[Closed -- Team Meeting]

[cognitivism]

WHO: The Phantom Thieves of Hearts + Adachi
WHERE: The Hideout™
WHEN: April
WHAT: Team meeting
WARNINGS: Possibly swearing. Talk about murder, death, possibly suicide. Will add more as needed.



Team Meeting - Discussion about A Murder of Crows

Of course he had arrived early, excusing himself from his work to take the time to travel. He wasn't ready for this conversation -- he should have just avoided putting himself in this situation entirely, but here he was pacing back and forth: a poor attempt to calm himself down. How long had it been since he was last at the hide out? He easily drops his disguise, wondering if maybe it might be a bit much to show up first as Crow and then explaining murder.

Why was he here? He must be foolish to be part of this meeting. The only thing he was grateful of was that they had managed to invite Adachi to explain the situation a little better. Not that it made him any more comfortable with the situation.

This was, at least, significantly better seeing as they weren't in a cat cafe.


Team Training

If you decide to approach Goro while he's training, he might be a little gruff, taking out his guilt on training dummies absentmindedly. He had set them up some time during the month of April for everyone to try and use. They aren't the most sturdy, but they'll do. Otherwise enjoy training on your own! Team up and train together!

Just no death and maiming please.

[ If you want to do anything else you are more then welcome to! I know there's a lot of Phantom Thieves now so have fun. ]

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MEETING TIME

[crimeboy]

Akira tries to arrive early, wanting to lead to the best of his ability. At least be there to provide a buffer zone and also just... try to make it so that a buffer was not needed. Of course Akechi gets there first. Akira smiles at him, not really surprised in the least, though he's still a little disappointed to not have been first!

"Just you and me so far, huh?" He scratches at the back of his head, then dropping his disguise as well.

Sighing and rolling his shoulders, he tries to get himself relaxed for the mess this was likely to become.

[imaphantomthief]

There’s a loud clatter just then, followed by a few grunts and groans. The sound of metal on metal is followed shortly by Skull dropping in. Literally, that is. He’s still clutching a rung from the rope ladder. Oops.

“Damn it, why’s it so dark down here?” Skull spits out a mouthful of the dirt he just ate and gets to his feet with a grimace. Thanks to the nana-whatever his leg isn’t all that sore, but his ass sure is. He drops the rope, forgetting it in favor of gawking around in awe for a minute. Ok, this place is way cooler than the roof of the school.

Then he realizes that it’s not just him and that Yūsuke guy (if he ever gets down here) here. Akira he knows, but the other dude only looks vaguely familiar. Unlike Okum- Haru, this guy isn’t from their school. Ryūji actually does some silent counting on his hand, running through the list of names Yūsuke’s rattled off so easily for him that first day. This must be that guy, the detective, right?

“Uhhhhh...-kechi, right?”

[beautiful_monster]

It may not be a cat cafe, but there's still a nearly-grown kitten sauntering up to the hideout's entrance. It pauses at the edge of the hole to watch Ryuji tumble in with a look that seems strangely sympathetic on a cat. To be fair that looked at least a little painful.

The cat hops down to the cave floor once Ryuji's got his feet under him and, with some obligatory magical transformation fog and light show, transforms back into a petite looking blond who looks pretty unimpressed with that entrance.

"You didn't hurt yourself with that pathetic entrance, did you?"

[lempereur]

Yusuke is down after Ryuji is, and a hell of a lot more gracefully. He is not unlike the cat that came before him, but his only magical transformation is to and from Fox.

Yuri gets a grumpy look (really? we're going to antagonize him right off the bat?), and then he goes to sit down on a cheap sofa, probably salvaged from a garage sail, and pull his sketchbook out of his bag. The more distracted he keeps himself, the less trouble he gets into, surely, there will be enough drama today without his additions.

[girlybruiser]

Haru appears shortly after, readying to take her mask off before she's distracted by (and in no particular order: the actual hideout, the cat, Ryuji, and then that cat transforming into a person before her very eyes. Rooted to her spot, she can only gape at everything she sees, temporarily forgetting Akechi's presence at the hideout.

"Oh, my goodness!" Peeling her mask off, she stares in awe at it all. "O-oh, uh...? Are you alright, Ryuji-kun?"

That looked like it hurt.

[codeoracle]

It would seem that Futaba missed most of the fun. Namely, because she had chosen to lead the way while inside Necronomicon. Let no one say that she doesn't have a flair for the dramatic--because she definitely does. At least she had the good sense to make sure they were well out of the public eye before up and summoning her Persona.

