Return to the Velvet Room (Alex/Neith)

Neith would stand up and take a formal bow to Alex as she prepared to explain just what this room was for. Clearing her throat, the girl would nod at him and with that would do her best to explain its purpose. "This room serves many purposes to those gifted with a power such as yours. For now I shall explain some of its key functions that should aid you throughout your journey."

"Here you may purchase items and equipment to aid you throughout your journey within the Velvet Commodities. We have a few vending machines setup throughout the Azores Region as well but the central marketplace is present within this room. You may also access memories of your past and bring others into them via the mirrors present here. And finally, what may be the most interesting to you, is the Request Board."

"You see, we do not accept currency from your world here. Be it yen, dollar, euro, pound, peso, it is not sufficient enough to purchase our items and there is no exchange rate present here. Instead, we only offer our items in exchange for Velvet Coins. Velvet Coins can be earned in numerous ways but the two most common are fighting Shadows and fulfilling requests. If you aid us attendants via accepting requests from the request board you can be awarded with these coins to utilize in purchasing items, equipment, and other merchandise in our shop."

"These are most of the functions as well as the quintessential parts of this room. In the future you may perhaps be aided by this room in different ways but that is information that I'm afraid I am not at liberty to reveal at this time." Neith would finish; extending her hand to reveal the access points to these various places and services within the room. For a moment she stood there before recollecting one last noteworthy factor.



"Through here you may access parallel worlds to your own. But be wary: these worlds are not as safe as your own. You may face many dangers within them. Fear not, however. This is where you Persona will be put to use in trials of combat. For within these worlds is where your strength will be put to the test; allowing you to fight magnificently against any enemy whom would dare stand in your way."

With that the young attendant would await any questions or requests the boy had.

"A Persona could be described as a facade or a mask. It is an extension of oneself and the overall psyche. In a similar fashion, Shadows themselves originate from there as well and are in fact very similar to the power you possess. One might even simply call a Persona a tamed Shadow."

"As for the mirrors you'll find that they bring you to just that -- memories of your past as produced by your subconscious. You'll experience a flashback and though unable to interact it with it can witness what had occurred as well as demonstrate it to others. Simply touch it and you will be brought back to days; days perhaps of nostalgia, days perhaps of dread."

Neith would shake her head in response to Alex's statements. "You would know better than I or anything else in existence as to why that's your Persona. Simply ponder over it and I'm sure you'll achieve the answer. If need be, think of it as a symbolic representation of a certain aspect of you or your personality entirely. And the mirrors are far more accurate than simple remembrance will produce for most."

"You don't remember something by going through them -- you relive it. Every loss and victory, every ache and smile, everything you felt you'll find yourself experiencing it again. I suppose it'd be most comparable to something some within this world yearn for -- to relive the past or experience a moment for just a bit longer before returning to march once more at time's side." The girl would explain commonly before opening her mouth once more,

[color=darkblue]"There's not an immediate need to go back into the past but it's present if you wish to experience such or if you want to show others with you key-details of events. You can learn a lot about the past as you grow and develop -- and as mentioned before, experiencing something is a lot different than simply remembering it.It's not a necessity but there are circumstances where it could aid you. However, it is up to you as a guest to utilize this room as you see fit. You don't need to use anything in here at all -- just as a consumer in your world isn't obligated to purchase a product or service. I apologize if the aid of this room isn't adequate enough for your tastes, Alex."

Neith would simply sigh; placing her elbows behind her head and beginning to float. If he didn't like the mirrors he didn't have to use them. She personally thought that, at the very least, they were a nice touch to the decor of the room. But then again, Neith was a bit biased.

"Anyway, do you have any other questions?"

"Times of magnificent and splendorous ordeals await you. I am not under the privilege to tell you what they are nor do I personally know myself; however I can tell that your power will not go to waste. In the meantime I suggest you begin training in the alternate worlds against Shadows. Go out and fulfill requests, spend time with your friends to strengthen your bonds, and stock up on equipment. When the storm comes your way I have no doubt in my mind that you will ever have trouble facing it."

With that Neith would return once more to sitting down; a chair appearing behind Alex and a smile appearing on her face. She'd wait a few more seconds before looking up at him -- making sure he didn't have any more questions.

Should he not ask anything more, the girl would greet him with a calm look suspended above her folded arms. And with that she would speak five simple words,


This would, of course, occur only if he had nothing more to ask nor say.

"I promise to do the same as the one wo will be assisting you throughout your journey to come." Neith would respond; nodding respectfully to him. A now full-on grin covered her face -- the girl clearly delighted to know that Alexander was going to give it his all. For she was more than happy to guide him in that endeavor. If her predictions from her meetings with him thus far were correct, the young boy would make for quite an interesting guest.

And with that the introductions between the two had seemingly come to an end. It would be up to Alex to conduct any remaining business or, if he found he had nothing else to do here at the moment, begin his departure. One thing was certain regardless of whatever would happen next though and that was that the events to follow would be most interesting to observe and guide him through.