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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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[ When she didn't feel like running away from Shadows anymore, she found a great place to rest through this mysterious portal. Though she did throw a smoke grenade in there first to test the waters, but it seems fine. After the smoke cleared, 45 steps in and looks around. It's so... blue. The jingle in her head feels like her signal got intercepted by a grocery store, but it's whatever. It's not that important, but she'll keep it in mind. The furniture looks comfortable--definitely beats the throne chair outside. She wanders through the halls and enters the lounge.

...

She takes a cushion, goes to her room, and then comes back without it. Then she lifts another cushion off Minato's face and takes that one too. Then she comes back for another one and this cycle repeats until all the cushions are gone, or Minato stops her... somehow... ]

[ Minato doesn't stop her. He doesn't even notice her until she takes that cushion off his face and he can breathe again, reluctantly opening his eyes to see 45's retreating back as she returns to her room. He just sort of lies there and watches her come back and forth, never getting up, never saying anything, never stopping her until all the cushions are gone.

...

Only then does he get up onto his feet to walk over to 45's room to see what the hell she's doing. She'd better not be taking the cushions outside to pad that throne; they'll get all dusty. ]

[ Luckily(?) for Minato, all the cushions are in her room. They give extra padding on the small couch for the seats and backrest, the footrest, which is basically the small chair that's been pulled close with a cushion on it, and the rest of the cushions are just on her body while she's hugging one.

When the door opens, she looks at Minato. ]

Oh, the blue guy is awake.

[ She thinks his outfit and hair make some great camouflage in this hella blue room, but she's good at noticing things, so his presence didn't go unnoticed... but she ignored him anyway when she grabbed the cushions. ]

You want these ba~ck?

Yeah. Good morning.

[ He answers honestly, and it's "good morning" regardless of what time it is outside, because without anything but speckled darkness outside the windows, he can't tell immediately what time it is out there.

There's no motion to take back any of the cushions, nor to ask for them back. But he will stand there awkwardly in the doorway to give her the chance to offer, if she was ever going to do that. ]

[ Yeah, she isn't gonna do that. Sorry, Minato... but she wants all these cushions. They make things so comfortable for her poor android body--who am I kidding. She doesn't care. ]

Got something to trade?

[ Wow. Technically, the Velvet Room is meant for the Guests, so Minato can't really say anything about 45 taking all the cushions, because if any of the other Guests have a complaint, it's between them and her. He really has no power here, so. Wow.

Minato lowers himself to sit on the ground, pulling his knees up to his chest while he leans back against the door frame. ]

What sorta stuff do you like?

[ She just sorta half expected Minato to just take one by her foot and leave, so seeing him sit on the ground and not doing much kinda surprises her, but she keeps her expression easily controlled. ]

It's not about what I like, but rather what I need. Do you have rations and clothes?

Yeah.

[ If that's what she wants, he's surprised she hasn't just flung open the fridge doors immediately after confiscating all the cushions. Maybe she was on the way there, before Minato had gotten up and started talking. ]

But what you like is still kinda important... What sort of rations and clothes do you like?

Sweets and whatever fits me. I'm not that picky.

[ She is, but if Minato ends up getting her clothes that she won't wear, she'll use it for something down the road. ]

I'm going to use this room as a temporary base too.

[ Don't stop her etc ]

[ Minato nods slowly, trying to think if there's any sweets on the train. Souji hasn't cooked anything like that lately, since Minato is rarely in the mood for sweets, but maybe he has some snacks stowed away somewhere. He'll check later when he's back in his room to see if he has any spare clothes. He and 45 seem to be sort of the same size, with him only slightly taller. ]

This whole place is sorta meant to be a base for you, so that's fine.

[ A general "you," but specifically 45 is still fine. ]

Do you like clowns...? Otherwise, I got a bunch of this uniform if you want some.

[ She's got the gold eyes and everything, she can totally be an Attendant. ]

[ Hell yeah, let's become an Attendant. She raises an eyebrow when he mentions clowns though. ]

I'll take the uniform then. Did you work in a circus?

[ Unfortunately, she won't be the one calling Minato "clown denizen" in place of RO, but she could totally call him something else instead once she thinks of something. ]

Would that make this a circus train? It's awfully blue and cheery.

Huh... I dunno, I might've worked in a circus before?

[ He really can't discount the possibility, when he can't remember shit. ]

This could be a circus train too... But there aren't any lions around, so maybe not. I'll go get some uniforms, if you wait here...

