[Closed] A Gathering of Thieves

[nuclearpowered]

Who: The Phantom Thieves and their Shinki
What: Information Sharing.
Where: The Far Shore, the Park
When: July 26th, Late Afternoon
Summary: 3 new gods arrive to find that 2 of their closest friends are dead, and they are responsible
for two other people as well. A talk is needed.

Warnings: Major Persona 5 Spoilers in comments, also probably language.



[Arriving here with little warning had been jarring enough, but when the Phantom Thieves realized that they weren't alone, and that two of their number had no memories, it was time to confer somewhere. Temples and the like had felt a little raw, and not wanting to stray too far from the Far Shore until they had their bearings, the group had gathered in the park. Akira, Ann, Futaba, Makoto, and Ryuji, along with the shinki that had unwittingly become part of their circle, all standing around in a small clearing, talking. It should've been a positive occasion, but there was no denying the shroud that hung over the group. There was a lot to talk about, and things that needed to be agreed upon.

The question was...how to even start?]

Comments

[herecomethebuffs]

[Futaba didn't mean to dead-eye at Mabel, peering over the top of her glasses as if she were some kind of bug, but that's what happened. Because Mabel wasn't exactly helping since she was a kid younger than her who was also dead? Why were there so many dead people?! And from how chipper and cheerful she was, Mabel clearly didn't deserve to be dead any more than Akira and Ann did.]

[But it wasn't her fault, right? So...so, stop it, Futaba. The kid was trying to help. So she sat up a bit straighter, sucking in a breath, and put on the best smile she could manage.]

Sorry. R-right. [Okay.] It's just been a...busy day. [Which was a ridiculous enough understatement that she even surprised herself with it and actually chuckled for a second.]

Still adjusting I guess. To you know. Godhood. And dead people. And everything else.

[meowbel]

[At that moment, Mabel couldn't help but wonder if she had done something wrong. Maybe it wasn't a good time to cheer her up? Perhaps but there wasn't anything wrong with wanting to make a fellow friend smile right?

As the pause continued, the poor girl thought maybe she could come back at another time. Just as she was about to take a few steps back and look the other way, that's when she perked up a bit!]

Then you know what that means right? C'mon, I'm sure there's a few snacks around here that'll make you happy! There's nothing like some sugar to turn your day around!

[Hope you don't mind Mabel taking your hand and dragging you to the snack table!]

[herecomethebuffs]

Uhm.

[Futaba barely had time to push her laptop onto the ground before she'd been swept up in the whirlwind that was Mabel, and found herself being tugged along on a hunt for snacks.]

I think Makoto brought some?

[She offered helpfully, not really putting up too much fight, really. She needed a distraction.]

[meowbel]

[Better deal with it now, Futuba. Mabel will make sure that she gets a smile out of her if it's the last thing she'll do today!]

Which is why we gotta go and get them now! It wouldn't be a good thing to waste all of that good food!

[She said before dragging her ever so closer to the table!]

I know I'm getting more of that dried squid she brought me!

[herecomethebuffs]

[Futaba couldn't exactly argue with a kid who's stomach was clearly in the right place. She hadn't reached comfort levels to start going I HUNGER yet but, well, the feeling was still there.]

Well who am I to argue with that?

[She asked, with perhaps a small smile.]

Dried squid, huh? Personally I'm all about the curry-candy.

[It didn't taste as good as Sojiro's curry, but it was nice enough.]

[meowbel]

Curry candy?

[She said with a raised eyebrow. While she had tried a bunch of sweet things from before, that was something she never heard about!

Not that she doesn't want to try it but...!]

Couldn't that taste weird? If it's suppose to be sweet, wouldn't it be taste kind of spicy or something too?

[herecomethebuffs]

Candy doesn't always have to be sweet.

[Futaba came to a stop near the stuff Makoto had brought, looking it all over, unaware of how ridiculous what she just said probably sounded.]

Plus I just like curry. The candy isn't as good as anything Sojiro made but it's still pretty tasty!

[meowbel]

You got a good point there, I know there can be spicy ones out there!

[She said before digging through whatever stuff Makoto brought. As she continued to do so, a small smile appeared on her face]

Or maybe we can make our own kind of like curry candy instead!

[herecomethebuffs]

Iiiiii am not the best cook. Or the worst cook. Or any cook, in fact! Sojiro did all the cooking.

[She already missed him and it hadn't even been a day...]

[But she went rummaging along as well, though not with Mabel's enthusiasm.]