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Persona :: New Arcana
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It was a strange notion but, during her time living in Penecia, Rita had never actually once come into the Theme Park... which, in a way, kinda relieved her. It was a strange time for her right now, having some more, although questionable, information from the Azores Board user Obviouslyabox, who seemed to actually be into this whole case. Sure, their motives were questionable right now, but hey, who was Rita to turn down a clue? She wasn't planning on pestering Klause Tanner, the subject of Box's interrogation, too much, seeing as he already seemed to be annoyed when that person came. Hell, maybe the performer could help her in finding a hint about Box as well? Who knew? Right now, Rita simply wandered around in the Park, a weekday for her and supposedly school time... she sighed, grieving for her attendance scores. Once this investigation was over, she was returning to school, that was for sure.
"What even is with this whole deal...?" The silvernette idly scrolled through her emails to review the information gotten from the forum goer, but ultimately found it pointless, all she got from them was a pointer at Klause... which was a shame. This day, she predicted, was definitely going to be damn tiring.
In the meantime, after getting her facts straight, Rita busied herself with correcting her hairstyle, her ribbon having gotten loose throughout the day. This was annoying. Not only did she know that this was going to be a tough and probably unwavering opponent, Rita definitely wasn't in the mood to be fixing wardrobe accidents all day today. Well, at least there still was a lot of time left until the theme park closed. She probably just tied it too sloppily or something so this shouldn't happen again... she hoped. Though, loose hair Rita did look good as well. Maybe she'd try that style somewhen else.
Around the park, it would not be hard to find the women, both young and old running in one direction towards a small patio where a familiar Masked Gentleman would be there talking, shaking hands and signing papers. He was definitely recognizable, The crowd definitely was mostly women, and other young guys to marvel at how cool they thought he was. “It’s all in a gentleman’s work.” He said.
Penny
Posts : 2836 Join date : 2014-09-16 Age : 25 Location : Inside
As she finished tying her ribbon back, Rita exhaled a puff of breath through her nose before putting her phone away. "Alright... ease into it, I guess. It won't do me any good to just pester him..." The silvernette whispered to herself before taking a deep breath. God, this felt like she was getting ready for a date... embarrassing. That didn't matter, though, if she just didn't try and forcefully nab an answer, then this should all go well. Klause seemed like a nice guy, after all.
"Alright, nothing's done if you won't do it yourself." After a bit of a self-pump up, Rita got up from her seat, wherever it was and took a bit of a walk to merge with the people currently serving as Klause's audience. She didn't know how to get close in order to talk, but maybe she'd learn something by watching the act. He did seem to be pretty... interesting.
"Ah, excuse me." Breaking her mold slightly, Rita called for a random person near her, whoever could hear with an inquisitive face. "I know this'll sound odd, but it's my first time here in the Theme Park. Could you tell me exactly what this person does?" The silvernette was clearly talking about Klause Tanner, and, while her speech appeared normal at first, most people could note a slight stutter here and there, as well as her face turning into a very thin pout. It was obvious that she wasn't used to this...
The girl she found was about a teen's age, who looked at her in shock, almost horror comically. "What?! You mean you don't know? He's the star of 'Life of the Heroic Gentleman!' She said, almost growing starry-eyed herself by merely saying it. "He fights scoundrels as a young English man who was roped into a life of fighting crime. He's truly a superhero. You need to sit down and watch one of his shows!" It sounded as cheesy as she put it. But apparently it had quite the following, so maybe it had something to it. Regardless, she didn't spend much time with her before running up to him and giving him a small book for him to sign.
Penny
Posts : 2836 Join date : 2014-09-16 Age : 25 Location : Inside
Rita flinched slightly and then raised an eyebrow at the display that the girl made.... okay? Unnecessary overreaction was unnecessary. "Yeah, I guess I didn't know. Thanks for telling me." Rita put on a forced smile as she responded before watching the girl run off. Did Klause sign autographs just like that? Huh, that was interesting. The silvernette guessed that she'd have to wait for a while before actually being able to talk to him in private. Seeing as the girl went off, Rita approached someone else again, frowning due to her social ineptitude, but then turning it neutral again.
