Persona 3 FES:
"Advent of the Fool"
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1. DATE: 4/7 (Tu) Kirijo Dorm
PLV 1 - DJKL
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4/7 (Tu) - EARLY MORNING
FULL MOON IN: 2
"Okay, let's see here..." DJ thought at he stared at his reflection in the mirror. "Uniform's on... I got my jacket... Hm... Something's missing..." He narrowed his eyes at his reflection. He was wearing his Gekkoukan High uniform, albeit with his bright orange jack thrown over it and his sunglasses sat on the top of his head. Still, it felt like he was forgetting something...
"My headphones!" He realized. Geez, how could he had forgotten something so mandatory? After a quick dash towards his desk, his headphones now hung around his neck, completing his look. "That's better." He smiled at his reflection.
"Gekkoukan High... I always dreamed of coming here one day." He shook his head and sighed. "I bet mom and dad would be proud..." A knock on his door brought him out of his thoughts.
"Hey! It's Yukari." She said on the other side. "Are you awake?"
"I'm up. And the door's open by the way." DJ said. Seconds later, the door opened and Yukari walked in with a large smile on her face. "Morning Yukari-san."
"Good morning DJ-kun!" She said, still smiling. She was already dressed in her uniform too. "Did you sleep okay?" The boy shrugged.
"Meh. I've had better nights..." He replied, yawning slightly. "I didn't manage to get much sleep... Kept waking up every now and then." Yukari frowned.
"Man, that must suck..." She said.
"Don't worry, I'll live." He said, making her laugh. "What are you doing here anyway? Came to check up on me?" Yukari shook her head.
"Actually, Mitsuru-senpai asked me to take you to school." She explained, making the boy blink. "It's getting late so... Are you ready to go?"
"Just finished getting things ready actually." He said, grabbing his bag off the desk. "I'm all set for the new school year." DJ tapped his foot twice and smiled at the girl, who smiled back.
"Okay. Let's go." She said, walking out of the room, DJ following her. "You're going to love Gekkoukan, I can tell you that much." DJ chuckled.
"No reason to doubt that." He said as the two walked down the stairs.. "I've wanted to go to Gekkoukan since I was a kid. This is a dream come true. Though this is a lot better than how I imagined it." Yukari looked at him, puzzled.
"Why?" She asked, only for DJ's grin to grow.
"Because" He wrapped an arm around Yukari's shoulders and pulled her closer to him. "I get to walk to school with a cute girl by my side!"
"H-Hey!" She yelled, immediately slapping his arm away. "D-Don't do that!" DJ chuckled. Her face lit up like candle and his laughing only made it worse. She glared at him. "Is that why you were smiling when you heard that the dorm was co-ed?" The boy blinked before a sheepish smile appeared on his face. Yukari scoffed. "Pervert..." She muttered, storming past him.
"Oh come on Yukari-san..." He said, running to catch up with her. "I was just playing around. I didn't mean to get you angry..." She glared at him before sighing.
"Fine." She muttered. "Just don't try something like that again." DJ nodded before quickly dashing to the front door. He opened it and gestured for her to go.
"After you ma'am." He said with a smile. Yukari chuckled and walked past him. "Does that make up for what I did earlier?"
"Not by a long shot." Yukari laughed when she saw him pout. "But it's a start."
DJ laughed. "Whew! That's a relief." He said, catching up with her. The two started walking together. "For a second there I thought you were gonna pull that gun on me again." Yukari froze. Noticing that he had gotten ahead of her, DJ turned around.
Yukari was staring at him, looking completely mortified. DJ gulped and walked back to her.
"H-Hey... Come on Yukari-san. " He tried comforting her, but she still wouldn't budge. She had her head slumped down, her eyes being shadowed by her hair. "I know it's fake... No need to get so worked up about it..."
"...Hey..." She said suddenly, startling him. She looked up at him, straight in the eye. "Don't tell anyone about that... Okay?" DJ blinked.
