Raiders of the Tomb [Tristan] (mod)

[Phoebe Minola]

Why am I doing thiiiis... Phoebe thought nervously.

Her first foray of exploration into the Terminal had gone well but answered next to nothing. Since hearing from Alysa about the cemetery incident she decided to come and get a peek at things herself. Sadly, it had to be at night; she simply couldn't get away from her job earlier and she really had no excuse to leave earlier. She wasn't afraid of cemeteries per se -- she'd stopped believing in ghosts and ghoulies years ago... but her latest brushes with Shadows had changed that. She was afraid of running into them. At least it wasn't awfully dark, thanks to the moon and some public lightning that provided weak, anemic pools of light in the cemetery.

She gulped at the sight of the rows of graves she walked by, some neat and tidy, others haphazard, weather-worn and overgrown. It should've been a rather somber and melancholy sight, really, but she felt nervous.

She stopped in front of a damaged mausoleum. This seemed to be the entrance to where Alysa had implied things had gone down. She stopped to check her equipment, pulling her crowbar out of her bag. She had her pocket flashlight secured in her breast-pocket and had also dug up an emergency flare from somewhere, in case she needed extra light in a pinch. Maybe it had been a bad idea to come here by herself but she tightened her grip on her crowbar and stepped in.

It was dark and smelled horribly. There was mildew and other smells she didn't care to identify. She clicked on her flashlight. It looked as if the floor had just collapsed and revealed further floors below of ancient catacombs. She'd read of their existence in books about Mosaic City, but never thought she'd see them herself. She could certainly see signs of a big battle here and there and wondered how bad it had been.

Perhaps... next time I can actually be of some help. I'm pretty sure Antiope's gotten stronger since I started to poke around in the perimeter.

She stepped around some rubble and moved further in cautiously.

[Tristan Carter]

Tristan had been wandering around when he had the idea to go to the old cemetery. Satisfied with his brilliant idea, he quickly dashed to his apartment and grabbed his scythe. He then ran all the way to the cemetery. He hoped killing some shadows would bring some excitement to the night.

He got there, and saw evidence of a large battle. He didn't care, but he was curious as to what went on. he considered investigating when he heard a person entering the cemetery. He came up with a horribly funny idea...

He quickly avoided said person's view and hid in the mausoleum, and hid. When the person came close to Tristan's hiding location, he crept up from behind using rubble as cover and placed the blade of his scythe on their shoulder. Then he said in the creepiest voice he could manage...

"Hello... I believe it's your time..."

[Phoebe Minola]

((OOC: Since this occurs after this bookstore thread, I assume Feebs and Tristan are already familiar with each other.))

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Phoebe was cautiously walking past the rubble when she heard something. She squinted into the dark to get a better look ahead of her when something cold and sharp touched her shoulder and an awful voice warbled in her ear.

Well, she reacted like a terrified cat. A pudgy woman jumping almost to the ceiling is quite a sight. She almost cut herself on the blade, panicked, then stumbled forward with a shriek and whirled around with her crowbar raised over her head to strike.

"YEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! PERSO--!!"

It's only a human.

Oh.

She let her arms drop with an expression disbelief, confusion and a red hue of embarrassment blooming on her face. She eyed up her 'assailant'. It was quite a young man and didn't he looked pleased as punch to have scared a few years off her. He looked familiar.

"Wha-- Why did you do that!? Do you have any idea how dangerous that is? I could've brained you! This isn't funny!" she blurted. "...You look familiar, aren't you the guy I met at the bookstore? What are you doing here?"

She had a sneaking feeling -- he was, after all, carrying a weapon and being here... though he could just be a prankster at the wrong place and the wrong time.

[Tristan Carter]

Tristan started to laugh. It wasn't everyday that he got to see anything like that. Heck, it took all he had not to ruin the joke by laughing too early! Still, this lady seemed familiar...

She asked him if he was the guy from the bookstore, and that was when it clicked. That's who she was... Okay... But, wait. Why would she be here? He thought a moment, his laughter dying down, when he came up with an answer.

"Are you a User too?" he asked. After all, she was carrying a weapon, going into a graveyard where strange things supposedly lurk... Either way, she should know what he means.

[Phoebe Minola]

Phoebe narrowed her eyes at him a bit and pursed her lips a bit. So, he could sober up if he wanted. He asked if she was a... User. Anybody else might've assumed he meant drugs. But she knew better. As much as his little prank had annoyed her (to say nothing about scaring the crap out of her) if he was a Persona user too, he'd be a valuable ally.

