THISTLE BARN

[wooliefrand]

Who: Thistle
Where: Thistle Barn
When: Day 1, Post Awakening

[Making your way to your new barn, you'll find your personal meadow is peppered with purple flowers, the occasional purple brainless sheep, a small pond full of clear, fresh water, and curiously a big, blooming fig tree. It figures it'd be figs!

When you enter your barn, you'll find it's. . .quaint.

The first thing you see is your team's name painted in purple on a wall, surrounded by a wreath of flowers. Above it is a wooden plaque with an inspirational message in the style of those Live, Laugh, Love fixtures, just. A bit hard to read.

Your eyes will be drawn to a tall crystalized thistle sculpture below the plaque. You may feel the urge to touch it, and if not, some nearby framed instructions on the wall may give you a nudge. "Touch to regain your lost abilities!"

Unfortunately, while you may innately know how to activate them, what exactly do they do? You'll have to figure that out.

As for the rest of the barn itself, it's two stories and fairly basic. There is hay everywhere, and six extremely basic cots, three upstairs, three downstairs. If you examine them and remove the hay, each member of the team will find three outfits (+pajamas) for their use.

There is also a sign pointing the way to an attached portapotty--thankfully, it somehow opens up to a basic bathroom. There's one toilet, one very small bath, rickety shower, and sink. In the cabinet is enough soap, paper, and dental hygiene products for all.


Rustic is putting it lightly, but it seems that this is your home away from home!]

Comments

[literal_trainwreck]

[snorts a "what a stupid idea" snort]

What kind of asshole gets along with someone like me? Present company excluded.

[survivaltricks]

Present company proves that there are people out there capable of liking you.

[JUST SAYING]

[shortforever]

I don't like him.

[Hi.]

[literal_trainwreck]

See?

[survivaltricks]

[just gives Akechi (Loki???) a LOOK]

[literal_trainwreck]

Well. In principle, I'm not opposed to being called Loki. The tactical advantage of playing nice likely isn't worth the trouble. Going back to pretenses at this point would be... exhausting.

[survivaltricks]

[a small sigh]

Yeah.

[. . . he understands that, as someone else who pretended to be something he was not]

But I think you should be yourself, whether other people like it or not. And that includes choosing another code name that resonates with you-- not one I suggested, "just because."

[literal_trainwreck]

...I spent a long time with him. "Loki" is fine.

[survivaltricks]

[quietly]

Okay.

Loki and Lupin, then.

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god]

[jabs a finger at unnamed redhead]

Not helping.

[shortforever]

[He just grins and shrugs.]

Sorry, but that's what I do.

[Literal force of chaos right here.]

[survivaltricks]

[just folds his arms, tapping his index finger against his lower arm]

Time and a place, buddy. Time and a place.

[shortforever]

So maybe this is the time and place where I ask what the hell is a persona and why they're named after mythological figures?

[Yeah don't think he missed that.]

[survivaltricks]

[. . . looks at Loki (??), then back to unnamed redhead]

Long story. I'll tell it in a second. Do you want a Persona name, too?

[shortforever]

Only if it's not a stupid one, sure.

[Do not name him Mara.]

[survivaltricks]

[HE WOULDN'T CRIES]

Let's see. . .

[peering at the redhead, trying to figure out what Arcana vibes he gives off-- Emperor, maybe? since he was so staunchly against following orders from anyone else. . .]

Baal? Odin? Eligor?

1/2

[shortforever]

[It's extremely brief, but anybody nearby might catch a flicker of visible shock in Chuuya's eyes when Akira suggests Baal.]

2/2

[shortforever]

[But he quickly calms that down and considers the names.]

Eligor sounds stupid and Baal doesn't fit me. I guess Odin works for now, until I remember my own name.

[He would've preferred a Japanese name, but it's fine, this is all temporary.]

[survivaltricks]

[. . . oh. Akira notices that flicker of surprise, but he doesn't say anything about it]

Odin, then. It's a good name.

[shortforever]

My real name is a good name.

[He states that like a fact. He can't remember what it is, but he knows he picked it and he likes it. So it is a good name.]

Odin is alright though. That's some kinda god, right?

[Don't give him a god complex.]

[survivaltricks]

[. . . that's actually a deeply relatable way to feel. Odin (??) gets a quietly empathetic look]

Mmm. One of the most prominent gods in Norse mythology. The One-Eyed All-Father.

[shortforever]

...'one-eyed'.

[Now he has to decide if he wants to keep the cool god name or ditch it because it reminds him of shitty one-eyed Dazai.]

[survivaltricks]

Oh. Yeah. He's usually depicted with an eye patch, because he sacrificed his eye for omnipotence.

[shortforever]

Che! Of course the cool-sounding one had to have a damn eyepatch!

[THIS RUINS EVERYTHING]

[survivaltricks]

[omg]

Doooo you hate eye patches?