"Um... Okay." He said, surprising her. "If you don't want anyone to know you carry around a fake gun for self defense, that's fine by me." "Although, I still don't buy that story... Still, I got to say something to cheer her up. Plus I'm still playing dumb about the whole 'Green Scream' incident..." Yukari smiled and skipped ahead of him.
"Thanks DJ-kun..." She turned around and walked in, DJ right behind her. "Now come on! We're gonna miss the monorail!" Now it was DJ's turn to stop.
"Monorail?" He asked. "What monorail?"
"Holy crap, this thing is awesome!"
Yukari wasn't sure whether she should laugh or sweatdrop at the orange clad boys actions. He had his face pressed against the monorail's window, gazing at the endless blue ocean in front of him.
"Man, it's like we're hovering over the water!" He said, earning awkward stares from everyone.
"U-Uh... DJ-kun? Everyone's staring." Yukari said, snapping him out of his little moment. She was right. Lot's of people were looking at him as if he had grown a second head. He rolled his eyes and kept looking out the window.
"Let them stare. I couldn't care less! This view is amazing!" Yukari sighed, though she couldn't help but smile a little. He kinda reminded her of her first day at Gekkoukan.
"It's pretty beautiful, isn't it..." She sighed, staring off into the ocean.
"..." DJ stayed silent and glanced at Yukari... She really did look pretty when she wasn't on edge or angry. "You sure are..." He wanted to say, but decided against it. "So when do we get to Gekkoukan?" Yukari looked at him and smiled.
"Not long now. In fact, look!" She said. DJ complied and turned around, only to see a large island coming into view. He whistled at the sight.
"Hot damn!" He said, admiring the island. "Would you look at that..." He turned to Yukari. "And all this is owned by the Kirijo Group, right?" The girl nodded. "Hot damn... So which one's Gekkoukan?"
"All of it."
"Wha- Za?!"
"Humunahumunahumunahumunahumunahumunahumuna..." DJ... chanted as he and Yukari walked towards the main school building. They weren't even passed the gates, but DJ could already see just how massive the school was. Dozens, no, hundreds of students walked by them, several greeting Yukari as they kept walking. "This place is huge... There are even Cherry Blossoms here... I knew it was big compared to other schools, but I didn't it was this big!"
Yukari giggled as the two reached the gate. DJ stopped as the gate, staring at the immense schoolyard. Yukari turned around and smiled at him.
"Welcome to Gekkoukan High School!" She said, the sun shining pleasantly on her face, which only made her look even more beautiful. "Hope you like it!" DJ felt himself blush as he stared at her. She looked so...
"Perfect..." He whispered, though Yukari didn't hear him. A large smile crept up his face. "I like it already..." Yukari smiled and gestured for him to follow.
"Well, come on! Let's go!" DJ nodded and ran towards her. The two walked together, Yukari making an occasional comment at DJ's childish behavior. He shrugged it off and laughed, saying he had the right to act the way he wanted, social opinions be damned, earning a laugh from Yukari.
Now he wasn't sure why, but he could've sworn he saw an entire battalion of male students glare at him and a bunch of female student casting glances at him and Yukari. Jealous much? DJ felt himself smirk as he and Yukari walked into the building.
"First day and people are already talking about me." He thought, enjoying the attention he was getting. "I can already tell this is gonna be one hell of a school year!"
"You're okay from here, right?" Yukari asked, getting the brunette boys attention. He nodded in response. "You should see your homeroom teacher first. The faculty office is right there to the left."
"Thanks Yukari-san." He said, looking around. "But I think I should find out what class I'm in though..."
"Oh. Okay. I think the classroom assignments are on the bulletin board..." Yukari's expression fell and she nervously glanced at the floor. "H-Hey..." She looked up to see his curious expression. "About last night... Don't tell anyone what you saw... Okay?" DJ sighed.
"Relax Yukari-san, I'm not gonna say anything." He raised one hand and put the other on his heart. "Disk Jockeys Honor." Yukari raised an eyebrow.
