fifth evocation ✧ orthrus

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Minako Arisato June 9th near Birch Hills

Hi everyone, it's me again. I'll try and keep it short and sweet this time. First. Last month, during that week when everyone was super tiny, there were a lot of people who wandered into the woods because they heard voices calling out to them. It doesn't seem like whatever was calling to us is there anymore, thankfully, but I think this is a perfect chance to go back and go deeper into the forest, as deep as we can go to see if we can find the source of those voices, or anything else that might be there. I'm planning this thing for the 18th, and I wanted to know if anyone else wanted to come with. Keep in mind that even if nothing is likely to lure us in again, there's still a potential for danger. So in my opinion, the bigger the group, the better. We can all watch each other's backs. Which brings me to my next point. I know a lot of people have been exploring all the weird places in the city, and eventually I'd like to get accounts from you guys to compile together-- but for now, I wanted to ask if we could make a more concerted effort to explore together, instead of splitting up into our own tiny groups. The main reason being: Jim is constantly watching our movements and reading our posts. He's the only one we have any kind of contact with from Retrospec, and he's shown us in the past couple of months that he likes commenting on what we do and how we act. There's no telling if anything he says might be able to help us down the line, but in order to get him to talk at all, we have to get his attention. And a big group of people poking around for information on Retrospec is a lot more comment-worthy than tiny groups. Obviously there's a risk of exposing ourselves too much to him (though I'd argue we're pretty exposed as it is already). And I can't stop people from exploring on their own. I just wanted to put the idea out there that it might be better to do it together. There's one last thing I want to mention. Yosuke recently suggested that my dog Koromaru should try sniffing out a Retrospec employee by smelling something that was sent by mail. I'm not sure if it'll work, but me and Koromaru are willing to give it a try, so if you get something in the mail from Retrospec and want to let us have a go at it, text me any time of the day or night, I'll come running. Oh, and just to be safe, don't touch the box or wrapping it comes in. Thanks for reading. Hopefully I'll have something more fun to talk about the next time I post here.

[ooc: the open log for this mini expedition will be up on the 18th, for anyone who would like to have their character join! Nothing too exciting other than getting stuck in an infinite loop and attempting to escape said infinite loop will happen...probably ;3 I decided against making a post in the OOC comm for this so if you have any questions, feel free to PM me!]

Comments

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after everything we've experienced I think anyone calling you crazy should be rethinking that

let me know if you find anyone?

and that's a good idea, I want to come along for those too

the woods are huge so there's a chance we might miss something...but we might be able to go through other places more thoroughly, maybe find important clues

[openhanded]

you'll be the first one to know on all counts.

I think having multiple groups going through and looking at stuff is a good idea
as long as we all communicate like you said.

[a pause, and then he sends another response. Here's a nickname he doesn't use often.]

hey Mina?
thanks for being my friend.

[complementing]

right! If we don't then there's no point of going in the first place, any information we find out is for the benefit of everyone on Retrospec



oh Sorey

you don't have to thank me for that ♥

what brought that on though?

[openhanded]

exactly! we'll need everyone's help if we're gonna get anywhere.

[Haha, she calls him right out on being a sap. That's Minako for you.]

I haven't told many people about the woods. ghosts are in a whole other category for most people. they're scary. people who see them are scary too

[Blessed with the power of purification and abilities beyond human ken...]

I'm starting to think my weird power might be the key to everything about me

but you just accepted it and... that means a lot. thank you.

[complementing]

no matter who or what you might be, you're still my friend

that's not going to change for anything

I'm right there with you, you know. I'm terrified of what my powers mean, and how it feels like they're changing me into someone else

and you saw what I could do

but you thought I was amazing instead, and accepted it with a smile

I want to do that for you too, no matter what happens!

[openhanded]

you'll always be my friend too, no matter what weird powers we get or what we find out about ourselves

that's a promise.

[complementing]

thank you Sorey

it means so much to me knowing you think that

I've got your back for this expedition, okay? ♥

[openhanded]

I know you do.
we make a great team. that's not gonna change!