The Event

Naomi was wondering what was happening. She heard Sansch mention something on the radio about a criminal near the station. She wondered how someone was playing keep away with the cops so well, but she knew those stations very well. It would be difficult to find anyone if they were in that crowd. She kept listening to any news she could get, only to have Sansch switch topics. Was that really all they had? She grabbed her umbrella to keep off the sun and went back outside. She needed to know what was going on out there. She could get to the radio station without much trouble, but that darn sun… She would just have to live with it. When she finally reached the radio tower, she stared up at the screens. She had been expecting something more to be posted. Instead, there were only little blips running across the bottom of the screen. What was going on? For someone whom the police were so interested in, there sure wasn’t a lot of information. Not even a preliminary sketch to find the guy. This was strange.

She took out her tablet and started scanning through anything she could find with a quick search. Yeah, some of the people she knew on the island (in username only) were starting to get worried. Some people were just brushing it off though. There seemed to be no real consensus on the matter besides wonder at what was going on. She would get back to them in a moment. Right now she was going to check if there was anything else she could find about what was going on. Rumor, fact, panic, wonder, she would have to distinguish them all later. For now, she just needed to find anything about this incident. Every now and again, she would look up at the screen to see if something new had happened.

Sentinel was sitting on a bench near the radio tower, his fingers a blaze as he sent out an e-mail to a person who had hired him. He was back to being a web designer, designing anything from ads to images, to entire websites if he had to. Granted, the very last option gave him the most money, which he would need. After all house payments were going to be expensive and he wanted to get it paid off as soon as possible this way they wouldn't have to dip into money set aside for Maria's college. He was quite serious about her achieving whatever she could. Granted, he expected her to have a back up plan assuming her first goal failed, which it may. Though Sentinel had seen the enthusiasm she had whenever the young girl dedicated herself to a task. If she wanted it, she could most certainly get it....without using the puppy dog eyes.

He finished an image and displayed it at the top of the website he was working on, when suddenly he heard the radio news reporter, Robert Sansch, talking about a suspect that had escaped or was escaping the police. How every concerning.....truly concerning. He hoped he didn't move to some place dangerous trying to escape danger. He was fairly certain that this place was much safer than the last place. However, it seems the police were out in force, as Sentinel observed several officers patrolling the area in search of this suspect. Everyone seemed to be interested in this bit of news, yet Robert moved on leaving only the bottom of the screen to keep updates about the situation. He shut his laptop and tucked it away into his bag, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Naomi from the circus.

The android noted she was on a tablet, no doubt looking up information about the incident. He would throw the bag around his shoulder, and approach her, "Naomi! It's Alphonse from the Biggest Top Show. How have you been, and I take you've seen the news?" The android would ask the electronically adept individual who would glance up at the screen to catch new bits of information. "Criminals don't cause this much of a stir often in the city, do they?"

Hyde’s usual job hunting has led him to the radio tower; he was hoping that they would hire him to be a reporter or something. “Well, it’s not like I’m the most unlikable person on the island, I’m sure that I have a few social discrepancies but.. “ However, there was a message being emitted as Hyde approached the tower. It talked about a suspect; Hyde kind of wondered who this guy was? “ One of the prison inmates escaped from that island or something? That’s the only reason why I would think that they would want to catch him so fast. However, if it’s some random guy, I wonder what he did in the first place. “Hyde was a little curious himself, he wanted to ask around actually. After looking Hyde saw two people conversing among themselves, they looked fairly young. “….” He wanted to go over there, but he didn’t want to be too much of a nuisance. Thought, it would be pretty dangerous if people contained information about the guy that Hyde himself didn’t know. It’s not like he watched a lot of TV. Instead, Hyde just folded his arms and observed around the area a bit more. As a matter of fact, his friendly outlook started to deteriorate with each second; his usual smile was completely gone.
“And so it begins, I guess happiness doesn’t last for too long.” Hyde looked at his phone for the rumor board and started a topic about it immediately. Maybe there was someone that knew what was going on?

OOC: Just trying this out, supposedly the topic that Hyde started is in real time. Since Naomi is on her phone, maybe she could come across it? Or anyone for that matter, it’s a fun idea. https://newarcana.forumotion.com/t1349-loose-criminal#9160

This and that, Sharaku was running out of options, while walking down the streets of San Malarus. There obviously wasn't enough for him to do, simply because walking was overrated already, and he had decided not to go around buying anything this time. Not like he even needed it. Actually, the only thing he needed right now, was to somehow get rid of the loads of free time on his hands, and maybe he would stop finding himself with nothing to do so frequently. Having no actual job at the moment, no school to attend apparently gave him too much of a leeway, and no solutions as to how to fill that time up. What a bore.