"Yes," she said a bit flatly. "I'm a Persona user. New to the business, but here nonetheless. I assume you are one too. I came here to investigate the place since I heard about the battle that happened here. What about you?"

She paused for a moment. "...I'm Phoebe, by the way. You can call me Feebs."

[Erithania]

Beware, for death approaches.

Murder Maya

Skills
Agilao
Assault Dive
Marin Karin

Null: Fire
Resist: Strike
Weakness: Ice

Terror Tiara

Skills
Mudoon
Cleave
Agi

Null: Darkness
Resist: Slash
Weakness: Light

Killer Knight

Skills
Twin Shot
Getsu-ei
Garu

Null: Slash, Strike
Resist: Wind
Weakness: Pierce, Lightning

[Tristan Carter]

Tristan looked at the bookstore woman. Phoebe, huh? Who knows? She could end up being an essential ally. Still, it would be rude to not say anything back, so he responded in kind. "My name's Tristan, nice to meet you. Sorry about the scare, it's just that I need to lighten the mood every once in a while, and well... You became the perfect target." He doubted she would understand, but still. If one was constantly "gloom and doom" in this environment, they would end up killing themselves.

He sighed, and looked deep into the darkness of the thing they were in. That's when he noticed it. There was movement in the blackness. He didn't have time to waste. "Lady- err, Feebs! Get ready for a fight!" As he told her this, He concentrated on bringing forth Pyro Jack. Upon summoning, Pyro Jack cast a light, illuminating the shadows. There were three of them, and they didn't look too happy at being disturbed.

One of them seemed to be slime-like in nature, while another seemed to float and wore a tiara sort of thing, but the third seemed to have the appearance of a knight. Tristan knew the basics of medieval armor, and assumed that the monsters would too. And considering how some seemed more resistant to certain attacks than others, he figured a knight wouldn't really be phased by normal attacks. So, he did what he could with the other two.

The slime one came towards Tristan first, but he was prepared. He had fought these before, saw how they attacked, knew how to dodge. He quickly sidestepped the thing before he got hit, the swung with his scythe and sent it flying. When it didn't disappear, he knew that it would be coming back. But he hoped he had hurt it bad enough that Phoebe would be able to finish it. He still had a floater to deal with.

The tiara-wearing one sent a small burst of flame at Tristan. He took the brunt of the attack, but was able to avoid major harm due to Pyro Jack's influence. Still, Tristan sighed. If it used fire, then my strongest attack is out. What else could I use though? That's when he felt Pyro send a word his way: Hama. Tristan, with nothing to lose by casting this, pointed at the airborne being. "Hama," he said calmly, as Pyro Jack's lantern sent a beam of concentrated light at the creature, causing it to shriek in pain and dissipate.

Tristan clenched his weapon of choice as he looked to see if Phoebe was in any need of an assist.

[Phoebe Minola]

Phoebe's expression softened. "You're right, I probably did set myself up for a scare," she said with a cheeky smirk. "I suppose I better be more relaxed when venturing into potentially dangerous places. It's nice to meet you Tristan."

They moved together further in and as expected, they did get attacked. Tristan's Persona shed light in the darkness and there they were, three Shadows stalking towards them ominously. It was on now.

"You got it Tristan, leave the big guy to me!"

Of course, not that I'm sure how to get through this armor, I'm pretty sure regular attacks are out...

"Persona!" she called and the iridescent card floated in the air in front of her. She tapped it with the crowbar and Antiope appeared in a burst of azure glow. Brandishing her spear, the Amazon raised her shield in front of her in a direct challenge.

The great Shadow seemed to pause for a moment and then surged forward, thrusting its lance forward it an almost slashing motion, carrying an almost silver glow. It struck Antiope's shield with a resounding crash. Phoebe, arms raised in defense, gasped and dropped to her knee. That had been very strong and although Antiope had withstood the attack, she felt like someone had drawn a knife across her. It was time to counter attack.

Go, strike it down with the wrath of the heavens! Antiope said to her suddenly Zio!

"Zio!" Phoebe said before she knew exactly why. As she did, it made sense. Wrath of the heavens was lightning. Antiope had somehow learned electric attacks!