"Excuse me. Do you know of someone making Klause Tanner look annoyed at all?" Rita wasn't quite sure if that was the right thing to ask, but she wanted to make sure that she knew just what exactly made Klause, someone that actually looked pretty friendly, outright ignore a person... it was strange to her.
This time she came across another older lady, obviously an adult. She tilted her head a bit confused at the question. "Who did? I dunno. Alot of people probably do. He's such a sweetheart. Are you watching out for him? You're such a sweetheart," she said, looking to her phone to check something.
Penny
Posts : 2836 Join date : 2014-09-16 Age : 25 Location : Inside
"A lot of people...?" Rita raised an eyebrow, putting a hand up to her chin. She wasn't particularly worried about Klause himself, but having someone on her bad side was something Rita would much like to avoid. Plus, if she could have a regular conversation with him about this issue, it'd go much smoother.
"Well, I guess... oh, by any chance, do you know when his show ends? I'm sure most people would, I just... don't..." The silvernette scratched her nape, a tad embarrassed. This was hard. Interacting with strangers was odd to her, honestly... maybe she'd have an easier time with Klause right away, but risking it wasn't in her book.
"The show just ended and a new one will be starting up soon. I think it's about another fifteen minutes or so. You should stay for it and enjoy yourself. Younger girls need some entertainment themselves," she said.
Penny
Posts : 2836 Join date : 2014-09-16 Age : 25 Location : Inside
"...I see." That answer wasn't exactly what Rita was looking for, but she took it anyway. If it was fifteen minutes left until another one started, she might as well stay until the end of the next show. Once she got an idea of what Klause was like, then maybe she could have an easier time with this... God, this was tiring.
"Thanks for your help. I'll stick around for another show." Rita smiled... softly, for how awkward she was being so far, but dismissed it and turned back her attention to Klause. She wasn't really entirely sure what to do yet... but hey, can't give up when you haven't even tried, right? She'd wait for however long it took to start up again, checking her phone to review the emails until it did.
As the time went on, a little sooner than expected Klause looked at his wrist and looked at the theater as an old-style bell sounded from the inside. "It appears something beckons me inside. Perhaps something is amiss? We will have to see won't we?" he said. He knelt down for a brief moment before leaping rather high up halfway up the theater and through an open window....while the height was not clear, it was obvious no ordinary man would jump this high; akin to jumping the height of a normal house. Nonetheless, it brought cheers from everyone in the crowd, and they would eventually shift over inside the theater. Should Rita choose to follow, she'd find herself near copious amounts of seats with a large stage near the front. The lights would soon dim, and eventually a show would begin. And apparently action would be setting the stage, as the show began in medias res when the Masked Gentleman appeared confronting another man with a brown top hat. He wore an odd mask, making him seem almost like a caricature of someone real; almost like an old English doll. "You again! I thought I delt with you back in London!" The Masked Gentleman spoke, in disbelief. The Top Hat man smirked. "I have not forgotten our last confrontation. This time I will have my revenge!" he said, suddenly pulling a pipe off of part of the stage, as the Masked Gentleman pulled from a sheathe on his hip a thin rapier, and ran towards him.
The combat was brilliant. The moves he displayed were not exactly ordinary; in fact he almost looked like a superhero the way he leaped and bounded from attacks that almost seemed like the end of the hero. And the crowd certainly worried for him, as some gasped and others stared in awe of the action.
Penny
Posts : 2836 Join date : 2014-09-16 Age : 25 Location : Inside
Rita immediately put away her phone as Klause's voice sounded again, then went wide-eyed at his performance, mouth half-open. "...That, no." The silvernette looked shocked, but also somewhat irritated. This was... not good. She tried to dismiss it as just cables and tricks, hoping that this wouldn't turn for the worse. This didn't add up at all...! She followed as fast as she could into the inside of the theater, but chose to stay up instead of taking a seat, watching what was going on.