He was spending his time trying to solve the illogical problem when the radio announcement came up. That was actually a useful distraction, in all honesty. Of course the idea of a criminal wandering around wasn't too pleasant. It must have been someone pretty bad if the concern was so high...or maybe they were just overly cautious. That was also a possibility. Whichever. Since he wasn't far away, Sharaku would eventually decide to go get a closer look at the news if he was already around. Not that he was very interested in crimes, but checking it out wasn't going to hurt.

...On second thought, maybe it would. Talk about a killjoy. He didn't really dislike the redhead, but seeing Hyde did nothing to lift his spirits up. Oh well, what gives. Still, it was better than nothing, therefore he would maneuver through the ever thickening crowd to stand near Hyde, who was typing away on his phone. For a moment, he would look to his left spotting a kind of familiar green dressed figure, along with a man with interesting white hair, but would turn back afterwards. ''Looks like a lot of people are gathering around here, hm?'', he would mumble, not particularly addressing anyone, although he would probably be heard anyway.

Naomi would look up to answer the voice she heard. It was Alphonse. They hadn’t met all that long ago, so she knew him instantly. She would smile and give a little wave to acknowledge him, “I’ve seen the news, or should I say, lack thereof.” She would turn back to her tablet, finding nothing on the situation, “And, no, they don’t usually cause this much of a stir. That’s why this is so weird.” This was getting annoying. She knew what places to check out and which ones to avoid. Even so, there was nothing popping up. Well, nothing she wanted to see anyway. She would almost jump back when strange, unintelligible words came up on her screen. Had she caught a virus? No, she made sure this thing was always in peek condition. The only thing she could think of was if something was scrambling the signal. She would pull her phone out of her purse, only to see that it was suffering the same fate as her tablet, “Well… That’s not good.” She would let out a nervous laugh and show Alphonse what was happening just as her electronics shut off completely. Well, they were no use anymore. She put the two devices back into her purse with a sigh. Then, the television started to also glitch. It turned white then black.

She would be phased by this, but the thing that followed after it was even more weird and made her forget about the failure of her electronics. The world went black and white. Was she seeing things? She rubbed her eyes to make sure, but everyone and everything was still a black blob against a white canvas. She was fine though. Well, her, Sentinel, a random guy she didn’t know, and… “Sharaku!” She called out to him like a giddy child. She grabbed Sentinel by the hand and attempted to drag him with her near the other two. At least she knew most of the people here. If he would move with her or not, she would go to them. Maybe, “Hey, do either of you know what’s going on?” She was strangely unfazed by what was going on around them, “And no, this isn’t a dream.” Best to beat that question before it popped up. She knew it would. She would look at the boy she didn’t know and laugh, “Sorry, I’m Naomi. Introductions are not my strong point.” Talking wasn’t her strong point, but without her tablet she would have to get by.

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Sentinel nodded his head in response to Naomi's answer, "I see, then this person must have done something heinous since the police want him captured so badly." That was the only logical conclusion, and that would explain the stir it caused. However, the police must be truly desperate to capture this criminal, but the oddest thing was the fact that they didn't give any details on the crime committed. The android was sure that they knew, but why wouldn't they broadcast that? It could reveal a key detail about the criminal, perhaps what weapon he often carried or his build. However, Sentinel was brought out of his thoughts when Naomi's tablet began to make an odd noise. She showed it to him and he caught indiscernible words before it shut off, however this effect seemed to extend to other electronics like the screen. A quick analysis could only come up with one conclusion.

"Are transmission being jammed?" He would ask aloud, scanning the area. He saw the screen offer a blank sketch, and the android began to become concerned that an EMP had gone off. He began to scan his systems for any damage, however when he noticed that people had stopped moving too. No EMP could have done this. "Not an EMP or anyone jamming us, but what else could there be...?" He was perplexed no technology was capable of such feats, not even military. What on earth was going on!? He hoped that would be the end of it, but it wasn't.

The world around them turned black and white, people became black blobs on a blank canvas. "What on earth?" Alphonse would mutter as he examined the changing world around him. It was as if they were suddenly part of black and white television era back in the 1960's. However, this did not happen to Naomi or two other individuals. He saw the shock and confusions on Naomi's face, no doubt his was similar to hers. However, he felt a tug on his hand as he was dragged towards the two. Could they be the cause of this? Clearly Naomi trusted one of them, but he was slightly hesitant. Naomi asked the obvious question, before introducing himself, "My name is Alphonse Sentinel. I only wish we had met under better circumstances." His eyes kept observing his surroundings try to maximize his and the other's safety. He glanced back to the screen before pointing it out to the others. "The screen!" He would exclaim.

