Persona: Spirits In Pixels – Chapter Eleven

Let Them Know

Well guys...IT'S THE FINAL CHAPTER! But don't worry, there will be a new story going to be made in the works! And as I've said before it will begin where this story leaves off. You are going to be excited about this one! I just want to get this done, this is SO EXCITING! LET'S GT-R-DONE!

08/01 - Midday - The TV World

Long minutes that seemed like long hours passed before the team finally made it to the familiar pile of TV's that sat patiently in the centre of a large platform. The fog, the TV world and the spirits that have appeared before them over the couple of days, no one didn't care about them after finding their long-awaited destination. They all took some weight off by packing their equipment back in Teddie's bear costume, letting Teddie do the rest as he hid it in his secretive spot.

The first ones to jump into the TVs were the ones who were desperate to get back to their world, pushing everyone out of the way. These people were Kanji and Yosuke which, to everyone, wasn't a surprise. Without a word, but moans and groans, they both climbed through the tunnel.

Everyone else followed one by one and took another flight through the blank tunnel to the other side. As they all climbed out of the screen, the unsurprising sight of Yosuke and Kanji laying with arms and legs spread out on the floor left people face-palming.

08/01 - Evening - The Real World

After a short while of watching them struggle to get up, they all turned their attention to the familiar pattering noise on the windows of Junes called to them, telling them that the weather has not changed one bit. But as they walked out of the TV department, they looked at the landscape of the Inaba streets outside, seeing the many lampposts illuminate the soaking concrete roads in the surrounding darkness of the evening.

"Wow, we were gone for that long?" Chie asked rhetorically with a slight surprise in her look. They all stared and watched for a short while at the beautiful sight of the rain on a dark night, looking at the lampposts light shine on the raindrops as they drop down from the heavens above.

Yu reached for his cell phone in his pocket and pulled it out. He held it in front of him and flipped it open, looking at the time that appeared in neon colours. "It's getting late, we should head back home," he spoke, "it'll be a long day tomorrow, so we'll need all the energy we can get."

His suggestion nodded everyone's heads. "Okay but first, we've gotta lock up." Yosuke said, chucking Yu the keys to the TV department door. Yu knew what to do and immediately walked over the the doors whilst Yosuke gave everyone else the keys to the other departments.

Approaching the door, he quickly inserted the key into the keyhole and turned it until it couldn't turn anymore, pulling it out afterwards. Yosuke then walked up to the silver plated number combination that was heavily bolted on one side of the doors, pressing the many numbers until a locking sound was heard.

As Yu turned round to return to the gang, a person was stood at the end of the large hallway, turning away and walking into the larger part of the store. Yu was startled at first but then had the thought of pursuing the figure. He knew well that the figure was that strange boy he met before Mitsuru's rescue.

"Hey Yosuke," Yu turned to Yosuke, turning him back round from the group, "does the hallway need locking up as well?" After being asked the question, Yosuke reached into his pocket to get his set of keys out, searching for the right key and pulling it out from the keyring.

"Yeah, but if you could do that, that would be great." he said as he gave to Yu with a smile. He then pulled another key out from the keyring and again gave it to Yu. "And if you could lock the main doors on the way out..."

"All right then." Yu took the keys and held them tightly in his palm, heading quickly for the part of Junes where the figure walked off to, leaving everyone to walk back home. Yu power-walked for half of the distance, but then sprinted as everyone walked out of the doors. "Make sure you give them back in the morning!" Yosuke shouted before stepping outside.

As Yu ran into the larger part of Junes, he turned his head to the large group of windows, seeing that the boy was stood at the same spot where he first met him. Yu ran towards him, hearing the echoes of his footsteps fill the room. He approached the boy, but still standing at a short distance from him.

The boy had no reaction to Yu's presence, but still watched the lamppost light bounce off the drenched windows, watching the raindrops batter against the glass and how it bounces the light into an array of weird patterns. Yu could see that the boy was wearing the same clothes, even though the amount of light was so little and very limited.

"Hey..." Yu spoke sternly to the boy after an uncomfortably long silence between them. The boy turned his head at the same angle, still not revealing any clear facial expressions. But what was vaguely visible, was a meaningful smile from the corner of his lips. "You came." he spoke quietly, yet in a genuine tone.

"I've got a question for you..." Yu spoke, trying not to believe the kindness in the boy's voice, "...We did find Mitsuru and the information you gave us about her was correct...so I suppose I should thank you for that...but she told me that she didn't know anything about you...and I'm not so sure if you were her friend or colleague, or whatever...so I demand an explanation..."

The boy's smile then slowly faded away as he saw the small anger written on his face, slightly lowering his head and turning his head back towards the windows. Another pause allowed only the noise of the rain to settle the uneasy atmosphere.

