They were blocked off on both sides now, unable to advance down the hallway as the endless Shadows threatened to engulf them.
Without another word, Yu moved into position, outstretching a hand and concentrating hard on the one he wished more than ever to call forth.
“Betelgeuse,” he said.
Nothing happened.
“Betelgeuse,” he repeated.
Still nothing.
Naoto at least was keeping her cool, but the others were starting to panic now, Rise hiding behind Narukami while Yosuke attempted to turn Kanji into his human shield.
“Senpai…” came a warning growl from Kanji.
But before the Shadows could breach their defenses, a strange new tarot card appeared in their leader’s hand. For the third time, he cried out -
“Betelgeuse!”
- before crushing the card in his hand.
The Investigation Team suddenly found themselves surrounded by a toxic sort of smoke, clouds of putrid green acting as a barrier that protected them from the threatening Shadows. Then came the sound of blood-curdling laughter as the smoke quickly converged at the center of their circle, cutting through them and eliciting a gaggle of gags and coughs and wheezes before - to their astonishment, a strange man emerged from the clouds and landed on his feet before them.
A man with cold, dry skin the color of chalk, stringy hair that was somehow greener than the smoke, wearing a monochrome suit and a sickening grin.
“Wh-What the hell…?” whimpered Yosuke, still refusing to let go of Kanji.
Yu looked back at him calmly and said only two words in reply:
“It’s showtime.”
Beetlejuice grinned.