[ It takes some effort to get back onto his feet, seeing as he had his hands in his pockets and refuses to take them out to push himself up or keep balance, but he manages somehow. He'll grab 45 seven uniforms, then she can wear one every day of the week before she has to worry about laundry. ]

[ Holding cushions hostage in exchange for a set of clothes she can use every single day of the week and maybe snacks later is a lot better deal than she expected. Maybe Minato is a pushover? She doesn't seem to fully understand this whole Persona business and the fact that the Attendants are here as guides. But she does know that there are weird things going on and the fact that she can't summon Malphas here. Hm. She misses being able to summon him already, but it's no big deal.

She continues to sit on the couch, but the cushion from the chair (footrest), and two more that were covering her legs, now stay stacked on the side of the couch as 45 waits for Minato to come back.

It's an interesting side stop at least. ]

[ Minato comes back with seven sets of uniforms, including the clown outfit, if she turns out to want a break from all the blue. On the very top of the pile sits only one hat, and two packages of melon bread. One of the packages is already opened and appears to be half eaten. ]

Here... Anything else?

[ She just smiles, because she tries her best not to break out into laughter upon seeing the clown outfit. She's successful and takes the pile of clothes with the food and gives the clown outfit back to Minato. ]

Sit here.

[ whichever one he wants. She pats down on the couch space next to her after lifting the stacks of cushions. If he does come over and sit, she'll put the stack of cushions on Minato's lap. ]

It's nice to have a companion. [ Doubt. ] Got an ear picker?

[ Why doesn't she want the clown outfit? Minato still thinks it's cool, laying it on top of the stack of cushions on his lap after he sits down next to 45 and leaning his entire weight on top of the tower. ]

Not an unused one... But talking loosens earwax and it's sorta the same thing. I'm good at listening.

[ He will give 45 a used ear picker if she really wants one though ]

You don't look like the type that talks much.

[ She wasn't going to use it on herself, Minato... ]

I'm not.

[ He didn't think she was going to want to use it on him?? They just met. ]

But listening doesn't require much talking. You... probably have a lot of questions?

[ And expects him to do a lot of talking, oh no ]

Just some. At least you kinda look like you know what's going on. I'll give you an ear picking service once you're done so maybe it'll be worth it?

[ He seems like the type that would go to a lot of lengths to be lazy. ]

9, 416, 11. Any of them familiar? Let's see... how long is this detour? Units getting dumped into new places is a novel experience, but not a new one to be heard of.

[ Just "kinda", huh? That ear picking sounds more like a threat than anything else, but Minato's expression is impassive while he listens to her talk. ]

Yeah, I know them.

[ As numbers... Anyways, he answers that one confidently, but then sort of slouches a little more with the second question, because there's no direct answer he can give. ]

But I dunno how long this detour will last. If you guys really suck, maybe you'll get wiped out by the end of the month. Or maybe you'll keep pushing, and hopefully within a year...

[ His voice starts to muffle as he buries his face in the clown outfit on his lap. He really does not want to stay here a whole year. ]

It's not like it's some strange combat simulation, is it? Though, I guess if you were one either way, you'd say no.

[ Seeing Minato bury his face into the clown clothes is pretty funny though, but she'll give him two pats on the back. There, there. She also figures with what flippantly he said that he "knows them" means that he probably... doesn't know what she's talking about. Most people shouldn't, and that's fine, really. ]

Hm, something tells me you're not really human and you're definitely not a Doll. What are you, a god?

[ :) ]

Um.

[ It's sort of a strange combat situation, but that's not what 45 asked and people need to hold onto the thought that this world and everything in it is real and matters.

He tilts his head a little at the pats, so that his mouth and one eye is free to look over at her. ]

What kind of god do you mean?

[ A capital g omnipotent God? Sorry, but he'll have to disappoint. But sometimes gods are just gods because they're believed in and made so. He's not sure what sorts 45 is used to; not that it matters, because he's nothing more than an Attendant, whatever that means. ]

Perhaps in name only? Or assumed to be.

[ Then she'll pet Minato's head--kinda like how someone would pet a dog. ]

Perhaps the god of this clown train, wherever it is heading to--a destination to nowhere.

[ Minato sits up a little to meet 45's hand, kinda like how a dog would sit up to ask for more petting. ]

I dunno if god's the right word... I can control some stuff about this clown train, but not everything. Not really the destination, either... whether it's a dead end, a horrible train crash, or nowhere at all, that's up to you guys.

[ Cute. She'll keep petting Minato, and lightly runs her fingers through his hair too because maybe he'll like that? It's useless information she learned once upon a time. ]

It sounds like there's nothing but bad ends. Maybe you don't have faith in "us"?

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