P5 X NSP ; The Persona In Me

An Unexpected Turn

Bloom screamed in pain as he held his head, a sharp pain repeatedly pulsing throughout.

"I am thou, thou art I...." A mysterious voice said while Bloom was screaming in pain. The voice kept on speaking and stopped. A mask in the shape of a fire formed on his face, causing the shadows to back away from him. He looked up and felt his face, feeling the mask. He then tried to remove it and ripped it from his face. Blood spewed out from the ripped skin. He then looked at the shadows protecting the one he used to call his 'boss'. He smiled before a blue flame-like thing engulfs him before slowly separating from him. The heat from whatever it was filled the room before a fire spread, engulfing the shadows.

A few hours ago...

Bloom was at a cafe, eating his breakfast before going to work.

"The sandwiches here are amazing, Jerry!" Bloom complimented as he scarfed down the sandwich.

"Heh, thanks." Jerry replied, smiling.

"No problem." Bloom replied. They conversed for a bit before Bloom looked at the time.

"Oh no, I'm running late! It's almost time for the meeting!" Bloom said before getting up and leaving, running. Jerry waved goodbye before noticing that he forgot his bag. Jerry sighed.

"Oh, Bloom." Jerry said before picking up the bag and exiting his cafe, not forgetting to flip the sign from 'open' to 'close'. He then ran after Bloom, yelling "BLOOM! YOU FORGOT YOUR BAG!!!"  and something related to him and his bag. Bloom, unfortunately, didn't hear his yelling due to the amount of traffic. Jerry continued to run, gaining a bit more speed. After a few seconds, he was next to Bloom, who was almost reaching his office.

"Bloom, you forgot your bag!" Jerry said. Bloom looked at Jerry, confused before looking at his hand, which was holding his bag.

"Oh. Heh, I'm sorry." He said before stopping and grabbing his bag. Jerry then went to catch his breath for a bit. Bloom looked at his workplace, expecting a mundane and dull building with vines all over it. Instead, he saw a white and tall yet pristine tower towering over him.

"What in the...?" Bloom muttered, staring at the tower.

"This is where you work? It looks very different from your description." Jerry said. Bloom turned to look at Jerry, who was also staring at the tower.

"Uh, no, this is definitely not where I work. I must be mistaken, this is a DIFFERENT workplace. I should've hailed a cab." Bloom said. Jerry looked at him then looked at the sign.

"But, it is the place you work at, the title says so!" Jerry said and Bloom just looks at where he is looking and sees the title 'Company3.xml ™'.

"Oh. I guess they got a...renovation? But I wasn't notified by my boss or anything so that should be impossible." Bloom said.

"Well, why not look for your boss? She should be inside. Maybe I could get a free tour, too!" Jerry said.

"Alright, alright, Let's go." Bloom reluctantly agreed before heading inside the premise with Jerry. The glass doors swung open when they came near it, allowing access.

"Huh, they've added motion sensors. Interesting." Bloom said before walking in, the doors closing behind them. Inside, it was spacious and glistening white, with specks of orange in it. Nothing was out of the ordinary, except for the fact that it was empty.

"Huh, quite the renovation we have here." He said.

"You're right about that one. It looks pretty!" Jerry commented. They walked to the receptionist table, which nobody was at. Unbeknownst to Bloom, he stepped on a pressure plate, slightly sinking into the ground and causing him to almost trip.

"You okay?" Jerry asked when he noticed that he almost tripped.

"Yeah, I think my shoe got stuck on something." Bloom said. Suddenly, a glass box formed around them.

"What the-?!" Bloom yelled.

"What is this? Why are we in a box made of glass?" Jerry asked, confused and slightly scared.

"There's something wrong here." Bloom said. All of a sudden, some kind of gas was released into the container. Bloom coughed, starting to feel woozy.

"I'm starting to feel kinda...woozy." Bloom said, his words slightly slurring.

"Me too...I think I'll go take a nap..." Jerry said before collapsing, immediately falling asleep. Bloom fell to his knees, his hands landing on the floor. He then collapsed onto his side, about to faint. Before fainting, he saw some feet land onto the ground, not gaining any damage. It had an orange W on both shoes and a white dress slightly covered it. Some black wings with grey feathers sweep the floor slightly. He slightly lifted his head to see who it was but blacked out. The mysterious woman clapped in joy.

"I've caught some prey! Good job, my men." She said, looking at two masked, horribly disfigured people. She then looked at the two, slightly squinting. She smiled.

"Well well well, if it isn't Bloom and Jerry! Gosh, I ship those two....men, transport them." She ordered, clapping twice. They went to the box and broke the glass, letting the gas seep out. However, it didn't affect the two of them as the gas quickly dissipated when it came into contact with the air outside of the box. The masked creatures then went to pick up the two once the box broke completely and transported them to a cell. They walked up some spiral stairs until they reached a floor of cells. Inside each cell contained people but only two each. They walked past them, ignoring whatever the heck they were doing inside. {prolly not because they're all dead, they've been shipped so hard they died. It's only in the palace, though.}