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The Velvet Room exists between the consciousness and subconsciousness. It is inaccessible by characters who do not wield a Persona or have lost their Persona for various different reasons. In fact, its entire existence is limited only to Persona users and to the regular individual, they will not be able to even see the entrance to the room. Although it is stationed primarily in the castle, the entrance of the Velvet Room may also be found in various different locations, such as by the dungeons and the shrine. Sometimes, there may be a "malfunction" and an ordinary door will actually lead into the Velvet Room. Why does that happen? Well... perhaps characters will have to ask the attendants for that answer.

Within the room, two attendants occupy the space. These attendants act as guides and will perform various different duties in order to assist the characters. They will pass on plot information, answer questions, give out requests (with the promise of a reward, of course), forge magic-infused weapons, heal, and such on. Requests, in particular, are given out ICly and OOCly monthly and may be undertaken by any character who wishes to complete them. Please see the first toplevel of this entry for more information.

The attendants may be regularly contacted by entering the Velvet Room and, as a result, players may comment to this entry to interact with either attendant. Players may specify which attendant that they'd like to interact with or allow the mods to choose. These threads may be used towards AC and bonus activity. However, due to the attention-intensive nature of NPC threads, these threads may be quickly wrapped up in order to save time for the mods.

→ VELVET ROOM ATTENDANTS

🢒🢒 minato The attendant you might have to wake up, pretending to be asleep so you have to bother Souji instead of him. His requests tend towards what he wants to do or eat at the moment, but he seems to enjoy seeing the world, though he isn't always good company. Seriously. Go bother Souji instead.

🢒🢒 souji The more talkative attendant between the two, though he could say some pretty bizarre things. He also seems overly fond of cats for some reason and will unironically go "nya". His requests normally seem to involve taking him out somewhere or bringing him particularly... strange objects.

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[overstrain]

... Is that what you meant by the shadowy wisps under the Persona? Does the Persona die when it consumes them?

[ Terry just ends up standing now that Mara is gone, but he really doesn't feel like standing right now. He just goes to plop on the cushiony seat of the couch in the room, since Souji is making a "i'm the fucking boss" pose on the chair. ]

Because I don't think I can accept that anytime soon, if ever.

[tarotcards]

Mm, it wouldn't die. Personas never die unless the host does. To kill a Persona is to kill a part of you and if that happens, you might be nothing but just a shadow of your former self.

[ see p2 on what happens if your shadow and persona die. you just turn into a zombie and it sucks ]

You'll have to eventually accept it. Whether you find it unfortunate or not, you are now put in the position that an aspect of your ego has manifested into a physical form. If you don't learn how to accept yourself completely, you'll find yourself on the wrong end of Vassago's fangs.

[overstrain]

... Oh.

[ He remembers during the time when Vassago was let loose in broad daylight in the middle of the town. He felt something crack within him that day. He felt all the years and progress of the peace unravel. "Terrence Nowell" was needed and wanted.

"I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I was anything like my original...!"

Yeah... he said that, didn't he? That's when Vassago appeared, his cries like an anguished scream echoing through the market street.

He never minded people calling him Terrence before, but ever since he came here and had to think about everything, he wanted to make the distinction between himself and his original even more. What was just a mere nickname before had become something more important. Even under the Truth Mechanism, he couldn't say that "Terrence Nowell" was his name.

... ]

That happened once.

[tarotcards]

[ souji watches terry with those sharp golden eyes. he still maintains his pose on the chair, unmoving. ]

Was that the time you saw those shadowy wisps?

[overstrain]

... Yeah. I didn't see it any other times, though he did go crazy again.

[ doctor souji, how is my persona ]

[tarotcards]

Mm... well, you know what you have to do, right?

[ to tell you bluntly: you're fucked ]

[overstrain]

[ Ugh.

Terry looks up at the ceiling for a while, quiet. How is he supposed to accept something that's made him suffer so long, something that made him feel like he was forced to accept or else no one else would accept him?

...

Terry can't find an answer. It doesn't feel like he would be able to find one any time soon either. He closes his eyes. It's fine. This is Fine. He'll keep telling himself that. ]

... I guess so.

