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[ENTER THE PALACE]
[You find yourself with a sensation like floating in water.]
[Above, the sky is dark. You can occasionally see things shifting, like gusts of wind, or perhaps waves of water. Is it…even a sky above you? Or is it some kind of giant ocean? Whatever it is, you can’t make it out very well. All around you, you appear to be floating in what appears to be water. It looks like a great, wide ocean of…space in every direction around you, with stars and lights twinkling in the distance. It looks like water and feels like water, but it doesn’t make you wet. You can reach your hand into it and pull some out, the purple and violet water and the tiny points of light inside it will even rest in your hands if you cup them to carry it, but once you’re not trying to hold it anymore, it’ll flow off of you, not a single drop remaining behind. You feel something similar if you go underneath the surface. The “water” doesn’t touch your eyes, mouth or nose when give the chance, it merely drifts around you, allowing you to breathe and see unabated. And you can see for a great distance, the twinkling stars illuminating the ocean of space all around you. Though perhaps less dark and empty, it feels every bit as vast as the sky above. You feel like you could swim forever and never reach the edge.]
[It’s quiet, here, with little noise around you but the starry ocean’s waves crashing back into its surface. It’s peaceful. In another situation, it might even be comfortable.]
[Above, the sky is dark. You can occasionally see things shifting, like gusts of wind, or perhaps waves of water. Is it…even a sky above you? Or is it some kind of giant ocean? Whatever it is, you can’t make it out very well. All around you, you appear to be floating in what appears to be water. It looks like a great, wide ocean of…space in every direction around you, with stars and lights twinkling in the distance. It looks like water and feels like water, but it doesn’t make you wet. You can reach your hand into it and pull some out, the purple and violet water and the tiny points of light inside it will even rest in your hands if you cup them to carry it, but once you’re not trying to hold it anymore, it’ll flow off of you, not a single drop remaining behind. You feel something similar if you go underneath the surface. The “water” doesn’t touch your eyes, mouth or nose when give the chance, it merely drifts around you, allowing you to breathe and see unabated. And you can see for a great distance, the twinkling stars illuminating the ocean of space all around you. Though perhaps less dark and empty, it feels every bit as vast as the sky above. You feel like you could swim forever and never reach the edge.]
[It’s quiet, here, with little noise around you but the starry ocean’s waves crashing back into its surface. It’s peaceful. In another situation, it might even be comfortable.]
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[She walks down the hallway, gesturing for him to follow. They come to a door, which she unlocks.]
[The room is immaculately organized, as if the person that owns it gets pissed off at the mere idea of somebody seeing anything out of place. There’s a bookshelf up against one wall filled with novels and texts, a desk up against the opposite wall with notebooks, writing supplies and a little desk buddy that happens to be a black cat. Next to the desk, on the wall, is a whiteboard with a schedule for classes, a schedule for online tutoring, a schedule for studying and a to-do list which just lists a bunch of books. The bed is neatly made and the clothes hanging in the closet are all freshly pressed.]
[On the bed is a glowing violet orb. Agnis looks at it. Then at you.]
If you want to see what I'm talking about. Touch that, then we'll get started.
[She pauses for a second.]
....I'll watch your back when you do.
[Don't want any repeats of last time.]
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Ooooone second.
[real or not Akira is petting the black cat. I'm sorry Agnis]
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...somewhere in this palace....there is a real black cat!]
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[satisfied, he draws away and gives Agnis a nod]
Okay. I'm ready.
[and now he will touch the glowing orb]
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[When it's over, you're sitting on the bed and...Agnis isn't there anymore? It seems like she left the room.]
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[he raises his eyes to speak to Agnis, but--]
-- Agnis?
[oh no. where'd she go. also now is about the time he probably gets a text from Minato]
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I'm here. I just left for a second.
[She walks back into the room.]
Something was happening outside that we had to deal with. We have more company, by the way.
[And in with her walks....hey look! It's Minato!]
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Looking a little sheepish when he realizes it's Akira. ]
Ah... hey.
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M-- Minato!
[rushing towards the other wild card, immediately reaching for his shoulder]
Are you. . . what happened? Are you okay?
[to Agnis]
Is he okay?
