Daichi: I just thought of this recently, and decided it would be interesting.

Verity: If we owned this, it would be a spinoff or something.

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When the fog returned, humans lost their sense of self. They couldn't fight back. They couldn't think for themselves. There was no hope remaining. Well, there was for one.

Bright blue eyes peered out of the window at Yasogami High. The emergence of Shadows into this world had forced his hand. As long as the school gates remained locked, ground-bound Shadows and wandering humans couldn't get in. There was, ideally, enough for him to survive on.

His fur had been the first sacrifice, as that part of town had been overrun, and there was no time. He could live with that. The fox and her cubs had come along, for their own sake. The spot where he was was easily the safest place in Inaba.

Sometimes he wondered, just where had they gone wrong? Where did they mess up so badly, that he was again alone?

Teddie didn't have an answer.

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When the food ran out, he was the one to get it. For one thing, he had hands. The humans couldn't think to bother him, and the Shadows wouldn't attack one of their own. As long as there was canned food left, he and the foxes could easily get by. He wasn't going to give up, though. There had to be a way to clear the fog and return everyone to normal.

At the edge of town was something new. He had no idea when the plane had landed, but there it was, door open to the world. He had never had the chance to be on a plane before. There wasn't anyone else nearby, either, so it should be safe. Hauling himself up so he could crawl through the door, he briefly wondered where everyone had gone. Most likely managed to open the doors by accident and wander out.

It was a cargo plane, with just one box. His curiosity got the better of him at times. This was one of them. He couldn't carry the box back to the school, especially because he needed to bring back food, if not for himself, than for the foxes. Still, it couldn't be that hard to open.

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She hadn't expected to be activated again. A stirring in the back of her mind told her that something wasn't right, but she didn't need to be told. Sitting up, she understood several things at once.

First, this was not the lab.

Second, this was a plane.

Third, and most urgent, was the boy in front of her. He seemed surprised, like he hadn't meant to activate her. More than that, something about him just wasn't right. Not that she could say anything about that.

The boy's face relaxed into some sort of smile quickly enough, however. "Why, hello, miss! What's your name?" Could she trust him? Was there a choice?

"Fifth Generation Anti Shadow Suppression Weapon Labrys." She didn't know if he understood the meaning of Shadow, but she needn't have worried. "Now, who're you?"

"Teddie. I'm Teddie."

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Meanwhile, someplace very different, another robot was working hard for something: trying to figure out how to lift the fog that had basically turned her friends into zombies. Next to her, a silver haired woman and a Shiba Inu were facing a powerful Shadow. Still, they left it to her to deal the final blow.

Brief choices flickered through her mind, different Personas desiring their moment in the spotlight. Pallas Athena, Orpheus, Thanatos... so many wanted to be the one to destroy this Shadow. She picked the first one she had fused on her own, albeit a simple fusion with materials already present in the Compendium.

"Nata Taishi! Sonic Punch!" The Shadow was destroyed, but the fog was not. This one was not responsible, either. Disheartened, the group left.

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The robotic Fool clutched her Velvet Key, while behind her the woman gripped tightly on the dog to be able to pull him in. The Velvet Room worked differently depending on the circumstances, and it made a perfectly fine temporary shelter. When they entered, Igor was sitting in his usual spot, Theodore and Margaret right beside him, as always.

"Our mission ended in success." She stated. What did it matter? As far as she knew, those gathered in the Velvet room were the only sentient beings remaining.

"Good. Now, Aigis, Elizabeth, Koromaru... I have an idea as to the source of this fog. I do not know how to lift it, but I can tell you how to meet someone with more information on the matter."

If what he said was true, then maybe, just maybe, she could have her friends back, actually as her friends, and not mindless zombies. "How?"

"Go to Inaba, and seek out the one that sees in the fog. There you will find your answers." Could he be any more cryptic? And wasn't that the place with all of the recent murders? Not that that one mattered, but... well, there wasn't much of a choice...

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...Which was how, the next day, Aigis found herself hijacking a train. Koromaru informed her that she had run over a little girl. She couldn't bring herself to care.

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Daichi: The idea for this was that Izanami was experimenting with human wishes. So the main characters are all decidedly not human. Everyone that hasn't died bey the P4 normal ending is technically still alive... except for Maiko... who Aigis just hit with a train. They can't think for themselves, these things happen.