AU PSL - Here kitty kitty

[afailedmurder]

[There's a dark figure wreaking havoc in Kamoshida's castle today. Look, sometimes you're in a bad mood and want to take out your aggression on somebody who's apparently in cahoots with your piece of shit dad. Anyway, he's not going to make the guy go psychotic or anything, so it's fine, no one will notice. He can loot and slaughter to his heart's content!]

Hahaha~~~~~~~~~ eat shit, trash!!

[Even if you happen to be captured and imprisoned in here... is this really the guy you want to ask for help?]

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[afailedmurder]

There are some unique things in there as well... it's a shame I never find anything I could wear in the real world, but that's the separation between fashion and utility for you.

[VROOM VROOM goes the kittycar. eat shit, Shadows]

Aha! I see some escalators.

[bagcat]

Oh, thank goodness.

[poof, he's back to being a now somewhat battered and bruised kitty, so they can board the platform and go down to the next level]

Let's take it easier on the next floor. The Shadows are only going to keep getting stronger, and I can't always predict what we'll run into.

[afailedmurder]

It's only been weaklings so far... but I suppose we can relax a little, if you're feeling tired.

[bagcat]

It doesn't matter if they're weak or strong if they're all hitting me in the face at full speed!

[grumble grumble]

Ugh... Anyway, there was something I forgot to mention earlier. It's not good to use our real names in Palaces, and that goes for Mementos too. We should come up with code names.

[afailedmurder]

[ok fine, he'll drive past a few Shadows as they flee]

Code names, huh? Did you have something in mind?

[bagcat]

Hmm... Maybe something based on our outfits? Although, we both wear black masks, so it's not all that helpful...

What about something related to our Personas?

[afailedmurder]

Well... how about Vega? That's Zorro's surname, and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

[bagcat]

Oho, I like it! It sounds cool, but mysterious, perfect for a dashing gentleman like me. Vega it is.

[hmmm... but then...] Your Persona is Loki, right? Is there anything you can think of that's like mine?

[afailedmurder]

It's fitting, since you were the one to guide me here.

As for Loki... hmm. He's a trickster god, and rather unique among the Norse pantheon as due to his mysterious parentage, he is considered to be not only a god, but a giant — although that's something of a misleading translation as it comes from comparison with giants in the Bible not for their size, but for their enmity with God. The original word, "jötunn," translates more closely to "devourer"...

Hm. "Devourer" is a bit of a mouthful...

[bagcat]

[Morgana, meanwhile, is on another train of thought from all this nerd mythology talk.]

How about... Stripes?

[afailedmurder]

Vetoed.

For starters, Loki's pattern isn't stripes, it's dazzle camouflage — and no, I don't want to be "Dazzle."

[bagcat]

But you're both so dazzling!

Camo? Zebra? Belts? Stop me if I hit a good one. Which is all of them, by the way.

[afailedmurder]

I've always thought I looked more like a crow...

But if it's so hard to think of something dignified, maybe I should show you what else I can do!

[slowing down enough to actually fight the next group of Shadows instead of turning them into a paste]

[bagcat]

[poof, bus is back to being a monstercat]

You better make this impressive!

[he'll hang back to watch -- Akechi can probably deal with Shadows this weak without Morgana holding his hand]

[afailedmurder]

You're not the only one who can change your appearance. Let's show him, Robin!

[His Persona changes! Even his costume changes! Wow!]

[bagcat]

Whoa! Is that seriously another Persona?!

[two personas and outfits almost seems like cheating!]

[afailedmurder]

He's not as strong as Loki, but he has his uses!

[gonna insta-kill some Shadows]

[bagcat]

[daaang you hama'd them good]

But your clothes... They're a manifestation of your will to rebel. How can you have two outfits?!

[afailedmurder]

I can only speculate, but if I had to guess... it's because I wanted it?

[bagcat]

I guess this is a place ruled by cognition... So it follows you could want something like that just like I can want to be a car.

But why would you want an outfit change?

[afailedmurder]

Well, early on I was worried about running to someone else in here. My other outfit gives an impression that isn't the most... innocuous.

[bagcat]

True... Even I found it a little intimidating.

Uh, not that I was scared or anything! There's a difference! [suuure]

[afailedmurder]

[heh]

I hide my true self in the real world, so it's hardly surprising that I'd be able to do so in the cognitive world as well.

[bagcat]

Yeah... Good point. We're kind of similar in a lot of ways, huh? [he sounds pleased by this, even Akechi having to hide seems sad, too]

Maybe it'll be easier to choose if you decide on a code name based on your disguised appearance, or if you want something that reflects your real self.

[afailedmurder]

Of course. We were fated to meet, after all.

A code name based on my disguise... something along the lines of Prince, perhaps?