A Blast from the Past [Hyde]

“Yea, she is an angel and surprisingly so…her name is angel. Well, that’s what we call her at least, well anyone that I met, or miss divine. Whatever floats your boat. “ Hyde would eat a bit more of his food.” Well, I’m glad we managed to get the nitty gritty out of the way. Afterwards, I think we should start to talk about the perks of being under philemon. We have access to a place called the velvet room, and each one of us is assigned to an attendant who helps us out. You can also buy items that are pretty useful there, so check it out when you can.

"The velvet room?" Mae raised an eyebrow, as she took a piece of sushi with her chop-sticks. "What's that? Sounds pretty fancy. The Velvet Room... Yeah, it has a nice ring to it. And Philemon is the one who gave me my powers, right?" Mae contemplated all this information Hyde just provided. So there was this place called the velvet room, where Persona Users can get various forms of assistance when needed. "So, how do I reach this "Velvet Room". Just like how I got to Alternate Zela? Through one of those rifts?" Seemed logical enough... After all, those were the only means Mae knew of extra-dimensional travel, and she was doubtful this Velvet Room was a Physical Place here in Azores.

"So, who are these attendants anyway? Sorry if I'm bombarding you with questions, but I need to know as much as I can."

Blue is our color, you will see a blue door every now and again.  Velvet blue I guess, but those areas are our areas.  So yes, it is the same as going to an alternate world in a way, but it’s a lot more safer In the velvet room and no one there is trying to kill you. As for attendants, hey are usually blonde, maybe white hair. Always has yellow eyes, hey are igor’s children hat he poofs up into existence I guess. Mine is named Lola, be her friend if you can, she’s really nice…even to a guy like me….”
Hyde’s voice trailed off as he takes another bite of his sushi. But there are other attendants there too. Take a look there and sign on with your favorite one .

"Mind showing it to me sometime?" Mae asked. The velvet room seemed like a very interesting place. And helpful too. Mae was already deep into this, so she might as well check out all the perks that came with being a persona-user. "Lola, huh? What's she like?" Mae asked curiously. She hadn't seen any of these attendants on Azores, so she assumed they all stayed within the velvet room. But from what Hyde had told her, Mae assumed they were people, just like the two teens eating sushi together. She took another bite before giving Hyde a teasing look. "You like her, don't you?" She would giggle mischeviously at her red-headed friend. "Is she cute? Come on, gimme the details!"

“mhm, I do like her. She’s vey cute, she can run even faster than me! And I’m on the track team. But seriously, she can out speed me wearing heels and some kind of school clothing hindering her, could probably blow past the whole team. I might even try to ask her to join the team so when they have that student Olympics for the team, we have a dark horse for the girls track team.” Hyde would then snap his fingers.” “Though, we all might get a different attendant, but ill definitely introduce you to her. To be honest, beings made from someone else; they learn and contain feelings just like us

"Yeah! That would be awesome. And is she really that good of a runner?" Mae sounded impressed. They were still human right? Mae knew very little about the Attendants, so maybe she should check it out. "So, where can I find this velvet room then? How do I get there?" This was a very legitimate question, because neither Mae or Qilin had any clue on where it was or how one got there in the first place. In fact, so much about her powers were still unknown to her. Like, why did she get them to begin with?

"Ah, Finally breaktime." Kei fell down on a chair next to Hyde. He looked positively exhausted. "Geez, the customers are relentless today. So, you enjoying the food so far?" Kei smiled at the two. "Mhm! This stuff is great!" Mae exclaimed cheerfully. "Glad to hear it.". The red-head then leaned over to Hyde, whispering something in his ear. "Nice going, man. She's really cute!" He gave his friend a wink. "Now, good luck!" After which he stood up. "I'm gonna go get changed, okay? I'll be right back." Kei turned around, and headed for the changing rooms.

Don’t you remember those velvet doors that I mentioned earlier? All you have to do is head on over to one of them and walk inside. There is never a time when the velvet room is empty; you’ll always find someone in there to greet you. The trademark of tan Attendant is their yellow eyes, much like your shadow selves,  and blue attire, silver white like hair.  Don’t worry; it’ll be easy to spot them. “ After Hyde said that, his friend Kei appeared and asked them how the food was.

Great as usual, I can tell the difference when you make something. You personally made this dish yourself, right?” After a few whispers and Kei departing, Mae’s curiosity got the better of her when she asked. “ Hmm… well…” Hyde would say as he looked into  Mae’s eyes and did a heart shape with his hands while he winked.



“Just making sure you’re enjoying the date, are you?” Hyde said in a playful tone.

"Heh, you bet I did!" Kei grinned. "You know, you're not too bad yourself when it comes to making sushi. We get customers all the time asking "Where's Hyde?" when he's not around. I'm always around here, so people don't ask for me that much, but they do enjoy the stuff I make. I'm mighty proud of Hyde here. He's gonna be an excellent sushi chef! Mark my words. He has some serious potential." The red-heads smile grew wider. Mae could positively feel tight bond these two shared. Best friends, huh?

"W-What? This is a d-date?!" Mae's cheeks turned pinkish, frazzled by this. "Hahaha. I think he's only messing with you Mae. If he was serious about this, he would've told you from the getgo, I'm sure." Kei couldn't help but chuckle at the pinkette's reaction. "Geez! Way to make me all frazzled and stuff! ...Baka..."

“Sorry if it seems like I tricked you or something. I was only having a little bit of fun , Mae chan. I would think that pop idols only date other op idols or something like that, right? I don’t know, there’s always a thing where, people date people that’s kind of similar to them, or something like that. “ Hyde really had to think about this. Is there ever a time when famous people date non famous people? ‘I mean this is a serious question Famous people seem to pair up with people of relevance? Do you consider yourself as that type of girl too? I mean, maybe it’s early to say but you'll never know what the adult you would do, right? Or aren’t we already adults? Can we drink?” Hyde checks the menu again.
“Nope not 21, ahah. Ok so we still have time. Sorry Mae, kei it was ….strangely mind boggling for a sense.

"Ah, it's okay! Don't worry about it!" Mae nervously exclaimed. "Real-oh...? What's this?" Mae was interrupted by the loud beep from her phone. Who would text her now? "Oh... Crap, I forgot... I have a test tomorrow... I need to hurry back..." Yeah, one of her classmates had sent a text to her about it. She was a part of a small study-group this week... She had finished her food anyway. "Sorry, guys. I better get going. Thanks for the food, Kei. It was delicious. I'll be sure to swing by someother time!"

Kei gave her an approving nod. "I'll save a couple of seats for you here next time, then. Have a safe trip home." Mae waved to the two guys as she left. Study group, here i come!

"Now, Hyde. You free for the rest of the day? I just got off..."

~Exit...

“Alright, make sure you come again. Who knows, maybe I’ll be the one cooking this time. “ As soon as Mae left, Hyde would take in a big sigh and scratch his head. “ The life of a third year is full of hard work; I guess this is something I have to look forward to. “ After Kei said that he was off, Hyde would smile and head towards the door. “ Yea, let’s go play some video games. It’s been a while since we been to the arcade man.