The android's eyes caught a few words, something was beginning and it seemed to involve fate, life, and fun? What an odd grouping of words, but one thing was made clear. There would be no more peace. that was clear. However, a question arose in the android's mind. Did someone know they were here and conscious? They must have known, otherwise there would be no point in the message. "I don't think we're alone...I think someone knows we're here and active." His eyes scanned the rooftops and alleys to see if he could catch any traces of movement.

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Hyde’s phone was acting weird and there was no possible explanation as to why it was happening that way. However, he was starting to experience a feeling that he thought had left a long time ago. Hyde could only describe it as a sense or a particular ding that seemed to happen in a particular moment. The smell of old spice filled the air in a moment, Hyde had a small feeling that Raku was around somewhere. When he noticed that his friend was so close, Hyde would give him an acknowledging smile and show him his phone’s weird message. “Hey Raku, something’s a little off today.” That message showed up on the big screen as well, so it didn’t really matter where Raku looked at now. It’s just the coincidence that occurred involving it, what could It all mean?

Suddenly, the sky and space between objects would turn completely white. Anything physical such as the people, the buildings, and the radio tower would turn black, as though they all became shadows on a white canvas. “Woah! Who turned off the color?!” This was odd, but Hyde shouldn’t be talking. He wasn’t from this world, but he started to get a little tense. After the weird happening of that wormhole, did some repercussion managed to catch up with him? What if this was all his fault somehow? This wasn’t the first time that he found himself in some odd situation; Hyde was around for the Ueitawa region’s disaster as well. Was these two things connected? “More messages?” It claimed that peace and fun has ended, this particular side of fate is depressing.


It was after that moment a girl came over, dragging along anther male. It was the same two teens that Hyde saw earlier that he didn’t want to disturb, they obviously know Raku. After confirming that this wasn’t a dream, the two of them introduced themselves. “Hey! The name is Hyde, it’s nice to meet you Naomi, Alphonse. I just wish that this was under better circumstances, but I’m sure that everything was going to work out just fine. “Hyde had his usual inviting smile again, these were kids like him that was stuck in a bad situation. Maybe it was too early for this, but he wanted to bring this up. “ I know that we just met but forgive me for the nickname, Al, Raku….Naomi….Do you know what happened in Ueitawa a year ago? I’m sure you heard the rumors about the quarantine areas? To be honest with you, I was there. I have a feeling that the same thing is starting to happen, or something similar. Were in a bad situation so its best to be upfront. You’re probably going to think I’m crazy, Raku already thinks I’m crazy…” Hyde shot Raku a playful smirk before he continued. “But I honestly saw monsters there, which is why I left for Azores in the first place. There was also a lot of Red, but the happenings were similar to this black and white…thing…. “ Hyde didn’t tell them that he wasn’t a resident of this world at all, that bit of information was unnecessary unless he learned that this was unrelated to Ueitawa and had a lot to do with his own dimensional traveling. But hey, it wasn’t like you could take worm holes on a joy ride, can you?

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Sharaku was soon brought out of his thoughts when Hyde went to show him his phone which seemed to be glitching, showing some weird uninteligible stuff. 'Huh...?' Okay, that was a little strange. ''Obviously...'', he would trail off, noticing that strange things were happening to the broadcast screen as well. What was this, some electricity blackout? That idea sounded plausible enough....until a moment later when everything went white and black like in some old television movies. On top of that, practically everything stopped moving, aside from a few people. Well, scratch blackouts, this was something...else. But, just what the hell was going on? ''Don't ask me.'', he would mutter at Hyde's exlamation about the colors. This definitely wasn't good, whatever it was supposed to mean.

Narrowing his golden eyes a little as he looked around the scenery, he was about to say something more, but was promptly interrupted by a green figure calling out to him, and coming over right after, dragging the white haired man with her. ''Hm, yes, my name's Sharaku. It's a pleasure to meet you...despite this strange situation we're in. And hello to you too, Naomi.'', he would speak up when introductions were brought up, directing his name mostly towards Sentinel, the man being the only one he hadn't met yet. Hyde, being himself, started to ramble as usual, explaining things in his own way. If it could even be put that way. He couldn't say he heard about this Ueitawa much, as he was busy enough with his own problems in the past. When Hyde smirked at him, he his expression would be sort of blank. ''So, you're admitting it yourself...?'', he would throw at him, in an unimpressed tone. Honestly, he was starting to filter half of what Hyde said after the last experiences. It made listening to him so much easier.