"You're a real DJ?" She asked incredulously.
"I was named DJ by my parents. I figured it would make sense if I actually became one." He shrugged. "Though there was the time I wanted to be a psychiatrist..." Yukari blinked before giggling. The thought of DJ dressed in a suit and being called "Dr. DJ" seemed hilarious.
"Hehe. That's kind of hard to imagine." She said, earning a pout from the boy. "Well, I have some things to take care of... See ya later DJ-kun!" Yukari turned around and started walking.
"Well, that went well." He said to himself, watching the girl walk away. "Now, where's that bulletin board..." After finding the blue board, DJ managed to find his name under Class 2-F, with his homeroom teacher being someone named Ms. Toriumi. If this was his old school, someone would've made some joke on how his class name was a pun on the English word "Fail". "Wait... Dammit!" Afterwards DJ figured it would be best to go to the faculty office and talk to his homeroom teacher like Yukari said.
On his way there, DJ couldn't help but eavesdrop on some of the conversations going on. The first was when he was still at the bulletin board. Some guy was complaining about how he had gotten Ms. Toriumi as his homeroom teacher. "Now normally I'd randomly say 'Sucks to be you' just to be a jerk, but seeing as we're in the same class..." Then there was this cute "Hot damn! This school is full of hotties!" dark skinned girl talking to a guy in a P.E. uniform. Her boyfriend maybe? They seemed to be getting along pretty we- "Nope, scratch that. They're arguing."
The last one was a bit.. weird. Even for DJ's standards. It was some guy in suit wearing a samurai helmet talking to a blonde kid with carrying a fan. The man was talking about being teaching the kid how to be... a samurai? And the kid was agreeing with him?! "Well, Gekkoukan is a big school... There's bound to be a few nutjobs in the bunch."
DJ sighed as he opened the door to the faculty room. "I wonder what my homeroom teacher's like..." DJ thought before noticing a woman in a pink suit walk up to him. "Hello~ nurse, she's hot!"
"Oh, are you the new student?" DJ nodded. The woman looked at a file in her hands. "Let's see... 11th grade..." She raised an eyebrow. "DJKL?"
"I-It's... complicated..." He admitted. "I think it's an acronym for something. I don't know." She looked at him strangely before sighing.
"Alright then..." She looked through the file again. "Wow, you've lived in lots of different places."
"Yeah... Oji-san likes to moves a lot..." He muttered. It technically was true. His grandfather wasn't one to stay in one place for long.
"Hmm... What else... Oh, here." She said, finding something on the paper. "In 1999... What was that, ten years ago?" Oh crud. "Your parents-" DJ grimaced when he heard her gasp. "I'm sorry... I've been so busy, I didn't have time to read this beforehand." DJ sighed.
"Eh... Don't be." He said, waving his hand. "That was years ago. No use crying over it now. Still, thanks for the consideration."
"You're welcome!" She said. "I'm Ms. Toriumi. I teach Composition. Welcome to our school." The disk jockey blinked.
"Ms Toriumi? Hey, aren't you my homeroom teacher?" The teacher laughed and nodded.
"That's right. You're in Class 2-F. That's my class." She said. "But first, we need to get to the auditorium."
"Let me guess. Welcoming Ceremony?" Ms. Toriumi nodded, earning a sigh I'm return. "Figures... Alright then. Lead the way ma'am." "Who knows? Given Gekkoukan's reputation, maybe the ceremony won't be so boring!"
He was wrong.
Oh so horribly wrong.
The moment the principal started talking, DJ already had to fight to stay awake. Honestly, what was with this guy? Running his mouth like that... He could tell lots of people shared his sentiments, but he was feeling too sleepy to make some kind of snarky comment.
"Must... Resist... Sleep..." He muttered, his head drooping a bit more with each word. He shot back up and shook his head. "Mustn't sleep! I sleep and I get in trouble. I get in trouble and Oji-san's gonna have my hide!" His eye twitched as the many memories of his grandfather's... somewhat extreme methods of disciplining him rushed to his head. "Stay... Awake..."
