Hazuki
2018-06-26, 10:47 AM
Kai finds himself sitting in an apartment. It's nothing special, as far as they go. A little messy. A little cramped. He's sitting on his couch, a pot of ramen on his lap while something plays on the television. He doesn't know what it is - it's just something, some kind of noise to fill the space outside his head. He feels like himself, at least - he's got his favorite t-shirt on, the ramen is the good kind, with the cute girl on the pot, and he has nothing to do.
Then, his front door opens, and he sees his father standing there. Something like his father, anyway - the same suit he's been wearing since Kai's mother left. Same haircut. All that's different is that he's a little...greyer than normal. It takes a moment to notice, but it's like his suit has seeped into his skin and there's not a dash of color left. No brown eyes, and his skin, though always a shade too pale, is like paper. Even if he squints, Kai can't even tell where the suit starts.
"Hello, Kai-kun." The elder Matsuda greets, not stepping into the room. "I've come to offer you a job." His voice seems more and more droning by the second, almost like it's recited. "Again. You've fallen off the tracks, but you can salvage your life. You can be filing paperwork by the end of the day."
When Kai gets up, takes a step to close some of the distance, he feels something rush through him. He looks down and sees that the colors on his clothes have faded by a few shades, his clothes cling to him. And when he thinks about stopping, his vision blurs, and the room around him changes. A few more ramen boxes are laid around, the television's dirtier, and he can feel stubble building up on his jaw. And he feels less youthful than he did a minute ago.
"Don't just stand there, Kai-kun. You don't know how sad it is, to see you like this." His monochromatic father chides. "Insurance isn't as boring as you think. You're not a teenager any more - you should have grown out of this rebellion already. I'll even lend you money for your first suit."
So! Here's the deal: You'll control Kai and his Persona, with his Persona's goal being to get Kai to accept a contract with it and Awaken.
Right now, the scenario in the room is that: If Kai takes a step towards his father, he'll become more monochromatic, more dull, and his clothes will cling to him like a second skin - along with changing into a suit. If he replies to his father without approaching him, he'll get older, slobbier, his apartment subject to entropy.
When he accepts his Contract, you can think of some suitably awesome way to break the scenario and be awesome.
Then, his front door opens, and he sees his father standing there. Something like his father, anyway - the same suit he's been wearing since Kai's mother left. Same haircut. All that's different is that he's a little...greyer than normal. It takes a moment to notice, but it's like his suit has seeped into his skin and there's not a dash of color left. No brown eyes, and his skin, though always a shade too pale, is like paper. Even if he squints, Kai can't even tell where the suit starts.
"Hello, Kai-kun." The elder Matsuda greets, not stepping into the room. "I've come to offer you a job." His voice seems more and more droning by the second, almost like it's recited. "Again. You've fallen off the tracks, but you can salvage your life. You can be filing paperwork by the end of the day."
When Kai gets up, takes a step to close some of the distance, he feels something rush through him. He looks down and sees that the colors on his clothes have faded by a few shades, his clothes cling to him. And when he thinks about stopping, his vision blurs, and the room around him changes. A few more ramen boxes are laid around, the television's dirtier, and he can feel stubble building up on his jaw. And he feels less youthful than he did a minute ago.
"Don't just stand there, Kai-kun. You don't know how sad it is, to see you like this." His monochromatic father chides. "Insurance isn't as boring as you think. You're not a teenager any more - you should have grown out of this rebellion already. I'll even lend you money for your first suit."
So! Here's the deal: You'll control Kai and his Persona, with his Persona's goal being to get Kai to accept a contract with it and Awaken.
Right now, the scenario in the room is that: If Kai takes a step towards his father, he'll become more monochromatic, more dull, and his clothes will cling to him like a second skin - along with changing into a suit. If he replies to his father without approaching him, he'll get older, slobbier, his apartment subject to entropy.
When he accepts his Contract, you can think of some suitably awesome way to break the scenario and be awesome.