Rank 3 (backdated to a few days before)

[doudemoe]

 [phone] 

 

This is a warning to everyone in Mayfield.

 

During last week's happenings, a doppelganger of myself attacked me. He looked the same in everything but the eyes, which were golden. But it's not just physical appearance; he also copied my powers. Thankfully a friend bailed me out, but if anyone sees him, please contact me.

......

Also, to anyone who knew him, Cuba-san is no longer himself.

 

 

 

[action: Beaver Street]

 

[And look at that, Minato received a new delivery. This time it's a cell phone. He has it open and if your character is the type to snoop, they'll see his wallpaper looks like a snapshot from an MMORPG, a beach with the following words written in the sand:

 

i <--read downward!

luv

u

 

Dare to ask?]

 

 

 

[computer network]

 

[Here, Minato sends anyone on his friendslist a screenshot of himself, but with golden eyes instead of his natural grey/light blue ones. Along with text below:]

 

If you see him, stay away.

Comments

[captainofthe10th]

If I see this doppelganger, I shall kill it. [ Kill all the doppels of his CR. Like a boss. ]

[doudemoe]

Thank you, but be careful. He's very dangerous.

[captainofthe10th]

So am I.

[Phone]

[firstofthefallen]

I do not believe you need to be concerned about your doppelganger, Minato.

[Phone]

[doudemoe]

Eh?

[Phone]

[firstofthefallen]

I met them.

I don't think anyone would really mistake the two of you.

[And it's easier to lie like that then say that Nyarlathotep/Kashinari has been droned.]

[Phone]

[doudemoe]

I don't think so either.

But he's still dangerous. This is just taking extra safety measures.

Re: [Phone]

[firstofthefallen]

Perhaps, but I still wouldn't treat him as a large priority.

Phone ☆

[doudemoe]

Why do you say that?

Phone ☆

[firstofthefallen]

The town, in general, is more dangerous.

It would be best to not give too much concern to a weaker threat than our main opponent.

Phone ☆

[doudemoe]

Even so, Mayfield isn't our only concern. Some of the residents here are unstable, and do almost enough damage on their own even without the town's stunts.

Re: Phone ☆

[firstofthefallen]

Mmmm.

Can we be sure the doppelganger may not have just been a side effect of the last event?

Phone ☆

[doudemoe]

I'm hoping that's the case.

Re: Phone ☆

[firstofthefallen]

I guess time will tell.

I think, in the end, you'll be able to beat it either way.

Phone ☆

[doudemoe]

Hnn...

Did he attack you badly?

Phone ☆

[firstofthefallen]

No, we only talked.

I found him quite a bore.

Phone ☆

[fatedmagica]

Ah- Minato-san... I'm glad to hear you're doing well... But, a copy?

[ Meduka is worried. ]

Phone ☆

[doudemoe]

Yeah... apparently he traveled downtown for a while, during the first hospital round.

Phone ☆

[fatedmagica]

Something like that...? But is he really dangerous?

Phone ☆

[doudemoe]

I wouldn't make a public announcement otherwise.

Phone ☆

[fatedmagica]

I-I'm sure of that, I just... I guess, I... would want to make my own judgment...?

Phone

[princeofjunes]

...

[Well, this is awkward. But there's no other way to approach it, so...]

So that was your shadow then.

Phone

[doudemoe]

...If it is, then why did it appear here?

[princeofjunes]

Yeah, it doesn't make sense. But the other answer is that someone arrived in Mayfield who looks just like you except for yellow eyes and knows you well enough to try and pass themselves off as you. So it's not like we exactly have a good answer either way.

[doudemoe]

All I know is he's a good copycat. The Thanatos he summoned was exactly like mine.

[princeofjunes]

Exactly like yours? Not warped or twisted or even a different color or anything?

[doudemoe]

He did have a more malicious personality, like he was twisted. But, other than that, the same deal.

Souji never mentioned that detail.

[princeofjunes]

[You can't see his thinking face over the phone, but rest assured, Yosuke is thinking]

See, our shadows didn't really use our personas, they were our personas. Twisted messed up versions, but there wasn't any summoning.

Whatever this is, I think it's something new.

[doudemoe]

[He hears those wheels creaking, it sounds horrible.]

Hnn.

It could be the town...but I can't see the connection between that and what happened at the hospital.

[princeofjunes]

There isn't a connection - nobody else mentioned something related to home like that that I've heard.

Have you talked to Elizabeth about it yet?

[doudemoe]

Yeah.

[princeofjunes]

. . .

And?

[doudemoe]

She has no idea either.

[princeofjunes]

Well, let's think about it logically. This place doesn't follow the rules of the TV World or your stuff in Port Island, so it's probably not your shadow like we've dealt with. Nobody else had something like that happen, so it's not the town screwing with us.

What does that leave?

[doudemoe]

Someone with a grudge against me.

[princeofjunes]

Alright, now we're getting somewhere.

Made anyone mad lately?

[doudemoe]

None that I'm aware of.

[No reversals with social links or anything.]

[princeofjunes]

Any enemies from back home show up here?

[doudemoe]

No. None of them could control Shadows like that anyway.

[Although he couldn't put it past Ikutsuki to attempt it.]

[princeofjunes]

... well shit. I'm running out of ideas here.

[A sigh]

There's got to be something we're not thinking of.

[doudemoe]

...maybe it's you.

[princeofjunes]

Oh sure, blame the other persona us-

[... huh, maybe they're onto something]

... wait. We didn't know about you guys before we got here, and you didn't know about us. What if there are even more persona users out there? That neither of us know about?

[doudemoe]

[Huh..he only meant it in good-natured ribbing.]

It could be.

[princeofjunes]

... then that means it could be anyone. Dammit, we're right back where we started.