"Psst... Hey..." DJ jumped when he felt someone tap his shoulder. Behind him was a male student student who looked like he wanted something. "You came to school with Yukari this morning, right?" DJ raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah? So?"
"I was just wondering... Do you know if she has a boyfriend?" DJ blinked before deadpanning. Go figure. This guy was obviously just wanting to get into Yukari's panties. He sighed before shaking his head.
"No idea." He answered honestly. "I met the girl yesterday. Don't know much about her yet."
"Eh? Really?" The boy asked, raising his eyebrows. DJ was about to respond until some teacher overheard them and then Ms. Toriumi berated them for almost getting her in trouble.
At least the whole thing kept DJ from falling asleep.
4/7 (Tu) - AFTER SCHOOL
Now DJ couldn't say that he didn't expect the classes themselves to be boring. It's common knowledge that any school, be it fancy or not was bound to be boring to it's students. The day wasn't that bad mind you, just a quick introduction to some of his teachers. Nonetheless, DJ wouldn't mind if something different happened right about now.
DJ chuckled as he got up. "Like what? Some loser walk up to me and try to make friends with me, pretending to be all cool until someone like Yukari knocks him off his high horse? Yeah right."
"'Sup dude!" DJ stopped in his tracks when a guy wearing a baseball cap walked over to him and greeted him.
"...Just a coincidence DJ... Just a coincidence..." He shook his head and greeted him back.
"How's it going?" The boy in the cap asked, only making DJ feel awkward.
"Umm... Fine, I guess?" He really didn't know where this conversation was heading. "Uh... Who are you?"
"Me? I'm Junpei Iori! Nice to meet ya!" He introduced himself. "I transferred here when I was in 8th grade, so I know how tough it is bein' the new kid. So I wanted to say "hey". See what I nice guy I am?" DJ blinked. That was... surprisingly noble of this guy.
"Um... Thanks Junpei!" The two shook hands. "I'm DJ. It's nice to meet you." Junpei looked confused.
"DJ?"
"Don't ask..."
"Okay... Hey, it's Yuka-tan!" DJ raised an eyebrow and looked at where Junpei was gesturing too. Sure enough, Yukari was making her way towards the two. "I didn't think we'd be in the same class again!"
"...Okay, I have got to stop predicting the future..." DJ muttered. Thankfully the other two didn't hear him.
"At it again? I swear, you'll talk to anyone if they'll listen." Yukari muttered, evidently hurting Junpei's pride. "Did you ever think you might be bothering someone?"
"Ouch! I can feel the pain from here!" DJ thought as he noticed Junpei wince. "Might as well try to help him out."
"Don't be like that Yukari-san." DJ said. "He was just trying to be friendly." Yukari glanced at him and sighed.
"If you say so..." She said before breaking out into a smile. "Anyway, looks like we're in the same homeroom..."
"I know. Guess you could call it fate!" DJ joked, earning a small laugh from Yukari.
"I don't know if I'd call it that," She started. "but it is a pretty big coincidence."
"Uh, hello? I'm in this class too, ya know?" Junpei said, but was ignored by his two classmates. He sighed before an idea formed in his head. "By the way, I heard you two came to school together this morning. What's up with that?" Yukari froze and blushed.
"Wh-What! What are you talking about?! We live in the same dorm. That's it." Yukari glared at Junpei, who shrunk in his spot. "Why are people even talking about that?! Now you have me worried..." She bit her lip and glanced at DJ, who returned her gaze looking confused.
"What's up?" He asked. Seeing her gulp made him quirk an eyebrow.
"Y-You... didn't tell anyone anything about..." She shuffled her feet. "you know what, right?" DJ raised an eyebrow before glancing at Junpei. The capped idiot looked as confused as Hell. DJ only knew the guy for about five minutes, but was it really a good idea to talk about this in front of him of all people?
