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Duo of Fortune w/Sweetpea

"I mean, he didn't at all speak about anything like that..." The teacher half-heartedly retorted.
When the pin was placed in his hand, he just sheepishly stared at it for a moment, before pinning it to his collar. "Thanks. I don't even know what a 'Red Shadow' is, but thanks."
 
"You will...but now we will have to wait until midnight. Meet me at the entrance gate so we can get started, you dont have to worry about a thing if you come on time." Hikaru nods as he walks towards the door and unlocks it. "Remember what I said." And he left to prepare himself for the night, and he has plenty of time to do other things.

Hikaru always stay by the gate at 11 pm, there is no one patrolling the outside of the school. And he leans on the wall, waiting for the teacher to show up.
 
A polished black Volkswagen Polo rolls up to the campus gate, and the passenger side window rolls down. Pascal cranes his neck towards the boy, smiling warmly. "Door's open and the heater's on, if you wanna get out of the cold."
 
Hikaru saw the car pull up, good, he is on time. SInce he came early, he walks over to the passenger and opens the door to sit inside. "Very punctual, thats good. It would be dreadful if you were late." He said, his cheeks are red from the cool spring air. "All we have to do now is wait. We have 30 minutes for the magic hour." He shivers a bit, he really hates the cold of the season, at least it isn't raining.
 
The car was indeed warm, inside, and the elder male turned up the heat a bit for good measure, before asking: "You want to go somewhere, or are we talking here?"
For the moment, he parked the car in a nearby designated parking space, and turned off the lights. "I could treat you to some fast-food, or something, if you're hungry?"
 
"Its better than we stay here, just relax." He closed his eyes to try to calm himself. "You can ask any question you like?" Hikaru wanted to rest his eyes for a bit, for 30 minutes at least. "I am fine, hunger and thirst will not be a problem later." He informed him. "Oh right, you might need this just in case." He opens his eyes, digging into his backpack and pulls out a handgun. "Don't worry about it, this is a airgun, but it becomes real later on. The shadows would become dangerous,and we need to defend ourselves."
 
"Honestly, this stuff is so insane that I keep wondering whether I took some acid and just ended up on a bad trip. An airsoft gun, really? You know, you're lucky you're pretty, or I wouldn't humor you like this." He replied, turning on some soft jazz music, leaving the toy gun in his lap.
"So when is this 'thing' supposed to happen? Do we go back to sleep?"
 
"I will teach you how to use it, and also, when morning arrives,i'll tell you more. Thankfully, tomorrow is Sunday so we will have plenty of time." He said, as he sigh. "In 25 minutes, we will enter into the Mythical Parallel. It doesn't matter if we are awake or sleep." Hikaru sighs, still having his eyes closed. "Like I said,you will know when it comes. It will be very obvious."
 
"Well...alright." Pascal relented, leaning into his seat and closing his eyes. "Wake me up when it happens, I suppose."
 
It has been quiet for some time now, Hikaru didn't say a word as he has fallen asleep. A sudden wave fell over them, which cause him to shot himself awake. The moon is full, and it turns Crimson Red as the environment changes. The night sky is still there, along with the city light, but now there are creatures flying in the distance. "We are here," He said, as he looks at Pascal to see if he is awake.
 
When the boy spoke, Pascal instinctively woke, and let out a light groan. "Hrnn...what do you mean, 'here'? We're still in my car and I don't see anything different...though the lighting's a little strange. Is there a fire?"
 
"Its still kicking in, but you'll see, just drive and you will see." Hikaru said as he crossed his arms. If he took his advice, then they would see that the city has changed.Its like driving through a flashy entertainment district as the night life starts to happen. There are people walking about, but they look to be shadows without distinguished features. Walking around and acting like they are rich people enjoying the high life. "This is the Mythical Parallel, the other world."
 
He did as ordered, and looked around like the world was on fire. "A-are those people dead?" He asked as they passed by a horde of what seemed to be shades of people.
 
"No, those are Shades. Shadows that are harmless, they represent people's desire for happiness." Hikaru explain, as he looks up ahead. "You can park at the casino up ahead, we cannot go any further." There is a flashy looking casino, there are no other cars in the parking, so they could park wherever they please. "This is the Crimson District, a good starting point for you to learn."
 
He parks the car neatly in a space, and gives the boy a look. "You're not old enough to gamble."
The man crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow. "It'd be irresponsible for me to take you there. Can't we do this anywhere else?"
 
"Ugh, We are not here to gamble, this is a starting point to get you to unleash your Persona!" He gets out of the car, and the air is warm as a summer breeze. "Just calm down, this is essential. We are not going in, just stand here with me and we can begin your training." He promised, as he taps his foot as if to wait for something to appear. "Bring the gun," He has gotten his own as a blob of darkness starts to form. "This is a Shadow, distorted desires that has taken shape. It wants to eat humans, and so this is your opportunity to defend yourself."
 
"How is this thing any different from those figures we saw before? Both seem like shadow-people to me." He replied, holding his gun without any type of trigger safety. He'd never held a firearm in his life, so you can't really blame him. "It doesn't seem all too intent on eating us, either?"
 
"The difference is that Shades are focused on their human desires, so they are harmless...Shadows on the other hand, lust for chaos and destruction to further their desires. They would attack anything, that includes us." Hikaru points out, the shadow blob starts to violently pop as its form is gone, and a circular beast is born from it. It is a creature with a wide mouth and sharp teeth. "See?"
 
"Jesus Christ!" Pascal exclaims, visibly recoiling from the creature and almost dropping his weapon. "So, what? Do I just shoot it!?"
Shakily pointing the toy pistol at the creature, the older male glanced at his 'teacher', with very little confidence.
 
"Yes, you have to be able to defend yourself. Luckily for you, this is only a small fry, so you should beat it easily. Here, let me show you." Hikaru raised his gun and shot at the creature, and it hurts it. "See? Easy, you just try to concentrate." He moves over and places his hands on his teacher to steady his aim. "Just breathe, it will be okay."
 
With a gulp, the man steadies his aim and pulls the trigger. Six times. In what basically equates to a panic. With his eyes closed.
"D-did I kill it?" He asks, when all is said and done, his ears still ringing.
 
"Yes...but remember, never close your eyes while shooting. It could lead to bad things." He warned him, as they creature disappears and it drops golden coins. "Sometimes they can drop gold and goodies for you to take. Do you feel any different?" He asked him if he felt anything.
 
"I don't know? The way the thing dropped coins kind of makes me feel like I'm in a role-playing game, I suppose? I don't feel particularly different, though." He replied, lowering his gun and feeling some of the coins with his foot.
 
"You'll feel it, just take the coins. They can be used in the real world too, they can turn into Yen." He said, as he thought of it. "Okay, we can try again. The more SHadows you defeat, the more powerful you can become." He said, Hikaru shrugs. "I'll teach you more, and maybe then you can summon your Persona then."
 
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