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I'm fine--
[ ... oh.
:( ]
... Um, anyway. I'm still functional. Don't worry.
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Hey-- sit down.
[guiding Minato to SIT ON THE BED]
I can get Ishtar to. . .
[and he trails off]
[and freezes as he realizes Ishtar isn't there, ready to answer his beckoning like she usually is]
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I don't know what Ishtar is, but I'm guessing it's a spell of some kind. That's not going to work, unfortunately.
[BUT, before they can despair too much, Akira's phone beeps.]
[Akira: Welcome to the Palace: Step 4 Completed!]
[Step 5: Use the NessaShare app.
Open the NessaShare app and share your thoughts on the memory you acquired to earn NessaPoints.
Shadow Nessa: You don’t have to talk specifically about the memory. It can be anything, honestly. Just make sure it’s pithy and clever. But also, detailed and eloquent. Don’t suck up, I find it very annoying when people are cloying with me. But I’m extremely susceptible to being buttered up, so throw in some compliments. Look, I’m rambling, just share something honest and poignant about how fascinating my life is and you’ll be well compensated for it.]
[Wow! Perhaps this is the solution to all of your problems!]
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Yeah... our Personas aren't here, but... we've got skills that are based off of them that we can buy.
[ ... anyway he snoops, peering at Akira's phone. ]
Oh, yeah. I had to do this one too.
[ ... also that glowing orb........ maybe he should touch it too. He doesn't yet, but he's thinking about it. ]
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[to Agnis]
I'm a little surprised she's asking me to comment on something so. . . personal.
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[Step 6: Open the NessaWallet, then spend NessaPoints in the NessaShop.
Check your inventory with the NessaWallet + NessaBook app, then open the NessaShop app and spend your points on a service or spell.
Shadow Nessa: So I know you’re probably scrambling to re-purchase all of your techniques, but here’s a thought. Your techniques all stink. That’s why when I was scrambling to get your heart started again, they were the first thing I tossed off - by the way, if this didn't come up in our conversation? I had to get rid of all of your techniques to get your heart started again and they're for sale in the shop now. But you should buy some magic instead. It’s much better and more interesting than your old techniques. Don’t you want to be a cool witch like me? And Sprezzatura, I know you’re thinking something along the lines of ‘I was already a witch, this unhinged rant clearly doesn’t apply to me’, it applies twice as much to you. Your magic stinks even worse than everybody else’s techniques. What the hell is a Thunderstep? That sounds like something you use to treat athlete’s foot. Use my magic instead. It’s better.]
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[Without elaborating more, she glances at Minato.]
You can look the memory too, if you want. If you're both going to do this, then I'd like you both to see it.
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[ He nudges shoulders with Akira very.... very gently and carefully.
And then touches the orb to grab that memory. ]
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She doesn't even have Diarahan here. . .
[but as Minato touches the orb, Akira grabs his hand to hold same during the reliving of Nessa's memory]
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That hand is a good tether, though, as he slowly shakes it off. ]
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[so once the Well of Life has been purchased, he turns towards Minato and places his now free hand against the other wild card's chest, right over his heart, and just. . .]
[thinks really, really hard about that magic doing its healing thing. please magic, work your-- uh. magic]
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[Step 7: Return to Shadow Nessa.
Return to the Courtyard and speak to Shadow Nessa.
Shadow Nessa: Honestly, I’m a little proud of you. I placed the lowest hurdles I could think of in front of you and you managed to clear them. My expectations for you were low, and you passed them. Come back and we’ll go over a final few things.]
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[Agnis sighs.]
You won't be able to use a spell like that right away... ...here.
[She reaches a hand out and places it on Akira's shoulder. Her body briefly glows orange....then the glow passes to Akira. He'll feel a warmth build inside his body and find the next time he casts the spell, the warmth will empower it.]
That spell and my Spark are different, so don't ask me to do that again.
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[the warmth causes his mouth to snap shut, and he takes a moment to lift his hand and examine his fingers, as though marveling at the new power he feels coursing through him]
[okay. . . maybe this will be better]
How do these spells work?
[he asks Agnis as he reaches out to touch Minato's chest again, willing the healing magic to mend as many of those injuries as it can]
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