"What...?" Rita could tell that this was part of the show, so she just grit her teeth while the action was happening. This was nonsense, absolute nonsense. In the theater, he had a lot more leeway for using astutely placed thin cables to perform those stunts, but the way he did so... it just seemed odd. Supernatural, in a way, to Rita. The silvernette tried to calm down, though, and took a deep breath as well as an open seat nearby, frowning as she did so. Quickly, before anyone could notice, she began typing another email to Obviouslyabox.
Message: I know now why you were suspicious of Klause Tanner. His movements do seem to imply some sort of connection to the supernatural. I can't help but be skeptical, though, as his name does not show up anywhere on the Broadcast's list. Are you sure about this? I could attribute his actions and behavior to just cable tricks and general annoyance at the current events respectively. I'm going to continue investigating regardless but, so far, this doesn't seem too promising.
As she finished typing the email, Rita immediately locked her phone and shoved it in her breast pocket, directing her sight again towards the stage as she tried to examine just what was going on, as well as maybe catch whatever trick Klause could be using to perform such feats... surely this was just the normal attraction at the theme park, right? With cables, wires and all that good stuff. Surely, this was natural, right...?
The show went on, with more of his heroic abilities being shown, before after what seemed almost too short, the show ended, to a standing ovation of the guests who showed up and a humble bow from the star. Soon people would gather to leave and talk about what they had just born witness to, like it was a life-altering event. Were Rita to go outside, soon from the same window, the Gentleman would jump off and almost float gracefully to the ground, looking around at the guests to give another bow.
Penny
Posts : 2836 Join date : 2014-09-16 Age : 25 Location : Inside
Subject: Re: Investigation -Part 3- (Klause Tanner) Fri May 01, 2015 9:40 am
Rita just sighed after the show ended, and kept her eyes on Klause Tanner. She went outside after a while and, as soon as the man jumped back out from the same window he was in before, Rita approached him, almost forcing a thin smile onto her lips.
"Mr. Tanner, do you mind a word right now?" The silvernette didn't seem to act too carelessly at the moment, she just wanted to speak normally for now. The act was no doubt incredible and the stunts pulled... well, mildly worrying to her, but this was a person she was talking to, not an animal to be studied. If she could, her worries would have to come later. Who knows? Maybe she could actually make a friend here.
"Phew... just be patient and keep your cool." Needless to say, the silvernette was less than happy to have to approach someone like this, and worse part was that it was someone fairly famous from what she had heard... well, no matter, she'd at least try her best.
The girls who were starting to form there looked at Rita with the venom that could only be rivalled by the deadliest of snakes. But before they could get to him, Klause chuckled a bit and rubbed the back of his head before grabbing her hand suddenly and pulling her with him behind a stand and into a door which lead into a hallway, most likely leading back to the building. He sighed and took his hat off, leaving only the mask on. He looked to Rita and smirked a bit. “I suppose it’s not every day a girl comes to me wanting to ask me something instead of an autograph. Especially someone as pretty as you. What did you need?” he said, his accent turning a bit less thick and a bit more local.
Penny
Posts : 2836 Join date : 2014-09-16 Age : 25 Location : Inside
Rita put on a silly smile to the girls that were basically glaring daggers at her, almost as if apologizing for taking their precious Klause from them... lord, this was already not going well. When the same man pulled her by the hand and ran off with her, though, the silvernette's eyes would widen, but hey, anything was better than being hated forever, right?
"Err, right... isn't usual for someone to want to have a nice conversation with another person." She felt her cheeks flare up slightly at Tanner's comment, but her wit kept her from actually being held back by it. "I just wanted to talk to you a bit about your performance. It was the first time I came here so I have to say that I'm impressed." For whatever it was worth, she really wasn't lying here, Rita was most definitely impressed... well, more impressed about his name being... off the charts, so to speak, than the performance itself, but, well, what could you do?
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