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Location (General, Specific)
Date (Month, Day, Year)
Time
Generally put at the beginning of the chapter, but generally when location, date or time change during the chapter.
Bold type: out of the chapter-'writer's corner; inside the chapter-notes to clarify or explain something
Cursive type: thoughts, reflections, foreign language, poetries, song lyrics
Underlined type: important things about the Persona Universe said for the first time
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Both cursive and bold type: title (beginning) and end of the chapter
...and I guess this is everything! Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Welcome to Iruka Island
Iruka Island, Main Harbor
March 31st, 2012
Evening
"Hey, over here!"
When Hajime and Haruka were put down from the ferryboat, each of them with its case and handbag, they saw a white-haired man waving toward them. He wore a dark blue male kimono and, though he looked older than he looked in the photograph their parents showed them, there were no mistakes that he was Takao Nakashima, their maternal grandfather.
"Grandpa!" the two seventeen-years-old twin sibling yelled out in joy, running toward the old man. Hajime stopped a few steps before him, whereas Haruka practically jumped against the old man and wrapped her arms around his neck, after leaving the case's handle. But, despite his age and Haruka's not-so-light weight, the old man seemed pretty able to hold her granddaughter tight in his arms without even trembling.
"Grandpa, you don't know how happy I am to see you again!" the blue-haired girl exclaimed, still clinging onto his grandfather. Hajime rolled his light-blue eyes in an exasperated expression: his twin sister never changed, she was the same exuberant crazy girl as ever.
"I'm happy to see you again too, sweetie" on the other hand, Takao Nakamura didn't seemed bothered about his granddaughter's sudden show of affection. He gently removed the girl from himself and pushed her back a few inches to have a better look of her "My, I have to say, Haruka, you're even more gorgeous than you looked in the photo Megumi send me"
Haruka's cheeks went crimson "Um... thanks Grandpa..." the girl stuttered, flattered by his grandfather's compliment "Oh, Grandpa, he's my twin brother, Hajime..." the blue-haired teenagers skipped 'till she reached her twin brother, still aside, and slipped her arms under his one.
"It's nice to see you again, Grandpa" Hajime bowed deeply in front of his grandfather, while Haruka pulled away from him to get her case back. "No need to be so formal with me, Hajime. We didn't see each other for almost sixteen years, but I used to babysit you and your sister when your parents were working"
"Really?" Haruka touched her chin with her pointer finger, eyes lost in thoughts "I didn't recall you" the girl said. Hajime rolled his eyes, exasperated by his sister's dumbness "That's because you were barely one years old, sis"
"And you too, bro" the girl responded back, glaring at him. Unfortunately, it's difficult to being taken seriously when you found yourself stuck with two orbs as pink as strawberry candies.
"Calm down now, kids" Takao seemed pretty amused by his grandchildren's fight "Megumi told me about your habit at having fights over every single thing. But let me say this, you're here to spend a blissful period on this wonderful island, not to have fights at every hour" the old man said, calm but firm. Hajime was the first to regain composure "You're right, Grandpa. It won't happen again" the boy said, bowing deeply again. Haruka stuck out her tongue "Here we have Hajime-san in his 'Mummy Mode'..." the girl muttered. Hajime just glared at her from the corner of his eye.
"Well, kids, better if we go, before your Grandmother get worried, thinking I didn't found you two" the old man said "My car's over there. Follow me!" the two twin siblings nodded in sync and followed the old man, surprisingly swift and elegant for an over-sixty-years-old man.
Iruka Island, 'Nakashima Vacation Inn'
March 31st, 2012
Evening
"Fucking hell!" was the first thing Haruka said, for much of Hajime's disgust, when she first saw the Inn her grandparents owned "Mom told us your Inn was pretty good, but neither in my wildest fantasy I could have imagined it was so... so..." she was at a loss of words.
Indeed, more than an Inn, the Nakashima Vacations, despite being completely built with wood and smooth rocks, looked more like a four stars hotel, with a well-kept front yard decorated with rocks, flowers and trees, circled with a wooden fence. On the left, practically attached at the side of the Inn, there was a sort of little white rocks house, with a wooden roof and a rock chimneypot sticking from it.
"... so... elegant?" Takao helped his granddaughter, not at all disturbed by her language. The girl nodded "Totally. This place rocks!"
"I'm glad you think so, Haruka" Takao said calmly, opening the gate and walking on the path of pebbles that lead to the front door "C'mon, kids, don't stay outside there like stuffed seagulls and come see your grandmother" the man invited the two siblings, opening the door and inviting them inside with an elegant move of his hand and a light bow.
