Working With Phantoms

A Wall of Inconveniences

October 6th

Madran, Chicory, and Elia all arrived in the Velvet Room with the next section of the palace clear in her mind. As she made her way in, she spotted Katsuya talking with to Margaret and looking through several persona cards.

"Hey, guys, what's up?"

"I've been sampling personas that Margaret's recommending to me, such as this Tzitzimitl."

Katsuya then brought forth Tzitzimitl, who looked at Madran closely.

"Hey, I know you! You're the one who crashed down my boss's palace!"

"Wait, you're THAT Tzitzimitl?"

"Yes! Goodness, what the hell!"

Tzitzimitl then readied a Psiodyne, but was stopped when Katsuya walked up to her.

"Can you explain what's going on?"

"Ok, fine. So, me, Tokisada, Yatsufusa, and Quetzalcoatl all were still alive when we were beaten by Madran's squad. When Okumura's palace crumbled, we wandered together in that Mementos place forever until we ran into Margaret. She recruited us to her side, and we've been with her since."

Tzitzimitl then snatched three other persona cards from Margaret.

"This new guy's been seeing if he wants to take us along in, like, this weird politician's palace. I don't know, though."

"Well, if you want to, you can, but, well, if you don't, then, oh well."

"Y'know... I have a better idea."

Madran's Metaverse clothes flashed on.

"I wanna join you. Like, c'mon, why not? I actually know you and all."

"Gosh, first Decarabia, and now you?"

"Yes! C'mon, please? I'm bored being stuck as a card."

"Ok, sure."

Madran summoned Dharma, who brought one of the unused chakras around.

"I art thou, thou art I. I, one of the moon, will guide your lost soul to paradise!"

Tzitzimitl then merged with the chakra and Madran's Metaverse clothes vanished with her.

"Um... ok then. What about the other three?"

"I don't quite know. This is all a bit too sudden to see this Tzitzimitl suddenly recognize her."

"Well, I can bring out a few other cards that aren't these three."

"Ok. I'll do that, then."

Margaret nodded and reshuffled the cards. Katsuya then took a card and turned it over.

"The Magician Arcana... Abe no Seimei?"

"Yes. He's very good at using ailments and shields."

"I see. I'll take him, then."

"Very well then."

A man that appeared to be of Japanese heritage with long black hair in a bun, a baggy blue and black outfit, and a card with a symbol written on it formed in front of Katsuya.

"I art thou, thou art I. I am Abe no Seimei, the divination expert of the ancients. My other self, we will never see the dark of night with you and I aligned..."

Abe no Seimei then merged with Katsuya after turning back into a card. Margaret then closed the compendium and looked at Madran.

"Well, I hope you find good use with Tzitzimitl."