On command, the Persona struck her shield with her spear and then pointed it heavenwards in a commanding stance. A sharp crack echoed in the chamber and a bolt of lightning came down from nowhere, striking the knight Shadow. The Shadow staggered backwards, its form twitching and listing from the strike. That was it! Before it could bounce back, Phoebe willed a follow-up attack. Another bolt of lightning struck the Shadow and it fairly fell flat on the ground from the shock, looking dizzy. It started to rise but it was too late.

Antiope surged forward under command. She leaped over a thrust of the lance and came down on the Shadow with her spear pointed forward. Skewer! Antiope cratered the knight Shadow into the ground, her spear digging into the Shadow's mask mercilessly. The Shadow writhed for a moment and then exploded into particles of darkness that evaporated.

Phoebe whipped around just in time to see Tristan sending a slime-like shadow flying. It slammed on the floor near her and Phoebe took advantage of its momentary stun. They had to finish it off before it got back on its... er, feet. She rushed it and swung her crowbar hard. Crack! The satisfying noise of the mask cracking was her reward. She'd been working out to strengthen her arms lately and it had paid off. The Shadow disappeared into particles and Phoebe let out a sigh of relief.

"Good job! You're pretty good at this," she told Tristan and wiped her forehead. "I think we're safe to investigate a bit further, don't you think?"

[Erithania]

You didn't die!



Tristan found a Level 2 Scythe!

Phoebe found a Level 2 Hammer!

What the hell, you socialists!

[Tristan Carter]

Tristan watched as Phoebe killed the slime shadow and defeated the knight. It probably helped their cause that they had been able to work together like that. Still, teamwork or not, Phoebe seemed to be a force to reckon with. Tristan would hate to get on her bad side.

When she said that it was probably safe, he nodded in agreement. "Yeah, it wouldn't hurt to delve a little deeper." He started to walk away from the entrance when he tripped over something. Grimacing, he lifted himself up to inspect the thing that caused him to fall. It was a scythe, and it seemed to be stronger (and ever so slightly more ornate) than the one he was using. He started to grin slightly, then looked at Phoebe. She seemed slightly hurt, so he walked over and brought forth Pyro Jack again. "Dia," he cast. "That should help with the pain."

[Phoebe Minola]

With the Shadows taken care of, Phoebe relaxed. They'd won! She was sore from that hit she took, even though Antiope helped her work through it. So she was grateful when Tristan's Persona released a strange, soothing light. It went through her like the touch of gentle water and she immediately felt much better.

Oh, this must be healing. Vice did say that some Personas have supportive and healing capabilities.

She stretched her arms and smiled. "Oh, thanks! I feel much better! I'm glad you seem to be alright."

Seeing him pick up the new scythe, she looked to the floor. Right where the knight had fallen, something was glinting. She bent down and picked it up, having to use both hands to heft it. It was a sledgehammer, but it looked like it was made of solid silver!

"Haha, check it out: loot! Whoa, this puppy's heavy!" she laughed. "My uncles used one of these to break up ice on the lake near my house in Ohio so they could fish in the winter. Of course, that one wasn't silver but... hehe, I bet I could do some real damage to Shadows with this!"

She swung it over her shoulder and huffed. It was heavy! She'd have to work out more to be able to carry it around easier.

"Alright, let's see what we can find here," she said to Tristan. "By the way, your Persona is very interesting, what's it called?"

[Tristan Carter]

Tristan watched as Phoebe lifted a large, silver sledgehammer. Wow, I'm surprised she's even able to lift that. It looks heavy as hell... Well, it seemed that they had both been able to luck out from that fight. Better weapons and getting out of that with relatively little damage? Not only that, but Tristan was starting to understand the shadows a little. Not enough that he would be able to come up with any major revelations, but he was definitely able to understand how to fight them better.

He was in deep contemplation when he was asked for the name of his Persona. "Oh, uh... He's Pyro Jack, the main figurehead of Halloween." He considered how most people would react to hearing something like that, but he tried to continue the conversation before anything further was said. "So... Your Persona seems very... Amazon-esque. Who's she?"

[Phoebe Minola]

"Ah, I thought it was something like that. He's a variation on Jack 'o Lantern, I suppose," Phoebe said with a grin. "Antiope was an Amazon in Greek mythology. She married the king of Athens, Theseus and later fell in battle defending the city."

She chuckled. "I love mythology. I find it very fascinating that almost all Personas I've seen so far seem to be associated with figures of myth and legend. I wonder if that's because the myths represent a set of archetypes and those archetypes apply to the people the Personas belong to, somehow."

Then she rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment. "Oh, but that'd be a little weird. I mean, I'm hardly an Amazon and all..."