"Jeez, Ryuji..." The sharp voice echoes from the chassis of her ship, loud and clear. There's a moments pause before the bottom opens up, and Futaba is gently set down by several of Necronomicon's tentacles before the Persona shimmers and fades back out of existence.

"Not a bad turn out...We all here?"

She's trying to sound upbeat, but there's an underlying tension in her voice and an uneasiness that's easy to read in her eyes the moment she pushes her visor up to see more clearly. This had the potential to rather poorly, and she's anxious to get it over with to see where they all stand.

[heist]

Morgana is in the most positive and delighted of moods. He's gonna get to meet up with everyone at once! It's been so long, it brings a bit of excitement and warmth inside him.

He's chugging along in his bus form, it's really the most awesome way for him to travel. Bouncing along the roads, humming the Mementos theme as he goes along until he arrives nearby. Well... he can't fit in there like this sadly, lest he wants to crash in and destroy everything. That's not the kind of entrance he wants to make right now.

So with a puff of smoke and a blink of an eye the bus is gone leaving behind what appears to be a cat. He saunters inside just in time to see Yuri transform into a human. His heart may have sank a little at the sight. Before he would have been pissed and made a big deal about being replaced and all that, but right now wasn't the time for this, so he's just giving side eyes at Yuri as he jumps on a nearby beaten up seat. This wasn't very comfy...

"I'm here now. Sorry I'm la--!" There's a brief pause from the side eyes as he spots Akechi mid sentence, frowning and now filled with some anger. "The hell!"

So much for the positive mood.

[crimeboy]

Akira smiles as he watches everyone filter in. They were still missing Ann and Makoto, but boy... this place was really beginning to fill up, wasn't it? It was almost just like home, except you know. A better base.

"Looks like all we're waiting on is Adachi, but we can get started now", especially since Morgana is reacting like that. "First off, yes Morgana, Akechi is here. He's a full-fledged Phantom Thief now." Just getting that RIGHT out of the way. Akira was ready to vouch for him, and he remained standing beside him.

"Let's get introductions done first, if that's alright. Ryuji doesn't know you all yet from the time he's at, and Yuri is a new member, so!" He claps his hands together. "If there's anyone you guys haven't met yet, feel free to introduce yourselves! Otherwise we'll get down to business."

[cognitivism]

Of course it's already off to a wonderful start. Goro knew that this wasn't the best idea, thinking this moment might be up there with the Lucky Cat Cafe Disaster. He's already tongue tied being around Haru (nausea running it's course every time he looked her) but then Morgana spoke up.

Of course. He wasn't welcome. He shouldn't have expected any different as those from home decided to filter through.

"Introductions... right." He's more flustered then he normally is, taking a deep breath in an attempt at calming his fraying nerves. "Most of you know me, but I believe this is for the benefit of Ryuji, is it not?"

He turns to face Ryuji, giving him a slight smile. "My name is Goro Akechi. I think we may have met at the television station during your class trip. I am a detective currently with the Nonah Police Department."

[imaphantomthief]

“That cat’s a person!” Ryūji points to Yuri, completely ignoring Akechi for the moment in favor of loudly informing everyone else there about something most of them probably already know. “Morgana,did you see that?” There’s an underlying implication. Dude, why don’t you just do that?

Thankfully, he doesn’t voice it. He’s also too stunned at the moment to object to yet another rude ass cat snarking at him. He runs through the possibilities. The one who was scared to come out of her room before can’t be new, so this can only be one guy. He cracks his knuckles and grins. “Hang on, Ive got this. Akira, Morgana, Yūsuke, Haru, Yuri, aaaand-“ Crap. He doesn’t have this. Ryūji blanks on the last one. Crap. Did she introduce herself before? Ugh, he’s just been talking to her, too. Shit.

He’s kind of in a hurry to move on anyway, and someone will say it eventually. He’ll figure it out then. Instead he finally turns back to respond to Akechi. “Wait, what’s that about a television station? Are you one of that old guy’s team?”

[beautiful_monster]

For a moment Yuri actually looks a little regretful. Specifically in the moments after Yusuke gives him that disapproving look. Of course, then Ryuji jumps in with the most obvious statement of the evening, and he's right back to looking sorely unimpressed. This time at least he doesn't snap out with some snarky commentary.

"Her name's Futaba," he offers. ...Maybe with a little snark. He's going to stay out of the discussion about Akechi for the moment however. That seems like something for the original thieves to field for now.

[sleight_of_hand]

[ Continuing here. ]