"Nope. Not a word." He said, earning a smile from Yukari. He let out a breath of relief he didn't even know he was holding in when he saw that Junpei didn't misinterpret whatever Yukari was saying as something... naughty. "Not that I'd mind or anything."
"Whew..." Yukari looked up at him. "Seriously... Don't say anything about last night." DJ didn't know whether to facepalm at the blatant implications of what Yukari just said or to laugh at the look of pure astonishment on Junpei face.
"L-Last night?!" He squeaked, instantly getting Yukari's attention. DJ couldn't help but laugh as Yukari yelled at him for misunderstanding. It was like watching an old married couple. He missed most of the conversation, but did manage to see Yukari storm off, her face as red as a cherry.
Junpei sighed. "Ah, who cares? No one takes rumors seriously, anyway."
"You can't really blame her Iori-san." DJ said. "She just doesn't want people to make an image of her on the first day." Junpei shrugged and put an arm around his shoulder.
"Hey, you can just call me Junpei, 'kay? And you mean like you?" He said with a smirk. "It's only your first day and people are already talkin' about you! Believe it or not, she's pretty popular around here. So imagine everyone's surprise when they saw her walking together with the new student." DJ smirked and got out of his grip.
"It is my gift and it is my curse." He said. The two laughed and started walking out of class. "So, you excited for the rest of the year?
"Are you kiddin'?" He asked laughing. "Things have already gotten a lot more interesting than last year and it's only been a day! This is gonna be a fun year! I can feel it!"
4/7 (Tu) - EVENING
"I'm back!" DJ shouted as he stepped back into the dorm. It took awhile to get back, he had to ask for directions every now and then, but at least he finally made it back. "'Sup people!" He greeted Yukari and...
Some sophisticated looking guy in a suit. One who was staring at him with an amused look on his face.
"Um... Hi?" DJ said, earning a laugh from the man.
"So this is our new guest." He said, getting up from the couch. "Good evening. My name is Shuji Ikutsuki. I'm the Chairman of the board for your school." The two shared a handshake.
"Nice to meet you Ikutku- Iku- I'm sorry, how do you pronounce that again?" The Chairman laughed and pushed his glasses into place.
"Hehe... 'Ikutsuki'." He muttered. "Hard to say isn't it? That's why I don't like introducing myself. Even I get tongue-tied myself..." DJ raised an eyebrow and leaned over to Yukari.
"Is this nut really the Chairman of the Board?" He ask, to which Yukari just shrugged.
"I found it hard to believe myself, actually..." She admitted, casting a glance at Shuji.
"Please, have a seat." Shuji motioned for the two to sit down, which they complied. "First, I'd like to apologize for the confusion regarding your accommodations."
"My what?"
"Sorry for not having a dorm ready for you yet."
"Oh." DJ deadpanned. He heard Yukari giggle at his expense, but he shrugged it off.
"It will take a while to give you a proper room assignment, so until then, feel free to stay here." He clapped his hands and looked at DJ with a smile. "Now, is there anything you'd like to ask?
"Not really..." He said, thinking a little. Wait, what if... "Actually, there is one thing."
"Hm?"
"On my way here last night I saw something... strange." With that, Yukari visibly paled and looked at him with wide eyes. Ikutsuki on the other hand seemed rather expressionless, other than a slight eyebrow raise. "Come on! Give me something to let me know you're faking it!" He stared at Ikutsuki, griping the edge of his seat. At first he looked completely normal...
That is, until he noticed a bead of sweat go down his forehead.
"Bingo." He smirked. So this guy knew about Green Scream too! Maybe now he could get some answers!
Ikutsuki waved away the thought. "You were probably just tired, don't put much thought into it."
"Oh, come on!" DJ's eye twitched and and his grip on the couch tightened. "Y-Yeah! Probably..."
"Well, if that's all, then I must take my leave." Shuji said, standing up." You must be tired from all the excitement from your first day. You should go to bed early. As they say, 'The early bird catches the bookworm!'"