The inside of the Inn, both Hajime and Haruka noticed, was as elegant as the outside. A soft white carped covered the floor in front of the entrance, till the stairs leading to the upper floor. The furniture was elegant, wealthy and looked like it was built with the finest quality of wood. In the lounge there was a round table circled with two couches, each one of them enough for at least six persons, and four armchairs. On the right side there was a rather big mahogany reception desk with a little bell and a pile of paper onto it. Behind the reception desk there was an old woman wearing a bright pink kimono. Her face was ruined by wrinkles, but it looked like she smiled a lot and often. Her long white hair were put up in a chignon held with two red sticks, beside two grey bangs falling over her shoulders.
"I'm home, honey, as you can see" Takao said with a smile, getting closer to the woman behind the desk to kiss her cheek "And I found our grandchildren, too". At these words, the woman turned her head toward the entrance, and her brown eyes glittered behind the lenses of her round glasses when she saw the two teenagers, still paralyzed in adoration.
"My dear kids" her voice sounded like she fatigues to keep her composure "It's been a while since I saw you for the last time, but it's impossible forgetting you two" the woman said, exiting from behind the desk to reach her grandchildren "I'm Yuuki Nakashima, your grandmother" the woman introduced herself, hugging each one of her grandchildren.
When her grandmother embraced him, Hajime embraced her back, inhaling her sweet perfume. She smelled of watermelon and cherry flowers, like his mother. Who know why, but his mother and his grandmother both smelled good, even after a whole day of running back and forth.
Haruka was as energetic as usual when she hugged her grandmother, but the old woman didn't seemed disappointed, on the contrary, she hugged her granddaughter back as strong as she did.
"Well kids, welcome to our modest place, Nakashima Vacation Inn" Yuuki Nakashima said, opening her arms in a welcoming gesture "Starting from today, it'll be your place until you'll stay here" the woman noticed the hour "Oh my, it's almost eight in the evening. You two must be pretty tired after the long trip. Did you two had dinner already?"
Haruka shook her head "To be honest, we fell asleep after lunch and we woke up only ten minutes before the ferryboat arrived at the harbor" the blue-haired girl admitted. Hajime rolled his eyes "You were the sleeping one, sis. I was studying and I forgot it was dinner time" the red-haired boy corrected her. "Smart ass" Haruka said, sticking out her tongue. "Lazy ass" Hajime responded back.
"No need to fight, kids" the old woman calmed the two teenagers down "Your grandfather will show you the way to where you'll stay while I'll prepare you something to eat. Since our Inn's always pretty occupied, I can't afford you to let you two stay in one of our rooms, so you'll have to stay in the dependence near the Inn" the woman explained.
"The dependence near the Inn?" Hajime and Haruka said in sync.
Nakashima Vacation Inn, Dependence, Bedroom
March 31th, 2012
Evening
"Whoa, this place's even cooler than I thought!" Haruka said excitedly, looking in adoration the fine furniture of the bedroom "Mom told me that she and Aunt Koyuki used to meet here during their pajama parties" the girl said, resting her case on the bed. Hajime shrugged his shoulders "Like I care" he replied "Um... excuse me, sis... what are you still doing in my room?" he asked, glancing at Haruka's red case.
"Our room" Haruka corrected him "Didn't you noticed? There are two beds" the blue-haired girl said. Indeed, everything in the bedroom was double, from the pair of bed, one of them with red blankets and the other one with blue ones, to the two wooden study desk and the two bookshelves attached to the wall. Practically, it was a room built to keep two people who were really united. For example, Megumi Nakashima and her adoptive sister, Koyuki Narita.
"WHAT?" Hajime looked at his sister with wide opened eyes "No way I'm sharing the room with you!" the boy practically yelled, horrified. Neither in their hometown Hajime and Haruka shared the same room, despite being twin siblings.
"You have no choice, bro" Haruka said calmly, strangely for her "And don't think I like the idea, too" the blue-haired girl poked at him with a smile. Hajime was going to snap at her with one of his rare dirty word, but...
"Dinner time!" Yuuki's voice came from the lounge. The air was filled with the smell of Cantonese rice and almond chicken: Hajime's and Haruka's favorite plates!
"Whoever arrives last is a gigantic slag!" Haruka exclaimed, running toward the kitchen. Hajime blinked "Whoa sis, I'm not letting you win that easily!" he replied, running behind his sister, trying to surpass her.
Continue...
Welcome to Iruka Island, everyone! Took me forever to write this chapter. Sorry guys!
So, in this chapter we met the protagonists' grandparents, so... even if they're not Persona-users, they'll be very helpful for their grandchildren.
Takao Nakashima
Age: 65 (66 further on)
Date of birth: January 20th, 1947
Zodiac: Capricorn
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 78 kg
Hair: white, short, messy, with grey sideburns
Eyes: black
Yuuki Nakashima
Age: 60 (61 further on)
Date of birth: February 20th, 1962
Zodiac: Aquarius
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Hair: white, long, wavy, put up in a chignon, with two, gre,y long bangs falling over the shoulders
Eyes: brown