Open Megaten (AU) post.

[ziggycyphre]

You're in a Shin Megami Tensei game! Humans, angels and demons coexist with varying degrees of violence from all sides. Gods and other powerful beings exist and seek to further their own ends while normal humans are caught in the middle of their plots. And who exactly is in the right here, anyway...?

This is a free-for-all tagging post. If you're already playing a Megaten character, great! If your character is from a different canon, may we suggest one of the following options?

1. Demon summoner. Your character makes contracts with 'demons' (all supernatural creatures, good, bad, angelic, fey, or animated cars, are technically demons) and fights alongside them. Whether you're working to change the world or just trying to survive in a harsh environment, you'll need to rely on your demons in order to get by.

2. Demon. You're a supernatural being of some kind. You might be on the side of the angels or a creature from the pits of the underworld, and your goals might differ accordingly. You might be still on your own devices or in a contract with a worthy summoner already.

3. Persona user. Your 'Persona' is a part of your own spirit that you use to fight. You can't use more than one at a time, and your origins are likely to be more mundane than the apocalyptic lands of the demon summoners.

4. Atma. You turn into your Atma Avatar form, bearing a close resemblance to the demons of other games. You eat your enemies to survive. Not for the faint of stomach.

5. Other. What if the world was made of glazed donuts? SMT would still make it depressing.

Comments

Allelujah/Hallelujah Haptism | Gundam 00 | AU 3 or 4

[egotrigger]

[You might wanna specify which Haptism you want...]

3, Allelujah

[dyingsun]

[Akinari's frightened. He's never seen this happen before - he doesn't even usually stay up this late.

His first thought was to go to his parents, but seeing nothing but coffins in his house, he went outside.]

Hello? Is anyone out here? Could someone tell me what's going on-?

[egotrigger]

[The young man steps out of the shadows near the other man, a gun in his hand. He shoots a Shadow nearby, before tilting his head slightly to peer at Akinari.]

Ah... who are you? I've never seen you before.

[dyingsun]

[Aknari jolts at the sound of the gun, turning to look at the disappearing... thing.] My name's Akinari Kamiki. Wh-what is that?

[egotrigger]

That was a Shadow. They're very dangerous, especially to people who are awake at this time.

[He gestures for Akinari to follow him.]

It's dangerous to be out by yourself.

[dyingsun]

I can tell...

[He follows, mercifully not breaking into a coughing fit yet.]

[egotrigger]

[He leads him towards the warehouse district. The Shadows seem to be thinning out a bit.]

I have a safe house near here... you can stay there until the Dark Hour's over.

[dyingsun]

Thank you... That's very kind of you.

[Keeping calm is the most important thing to do. Panic leads to helplessness.]

[egotrigger]

People need to help each other. The world simply won't work otherwise.

[At least that's what he chooses to believe. It's not proven to be the best philosophy, but...]

[dyingsun]

Not everyone thinks so. But the ones who do are kind people.

[egotrigger]

... I know. And I do my best to be kind.

[Another Shadow appears before them, a big one, and he switches guns, pressing the Evoker to his temple. There's a bang, and Orthrus looms large in front of him, casting a Zionga on the thing and dissipating it into mist.]

[dyingsun]

[That he has no idea how to react to.]

I-I'm going to guess that's not a real gun, and what was that?

[egotrigger]

No, it's not. It's called an Evoker, and it's designed to draw out what you saw - a Persona. A Persona is an aspect of yourself that you use to fight Shadows - the creatures that roam this time of night.

[dyingsun]

Can we talk about it more when we get to the safe house? I don't feel comfortable out here.