DJ unconsciously clutched his chest. That pun just made part of him die inside. Yukari sighed as the Chairman left.
"Don't worry, you'll get used to his lame jokes..."
"I sure as hell hope not! That pun of his made me go through cardiac arrest!"
4/7 (Tu) - "GREEN SCREAM"
Mitsuru sighed as she stared at the monitor. DJ was already asleep, snoozing away peacefully in his bed as Mitsuru watched him.
This boy... "DJKL", as he called himself. Obviously a false alias, no matter how convincing his documents may seem. How he managed to pull something like that off was beyond her, but really, what could she do about it? She tried locating his original documents to see if she could find any info, but no avail. He was keeping his name a secret from them, but why?
What's more is that there's something... awkward about the boy. He seemed aware of the Dark Hour and had even seemed skeptical at her explanations... so why hadn't he mentioned it to them yet?
Any normal persona would've freaked out and ask someone about why everyone would suddenly turn into coffins every night, but he seemed so... relaxed. How was that even possible? He didn't even show any signs of memory loss or disorientation. He was one hundred percent normal.
And to top it all off, there was something about him that felt... familiar.
"Hey, I'm going out for a bit." A male voice behind her spoke. Mitsuru turned around with her eyebrow raised. "Didn't you see the newspaper? There's a lot going on." Mitsuru sighed.
"I know..." She muttered. "People who had no problems before are suddenly developing acute cases of Apathy Syndrome." She spoke that last part as it was poison in her mouth. "I've seen it in the news a lot lately. They say it's due to stress but..."
"Yeah right." The man said, cracking his knuckles. "It has to be them. Otherwise, it's not worth my time..." Mitsuru rolled her eyes and turned back to the monitor.
"You have such a one track mind..." She whispered. "Will you be okay on your own? The Chairman is staying here for the next few days, but after that I can..."
"Don't worry about it." The man said, waving it off. "I'm just getting a little practice." With that the man turned around and left, leaving the redhead alone. She sighed in frustration and glanced back at the monitor.
"This isn't a game Akihiko..."
4/8 (Wed) - EARLY MORNING
FULL MOON IN: 1
"What do ya know? That kook of a Chairman was right." DJ muttered as he walked towards the school gate. "I've never been this early to school. I guess he's not so bad once you start ignoring the awful puns..."
"Did you hear the rumor...?" DJ stopped walking and blinked. Next to him, to girls looked like they were gossiping... About him maybe? It wouldn't hurt to overhear...
"Oh, um..." The girls friend fumbled over her words. "Uh... something about... a bathroom?" The first girl raised an eyebrow.
"N-No! Not that one! I mean the story about the first-year student!"
"First-year student?" DJ thought. So it wasn't about him, but he couldn't help but feel curious now.
"Not only did she stop coming to school, she does nothing but at and stare at the wall all day!" DJ raised an eyebrow while the girls friend looked spooked. "If her mother tries to talk to her, she only mutters to herself. 'It's coming... It's coming...!"
"Kn-Knock it off! You're creeping me out here!" DJ rolled his eyes and walked forward.
"Trippy... It's sounds kinda like that Apathy Syndrome thing people have been coming up with... At least the girl isn't a complete vegetable." He shrugged and kept moving. No use in worrying about it now. He needed to get to class.
4/8 (Wed) - LATE NIGHT
DJ sighed as he plopped himself into his bed. The day had been... eventful. His actual classes had finally started today, and like every year, he was bored out of his mind during classes. It's not that he didn't like school, it was just... boring. At least he managed to pay enough attention to help Junpei out of a spot. It was pretty easy too, considering the fact that Ms. Toriumi was the one teaching. DJ would not mind spending a few hours looking at her pretty face.
"Let's see here..." He mumbled, grabbing his cellphone. "I still have about an hour before Green Scream, but I'm not tired enough to sleep. I can't use my laptop because there's no internet here yet, so that leaves me with either books, homework or video games..." DJ sat up and glanced at the three respective items on his desk. A large piles of English literature books he got from his grandfather, like '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Dracula', his school bag and a flame red Nintendo 3DS XL.
