Igor sat at the front of the limousine, hands folded and placed under his chin, his long nose and large eyes being the most noticeable thing about him. To his left sat Margaret, sitting as regal as ever a slight look of sorrow in her eyes. On his left were two new members of the Velvet Room, one was a female, the one who gave Yu the paper to him as he exited the train, the only difference being that she now wore a blue cap with the letter "V" on it, most likely to represent the Velvet Room. The other was a male, with the same platinum blond hair that Margaret had. Both of the newcomers had bright green eyes.
"Igor! Oh man, it's great to see you! You have NO idea how confused I am about all this and-" Margaret silenced him, with a stern glance.
"We, Igor and I that is, know of your… situation young Narukami." Uh oh… Did her social link go down? Or is she just that stressed? Or… Perhaps embarrassed because of her master's presence? "Things are not as... simple anymore." Yu tilted his head and before he could speak Igor once again spoke up.
"You need another key don't you? Take this one. Our Time here is almost up. We will explain more soon enough. I believe you know what happens soon, correct? You have already gotten your Persona back and young Hanamura's Persona back to him as well. You've noticed some other things as well, such as your new ability that you've put to good use. As of right now, you have only one social link, you do remember those as well?" After a nod from Yu, Igor continued. "The Empress is the only one you have and is currently maxed out. You will be able to talk more in due time. Just remember, these people you see outside of this room? They are not the same people you met before. Yes, they may act the same, may talk the same, may even have the same past, but they aren't the same. The only people who are the same and that know you as you are is both myself and Margaret. Time is short. And remember, even though it is avoidable for you to not get arrested, Yosuke would be there longer without you being there. Just make sure that you do all the talking." With a smile and a wave, the velvet around him began to fade.
*April 16th, 2011 Early Morning*
Yu's eyes opened and met a rather large pair of eyes staring at him.
"...Izanagi?"
"Yes?" The Fool sighed before rolling out of bed.
"How long have you been watching me sleep?"
"I came into existence just a few seconds ago, and then you began to stir."
This is going to be a lonnnnnnng day. Well, now's the time to start working back up my Social Links, first up on the list is Yosuke.
On the way to school, Yosuke rode up behind him on his bike. "Yo! How's your arm doing, man? Everything still working?" Yu gently punched his own left arm.
"Seems to be in working condition." He tensed his muscles and waited for the soreness to affect him, but it never came. Ah, the glory of the Bead. I still don't know what exactly happens to make it heal us, but whatever. Magic is Magic.
Yosuke just shook his head and smiled. "From the cut you had yesterday you shouldn't even be able to be walking around, and here you are, punching your arm." He gave a quick laugh. "You're really something else."Soon enough, the conversation went exactly as it did in the past, however something was different. Not the conversation but what happened midway into the conversation. The Social Link.
"Thou art I... And I am thou... Thou hast re-established a bond once lost to the fog... Thy bond is now dubbed as the Magician: Renewed… Thou shalt be blessed when creating Personas of the Magician Arcana: Renewed ."
What the hell? I REALLY have to talk to Igor now. Izanagi? Do you have any ideas?
Unfortunately not. I also, have yet to understand exactly why we can see each other this time, and yet not this time.
Yosuke waved a hand in front of his face. "You okay, man?" Yu shook his head.
"Must just be tired from yesterday. Let's get to class man."
And with that, the Fool and the Renewed Magician walked to class, only to be assaulted by a distraught Chie, quietly whispering to the both of them once they walked in.
"Yukiko is missing!" She was really close to tears. Yu put his hand on her shoulder. He remembered this the last time around and all it took was a simple call to the Inn and everything was fine.
"Have you called the Inn? Maybe she is working a little bit later?" Chie violently shook her head.
"She's not there!" Wait, what?
Yu sat her down and had Yosuke block the rest of the classes view of her. "What do you mean? Then she should be here right? Have you called her?" She nodded, and relief filled Yu.
"No answer." Only for the relief to leave very quickly after that. "Narukami… did you watch the Midnight Channel last night?" He paled. No. No no no. Shit!
"I was too exhausted from saving Yosuke…" Yu quietly spoke. Yosuke threw in his two Yen as well.
"Having to face your innermost demons really tires you out, so I didn't either. But, I don't really see how this matters..." It took him a few seconds, before he quietly spoke what was going through Yu's mind.
"Unless… she's inside the T.V. world….."