avalar_logs | A Christmas surprise!

A Christmas surprise!

Who: Ryoji and anyone who is dumb enough to be walking around in the middle of the night!
What: Ryoji has just arrived in Avalar. He is wet and cold and also appears to have something glowing under his scarf. Wonder what that's about?
Where: The lake! And wherever we go from there.
When: Exactly midnight, the start of December 25th.
Warnings: Ryoji! Ryoji is a mess in general. And now he'll probably get hypothermia.

[A shout echoes in the cold evening, followed by a splash, as a newcomer suddenly arrives in the forest. There's silence for a few moments after, and it's almost like there was no disturbance at all by the time a boy finally gets his head above water, gasping and scrambling onto the icey shore.

He curls up for a moment, shivering, and his dragonfly flits about nervously as it flashes a bright blue, a beacon for help, but it's not the only thing that's glowing... Underneath the teen's scarf, there's a purplish light, emanating from something. Who knows what it is? He'd have to take off his scarf before anyone could see.

The guidebook, orb, and gems are only stared at in shock for now, before he surveys the area. His lips are blue, and his teeth are chattering so violently that he can't actually speak... but if he spots anyone, he'll at least look at them with wide eyes, silently asking for assistance.]

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[Wow, this was a shitty time for a person to be taking a swim. Adachi paused mid-stride, on his way back home from night patrol, glancing in the direction of the arrival pool. He paused a moment, thinking about it... before heading straight for it, shaking off his coat. Whoever it was, they were going to need some help getting warmed up again.]

[He came up on the lake, and the poor kid curled up by it, shivering like crazy. Adachi picked up his pace then, kneeling down to wrap his coat around him.]

Hey there; you're okay now. You picked a heck of a time to show up.

[Ryoji looks up, blinking at the stranger. He seems to be vaguely familiar, but with the cold seeming to freeze his mind, Ryoji can't place him. He decides to focus on getting warm, pulling the coat tighter around him and nodding his thanks to the older man.]

Y-Yeah... c-c-cold...

[He looks around quickly, but the breeze is too cold for him.]

...I-Inside?

[He needs to find somewhere to warm up. Surely this stranger's been here a while and therefore knows of a place Ryoji can escape from the freezing snow.]

Hunh? O-oh, right!

[Duh, poor kid was probably a popsicle after taking a dive into the lake like that. He wrapped an arm around him, trying to help him stay warm as he hurried him away from the lake and toward the house he had moved into.]

I-it could be worse, right?

[...damn it was ridiculously cold. By the time they got to his place, Adachi's teeth were trying not to chatter like crazy.]

[Ryoji runs along, teeth chattering as the wind whipped around him. He’s a little stiff with Adachi’s arm around him, even when they make it inside, where it’s warm and he should be able to relax.

And then Adachi had to say that… It could be worse. It could, couldn’t it? He could still be back there, dying on a regular basis, losing friends and gaining enemies. He could still be in the Seal, not even feeling anything, much less this chill running through him.

He can’t help it. The idea has him burst out laughing. He may seem insane to bystanders, but he’s honestly just laughing with relief. Here he is. Freezing, sick, but alive. It really could be far, far worse.]

[Adachi stared at the kid, at a loss for words. Most... people didn't just randomly bust out laughing like that...]

What'd I say?

N-Nothing! Nothing… I just… you were right. It could be a lot worse.

[He grins as he stops shivering and colour starts to return to his cheeks.]

Sorry. I’m Ryoji Mochizuki.

[...kids were weird. Never mind the fact that half his group was comprised of teenagers, kids were still weird. He cracked a smile after a moment.]

Tohru Adachi.

[He paused, taking in Ryoji's soaked cloths.]

Sorry, I don't have a change of clothes for you, but I could get a fire going?

It’s nice to meet you, Adachi-san.

[He smiles a little less hysterically and shakes his head.]

It’s okay, I don’t need any extra clothes. A fire should help though, if you don’t mind.

Sure thing.

[He hesitated a moment, trying to gauge if the kid was really all right, before going to the fireplace to throw some wood on.]

So, where 'ya from, kid?

Um…

[He almost answers where he was recently instead of where he was from, but stops himself just in time.]

Tatsumi Port Island. It’s a man-made island in Iwatodai… but we might be from different worlds, so maybe you don’t even know what I’m talking about.

Really?

[Adachi glanced over his shoulder in surprise.]

D'ya happen to know Minato?

Oh! I do, actually. He’s a… really good friend of mine.

So… you know him too, then? He’s here somewhere?

Yeah, he's here too. I'll take 'ya too him after you've warmed up a bit.

[Now he just... needed to get the fire lit. Shame the Persona he could think of immediately to do that was a flaming skeleton on a motorcycle.]

Erm... one sec.

[There was always the conventional way... if he actually had matches in the house...]

...I would like that.

[He’s grinning even more now. Minato’s here. Minato’s safe. Maybe he isn’t from the same time as Ryoji is, but at the very least, he’s alive for now. That warms him up more than the currently non-existent fire is, for sure.]

D-Do you need help l-lighting it?

Yeah... can't seem to find the matches.

[That, and well... he was fairly sure Persona summoning would freak the poor kid out.]

Oh… I don't know how to help without matches. A-Any other ideas?

[~~Such a shame this Thanatos doesn’t have Maragidyne.~~]

W-well... I have one, but... promise not to freak out, 'kay?

[He chuckles.] Y-Y-You have no idea wh-what I’ve seen before. I’m sure I won’t f-freak.

All right, good.

[Adachi reached up for the Hanged Man arcana, calling on Hell Biker to cast Agidyne on the fire. He ended up jumping back in surprise as half of it shot back out toward them, but... well, there was a fire going now?]

[Ryoji luckily manages to duck and avoid the flames, but immediately after he’s safe, he’s looking up at the large Persona.]

You have one too then! A Persona, like Minato?

[Adachi grinned slightly, reaching to rub the back of his neck.]

Shoulda known you'd know about Personas, bein' Minato's friend. Yeah, I've got a few different ones too.

Oh, really? Then you’re special, like Minato. Everyone else I knew only had one Persona.

[He never quite got why certain people could summon more, but he doesn’t really need to know why. He thinks the Persona ability is naturally impressive, whether you can summon one or hundreds.]

Special, hunh?

[Adachi grinned at that, folding his hands behind his head as Hell Biker vanished.]

I know a few people that'd disagree with you.

[He was kidding around; it was obvious in the grin on his face. After a moment, he let his hands swing down from his head, motioning Ryoji over to sit down by the fire.]

[Ryoji almost protests before he catches the grin, and then he just smiles back. Adachi’s probably been complimented plenty of times for his power, after all. It was kind of silly of Ryoji to bring it up again.

He sits by the fire eagerly, letting out a shaky sigh as he starts to feel the warmth dry his clothes.]

That’s better...

[Adachi chuckled faintly, before shuffling off to the kitchen. Now he knew he managed to get some hot cocoa mix before.]

Like anything special in your cocoa?

[...please don't say hot sauce.]

A Christmas surprise!

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