When Hyde continued with his speech, mentioning monsters, he would raise an eyebrow in question. Was that even possible? Of course, he could believe unnatural things happening, but that sounded a bit too much like cut out of a fairytale. Well, not so much a fairytale, more like some action film. ''Therefore, we should expect running into monsters here? Is that what you're trying to say?'', he would ask, just to get a clarification. Yes, it did sound ridiculous, but honestly? There was a possibility for everything, wasn't there? Meanwhile Sentinel was yelling somethign about a screen, and Sharaku would turn to look at it for a moment, reading over the strange message. Fate? Peace ending? Oh, joy, just what he needed, another dose of supernatural seeming mess. Just...why? He would seriously have prefered some peace right now. On top of it, Sentinel seemed to think someone was watching them too. Thanks for adding the creepy factor. ''Perhaps, however, I don't think we can do much about it if it's true. I guess we'll just have to stick together and see what happens.'', he would comment, with a light sigh. Now, he was starting to doubt he'll get home anytime soon which would have been nice at this point. Thsi whole scene was slightly unnerving, and that was something to say, considering he wasn't the type to wimp out when seeing amounts of weirdness.

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Naomi would nod at Sharaku and Hyde. This was a strange situation, but she didn’t seem to be showing any signs of being effected by it. She would tilt her head in confusion at Hyde’s words, “What is Ueitawa?” She hadn’t heard of the place before. Well, maybe she had, but she didn’t really recall the name. It must not have interested her. She was distracted by the screaming coming from the other people around them. Could they move around too? They must have been scared. She was ready to go over and help them get their bearings, but before she could move over to them, they seemed to be leaking. The black liquid around them was growing and it was changing shape. She would have ran or screamed, but she was frozen by a slight amount of fear. She was really wishing this was a dream, but she knew better. For once, she was actually feeling quiet a bit of fear. This was the part in the movies where everybody died. This was an awful way to go. What was her mom going to hear: Sorry, ma’am, your daughter was sent into a black and white dimension and was eaten by two monsters straight out of a horror movie? That was one situation she wanted to see them explain.
 
Her eyes would widen as she began to hear voices speaking to her. Were children speaking to her? She couldn’t see anyone, but she could definitely hear them. Well, she wasn’t one to turn down an offer for help. She would close her eyes as the tarot card appeared in front of her. As if she knew where it was without her eyes, she reached out for the card and lightly tapped her fingers against it, “Come on out, Intertwined.” The card would burst into golden dust around Naomi, after which two teddy bears would be next to her. The blue one was hiding slightly behind her, holding onto her shoulders, the pink one was standing right at her feet looking at the two Shadows. She would turn to the others and point at her newly summoned Persona, “I think they are here to help us.” She was strangely unfazed by their appearance. At least these ones were here to help, not to hurt. She would let a smile cross her face again, hiding her fear behind a happy face. She would turn to the two teddy bears, “Let’s do our best you two.” She didn’t know why, but she trusted these two the moment she saw them.

When Hyde mentioned Ueitawa, Sentinel perked up a bit. Now...based off what he saw from the news, there were similarities. Areas turning red, but here it was black and white. Similar? Certainly, but now was not the time nor place for comparison. The group had to figure out who knew they were here, and how to escape this dimension. He still had to take care of Maria, and while he didn't need food or water like the others. he had to recharge every so often. The biggest concern he had was if Maria was safe or not, after all what if she was out there? Alone? The poor girl would be frightened, and crying for "Senty". Speaking of crying or screaming, some of the people around them began to scream out in pain. They clutched their head or throat as they cried out in pain, it was disturbing to say the least. The android watched, he wasn't sure there was anything that could be done to help them. Sure, he knew the basic first aid, but these people were beyond that point. There was nothing that could be done for them. The android acknowledged this fact and watched as the area around them began to bleed, and these "blood" began to sweep up the fallen human forms. Absorbing them as it moved to different points. Was this the work of an individual or was this the work of some twisted place? The android didn't know, and while he would like to find it out, it would have to wait.