[ But he has absolutely 0 confidence that he'd be able to do it. He feels like there wouldn't be any point in telling Souji that, because this is his problem now. ]

[tarotcards]

[ souji doesn't say anything while terry remains quiet. instead, he just watches and hm, yeah, he has a feeling that terry really won't be coming around to accepting that part of himself anytime soon. well, he can't step in and tell him what to do or help him much further than that. this is the most that he can really do as a guide. ]

[ ... ]

C'mon, let's get some tea.

[ he stands up from his chair and straightens his jacket and tie. ]

I'll pour you a cup.

[overstrain]

[ Terry looks back down, looking over at Souji when he suggests he tea. He's never really been much of a tea person, but he won't decline it when he feels like this now. ]

Yeah, sure.

[ He gets up. That bottle is still missing from his room, huh. ]

[tarotcards]

[ it is absolutely still missing and it'll never come back. well, it'll probably reappear eventually but that's assuming that either minato or souji wouldn't take it first... but souji will lead the way back to the kitchen. he'll begin to prepare two cups of hot tea and luckily, it won't take long since he runs the kettle at the same time that he's preparing to get everything. ]

Here. It's hot.

[ he holds out the mug to terry as he holds his own. afterwards, he leans back on the kitchen counter. ]

I know that Minato and I can be difficult sometimes. That's just how we are. We can be frustrating, annoying, and a real pain, but at the end of the day, we're still your guides. If you need anything, we'll be here and still help. We'll listen if you need to talk.

[ souji has enough self-awareness to know when he can be pretty irritating, but he does genuinely want to help. he doesn't want terry to get the wrong idea about him and minato. ]

[overstrain]

... Yeah, I get that. Minato said a lot of stuff when you were knocked unconscious.

[ Terry takes the mug by the handle so that he doesn't burn his hands. He blows a little on the surface to help it cool a bit. ]

He also said something about how he wanted you to have new friends.

[ does that make you doki yet ]

[tarotcards]

Did he?

[ that does make him doki a bit. minato is a good destined partner. thanks, pq. ]

[overstrain]

Yeah! And when I asked him if he wanted the same, he said no, but he totally wouldn't mind having new friends.

[ they make such a good pair honestly ]

[tarotcards]

[ he laughs a bit. ]

Yeah, he wouldn't. [ he takes a sip from his cup. ] I hope you can become friends with him. He'll grow on you.

[overstrain]

[ Terry also takes a quiet sip from his cup, feeling a little pensive. ]

You guys are just like any other people I met. I mean, you two have clear advantages and know more stuff than us, but it kinda feels like... you're at our level in terms of just being "people".

[ ... ]

... I'm not sure if I said that right.

[tarotcards]

[ just being "people", huh? what happened to the whole "demon" thing? souji takes another sip. ]

Hm, what makes you say that?

[overstrain]

You guys really lost the whole vibe of "I'm the all powerful guide" when you got knocked unconscious when we got flung out of the Velvet Room.

[ lol

maybe they're still demons. maybe terry is being bewitched. who knows. ]

[tarotcards]

[ he laughs. ]

We have our weaknesses as well. Even almighty beings will pass out after being knocked on the head.

[overstrain]

You don't say...

[ He wouldn't count himself as that in particular, but he feels pretty strong compared to most of the Persona users here. He figures most of them are just humans, after all. Is he the closest one to the Attendants? Maybe.

When he thinks about that, he wonders... even demigods are able to be killed.

Hm. ]

You can get sick too?

[tarotcards]

Probably.

[ minato did say that he would make soup for souji if he ever got sick. ]

I'd rather not find out, though. Sounds like it'd be a pretty miserable time.

[overstrain]

Yeah, I caught some pretty bad cold for the first time in my life and that was one of the worst things I've ever experienced.

[ He suffered being sawed in half before getting a cold... amazing. He takes another quiet sip of the tea. It's soothing. ]

[tarotcards]

Mm, good to know. If you ever get sick, make sure you stay out of the Velvet Room. We'll help after you feel better.

[ if souji gets sick, god help everyone. ]

[overstrain]

... Can't you guys heal my cold if I get it again?

[ ??? CAN'T YOU GUYS HEAL YOURSELVES ]

[tarotcards]

We're guides, not nurses.

[ WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE, A FREE HOSPITAL??? ]

[overstrain]

Minato healed my wound pretty well though?

[ You know, the one he refused to let Souji heal. lol ]