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Eikichi Mishina ([personal profile] deathboss) wrote in [community profile] retrospec2018-02-06 11:43 pm

01 - Who's Who

So uh, I had this really scary memory come back to me, and I need help identifying either of these two...individuals. I drew them from memory so they might not be exactly like this...



The guy on the left is called Philemon. I saw him in a place that I can't quite remember but there was a checkerboard floor and Greek columns. His mask looks like it came from a bargain bin theater play. He said the place was a gulf between the conscious and the unconscious. Not sure why that would have a checkerboard floor, but there you go.

It's what he said that's got me confused. Something about the land of Sumaru being a netherworld where rumors are reality and we had to use our power to fight back. He called it Persona? Something like summoning the selves inside of you...angels and demons...breaking the chains of karma...sounded really important if the guy bothered to summon us for it...OH RIGHT! He was a golden butterfly before turning into a man.

...I promise this is a memory and not substance abuse by the way. Even ten cups of Coffee wouldn't give me that kind of freaky vision.

Anyway. I guess the monster on the right would be something from the netherworld? I don't know, that was my first memory before this one. Someone else was with me doing motorcycle noises to it for some reason...I don't think his 'Persona' was doing that...heck I don't even know what a "persona" is supposed to be. And with a bunch of people off somewhere, I figured asking everyone might be better than just bothering my bros...

Your help is greatly appreciated. If you know something about anything I just wrote, or just want to share your thoughts, I'll make it up to you if you can help me.

-Michel Mishina
thesettingsun: smile (I'm a good guy)

I'm sorry Michel

[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-02-07 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
One of my friends had a Persona in his past life. He's lost network access and forgotten about past lives, so I can't ask him for more details, but from what I remember, a Persona is sort of like a guardian spirit? Something you summon to fight for you.

His dog had one too, in his past life. Not here. Mohammed's Persona controlled fire and his dog's Persona controlled sand.
thesettingsun: smile (but it's so damn cold)

I'm not the one who started this I'm just carrying it on

[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-02-07 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. You can regain access later, but a lot of people who lose it just don't get it back, and don't remember anything from their past lives. Or about fruit not being supposed to have faces, etc.
thesettingsun: smile (is displayed to quite remarkable effect)

Yep! If you never hear the word 'Stand', but people say 'oh I have that power, it's a Persona'...

[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-02-07 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
You can't have motorcycle noises in all your memories.
thesettingsun: smile (from your cradle via trousseau)

[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-02-07 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
My first memory was about being arrested for communist involvement.

Communism has never come up again in any of my memories after that. I must have gotten 20 more by now.
maskreant: (pic#11408883)

[personal profile] maskreant 2018-02-07 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ ohhh people are coming out of the woodwork! ]

the pumpkin like motorcycle noises?
thesettingsun: smile (have you got my shit?)

[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-02-07 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Short version: I lived in Japan and it was super illegal to be a communist for a few decades. Plotting against the emperor, etc. etc.
thesettingsun: smile (for not wanting to stay)

[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-02-07 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
It's fine, nobody knows what to say about weird memories. You get a little more used to it the longer you've been getting them.
parodeity: (HEH 🎧 sure thing)

[personal profile] parodeity 2018-02-07 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
you should definitely do a guest strip on sbahj someday

[ this is missing like every point ]
maskreant: (pic#11630068)

[personal profile] maskreant 2018-02-07 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
maybe in your other life human-shaped bikes made up some portion of the population? i can get behind that.

also, i've heard that Personas are a part of you. you can make them appear and do some cool party tricks, too.
maskreant: (pic#11494626)

[personal profile] maskreant 2018-02-07 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
it would make a great show.

you do sound like a hero, but you might have also been chosen by chance. the question that will decide your fate is this: did you own a costume?

yeah, i have a couple.
thesettingsun: smile (I'm a good guy)

[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-02-08 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
It's not going to turn you into a weird monster. Depending on your definition of monster, maybe.
maskreant: (pic#11494626)

[personal profile] maskreant 2018-02-08 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
no. from what i've gathered, it isn't a prerequisites, but it is to be a hero. even uniforms would do.

there's actually a group of Persona users here on the network, but i don't think all of us can use different ones. a handful of us only have one.
Edited 2018-02-08 05:49 (UTC)

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