The two forms took an animal shape, which ruled out running away, and a humanoid shape. However, these were not your natural creatures. His mind rushed to discover an idea to combat these two, he lacked anything beyond his current abilities. No gun or anything else...damn they were caught flat-footed. However, in this moment a voice spoke to him. It was that of an aged man that had gone through a lot in his life. This was a voice the android could trust, and all he had to do was call out to him in order to receive his help. Not like he had a choice at this point! The android's eyes glowed for a moment as he authorized this new strength to come forth. "Initiating combat protocol, releasing Odysseus" Blue fire appeared from behind the android as an older man stepped out from it. He was covered in a bronze chest plate to offer protection. A few Greek javelins tipped with bronze were strapped to his back, in his hands he held a large bronze round shield and a bronze sword. The man looked tired as though he had been through a great many hardships.

Naomi would say that they were there to help, and Sentinel would nod in agreement. "We will need their help. Prepare yourselves and eliminate these creatures with extreme prejudice. They intend to do the same to us, I will keep an eye out for any weaknesses that I notice." He would say, he glanced toward the older man who rose the shield in front of him. The sword was ready to stab at a moment's notice should the creature wander too near. He was ready for battle, and Sentinel had no intentions of dying here!

Hyde noticed the weird black goop that was coming out from those individuals that were trapped. They formed into monsters; it looked like Hyde’s hunch about them was right. “Believe me now?” However, a small glowing light started to form around his left wrist. Hyde’s demon summoning device came back, but it looked a little different this time. He was pretty surprised that the others were able to summon something akin to demons without any added help from any device whatsoever. “Maybe it works differently here, but at least I’m not helpless. “ It was just like old times, but with a new spin on  it. The arcana morpher is somewhat like a watch, with advanced  mechanics and the persona interface tablet in the middle of it. The interface tablet is a circular coin, just a little bigger than a quarter, and contains its own unique design and color depending on the persona it represents or is summoned at the moment. “STANDING BY!!”

The interface for the Arcana Morpher was working properly and it was time for Hyde to call upon his Arcana. “Codas Kyrin!” From there on, saying the name of the persona would operate the method of summoning, as well as the appropriate tablet appearing and starting to spin. Codas Kyrin is  9 feet tall and seems to be covered in a black mechanical armor all over his body.  He has the various weapons of  his black spear and wing stingers. The wing stinger  serves as both wings, and a firing point for attacks as well, he also has a long black tail. Codas appeared and he was ready for the hunt, he was eying the odd like animal creature with an equal amount of intensity. He was looking for its weakness.

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“A challenger! Worthy….” Hyde shrugged; he figured that Arcana’s were just as outspoken as demons were. “Let’s fight, we can beat them if were together. I’m sure of it!”

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...Oh dear. Well, apparently the loss of color wasn't the end of this parade. To be honest, Sharaku found it a bit disturbing to watch those other people bleed out strange mess, that formed some sort of goo. Okay, the hell? As if it wasn't ridiculous enough already. This was like a very badly inscenated horror movie, and he couldn't say it was enjoyable. ''.........'' And then, the already suspicious goo started turning into some weird monsters. Wasn't that great? Sharaku stared at the two Shadows, feeling kind of exasperated, and actually sort of...sick? ''!'' Wait a moment, what was that for? He was sure he wasn't scared shitless or anything, so why the hell did he feel like...uh, hell? Awesome, he couldn't even come up with anything smart anymore. When Hyde piped up, asking a fairly useless question, he would turn his head around to look at the redhead briefly, with a blank face. ''No..comment.'', he would mutter thickly, his eyes bright, glowing like molten gold, narrowed slightly in displeasure which, this once had nothing to do with Hyde himself. Although, he did find the question lame, but who cares at this point.

Before he could do anything else, he was rudely interrupted. With a slight unamused twitch, he would raise his right hand, glaring at it bleakly for a few moments. This was a bit too much at a single go. He didn't usually have a short fuse, but right now, he was really starting to lose his patience. Scoffing lightly, he would remove the glove from his hand with his teeth, noticing how the others summoned some strange creatures one after another meanwhile. What fun. While he was a little irked by those words, there wasn't much choice, was there? ''Very well...'', he would sigh, snapping his fingers. Well, let's give this a go. ''Now that's what I'm talking about!'' ...Their enthusiasm didn't match a lot, that was obvious. Ignoring that, and turning to Hyde, Sharaku would shrug. ''If you say so.'' The excited Shadow would take that moment to shift into its weapon form, making Sharaku squint his eyes at the bright violetish color. 'Is that pink...?' Nevermind, he didn't even care anymore. His gaze would divert back to the two Shadows with a frown. This was going to be a long day.

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