Joel stares at the ceiling. It’s sure a hospital ceiling alright. Grey tiles, fluorescent lights, a steady beep in the background. Great. He’s in the hospital his first day in town. He’s sure that bodes well for the future of his time in Hermiton, truly. What had he been saying to himself before he arrived? That he just had to survive one more year of high school and then he could go be a hermit in the woods or at least pass his exams to get that architecture degree he used to dream about.
“Oh, you’re awake! You’re the last to wake up. It’s just exhaustion, don’t worry. That always happens the first few times you summon your Persona. Your body gets used to it and stops trying to force you into the ground the moment you enter Real Space again eventually.”
He tries very hard not to groan out loud. If he doesn’t move or make any noise, maybe the weird guy won’t notice he’s awake. Maybe he’ll go away and like, whatever adult in town is currently supposed to be in charge of him will show up and sign some paperwork and Joel can leave.
There’s a long, awkward silence.
“You know, I can tell you’re awake. I already said so,” the stranger says.
“Shut up, I’m trying to make you go away,” Joel says.
The stranger snorts. “What, you don’t want information on your two friends you apparently risked your life to save?”
Joel… would kind of like that information, actually, but he’s not just going to say so.
“It’s not like I know them. I’ve been here five days. Idiot,” Joel says.
“I don’t know. Seems a lot like you know them,” the stranger says. “You’ll probably get to know them even more soon, after we do an assessment to make sure it’s safe for you all to enter Altered Space. It’s just been me and Scar for so long, I didn’t think other Persona users would ever show up!”
“What,” Joel says. “I don’t believe in Personas. They’re stupid. I was lucid dreaming. This is stupid.”
“Can’t you still hear yours? I think I’d go insane if I stopped.”
Yes.
“No.”
“Well then, maybe you’re the weak one. A strong Persona user would definitely still hear their Persona,” the stranger says, and look man, Joel doesn’t want to be doing this, but he can’t let ‘maybe you’re the weak one’ stand. It’s a matter of honor. Of pride.
“No, buzz off. I’m the strong one. I didn’t just awaken Pygmalion, I kicked ass using Pygmalion. Stupid Skizz and Impulse passed out immediately. And I was the only one who knew how to get to Skizz so, so, screw you, I’m super strong with your fake brain ghost thing.”
The stranger is quiet for a long moment. “Did you say you knew how to get to Skizz?”
“Yeah you just follow the evil butterflies. You should know, since you’re crazy,” Joel says.
“Oh my god,” the stranger says. “Oh my god. This changes everything.”
Something sinks in Joel’s stomach. “Wait, what does that—”
“I have to go tell Mr. Hills. Meet us when you get out of here, a doctor should let you out once you’re awake! But I have to tell him! Being able to preemptively find entrances to Altered Space! Fighting off a shadow and rescuing people your first time summoning a Persona! Me and Scar won’t have to be alone anymore!”
“No, I, uh, was lying, stop that,” Joel says unconvincingly.
“See you!” the stranger says.
“You forgot to tell me what happened to Skizz,” Joel says, finally sitting up to try to stop the stranger, but it’s too late. He’s already gone. Joel stares blankly after the space where he’d once been.
“You also forgot to tell me your name, you moron,” Joel says weakly.
He buries his head in his hands, breathes, and calls the nurse. If his strange classmate isn’t going to tell him what’s actually happening, then Joel’s going to find out for himself.
(Power throbs beneath a scar on his hand. A voice whispers agreeing remarks in the back of his head. He has way too many aches and pangs for last night—or, well, however many nights ago it was now—to be fake. But for now, he just wants to know Skizz is okay and go back to his stupid apartment and pretend none of this happened. Is that too much to ask?)
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Idia: (hiding behind a rock)
Ortho: Brother what are you doing?
Idia: (shakeing) quick Ortho hide before it sees us!
Ortho: (panicked) what is it!? an Overblot???
Idia: even worse
Ortho: (confused) what could be worse?
Idia: (pointing at a Pink Sheep) it's obviously an Harem Protagonist stay away or we'll become friends with this Normie
Ortho: ... I'm more worried about you then usual Brother
The Sheep: (behind Idia) bääh
Idia: (jumping up) run!
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Me: *looks at the hunger games fandom*
Me: So peaceful. So content. Must be nice having your biggest problem be the movie title being slightly innacurate.
Me: *sighs*
Me: *looks back to see the other fandoms shes in*
*Batfam is sipping tea while being surrounded by destruction*
*Pjo is having a full on duel with rick with swords while shit is on fire and they are both cackling manically*
*jjk is drunk in the corner and doing something on their computer*
*hp just had a shouting match with jk and has disowned her*
*septimus heap sits in the other corner and yearns for recognition*
*marauders just stabbed themselves in the heart and is currently crying*
*marvel is chanting shit shit shit while desperately trying to figure out What The Hell They're Supposed To Do*
*miraculous is on the ceiling, screeching*
Me: *sighs again*
Me: *quietly goes to the secrets of nicholas flamel fandom. it is only me. Im the only one here.*
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The difference between the rp accounts and people writing fanfics sexualizing minors is you can filter that shit out. AO3, fanfiction.net, hell even Wattpad have ways to get rid of stuff you don't want to see (eg sexual stuff about minors). If you don't like it don't read it.
When you post stuff like this on the main tag there's no way to avoid it. WE WILL SEE IT. Whether we want to or not. I had no idea wtf was going on until I went into the Newsies tag and saw these posts against my will.
I have nothing against rp, I don't get it, I don't understand it but like you do you. UNLESS it is being forced down my throat every single time I click on the Newsies tab
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