"...Video games."
"So, how's he doing?" Shuji asked as he walked into the Command Room. Mitsuru and Yukari were there, both watching DJ tap away at his 3DS, who would occasionally make some remark on how his "Little Mac" character was "a beast despite his crappy air game." Whatever that meant.
"He's just playing a video game..." Yukari muttered, watching him play as Mitsuru groaned. "Nothing wrong about that..." Ikutsuki scratched his chin and sat down.
"Chairman..." Mitsuru started. "Do you think he's...?"
"Well, let's wait and see for now." Ikutsuki said, glancing at his watch. "The Dark Hour is approaching."
Tick...
Tick...
Tick...
CRASH!
4/8 (Wed) - DARK HOUR
"NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo~" DJ cried, spooking everyone. The three turned around to the monitor, fearing something might've happened to the boy... only to see him crying in fetal position, his 3DS turned off in front of him. "I was just about to beat Master Core on 9.0! With Little Mac for God's sake!" He raised his hands into the air. "Why does this always happen to me?!"
The three watching him sweatdropped.
"...He's kidding, right?" Yukari asked, though she didn't get any answer from the other two.
"Hm... This is very... interesting." Ikutsuki muttered.
"Why does Green Scream always happen when I get in the zone?!" DJ said on the monitor, which got their attention. "I knew it was gonna happen in a bit, but I figured I'd manage to finish Classic Mode..." He sighed and closed his 3DS. "I should've picked the books. At least they don't turn off during Green Scream..."
"Green... Scream?" Misturu asked no one in particular. The other two looked equally confused.
"Well, this new..." Ikutsuki said, getting the girls' attention. "It would appear that our new guest is aware of the hidden hour... and has even given it a name of his own."
"But..." Yukari started, looking at DJ through the monitor. "How is that possible...?"
"I'm not entirely sure..." Ikutsuki muttered before sitting up. "Regardless, it makes our job easier. Not only does he know about it, he doesn't seem to be showing any signs of disorientation or memory loss. All that's left is to see if he has the potential." He glanced at DJ, who was now reading a book under his covers. "We should continue to monitor him for a few days."
"...Yes sir." Mitsuru said. She was still confused as to how he acted during the Dark Hour. He had only experienced it once. How could he act so nonchalantly in it?
"I feel kind of bad though, spying on him like this..." Yukari muttered. As confused as she was, she still didn't want to drag DJ in to this mess. He was a bit strange, but he was still a nice guy. Too nice to get sucked into a problem like this.
Blue.
That's the first thing DJ saw once he fell asleep. Blue, blue and lots more blue. One moment he was floating above a sea of blue tiles. The next a large blue door opened up in front of him, sucking him in like a whirlpool.
How long had he been sitting down? He was sure he was floating a few seconds ago... Or was it hours? He shook his head and opened his eyes, only to see more blue. The blue room he was in kept rising up like a kind of never ending elevator. The soft sound of opera music reached his ears and made the whole place look so... relaxing.
And how long has that table been there? At the end of the azure room, DJ saw a large blue table, and large blue chair in front if him. Sitting in the chair was... An old man. Or was he some kind of monster. His eyes were large and bloodshot, and they stared at him with... curiosity? And his nose, dear God, his nose... That abomination was huge!
At both his sides DJ saw two platinum blondes, one male and the other female, watching him with even more curiosity than the old man. But their curiosity seemed more... innocent. They seemed to look at him as if he was a present on Christmas day. They were both wearing a strange blue attire, reminiscent of elevator attendants.
"Is that why I'm in some kind of elevator...?" DJ thought groggily. God, his head hurt... Where was he? Was this a dream? And what was with that huge clock behind the old man? And were they really moving? Everything seemed so confusing as DJ tried to wrap his head around what was happening.
And then the old man smiled.
"Welcome to the Velvet Room..."
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