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[punk-emperor.livejournal.com]

[It starts with a thump, a groan, and a muffled curse, probably nothing too out of the ordinary.] --the hell?

[Then two beats of silence, and the voice on the other end sounds almost awed.] ...Whoa. What is this place?

[There's some more silence, while on the other end, Kanji is peering around at the lobby, quite clueless and confused. As far as he's concerned the only explanation is one that should make no sense whatsoever, so he's starting to get frustrated and muttering.]

...can't be. If the damn bear--

[And then he raises his voice, sounding more mildly annoyed and lost than actually angry.] You hear me? If this is your fault, you're gonna get a swift kick in the ass! Come out, dammit!

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[spinstrikes.livejournal.com]

Kanji, the shop isn't here! If he we can't even get out, that's really not going to matter!

[A pause, okay even if he doesn't get it, losing anything is pretty shitty so he'll just...drop it]

[Kanji]

Thanks. You mean you didn't show up there? I arrived in mine. It should have a name plate on it, when you do find it.

Want a hand? [He kind of appreciates the comment, but it feels embarrassing to have it pointed out too] Well, she's a good kid.

[punk-emperor.livejournal.com]

It does-- It's a part of me. They took away parts of us, senpai. That's just-- It's--

[He sounds a little scared, under the agitation.]

[Yosuke]

Nope. Showed up down here; wherever it is. It looks like some kinda fancy lobby or something?

And that'd be cool. This place looks pretty big and I ain't even left the first room yet.

[spinstrikes.livejournal.com]

...Yeah. [He falls quiet, for a couple of minutes. But fake confidence is a go, at that bit of fear] But after everything we've done? Come on man, this is nothing. We'll get out of here, with what they took from us.

[Kanji]

Dude, tell me about it. It has towers on top of regular floors, and there's a city outside? It's more than easy to get lost. Some rooms even look different depending on the day of the week.

I'll be down soon, I'm not far.

[punk-emperor.livejournal.com]

[Even if it's fake, it bolsters his own flagging confidence a lot.] Yeah. You're right. Together we'll find the way home and we'll get what they took back while we're at it!

[Yosuke]

Really? Damn, this place is gonna be confusing. But I'll be here! Not plannin on moving just yet.

[spinstrikes.livejournal.com]

And we might as well take down the castle so it can't do this to anyone else, while we're at it!

[He's glad it's helping, he's...Never been so good at dealing with people, much less their emotions]

[Kanji]

Yeah, like...Nanako-chan's favourite room is a beach two days of the week, and winter another two.

[And after a few minutes, you'll spot a very familiar headphone wearing kid ambling into the lobby]

[punk-emperor.livejournal.com]

Yeah! We can't let it keep kidnapping people! That sucks and we've totally got to find a way to stop it.

[Yosuke]

Really? That actually sounds cool.

[He's contemplating the idea of the room when he spots the headphones.] Hey, Yosuke-senpai, over here!

[spinstrikes.livejournal.com]

It'd be great if we could do that before anyone else got stuck here.

[Even if the whole mess would be easier to figure out with more of the team around]

[Kanji]

Yeah, a real picnic.

[He turns right away at the sound and plasters a grin on his face, lifting his arm in a wave and gesturing Kanji over] At least you're not on the first four floors! We'll use the elevator for the rest.

[Except the towers, they'd have to come back to the lobby for the entrances]

[punk-emperor.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we gotta make this quick.

Anyway, lead on senpai. You can show me where the important stuff is while we look for this room of mine.

[spinstrikes.livejournal.com]

Right! But get settled in first. We can wait that long, at least.

Uh...Important? I guess the kitchen, which is right over there. [And he'll point to the door in the lobby, and then to another nearby] Ballroom! I...Don't even know why it's there, but castles have them, I guess. The clinic is on the second floor.

[He'll be skipping that floor though, because Kanji's room isn't on it, and start heading to the elevator with a gesture for him to follow]

sorry this is so late!

[punk-emperor.livejournal.com]

Right, kitchen. So anybody can cook in there?

[He'll mostly be quiet while they walk though, obviously looking around at everything.]

Hopefully I won't need the clinic anytime soon, but still good to know.