The boy sighed heavily. "I know..." he spoke darkly yet apologetically, "you're right...I wasn't clear enough to you..." Yu felt his apology as it reached across to him, taking some of his feelings into consideration. His expression didn't change though. "So, why can't you tell me? About who your are? Or even your name?" he asked, hoping that any answer to those questions would come up.

"It's too soon for any of those questions to be answered..." the boy spoke, turning his head at another small angle with a sudden jolt, "...I can't say why I am keeping myself to myself, but please understand...all of this will come to light..." Yu could sense his desperation, not knowing what to say, with no words at the ready.

"I am not fully convinced...but for now...I feel like I can trust you." Yu spoke after yet another fallen silence. The boy's head was slightly turned around a little more, but it still didn't show any facial expression. "I will need all of your trust..." the boy spoke solemnly, reaching into his jacket pocket, "...so for now, I shall earn it..."

To Yu's surprise, the boy's body was turned around so it was facing him, but even though the figure's shape of his body was clearly seen, his expression and every other feature that he might own was still lingering in the shadows.

The boy walked up to him and took a small object out of his pocket, dropping it into Yu's open hand. "What I have given you is important to two people...you will meet one of them in the coming journey...and once you do, everything will become clear. I am sure of it..." he spoke with great trust in Yu.

Yu nodded to the boy, holding onto the object tightly to ensure it's safety. "I won't let it out of my sight." he spoke with confidence to the boy. He could just make out a smile from him. Another long silence fell, but the atmosphere was clear of it's unsettling negativity.

"Take care, Yu. Let them know." he said his farewell before turning around and walking back into his spot. Yu watched him as he walked, but suddenly, his body started flickering. His body seemed two-dimensional and the black, white and green stripy colours that flickered were almost reminiscent to the static that appears on the Midnight Channel. Even the sound of static was heard with each flicker.

Eventually, his body vanished in a quick flash, in a split second. And one final thought that went through Yu's head before he disappeared, was the baffling thought that the boy oddly knew his name, without giving it to him in the first place.

Yu looked at his closed fist and opening it, looking carefully at the object that the boy had given him. But because of the darkness and the limited light around him, he couldn't quite make out what it was. Another question then sprung to mind. "'Let them know'? What does he mean by that?" he asked in thought to himself.

"Senpai!" shouted a familiar voice from the hallway. Yu knew that it was Rise who was calling him, so he ignored the object for now and quickly ran towards where she was. "Coming!" he shouted in answer as he got one of the keys out.

As he ran into the hallway where Rise was, there was a small keyhole on a control panel with a green button next to it. He inserted the key and turned it at a small angle, pressing the green button, causing a large but thin metal fencing to slowly come down from the edges of the entrance. As it came down, the quiet sound of machinery, eerily echoing off of the marble walls and floors.

Eventually the metal door was secure in place, and Yu and Rise were ready to go. He pulled the key out and reached into his pocket for the second key in preparation to lock the main doors.

"You were in there for a long time," Rise began conversation, "was everything okay?" Yu felt slightly off guard as the question was asked, finding it hard to find the words for an excuse. But with a quick enough reaction, he found one. "Yeah...I thought I saw a burglar...but I think I'm just tired."

"Well, if you're sure...then okay." Rise responded with a smile, getting one back with tired eyes from Yu. As they made their way to the doors, they walked towards a white box that had all of the light switches contained.

Yu opened it up and flicked the necessary switches, causing the hallway lights to be snuffed out and the main automatic doors to be turned off. They both left through the doors, and Yu quietly pulled the open doors together and used the right key to lock them both together securely.

08/01 - Nighttime

After this long process of keeping Junes under lock and key, Yu and Rise could finally return home, before their long journey that awaited them the next day. Since they were all alone together, Rise took her opportunity and stood close to him as they walked, giving Yu and chance to wrap his arm around her waist.

They came up to a lamppost and Yu quickly remembered the object that the boy gave him. With his other free hand, he reached into his pocket and pulled it out, giving another observation.

The object was more clearer with the help of the light from the lamppost. But the more clearer it became, the more odd it seemed to Yu. What the boy gave him was a cell phone strap, which he thought was a strange thing to be kept as an important symbol between two people. The fabric of the strap was pink and it also had a little toy figurine on it that was hung by a pink wire that was connected to the fabric.

But the only thing that stood out was the two letters that were written on the back of it. The writing was neat and it seemed to have been written with a marker pen. The letters weren't so clear to see, but when they were directly underneath the lamppost, the letters 'YT' were revealed.

Yu gave one final wonder to what might happen and what they will have to face in the near future. But drowsiness took over his thoughts, and the only idea that he was focussed on was the thought of being in bed.

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